Richard Noggin

When Beasley was an integral component of the Bills offense, the pendulum was swinging hard in the direction of passing. There was TIME and SPACE on the field. QBs both very young and very old were producing at historic levels. Josh Allen, along with Patrick Mahomes, are talented enough that they need to still embrace their youthful arm arrogance maybe a LITTLE more often than they have been recently. Allen to freaking Robert Foster was a legitimately dangerous deep connection down the stretch in 2018. Come on. Get the man a guy with elite speed and a knack for getting behind DBs. (Worthy fit that description tbh lol.)

There is a Bills 4th leaving and a 5th and 7th coming back, but those are whatever.

This Garrett trade breakdown seems favorable for the Bills compared to some earlier guesses/projections. Two late firsts is the cost here, essentially. Plus Epenesa is somehow valued enough in the transaction to be included at all (salary relief there?). No more or less valid, this proposal, of course, than any other as an entry in the ongoing chatter.

Misspelled realized and embarrassing 🤌

So badly run, they're ruining it for every one.

Von was an example of Beane AND McDermott stepping outside their comfort zones to get that defensive "closer" they've lacked. Beane for giving that much money and term to an aging guy with potentially BAD knees (drunken doc--who was part of local team that scanned Miller was--ran his mouth at a restaurant I worked for, claiming that Vonn's knees were an obvious red flag; this is that first summer he was signed). And McDermott for deferring at times to Miller's entitlement (heard it from Miller's own mouth, at that same restaurant, that he'd been caught by McDermott for staying out past curfew, and while McD did not punish Miller or make an example of him, he did at least "address [him] as a man" and appeal to his better angels as a team leader and role model. Wish it had worked out better. (Mother Teresa was a bit of a psycho tbh. Crazy stuff.)

Only future asset traded to get up to 10 was next year's 2nd. Didn't surrender a 2nd this year (was 1st, 2 4ths, 2 5ths, and future 2nd). Hunter CAN play some WR in the NFL, yes? Give him a limited role on both sides of the ball in year 1 unless he proves capable of handling more? final pick at #208 was Jalen Rivers, T Miami (could project as a stout LG).

So true, but I'm really missing that wide-9 alignment I saw from Philly in the SB. Gave Mahomes fits (of course in part because of the talent running it).

All 7 picks make the 53-man roster (assuming health and lack of outright busts). Choices at 56 weren't offering compelling value so I moved back a little and compressed my pick selections from 10 to 7.

I'm fine with the Bills using those draft assets to acquire Garrett. He's great. I'm even more fine with the Bills using those assets, or maybe less, to acquire Crosby. (I recognize that his potential availability is mere rumor and Bills mafia fan fiction.) I'm also fine with the Bills investing 2 of their 3 Day One and Two picks on DL. The draft is deep there, so lean into that if the opportunity arises. Let talented DL prospects fall to you, or if you miss a run on them, there should be DBs or OLs with value. Will need a cheap LG or OC soon, to replace David Edwards in 2026. McGovern could slide back over if an OC develops or falls into their laps before an LG does. Is that VPG? How much longer will Dawkins play at this high level without needing another big payday? Just keep stocking the cupboards.

If the first 5 picks fell like this, no trades... (I haven't done much reading on Winston and Strong, tbh, but they were sticking out on the board.)

Back in March the EFFING GOVERNOR of MISSOURI commuted Britt Reid's sentence, and he is supposed to be under house arrest until October of this year. That's as overt as entitlement gets. Big part of why KC is so easy to root against.

McDermott's scheme worked so well a few of his years in Carolina because they had ELITE talent at all levels of that defense. But also, there's something about the way the Bills align up front, and rush, series-after-series, that seems predictable or at least not exactly cutting edge. I truly miss the old Wide-9 days of Jim Schwartz, and of course the Ted Washington days of Wade Phillips. Talented D-lines. Philly had incredible success against KC without ever blitzing, leveraging what looked to me like that wide spacing with DEs aligned outside OTs and even TEs, early and often. They exploited Kelce in pass pro, several times. That's awesome. In short, my answer is yes. It's the players and the system.

Agree with this throughout, and I originally wanted to focus on your bolded bit about Taron Johnson. Such a demanding position he plays, so I was wondering how that impacts longevity/consistency among the top NCBs in the game. Was gonna use Kenny Moore II as a comp, until I looked up his stats. Then this became a post about how reliably impactful Kenny Moore II has been for Indy. Compared to Taron Johnson, Moore's made MANY more impact plays throughout his career, and is only about a year older than Taron. Still playing at a high level. Similar injury histories. I don't know if it's the apparent passivity of Buffalo's scheme, in comparison to Indy's aggressiveness (?) over that same span...or if that's even the case, but Moore has been a tier above Johnson nearly every season.

I want to congratulate these Edmunds traits-vs-ability claims for making another appearance tonight, 2/18/25. May this argument NEVER die. I agree with you btw, but have concerns about (and some contradictory tenderness for) the 1st claim. I don't think anyone has ever convincingly proven that Edmunds ACTUALLY deterred pass attempts, but I love it coming up again. Has it been demonstrated convincingly?