MrEpsYtown

There are a lot cap experts and with overreaction here, everything is doable. Dead cap and all that. Everything is doable. Is Beane going to put together some kick the can deals? I don't think he will go crazy, but he needs to consider it as this is our window. We need to win a Super Bowl. If we are in cap hell after, it doesn't matter. Yes I want multiple Super Bowls, but they need to make sure they get one. After that, everything else is gravy. Then you figure out everything else on the back end. What that means is that they are going to have to take on some cap risk if they want to truly win it all. Does that mean grabbing Bobby Wagner for a big deal? Trading for McCaffrey? Was it going after Mack?Is it going after DeMarcus Lawrence? OBJ? Is it giving a bunch of money to guys like Brandon Scherff, JC Jackson, Chandler Jones? I really don't know. I am not sure what the "move" is, but this team needs to add talent on both sides of the ball if they want to win it all and the time is now. Drafting 9 rookies and expecting them to put the team over the top with marginal free agent additions isn't going to cut it.

Very interesting. This is an indication that they are looking for that waterbug change of pace back. I have been talking about Jerick McKinnon a lot. Borghi is that type of back who can catch the ball out of the backfield, can play receiver, and can take a check down to the house. I think that is what this offense is missing. I am interested in seeing what Borghi times in the 40. If he is a 4.4 guy I'm in. If not, it's meh. I don't know if Borghi is truly the guy, but this may be an indication they would pursue a McKinnon, James White, JD McKissic, Giovanni Bernard, Duke Johnson, or the apex of this type of player CMC.

Yeah he was my pick as the big splash, good name guy. Makes a lot of sense and should play well with Ed.

It has to be Kyle Allen. Plus he can help recruit Mr. Kirk his bff.

If I recall correctly the Bills were all over Evans pre-draft and he went way earlier than expected. True, plus Hernandez murdered people. So a little different. Knox ain’t bad. Engram is a receiver.

You have to look at the teams with the most draft capital. Like the: Ravens who have five 4th round picks. Browns have two 3rds and three 4ths. Giants have two 1s and two 3s. The Eagles have three 1s, then 2,3,4 and three 5ths. They have 6 picks in the first four rounds. They can easily grab a punter. I think, the Bills would have to consider Araiza in front of these teams in the bottom of the third if they want him.

Yep. He’s a slot receiver. I would rather have him in the slot than some of the other guys being discussed here. And he also runs 4.4

So I trust the process. I don’t always agree with everything. The fact that they were not in on this at that price kinda makes me feel like they have something else in the works. Or Beane really likes this draft.

So to take Janikowski the Raiders passed on some good players like Shaun Alexander, Keith Bulluck. It was not a real strong first round aside from Brian Urlacher who was gone when they picked. They also passed on Erik Flowers and Travares Tillman. And some guy named Tom Brady. Also Michael Dickson went in the fifth. Pat O’Donnell in the 6th. Mitch Wishnowsky went in top of the 4th. Bryan Anger went in the 3rd. I think Araiza goes in the 3rd.

Surely would have done that trade.

He is essentially a slot receiver. So he and Knox both on the field

I would be happy with Harrison on like a 3 year 12 million type of deal. i'd be good with it. But someone will over pay and cut him in two years. Like Trey Flowers etc.

See a lot of that is hyperbole. Has he improved? Yes. Did he improve every year? Not really. He was terrible for three years and then had a hot stretch over the last 6-8 games of the year in which he played really well. I get it. I really do. I know that Zimmer isn't as good as Phillips, but the market won't reflect that. The team who signs Phillips for more than 3-4 million per year will regret it. Matt Ioannidis is probably going to get cut. He is better than Phillips and WTF paid him too much and he will be available for that 3-4 million imo. Again just my opinion, but the Bills need to be careful what they do with Harrison. In my world, he has not earned a long term deal.

I don't. But he played well in our system. Phillips has a little pedigree as a 3rd round pick at Stanford etc so I think he will get overpaid, man of the year etc. But the distance between those guys is quite small in my mind, but they will not be paid that way. I place Phillips higher, but not by much. Not 5-10 million $ better.

Zimmer is an RFA, so much easier to get back and cost controlled.

Also to find about a bit about him for when they might be playing against whatever team he gets drafted by.

I don't love his game. But is a Kromer guy though. Kromer helped make him a lot of money with the Titans. (He played for Kromer in LA for 2 years and those were his best years going into free agency) As a replacement for Daryl Williams as a backup guard? Sure. But I would like a better upgrade there and bring back Bates.

Phillips played well for about 6 games in 4 years. So you let him test free agency to see what his value is. It's a weird case and you have to be careful not overpay the guy and misread the market. Justin Zimmer played just as well, if not better when he was healthy for league minimum. A long term commitment is different than taking a chance. That's the issue. What is his market? You can't overpay for the limited production. Sure it seems like he is hitting his stride, but you can't take that chance with a tight cap. That type of risk may hinder you from singing guys like Dawson Knox etc in the future.

I guess my point is, I would just keep Beasley at whatever his salary is, unless I am making an upgrade. They gave him permission to seek a trade, that does not mean he can't be on the roster this year. So if the upgrade is Crowder, I would just keep Beasley.

They are already there. Beasley, Klein, Feliciano more than makes up for the salary. The cap is so extremely manageable. I am not a Crowder guy. He is essentially just Beasley. Kirk adds a different dynamic imo. Typically, once you pay guys like Berrios, you don't use them on returns anymore. If he is their starting slot, they will not use him to return punts and kicks. I don't think he is a special player honestly.

You can literally run someone over with your car and go to jail for a year or two. Tax evasion? You are going away for a long time. These are just weird incongruities.

I love that they met with Brandon Smith from Penn State. He may be the answer we are looking for. Smith has everything Tremaine has, but he is a much more physical player and he is a bit shorter so his frame is a bit more compact and but he still has freaky long arms and his wingspan is wider than Tremaines. He ran a slightly slower 40 but displays better lower body explosion with a better broad jump than Maine. He also came in about 10 lbs heavier than he played, so he is probably closer to a 4.5 than a 4.6. If we do move on, this is the type of guy the regime would target to replace him. HT: 6-3 1/2 WT: 250 ARMS: 34 5/8 HANDS: 10 1/4 40: 4.57 (4th among LBs - tie) BENCH: DNP VERTICAL: 37.5 (4th among LBs) BROAD: 128 (4th among LBs - tie) I also hope we give a long look to Troy Andersen. He has a lot of really interesting traits. He is faster than Smith and just as explosive as Smith, not as long and much more raw. Smith is more refined and has a thicker build.

Yep for sure better than me, at football for sure

I just hope he doesn’t leave any streaks on my windshield

As a return guy I suppose. I don’t see it with him. Yep I agree. Kirk is the guy who fits the best imo.