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I posted a thread about this right when it happened, but he seemed normal on Twitter at the time and had 3 stories up that 2 of them were Bills related at the time. Seemed maybe a rebrand with his new logo was in the works. Probably all that was so I took it down.

I think he could be an interesting add. Shouldn’t cost too much, if it were say a 5th I would be into it. Anything more than that I think I prefer the draft.

I know right! I can’t recall seeing another player where I thought this about either.

So you think it’s more plausible the OP just flat out made up that story? I mean that seems unlikely. Why it’s so hard to believe these things happen is just puzzling to me. And even if people don’t believe his encounter was real, they have no proof of that either and it’s really unnecessary to pile on the OP with no evidence of any kind to suggest they made it up. They could simply read then ignore the thread if that was the case.

Actually, I felt he fell flat when he had to be the number 1. He also had terrible feet while here, I remember yelling all the time Woods is on the ground again or Woods stumbled again and cost us a first down or score. Either stumbling after a catch, falling down in a route, etc. I mean I can’t think of another player I have ever said that about, but he always seemed like he was stumbling around too much. He played well in LA, but even though I was super excited when we drafted him, I felt he was a bit of a let down while here and wasn’t interested in paying him what the market was gonna give him. I enjoyed seeing him find his groove with rams, living in LA they are my second team (albeit a distant second). I would have welcomed him back for that trade too. Woods isnt a number 1 WR, but he grew into a very good #2 and should fit in well next to AJ. But I’d expect a drop off in production with Tannehill there and how often they run.

But it was already established it was just his made up guess/opinion. Why debate something that there is zero evidence of even happening? Thats like me saying: "Josh Allen was so pissed that JD went back to Washington that he probably stormed into Beanes office and demanded he make a big move immediately"...and then us debating our reaction to this made up scenario. Pointless and just creates a false narrative.

Whaley was better than he gets credit for here. His biggest down fall was being forced to try and find a franchise QB in a horrific draft for QBs. And never getting that right QB in place is a death nail in most GMs jobs. I think he could do well in Pitt. Unfortunately for him, it’s another weak QB class to be hunting for a QB. But at least they don’t have to take one this year if they wanna see what Mitch can do first. So if Whaley gets the gig, if I was him I would avoid this years draft to take a QB early and target next year if Mitch doesn’t take hold the job this season.

Doesnt this accurately answer the OP question and end this thread? What’s left to discuss?

Wait, what Fournette rumors?

So Houston got no players in this deal? Thought Houston said they wanted at least 1 or 2 players back in a trade too?

And yet when Cover1 or any other analysis say he had a good game, people still come on a dump on him too. Its all good, youre a good poster, so meaning no disrespect. But in my book, there is no denying his criticism is over the top and grossly exaggerated. He isn't perfect, he has things he can do better, but the role he plays here he does better than people give him credit for. And honestly, its not really debatable when you read the bad takes all over this board. Not lumping you into that description, just in general the over exaggeration that goes on around him.

I get what you are saying, but its also kind of an inaccurate thing to say. They dont heap praise on Milano they way they do Edmunds or really other players. In fact, Edmunds is probably he most often mentioned player in our defense by those people. In fact, the guys that most often get pointed out with praise are Edmunds, White, Hyde and Poyer. They don't have to mention Edmunds, yet they do on the regular.

Yet GM's, players, our own staff, defensive coordinators, opponents etc all say differently. So theres that too. He isnt perfect, but he isnt nearly as bad as you and others make him out to be.

Yet the people who know a lot more about football than all of us here are always praising just how well he does his "job". So theres that too. And not just his teammates, opponents, defensive coordinators, even our new signees. In fact, you will be hard pressed to find anyone who analyzes players professionally or plays the game professionally that will be anywhere near as negative about him as people here. If you listen to TSW, they call him a bust on the regular, and want him gone immediately. Its a joke the level of criticism he gets here. That doesn't mean he cant get better or hasn't missed plays. It means, the negativity here is more often than not way over the top and over exaggerated. And while there are people who understand his role and are still critical, many do not and you can tell by just reading the grossly over exaggerated hot takes and comments they spew out constantly. We are talking about a guy who gets beat up after wins where he played quite well...they still in threads bashing his play that game. Its totally fair to question what he is worth or what we should pay him, and if that fits into your future plans. But the level of hate he gets is beyond unreasonable.

It never made sense unless he wasn’t in their future plans. Which we still don’t know yet, but our GM, Coaches, players, and even the new players continue to praise him and refer to him as good to even one of the better LBs in the NFL. I keep saying it, what people hate most about Edmunds has more to do with how we use him more than anything. I don’t see us trading him unless we get a really good offer. We are making a big push for SB this year, they aren’t just gonna easily give away the captain of the D and create yet another hole.

As we have discussed before, I’ll provide the additional context here for those who aren’t familiar with what really happened in terms of that quote. Correct…Star never said that. A reporter said that years ago to convey the strength of Stars love and motivation for his family. People twisted this to be something it’s not. Same article praises his work ethic and his dedication to helping and fighting for his teammates. It’s a total farce that Star didn’t love football based on people inaccurately attributing a journalists comment to Star. Just like it was a total farce he never played here like people say when he didn’t miss a single game until week 1 this year, the only game he ever missed with us due to injury. He had COVID complications that led to a few more games missed this season.

I mean without question CB is our biggest hole. We have 2 starters at WR in Diggs and Davis. Currently we have zero starting CB’s. Tre should be back, but no guarantee he doesn’t have a set back, and no clue to what kind of player he will be when he first comes back. It can take a while to regain form even after returning. So if the two players are equal, we need a CB. BUT: The correct answer is, and will be, the BPA according to Beane’s board. The one caveat is that Beane has said that when there are multiple players there that are all graded pretty similarly, then things like the depth of the draft at each position plays a role. So they may take the 2nd guy on their board instead if there is a bigger drop off in the next rounds at that position. But again, only in a situation where they have similar grades.

Agreed, but Stars first game he missed as a Bill was week 1 this year. And they he missed a few with COVID. So like I said, had he not taken a year off his value here would have been seen more favorably because Star didn’t really miss games.

Or half the board doesn’t understand his role. Like half the board hates Edmunds because they don’t understand what they truly hate is how we use him. There are areas he can get better but he isn’t remotely close to as bad as half the board thinks he is. So that not a good barometer because I can’t tell you more than half the board is wrong about most things as with any fan base. #WrongJosh

Best part about this is not having to listen to the same posters on here dramatically whine about him to no end over and over again. Like Groundhog Day around here with some of these people.

He was more than meh when he played, and he never missed a game until this year outside of the COVID year he sat out. Had he not sat out a year I would think the signing would have yielded even more results. But while he was a good piece when on the field, we got noticeable better and more versatile at DT this year, so this was inevitable as you said.

Stefan Diggs - Drafted 5th round Gabriel Davis - Drafted 4th round Cooper Kupp - Drafted 3rd round Davante Adams - Drafted 2nd round So why does the first round pick have to be a WR? And no disrespect, but you first bullet point is silly. We don’t have to send any message about “offense not being neglected”. Not only is that just a weird thing to think we need to do, but we agreed to terms with 3 offensive players already in FA, and signed 2 of them. No one’s neglecting the offense. This is a WR rich draft like in 2019 that saw guys like Deebo Samuel, DK Metcalf, AJ Brown, Diontae Johnson, Terry McLaurin, Hunter Renfrow, Darius Slayton, etc all get drafted in round 2 or later. CB is a huge need, so not only is it possible we go corner, I would say that if there is both a WR and CB there they love and are closely graded, he’s taking the corner given there will be exciting WRs still available in the 2nd. Doesn’t mean he won’t go WR either, or even another position, Beane likes to stay true to BPA on his board. But I would think that WR will likely need to be graded noticeably better than the DB to take him though. Beane has said he takes depth of the draft at each position into consideration when the grades are close.

That’s a steep investment in a 30 year old WR who has some injuries. Stunned they made this move in a WR rich draft. AFC West has been wild this off-season for everyone but KC so far.

I mean they had 3 starting caliber TEs too in Brate, Gronk, and Howard. Let’s not forget that either, they can’t all get snaps and get the ball

Despite what anyone thinks of Baker, I have to say the Browns handled this whole situation terribly, and basically in line with how the Browns always do dumb things. Not meant in any type of defense of Baker, but I don't blame him for wanting out the way the Browns handled this whole ordeal.