Brandon was complicit with the hiring of Ryan. The "don't let him leave the building" remark attributed to Brandon was buzzing through all the media after Ryan was hired and before he ever coached a game. Brandon never dispelled that quote as false.
Biggest mistake Pegula made was not sending Brandon, who demanded Wrecks be hired, out the door with him when Wrecks got canned.
Brandon is to the Pegula's what Rasputin was to the Czar.
They sit tight see how the draft goes, trade up for a QB if they're convinced it's worth it and not a rip off or take a QB at 12 or 22.
Then smartly pick in twice in the 2nd & 3rd round to fill some holes and be relaxed knowing they got mega bucks to spend in 2019.
Don't think Beane is in any sort of panic mode.
But wonder if he thinks about (regrets ?) had he stayed with Charlotte a few more months he'd now be the GM of a good football team with a good QB.
I can see a four team trade.....or a five team trade.
Can't wait for the 1st round of the draft to be over and expose these clueless "pro" reporters for what they really are, rumor mongers.
Seems a reasonable and logical approach that kids who start for 3 or 4 yrs. in college transition better and quicker to the NFL game versus one and two year starters.
Surely somewhere on the great big wide internet that info is available. I'm too lazy to look.
These "draftniks" gloat as if they're experts even when they don't get any picks right in the 1st round.
Only other "profession" that kind of ineptitude be tolerated is in civil service.
Jackson at 12 is not a reach. Bills need players and have 6 picks in top 100.
Their 9-7 record last year was an anomaly. They won't be close to that this year.
The cap space they have going into the 2019 season will improve this team greatly.
Stay put, use your 5 picks in the top 65. Jackson at 12 be worth taking a shot at.
It'll be a long time before they have that kind of draft capital again.
Getting a good QB in the draft ?
It's at best, about a 5% success rate and dependent mostly on luck (not Andrew, who may never play again and why Indy may be in play for a QB).
Trading top 4-5 picks to move up to draft a potential QB bust is worse than taking a potential QB bust at 12, and still having picks 22, 53, 56 and possibly 65.