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Hendon Hooker, the OBVIOUS choice, is not on the list.

This year’s draft it reputed to be weak in general. The Bills, like every other team, have holes to fill but impact at 27 seems unlikely in 2023. There truly is only one choice to gain real value if he falls to 27: Hendon Hooker. QBs have value 10x any other position. Will the value we get from Hooker arrive in 2023? Maybe, maybe not. The top option would be to not actually select Hooker but trade the pick to move down a little and get additional picks in 2024 from which we might derive value. Next choice is to play a game of chicken with teams that think they can trade up in the 28-31 range and get him. Remember Miami cheated so only 31 first rounders. If they won’t trade with us, simply draft Hooker and hold him hostage for a few hours or up to a year. The least likely but still realistic option is to draft Hooker and entertain the possibility of developing him and getting a King’s ransom for Allen in 2-3 years. I don’t love this as I am a big fan of Josh, but it’s a business. If Hooker is there at 27 our pick simply has to involve him via trade, extortion or true selection. There is no way to get that amount of value from anyone else. Crappy receivers, decent receivers that may still be there in the 2nd, running back, OL who may end up being matched by another guy in the 3rd? Absolutely no way. GAIN value for the team. If Hooker is gone, which he probably will be, then we can be pedestrian. If not, be bold.

Talk from whom? Iron Maiden Bills? EC County Bulls? Chat GPT I mean Super fan or whatever? Beane has less pressure than an average flat tire.

I’d like to see them get to 42 wins which is legit over .500. It’s a small thing but symbolic in a way.

The gauntlet has been laid down for coming up with the stupidest off-season “originality”. This falls somewhere between the condiment mock draft and the JP-era helmet design. These things do not look like super villains, they look like “monsters from Narnia” or some other stupid thing.

Jose Ramirez has a gigantic payday in the offing from the Guardians. No way does he start messing with some bird brained two sport idea.

Maybe. I don’t know.

Your first sentence is one of the most disgusting, cynical things I’ve ever seen written.

What’s your all time favorite movie?

Do you think Josh Allen will need elbow surgery?

You are right. What the board should probably do is to simply not have thread titles at all.

The Houston playoff game? When he was 14 years old? Really?

My point was that the garbage being spewed about McDermott is out of place in the Hopkins thread. But it’s spewing away.

He will have some off games……he’s young…….but it is easy to see “it”. Nice post game interview too. The only thing stopping this team long term in my opinion is health risk and perhaps one more solid experienced locker room voice once Okie has to hang them up. I hope he sticks around for a bit.

Oak? Like the tree?

You can’t even stick to the thread topic but you’re lecturing the Bills OC on situational awareness. Classic.

This is not a McDermott thread troll.

Is it well written because he agrees with you? Any points off for being completely unrelated to the topic of the thread? Ertz wasn’t worth Jack diddly. I can’t possibly have a good day…..I’m too negative. Good luck unbunching your panties.

It’s an opinion and likely correct. If the Bills had given up the farm for Ertz, it would not have changed anything other than diminishing draft capital. Now here you are wanting to give up the farm again. Regardless of whichever opinion is correct, you decided to make a personal attack and call me the most negative poster on the board. You’re wrong about that and it is simple to find positive posts, but you choose not to do that because of some weird infatuation with Hopkins.

The point of my post was about McDermott. The correct take on the Hopkins situation was clearly meant to be a side note pointing out it is a Hopkins thread.

Sounds like a Princess Bride line

So…..no……you’re not able to admit you misinterpreted my post even though it was obvious and explained to you.

Well you can spin it all you want but I was correct about Ertz. No way would he have moved the needle for the Bills. You’ll have to show me where I was negative about McCaffrey and not simply what he would cost. Clearly a good player, albeit with durability issues. Hopkins, who also would come with a high cost, has not consistently played, has been suspended for drugs and is 209 years old. The “whatever it takes” crowd’s opinion on him is akin to paying $2M on a used Honda Accord. I’m truly sorry that my opinions differ from yours but I will admit when wrong. I was excited for the Bills to pursue Allen Robinson in FA for example. Now will admit you were wrong in interpretation of my post which was mainly focused on McDermott?

Your confusion reins supreme. My remark was one that was critical of a ridiculous crusading poster on this board whose claim is that McDermott is somehow a bad coach. I think it is a horrible take and I think McDermott is a good coach in a world where perfect coaches do not exist. The other poster is demanding coaching perfection and implies it should be easy to find. His posts are 100% negative and I was disagreeing with him. In addition, his McDermott crusade, even if appropriate for the board in general, does not in any way belong in this thread. How is that being “the most negative poster on the board”? Also note that I have not participated in the “Gabe Davis and Ed Oliver are both terrible” narratives that have somehow turned into gospel.

Huh? Are you always confused and incoherent?