GunnerBill

Yes, I am saying that. I don't think you should take anything at all from how they build the room in 2024 other than they were doing the best they felt they could given their other pressures. In terms of next year's receiver room IMO one of two things happens..... 1) Keon is great as a rookie and is the established #1 going into 2025; 2) He doesn't and they are aggressive next year to find a #1 either by trade or by going receiver early again in the draft.

I agree they do everything with a purpose but their purpose is not always about the immediate short term. Unless you think in 2018 Beane put together the worst collection of skill position players and offensive linemen the Bills have had this century to support his rookie QB because he thought that was a good idea? He didn't. He thought taking on all the dead cap of the guys they had moved on from - Sammy, Darby, Dareus, Glenn, Tyrod etc - in one hit was a good idea. The offensive talent reflected the reality that he had less to spend as a result. That is what is happening here IMO. Beane's purpose is to do a mini-reset of the roster in 2024 to transition from the first Allen era team to Allen era 2.0. He has built the best WR room he thinks he can in that context. It doesn't mean they aren't trying to win in 2024 but their #1 objective in their roster decisions this spring was to begin that reset.

Player? Percy Harvin in his short tenure wae up there for me. One of the most overrated NFL players of his generation. Constantly running wrong routes and tripping over his own feet. I am sure there must be others but he was the first that came to mind. Coach? Agree on Hackett. Thought he was a dreadful playcaller. Dave Wannstedt's defense as well. At times it looked like he called the exact same defensive look every single down all game long. But #1 has to be Rex. Hated everything about him. His personality. His bombast. His leadership style. And his playcalling.

I haven't been, no. I will make it at some point. But man I hated Rex. I hated him befofe we hired him and he was even worse in reality than in theory. He sucked all the joy out of being a Bills fan for me. I was ecstatic when he got fired.

The moment Rex's firing became public.

Seems that way because it is that way.

$90? Thought it was $79.89? Was Keon lying?

I don't have me game by game breakdowns with me at the moment cos I am on vacation. But on the Coleman point the LSU game was his best game of the year. That said the clear separation he gets on one of his touchdowns (I think it was the first one from memory) is on a route run from the slot into zone coverage where he gets a free release. When those of us who talk about his struggles separating they are not the types of play we are trying to project to the next level, where we presume given their other roster needs, the Bills are more interested in him as an outside receiver.

Trading for a WR1 after June 1st has never been the plan.

I think Brady is #1 and Kincaid is #2. But agree otherwise. They are the scenarios.

Nah he wanted them to interview Keith Butler from the Steelers. From the first interview the Pegulas were texting McDermott behind Whaley's back while he continued to run a process that he believed was still ongoing.

A) if he fires McD he clears house. They are tied at the hip. B) even if he doesn't in two hiring cycles so far Pegula hired guys other than his GMs recommendation.

It's mad.

No it didn't.

I think he got better as the year went on. Early on he was way too aggressive in bad spots IMO.

That is certainly possible. I don't believe it is yet proven.

I get it. Just one of the things I appreciated most about Leslie was his patience. There were games last year - Denver and New England stand out - where we needed a bit more of that.

Definitely more cover 3/cover 1 on defense but I also wish Sean had Leslie's patience at times. Too many ill timed blitzes when I felt like he just got frustrated and so blitzed out of anger / frustration. I tend to think that is the worst time to blitz. Whether Sean or Bobby call the D this year I'd like to see some of the coverage evolution from last year continue but with greater patience in the playcalling.

Teams noticed he struggled against speed and started moving ends inside on obvious pass downs and speed rushing Cyrus's inside shoulder. Hopefully Kromer works on his counter to that this offseason.

There is a lot of read across between his tape and Keon's I agree. Agree. He is the body type I think where he has to battle with it a bit.

Totally disagree. McDermott makes the playoffs with at least 4 of the drought rosters IMO. There are at least 4 rosters that were better than the 2017 team. Now we might have been 0 for in the playoffs. That is fair. But he would have broken the drought way sooner.

I don't think you are an idiot. Just wrong.

High level special teams play. The British guy isn't even a rugby player. Not really. He is an amateur rugby player and boxer. The chances of him being anything at all are very remote.

You don't get a roster exemption for the 53. You do for the 90 and he doesn't count for the PS. If he makes the roster he makes it as one of 53.

I do think Bishop will start if not day 1 then by week 4 or 5. But on the edge point that was about who was there. There were four edge guys taken in rounds 3 but they were all 3-4 OLB types (and the teams who drafted them reflect that - Atlanta, Denver, Baltimore and Philadelphia). Could you have drafted one and then brought them along and converted them in time to more traditional defensive end role? Yea, but not while getting much production early. Zero edge were taken in the entirity of round 4. The next tier of guys were more 4-3 ends - Thomas, Booker and Solomon - and all went in round 5 including one to the Bills. It was not a good edge class beyond the top few guys if you are a 4-3 team.