ChronicAndKnuckles

Moulds especially. Give him Josh Allen and he quite possibly could’ve been a top 5 WR of all time. Shoot, give him Ryan Fitzpatrick. The cast of QBs Moulds played with was horrific. Among the worse I’ve ever seen. The ultimate “what if” player. Not that he didn’t have a great statistical career. He was 5 yards short of 10k.

People don’t understand how great it is having the LT position nailed down year in & year out for your franchise QB. Josh Allen was the least sacked last year for a reason (I don’t want to hear how he does it all by himself, that is ridiculous.) Does he deserve the wall? Yes, if he plays at a high level for the next 5 years and is part of a championship team. Dawkins is easily the most under respected player on the Bills by fans. Durable, athletic, can play run or pass, and a total stalwart on the left side. I remember all the bozos saying he was out of shape a couple years back and then he had a Pro Bowl season. You don’t hear from those same fans anymore. You know who you are 😉

Geno is like the Kyle Orton of this era.

At this point, I am entertaining any elite talent at pretty much any position if I am Beane barring RB and LB. Drastic times call for drastic measures. Josh isn’t getting any younger. Can’t keep hoping draft picks are going to develop and they don’t. Also Stefon Diggs was a huge trade at the time.

Didn’t know a 3 point loss with some VERY questionable calls was getting “spanked.”

Whoa. How did I miss this ? This is more of a contract based on potential.

Sucks for them. Bo Nix is gonna be a star

Agreed. We could get close to equal amount of production from AJE at half the cost. Rousseau is a good player, but not for what he’ll demand on the market. I’d rather start AJE and roll the dice with another a rookie 2nd round pick.

30? If this dude makes it out of the top 10 then Buffalo needs to at least do their due diligence and see what it would cost to move up.

Aaron Schobel and his lunch pail Averaged 10 sacks a season and never left the Bills. Retired and put up double digit sacks his last season. Easily could’ve played another 3 seasons or so at a high level. Brady was no easy target either considering how quickly he got the ball out. That’s a very impressive stat

The worst move in Bills history was not paying Jason Peters. A top 5 player ALL TIME at his position. Normally, I’m against it when players don’t honor their current contracts, but Peters was switched to a completely different position (casual fans didn’t understand at the time the importance of a elite blind side blocker) and played at a ridiculous level. Buffalo got absolutely FLEECED by the Eagles. They made up for it slightly for the Shady McCoy/Alonso trade, but Jesus Christ. I can’t even remember the GM at the time. Who was it ? Bc they’re a moron.

I hope Miami does this. Would be reminiscent of Culpepper. I would be ecstatic

Neither is a half back dive up the middle. It’s pure brute force, but that’s what football is about and building a good line. You look for bigger, stronger guys to push the other teams bigger guys off the LOS. Football doesn’t always have to be complicated.

They needed WR help in a potential championship season and they took a shot. I don’t see anything wrong with that.

It’s a familiarity thing. I can’t even count how many times we’ve played Kansas City over the past 5 years. They know us so well and know exactly how to exploit this scheme. It’s pure vanilla to them. They need to come up with a game plan to unleash on KC when they inevitably face them in the post-season. I don’t necessarily even think it’s a talent issue. Couple that with just horrible luck and officiating.

Imagine Allen with someone like Tyreek Hill. The non-scumbag version. Like I said in my original post, 2 out of the top 3 picks needs to go towards defense. Possibly even packaging a 2nd & 4th to climb up the first round to nab a blue chip player if one happens to fall. But I hope they grab a sub-4.3 player with the remaining 4th rounder. There are a few guys available who most definitely could be around the time the Bills pick. Isaiah Bond from Texas would be a nice choice, but I think he will go in the early 3rd. He’s got world class speed and a versatile route tree. Out of all the “fast” WRs, Bond has the biggest chance of becoming a #1 or high end #2. If Buffalo doesn’t move up in the early rounds then I hope Beane can wheel & deal himself into the 3rd round to nab him. Most likely wishful thinking. My ideal scenario would be Beane staying put and grabbing Arian Smith out of Georgia. He’s had issues with drops which I know fans will not be too happy about, but will be the main reason he falls along w/ injury history. I think he offers just as much as Isaiah Bond and is a better “value” pick, IMO. He just needs to work on his concentration and bulk up a bit. I would use him as a gadget player in the mold of Isaiah McKenzie and obviously a deep threat/decoy while he continues to refine his skills. Beane needs to nail the draft (and the off-season as a whole) or heads will start to roll. There is not enough top-end talent YET, although there are young players w/ loads of potential. I do think people are giving up way too soon on the 2024 class. Every logical fan knew Keon Coleman would take 2-3 years to develop. I feel like he is moving along nicely. He’s displayed flashes of all the tools & strengths experts said he had pre-draft and put up a very respectable stat line. The other totally forgotten player on the other side is DeWayne Carter. With the amount of talk on this forum about him, I almost forgot he was even on the roster. His situation reminds me so much of Bernard. If you were around this forum going into his 2nd year, he was talked about as a completely wasted pick or not even mentioned period. People were panicking big time about how to replace Edmunds and the answer was right under their noses. I guess my point is that fans needs to give younger players more time.

I didn’t say it was a pick up I necessarily wanted, it was one I see Beane making with limited cap space. And Cooper was injured. Nobody really knows the extent, but him. There’s a difference between being a mid-season acquisition and having an entire offseason to get acquainted with a team. Neat info.

I haven’t really seen Josh throw downfield in a very long time. Could be his receivers, but I’m not so sure. Slayton is going to be significantly more expensive. Cooks seems like a good bargain basement deal that could give Buffalo a year or 2 of good production. I definitely want to revisit this thread to see if either of us were right

Hence the Brandin Cooks signing. Reliable, consistent, speedy and most importantly CHEAP. Has been a solid #2 his entire career. Draft a raw, fast WR with one of the two 4th rounders to learn behind him. I would not used another high pick on a WR unless there is a guy who fell that is too talented to pass up.

It is not going to happen. The biggest complaint has been the lack of speed at the position and yet a huge percentage of this forum want to sign a dude who ran a 4.59 at the combine? This is the guy who is going to break open the safeties down field ? Tee Higgins is a good player, but benefits greatly from his QB and the WR who plays on the other side of him. He is nothing more than a Gabe Davis clone with better hands. My opinion on the WR Beane would actually go for? The more I think about it, I would actually put money down on this happening. Brandin Cooks seems like the type of vet WR the Bills would take in the mold of Emmanuel Sanders, John Brown, Mack Hollins. Cook’s production has dipped the past couple years because of an injury and the horrid situation in Dallas, but this is good as Beane will get a nice discount. He’s 31, but still has wheels, he’s a savvy vet who’s produced on every team he’s been. I think he’ll enjoy a nice career renaissance w/ an elite QB like Josh. It’s not necessarily the signing I want, but it’s the one that seems the most logical based on Beane’s track record. I feel like people have written off Amari Cooper and Keon Coleman wayyy too soon. One was dealing with an injury on a brand new team. The other was a damn rookie who still put up 556 & 4 TDs on a run heavy team. Both showed nice flashes, they just need to learn the system and gel with Josh more. People are entitled to their opinion about Coleman ever panning out, but I don’t think Cooper just all of the sudden forgot how to play ball. The last point I want to make for the people who want to throw big money at the position. You DO realize the Bills averaged over 30 points a game and got an MVP season out of Josh Allen with the current stable of WRs, right? You DO realize the Chiefs dropped 32 points on us in the AFCC and 27 the year before in the divisional, right? So what does that tell you as far as what the REAL problem is? It’s the defense. If the Bills are going to drop serious money & resources into a position this year, it damn well better be on the other side of the ball. Or else it’s going to be the same story year after year after year.

Paying a RB 12 million+ is pure insanity to me. What do 3/4 of the bolded have in common? They are lethal receivers that can catch it out of the backfield or split out wide. Cook is an average (at best) receiver & pass blocker. He is one of the better pure runners in football and it is truly magnificent watching him “glide” through holes, but he is still not in the same league as Saquon. I love Cook’s style, he is extremely fun to watch, but I am NOT paying him that money. I would much rather Beane allocate that money towards more important positions like DE, DT, CB, and even Safety. If the Bills didn’t have any major holes then I think they could afford to spend $ on a luxury position like RB, but they do. The defense has YET AGAIN let us down in the post-season. I am extremely baffled by the posters who continually want to throw money at WRs when Buffalo averages over 30 points a game. The problem is so glaring & obvious, I just don’t understand it, but I’m done going off on a tangent. Do NOT give in to James Cook’s demands. Trade his ass if he refuses to honor the contract HE signed. The Bills do not need any distractions this offseason. Criticize Beane & McDermott all you want, but they have built a solid cultural foundation here. They don’t need one of their star players acting like a cranky little toddler w/ his equally idiotic brother chiming in. Sound familiar? 🤔🧐🤨

If Beane even entertains this ridiculous crap then I will be extremely disappointed. Cook is nice, but RB is by far the most easy position to replace. Ray Davis has shown ability as an all purpose back and Ty Johnson is one of the best 3rd down backs in the league. I think either one of them could carry the load. Ty Johnson situation reminds me so much of Fred Jackson. He’s just never really been given the chance because of his pedigree and yet produces every limited chance he’s gotten. The numbers don’t lie, TJ has seemingly gotten better the older he gets. Career 4.6 yard avg and 5.2 last year. What really sells me though is his receiving ability & pass blocking. He has potential to be an all purpose threat in the mold of McCaffrey. I am very intrigued on what his numbers would look if given a starter’s amount of touches. I’m not sure why he went so late in the draft. He’s a pretty bulky RB with 4.4 speed. Johnson is only 27 years old and very little wear & tear plus Ray Davis taking some of the load. A 60/40 split would be ideal. I don’t think the Bills would miss a beat and might even improve through the air. The more I think about it, the more comfortable I am with this hypothetical situation.

The Buffalo Wings is a genius name

I would Go see a game in Brazil just for the women alone. I bet the players run through that country

God, I hope not. That show is nothing but propaganda now.