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DKs just a big believer in Justin Fields

Maybe the Steelers will trade Pickens with DK in town? Or maybe the Saints Olave? Those are the only trade options I can think of. In the meantime I’m gonna bump the ole draft [many] WRs this year thread.

oh well, he was never coming here. At least it’s the NFC.

On the bright side, they’ll have the nicest darn volleyball courts for all the hungry people to see

His evolution into Favre is almost complete

Hendrickson had one very good season in NO before cashing in. It was a risk that paid off for the Bengals. I think Greg has shown several good seasons worthy of 7% of the salary cap. I like the stars and scrubs model too where you have a few superstars. But unless you draft those players, acquiring those top players is costly and I think the Rams are the only team I can remember pulling it off…and even with them their best player was drafted. I do think Beane gives out some silly contracts. Oliver and Bernard in particular. But I think this is one of his better contracts that can be part of building a good DLine.

Greg actually has more sacks through his first 4 years (25), than Hendrickson did in his (20). And his new contract accounts for a little over 7% of the salary cap when Hendrickson’s accounted for a little over 8% back in 2021. I think this is actually a pretty good deal, especially since the Bills don’t have to give up any draft capital like they would for Hendrickson or Metcalf.

After you pounded the table to draft Coleman last year and now this, I’m going to pre-order my Metcalf jersey

Like Kirk, he is best when aligned in the slot where we want Shakir to be.

It depends. Alexander didn’t start at Toledo until his fifth year. That’s a concern to me because he couldn’t excel in the MAC until he was much older than most players. Porter is a little different because he was a converted WR so the move from O to D explains a little. Combine that with his top athleticism and I think it’s someone who may be able to be good in the NFL. So context matters, but generally, if a player couldn’t make an impact until he is older than his peers its a concern for me.

Expensive, 32, KC has a lot of money tied up in a few players

22. I talked with a Bills source who told me Dalton Kincaid’s lack of production last year was because he was a lot more injured than folks realized. “He’s gonna be a sleeper next year, trust me,” I was told. What about Amari Cooper, I asked? A shrug. “He might be done.” The implication to me being that Cooper’s days as an elite WR1 might be over, not that he would be leaving Buffalo. I still expect that if anyone would be the focal point of the Bills’ passing offense, it would have to be Khalil Shakir. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/matthew-berry/news/matthew-berrys-25-most-interesting-things-he-heard-at-2025-nfl-combine This is notes from Matthew Berry’s time at the combine. As such it is focused on and filtered through a fantasy football lens. I do remember a couple of years ago being down on Spencer Brown. Beane kept mentioning that injuries were a key reason for his struggles. Hopefully Kincaid can make a similar turnaround in 2025… Sounds like Coop won’t be back

I’m also lower on Burden than the WR2 or 3 he usually is ranked. The problem with him for the Bills if he does make it to 30 is he was basically exclusively a slot player and with us re-upping Shakir, that is a bit redundant. If we go WR at 30 it really needs to be someone who can win out wide.

The thing to keep in mind with Thornton’s production is that the Vols had more running yards than passing yards this year. The most catches by a WR were 39 this year. Donte’s production was more a result of the Vols leaning on there running game and a talented defense with a young QB. I’m not going to try and tell anyone that he is a very polished receiver and the routes he ran were basic. But the Heupel offense has produced X-receivers that have had success in the NFL. Recently with Cedric Tillman and Gabe Davis - both who ran 4.54 40s. The more high profile disappointment has been Jalin Hyatt but he operated more off the line on stacked releases than Thornton or the others have. One reason he may be a good fit for the Bills is he is a very productive low volume receiver - leading college football in ypc - and the Bills passing game has morphed into an offense where most passing targets are lower volume. Im not sure where Thornton will wind up going, I would be excited if we drafted him round 3 (with a trade up) or beyond. The good news is for a team in desperate need for WRs with both size and speed that can play on the boundary, there are a lot of players that fit that bill from round 2 and on this year. Hopefully we take advantage and draft a couple barring some impressive FA signing.

Yes, aside from drafting Josh, the best first round pick of the Beane era is the one he traded away for Diggs. Whether it is getting someone like Metcalf or Olave from a cash strapped team with no QB, or at least taking shots at WRs early who can become dominant players for Josh, we need to keep taking shots to support him. There is FA and other draft picks to fill out the defense.

Dont’e Thornton and BTJ posted basically identical combine numbers. The production is much different but both very explosive. Thornton was an elite low volume WR this year and the Bills offense is a low volume target share offense so would be a great fit imo.

Porter is going to be a tough one because he is a 24 year old who didn’t start until his 6th season. The counterpoint to that is he was a converted WR so it took him time to become a corner. Elite special teamer which made him a good tackler and the movement skills show up on tape. Amos is so smooth and such a natural at corner. If he somehow made it to the Bills in the second that’d be an instant good starter.

You think Porter, Hairston or Amos did enough to put themselves on the Bills radar at 30? I think Porter did - if he makes it that far. Amos and Hairston are such naturals especially in zone but I’m not sure if the Bills will like Amos’s run support or Hairston being sub-190. I think they will both probably be early day 2 picks

Higgins is smooth for his size and that 10 yard split was really good. He also only dropped 7 passes on 350 targets for his entire college career. That’s with an 13.3 aDot. His hands are great. I don’t think he gets past the second round

We definitely might!

Don’t get me wrong, I think Golden is a first round player and would be happy with him at 30 which I agree is unlikely. The way he carried the Texas passing offense was awesome. I think he is fast (just not 4.29 fast), and that it shows up pretty well as he runs routes. However, when he has the ball in his hands, I think he is too easy to bring down. He only had 8 missed tackles forced on 58 catches this year and I think that may be part of the reason you don’t see him running away from defenders too often because when he gets interrupted he goes down. One of the plays that sticks with me is in the SEC Championship game, he creates nice separation, catches the pass the Starks misjudged. Golden starts running, Starks slips, catches his balance and runs Golden down. Starks ran a 4.5 40. Later in the same game he did break a tackle one on one with the corner and got run down again by the LB Mondon who just ran a 4.58. Even in one of his best catch and runs against AZ State, he got caught from behind though it was after 50 yards So in short, I think he is more of a Chris Olave or even Diggs than a Tyreek Hill. All good players.

Malaki Starks was the fastest player on the field in all the drills. I really don’t want to spend a first round pick on a Safety but if he made it to 30 it would be hard to pass up. You still feeling like Barron can follow in McDuffies footsteps as a smaller corner who can excel outside? Basically the same size but Barron tested faster.

Yea we will have to disagree there. I think he is fast enough to be a good player but don’t see 4.3 speed. Yea Tez is day 3. Probably will go to Denver with his bro.