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Quay Walker is respectable in that he has started a lot of games. I fully expect Green Bay not to pick up his 5th year option though. He has been a tick better than replacement level. Sure that is still better than Elam but if you spend a 1st on an off ball linebacker that guy better be a star or else that's a bad allocation of assets. Similar when you take a center tbh, but as ever it seems.... the Ravens made the right gamble. My bigger complaint was always I had 7 corners that year with 1st or 2nd round grades (Elam was #7). Sauce, Stingley and McDuffie had gone. That meant four were left. Let's leave out Andrew Booth for now because the story at the time was the medicals were horrific and he has barely been healthy and not looked healthy even when he has. So maybe it was down to 6 because the Bills are pretty risk averse on that stuff he was likely off the board. That means even if the Bills were adament it had to be corner there were three guys left: in order of my ranking - Kyler Gordon; Roger McCreary; Kaiir Elam. Gordon has developed into a high end corner. McCreary (who I never saw as a scheme fit for the Bills... but then likewise Elam) started as an outside corner for a year and a half in Tennessee where he was average and then was moved inside and is a good slot. And Kaiir.... well we know how that went. I'd love to know what the Bills thought of Gordon. To me he was a much simpler scheme fit and had much better tape. He had a higher RAS score as well from memory. Love to know what put them off him. And they weren't the only ones btw. The Athletic have run a piece since on the process of the Chiefs trade up for McDuffie and they had two first round graded corners left at that point..... McDuffie and Elam. What were the pros seeing that I wasn't in the Gordon / Elam comparison? And this isn't an effort to point out I was proved right. It is a genuine question to try and better understand what pro teams are looking for in those evaluations.

When I actually see the value it is a next year 7th and moving up literally 4 spots this year from 1st pick in round 6 into the comp pick zone of round 5. That is more what I thought Kaiir's value was. It's not though. We move from the Browns pick (1st pick of round 6) into the round 5 comp zone for Dallas's comp pick. It is four spots.

I'd rather sign a bag of used condoms.

Meh.

Not quite true he did have a run as interim in-season in Carolina between Hurney (first time) and Gettleman. But your point stands. Every GM is a first time GM at some point.

Now hired as the defensive line coach of his LSU tigers. Congrats Kyle.

Anyone but Douglas pls.

5th and a future 7th is definitely higher than my expectation. It's funny I think it might have been you (apologies if not) I was talking to last offseason about Kaiir and saying there are not a ton of teams where his skillset looks a good fit but Dallas who just ask their corners to attack rather than read and react might be one. Sort of makes sense. Although I am considerably more convinced it is about Elam not being good as much as not being a fit this spring than I was last. The compensation is a definite win for the Bills.

Honestly everything the Bills have done since they moved off Star should tell you fans might want a big tub of goo 350lbs space eater but the organisation doesn't. It wants guys even at 1T who can make plays in the backfield.

I don't know a ton about him except that he loves to run and hit on special teams. I think he is a free safety at least which was a need. Mainly a backup for the Commanders?

I like him. But I don't love the idea of a 1T at #30. And you'd have to take him there IMO.

He has played plenty of 1T. I'd be amazed and disappointed if the Bills have given him that deal to back up Ed Oliver. As I said above... I don't think the Bills want a big fat guy at 1T. That is not the type they have gone for at any stage since they binned Star. They have always gone for 1Ts who can anchor and play run but will also get upfield and penetrate.

Yea I talked about Biggers as an option the other day too. As for worries about size... honestly, everything the Bills have done since they cut Star tells me they are not after a big tub of lard type run stuffer.

Surely they have signed Ogunjobi to start?

Depends who is there obviously. If Tyleik Williams or Alfred Collins last that far I'd think about it. Suspect both are gone.

If he is there at #30 he is almost certainly BPA. I don't love a safety there but he would likely be a tier above what else is available.

There are a few. CJ West if he makes it to our 4th is someone I'd consider. Day 3 there are a couple of guys I like too. Simmons from Tennessee I think might not be a starter out of the box but had potential to be a good 1tech down the line.

Good player. Now cut Daquan please.

Bishop needs to beat Hamlin out first of all. And I am far from convinced he will. He was levels worse than Hamlin when he was on the field last year. I want a proper freaking free safety. Not a draft pick who is switching position or Hamlin who is a good pro but out of his depth.

He is 3 players in one. At a reasonable price it is a good signing.

Ugh. We need better at safety.

Based on his performances the last three seasons theynare entitled to think he is toast. And they may well be right. The only thing I'd dispute is I don't think he has been healthy for any of that time. Which means the Bills are taking two risks: 1. That they can get him properly healthy; and 2. That is he is fully healthy some of the old ability remains. They have to nail both 1 and 2 for this to be a good deal.

That would not surprise me at all. Signing Hoecht, a similar type, to a similar contract... and knowing a post June trade of AJ opens up about $6m which is around what Beane likes to have as his operating space in season.... AJE for a 2026 5th round pick (maybe can be a conditional 4th if he hits double digit sacks) at some point in camp feels like a very strong possibility to me.

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I'm not sure how much he has left. But I'm also not sure he has been fully healthy at any point in the last three years. If they get the player LA has seen the past three seasons this does not move the dial. If they can get him fully fit and firing maybe it can.