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I am not surprised, many of our fans are just as confident in beating them. Both teams had a significant off-seasons along with a potential franchise QB in the second season. I could see where some of them would feel that way. Almost every fanbase is optimistic on opening day in a given season This will be a close one, but I have confidence that the Buffalo defense can hold them under 20. Whether Buffalo wins or not will depend on how well the new offense gels together.

The schedule is a favorable one for Buffalo besides the challenging stretch at the end. Many of these teams are on the lower tier of offense which should make the matchups favorable with Buffalo's defense even if the offense struggles in some games. I see a similar season to 2017 as far as a good start and a bit of a slide towards the end. I am predicting a 4-2 start and a 9-7 finish with Buffalo being in the playoff hunt until the very last week. The team is not too far away and I feel like next year will be when "the process" starts to pay off with a few playoff years ahead.

If Kaepernick stuck with the game after the controversy, I believe that he could have been a solid backup/stop gap starter for the rest of his career. A definite upgrade over the likes of Tyree Jackson, Ej Manuel and Nate Peterman. He did not decide to do that. He is not in game shape, he is in his third year removed from football and most importantly, his mind and passion are focused on different causes. This would have been a valid conversation in 2017, but today even if he wanted to, he would be nowhere near ready to play physically or mentally .

Defense, great and actually nearly flawless when the players that mattered were in the game. Offense showed flashes but were also sloppy at times. Rookies altogether looked great. Good-1st and 2nd defense, 1st string o-line, Oliver, Singletary and wade Bad- Bodine, Bojorquez, Tyree Jackson, Yeldon's fumble More positives than negatives overall.

I think that the offensive line will have a rough night due to lack of experience together and injuries. Allen will take a hit or two and look erratic but do enough to give everyone hope by making a couple big plays. The second and third units will all look good since this is a deep team with a lot of competition going on. Buffalo has never done well in the preseason even during the super bowl years. As long as no one is getting hurt and our new players are showing potential, I do not care what the final score is.

I did state that Troup and Graham were mentioned by me specifically because of who we could have had had instead. Maybe I should have clarified bettter or left that out to avoid confusion. Peterman, you have a point. Maybin didn't care and pretty much admitted that in an interview years later. Davis, Benjamin and Walker were good examples of people who made a choice. I think that the saddest thing in this is that the last 20 years have given us so much to choose from.

There are many bad players, but I am trying to exclude ones like Losman and Manuel who sucked but gave an honest effort. My all time worst- Vontae Davis-Not only did he do the unthinkable and walk from the team in the middle of the game, generate disrespect and scorn from many players in the NFL including non Bills , but a couple of months later, took part in a fanduel commercial on "why he walked away" like it was a cutesy thing. As if he did not learn a damn thing and was shameless enough to grab a few more bucks out of it. I hope that the money from the commercial was invested well, because I have a feeling that he will never make a cent from the NFL again after that stunt. Others Aaron Maybin- Held out, yet would have been considered a bust even if he was a 7th round pick.. On the list of many recent poor draft picks for the bills, this is the worst Nathan Peterman- OK, maybe he tried, but he was so bad that he made us pine for the days of Manuel, view an off the street washed up out of retirement career backup in Derek Anderson as an upgrade and see Matt Barkley as a potential savior. Kelvin Benjamin-Could have become the number one but mailed it in to the point where legends such as Kailen Clay and Ray Ray Mcloud were getting more looks than him. Darwin Walker-Who remembers this? A solid up and coming lineman for the eagles Was traded for Takeo spikes and seen as a perfect rebuilding block. Unfortunately he did care to be in buffalo and held out to the point where we gave him to the bears for just a 6th round pick The "consider the alternative" section Terrell Troup- Back injuries stopped him before he started. Can't fault him for that, but when you consider that local prospect and future NFL hall of famer Rob Gronkowski was there and projected by many to be Buffalo's 2nd round pick was passed over, this one hurts. TJ Graham-Why pick a pro bowl QB in Russell Wilson when you can trade up and reach for a receiver projected to go in the 5th round? Worked out as expected

Thought this said Josh Gordon for a second, lol. I think that the CB's are in a good position as is, however at the right price I would be open to this. A white and Norman backfield would be pretty sweet.

Works out great until he celebrates their miracle super bowl run by taking the o-line out for a road trip a couple of days before the game.

I remember Shawn Nelson, many including me thought that was a steal. During that MNF opener against New England(McKelvin fumble at the worst time part 1 of however many times it happened) he had a nice TD catch early in the gamr making it seem like maybe he was for real. Never really did much after that, but I remember that catch being on some Bills highlight reels for awhile after.

This would be a signing for the preseason, and not a bad one. Things are wide open after Kroft and Knox. If the others get injured or do not work out, you know what you have in Smith who can block and be an option in the red zone.

Cowherd has never liked the Bills or had any respect for them. That aside, the fact that he thinks that the one QB in last years draft less proven than Allen being added to one of the worst rosters in football is somehow suddenly a wild card contender speaks more to his lack of football knowledge than anything else.

Over the last 30 or so years, I have had a few dreams over my life about the Bills results on the next season over the years during the off season, some good, some disastrous. I have yet to have any of them end up as true.

I honestly thought that adding Beasley and Brown was addressing this position but it seems that a few posting here during draft weekend disagreed. I would have been happy getting a receiver early if the circumstances were right, but getting Oliver and Ford were the better decisions. There was no sure thing this year anyway, this receiving class reminded me of the 2008 one where none were drafted early. That classes earlier round picks ended up being Jordy Nelson, DeSean Jackson and a bunch of average players and busts, nothing that was going to singlehandedly be the difference between playoffs and drafting early. I think that Buffalo will get a more established number one if it is a need, but for now, there is enough on the team to give Allen multiple reliable options to throw to.

I selected cautiously optimistic, I see seven to ten wins with eight or nine most likely. Keep in mind that this team went 6-10 last year despite playing playoff teams with virtually no quarterback for a good portion of the season. The only major loss was Kyle Willams who was replaced by Oliver. Every other player not on the team was either expendable or a liability. The line minus Dawkins will be new and upgraded and some depth was added in skill positions to an improving Foster and Jones. Add this to an easier schedule and I see improvement This doesn't likely mean a playoff run, but there is no way that the team is worse than 6-10 unless Allen badly regresses or some key injuries occur.

Keeping the receiving group from last year with no changes would have been more comparable to sticking with Peterman than this. True, there is no number clear one receiver, but there are now four options that are Capable of 50+ catches in a year. Our WR group was historically bad last year. You are not going to get what the Rams and Chiefs have in just one off season. You now have two veterans with good experience, an emerging Foster and Zay Jones even showed improvement. That is far ahead of what we had at this time last year. The WR class is not strong in the draft and I have serious doubt that any receiver would have suddenly emerged as a Antonio Brown/ODB/Julio Jones caliber target right away. If Foster or Jones don't emerge as a number one option, I have a feeling that Buffalo will get that needed receiver in the draft next year.

Could be a nice find and may mean that McCoy is being moved for someone. My main concern is the The amount of carries in college could mean some more wear and tear than normal and could make for a short career. Only time will tell.

I'll admit that I would like to see another option at tight end, but adding Brown and Beasley to an emerging Robert Foster and an improved Zay Jones puts the receiving unit miles ahead of the last two years. Buffalo's off season put them in a position where they could draft the best available. So far they have just done that. They can get a viable receiving option in the next round and even use some of their later picks to trade up if needed. I love the draft so far.

Hard to tell what will happen, I am just happy that Buffalo did something about this. From last year, Dawkins will at least be for now the left tackle, and Teller will be on the roster as either the starter or a backup. After that, Morse and Spain are the closest to sure things. I feel like Nsekhe or Waddell will grab the RT spot and likely be an upgrade over Sam Mills. From there, you have a few marginal starters looking for a chance. Some will be cut while others will be the next Bodine or Newhouse but based on law of averages, one or two will start or at least be a good backup. You also have the draft to factor in, but overall, I am confident that this line will be much better than last year.

More of a straight up stupid take than an unpopular one.

I like this, EJ was a very underrated contributor in 2017 and a big part of the team's playoff run. We should have never let him go.

It's hard to tell. No one can say that adding Beckham and Hunt to a borderline playoff team would not be exciting. It's polar opposite of the bills, who didn't sign the household name stars but found a large amount of players that are upgrades over who was there last year. Both strategies make sense and both have their risks. Cleveland has the better chance at immediate upside but Buffalo has the better chance at having a deep overall team in the long term. Both Bills and Browns fans have valid reasons to be excited. I will be curious to see how this conversation goes in two years.

Losman was a bust, but there were some very nice JP to Lee Evans plays within that time.

Before last week I would have said yes, but Brown and Beasley took care of the needed veteran presence. Foster, Brown, Beasley, Jones, Mackenzie plus whoever is drafted is a good group to come into the season with.

WR Cole Beasley A, C Mitch Morse A OT Ty Nsekhe B+, WR John Brown B+ G Jon Feliciano B CB Kevin Johnson C+, RB Frank Gore C+ TE Tyler Kroft C, C/G Spencer Long C WR Duke Williams INC Overall A-. Sure, an Antonio Brown of Leveon Bell would have been nice but I love what was done overall. The last two years was a lot of doing the best they could with limited talent in a lot of positions. These players are all likely upgrades over who they are replacing. We have a legitimate starting caliber receiving group and a veteran offensive line. There is no position group with any huge holes. I would like to see a little more at running back and tight end but there is still plenty of off season left. Now in the draft, they can truly focus on picking best player available.