juno999

I agree. The Bills can’t run the risk of Cook holding out in a season with so much on the line. How many times have we seen a player hold out and then come back only to look out of shape and subpar. Draft a RB is the right play and provides insurance. As someone stated above you can stash a guy on IR if you have too many.

I believe they are both done. Beane will likely draft a CB fairly high and hopefully get a veteran corner somehow to provide some insurance in case the rookie CB isn’t quite ready to start. I think Beane also drafts a WR but might not until day 3.

The last game at the Rockpile was against the Lions and ended up in a tie. I don’t remember the game at all but I do remember the crowd on the way out was quiet. A somber feeling overall.

I was at the last game at the Rockpile and the first game at Rich Stadium. Have seasons so planning on going to the last game this season and attending the first game at the new one. Go Bills!

That’s Pat Summerall narrating. I forget the other guy but he and Summerall were both former players. IIRC the other guy played for the Eagles.

Maybe they sign a veteran CB who’s better than Dane Jackson but really looking at the draft now. Beane needs to get these first 3 picks right. A CB and 2 DLine guys, in no particular order, is what I’m hoping.

After hearing these suspensions, curious to see what they do. I felt all along they would draft a DE and DT1. Now I’m believing they’ll also sign a veteran DL on a 1 yr deal to help bridge this 6 game gap. Maybe Smoot.

Pretty good salvage job by Beane imo. For a day, I love Jerruh.

If Cook isn’t extended by the draft, I could see Bills drafting a RB on day 3. The draft is deep in RBs this year. Plus, Bills aren’t going to let a player potentially derail the season with a contract dispute/holdout.

I believe they’ll extend Cook. Some deals take longer to work out than others.

The Dline has been the issue for a number of years. Not enough QB pressures, sacks, not good enough against the run. Pretty much every free agent signee has been overpaid for their production and pretty much every DL draftee has been over drafted.

Or the backup goalie when his team plays against the Sabres.

True. It takes two to make a deal, only 40 guys on roster, Beane has his work cut out, and Bills have $9 M in cap space. IIRC, the salary cap has gone up every year except for Covid year and the Bills have $9M before any reworking by Beane. They're usually starting the offseason over the cap. So I actually feel pretty good about cap space. Bills currently have 8 draft picks (1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, and 6). They will likely get a comp pick for Davis and Floyd. However many draft picks the Bills actually make, pretty good chance most make next year's 53 roster. Whatever the cap space number is, I believe Bills will spend most of it on players currently on team. Tough decisions loom. No doubt. They can't keep everyone as we all know. Hopefully they can get comp picks for players who do leave.

Beane has a tendency to extend players, especially ones they drafted, prior to their contracts expiring. They won't extend everyone on this list (Benford, Bernard, Cook and Shakir) but could see Benford and one other. The Bills CB situation is a little shaky after this season. I believe Douglas is gone and Elam hasn't looked all that great.

Ok. That makes sense. I was at the game. Spector looked brutal out there.

Early on, Spector was playing 1st and 2nd downs, then they brought Williams on 3rd down. Did Spector get hurt at some point?

I believe it was his shoulder. X rays negative

Waive Virgil to activate Smoot or Spector when they're good to go was the thought.

If Coleman is good to go, I could see them waiving Jalen Virgil to create roster spot.

I would replace uncanny with the word inexplicable.

I agree. I watched the Rams Saints game from last week. Kupp wasn't targeted that much and wasn't much of a factor. He doesn't appear to be 100% healthy imo

I believe Beane would bring back Joe Schoen if he was fired. I don't believe McD will bring back Daboll. Check out the post game handshake between McD and Daboll as exhibit A. McD couldn't get out of there fast enough.

Regarding Cooper, Beane would likely add a void year or two to spread out the cap hit. Perhaps a 4yr deal that's really only a 2yr deal.

As we know, Beane likes to draft, develop, and re-sign his guys. Cook, Benford, Bernard, and Shakir will be entering contract years. I believe Beane will want to extend Benford, (especially if they lose Douglas to FA), and I'm leaning towards extending Shakir. Allen looks for Shakir a lot and he can beat man coverage. He's not a WR1 but he's important in this offense. Rousseau will be a priority as well. Cooper is the wild card. If they re-sign him, they can really focus on DE, DT, and CB.

I've watched the game 5 times now. Plus I saw it live. Can't get enough of it.