WR trade Targets and WR FA options?

[ndirish1978]

FA options

George Pickens, Alec Pierce, Christian Kirk, Mike Evans, Jauan Jennings, Rashid Shaheed, Brandin Cooks, Romeo Doubs

 

Trade Candidates

AJ Brown, Brian Thomas Jr, DJ Moore

 

 

I haven't really looked at our cap situation beyond knowing it's quite poor. Which moves would you like to see? I suspect Beane is going to push his chips all-in this offseason lest otherwise he'll be gone before he has to worry about the cap and pick ramifications. Opinions? Hoping we can try to be aggressive to land a #1. I don't see that happening in the draft so I figure trade or paying a bunch for a FA is the only way that's going to happen. I saw the WR train thread but I didn't see anything listing options for this year, feel free to delete if there is another thread I missed that deals with this.  

[BuffaloButt]

Trade for BTJ or sign:

Shaheen

Evans 

Pierce

 

In that order...

 

[LEBills]

2 hours ago, ndirish1978 said:

FA options

George Pickens, Alec Pierce, Christian Kirk, Mike Evans, Jauan Jennings, Rashid Shaheed, Brandin Cooks, Romeo Doubs

 

Trade Candidates

AJ Brown, Brian Thomas Jr, DJ Moore

 

 

I haven't really looked at our cap situation beyond knowing it's quite poor. Which moves would you like to see? I suspect Beane is going to push his chips all-in this offseason lest otherwise he'll be gone before he has to worry about the cap and pick ramifications. Opinions? Hoping we can try to be aggressive to land a #1. I don't see that happening in the draft so I figure trade or paying a bunch for a FA is the only way that's going to happen. I saw the WR train thread but I didn't see anything listing options for this year, feel free to delete if there is another thread I missed that deals with this.  

Pickens will be tagged by Dallas and Pierce is going to be resigned by the Colts (with a likely Michael Pittman cut).

 

The top option would be to trade for AJ Brown though it may be tough to outbid say the Patriots. Next would be to trade for George Pickens after Dallas tags him. He is mercurial but he is great.

 

After that, Romeo Doubs would be my next choice. He will be turning 26 and is likey to get around 12-14 million a year. efficiency wise, he performed like a low end WR1 last year with the 17th best first down rate per route run and the 30th best yards per route run. This was in a Green Bay offense that - like the Bills- spreads the ball around a lot and often used Doubs as a sacrificial X. In 4 playoff game, when target distribution tends to narrow, Doubs has averaged 92.75 yards and .5 touchdowns. That would be the best WR playoff performer of the Josh Allen era.

 

If not Doubs, Mike Evans is the only other name on there that makes sense (assuming Shaheed get re-signed). His production is still pretty good but he is dealing with a lot of injuries now and would be a risk. 
 

So anyway, the best option would be a trade for AJ Brown or Pickens plus a mid round draft pick.

 

The consolation would be to sign Romeo Doubs and draft a day 1 or 2 WR.

[Sojourner]

1 hour ago, BuffaloButt said:

Trade for BTJ or sign:

Shaheen

Evans 

Pierce

 

In that order...

 

Dont think Evans plays for anyone other than Tampa. 
 

9 minutes ago, LEBills said:

Pickens will be tagged by Dallas and Pierce is going to be resigned by the Colts (with a likely Michael Pittman cut).

 

The top option would be to trade for AJ Brown though it may be tough to outbid say the Patriots. Next would be to trade for George Pickens after Dallas tags him. He is mercurial but he is great.

 

After that, Romeo Doubs would be my next choice. He will be turning 26 and is likey to get around 12-14 million a year. efficiency wise, he performed like a low end WR1 last year with the 17th best first down rate per route run and the 30th best yards per route run. This was in a Green Bay offense that - like the Bills- spreads the ball around a lot and often used Doubs as a sacrificial X. In 4 playoff game, when target distribution tends to narrow, Doubs has averaged 92.75 yards and .5 touchdowns. That would be the best WR playoff performer of the Josh Allen era.

 

If not Doubs, Mike Evans is the only other name on there that makes sense (assuming Shaheed get re-signed). His production is still pretty good but he is dealing with a lot of injuries now and would be a risk. 
 

So anyway, the best option would be a trade for AJ Brown or Pickens plus a mid round draft pick.

 

The consolation would be to sign Romeo Doubs and draft a day 1 or 2 WR.

 

Agree on Doubs. I think Shaheed resigns with the Hawks and someone pays a hefty fee for Pierce. 
 

Doubs as much as he has produced may price himself out of Green Bay given the surplus of talented guys they have. Double that down with Golden and Williams drafted last year makes me feel they may let him go unless it’s a team friendly deal. 

[SunDSolar]

Sign Aiyuk to a 1 year prove it deal.  Resign Cook.

Draft two WRs in the 1st 4 rounds

[DJB]

All in on Jefferson. I don’t care if it costs 3 first round picks get it done 

[Sojourner]

Just now, SunDSolar said:

Sign Aiyuk to a 1 year prove it deal.  Resign Cook.

Draft two WRs in the 1st 4 rounds

Like that thought of drafting 2 WRs but I’m thinking unless a plethora of guys are resigned most of the picks will go to the defense and possibly OLine. 

[LEBills]

52 minutes ago, Sojourner said:

Dont think Evans plays for anyone other than Tampa. 
 

 

Agree on Doubs. I think Shaheed resigns with the Hawks and someone pays a hefty fee for Pierce. 
 

Doubs as much as he has produced may price himself out of Green Bay given the surplus of talented guys they have. Double that down with Golden and Williams drafted last year makes me feel they may let him go unless it’s a team friendly deal. 

Yea he isn’t going back to GB. Imo he will be the top FA WR this year. As much as I am usually against signing mid level free agents, I believe in Doubs and have for years…

 

 

 

Edited January 28 by LEBills

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

I think we will try to trade for Jefferson or AJ Brown. I think Beane will do something big for WR and really double down on showing he wasn’t the one that wanted that setup in the WR room. 

[BananaB]

Shaheed would be a Beane move. Can’t pull the trigger mid season to help boost your team in playoffs but go get him in the offseason when you don’t gotta give up anything. 

[BuffaloBaumer]

I go all in on Pickens, he was fantastic in Dallas

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

DeAndre Hopkins.  Based solely upon the pages generated by rabid TBDers. 😁

[Augie]

I don’t think we need any of these guys. Feelings will be hurt if we say this isn’t a Super Bowl roster! 

 

 

[BeyondTheProcess]

the new phins regime may now trade Waddle to the Bills when they would not at the trade deadline

[Bill from NYC]

4 minutes ago, BeyondTheProcess said:

the new phins regime may now trade Waddle to the Bills when they would not at the trade deadline

Let's hope!!!

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

3 minutes ago, BeyondTheProcess said:

the new phins regime may now trade Waddle to the Bills when they would not at the trade deadline

Beane swoops in, signs Waddle.  Hopes the signing restores his former TBD status:

[Kirby Jackson]

2 hours ago, DJB said:

All in on Jefferson. I don’t care if it costs 3 first round picks get it done 

 

2 hours ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

I think we will try to trade for Jefferson or AJ Brown. I think Beane will do something big for WR and really double down on showing he wasn’t the one that wanted that setup in the WR room. 

Agree with this. I don’t expect the Bills to remake the WR room by adding a couple of guys better than we have, but still role players. As an example I don’t see Pierce here at the top of the depth chart. He’s big game hunting this offseason with Jefferson at the top of the list. Throw caution to the wind. If you add Jefferson you’ll have a chance to be one of the greatest offenses ever.

[DisplacedBillsFan]

Make Doubs a FA priority.

 

Sign Kirk to, what should be, a very reasonable 2 year deal.

 

Bring back Cooks on a 1 year deal.

 

If Jordyn Tyson falls to the 15 range, trade up and grab him. If he does not, stay put and grab either Denzel Boston or Zachariah Branch.

 

Throw Shakir the ball on the plus side of the LOS.

 

[GoBills!]

I’d rather trade for addison vs jefferson, cheaper and underrated talent. 

[Rochesterfan]

29 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

 

Agree with this. I don’t expect the Bills to remake the WR room by adding a couple of guys better than we have, but still role players. As an example I don’t see Pierce here at the top of the depth chart. He’s big game hunting this offseason with Jefferson at the top of the list. Throw caution to the wind. If you add Jefferson you’ll have a chance to be one of the greatest offenses ever.

 

I agree - I think people are going to be very disappointed when the WR room changes very little and that hilarious WR train thread keeps popping back up.

 

It will be a real struggle to open up about 60 million in cap space and then you are potentially spending 30-40 million on OL to maintain the actual strength of the team.  That leaves less than 25 million to restock about 25-30 spots on the team leaving nearly nothing for a big name WR.

 

If they decide on WR then we open huge holes on the OL making it hard to actually pass to the WRs.  
 

I think the Bills showed they could do enough with the offense they had - especially if they can get Josh to stay within the scheme.  
 

I think with the retaining of Brady - they are running this back and spending money to impact the defense to try and make the change and for WR we are getting more left overs and a heaping of everybody eats.

 

I also think it is funny that people think all of these WRs are available.  The Vikings are not trading JJ for 1 or 2 first round picks - you would have to blow them away with picks and even then they will most likely say no.  DJ Moore why is Chicago trading their best WR just as they are ascending - hint they are not.  Same goes for BTJ, Waddle, Garrett Wilson, and George Pickens - these guys are not going to be available.

 

Fans get so worked up thinking life is Madden and we can just trade for guys we want - the overpay is real and if you want JJ - be prepared to part with way more than you think.

 

 

Edited January 28 by Rochesterfan