HappyDays

I don't think many fans disagree that rebuilding the defense should have been the main focus in this draft. It's just some of us wanted them to throw a bone to the offense too. Literally just use one decently high pick on a pass catcher. Is that so unfair? Trading up in the 4th when a couple vertical WRs were sitting there and instead taking yet another defensive lineman felt like total overkill to me.

You're a couple years behind with this post. The Bills have faced the most man in the NFL over the past two seasons. And last year it wasn't cover 2 that thwarted us, it was cover 1. Specifically against Baltimore and Houston our offense was awful and Beane made the desperate move to trade for Cooper as a result. I suspect we'll be talking about possibilities for a similar trade this October. Hopefully I'm wrong. For that to happen Coleman needs to develop, Samuel needs to be healthy and prove he hasn't lost a step, and Palmer needs to be a guy whose production matches his separation analytics. Like last year it is a lot of best case scenarios we're banking on for the room to be even average let alone top 10.

We also needed a WR with vertical traits. I know it was not a good WR class and I wasn't banging the drum for one in the first three rounds, but I think we should have taken one early today. I guess our best option now is re-signing Cooper.

Part of me is happy because there are no excuses for McDermott and Babich now. We just threw a bunch of talent at their side of the ball this offseason. They have to make it work. If not now, it's never going to happen.

And this year we'll find out once and for all if it's talent or coaching. So there's that at least.

3 CBs and 3 DL and a blocking TE. You just have to laugh. I hope it works out.

"The human is the greatest opponent you can have." We just drafted a Terminator so that's fun.

I'm sure he'll be a fan favorite. I just wish he wasn't our first offensive pick.

Hopefully they can smooth things over with Cook because that is the only explosive offense we are getting this year.

Hawkes is seen as the best blocking TE in the class and has played over 400 special teams snaps at Georgia Tech. Fine enough selection to fill out the roster at this point in the draft.

I've gotten myself here. And I hate myself for it. But we've gotten to a point where the upside outweighs the risk.

9.82 RAS score and plays nickel. I figured they'd take someone like that on day three. If he develops well we can move on from Taron next year and save $6.7M in cap.

Laviska Shenault vs Tyrell Shavers for the #5 spot. Who you got?

Damn. That wipes out the WR board

I didn't think the knee injury was too bad because he still ran the 40 and ran a 4.41 at that, but you never know what the doctors will find.

I think a very simple benchmark is that we need to force KC to punt more than twice when we inevitably face them in the playoffs. In three tries we have failed to meet that benchmark. After spending almost all of their cap dollars and draft picks on that problem, if they still can't do it then there is no reason to believe this regime ever will.

I wonder what's going on with Swinson? I thought for sure he'd be gone by the end of R3.

The worst part is the Bills are responsible for the Chiefs dynasty. So many of our draft decisions, coaching failures, and player mistakes you can point to that have directly made them a perennial Super Bowl participant. And every year there is at least one more mistake to add to the list.

Sigh

Yeah I've listened to WGR

Man I don't know. Their plan last year was Claypool competing against MVS. I thought after trading for Cooper they had learned from their mistake. But would it be a huge shock if the plan is Laviska Shenault competing against some Claypool-esque reclamation project? They have told us and continue to tell us they just don't value the position.

I really hate that I always have to be this guy, but why does this regime continue to undervalue WR more than any other position? They have spent none of their top picks giving some help to their MVP. It's so on brand it's almost parody. Maybe I'm wrong about Royals and/or Horton and they'll still be on the board at the end of R5. I'll hope so.

Ugh that is a major disappointment. I didn't think Walker was a Bills DNA fit at all.

I'd be happy with Bowman in R5 as a potential Taron Johnson replacement in 2026. He's worryingly small but he does a little bit of everything which is what we ask our NCB to do.

Chimere ***** knows how to really ***** the ball out of the air