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Wait...people actually thought that Bills would try and sign Cam? LMAO

It would most likely cost MORE to get Lamb than it did to get Diggs. Diggs is already a top 10 WR in the NFL, and could arguably be in the top 5 conversation. Diggs is an elite route runner, elite contested catch WR and also a massive deep threat. I like Lamb and Juedy a lot, but at the end of the day, the odds of them being as good as Diggs will be over the next 2 seasons are quite low, and I would even say less than 5%. The odds of them being as good as Diggs over their career are not all that great either historically, and that is just because Diggs is that good and not many get to that level even when coming out, even as top tier prospects. At the end of the day, Lamb and Juedy no longer matter...we have an elite WR in Diggs already whose got 4 years on his contract and is only 26. Why do people still care about any of the top rookie WR's? Lamb could go on to be a great himself...but who cares, we just got a young PROVEN WR is actually already one of the best in the NFL right now that will do more for Allen this year than any rookie would.

Evidence for improvement is there in tons. The kid has made large leaps in his abilities in short windows continuously. There is literally no reason to not believe he will continue to get better at this stage. Stepped off the Wyoming field for the last time. Works with Palmer and makes huge strides and wows at the combine. Comes into the NFL labeled the least ready to play and raw, yet was the starter by the 2nd half of the first game. (And both McD and Beane said going into 3rd preseason game, the plan was to start him until our OL nearly got the kid killed). Has some big wow moments and also lots of struggles before getting hurt against Houston. Comes back week 10 and looks like a completely different QB and ends the season strong. Comes into 2nd season and greatly improves in a number of key areas but struggles heavily with the long ball and turnovers. After some tough lessons in the first NE game, goes on to be 2nd only to Lamar over rest of seasons in TD scored and nearly eliminates all turnovers. Ends the season connecting on a much improved on the long ball than earlier in the season. Tied over the last 2 seasons in 4th QTR comebacks despite missing or not finishing 6 games. This kid has taken large leaps in the offseason, preseason, and in season both years since stepping off the Wyoming field for the last time. If anyone looks at this kid and says he's peaked or cant get better...well...they probably shouldn't be evaluating players anyway. Does not "guarantee" improvement, it just means there is a mountain of evidence to suggest he will continue to improve and literally zero evidence to suggest he won't. Every aspect of his game has improved since entering the NFL and in significant amounts.

Agreed. Brady also had a wife who made more money than him and made a killing in endorsements. Brady's situation was about as unique as one can get in terms of making it easy to take team friendly deals.

Your post is confusing. You paint this urgency of needing a WR for the future, but then talk about how our offense will struggle next year too without one. Sorry, but our starting 3 WRs right now is a top 5 group in the NFL. This urgency isn't as dire as your post suggests. Would I take a top end WR prospect in the 2nd? Yes, if he was by far the BPA I wouldn't hesitate. But in no way do I feel there is a need of desperation to get one there. I am totally fine going with BPA at DB, LB, DE, RB, WR, TE, or OL. There will be good WR's drafted this year in rounds 3 through 5 without a doubt, so I just don't see this need to make sure we do it in the 2nd. I do think WR is possible there given there will be some good WRs on the board for sure in the 2nd, but I also have a hard time seeing Beane use his first and 2nd round picks this year on the WR group. Beane has repeatedly said how DEEP this class is and potential starters are going be there in rounds 3-5 at WR. I think its possible but unlikely he takes a WR in the 2nd personally. Beane has even said that if a guy at a certain position is BPA, but is deep...they weigh that against another position that has a steeper fall off. On offense, I can see us going RB if the right one is there, otherwise I think its more likely on defense with someone like Winfield, Dugger, Chinn, Diggs, or Anae.

...well...he ain’t wrong

Im with the consensus here...Dawkins. I love Milano, but at the end of the day we need to protect Allen more than anything and he's a pretty good LT who I think has his best days ahead of him now with the OL being rebuilt last year and again added to this year. Hopefully we can keep both, but I think its a no brainer if its a choice between the two. Beane is a wizard, so I am optimistic he can find a way to retain both.

I would argue 10-20 yard plays are big splash plays personally. Give me that guy all day long who does that dozens of times a year versus the guy who goes over 40 a couple times a year.

League leader in runs over 40 yards last year was Nick Chubb with 4. Who cares. Devin was 9th on runs over 20 yards despite playing part time. He was 3rd in the NFL in YPC. I will take that over a guy who might run over 40 1-4 times a season. Everything people are saying about explosive RB's is just not accurate. Its MUCH MUCH harder to defend against a Devin than a straight line runner who really only hurts you if a big hole breaks...which we have seen only happened 4 times last year to the guy who led the league in it. Its a LOT harder to defend a guy like Singletary who can make guys miss, who has top end cut, jump, and acceleration.

So Diggs, who is the number 1 deep threat in the NFL and the number 1 contested catch WR in the NFL is not an explosive player? Brown who is a burner himself isnt explosive? Come on, thats a bit short sighted statement wouldn't you say. I mean we have 2 explosive WR's right now and a TE that if he can reign the drops in can really stretch the middle of the field too. And Cole may not be straight line explosive on go routes, but he as about as fast as you can get as fast cut route runner and explodes off the line. I think we have quite a bit more fire power than people think. Not to mention, Devin despite being a part time RB last year was 3rd in YPC and had tied for 9th in runs over 20 yards with 7 (leader had 11). Sorry I still don't buy the Devin is not explosive argument some people insist on making over a 40 time. He is very explosive, and in the most important ways for a RB. Shifty, acceleration, cutting, and exploding through the holes.

I have always felt the criticisms on him were to harsh, before we traded for him. Its just being exaggerated is all I am saying. And I already know that this board is going over analyze every body motion, every word, every social media pic, every word he writes on social, etc. to try and prove he is a bad apple.

What is everyones fascination with this play that happens maybe a few times a season for even the best ones at it. People act like these fabled 60 yard TD runs happen all the time. Its foolish to focus on that versus the guy who is the better runner and will get you a first down more consistently and a TD when in the Redzone. You dont win games and go to the Super Bowl because a RB had 4 runs on the whole season of 60 yards. You win games and go to the Super Bowl because you keep the ball and keep moving towards more points. Now if that RB happens to be good a both, than great that is probably going to be a special RB. That being said, I would love Dobbins...but I just think people are too focused on straight line running which doesn't happen that often over someone breaking tackles or breaking Ankles. We just need another good RB to share with Devin, doesn't have to be a certain "type" for them to pair well together. For instance, I would love AJ Dillon whose a load to bring down and fast and can catch. But I am also not married to it only being Dillon of course, and like I said, I love Dobbins too.

☝️☝️☝️ This is such a gross exaggeration of the “issues” with Diggs. Where do you guys come up with such an extreme description of “issues”? I mean he went out and played to a high level all year. He carried the offense when Theilen got hurt for a chunk of the season. He had been no where near the level of a “problem” some posters here keep making him out to be. What I fear is going to happen, is that every word, gesture, etc this guy does as a Bill is going to be so grossly over scrutinized so some people can point at him and say “See, told you he’s a problem and it was dumb to trade a first for him”. Diggs is a stud. He’s gonna be a stud here. This is a great trade for both him and us. We needed badly a player with the same level of fire and competitiveness that Josh has. These two are going to be great together.

Duke isn’t even remotely close to the main reason we lost that game. That TD throw and attempted catch was a high degree of difficulty. I can live with that play a heck of a lot more than the others. The Gore runs up the middle prior to that throw are unforgivable on their own. Our multiple guys not being able to block one guy on that Josh run that would have likely sealed the game is unforgivable. The failed sack on Watson by Milano was unforgivable that allowed Watson to seal the game. Daboll’s idiotic game calls at key moments was unforgivable, almost all of which involved Gore. I could name several other self inflicted bone head moments too. Then there are the refs. The missing of the play clock being expired for 2 seconds on 3rd and very long in OT was unforgivable. The fake penalty on Ford was unforgivable. The refs literally screwed us massively with critical mistakes no less than 3 times (there were more, but saying critical game changing plays). Im glad we are upgrading WRs. And you are absolutely right, Duke is going to be fighting for the 4th and 5th WR spot probably with a rookie along with Foster and McKenzie. But he was way way down the list of reasons we lost that game IMO. For me it’s way way way more on Daboll, Refs, and some totally whiffed plays by our players.

Riddle me this: What do you get when you mix the offseason and an extended home quarantine due to a global pandemic? ....A 6 page thread dedicated to a “rumor” that’s not a rumor, never was a rumor, and most likely will never be a rumor.

This is a great signing, although I kinda wish it was a 2 year deal personally but we can always sign him back if he has a good season. Beane has once again had quite a remarkable off season. Now I only hope we have a season so we can see all this awesomeness hit the field.

Any other coach I would say yes they very well could be. With BB there...I will never count them out until I see it on the field. I mean lets say they get a healthy Cam...then bottom 5 they are no more. Not saying they go to SB or anything crazy, but I doubt they finish as a bottom 5 team if Cam was healthy all year. But I would love to see them be bottom 5, so fingers crossed

I don't understand how anyone sees this as a rumor? Some random dude made a wishful photoshop of him in a Pats jersey and people took that as a real Watson to Pats rumor? So if I go make a George Kittle pic in a Bills jersey, does that make it a rumor he might land here too? Oh the internet...5 pagers dedicated to some dude sitting in his underwear with his laptop making make believe pictures has the sports world a buzz lol

I like this signing, was always a solid player on the field for us.

Lol, we didnt pull the trigger? How do you know Beane wasn't in touch with his agent or not? Free Agency is a two way street where both sides need to have interest and also be close to the same ball park on compensation.

Honestly, I am not worried about RB. If anyone goes back and watches when Yeldon was on the field, he was better than people think when given opportunities. I think him operating as a 3rd down receiving back could be a nice compliment to Singletary. Plus, I am fairly confident we will be drafting a RB this year with one of our first 3 picks and there are some very intriguing guys they can land. The key to us contending for the Super Bowl really lays at Josh Allen's feet right now. This roster is talented enough right now even before the draft to make a serious run if Josh Allen continues progressing like he has thus far. And I personally believe he will. I think we are a little better at EDGE this year than last year as I think Addison and Jefferson are an upgrade over Shaq. Plus it cant be overlooked the value of getting Harry back inside the DL, he was our best DT prior to getting hurt last year. Him and Butler will more than make up for the loss of Phillips IMO, especially withOliver set to take an even bigger roll himself. That doesnt mean we cant still get better at EDGE of course, landing Yannick would be incredible, but I don't think its something I would say is a "missing piece" which would suggest we cant get there without him or someone like him. I think Diggs is going to have a substantial impact across the offense. Diggs presence not only makes Brown and Cole's jobs easier, but I think we are going to see a breakout season from Knox as a result. I mean we are going to be a nightmare to cover. You got major down field threats at both wideout spots who are also good everywhere on the field. You got a break your ankles type slot receiver in Cole underneath. You got a big athletic TE in Knox stretching the middle and still have a tower of a TE in Kroft who is now healthy and a promising other young TE in Sweeney who can all put pressure over the middle of the field. We have a RB who just averaged 5.1 ypc playing in bottom third passing attack. Now we are going to elevate the passing game even more which should make Devin more dangerous. And you still need to account for our RB's out of the backfield too as receivers. Now after all of that...you got a QB you need to absolutely spy or he will torch you with his legs. And you better play tight coverage because that same QB can get the ball anywhere on the field in a flick of his wrist before you can close and also do so while on the run. Someone said it already...I think its more about the development of our guys here on the roster now and how fast they all gel together more than anything. If this team, even before we enter the draft, can gel over the first half of the season and find their groove, we absolutely have a shot at making a deep post season run and even a SB run. And the main cog will of course be Josh continuing to improve the way he has so far. And I personally have all the confidence in the world in him improving again.

Id be stoked if we got Mims or a player like him, but I am a little skeptical Beane is going to use the first 2 picks in this draft (plus a 5th and 6th and next years 4th) essentially on 2 WR's with Brown and Cole already on the roster. Wouldn't surprise me to see us take a WR in 3rd or 4th though, but to also use our second feels less probably. I wont be against it by any means, just not sure I see it as a likely scenario.

Chargers 1, Rams 0 in the branding department. Amazing how bad the Rams design choice. I mean every single person I know, even the most loyal Rams fans, utterly despise and hate it. Chargers are smart with these subtle changes. They always had an uphill battle here being they have always been a Raider rival and there are so many dumb Raider fans in LA. But appealing to a color scheme that more mirrors UCLA will help as UCLA fans love those colors.

I was just using the Dow as a generic term. The economical downfall is being sensationalized in terms of permanent damage. Every devastated economy recovered and rather quickly. Not downplaying the severity of this in the short term, just saying this isn't a permanent economical situation. George W. Bush and corrupt financial practices combined to lead us into the worst economical disaster since the crash in the early 1900's. The last 11 years have been a Bull market, literally from the first year of Obama's administration to when the Coronavirus hit, 11 year Bull run and dow finished higher every year for 11 straight years as well.

I hear you, and listen I dont want to see my friends and family lose jobs or businesses either. But the truth remains, the demise of the economy is greatly exaggerated. It will recover and quickly once things get back to normal. The vast majority of the jobs people are not at work for will resume. Teachers go back to work, restaurants reopen, travel resumes, sports will come back, etc etc. Measures are being put in place to prevent people from being evicted as a businesses or from their homes. There is money being distributed to help those industries stay afloat so there is a place for our workforce to return to. Will it be perfect? No. Will there be no business casualties? No. But business and the economy are repairable, death is forever. And if people are TRULY worried about the economy and the workforce, then the most disastrous thing you can wish for is to return too soon which would undo everything being sacrificed and being done now and make things catastrophically worse and for much much longer. And that would be something that would NOT be very easy to rebound from and could set us back years and years economically as a country. No one wants to see this go on for longer than necessary, its just imperative we listen to the worlds experts on controlling this virus and not be impulsive and disregard it...again. Lets be honest here, Trump and his administration, along with Fox News, did not help the matter by downplaying this and spreading misleading and false facts in direct defiance of all the worlds health experts up until about 10 days ago. Had we been more deliberate and more prepared sooner, possibly it wouldn't have gotten to these extremes. The worst thing we can do right now would be to REPEAT that same mistake AGAIN and see them go against the wishes of the people with knowledge and medical degrees who know better.