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Yea once Ed Oliver signed his deal WGR had a discussion about the best players the Bills have on their rookie contracts. It is Greg Rousseau and Gabe (who is in the final year of his). The numbers bear it out... 2017-2019 the Bills drafted really well since then it is Gabe and Greg plus Dane Jackson and a kicker. That isn't good enough. The 2021 class after Rousseau looks like it might be a sea of nothingness and the 2022 class did not have a particularly good rookie year, though Elam definitely came on down the stretch.

He wasn't really "projected" as a 1st tbh. Some mock drafts had him there early in the season but talent level he was always seen as more of a 2nd rounder by the real reliable draft guys. How late he went in round 2 was probably a slight surprise. But I said quite early on I didn't see a first round player there when I watched the film.

He was never a top 10 receiver. He had a couple of seasons of big production that flattered who he is as a player. It wasn't a few mad individuals. Multiple people thought he was a legit #1 and he was never that. Hence he was overrated.

Yea you thought he was better than Diggs. He ain't. I actually agree he is a legit #2. But that isn't all he was rated as. At one point people talked about him as a top 10 WR. That was madness.

Historically Percy Harvin. He got waaaay too much money from multiple teams. Adam Theilen was another one. His big years of production were a result of Stefon Diggs getting doubled almost every snap. Kolton Miller is on my list currently (Raiders left tackle) and Juju Smith-Schuster.

21st feels about right. I was never high on the OL going into last season as is well documented. I think they will be better, but a middle of the league unit. Wouldnt surprise me if they climb a few places by the season's end. But they won't be top 10 or anywhere close to that. Probably because most people in the media have always loved Roger Saffold. I have never, ever, got it. Even when he was in his prime he was massively overrated.

What was the excuse in 2021? It is not. This was a ranking by people who watch the film. He can block, he gets open really well, he is good after the catch and the last 2 years his hands have been pretty good. The reason the #s are not more eye popping is down to the OCs and Allen. Where the Bills use him more - redzone. His production the past 2 years is that of a top 5 TE in the NFL.

What a random list. Todd Monken? Really? Based on his NFL track record? Nah. Daboll's offense had higher highs. And more WTF moments. Dorsey's was more stable if that is the right word, but definitely less creative.

My guess is it is because he hasn't been properly healthy for two seasons now. He was constantly nicked up in 2021 and then the 2022 injury he was "1 week away" for about 5 weeks and then even when he did get back on the field at the end of the year was not moving anything like smoothly. I am open to the idea that a change if scenary, fresh S&C regime, and a good offseason and you could see the old Darren Waller again. But I also think it is possible his body is just breaking down and he has another injury hit year. Bottom 3rd for sure.

Yes.

I'd have him above Engram and Friermuth personally. But as a top goes that is a good list. The reason more people don't think Dawson Knox is a top 10 tight end is much more about the Bills than it is about Dawson Knox. Njoku is a more talented receiver. He can't block for toffee.

No.

I don't know everyone on the list so I can't do that exercise for you. Some I have never heard of, some I know only by reputation, the odd one or two I have seen old game footage of. But Steve Tasker is acknowledged as the best special teams player of all time, certainly the best of his generation. At some point the seniors committee will consider that deserves recognition in the way they did with Ray Guy. Matthew Slater will make it in as well, but like Tasker he will probably go through years of not making the cut the traditional route and have to wait for the seniors committee. I think the committee knows that it basically has to take full responsiblility for Special Teamers because they are always going to find it difficult to make it the other route.

They didn't. They just made loads of mistakes vs the Dolphins. But they weren't flat and lifeless.

He said it was just flat. There was something and it wasn't the true Bills. That is how it looked to me. We played our worst football game for a season and a half (since the Jags loss) but sadly played it in a home playoff game. It sucks. But players are human beings not machines.

The way he describes the playoff game is the way I saw it too. That is what it looked like on my tv set.

Yea someone suggested him. He has definitely outproduced his college performance in the pros though injury played a part in that subpar college production. Marcus Colston was the other suggestion I remember. He never had a 1,000 yard season in college but was a small school guy and one presumes the QB play he had wasn't the best. It is tough though to find those talented big guys who were a bit underwhelming in college then broke out in the pros. Lots more misses than hits in that profile. Not me saying Shorter has no chance. But he is a long shot.

Tasker will make it through the senior list at some point. That was always more likely his route than the more traditional one.

They do but they trend to be the smaller guys who have been overlooked in college. We did this earlier in the offseason - try to find a height, weight, speed prospect who didn't really produce in college but then clicked in the NFL and we struggled.

He struggled down the stretch, for sure. Over the season he was still our best lineman.

I have been a big fan of Latavius through his career. But at this stage he is a not a #1 back. He is a goalline and short yardage only player. I don't love the Cook pick either but he has to get a lot of the ball. He will be more productive with it at this stage of his career than Murray. Ekeler is a finesse back too.

6mil in savings will be one of our bigger individual save numbers. If he plays like he did after his return last year he is an easy cut. If he gets back to form they will keep him.

Dead money is the left of the two columns in red - it's $10.3m is they cut him in 2024 (and that is cumulative of the $4m for 2025). $6.5m is the cap saving in 2024. $12.5m is the cap saving in 2025.

Murray at this stage isn't a lead back either. He can be a goalline and shot yardage back, sure, but you can elevate him from the PS if that's what you need. I'd rather give Cook the ball 12-14 times than Murray.

Dawkins is our best lineman. But Morse is a solid center. Good in pass pro, less so in run blocking. I would not support cutting him.