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Harsh on Crabtree IMO, he never lived up to his draft status, but he was above average for 7-8 years.

He was, physically. I thought RG3 was going to be special, injuries really derailed him, but even in the later years of his career he just couldn’t get it done. Luck also has to be thrown in here too, he had a decent career, but was often injured and really accomplished nothing.

It shows they know how much Chicago sucks, only $3? TicketMaster adds $50 and it doesn’t stop people.

Inflation is real.

The nice thing is Buffalo should be a top 10 destination for ring chasing vets.

I don’t want a Morse clone at all. This team needs more physical players in the trenches. The finesse game is cute for the first half of the season, but the team resides in the ***** weather capital of the world, build a team to play in it. Imagine a team that mauls you in the run game AND has Josh Allen to destroy your secondary. The one dimensional offense has been the problem with the team for the last 3 years, it’s time to change it.

Not all LTs are first round picks, nor am I saying we have to draft one there, but at some point you are going to need one or you are going to be paying Dawkins WAY too much on the back side of his career. I’d be looking to retool the entire line essentially. LT is huge, but Morse is also about done ( should already have his replacement here, instead be got a Boogie), and nobody else on the roster has proven to be more than replacement level. I want a WR too, but the class sucks, and overall this draft is weak AF, if there is ever a year to go all in on the trenches, it’s now.

I’d really rather draft a guy that projects as a Left Tackle. Dawkins is average at best and is going to get paid like he’s elite. I’ll take a pass on another 20M/yr contract. One would HOPE, the prospect would take over the RT job for this year and slide to LT when Dawkins moves on. Brown is a decent Swing Tackle, I really don’t see him moving inside, if anything it would seem playing from a deeper position would be more likely to aggravate his injury. If that’s not the case, then his nasty side might be fun in the run game.

He’s definitely chosen an interesting life

I get what you are saying, but also would argue, it’s virtually identical in the basic make up. You have an undersized, high performer, that probably goes #1. Then a more traditional and equally accomplished in college type of guy. Then you have a couple freak athletes.. one bound to bust like Rosen, I’d just throw milk on Levis in pregame and be done with him if I were a D coordinator, so I have my doubts there. Hooker, I think could be an early performer. I think Dak is a solid comparison. I’d happily take that vs anything we had between Kelly and Allen, so yeah.

I don’t expect Hooker to run, I expect him to be pretty decent early if he gets to a decent team.

I’ll go on record now, this QB class is 2018 all over again. You decide who you think is more Allen between Levis and Richardson. I won’t be surprised if all of them are busts. Also, Hooker may get taken late in the 1st like Lamar and have the most immediate impact.

It seems like the Packers are backed into a corner here. Not much of a market for a 40 yr old QB that debate’s retirement every season, w a 50M contract no less. They want him gone and want a big return from the ONLY buyer. They would be better off seeing if they can’t squeeze a second out of the Jets this year.

I recall this being a big thing for Zac Wilson.

Contrary to what many people seem to think, I think the Ravens have played this Lamar scenario almost perfectly. Once he refused to extend, they have used their leverage and won. A guy all about his money isn’t going to let 32M get away, he will play this year. You can tag him 2 more years in a row for less than you offered the idiot guaranteed. All the risk falls on him.

I was hoping to have him land here on a reasonable deal and try to establish himself as a worthwhile risk for teams again. I guess he decided to take 15M to the bank and not risk it, I don’t blame him. Maybe the Ravens are over paying him so he can step in and advise Jackson to quit being a dumb ass and sign a deal. This has to be a big part of their thinking. This is the attempt to give their questionable passer a big time target and see if he can do something with it, like the Diggs for Allen move. I’d say this is probably more of an “Ok Lamar, show us you are what you think you are” move. Or it turns into a “is Huntley our future?” move. Either way, it solidifies their weaponry enough to judge a QB if the guy stays healthy. You have Andrews, OBJ, and some decent young guys, with a legit run game, if you can do it with that, you aren’t THE answer at QB. That’s more than most great QBs have to work with and they get it done.

Von Miller, already a failed GM.

I hope he just uses players to their strengths instead of ramming square pegs into round holes. Lrr we TD Elam play some man, Groot allowed to kick in for pass rush etc.

Edmunds; no reason to use the 5th year and guarantee the contract because the franchise tag would have been only slightly more and would have given you the leverage to re-sign him, had he shown he was worth a new contract. Instead, he plays the 5th year on the option, has a great year and walks away for nothing. Had you not used the option, he could have tested the market and found he was going to get maybe 12M a year (remember this is before his breakout year and before salaries went stupid), you could have locked him up right there and kept him. Or by using the non-exclusive tag, had him back for a year at virtually the same money OR gotten a guaranteed pick for him. Instead there’s a gaping hole in the D and you are playing a game of don’t sign anybody trying to get a non-guaranteed 3rd round pick. Oliver; all things the same or at very least you wouldn’t be paying a guy 4M more than market value this year and have more room to move around in FA. The 5th year option is a sucker’s bet. You take all the risk early and expose yourself to more on the backside. If you ever actually use it, you have drafted a guy that isn’t worth extending early, but you give him a chance to blow up and walk away or you are overpaying for them in the last year.

If there had been a disruptive force on the DL, there’s a chance of a ring in 21. The downside to bad drafting is having to sign people at a premium to get results you could have for a low cost for 4-5 years. This the problem Beane faces now, poor drafting and poor many of 5th year options have cost the team a lot of talent and money. If we are being objective, Beane has failed miserably on the draft/5th year option leverage. He’s misplayed all of the 5th year options with the exception of Allen where he did leverage a deal that allows the team to get a decent deal and Allen to get paid.

If Oliver was at that level they would t have needed to sign Miller and it’s pretty likely there would already be a ring on his finger from 2021.

That sounds more accurate, or maybe we take the draft an MLB back to back years in the third round only to find out both are mediocre after two years of trying and then move to drafting one in the second round that’s admittedly not a starter, but could work in certain packages. We have a good start with the undersized/slow one on board already, now we just need a slow and steady thumper with no thump and we are on our way.

He’s already lost more than he’ll ever recover. I’ll go with idiot, instead of clown, how’s that?

You guy are insane. He’s a former league MVP and at very least can keep you remotely competitive in a game if he has to come in. To think he’s not a MASSIVE upgrade over Kyle Allen is a joke. He’s a big personality, not saying he wouldn’t be a problem at some point, but pure talent, HELL Yes to him. I like Kyle Allen, he’s flashed enough to have a job in the NFL, but I’d rather never see him on the field for the Bills. Hopefully JA stays healthy all year, but I’d feel way better about Newton, than KA and it’s not close.

I can’t see Cincy or the Vikes letting Chase or Jefferson go, too good, young, near impossible to replicate what they do for the team. Cincy could pull off a trade for Higgins rather than deal w the contract, which would ultimately be great for them, cost controlled, good player, 2nd round investment, trade for a 1.