Plausible X/#1 receiver trade candidates — are there any?

[BillsShredder83]

11 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

We've got a QB with WR's that can't open.

 

Rashid Shaheed is a WR who can get open, but a QB that can't hit him.

 

 

I tried to watch some of that game yesterday, team was atrocious turnover factory.  Shaheed gave up an INT that felt more like a fumble in the way it happened. Olave may have fumbled too (???), dont quote me.  It was 4 TO's in a half, felt like the whole team had one .  It was a flurry of TO's so I zoned out.  Unsure if thats uncommon for Shaheed.  Im still on board, maybe someone knowqs better than me

[BillsShredder83]

36 minutes ago, Bangarang said:

i honestly don't even think a burner at WR would move the needle much for this offense. Brady can't even get Curtis Samuel involved. He may not be an elite WR but he at least has a record of being a solid player. I don't think pushing the ball down field is something Brady wants to do unless we absolutely have to. 

Crediting any blame to Brady for Samuel is bonkers.  At least Percy Harvin consistently had the same issue. Samuel is f**** hurt with a different issue every week. Its crazy. I'll say it, hes soft as baby s***

[Sojourner]

12 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said:

I tried to watch some of that game yesterday, team was atrocious turnover factory.  Shaheed gave up an INT that felt more like a fumble in the way it happened. Olave may have fumbled too (???), dont quote me.  It was 4 TO's in a half, felt like the whole team had one .  It was a flurry of TO's so I zoned out.  Unsure if thats uncommon for Shaheed.  Im still on board, maybe someone knowqs better than me

Shaheed and Rattler had the only fumbles from what I saw. After checking the box score, yes. It was just the 2. 
 

That team reminds me of Houston in some ways. Not as great a defense but solid nonetheless. 3 turnovers, one returned for 6 and the Bucs were only up 7-3 @ the half. 
 

Offense needs to figure it out in the QB department and get them a new RT. Center is an issue but that McCoy guy returns from injury.  They have plenty pieces to be successful, hence why I think they’ll be reluctant to trade Olave. Shaheed is probably the guy they move. Wild be if I was running the GM role. 

[BuffaloBillyG]

45 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

 

if we can't do any better, I'd take him for a 3rd maybe they have a DT or S to help us too?

Yeah, I'm definitely in the "just do SOMETHING" camp at WR at the moment. I really don't care about the cost. Just somebody or a couple some bodies that can create separation. Doesn't even have to be a big name...raid practice squads, look at the FA market, overpay for somebody. 

[dave mcbride]

21 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said:

I tried to watch some of that game yesterday, team was atrocious turnover factory.  Shaheed gave up an INT that felt more like a fumble in the way it happened. Olave may have fumbled too (???), dont quote me.  It was 4 TO's in a half, felt like the whole team had one .  It was a flurry of TO's so I zoned out.  Unsure if thats uncommon for Shaheed.  Im still on board, maybe someone knowqs better than me

Shaheed has had 215 touches in his career (receptions, rushes, kick returns) and has had 4 fumbles. Seems normal, more or less. Maybe slightly on the high end in terms of percentage, but it's in the range of normal. 

[stlbills13]

Have a feeling we end up with Jeudy or Shaheed

[TheBeaneBandit]

1 minute ago, stlbills13 said:

Have a feeling we end up with Jeudy or Shaheed

Man I hope so

[LEBills]

57 minutes ago, stlbills13 said:

Have a feeling we end up with Jeudy or Shaheed

Trading Jeudy leaves the browns with a 22.5 mil dead cap hit next year. He won’t be traded. It’s Shaheed or Meyers if we trade for a WR imo

[BuffaloBillyG]

46 minutes ago, LEBills said:

Trading Jeudy leaves the browns with a 22.5 mil dead cap hit next year. He won’t be traded. It’s Shaheed or Meyers if we trade for a WR imo

Valid. But we heard the same about trading Diggs. If a team makes an offer that's good enough they won't sweat it. 

[Sierra Foothills]

Two wide receiver trades that I believe haven't been mentioned in this forum (or barely been mentioned) that lie somewhere between plausible and fantasy:

• Chargers 2023 1st rounder Quentin Johnston started the season on a trajectory to have his best year ever with 4 TDs and at least 79 yards in each of the first 4 games. In the 2 games since he's had a total of 70 yards and 1 TD. More significantly, even though he's healthy his snap count in week 8 was his lowest of the season and he was outsnapped for the first time by this year's 2nd rounder, Tre Harris who's also a big fast deep threat. Would the Chargers trade Johnston in conference?
• The Cowboys have had no contract talks with George Pickens since sending a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick to Pittsburgh for him. They're paying Pickens only $3.656 million this season and are already paying CeeDee Lamb the third highest contract for WRs in the NFL. Would the 3-4-1 Cowboys consider trading him for a big haul of draft picks rather than see him possibly depart in free agency?

 

Edited Wednesday at 01:14 PM by Sierra Foothills

[LEBills]

53 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Valid. But we heard the same about trading Diggs. If a team makes an offer that's good enough they won't sweat it. 

Browns are 13 million over the cap next year with a huge cap hit for Watson already. I don’t think anyone is trading such a good asset for Jeudy that they would make that move.

Edited Wednesday at 02:00 PM by LEBills

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

Crickets .......Get ready for Gabe is coming back in a couple weeks! I was hoping we could pull someone in before the Chiefs game. Either we're being told no or Beane thinks the cost is wrong. Which in his case, he could against trading value picks for a receiver. He thinks you can put anyone at WR.

Edited 14 hours ago by D. L. Hot-Flamethrower

[Roundybout]

 

[DJB]

Inquired and “in on” are two different things 

 

Olave is a fantastic player but he’s on the Tua timeline with those concussions and that worries me a bit 

Edited 18 hours ago by DJB

[Dillenger4]

"Umm Hi it's Brandon... is he av?? Oh, No? OK" click

I hope we are in on Hendrickson.

[The Cincinnati Kid]

I think we should trade a mid rounder for Waddle or Shaheed. 

[Buffalo03]

Can we trust her at this point? I feel like she has missed on this a few times

[TheyCallMeAndy]

Olave offers this team what it currently lacks at WR, not so sure Meyers does. 

[BuffaloBillyG]

7 minutes ago, DJB said:

Inquired and “in on” are two different things 

 

Olave is a fantastic player but he’s on the Tua timeline with those concussions and that worries me a bit 

This. 

 

Even if the didn't want Olave, they would have called. Two reasons. One, Beane has said himself, there are guys pretty much assigned to other teams that have frequent conversations. They use guys that have ties to other guys on other teams. This could be scout to scout, Assistant GM to scout but is way less frequently GM to GM. 

 

Second, if the Bills are in the WR market, Beane likes to call on everyone to find what the market should be. It's like when you buy a house. You may go look at a house you aren't as interested in to see what the comps in the area are. 

[Big Blitz]

7 minutes ago, Dillenger4 said:

"Umm Hi it's Brandon... is he av?? Oh, No? OK" click

I hope we are in on Hendrickson.

 

He’s hurt.  Not worth it.  
 

 

Waddle, Mooney, Pickens, MHJ, are the only acceptable not realistic options that can move the needle for this offense. 
 

We could have drafted Pickens instead of Elam.  Which many here were calling for.