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I like the first 3 picks a lot. I would take that now if I could. I don't know enough about the round 4 and beyond players to say if I like those picks. I'm surprised by how many people have grown to hate Quentin Johnston as a prospect. Feels like early in the process he was the clear #1 WR, and now he's a guaranteed Kevin White level bust. I understand the body catching and the hands. But everything else about him gives you true WR1 potential. The Bills have needed a YAC receiver that can play outside since John Brown fell off a cliff. Out of the realistic options, to me Johnston is the ideal 1st round pick for us. Fills a need, great upside, immediately adds a play style that doesn't currently exist on the roster. What am I missing? Addison is the opposite of how I feel about Johnston. Everyone else loves him as a potential pick for us. Me, I struggle to see a high ceiling and question how well his body type will hold up in the pros. It feels like a very safe pick, like the player he is in year one is the player he'll always be. I guess that's fine... just not my cup of tea in the 1st round. Not as much as to say on Martin and Saldiveri, just that I know I want us to draft a replacement for Poyer or Hyde this year and I know that I want OL drafted somewhere in the mid rounds. If you took Bergeron in the 2nd round and a safety prospect in the 3rd round I'd be good with that too.

I remember the last time the Bills passed on a great TE with back issues. I highly doubt Kincaid will still be on the board at 27 but if he is it's hard to imagine him not sticking out as the BPA. It might feel like a weird pick with Knox already locked up on an extension, but you simply can't pass up on a pass catcher with that level of talent in a weak draft whether TE is a glaring need or not.

A poster on here explained that the PED he took is not the kind players take for general performance, it's the kind you take to recover faster from a hamstring injury. If that's true I wouldn't worry about his level of play falling off a cliff just because he will be tested more now. When he came back from his suspension he played great. The Cardinals still tried to make him the focal point of the offense which tells you what the coaches thought of him after seeing him everyday in practice. It wasn't a Julio Jones to the Titans situation where they actively ignored him in their game plans. Hopkins' biggest issue was crap QB play and I think he checked out at the end of the year. Anyways fans always come up with reasons not to obtain great players. Von Miller was past his prime when the Rams traded for him. Christian McCaffrey was injury prone when the 49ers traded for him. OBJ was washed up when the Rams signed him. Kadarius Toney was injury prone and a malcontent when the Chiefs traded for him. Stefon Diggs was a problem child when we traded for him. All of these players made their teams substantially better. Eventually you just have to accept the risk and make the move that puts your team over the top.

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This one makes the most sense. If they really like Paris Johnson they could trade the 1st they got from Carolina in 2024 (or their own 2024 1st) to move up to #3. They come away with DJ Moore, Paris Johnson, plus an extra 2nd in 2023 and 2025. That's quite the haul for Ryan Poles. Plus they still have a 1st rounder next year if they need to move on from Justin Fields.

Yeah he was only sacked 3 times, but he was running for his life on almost every play which made the offense completely non-functional. Sacks may be a QB number, but elite pass rush is going to **** up the offensive game plan no matter who the QB is. Bills/Jags from 2021 was the same story. The Eagles had an elite pass rush but were almost totally stonewalled, even though Mahomes had a high ankle sprain and wasn't as mobile as usual. Part of it was the Chiefs OL but mostly the field conditions made it an unfair fight. No doubt in my mind if Super Bowl XLII had been played on that field, the Patriots would have an undefeated season to their name. My point is that pass rush isn't suddenly a non-factor in the NFL just because of one data point from a game that was played in uncommonly bad field conditions. It's still arguably the second most valuable factor in any game. Too many people are pointing to that game and saying "see, this proves defense and/or pass rush doesn't matter" which is a ridiculous conclusion for a number of reasons.

Off topic, but I think the field is actually what disrupted the Eagles pass rush. They were constantly slipping on their get off. A couple reps Hasaan Reddick was pancaked by Andrew Wylie which is a sign that something else was going on. The Bills improved pass rush was a major disruption against the Chiefs in week 6 (9 QB hits, 3 sacks), before a string of injuries made our pass rush an even lesser version of the 2021 pass rush. So I still believe an elite pass rush can disrupt an elite offense, the same as it's always been. The Eagles just got unlucky with the field conditions.

With the 63rd pick, the Kansas City Chiefs select Isaiah Foskey, EDGE, Notre Dame. We drafted George Karlaftis in the 1st round last year, but with Frank Clark no longer on the team edge rusher is arguably our weakest position group. Foskey has a lot of upside and no one else is sticking out on the board for us. @Virgil that finishes it.

Yes, it was confirmed by at least one credible poster on this board that we had tried to trade up for him in the 2nd round that year before the enemy took him. Although the only play of his I remember against us is one where Devin Singletary took him for a 10 yard ride along the sideline 😁

You would take Antonio Johnson, right? I remember you saying you would even take him in the 1st round.

Play him in the box and near the LOS. His NFL.com pro comparison is Kyle Dugger. I've been saying this defense needs some size and physicality, right now it's too much finesse. Johnson gives us that element. Year one I'd expect him to be a sub package DB, maybe a big nickel or brought in for dime packages. Year two I'd expect him to take over for Poyer.

Early in the process I thought that Antonio Johnson was a possible 1st round pick for us, but I guess his stock has decreased a lot because now I'm usually seeing him mocked in the 3rd round. I would still take him here at #59. We need to start thinking about the future beyond Poyer and Hyde.

Yeah I'm not excusing the players, whether the rule makes sense or not it's incredibly easy to follow. I was just curious what the reasoning it. I know coaches aren't allowed to gamble at all on any sport, so maybe they just don't want there to be any possibility of coaches using players to place bets?

If I login to Fanduel on my phone in my company break room and place a bet, nobody cares.

I'm sure there's a legal reason, but I'd be interested to know why players can only bet on non-NFL games outside of their team facility.

Last season was last season. This year Diggs will catch some passes and some TDs and everything will be fine. I suspect if we end the season in similarly disappointing fashion Diggs will throw another tantrum. I'll worry about it then. It isn't going to affect the whole season. These are grown men living out their dream. They'll be fine.

I've stayed out of this topic because I hate gossipy bull**** but wow this story has spread like wildfire among the women of Buffalo. Women that I know for a fact don't care about football, like my wife and several of my coworkers, all they can talk about the past couple days is the supposed fact that Josh Allen knocked up a bartender. First thing my wife said to me when I got home yesterday - "how do you feel knowing your golden boy is a dirty rotten cheater?" I'm floored by how much traction this completely baseless rumor is getting. I guess I shouldn't be. I wonder if Allen is aware of it? He must be, right?

@Zerovoltz I have to ask, why the negative reaction?

22 visits reported so far.

Please make this happen Beane.

With the 31st pick, the Kansas City Chiefs select Darnell Washington, TE, Georgia. This is somewhat of a luxury pick for a non-premium position, but there is some logic behind it. On 1st down in 2022, the Chiefs ran 12 personnel 32% of the time and 13 personnel 10% of the time. So multiple TE sets are an important part of their offense. The problem is behind Kelce it is just JAGs at the position. Darnell Washington immediately gives us a true monster at the position and complements Kelce's skill set perfectly. The Chiefs still don't have a true game changer at WR, but Andy Reid is a master at changing his offense up every year. He found a way to make an offense without Tyreek Hill even more productive by getting the RBs more involved in the passing game and focusing less on deep throws. Having a blocking TE with Washington's attributes opens up the offense in another way entirely. Now they can run heavy sets that will leave defenses reeling with the threat of Mahomes' arm always being there. Pacheco running with a full head of steam behind Darnell Washington is a frightening concept for defenses. And now a red zone offense that was already deadly just got another potent weapon. The Steelers @CNYfan are on the clock.

I've developed this fantasy in my head of the Bills drafting Bryan Bresee or Mazi Smith at pick 27, then immediately trading away Oliver and trading for DeAndre Hopkins. In one fell swoop we free up $10.7 million so that Hopkins becomes affordable and draft Oliver's replacement. Defense gets marginally worse but cheaper, and the offense gets a high impact player. I'd take that outcome right now if I could. So far 20 of our top 30 visits have been reported. Mazi Smith is on that list, Bresee is not. I won't believe Bresee is a possible pick until I know he was a top 30 visit. But he fits a lot of traits McDermott would like - high athletic upside, former #1 college recruit, faced a ton of adversity over the past year (he suffered multiple injuries including a kidney infection, and his sister sadly died of brain cancer). I've been thinking in the back of my mind that Bresee could be the stealth pick no one sees coming. That's what Elam was last year and his top 30 visit wasn't reported until very close to the draft.