Kirby Jackson

I don’t think so and Beane even alluded to it. Bass was drafted with the intention of taking the job. Unless he falls on his face it is his job to lose. He has a massive leg and was considered the top kicker in the draft. He wasn’t drafted to be cut and end up on someone else’s roster.

Can someone explain exactly how guys 54 & 55 work? Are they protected?

You are never telling them who it is you want. Maybe that changes their mind? You negotiate until you can agree (or not) on the compensation.

I love this for an UDFA. The chances are he’s shot and won’t recover. If he does however it’s a home run. Adams was a top talent not that long ago. Great work by the Bills on this one.

Even if Brady was still there I’d believe that. We are looking at the 2020 Patriots. If you believe that they are good have them high. Just don’t say that are good because they were good. This year is all that matters. Personally I think that they are going to be 6-10. If someone feels the 2020 Patriots will be 14-2 have them at the top. That’s more of my point. I don’t think anyone believes in the spot that they have the Patriots. They just give the benefit of the doubt.

I don’t think that he’s holding them back from that. I think it’s unknown whether he can take another step. He isn’t a hole though. He’s an unknown.

This is slowly becoming a pet peeve of mine. Why does every team get evaluated on who they are today but the Patriots get evaluated on who they’ve been for 20 years? If you think we are better we should be higher than them.

Ha ha, I hope you’re right on Fromm. Baltimore, outside of maybe WR, is just a really good roster. They are big, physical and have players up and down the depth chart. I do think that their division is better across the board but they should still be there at the end. That division improvement though may prevent them from the bye. That is going to be a big advantage this year. If the Bills played last year’s schedule with this year’s team I may have them as the favorite to land the bye.

I agree. They had a really strong draft too. They have talent and depth. I thought that they may take a 1/2 step back this year but changed my mind again after this weekend. They really are loaded.

I’m with you. Miami finishes 2nd in the division IMO. New England is not good but everyone is scared to call them bad because they haven’t been bad in forever. They don’t have a QB and don’t have any offensive playmakers. They will win 6 games. The Jets are a total nightmare imo. They are the team that can’t get out of their own way. They will be one of the worst teams in the league. The Dolphins are moving in the right direction and appear to have strong leadership. Additionally their crossover games this year are Bengals and Jags. That’s a huge advantage. I think that Miami wins 7 or 8 games and is a playoff threat in 2021.

I was tempted to put the Bills in their own tier right after KC and Baltimore. For me the Bills are right there with them but the schedule this year is really tough. That’s what pushed them into tier 2 for me.

I like this too tier 1 - Chiefs, Ravens tier 2 - Bills, Steelers, Browns tier 3 - Colts, Broncos, Titans, Texans tier 4 - Chargers, Dolphins, Raiders, Pats tier 5 - Jets, Bengals, Jags

Turk still available? I skimmed the draft network link and didn’t see him on there. He’d be a great addition. He would likely make the team.

I think that the bottom of the depth chart will be 2 of Foster/Davis & Duke/Hodgins (1 from each group). The last guy on the roster (and even a couple of guys that get cut) could be as good as every other guy that they had in 2018. That’s wild

He has elite talent though. At worst, he’s Justin Herbert a year from now. At best, he’s the elite talent that he’s always been and goes 1st. My personal opinion is that he’s somewhere in between. He will probably grade out somewhere between Burrow and Lawrence IMO. That’s where he likely sits now in terms of most evaluations. He will need to put together another good year to remain there but he has immense physical skills. On a side note the Lawrence/Fields rivalry has always been interesting. They will be linked from high school through their pro careers. It’s kind of crazy that these 2 “all-time” type of recruits grew up a few miles apart. https://apnews.com/bf862262f7378ceb4512378822fac6c1

Me too, he has more potential IMO. I get the Fromm pick though. He has a LOT of qualities that a team would want in a backup. He’s basically a McCown that’s 25 years younger and played at UGA instead of LA Tech.

I’m going to say B (and I don’t count Diggs in the draft). I don’t think that the Bills drafted one guy that will ever play in the Pro Bowl with the possible exception of Bass. They drafted a bunch of guys that can and will fill a role. The Bills didn’t have a need though for immediate impact players. They had some spots that needed to get better and they accomplished that. Overall, I’m pleased but not overwhelmed.

He is a QB and a pretty famous one. ESPN features like 8 stories at a time or whatever. Fromm being picked was one of them. There are a bunch of factors. If it was James Morgan it wouldn’t be this bad.

He wasn’t a REAL day 1 or 2 pick. That was a case of the talking heads being way behind the scouts. There was a time that Matt Barkley was considered the number one overall pick. The same was true for Jevan Snead. That was never actually the case because they weren’t good enough. The talking heads are ALWAYS behind the football people. Earlier in the thread you were talking about Fromm as a prospect vs. Fields. That’s laughable. One is a LOCK as a top 5 pick and the other has a chance to be a decent backup. That has ALWAYS been the case.

Turk?

Thad Moss anyone?

There go the goalposts moving

Waxed? I don’t remember Fromm in the playoff this year? Again, if you believe what you are saying than feel free to make the wager and you can even name the stakes. I suspect that you are talking out of your backside which is why you won’t stand behind what you are saying. You know that I’m right on this so we are good.

Number 1 kicker?!? You must be thrilled

If you want to place a wager, I will bet you every single dime that I own that Justin Fields is drafted before the 5th round. If you believe what you are spitting out here stand behind it