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He clearly has the necessary skills. The real question is has he develpped the right instincts. He seems intelligent, so I'd wager he knows the playbook. Reading and setting up blocks, on the other hand, don't require intelligence. Things like that require fast reactions and instincts. I saw the report that said he won't make the final 53 and all these people are now repeating it even though they have no real idea where his development stands.

His abilities have declined rapidly since 2017. He should retire. You don't think they'd spend money on such an important position? Why not?

Right idea, wrong position, IMO. I just can't understand people wanting to reduce the #snaps for Oliver or Singletary in their sophmore seasons. Makes no sense. We need game changers and I don't care how we get them.

I like it if we sign Brandon Scherff to play RT and let Cody Ford compete with Feliciano at RG. I still wouldn't mind a DE or CB at 22 because this draft is so deep at WR. I think round 3 would be fine for drafting an OLB to replace Lorenzo. I'd also like to sign an additional outside WR in FA -- Maybe not a #1, but an upgrade from Foster and Williams. Day 3, I hope lands us some guys to compete for OL/DL jobs. I suspect we will sign Greg Olsen whom I believe is still playing at a high level. We can revisit the TE position in another year or 2 depending on how long Olsen stays viable and how well/quickly Knox and Sweeney develop.

I want someone that can challenge for the starting job.

Good for Tyrod. He's a class act. I hope he does well.

This is purported to be the best draft in a long while for WR'. He has 1 year left on his current deal. Rookies are much cheaper. Conversely, rookies are unproven. Still, giving up a 1st doesn't make sense in this situation.

There's no question that he's earned a pay raise, but this is way more. Let's see him do it 2 years in a row first.

We would be so much better with Stafford. Too bad he's never had the necessary talent or coaching to succeed. Imagine what a QB with a 106 passer rating could do for us! Add a couple more weapons and a couple studs on the OL and we'd be as good as any team in the NFL. I see the Lions are denying this, but that doesn't mean that it isn't true. Just don't let him go to NE.

I hope Scherff is our top target. I'd love both Scherff and Thuney! I'd also like Byron Jones opposite T White until there is a bumper crop of CB's in some draft class. We need a slot corner too. Ngakoue is an adequate replacement for Murphy, but not a game changer. At RB, C Hyde would be a nice fit as DS's backup. Maybe Matt Breida for speed? We should at least sign an average WR before the draft since Foster, Williams, Roberts and Thompson are all well below average as WR's. I think Olsen can still play at a high level if we can't sign someone younger. I think Lo's replacement can be found on day 2 of the draft. Jennings from Bama or is he too big? He's accumuated some nice numbers in college.

Lotulelei wouldn't even start for most NFL teams IMO.

Letting Lamonica walk. Drafting Booker Moore, Aaron Maybin and Erik Flowers in round 1. Not drafting Mahomes. Biggest disappointment was the 1964 draft. We did get Butch Byrd who was great. Unfortunately, we also drafted 2 HOF'ers that we never signed. Back then, the NFL and AFL held separate drafts and the teams had to get into bidding wars to sign their picks. Carl Eller (DE) opted to sign with the Vikings instead of Buffalo and was part of the legendary 'Purple People Eaters'. Paul Warfield was also drafted by Cleveland and later played for Miami.

They totally whiffed on White, but I can't argue about the Mayfield/Allen comparison.

I've given this more thought and unless we can sign A Cooper, just sign someone a bit above average and draft a WR with elite potential. We need an upgrade at 1 WR spot for sure, but we need 2-3 upgrades on the OL. I really wouldn't mind seeing us sign both Thuney (LG) and Scherff (RG) and keep developing Ford at RT. Our run game would be much improved, especially between the tackles and Josh Allen's life would get a lot easier. Maybe draft another OT in the middle rounds after addressing WR, CB, LB and DE. I know that's a lot of money for interior OL, but Dawkins, Thuney, Morse and Scherff would be a formidable group and if Ford takes a big step in year 2, we could dominate the LOS. I think Singletary should be our #1 and he'd be great behind that OL. A guy like C Hyde to back him up would be ideal if Cleveland releases him. We could really use upgrades at 2 CB positions -- outside and in the slot. I wouldn't mind keeping Wallace in any case. I like the OP's suggestion of B Jones. He's 31, but, like G Olsen (age 34) still plays at a very high level. At TE, Olsen is way better than any other TE on our roster and he could probably come at a reasonable price. At RLB, there is very little top end talent in the NFL right now, so let's not pay a lot for a FA there. If Clowney doesn't shake loose, I'd be looking at LDE, OLB, OT and another CB as well as WR, assuming Cooper resigns with Dallas and Green goes elsewhere. These positions would have to be addressed in the draft, but I'm guessing several positions will get upgrades in FA. I know we can't expect all of these things to happen, but aim high and get as much as you can. P.S. Ngakoue isn't much better than Hughes, so why bother? I want a beast to play LDE. If we can get a better, younger TE than Olsen, I'm good with that. I don't see Beane signing Conklin with his nagging foot injury. Same situation as Cordy Glenn -- He was very good before the foot injury and now he's just average. Speaking of average, that's Shaq to a 't'. If we're looking to upgrade LE, we don't need him as Hughes' backup. If we draft a RE, move Hughes to LE or trade him for late picks and draft another DE to play LE. I'd love to see Clowney in Bills blue, but I doubt Seattle will let him go.

He's a RE and a very, very slight upgrade over Hughes. I'd rather get a real game changer to replace Murphy on the other side. We need elite talent guys, not more pretty good but nothing special guys.

Those of you that are laughing at the positive responses are not well informed. Olsen still plays at a very high level and would be far and away our best TE. We'd still have to address the position in another 1-3 years if Knox and Sweeney don't develop much further, but we'd be much stronger at TE for 2020 at least. That said, I'd still prefer someone younger.

Just a thought... Build a very large geodesic dome around the existing stadium about 1000 - 2000 feet outside the stadium walls and leave it open year round. Fill it with hotel rooms, night clubs, a theatre for films and/or performing arts, rides like bumper cars and a merry go round, an arcade, pool hall, sports museum including busts and highlight vids and memorabilia for all the former Bills on the Wall, gardens, press conference rooms and great restaurants with wings and beef on weck. All of which would be paid for by the merchants and would bring in year round revenues. You wouldn't really need to heat it up to 70 degrees in the Winter and could cool it in the Summer with fans and a retractable roof. I honestly don't know how feasible all of that is, but it would be a great place to hang out and have fun while protected from the rain, wind and snow. You could also put large montors and speakers around the inner wall of the dome for games and concerts. Solar panels could cover the outer wall of the dome and add a couple wind turbines to defray the cost of all that electricity. Make it nice, though. Don't get cheap. You could charge a nominal entry fee except for ticket holders. Maybe even season's passes.

Any team that plays for London will have serious jet lag if they are playing on the left coast. They'd need a 2nd practice facility stateside and some favorable consideration from NFL schedule makers.

Last year he said FA is for filling holes, but I'd like to see him land a couple elite players like Amari Cooper, Clowney, Scherff, Thuney, Byron Jones or any 1 of the very good TE's available. We don't need more average players. We need game changers and elite OL/DL linemen to dominate in the trenches.

Unfortunately there aren't any very good OT's available in FA and everyone wants us to go WR or Edge in round 1. Conklin is just average, but I believe our best chances of winning come from dominating in the trenches. We still could use an upgrade at G as well. I'm not saying they shouldn't draft a WR in the 1st, but we do have other needs like WLB, outside CB, slot CB, DE, TE and backup RB. Ford did play briefly at RG and I recall 1 pundit saying that he looked way better there. I don't think Nsekhe is the answer either. RT may still be an unsolved problem in 2020 unless Ford takes a very big step up -- not impossible.

So if someone doubts his chances of success, that means they don't want him to succeed so they can have the exquisite pleasure of watching the team lose while they say "I told you so."? That is completely illogical. For the record, I want him to prove me wrong and so do most of (if not all) of the people that have doubts about him. Maybe he will, but he still has a very long way to go. Just keeping it real.

Is this a joke? You have a better chance to get hit by lighting on 10 consecutive Sundays than Josh Allen has of ever winning an MVP. The blind homerism for JA is just stunning. Where was his passing efficiency ranked in 2019? 26th? Well he was something like 33rd among starting QB's in 2018, so I guess 26th isn't all bad. My greatest fear is that McDermott and Beane will simply refuse to admit that they need to draft another QB until it costs them their jobs. Unless he gets a LOT better, he will hold this team back. Waiting to get flamed for telling the truth now.

Thanks for posting. It seems are taking a very different approach to structuring contracts these days and it's paying dividends. I don't see Lotulelei getting cut, though. We'd still have to eat almost $8 million. I think he'll be playing behind Harry this year and gone in 2021. I think they'll let Shaq test the FA market, but will make him a bonafide offer if no one else offers him above average starter money. The real question is will Shaq want to stay?

No one in this forum has any clue one way or another and neither does this writer. How about we wait until preseason and see how it goes? If he's not getting any snaps with the 1's and 2's, that will tell more than any of us know now.

And Lorenzo's replacement and a DE to replace T Murphy. I agree with the need to upgrade CB opposite White and upgrade over T Johnson in the slot. If White gets hurt, we're in serious trouble at a critical position.