GunnerBill

I mentioned him a few weeks ago as a potential depth dust settles guy.

I don't think anyone has said we draft plenty of wideouts. If they have that is just plain wrong. That have only drafted two defensive tackles in seven drafts though. Not that I am arguing they should draft one early. I don't think they should. They need to take some day 3 shots at their Dline IMO. I mean so far the Bills drafting trends are very similar to the trends of the Carolina front office he was part of.

Agree, unless you think Cooper DeJean ends up at safety. I think he can play corner though and if you are drafting him in round 1 I think you probably have to believe that too.

Yea he seems to understand how everything else worked out but still be confused on how the 9ers (Jimmy G) and the Bills (Edmunds) didn't get 3rd rounders.

Yes he will. He isn't a Khalil Shakir who really you can only get value from in the slot. He is more actually of a comparison with the Ladd McConkey conversation we have been having around the draft. He can be a move receiver for you. But he isn't suddenly going to turn in to a vertical threat guy who beats press off the line and gets down the field and wins against physical corners. That isn't who he is. You don't need stats to see that you just need to watch him play. He is going to be most effective in the short and intermediate game and that means he is going to take his share of slot reps.

It can "go higher" but what he does best is win those short, quick catch and run routes. That is where he will be seen to best effect. You can run some of that from a wide alignment but you are going to run a lot more of it from the slot.

Not all, but the majority of those guys are 3Ts. We have our stud 3T. So taking a DT at #28 is either taking a guy who is taking snaps off one of your best players (that's not wise) or you are taking a 1T. And a 1T in the first round is just bad allocation of resources.

I think Johnny Newton is a steal at #28, I really do. He is a top 10 talent in this class for me. I absolutely love him. However, I will make the same point I have made over and over.... the second best and most impactful player on the Bills in 2023 was Ed Oliver. He played 70% of the snaps and when you have paid a DL that kind of money you need them to be on the field in that range. Newton is a 3T. Can he play some 1T, sure. Hell Ed Oliver played a ton of 1T his second season with the Bills when Star opted out because the other DTs sucked against the run. But that isn't where you will see him to best effect. Newton can be a stud 3T in the NFL. But I don't think the Bills can afford to spend their 1st round pick on the second most settled position on the team after Quarterback. He is two spots off the bottom of that list and yet just outplayed half those above him. I am not into trading up for him, but if Latu got to #28 I'd pick him. His point was in 7 drafts they have drafted exactly two defensive tackles - Oliver and Phillips. That is because they have spent way too many FA $$s there IMO.

I mean Flowers was 4th best as a rookie. Hyatt and Wilson have shown flashes. But to have them above Addison and Rice doesn't strike me as super smart.

I like the new uniform designs as a rule and this one is no different. Wish the Bills would modernise theirs.

His ranking have been mixed. He had Jalin Hyatt and Michael Wilson in his top 5 last year and no Jordan Addison. He had no Wilson or Olave in his top 5 in 2022 and he had Dyami Brown (who admittedly I was high on too) ahead of Jaylen Waddle in 2021. He loved Justin Jefferson more than most. He gets kudos for that. But he has been more wrong than right since.

No thanks.

If you could guarantee me I am getting Legette at #60 then sure, I'd live with JPJ at #28 (if he even makes it that far). But nobody can guarantee that. Beane can't know that. If you pick an IOL in round 1 and end up with a WR that doesn't fit the bill later that is just bad asset management, however good JPJ ends up being.

Just about. It is right on the fringe. Yea looks like a 7th to me. Have to remember that there are a max of 32 comp picks and minority hires next hiring season will bump some of the bottom ones off. At the moment Over the Cap has $3m AAV as the bottom rung. I think that will be closer to $4m AAV by the time they are awarded. A 4th, a 5th and a 7th would be nice. But I'd give up the Dodson pick (i.e. have it cancelled) in order to sign Blackmon.

He'd be an excellent add. Sod a visit. If he passes the medical sign him.

Yes. Yes. Yes again.

Yea which goes to my point. If they wanted to extend him they do that rather than restructure.

Yea I am not advocating for a safety. And I think the fact the class is weak at the top probably means they won't go that way. I just don't rule it out if they see Cooper as a safety rather than a corner and he is still there.

Smith will end in the HoF. Only Trent Williams and Andrew Whitworth of that generation are in the same tier. He has battled injuries the last 4 seasons and at 33 that is a risk but he played 13 games in 2023, giving up just 18 pressures and 1 sack. He was still pretty elite. If he can stay healthy this is a homerun for the Jets.

I think the Rams have made some sensible mid-tier moves that improve their roster but hard to say they won the offseason when their best player just retired. Atlanta have made by far the biggest upgrade at QB in the league. And they play in the weakest division. So I'm tempted to say them.

Personally I think everything that has happened in the last week makes it significantly less likely he trades up for a receiver and slightly less likely he drafts one at #28. I think #28 has gone from best receiver available to best player available between receiver, defensive line and safety.

Yea and while this safety class has some depth it is not a great top end class. In the top 50 only DeJean (who is a convert from corner) and Nubin are even in play. The rest of the safeties come from about 60 to 100 in terms of pure talent

Actually, no we didn't.

I agree. The Bills are going to be middle of the pack in terms of overall roster talent this year. But they have Josh. They are well coached and they play in a winnable division. The last few years they have had a really solid all around roster that arguably just missed a difference maker or two. This year they still need a difference maker or two but they also have some holes to fill on the DL and in the secondary.

You are saying you want a vet but not necessarily one they expect to start. I think we have to get a vet upgrade on Rapp and Lewis or else we are in trouble.