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I'm not sure he won't be back. Everyone is saying we don't have room, but don't the Bills usually roll with 9 or 10 DL's? Right now there is 9 I believe: DT Settle DT Jones DT Oliver DT Phillips DE Miller DE Rousseau DE Lawson DE Epenesa DE Basham Zimmer and Jerry are the only remaining FA's of interest with Ankou presumably bound for the practice squad. I can definitely see a scenario where Lawson or Epenesa are not on the final roster and Jerry accepts a reduced contract/role to give it one more go. He's still an effective player, and I don't think he would sign with another team that isn't a Super Bowl contender. We shall see I guess, but I hope something happens as the offseason goes on.

I like the Crowder signing but absolutely agree we still need receiver help. The lack of a true gamebreaker is the final piece this offense has been missing with Allen.

I don't think it is as bad as you are stating. Boettger, Ford, and Mancz all have starting experience, and Doyle has significant athletic upside. That said, the Bills roster is in good enough shape as a whole where they can afford to use a meaningful draft pick on depth. I just don't see it as anywhere near the need as WR or CB.

If they're comfortable with Doyle as swing, then so am I. But on paper it is the only remaining Oline question mark

How good was Bobby Chandler in Buffalo anyway? I'm 41 and don't have much to draw on for receiver pre Andre Reed...

These are rough numbers, but let's try anyways... Ny state outlay = 650 million Lease term = 30 years Eligible taxpayers in NY as of today = 14 million Tax burden for each NY resident = approximately 2 dollars extra per year per taxpayer Boy, let me grab my pitchforks to fight...nothing???

Yep it can't come at the expense of the young guys playing time, and we already have a vet leader in Miller. I agree it's unlikely unless one of the two conditions you mentioned occurs.

I would still like to see the Bills bring Jerry back, BUT only at a discounted rate and with the understanding he would get 15-20 snaps max per game

That may be but I'd prefer we don't wait until the 5th round if a blue chipper like Dotson or Olave is available, especially given the recent developments in the WR market. It's time we up our game and commit to giving our franchise QB some more help. We've addressed the biggest defensive need already with Miller, and the strength of the AFC at the QB position requires that we become even more potent offensively. Pass rush trumps cornerback and we can still find depth on the boundary through a vet FA or trade. Look at how KC reacted after the Hill trade in signing Valdes Scantling, with still 25 year old Juju also on board. Look at the weapons a guy like Joe Burrow has at his disposal. The Bills need to stop acting like they're the Packers with Aaron Rodgers and give Josh Allen a legit game breaker to work with.

And yet again we ignore Allen and the offensive side of the ball until the middle of the draft. Is it too much to ask for the Bills to select one premium offensive playmaker with speed? Like, once maybe?

Totally agree

This is true. The good news is that Allen is 10 times the passer that Cam ever was. Can you believe that in his MVP season he was a sub 60 percent thrower? And 2015 was by far his best. Newton reminds of Ryan Miller when he played for the Sabres - 1 standout year (in Miller's case 2009-2010) and then decidedly average otherwise.

My source said they would squeeze it in on Beaver Island...

What does this mean as it relates to the Bills and AFC East supremacy? There's not much reason so far for anybody to be scared of Miami

Exactly. The rare time when taxpayer expenditures will actually benefit Western New York and NOW all the people complain? There wasn't this much uproar for the Yankees and Mets stadiums. It's really beyond belief

I love the narrative that Allen sucked before Diggs came along while not acknowledging that Stefon far exceeded career heights once coming to Buffalo

Armstead for sure is good, but injury prone. Ditto for Mostert. I do like the signing of Wilson, and resigning their own fa's. They should be improved, especially with Hill, but I don't believe the Dolphins have moved the needle enough to challenge us for the division. There will be growing pains with a new coaching staff, and we all know the QB is iffy. The Bills have also owned Miami and the Dolphins basically have no draft now. In addition, we have the exact same schedule as far as home vs away. The only major difference is they get Houston instead of Tennessee. The other 2 different opponents are basically a wash - @ LAC instead of @ KC, and @ SF instead of @ LAR.

Do they honestly believe this? Lol I'm sure McDermott and company are shaking in their boots

They are decent, and at this point I would put them above the Pats. But the Dolphins have a first time head coach with new schemes and still plenty of weak spots. It's hard to see Miami putting it all together immediately under McDaniel, especially with the limitations at qb.

Lol I don't even know how to describe his running style. He has good straight line speed but seems to lack football skills to put it mildly.

Great post dude. Really helpful to keep up with things

Spot on, and the arms race in the North and West should allow us to do just that. No excuses to not get the 1 this year: Mia/Ny/Ne 5-1 Home vs Ten/Gb/Min/Pit/Cle. 3-2 Away vs Bal/Cin/Chi/Det/KC/La. 3-3 This is the worst case scenario, matching our record from last year at 11-6. One more win and 12-5 should absolutely be enough to secure the top seed

No.

Agreed. The bad news is with the AFC being so stacked even a potential Wild Card game will be against a stud qb. The good news is because those qb's are nowhere to be found in our division we should have an excellent chance at securing the 1 seed and avoiding that scenario.