Kirby Jackson

Teams didn’t have the choice until last season. 5 of the 6 teams declined. They would be the norm, not an outlier. I just think that they don’t want week 6.

Only one team took it last year. I suspect that the Bills do not take their bye the week after.

I booked my trip last week when the rumors started. I’m glad that it was right. 😬

Agreed!! They have a nice WR room with Ridley back. With Diggs as a top 5ish number 1 and Gabe as a top halfish number 2, I have them higher than 20. They’re somewhere closer to 12-15 in my opinion. I haven’t done my own rankings but they feel closer to the middle of the league than the bottom 3rd. Again, it isn’t a huge gripe.

The Bills are too low. They aren’t top 10 though. It isn’t that insulting.

My top 32 (ranked based on likely starter for 2023 only): - Mahomes - Allen - Burrow - Herbert - Hurts - Lawrence - Lamar - Watson - Rodgers - Dak - Cousins - Tua - Fields - Goff - Geno - Kyler - Stafford - Russell Wilson - Carr - Purdy - Bryce Young - Stroud - Daniel Jones - Jimmy G - Pickett - Richardson - Tannehill - Baker - Love - McCorkle - Howell - Ridder

We are saying the same thing. As I understand it, it is back near the football field that the kids use. I’m not sure exactly where but in that general area.

The burial ground is back behind the current stadium. It is where those woods are.

Peak off-season

This ^

I’m betting an uncomfortable amount of money on the Bills over 10.5. If healthy, 12-5 is the floor. Assuming that it isn’t like -145 or something crazy. I am going to bet 1/2 the cost of a Super Bowl trip. If the Bills go, I will basically go for 1/2 price (or less if I win tickets in the lottery or through some connections). If they don’t go, it will roughly cover the cost of my seats next season. Win/win

That’s what I thought I heard but he talked about how they wanted to draft a DT at a different point. I guess that I came to that conclusion based on both of those comments.

I got the sense that DL (specifically DT) was an area that we would look to add. FWIW, it was so hard to hear in there yesterday!! That is especially true for Brian Gaine.

Pretty much every Mayock pick was a reach. Almost all of them sucked. Kind of the opposite of this thread.

Alex Leatherwood 🤓 He was CLIMBING late in the process though. There was no chance that he fell out of the 1st and almost certainly was going top 20. Maybe it was a surprise that he went ahead of Watson but he wasn’t going too many picks after by the time the draft rolled around.

I like Ingram (mostly because he torments the Bills) and Poona Ford. I think that adds some depth on the DL.

This ^^ Kincaid was almost certainly the BPA on the Bills board. He ALSO has a skill set that they are looking for.

I feel like the people that don’t like the pick are struggling to look at the player and skill set. If you look at Kincaid as a big slot receiver and arguably the best “pass catcher” in the draft you’d like it. Sports have evolved. As an NBA fan maybe it is easier to evolve. We used to look at 1,2,3,4,5 and pigeonhole everyone into one of those 5 spots. Now it is about skill sets that blend. You have lead guards, wings and bigs. The last 2 MVP awards have been won by a 7’ ball handler. Football fans haven’t evolved as quickly as teams. They now have these hybrid LB/S, balanced skill sets in the backfield, QBs that also use their feet, situational pass rushers, etc… Kincaid is a matchup problem. I made a plea before the draft to stop looking at positions and start looking at players. The Bills got one of the best players in this draft and it’s a guy that has a skill set that they desperately need.

Figured Kincade was the guy when they traded up. Nolan Smith was the only other possibility IMO. I wanted offense so the pick worked for me.

I was in Cleveland a couple of years ago. I saw the Bills select Tommy Doyle 🙂

I’d be REALLY surprised if the board fell like this and they passed on Flowers.

It will definitely be Flowers if this situation arises. There’s maybe a 10% chance Flowers gets to 27.

I don’t disagree but if Bryce Young were on the board, they should consider it. That’s the point. The VALUE determines the selection. If they drafted him and flipped him for like pick 29 and a 2nd it would be a great pick. The player ALWAYS dictates what you do, not the position. Teams are way more sophisticated than to commit to a certain position. You used an EXTREME example and it could still make sense. Collinsworth is suggesting that the Chiefs draft Hooker. Teams are way more nuanced than to identify a position and pick BPA at that position. They build their board based on players and then weigh it towards position.

If you recommend ANY position you are a moron. The position is 100% dependent on the players available.