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Another poor draft selection by the fins....there's been too much of missing on high picks for their team to be consistently competitive. Doesn't break my heart...lol.

Billy Shaw......what he did to linebackers was almost cruel.

This is being done for the optics of it. This won't effect enough people for enough money to make much of a ripple on their balance sheet but it is good PR. When many people in your customer base are hurting, you don't want the fat cats in your company earning big bucks and not being effected also. Several large companies in the US have made similar moves. Nobody should be surprised by this and it probably has little connection to the real decisions to be made regarding the season.

Does anyone seriously believe that there will be any meaningful discipline handed out? I don't. Once the draft was here and gone with no disciplinary action taken, the probability in my mind dropped significantly.

It is partially the product of overpaying guys that were on a SB winning team. Does anyone really believe that Alshon Jeffrey is worth a cap hit of $18M under any circumstance? The structure of the agreements for the players that will likely be released leaves a significant amount of dead money. Contracts structured like this doesn't point to a great deal of competence on the part of the GM. It isn't a problem at the moment but will be as they start releasing guys next year and can't sign enough good free agents to fill the holes.

Exactly correct! This is why I gag when all the media types gush every time old Howie's name surfaces. He is not one of the top GM's in the league and this cap problem is just more evidence of that. Like every other GM, he has hit on some moves but when you look at the whole picture, he's nothing special. He got them to a SB win and should receive credit for that.

I don't believe he is done but the career clock in GB has been started to run down. In some quarters, it is believed that he is a hard guy to get along with. If that is true, maybe the front office has decided that enough is enough. His contract makes a trade virtually impossible; so he is not going anywhere. Their plan appears to move the focus of the offense away from Rodgers. IMHO the unfettered, throw the ball all over the field days in GB are probably gone. I also think that the GB front office wasted a bunch of good years for both Rodgers and Favre by not putting great talent around them. For many years they refused to improve their roster with free agents. In spite of this, they had some great seasons but they missed out on quite a few others. Rodgers isn't done yet but it is not likely that we will get to see the "old" Rodgers that we enjoyed watching in the past.

The dog did okay for his first draft. He may have a future in a front office somewhere in the league.

I agree with you. Shame on the Chargers for offering to pay him $10M a year. If he's mad at anyone, it should be his agent. He didn't dissuade him from refusing a good offer and losing more money through a hold out. Then subsequently he signed for $8M with Denver. Looks like a brilliant bargaining strategy to me.....lol. I don't disagree with players negotiating to maximize their earnings but I can't feel sorry for a guy that drives the car off a cliff when he had a decent option.

Good question. Whaley was a dead man walking after the end of the season. The scouting/personnel department did provide all of the input but McD was the main decision maker based on the information that was made available to him. If you remember, the scouting/personnel department was basically cleaned out after the draft. To answer your question, the scouting/personnel department was blamed for the bad moves and most of them lost their jobs. McD was bullet proof being the new guy that just walked into the mess that was the Bills. A friend of mine works in the NFL and knew a lot about what was going on at that time. He also thought it was unusual to hire the head coach before getting a new GM. I guess some of this disorganization falls clearly on ownership. It's good that the Bills are past all of this and seem to be functioning very well.

Whaley wasn't even in charge of picking up the donuts for the draft war room. To give him any credit or blame for anything that happened in that draft is insanely wrong and misplaced.

A friend of mine that is a Pitt grad and follows their football program told me similar things about Jackson today. He's a tough kid with excellent coverage skills and is not a head case. It all sounds like what we are beginning to expect from Beane's selections. I guess we'll see how it plays out in camp.

Excellent analysis. The biggest surprise for me was the selection of Fromm. After thinking about this, it makes sense to me given Barkley's inconsistency. I have also wondered if this was a preemptive move by Beane to deny him to the Cheatriots. NE didn't draft a QB but moved quickly to sign an UDFA . Belicheat also stated that not drafting a QB was not part of their plan. Did Beane beat him to the pick? We'll probably never know.

You're welcome to your opinion but I believe the starting five are already a lock and the new additions are there to improve the depth. We'll see when the games count.

Williams is going to compete for a roster depth position.

I believe that this draft sends a clear signal that Ford will be playing right tackle this season. IMHO, it will take a complete meltdown by Ford before McD gives up on him.

For those who are apoplectic over Davis picked in the fourth round, I remember my negative over reaction to another fourth round WR pick. I was like...Andre who? What the h--- is a Kutztown State. You have to be sh---ing me. What kind of b---sh-- is this. Well I guess he showed me how wrong my initial perception was. My advice now is to chill out and see how it plays out. I trust Beane to do the right thing.

Exactly right. He played in what I thought was a pretty limited offense (I saw several of his games). He ran the routes that the plays called for. He played under control, was physical, and has very good hands. He gets off the line of scrimmage and down the field. He will be an upgrade of the WR depth but will need to be coached up.

Gandy-Golden or Simpson

I'm a little surprised that he was still there at 86 but I'm not complaining. He is a really tough runner. This is a pretty good pick. I expect Beane to make another move before the end of this round or at the beginning of round 4 at a minimum. He still has more picks than he has room on the roster.

He was the 7th rated tackle and projected mid second round. Do the research and you'll see pick 18 was a stretch.

I think you're right about this. Not counting Diggs, I have had the impression that he is only looking to grab three guys with a serious chance to make the roster and contribute early. The rest would be developmental or high risk picks. If that is accurate, picks 2,3,and 4 are important unless he can package 4 with 5 and/or 6 to get to the end of round three or top of round 4. After sitting through round one and watching some good talent slide down the board, Beane probably can't wait to get some action. I guess I find it hard to wait also.

I think OJ is available but that ankle tether might be a problem.

Reasonable order. Any of these guys available at 54 would be a decent selection and improve the roster. I believe the RB's will be gone before the Bills pick. I think one of them will end up in Miami.

Great analysis! Certainly better than what we will hear all day from the talking heads on TV. Thanks, I appreciate your work on this.