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I think with the contract, and just... his performance last year and coming off the rehab etc. I just think he doesn't want it to end that way?

Can't really draft players that are drafted before you pick though...

Their run game was absolutely gashing us. Part of why i thought the TD to shakir would have been the difference. I didn't see them having as much offensive success without being able to keep us honest there.

I'll say this - we lost to the Chiefs in the playoffs last season because they beat us at the LOS on both sides of the ball.

I'll admit i've never heard of him. Back of the roster dude it seems like. The pass rush is going to really depend on if Von has literally anything left in the tank at this point.

Oh i meant after 2025 season so the 2026 offseason. These are always estimates just because of all the different bonus structures and whatnot. To move him in 2024 - 4.3M signing bonus prorated over 3 years - 12.9M 3.2M option bonus prorated over 4 years - 12.8M 1.35M Restructure bonus prorated over 4 years - 5.4M 18.5M Base Salary (This piece would be traded) - 18.5M So i see it as 31.1M dead cap total if traded vs. a 27.8M cap hit if kept. If traded as a Post June 1st - you can move it across 2 years. Spotrac has it as 8.8M dead in 2024 and 22.2M dead in 2025 so 19M in savings. I'm just not sure how that would actually help our team.

I always looked at Diggs deal as most likely a cut/paycut in 2025.

I don't think we're there yet - but i do think it could be a plan down the line in a year or two for johnson to move into that type or role. With Neal out, i do think its something they draft in that 4-5 round range in this years draft though.

I think Shakir will end up on the boundary some. I know brady likes to utilize bunch formations quite a bit. I hope he looks into ways to use motion to both block and identify and create mismatches. Things I'd like to see - Kincaid on the LOS in those bunch formations - Diggs iso on the other side Kincaid off the LOS in motion - Wham blocks in the run game. Shakir as a boundary player. Samuel in the backfield. Move the dude around some. Cook as a WR in a spread formation with diggs also in the slot. Attacking the middle of the field in cover 2 with 2 TE sets. Running from under center to add some improved play action elements to the offense.

I voted trade down, no 3rd round picks and you can probably still get a great player if you get the right one in the 2nd. I don't think more than 2-3 go off the board in that window. It does depend on how far down though, and whether there are a few players they have similar grades on.

UDFAs and Late draft picks are usually a little cheaper than a UFA. However... Buffalo is in that contender status where you just figure out the dollars and put the best guys on the roster.

There were plays last year where they used diggs as a running back in motion or running routes out of the backfield. I think you can run those plays with samuel, and keep diggs out on the boundary stressing their defense more vertically where he excels (the guy runs every route well, and can create space inside and out. I'd prefer brown if we didn't already have diggs. I like browns ability to attack more down the field in our offense, but i think thats a position buffalo can look at in the draft as Buffalo needs to create options for life after diggs. Considering you probably have diggs through 2025, a rookie this year still would have 2 years on his deal so the dead cap hit doesn't hurt as much.

I don't expect this huge jump in his numbers simply because i expect kincaid and shakir to get greater target share, and a rookie to take a chunk out of the diggs/davis targets. Him and shakir can play inside/out. It helps a LOT if Diggs were to miss any time, or if we drafted someone and they struggled early or something. Diggs was coming off the field more towards the end of the year last year, and while sherfield was probably a plus as a blocker he was mostly a minus as a WR.

Worst offense in the league?! They had a hugely top heavy roster and they weren't even good. Gotta rip the bandaid off, and you got a coach whos committed long term. Last year their group of backs totalled about 300 carries and none of them even hit 4 on a Yards per carry average. I don't view losing ekeler as a big loss - especially with a 68.9% catch percentage as a back. Allen had 150 targets... but missed 4 games with injuries. Mike WIlliams played 3 games a year ago. They already basically played a season with Johnston and Palmer - and Johnston was a rookie 1st round pick (there tends to be a jump in year 2). They pick at 5, have a franchise QB established, and theres a close to 100% chance one of MHJ, Nabers, or Odunze is on the board when they pick. If all 3 are gone, then Maye is probably available and someone might want to jump the giants - thus getting you a ton of value that they probably need. So its pretty much a win win. Not sure why they included tight ends - but I think Dissly and Parham can cover for whatever Gerald Everett brought to the table.

On the plus side, i think he's done better over his career than sherfield or harty ever has. I can see them using shakir on punt returns now as well.

Good - maybe we can run the friggin ball against the bengals this time. Currently 2 of their top 3... are WR's nobody wanted on buffalo. Super serious.

I'm gonna love it when we win the division again. They feel like a house of cards this year waiting to fall over, and after that things get very dicey. Their biggest concerns moving forward: Tyreek Hill has a 56M cap hit in 2026 when he will be 32. They also have a huge dead hit in 2026 on ramseys deal for the void years to lower his cap hit. Holland is a free agent in 2025, and Waddle will need an extension next season or he's playing on a 16M cap hit team option, or holding out. Feel like you almost have to try and trade him. Their offensive line is currently worse than it was a year ago, and it wasn't good. Their defensive line is currently worse than it was a year ago. They lost wilkins and while Sieler is a good player, its a big drop off losing wilkins. 0 depth. Chubb blew out his knee, phillips his achilles, van ginkel is gone. Added Barrett. Lot of money tied up between chubb and barrett this year. Secondary should be solid. Ramsey and holland are great. Poyer is still a solid safety. Fuller fills and probably upgrades howards spot. But man the depth is... not great. Tua doesn't have a future contract at the moment.

I think Murray is fine, and i can't see anyone calling for ridder after the film he put out there. Coming off a torn acl, with 0 training camp, he looked considerably better than someone like watson did at any point in the last 2 seasons after his "layoff". I see this as them looking for a backup QB who can potentially win a game here or there. Mariota just got 6M, and i view ridder as basically the same player and they get him for 2yrs and 2.5M. I think they probably roll with dortch in the slot primarily, draft a WR at 4, and probably sign someone who can play inside/out.

So one of those WRs will be off the board at 4. It was a fairly foregone conclusion anyway but thats brutal. I think brown is still a possibility to return there too.

I tend to agree. Why would we be adding a tiny dude at WR who isn't a plus as a returner, has a sub 10 YPC average, and whos catch % has declined every year of his career. I'm not trading picks for a gadget player when they could need that pick later to move around or just... fill out the roster with usable depth.

We can only hope. They need some level of a hiccup. An injury. Something... to open the door a crack here. I think its probably WR or TE. I do feel like most of the best tight ends happen to find themselves on championship contending teams for whatever reason.

6 games for Lamar and he was a rookie in his first one, 5 for cousins.

With defenses adjusting to offenses by getting faster, and playing more 2 high safety looks, he's in an interesting spot. Where he excels is getting the ball out quickly, and keeping the offense on schedule. The lack of athleticism though makes it tougher against better defenses though. Brady was a pre-snap wizard, and his later bucs years were buoyed by a loaded offense at skill positions while also having a top 10 defense. The playoffs are usually lined with teams who have good pass rushers, and are usually coached by better units, and he'll probably need to perform on the road in potentially inclement weather and at least a hostile environment. . Having said that - he's excellent in a dome vs outdoors so this is a good landing spot (8-9 at home, plus NO on the road). He was starting to play better in night games where he was traditionally not very good. He doesn't take himself too seriously, and he seems like a natural leader type. The question is whether he can perform in the playoffs when a young team really needs him to. Cousins only has one playoff win vs. Lamar who has 2. Cousins only win was in 2019 as well so its not particularly recent.

Considering he'd basically rotate with oliver, and maybe both play on some 3rd downs - the limited snaps might help them both stay healthy. But he was also already in a rotation with hargrave ferrell and jackson a year ago and he missed time with injuries.

Pro personnel was one of his strong suits for the most part. I don't really remember him ever nailing a draft (the 2017 one to me doesn't count as much, it was mostly senior bowl dudes who mcdermott worked with at the senior bowl and he was fired like right after).