Magox

Flores is coming off petty and bitter. His lawyers should have really talked him out of that statement.

I don’t see the Bills giving him a 5 year extension, unless they can get him for around $10m a year. I just don’t see it, and if they don’t give him the extension then I believe the Bills will try to trade him for a 2nd rounder. If they do trade him, I would expect that they ask Klein for a small pay cut, Klein would be the interim replacement until they draft the guy they are looking for. For around $12m, they could pick up a good pass rusher. I like Edmunds, he’s a better than average MLB, but resource allocation is getting tight and honestly I think they getting that pass rusher serves better value than the delta between Edmunds and his replacement.

Lamar is certainly a unique weapon and is difficult to contain. But I just seeing his most potent part of his game diminishing in the coming years. I think 2-3 years from now they will regret that decision to pay him those sort of bucks. Meanwhile it appears that the Bills got an absolute bargain with the Allen deal.

So he’s another burner, some think there is a chance that he may run in the 4.2’s. I was just looking at his highlights and not only does he catch lots of deep passes but he seems to really excel with the slant pattern. Beasley was our slant specialist this past year. They say he has great hands as well.

This is who I want with our 2nd round pick, he may not be available by then. The dude is crushing it at the Senior bowl, no one can cover him and he may end up running in the low 4.3’s at the combine. He would replace McKenzie and probably would end up with more playing time than Beasley. And for such a small guy he would end up being a great red zone option, his separation skills are on point.

I do believe Buffalo is in the market for an early round DT draft choice. However, if it's going to be a first rounder I believe it has to be someone who isn't just going to be a decent run stuffer but it would have to be someone who they believe could put consistent pressure on the QB. You don't draft 1st Round DT's who are just run stuffing specialists.

Diggs. White and Dawkins are obvious restructure candidates. I don’t believe the Bills will see Edmunds as part of their future based at what his market rate most likely will fetch combined with our cap situation. I think it’s very possible the Bills will look to trade Edmunds for a 2nd rounder. The Bills may ask Klein for a pay cut and have him be the interim replacement until they find one via the draft. I think Addison, Hughes, Wallace, Butler and McKenzie are gone. I think Beasley stays, he is most likely a lot more valued from the Bills brass than half the fans are. Aside from Gabe Davis, Beasley the only other receiver that had a pretty good game. Phillips will be retained. The young DE’s in Epenesa, Rousseau and Basham will be counted on to perform. I do believe that Beane will get a marquee DE via trade or FA. Marquee meaning proven pass rusher. I think the Bills may look to move on from Star and count on Zimmer and what I think will be an early round DT to replace Star and Butler.

The window will always remain in provided we have a healthy Josh Allen. The question is how big is that window and that window for the next couple years is still pretty big.

I hear what you are saying but I do not agree with it. Legislation or rule making don't serve as catalysts to social change but rather people and movements do. The Rooney Rule has been around for quite some time and we still only have 1 black head coach. That's proof in itself. Sometimes stereotypes and prejudices take a while to overcome, specially for the older Boomers (no offense fellas) who happen to make up most of the owners. It will happen, it's just a matter of time before a more proportionate percentage of minority coaches are in place. And the cost of the Rooney rule to what Black head coaches have to go through, knowing that often times it's just a sham of a process. Essentially the rule in 98% of the times is not a genuine interview but rather a tool to satisfy this rule. I suppose if I were in that position, on one hand you gotta go, you have to play ball and see what happens but deep down I would find it somewhat humiliating knowing that I was just being interviewed for the Rooney rule. It's time to end this rule and move on to something better.

I always thought the Rooney rule was a sham and truth be told very insulting for a lot of these minority coaches that have to go through this song and dance knowing that they were simply a manufactured tool to suffice the Rooney rule. I was hesitant to bring it up in the past because the fault lines were apparent and it would just devolve into this basic argument where one side would be cast as racists for making their case and the other side as nonsensical. But I do believe that this Flores court case will allow most people to reexamine the Rooney rule and understand that even though it was well-intentioned, that it wasn't the right solution. It's difficult to legislate or in this case create a rule to help create the change in having a more diverse coaching league, there clearly is something wrong in the vetting process considering that over half the NFL players are African Americans and that at this particular point less than 3% of the NFL teams have an African American coach. Typically change like this is brought upon by society not rules. With all that said, we don't have all the facts but there may be a chance that Flores being sacked from the Dolphins had nothing to do with race and that the allegations against the Giants and Broncos may have not either. It looks like Flores didn't want to play along with Ross's unsavory plans and that Ross didn't think he could trust him going forward. The Broncos say they have all the receipts to prove what Flores says is false, whether that is true or not I suppose we'll find out. And there are reports that the Giants satisfied the Rooney rule before they were set to interview Flores.

I would have to imagine the allegations against Ross are true. Pretty damning and I would suspect a full blown investigation. Flores strikes me as an honest straight shooter. With that said, he is burning bridges along the way and without doubt he is limiting his opportunities. He’s entangling a number of other people in this ordeal and I cannot imagine that there are quite a few influential people who are unhappy with this.

You can say that again

Bottom line, the Bills were good enough to beat the Chiefs and possibly win the superbowl under it's current construct if it weren't for the last 13 seconds, which if the Bills were to have the same situation 10 more times, they most likely win all 10 of those games. With that said, the more I think about it the more it makes sense to play Mahomes on obvious passing situations with 3 pass rushers and one spy, and the spy should never look to have his hands up so that he gets juked with the pass attempt by Mahomes and his only job is to drop back, Spy and take out any passes in his area and when the moment presents itself, to go in like a heat seeking missile on Mahomes. That should be part of the blue print, along with two deep safety play.

The point is that they have not prioritized via the draft or any real substantive value in FA at the DB spot, they have used caste offs, aging vets, low draft picks and UFA’s to fill in the roster. Grant it, there is a question mark of when Tre will return and with Levi most likely heading off for bigger bucks, so there is more uncertainty this year at that spot than in years past. I as well want to spend our draft capital on the offensive skilled positions and hopefully they go into the season with Dane and Tre and draft a couple early mid to mid rounders on DB’s and develop them.

The bottom line, when the Bills needed players to make plays on offense, Beasley showed up against the Chiefs. I think they will ask him to take a pay cut. McKenzie I believe is as good as gone. Buffalos offense is playing at an elite level, that doesn’t mean you stop getting him more weapons. As far as I’m concerned, let’s continue to load it up and make it even better.

How many DB’s have the Bills drafted in the first three rounds since the McD/Beane era in the past 4 drafts?

For me Jameson Williams would be a dream pick. I honestly believe to go along with Diggs, Davis, Beasley and Knox would complete the receiving corps. Jameson would be our X factor and it’s possible he could replace the role that McKenzie played with the Bills. That over the top threat would open up more passing plays as safeties would have to always keep tabs of what Jameson would be doing. I strongly am pulling for a playmaking WR with the first pick. I believe there will be some to be had. If Jameson is still available at around the 20-22 pick the Bills should consider trading up a few picks to secure him. I believe Jameson could end up making the Bills the most potent offense in the league. And with either the 2nd or 3rd pick the Bills should look to draft a shifty, speedy receiving RB. Not a cowbell type but a receiving and change of pace specialist. And to complete my offensive wishlist, the Bills should look to get either via FA or draft a decent receiving threat who can block at a high level. Those aren’t easy to come by but the 12 formation I think could be a really potent one if we can have that 2nd TE at least be a decent threat on the receiving end. Invest in the offense more so than the defense.

That’s crazy talk. Surround your best weapon who makes other weapons better with more weapons.

Not sure how anyone could say no, yet alone over half that have responded. He is still a good receiving threat, he would be used in a lot of 2 TE set formations, he’s still an elite blocker and with the threat of him being able to catch, it would be a very potent rushing and receiving formation. He wouldn’t take many snaps away from Knox.

What you are looking for is a sacrificial lamb, that’s not how good operations solve their problems.

Buffalo should continue to add quality players from the offensive skilled positions. Either via FA or draft, they should look to get at least one more quality receiving threat and one fast quality receiving RB. The team should continue to invest in the offensive skilled positions, as long as Allen can be protected with his lineman and has lots of quality offensive options, the Bills offense will continue to be a juggernaut. Defensively, extend Oliver, sign Harrison, get Edmunds for at least another year, let Levi walk (even though I like him but he will be too expensive $9-$10m range), get a couple early to mid round DB’s in the draft and let Dane be the #2 and hopefully one of the rookies can be the #3 option (not counting Taron). Let Klein walk (even though I like him but we can’t afford him), let Butler, Hughes and Addison walk. And go get one of the best pass rushers in FA and let that be the splash FA signing of this year. Hopefully with Boogie, Epenesa, Rousseau and the FA signing that should be good along with Obada. I would look to draft a RB and WR with 2 of the first 3 picks. Get a Interior D lineman and A couple DB’s to fill out the rest of the early to mid rounders

I agree with the idea of getting another quality receiving threat. I think the best way to leverage talent acquired for this team is to get more weapons for Allen. Allen is the far and away the most important player and getting more quality receiving threats for him has a sort of a multiplier effect. It’s not a coincidence that just about every time a receiver joins the Bills they have their best years ever. Load talent around Allen and a good blocking line and the Bills will always be near the top.

There were really only two receivers who helped make a difference stat wise against the Chiefs, Gabe Davis and Beasley. People just say "Just replace Beasley with McKenzie", it's a different skill set, they both play the game differently, what McKenzie can do well, Beasley can't, what Beasley can do well, McKenzie can't. They both have their value, but I'd be willing to bet you that the league still values Beasley more so than McKenzie. I would love to keep both if they could both be had for $3-4 Million a piece, not sure if we can swing that but if we were to have one, it would be a tough choice.

That was one of my favorite plays of the game. He literally ran into that pass rush fr Ingram and was able to stop on a dime and change direction. Just an amazing play at such a critical point of the game. Dude is a baller

What Marv is suggesting isn’t anything that resembles any football sense but rather a sacrificial offering to appease some fans.