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I think this is what killed Mac. He spent excessively on splashy free agents for an immediate impact an keep his job. He has a terrible drafting record outside of the 1 top-six pick he gets to make almost every year. Now the Jets have devoted big money to a RB and a LB, which are usually two of the most cap-friendly positions.

Paradis was still hanging out there for the Jets after Morse was signed and was available for less money. Instead, Mac leaves the center position without an upgrade to make the splashy signings.

Chronologically, Cher came before Madonna who came before Spears, so Cher (along with Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell) are all Pre-Madonna's. Until another Madonna comes along, Spears can't be a Pre-Madonna.

So wait... Now that the Bills have one of the league’s wealthiest owners, who is willing to spend aggressively on coaches, scouting and best-in-class training facilities to field a competitive football team... now you want a rule that limits what they can do? With your rule change, we would have eaten so much dead cap from the Rex Ryan staff, we would have had no choice but to ride out the contract.

I agree completely with this post. Our offence is positioned to take whatever the defence gives them. If they stack the box, we’ll hit you deep. If they cover our deep threats we’ll find Beasley or the TE underneath. We will run and pass to keep you honest. We have an athletic freak at QB that must be accounted for with a LB spy. This offence has some scary potential if Allen’s trajectory continues to build off of the end of last season.

The best way to improve the defense is by keeping the offense on the field. We've made a lot of improvements on that side of the ball this offseason.

It's all about the clicks

I'm pretty sure Bangarang was being sarcastic in his comment and has the same view as you. Can we get a sarcasm font on this board to eliminate these misunderstandings?

If this signing is waiting for the May 7, 4:00 pm deadline, then it is unlikely that the Bills are the destination. With so many FA signings this year, the Bills would not be influenced by this date. I'm expecting Ansah to sign with someone else once the deadline has passed.

I really want to hear what Jalen Ramsey has to say about this year's draft picks. He provides great insights on young talent in the most eloquent way.

Like many on this board, I appreciate the way Beane runs his team. I'd like to add that I like the way the Pegula's run their team as well. They are present, observing but not interfering with the team. They have hired capable people to run the team, so they enable them to run the team. I will take this style of ownership over a meddling owner, playing with his Billion Dollar toy any day.

It simply isn't prudent to pay a player significantly more than their playing level, based on the hope that a player can play better in the future than they have in past four years. If Lawson is a rare player that can elevate his game significantly between year 4 and 5, then the Bills got this one wrong. If Lawson continues to be who he has been, then they got it right and have an extra $10M available in 2020 to sign a player who is more valuable than Shaq.

This is a good problem to have - this is where comp picks come from.

These CFL highlights of Duke are fun to watch. He tracks and high-points the ball really well. I think Duke beats out Sills to make the team. Duke Williams Highlights

Don't forget about Duke Williams. I know highlight reels don't show the bad plays, but Duke looks like he has developed into an exceptional receiver in the CFL. Check out these catches - he tracks and high-points the ball better than any Bill's receiver in recent memory. If we drafted a guy in this draft with these highlights, would you be excited? I like Duke much, much more than David Sills. Duke Williams Highlights

I heard he hit a baby seal.... with an even cuter baby seal.

I really liked this quote. It's clear that Beane is incredibly thorough in his preparation for the draft. By understanding the most probable actions of the teams ahead, he was able to sit patiently at nine to draft Oliver. From reading another quote from Beane, he had a trade partner in place to trade down if Oliver had come off the board. I think we are lucky to have the GM that we have.

So... Wrex would really like him?

How is no one beating the drum for "Opportunity Knox?"

I am not holding my optimism back. I have started every season with the tongue-in-cheek "this year will be different," but I was really just hoping to see some progress to build upon for future years. This year, I want playoffs and believe we have a playoff caliber team with playoff caliber coaching.

I think the comp picks were intended to help teams that struggled to resign their own free agents. Instead it has benefited the teams that are overflowing with talent who don't have space for all of the their free agents. I would call for a rule change, but I think Beane and his staff will get us to a place in a few years where we can't find room for all of our talented players and we begin to benefit from this system.

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More QB's taken ahead of our pick is great news. My biggest fear with Snyder taking the reigns is that it is the Jets who walk away with a bounty of picks from the 'Skins.

We are not a few impactful rookies away from dethroning the Pats*. I wish it was that close. We need the offense, lead by Josh Allen playing like Mahomes did last year, to take the league by storm, while our Defense is as solid as it was a year ago (meaning someone needs to fill Kyle William's shoes).