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Fair!

Yeah, but will they be relevant?

He would have been the 3rd outside guy on the roster last year, if he comes in on a low cost deal, I’d be happy to have him back as a depth guy.

There has been 1 guy who’s been anywhere near good at 40. So that’s a nice dream, but JA probably has to the mid 30s w his style.

If they can’t get a long term deal done (and I don’t think they can/will), I think they will franchise and trade him. I don’t know who specifically the Bills will go after, but I’d like to see them go for Adams when NY releases him. 2 year 40M type of deal. Maybe longer in years and no guaranteed money to spread cap hit, but get that real alpha X, let Shakir run the middle and see what, if anything, you have in Coleman. Draft a burner..

If they were, that’s even worse.

If Elam were the single example, it wouldn’t be an issue. The fact is, he’s had a top 10 pick, wasted on Oliver, sorry, not sorry, but an average at best starter who’s completely useless without help. There’s the Basham incident, Kincaid being MIA this year sure doesn’t bode well. Coleman looking like he’s a #5 when there were other options a plenty isn’t helping.. the list goes on and the fact is, he’s whiffed multiple times on the talent evaluation of the positions he’s trying to force a pick on, which is compounding the fact he’s clearly NOT going BPA and is trying to force fill holes at the top of the draft.

This ALL DAY long. He commits the same sin every freaking draft. He gets locked on a positional need and won’t get off it for the BPA. This is why Boogie was taken not Humphrey, Elam, Coleman, Oliver, Rousseau etc. EVERY DRAFT. Even the one he got lucky on Allen, he needed a QB and a MLB, guess what happened? It worked once to force a need pick, he got lucky that the 3rd QB taken was the best one. Let’s call it what it is. He swung for the fences and even admitted he didn’t care what it cost because if Allen didn’t pan out he knew it was the end anyway. He took a shot, it worked. The reality is he would have been just as wild if Allen had gone to Cleveland as it was speculated and Baker had been there. As much as I respected the way he trimmed the fat, he’s proceeded to layer it right back on again and handcuff the team. It all compounds from awful drafts leaving holes to be filled by FAs that cost a fortune. If you take away Allen and look at this roster, anyone would be right to question why the GM has a job. If you look at the playoffs, one would be right to ask why the coach has one too.

When you don’t even know who the guy has drafted, it’s tough to defend him accurately. I’d also say your expectations for 1st/2nd round guys is remarkably low.

Well this guy projects he gets screwed but the market saturation of older, has been vets, and the performance (or lack thereof) of similar guys from last cycle. I’m betting his BEST offer is 2 years 22M with 14 guaranteed. I hear you on Brown, but don’t be surprised if he does in fact get that kind of money, that’s still a “low risk” signing these days. He got backed into a corner last year, I’d bet he jumps earlier this year.

Haha, no worries, I didn’t file any patents. I have been drawing the same comparison since last year with him. He’s thriving as a 2, he’s had a few games as a 1, but it’s a different thing when you are the primary focus of the D. Also, he’s going to have to be real careful where he goes, he’s not a separation artist, he wins contested balls, a big factor to that is having a guy put them where you can win. Burrow is arguably the best passer in the league, the only place with money and a QB like him is Washington. Go there and I think he’ll be good, go where you have to be THE man, I think it’s a struggle.

I thought the OP was stealing my comparison from months ago. I think it’s spot on and people claiming Higgins is “way better” than Price are living with the ability to know what Price turned into as a 1, not remembering the hype he had when he was a 2 that everyone thought was the next big thing. Higgins is made of glass for one and if he ever even scratches the level of Anquon Boldin, he’d be making a giant leap, I don’t see him making. Maybe I’m wrong, but he’s used to possibly the best pure passer in the league tossing him the ball, in an offense where he’s not the primary focus. His drop off is going to look like Gabe Davis if he doesn’t pick his spot well.

His attitude towards money and his brother’s chirping in his ear makes me VERY concerned his only goal is to get paid big early and coast off into the sunset. I don’t need a guy who won’t block and wants to negotiate in public before his contract is up, playing the social media game already. That’s Diggs 2.0, I’m good.

He wants to get paid what he can get, RBs can’t afford to get older when looking for money. If he can get paid, he should. I like him, want him back, but he’s gotta do what makes sense for him.

let him go, statistically speaking he’ll come back to “haunt” us with 63 yards and a TD.