Horrible Year To Be Buyers at Trade Deadline

[SCBills]

I don’t care if it’s an overpay.. if, big if, an actual difference maker at WR is available, pull the trigger and make them a long term commitment.

 

If we have to give up draft capital and pay a WR, so be it.  Beane has shown, via the draft, that he can find supporting cast WR’s on Day 3, but for a difference maker, he won’t draft one early and when he does, it’s Keon.  Swallow hard and accept this is a blind spot .. pull the trigger. 
 

And perhaps that means we can’t bring back our McGovern and/or Edwards next year.   Maybe we can’t extend Torrence.  Because our GM is incapable of building a competent WR room.   
 

But with Kromer, he can build a dang good OL.  And maybe that’s the focus of our remaining draft picks next year to go with SVPG, Anderson and Grable in filling those spots. 

[BlazinBill]

44 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said:

I think all the hooplah around here about that interview is the most overblown topic on this site that I've seen since I can't remember when. 

 

Beane was a bit prickly that day, but at the same time, he did what leaders do and stuck up for his guys.  I think some personal frustration seeped into his response too.  I 100% think he had the wrong delivery, and thats the only reason its noteworthy, but thats what I want a guy in management to do 100 of 100 times... Stand Up for Your Guys when they aren't around to defend themselves. Criticism (constructive or not), serves nobody when public facing in the 4 major leagues.

 

We're not privy to all the FA's/attempted trades we've unsuccessfully attempted to lure into (Metcalf?) the building.  Nor are we aware of all attempts to move around the draft board, that just didn't pan out.  WR's havent exactly been falling off of trees the last few years. Beane needs to shoulder the load of having given that extension to Diggs when he did, knowing what we know now.  It lead to him having to offload a toxic asset prematurely, and eating a dead cap hit to do so.

 

In no way do I think we went into that offseason, thinking a deal needed to be made.  We were going to try and tread water with it another year... Diggs blew that up.  When he inked that deal, it seemed like a no-brainer, squash the one gripe the guy had... I don't think anyone saw that bipolar mental episode coming, def not at the extension, and def not at that point in the offseason when we unloaded him.

 

It's easy to point to Minnesota and say "he did it while he was there!"  That's one data point. The guy had some credible gripes too. Contract. Playing 2nd fiddle to other WR's... being on a run heavy team.  We took a chance on a good WR, taking the next step, hoping he'd become great. Diggs did that. He balled out and put his heart in maybe more than anyone on those 2021 + 2022 teams.  Predictably, things like that can break a guy, especially a diva.

 

Beane deserves criticism for his part in those decisions, but he didn't make them wholly himself.  That episode REALLY screwed up our timeline... and I agree overall, he hasnt done enough at the position, but I dont know how many legit chances he's had to add the fix we need either.

 

TL:DR  I'm behind Beane doing what he shouldve been doing, supporting his guys when spotlit in the media.  Anything resembling criticism needs to happen behind closed doors.  Justtttt Maybe next time lay-off the caffeine before sounding off B.B. and that's the real mistake here, hand serving a sound bite to the media

Yes - all fantastic points - 

I guess there is plenty we don’t know and i personally agree with the premise of sticking up for your guys- I just felt in that situation it was more he was reacting to the criticism of him not doing much with it- 

i guess at the end of the day im not a GM im just a guy that wants a productive team and when you have Allen you are always in the window if you build your roster 

plenty I don’t know- I just feel like the trade deadline constant needs at a thin position is getting old

now jump to something because of injury-I get it- to me the room was weak before the season started

[boater]

Dangle Kincaid as trade bait. He has been disappointing, but could flourish in the right system. I remember Dallas was after him in the draft.