CSBill

Yeah, I thought/think that as well. Like I said, "interesting thought," not sure I buy it, but maybe it's worth a look. I will put my trust in the Bills coaches and front-office on this one, I assume they know way more than we do. And I also have to think they have a Plan B beyond Bates, why else would they even let him go shopping? Is Doyle a part of that?

Interesting thought on Doyle. Yes, he was the extra lineman/TE at the end of the season, so we can assume he has the mobility you'd like to see in a guard.

Keenum has too high of a character and morals rating for the Browns QB room, he had to go.

Good work BB. Thank You. As for free agent priority - the Beane way is to fill holes with value priced veterans - I would go: Corner, Guard, QB, WR.

A lot of great tributes here, I have nothing to add to those, but, WOW! surprising and sad news. It says much about a person when everyone was their friend. A true professional who was also a genuinely good human being. He will be missed.

Exactly. The idiots here are the Browns organization and leadership (sorry, that's a misuse of the word leadership: correction, "anti-leadership"). I'm not a Baker Mayfield fan, but he is not the problem here. And after watching all this play-out, what QB in his right mind would want to go there? . . . Contrast that with what we are seeing in Buffalo now; HOF players maneuvering to come here. Cleveland Browns = Joke

I think you mean "Zay Jones" ???

I will be very disappointed if we lose Bates.

Sign them all !!!! ..... Get it done Mr. Beane!

I sure hope we do not lose him. He is one of the best values on the team.

Really, you sure about heaven? Do they really let you talk like that there?

Would love to get Jordon Davis from Georgia.

Gas wells, keep drilling Terry and Kim, keep drilling!

I bet he's asking his agent that now.

I do hope he comes back. Love his work ethic and hustle, and I think he has been very productive. .... I would love to see him in the bruiser TE role like Baltimore uses.

A good low risk high reward signing. And it's an upgrade at our TE2 spot.

"Remember the days when free agents didn't want to come to Buffalo, that my friend is LONG, LONG, LONG, gone!" The Josh Allen effect in full force.

Reminds me of the day we signed Mario Williams.

Especially at home.

I'm sure that is the Bills hope. But if they believe in Bates (which I think they do), then Ford could be cut soon to make room for a top tier free agent signing--Chandler Jones, I hope. And if that happens, look for interior line depth in the draft.

Is this the Zach Ertz thread all over again? . . . 50 pages of foreplay, leading only to deep unfulfillment in the end ????

No matter what you think of Baker Mayfield, think about the coaching, the GM, and the owner situation he has had in Cleveland. I would venture to say, if our guy had been put in that circumstance, the outcome would not have been good for him either. .... Leadership, professionalism, and coaching matter for the development of young QBs and to the development of a good team. Mayfield with Frank Reich could be a great career move for him. ..... And I really, really, really, hope Watson goes somewhere else just so we can watch Cleveland burn again.

This is the perfect scenario. The way the Brown owner has handled this almost makes me have empathy for Mr. Mayfield. That would be hysterically funny (Insert Skip Bayless dumb-struck look on his face picture here) and awesome.

For some reason, I tend to agree with you. It's a value thing, if you can pay a guy less and get close to or equivalent production, it is a better value. Now, I do know enough about Miles Jack to say that he is at Edmunds level--or better or worse. But, I think it worth a serious look if the ROI is better.