Brandon

Not if it's tipped.

KC should have challenged that on 3rd down. If they lose, they're going to regret that.

I'm satisfied with it. I thought Brady did a good job under the circumstances and will be interested to see what he can add to the offense when he has an offseason to fully implement his own playbook and, hopefully, with some serious front office investment at WR.

It's primarily the lack of production until this year.

It seems like their longterm plan for Shakir is to leave him in the slot role. They still need another starting level WR on the outside. Either way, it doesn't matter. Even if he can play outside, that means they need a slot guy. They run enough 3 WR sets that they need a quality player there, too. It really just affects the type and role of the player needed, but the degree of need would be the same.

I think he had a foot injury for awhile this year. Regardless, 6-8 per year is about what I'd expect of a 'good' LDE and I think Rousseau will likely average in that range yearly until age and injuries become a long term factor. That 20-32 area tends to be fool's gold when it comes to DE. Not always, but too many of them never do anything. I'm just glad Rousseau has been a productive starter.

Mario Williams was the closest they've had to that since the 90s. A truly dominant, disruptive pass rusher is the hardest thing to find with the exception of QB. It's not impossible to find one outside the top 10 picks, but the odds are definitely stacked against you. Greg Rousseau definitely isn't at that level, but the Bills are damn lucky he's as good as he is.

Yes, it was the right decision. Shakir was open. Sure, in an ideal world, they could run more clock and still score the TD to win. In reality, they may have never gotten the same opportunity to score a TD and Bass may still have missed the FG to tie. And if that happened, the same people complaining about Josh throwing that pass to Shakir would be complaining that he DIDN'T throw that pass to Shakir.

I wouldn't completely gut the thing, but yes, I largely agree with that approach. Unload as much of the dead weight and players in sharp decline as you can and start clearing cap space for FA acquisitions in 2025/2026 (not much they can do for 2024). That may mean a step back in 2024, but puts them in a better position afterward.

Yeah, I agree with that. Beane and McDermott have openly stated an objective to have a dominant DL since they were brought in. They saw how the Giants beat the Pats in the Super Bowl and that's what they want to be. Of course, that was a decade ago. In reality, I think they're a day late and a dollar short on their objective, but whatever.

Agreed, and I've been saying that for the last two or three offseasons. At some point during a playoff run, you're going to run into an offense/QB that has the capability to drop 30+ points on anyone, especially in the AFC. But sure, you can somewhat reliably limit those offenses if you can also find two or three All Pros drafting late in R1...good luck with that.

That's a really bad deal for Miami. Tua is still the best QB they've had in a long time. To trade that away for a castoff and some mid-tier draft value...no, Miami would never go for that.

They'd be better off taking them in R2 or 3 rather than late in R1. The odds are against you either way, but at least the investment isn't as high.

On the contrary, Rousseau has played well above expectations for a DE drafted in the late 1st round. Elite pass rushing DEs are the 2nd hardest position to find besides an elite QB. Rousseau isn't one of those, either, but he's a good one. Even that's a tough draw in the late 1st. Most of them picked in the 20s never do much.

I expect them to re-sign Rapp and then add a safety on day 2.

It would be a very Bills thing to do to throw the kitchen sink at the defense when they could fix the most obvious problem on offense by adding one quality player. You forgot round 6 and Marquez Stevenson.

How many other WRs get drafted in R5 that don't do anything?

They can cut him post-June 1st and save around $7M this year and $8.5M next year, then $26M and $33M when the contract falls off the books for 2026 and 2027. https://overthecap.com/calculator/buffalo-bills IMO, that makes it a pretty easy decision to release him over the summer.

Yes, but realistically, you're never going to be 5-6 deep at LB. If you are, you're short-changing another position. The guys they have played remarkably well under the circumstances.

They may surprise me, but over the last three decades, across multiple FO regimes, I would never bet against them taking a DB in R1. That's especially true after taking an offensive player the year before.

I strongly suspect that Brady's playcalling was a result of necessity and was largely influenced by the ineffectiveness of Diggs and Davis in the second half of the season. Look at his LSU offense when he had elite talent out on the perimeter. That may be more indicative of what he'd prefer. Of course, all this also assumes that they keep Brady as their OC.

Also Xavier Legette and the two Texas WRs. All three will likely go in the late R1/early R2 area. I try my best to forget about Sammy Watkins.

The Bills could have Calvin Johnson 2.0 sitting on the board at 28 and I wouldn't bet against them to take a 5'10 DB with 4.55 speed. That's been true for about 30 years now.

Agreed, and if you pass up a fairly high percentage chance at the TD and a 4 point lead, there are no guarantees that you will get another opportunity. You don't have the luxury of passing that up late in a game playing from behind. I have zero issue with Allen's decision.

They should definitely do their due diligence and interview multiple additional candidates.