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Wagner would make this an ok FA group. Presumed upgrade at slot WR, upgrade at OG, avoided long term commitment to Edmunds, and get Poyer back for a run at a ring next year. Still need to lose a couple FA's or Beane will screw up the comp pick again. Singletary and one of the DL guys should get us to net negative. I will be honest though, it kind of feels like the Bills are stuck and everyone else is getting better around them. Feels like Green Bay with Rodgers for the last decade. Obviously the draft can change all that and one big move like a trade for Hopkins can make a massive difference.

Except we do know. Because if it was Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy like Hank Gathers he would have an implantable defibrillator and no chance to play. Barring any lung injury from the CPR, he will be cleared to play.

I would bring back Crowder,Lawson, and Q. I would have chosen Klein over Dodson but I would not bring both back. They need to find out if Bernard can play or not. Klein probably can be picked up after first game of season on the cheap and his salary would not be fully guaranteed. The rest can go. We need multiple players to sign elsewhere to get the comp pick for Edmunds.

Many of us lived through 4 straight SB appearances. If you are happy with division titles chances are you are under 25 years old or you have given up hope.

Sweeney Doyle Gilliam Two of these three Jones/Matakevich/Kumerow

Sorry OP but this is standard stuff that just about every person on this board has been talking about for months. And as its stands right now I believe we have signed more FAs than we have lost so no comp pick for Edmunds. Green Bay got a first round pick for Adams and Bills may get nothing for Edmunds. As it looks now he could have tagged Edmunds and still had enough cap room to make these low to mid-level deals. Still a long way to go this offseason but so far nothing special.

Didn't Bills do the same thing with Eric Wood??? Its just manipulating the calendar and when you designate them pre or post June 1st. They just signed Juju away from KC

Florida sucks in so many ways, and the Doplhins is not even in the top 50

Oh please let this happen. He was cur so he does not even count in the comp formula calculator for Edmunds. He would be perfect for this team. Perfext leader to pait with Hyde and Poyer

So far I have two free agents lost and two signed. That means no comp pick for Edmunds at this point but still a long way to go. Poyer still likely to sign elsewhere.

These figures are a bit more reasonable. Cut Crowder and McKenzie? Use Shakir and Harty as slot guys. Still see a need for a 3rd outside WR in the draft.

Detroit just signed Montgomery. Perhaps they know Williams is leaving

How many games does any CB win? I've never even thought of it that way.

Good move. Still relatively cheap for a guy that can be a low end starter. I wonder if in camp they give him and Elam some reps at nickel. I dont think Johnson is going anywhere but if he went down for an extended length of time I would want to know if either of those guys can play inside.

Dam that is bleak even for some of us contrarians. Let's take each listed spot RB - dime a dozen. They have Cook and Hines already. They may yet get a Williams but honestly a 3rd day RB in the draft would be fine. Cook already took the starting role down the stretch. Hell Singletary market may be so dry he might even be an option to come back. WR - no argument there. They need another WR to go with Diggs and Davis. I'm higher on Davis than most but not as high on Shakir as most. I've been a huge Knox for for years. He should be the true #2 target but that may take a new OC. G - already signed a Saffold replacement that should be better in pass protection. Move Bates to LG and the interior OL is already better than 2022 on paper. Draft a C/G in top 3 rounds OT - Again no argument. They need a young OT to develop. Brown is a huge question mark and Dawkins regressed last year. I see OT in the first two rounds for sure. Edge - Nope. Rousseau is good and Miller will be back. They probably dumpster dive for a 4th DE to compete with Basham and Epenesa for the last DL spot. MLB - Wagner is your answer. S - Hyde is coming back from an injury he should be fully ready to go. Hamlin may yet play again. Benford will move to safety despite what McD is saying now. He is just saying Benford at CB while Poyer coming back is still a possibility. Once/If Poyer is gone Benford will be at Safety in the OTA's. It looks like a lot - but really it is WR, OT, and C/G with the first three picks, maybe one splash FA and a few cheap free agents. This could change if they get a WR in FA or via trade but no matter where a WR comes from they will add someone to compete with Davis.

Yes and no. Like it or not a 3rd round pick is going to get more chances to make the roster than a third day pick or UDFA. It has no relevance on whether or not he will succeed but it does on the opportunities he will be given by the regime that drafted him so high. Who is to say if Bernard will develop or not? Sample size is too small, but so is he to play in the NFL. Ha see what I did there? Would be great if he can turn into a playmaker. Even if he gives Milano a few reps of rest during the game or plays the big-nickel or rare 4-3 OLB, he may be valuable. His role in the defense in OTA's and training camp will be an interesting watch.

Agreed. Guys will put up with BB's BS if they are winning. They won't if they are not even making the playoffs with noodle arm.

I agree to a point. Sample size on Love is too small to know for sure. Im sure they know more from practice but he has not had enough game time for us to know. 100% agree. Look what Miami and San Fran did with garbage heap QB'S. Keep adding resources around Allen and hope he stays healthy. Without him for an extended period of time it won't matter.

Ho hum. They should have let him walk so he counted as a free agent lost in the comp pick formula. I beleive he would have qualified. For backup MLB I'd rather have Klein. Bernard probably sucks but he was a 3rd round pick and he should be at least good enough to be a warm body to backup Milano.

Why do teams draft Zach Wilson? These people are not geniuses. In many cases they just follow the herd mentality of coaching. We've heard it since we were kids that special teams were important. People thought the earth was flat. They were wrong and they are wrong about special teams. Maybe back in the day where games were low scoring nad field position mattered. It just doesn't matter anymore. Offenses move between the twenties at will against even the best defenses. Did you see what KC did to the Eagles? You think Andy Reid cares about special teams? Name anyone on their team that plays special teams besides the kicker. Lastly we were number one in special teams by whatever stat they measure, and the didn't make it out of the divisional round. As others have pointed out, Brady and the Pats success skews the data on importance of special teams. The year he got hurt they didn't make the playoffs and my guess is they didn't pay any less attention to special teams. The game has changed and guys like McDermott don't adjust fast enough. He has adjusted in terms of going for it on 4th down situations. He hasn't evolved in terms of roster makeup.

Matakevich according to an article today has had 19 ST tackles in two seasons. That is barely more than one every other game. I know he does other things. But there is no way he is worth the money he is getting paid. Hopefully he took a healthy pay cut to stay. He is a complete liability at LB even worse than Bernard.

Agreed but many teams carry 6 WR because one of them is your return guy/gadget player and you carry one less RB. Bills have done this in the past. If your primary returner is a RB and you have 4 RB's including Jones, then they only need 5 WR. That said Kumerow was used in the short yardage packages as a big blocker WR which he was decent at. Last year Davis primarily played that role after Kumerow was hurt. Kickers matter. Gunners do not.

Kumerow played in six games and absolutely was part of the special teams roster of players at the start of the season. Excluding him just helps you make your argument but doesn't pass the reality test of the percent of salary cap devoted to special teams players. I agreed on McKenzie. Hines played in 9 games and had 6 rushes and 5 catches, compared to a total 35 kick returns that exclude fair catches. He was used on offense but his primary impact was as a return man.

Tasker running OOB intentionally is illegal now. And so are the blocking rules used back in the 1990s. And they moved the tee back to the 35 to deemphasive the KO. Times have changed. Pass the ball, catch the ball, rush the passer, and make clutch kicks. That is all that matters.

Nope it absolutely doesn't matter. Its old school coaching just like benching a RB for half a season for a fumble. The difference between the best and worst punt and kick return teams is what 5 yards? Who cares? Its meaningless. Its less than one average QB attempt or one just above average run.