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Hearing Darnold is the Browns preference at 1 (not a stretch) and Chubb at 4 if he makes it there (ditto). The 3 way trade is actually a possibility and would result in the Browns taking Mayfield at 2 (after Darnold going 1). Darnold is also the only QB the NYG would take at 2. Otherwise it’s Chubb or Barkley.

It’s a mutual option. He has to agree to it or he’s a FA.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/Bolt/Every-NFL-Draft-selection-made-by-Cleveland-Browns-John-Dorsey-112328382/Amp There’s a list of all of John Dorsey’s draft picks. He has never spent higher than a 3rd on a RB - and he’s been very successful doing that. He’s not picking Barkley.

Would not have thought of him, but he’d be a great choice. Also I’d vote for Brady if he’d be willing to start immediately.

Yup. That’d be a fantastic outcome.

Gotta disagree on both. Their floors are both rock bottom. That delta is 0. Allen actually has a much higher ceiling, although I’d certainly say the odds of him achieving it are even smaller than Darnold’s (which aren’t high).

Deep sideline outs and other throws requiring arm strength are important in keeping defenses honest. If you can’t make those throws then the short stuff won’t be there.

This. Pass rusher or WR.

Agreed. Jackson is about the same caliber (albeit different specifically) of a QB prospect as Mahomes was. It’d be odd to have punted on Mahomes at 10 last season only to go Jackson at 12 this season. Still, I’d take it. Also agree with this. Yikes!

This is a common sort of flaw in many BS rumors. One or two teams get what they want which creates a huge gap for another team. It’d take more than the Bills 2019 1st rounder to make something like this happen. And when was the last 3 way trade done in the NFL? Has it ever happened? edit: I found one 3 team NFL trade in 2010 involving only day 3 picks and players. That’s it.

Heard coaches want Rosen, but aren’t likely to get their way. Dorsey will make the call, but I do not know who it will be.

Browns source. And yes, it’s an inside source. Subject to all the caveats that goes with that - especially with intentional misinformation flowing so freely this time of year. Still, he was pretty adamant about the Browns not really wanting Allen.

I know the Browns and Bills have spoken about the #4 pick. Also the Browns are pimping Allen to try to raise his stock so that he’ll go in the top 4 and improve the value of that pick - either by going 2 or 3 or a team coming up to 4 for him. They’re definitely not selecting him. That’s the one thing this guy has said that I can verify.

I miss the idea of the Jills, but not the actual Jills themselves.

Definitely a worse record than last season. Two reasons: 1) Last season’s Bills team overachieved/got lucky (were not as good as their record indicated) 2) There’s less talent on this season’s roster This season is about building for the future - and that starts with finding our QB.

No way do the Bills get any of the earlier signing bonus back, but there’s definitely going to be a fight over the $1M restructure signing bonus.

Jeebus

And a tackle

I agree. Might be a negotiation tactic though. If he’s going to cause a stink and fight giving it back, then the Bills might give him a portion of it to go away and avoid the bad PR.

Gotta wonder about that $1M signing bonus in context of this medical claim. Money already paid to players is very difficult for teams to recoup, but it does happen in some circumstances. This would seem to be one of those - a bad faith negotiation where a player takes a signing bonus check and then retires. Claiming it was done in good faith, but he had to stop playing due to health issues might be RI trying to keep some or all of it. Not saying this is what is definitely happening, just something to keep an eye out for.

True. Jackson’s issues occur when he moves and his mechanics and accuracy go to hell, but they’re pretty damn good - among the best in the class - when he doesn’t. The big projection is teaching him to maintain what he can otherwise do when he moves. That certainly seems possible. He’s intriguing.

There’s no way the team would’ve informed Shady of any pending trade so it’s not something like that. Maybe he’s been approached about a pay cut because something of that nature would make sense. Not saying that’s what it is, but he’s due about $9M this year and $9M next.

The chips finally fell in the Bills favor. They’ve had better teams over the drought, but got unlucky. They were in a clump of teams that could’ve made those WC spots. - as they’ve been in the past. This year things broke in their favor and they got a spot. As with those past seasons they were just as deserving as the other teams in that clump.

Thats fair. He obviously has plenty of raw ability and QBs have a huge premium today so I don’t mean to imply that he won’t go high in round one. It’s just that talk of #1 overall for such a raw prospect seems crazy to me. Admittedly I haven’t done the homework on these QBs that I usually do.

I’ve been thinking that the Allen buzz is largely being created by his agent to try to boost his stock. This lends credence to that.