Alphadawg7

Im with you on this. I liked the Knox pick and like his potential. But, the truth is, he made a number of critical mistakes that cost us dearly this year, INCLUDING a massive missed block that basically lost us the playoff game in OT. For every Gronk like catch, he would drop several critical ones that killed drives in close games, some of which we would lose and those drops were quite impactful to that outcome. I still think the kid has a chance to become a pretty good starting TE, but the facts remain that he still has to make a significant improvement in his reliability as a pass catcher and be more consistent as a blocker. This is why I think Olsen would be a great signing. He instantly becomes the ideal mentor for Knox, and more importantly, he becomes a sure weapon or blocker for Josh in important moments. NOW...if I had my choice...I would instead look to upgrade from Knox and trade for OJ Howard, Cameron Brate, or Njoku (although I do not think Njoku will be traded now that there is a new regime there). Like I said, I like Knox, but there is no denying any of those 3 guys are legit starters and would be an upgrade over anything on our roster right now. Knox is a guy with the potential to be a good starter, but these guys are already proven good starters with plenty of upside potential still. But since I don't expect any trades for a TE, I think signing Olsen is a solid move for us. If we miss on him, then go sign another quality vet to replace Kroft (or make one of those trades above).

I was at the Chargers game where they played the Bills and NP threw those 5 INTs. When I got to the game, it almost felt like a Bills home game and Bills fans made up a big part of the attendance. If I had to guess, I would say at least 30 to 40%. And friends who go to the Chargers games against other teams pretty much say every game is like that. So while the Chargers have more people in the stadium as a sell out compared to the XFL this weekend (which still had good attendance, probably like 70 to 80% full), it wouldn't shock me if the XFL Wildcats actually had more FANS in attendance than a typical Chargers game would. Stadium had a lot of energy in it, was really quite fun to be at.

Green is an injury liability still. You hope to get a couple good to great years with him, but also need young talent to groom still behind him and he would be a great mentor for young talented WR. There is just no way you can sign AJ Green and feel “set” at WR given his recent injury history. If he’s healthy, he’s top 10 still, but can he stay healthy and how many more top end years does he have left even if healthy are real questions. So you take that young WR to groom behind him and Brown to both contribute now and eventually take over hopefully as a starter in the next couple seasons.

Obviously, FA will affect all of this. Guys like AJ Green, Clowney, Yannick are really the main names to watch in this regard. But for this I will assume we signed none of those guys. Personally, I think Beane won't pass on AJ Epenesa at 22 if he's still there because without signing someone like Clowney or Yannick, then pass rushing DE is going to be a pretty gaping hole on this team, even if we keep Shaq. The draft is so deep at WR and the drop off at DE is steep once the top 3 guys are gone IMO. Now, I would personally prefer to take the best available WR at 22, who I also think will be Higgins. Josh Allen's development IMO is absolutely priority number 1, and we need to get him some offense fire power. Actually would be stoked about any of the top WR's still on the board at 22 and Higgins probably compliments the current WR group here best. But like I said, there is still going to be so much talent at WR in the 2nd, that I think nabbing one of the top DE's at 22 could very well be Beanes move then going WR in the 2nd and maybe even double dipping at WR in the draft again later.

I just don't see it...Not with the investment we just made in Oliver who had an impressive rookie campaign. People keep forgetting, we are also getting Harrison Phillips back, who is not only a very promising young DT, but he was literally our best DT at the time he got hurt last year. The staff is quite high on him too. So, sorry, Jones is a great player, but this just isn't something that seems probable. And honestly, I am quite skeptical Beane makes any "big fish" signings this Free Agency, he has said thus much as well. And he's been pretty spot on when he has said things like this in the past. I think they will target quality and value to build more depth and fill some holes rather than make a huge spend on any one player. Then work the draft as the main tool to add potential upper tier talent. Beane isn't looking to spend to the cap, he knows he needs cap space to keep our own team in tact each of the next few years. If he does go after any "Big Fish", then I think the only 3 players that make the most sense are AJ Green, Clowney, and Yannick. But I think both DE's stay where they are for 2020. I could see him interested in Green, especially as a guy to have around to help mentor what ever young WR prospect they draft too. But it would likely be only in a situation where the contract was reasonable and either short like 2 years or have some team friendly language that could allow us to get out of it if injuries continue to plague AJ.

I was at the LA Wildcats game vs Renegades. So much fun, and lots of energy in the crowd. Pretty strong attendance too. I would totally go to more games and probably going again this Sunday. Highly recommend attending, pretty fun afternoon. Best part, I posted a pic on my instagram showing the XFL uniting the AFC East to root for one team for once hahaha. I was there with a large group of people, but 4 of us sitting together were a Pats fan, Jets Fan, Bills Fan, and Dolphins fan haha. All close friends. The huge radio station the Pats fan works at gave her a ton of tickets to hand out to friends, so we all went and had a blast. I would have loved it even if we paid for tickets, it’s certainly worth the price.

Sign AJ Green. Trade a 5th for David Johnson and a 3rd. Then draft Espensa followed by a WR such as Pittman in the 2nd.

I’d be open to exploring this depending on the cost. My guess is that we won’t be in on it with Tre’s contract coming due soon. I doubt Beane is going to pay 2 corners top of the market money. That’s a hard thing to justify, especially with all the contracts we have to think about soon within on our own roster. Then you still have the trade compensation to consider. But...trade our 5th for DJ and a 3rd. Then having 2 thirds now, send one of those 3rd’s and Levi Wallace to Detroit. Work out a contract that’s front loaded and won’t hurt the cap too much when we need to pay our other guys. I could see Beane swinging something like this...albeit not very probable.

Yeah, but we got a lot of cap space and his contract would fall off quick enough that it should impact our future contracts coming up. Yeah, I’m not into it UNLESS we get that 3rd rounder or better. But if we do, it’s a big yes from me.

Ok, I was originally against this trade, but now that I’ve seen what it would be rumored to look like, I am all for it. Getting him AND a 3rd round this pick this year for something like a 5th? Um yeah, all day long. We easily have the cap room for this, that 3rd round pick could be quite valuable in this draft. Now I’m hoping this gets done. And would be interesting to see what he could do behind a much better OL here than he’s had in AZ. Essentially getting a 3rd round pick to take on salary. Yes please.

With his kind of production in a bad situation, and his impressive tape and potential value, why is he a 5th or 6th rounder? This is a guy that looks like he should go much earlier than that like 3rd or 4th.

Is he rumored to be available? If not, then what’s point of thread? Might as well I start threads about trading for any unavailable player if he’s not. If he is, then it’s a resounding yes. You trade the 22nd pick for a young beast of a WR.

I haven’t followed closely, but everything I’ve seen is that players like Mahomes are better off waiting as the new CBA is expected to create much larger contracts.

I was just saying if it doesnt get done, it doesn't automatically equate to Beane not doing his job or a good job. We have no idea what Tre and his team are thinking, but its certainly a real possibility they are quite interested in the new CBA for obvious reasons. The potential ability to sign bigger contracts.

You realize that’s a 2 way street right? It’s not just Beane wanting to, it’s Tre and his team being willing too. They know what’s coming with the CBA too.

Honestly doesn't surprise me at all. PFF has just become laughable at their evaluations across the league.

LMAO...this is at 111 pages now? Hahaha crazy, its gonna hit 200 and be all the same arguments over and over. Its pretty simple and doesn't need 111 pages. Did Allen improve in just about every measurable statistic this year? Yes Does Allen still have areas he needs to keep improving? Yes Is he a finished product or peaked? No Is there a reason to be excited for next year? Yes There was that so hard? NOTE: Allen has had no high level coaching until he got to the Bills. Under that coaching, in the highest level of football in the world, he has continued to improve in every major category, including accuracy. For anyone to argue he cant get better, especially on accuracy, is just being foolish. He made a significant jump in accuracy this year, DESPITE: An underwhelming receiving core that included a raw rookie TE, top 3 WRs second half of the year averaging 5'10" in height, and seeing the Bills lead the league in dropped passes. Lets not forget the travesty that was Zay Jones and Robert Foster this year either. Bottom line, a heck of a lot more to be optimistic about than pessimistic right now. He isn't a finished product, but he is certainly a guy who is trending in the right directions with intangibles and gifts you cant teach.

I was just going to add this. I was ready to fight someone in the front office when I saw that stupidity. Honorable mentions: Using 9th pick in the draft to take CJ Spiller with Lynch and FJ on the roster. Whitner over Ngata Not having a true GM for so long

Ask yourself why did you click on this thread and you will have your answer.

When these young stars gonna realize you cant hoe around when married and not think one of these girls isn't gonna try and get paid off it or air your dirty laundry out to be funny or spiteful. Cant fix stupid.

She said: I blew you, so now pay me some money or I will tell everyone. He said: Go F-yourself and called her bluff. Great plan Baker, except she wasn't bluffing lol.

I’m really surprised he did it as a single entity league, not very common anymore. I stand corrected, really didn’t think he would financially guarantee a single entity league for 3 years. That’s quite the capital commitment to say the least.

I don’t think so

Yeah, read the same thing that McM has funded them for 3 years and is willing to lose money over that time until they can get to TV rev deals. Which probably confirms the existing deal is a 3 year deal. Also, McM isn't carry all the expense. Each of those individually owned teams will have had to come into the league with enough funding to also survive for 3 years (or could have been even longer like 5 years). And thats gross operations before revenue as they can't depend on revenue projections on something that hasn't launched yet. I was involved in the first year of Major League Rugby, and it was run the same way.

No new sports league will ever have any TV rights paying them money at launch, this is standard. Like MLS, MLR, AAF, etc when they started, they wont make money on their TV deals out the gate. The league/teams will pay for production of non national TV games, and the national TV games production cost will likely be covered by the network. But the network keeps all revenue. League like this usually signs a 2 or 3 year deal like this. They need the exposure to succeed, so they don't really have a choice. If the league exceeds early expectations, its not out of the question the networks will open negotiations early, but also its not likely. From what I have read, XFL is on a 3 year TV deal like this. When MLR launched in 2017, it was a 2 year deal (they just started their 3rd season in January). There is no guarantee money will be offered for the rights even when deal has expired. If the league isn't drawing enough, they would likely just extend the original deal. As does every sports league as that is a main source of revenue for a league