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It just isn’t that easy. Offensive linemen are so hard to find and there is a huge fail rate. Free agency is littered with failed first rounders like Germaine Ifedi each year. There are no dream team situations, unless you want to wind up like the Rams. The Bills are doing this the right way, a good mix of solid veterans, game breaking young players, and developing players. There is a good chance that Conklin gets hurt again with the Browns. There is always risk.

I hear that. I just think Knox is super raw as a receiver and blocker, but he definitely has upside. He needs a strong offseason (current status in the world isn’t helping) but I think his drops were mostly a kid trying to do too much and being amped up. He tried to turn and run with the ball way too often. Knox was a high school quarterback who was hurt his senior year and sat out. Then walked on at Ole Miss, redshirted and only played in 18 college games. He is a true work in progress. He needs to take a big step up and find consistency, but I do think he is already better than a good number of tight ends in the league.

I just think they believe in Ford and Knox. I think those guys are their starters and if anything they would look for competition. I think the Olsen thing was a special case and he would have replaced Kroft. They believe in their draft picks, which they should. I suppose they could have pursued those guys, and maybe they did. Those guys are clearly better than Ford right now, but i just don’t think it ever makes sense to dump a boatload of cash into the RT position. Its debatable whether or not any guys left on the market are better than Ford. On the tight end situation, it really depends on what you are looking for. If you want a complete in line tight end who can do a lot of things Kroft is better. If you want a receiving tight end who is an athletic freak, then Ebron is better. For what we do offensively and the fact that we have Knox, Kroft is better in my opinion.

Man you know when the Bills put out that official graphic it is truly on! ????

My favorite tight end out there is Nick Vannett. He can block, he’s huge, and he has some pass catching skills. I think there is some potential still there as a former third rounder. All he would be doing is upgrading depth. He isn’t looking for starters at those positions. So maybe he brings in a Greg Van Roten or a Nick Vannett, but those guys would be coming in to compete. There are no upgrades to our starters at those positions out there in my opinion.

I just don’t think Ngakoue is a scheme fit. Obviously I’d love to have a player with his skillset, but I just don’t think McDermott would want to hand out a massive contract to a 240 pound defensive end. Even Jerry Hughes is a questionable fit, but as a rotational player he has been okay. If they are handing out a massive contract to a guy, it has to be a perfect fit like Clowney or a Frank Clark, Demarcus Lawrence type. Bigger ends and defensive linemen so that you can have smaller rangey linebackers like Milano make plays is the MO here. That’s just my 2 cents.

Good safety depth which we sort of lack. I do think we upgrade at safety during the draft. Marlowe is limited but was okay on special teams as well.

I think this relationship was over the minute Bill was forced to trade Jimmy Garopollo. Bill wanted to move on but Brady won that battle with Kraft. So for the last couple of years you have a coach who knows his qurterback has more pull than him and a quarterback who knows his coach doesn’t want him. This was a natural break up.

I do like Miller. Always have. But I do think he is coming off a ACL or something. Gordon is the best player on the list, but in terms of being a complimentary piece, Hyde makes the most sense. Some more under the radar ideas: Deandre Washington of the Raiders was a good piece for them when Jacobs was injured last year. He has some breakaway speed and has some pass catching ability out of the backfield. Should come quite cheap. Our old friend Jonathan Williams could make sense. He flashed with the Colts last year. He has some size and speed. I do think he was originally cut in 2017 because he was a bad fit in the Rick Dennison system. I do think he’d fit better now. Matt Breida got a second round tender, but if a team wanted to pursue him, they could try to negotiate different compensation with the Niners. Maybe a 4th? Finally Kenyan Drake got the old Charles Clay Transition tag. With the Cardinals in a place where they need to get Deandre Hopkins a new contract, still need to make additions to their offensive line, and have about half our cap space, Beane could design a heavily front loaded contract that the Cards might struggle to match. Though if you pursue Drake, he becomes your starter and Singletary is the complimentary back. To me, he is the best player available at the position outside of Derrick Henry (who isn’t really available)

Lol...despite the fact that he wears a kangol hat, Bruce Arians doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who will be into this.

I like Higgins. He’d push Duke and Foster off the roster when it is all said and done in my opinion.

I’d like to see him here. Really good complement to Singletary and with Gurley you are also getting a bug time receiver so there are things you can do with him. I think he goes home to Baltimore and splits carries with Ingram and joins Lamar to enhance their rushing attack.

If we didn’t sign Klein it would make some sense as Clay could replace Lorax as the combo off ball sam/rush end. But I think that ship has sailed. I’m guessing he goes to a 3-4 team, maybe the Bucs and goes to play with Brady. I’d say Bucs, Raiders, Cardinals or Falcons. Gruden loves this guy.

I read somewhere he wanted to go to Miami to be closer to family. I still hope the Line buries him on every play, plus he can fight Connor McGovern again, twice a year now that he is with the Jets. But I don’t think there was animosity out the door.

Sounds like a man running out of child support money. ????

Its a reach but both of these guys were class of 2012 high school graduates and they are both from Maryland, towns about 40 miles apart. I’m guessing there is a chance they know each other. Gurley went to high school in North Carolina, but spend most of his life in Maryland before his teenaged years. I’m guessing they are friends. A stretch, but it would be cool if Diggs started recruiting guys already.

Rich people are weird. They live in a strange reality

Ok now I want him, cuz thats funny

Id take Kupp and one of their tight ends for sure ?

I like Gordon, but I’m not sure that is the right move for this team. Definitely interested in Gurley if he’s cheap. Lamar Miller, Devonta Freeman, Carlos Hyde work just as well as Gordon in my opinion.

Honestly had 3 such occurrences. First was Bryce Paup. I was young and he was my favorite non Bill. I wore number 95 when i was young in his honor. Then it was Chris Speilman. The Lions were on TV a lot and he was probably my favorite linebacker. outside of Bills and Reggie White, Paup and Speilman were my favorite defensive players. Finally it was Drew Bledsoe. Post Kelly, Bledsoe was my favorite quarterback in the league. I even had a Bledsoe Pats jersey as a youngster. When he got traded to the Bills I was already like 18 but I had the same reaction as this kid.

So true. That Ramsey trade kills them. No first rounders for a while. The Gurley deal is what it is. They had to pay him, but kind of backed themselves into a corner. I wonder if people with still see McVay as a genius, or is he just the next McDaniels?

To me the only reason the Gurley idea makes sense is that the Rams have paid most of the guarantee already and he needs to be a part time player. Whomever we bring in needs to share carries with Singletary. Maybe Gurley could be electric again if used selectively. I think the Rams hold onto him past 4 pm and take whatever they can get.

I think that makes sense as well. I like the middle part of this draft and it would be interesting to see them come away with most of their picks in that 2-5 range. He definitely will move about the board.

I like Josh more than all of them, but I liked both Joshes his draft year. Hated Mayfield and was iffy on Darnold. But if I was drafting a guy this year I’d take Herbert. I think he has the best career of the first round guys this year.