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LB franchise tag is going to be around $20,000,000. Don’t think that’s going to be an option.

Serviceable Guards grow on trees. If you’re targeting an all-pro caliber player in FA, that’s one thing, but there’s simply no excuse for having to pay $8-$10 million for a JAG. There are 10 guys out there right now waiting to be drafted on day 3 who can provide a similar level of play. When you’re up against the cap, you’d better be able to find those guys. Beane’s been successful throwing money at problems for the past 4 years, but that money is running out quickly. He’s got to start stacking wins in the draft immediately, or there’s going to be one hell of a mess to clean up in 2024.

Incompletions don't kill drives. Sacks do. The Eagles had the most sacks. Chiefs had the second most. The Bears had the fewest.

How do you commit $25+ million a year to two LBers who don't rush the QB? That's a huge chunk of money to what amounts to arguably the least impactful defensive positions.

Will he sign for -$20,000,000?

I think you could make a case that there were more elite QBs then than now. Brady, Manning, Ben, Favre/Rodgers, Mahomes, Brees, Rivers, etc. There are 3 right now.

Barkley had 352 touches his rookie season and then got hurt the following year. He had 352 touches last season. The guy is a sports car that the previous owner drove like a maniac for 5 years and had one major wreck. I don't understand why anyone would throw big money at him when quality RBs grow on trees.

A lot of fans are in for a rude awakening when they see salary cap bill that’s about to come due.

He’ll easily fit under the cap as long as he’s willing to pay $30,000,000 to play for the Bills.

DS is mediocre, but he's light years ahead of Cook. Cook runs like he's in mud. He's just got zero acceleration. There was a play against the Bengals where the right edge was sealed beautifully and it looked like a big play, but it took Cook forever to get to the edge and he got buried for a two yard gain. Both RBs have inflated YPC numbers because Josh gets the short yardage carries. Those numbers are fool's gold.

Tom Brady: 10 Super Bowl appearances, 7 wins, 2 MVP awards Josh Allen: Really good QB

In the draft threads, posters were swearing up and down that Beane would NEVER have taken McDuffie due to his arms being slightly shorter than some arbitrary length. If that’s true, it’s a huge inditement of Beane. McDuffie was a day 1 starter and jumped off the screen the moment he stepped on the field. He had no business falling as far as he did.

You want the wealthiest owners to just buy up the best QBs and then have a full cap to work with? That’s what would happen.

So you're of the opinion that these two drafts are roughly equal? Clyde Edwards-Helaire Willie Gay Jr Lucas Niang L'Jarius Sneed Michael Danna BoPete Keyes vs AJ Epenesa Zack Moss Gabe Davis Tyler Bass Isaiah Hodgins Dane Jackson

Their passing defense isn’t even remotely bad. They’re 7th in yards per attempt allowed, 2nd in sacks, and their top 4 CBs are Sneed, McDuffie (R), Watson (R), and Williams (R).

Are you high? Sneed is a top 15 CB in the league. That’s an A+ pick for a 4th rounder. Danna was never a starter, but he’s been a huge contributor who was incredibly raw but is turning into a key piece on a team headed to the Super Bowl. Even Keyes made the roster of a Super Bowl winning team and saw playing time. He was the 23 pick in the 7th round. Jackson would have been a better pick, but that’s not an F.

As long as we’re talking about things people don’t want to hear, Whaley was WAY more responsible for the recent run of success than he’s given credit for, arguably more than Beane. On his way out the door, he drafted White and Milano while stacking up the picks that allowed Beane to trade up for Allen. Yes, Beane chose correctly and deserves credit for that, but really his success boiled down to choosing Allen over Rosen. Darnold and Mayfield were off the board. Had the Browns or Jets taken Allen, which easily could have happened given the fact that he was in the discussion, Beane would be long gone by now. He’s had 4 drafts in which to pick players without the benefit of extra first round picks, and he’s come up mostly empty.

Who is the last TE taken in the first round that turned into a star? For whatever reason, it’s the biggest crapshoot of any position. I’d never take one in the first round.

If you think the defense that played the Bengals last Sunday had more talent on it than the Ravens, we’re just going to disagree.

Here are the players who played the most defensive snaps against the Bengals: Lawson Rousseau Oliver Settle Milano Edmunds Johnson Elam White Marlowe Poyer Poyer and White were clearly less than 100%. There is not a DC in the history of the league who could take that group of players and consistently slow down Burrow, Mixon, Chase, Higgins, Boyd, and Hurst. Had Von, Hyde, Poyer, and White all been available and close to 100%, it’s a different conversation. Instead, Frasier brought a knife to a gun fight.

2023 is likely going to be the team’s last run at a championship before a serious re-tooling is required. This is not the time to overhaul the front office and cause massive disruption. At this point, you’re pot committed. If it fails, then you can have serious talks about going a different direction. The organization went all in this year, and I have a feeling Beane is going to do some serious borrowing from the future in order to do it one more time. If it works, he’s untouchable. If it fails, it’s not going to be his problem to deal with anyway. IMO, the franchise is past the point of being able to press for a championship in the short term while working to build a sustainable long-term contender. It’s become an either/or proposition. In the past 5 years, Beane has shown that he’s adept at making moves to improve the team in the short-term (trading for Diggs and signing Von). He’s been inept when it comes to building for the future, though. Might as well lean into it at this point and throw a Hail Mary in 2023 with the current staff. If it’s a disaster, you strip the roster down and build for 2026 with a 29 year old Allen who will still be very much in his prime.

Something about Orlando Brown brings out the stupidity in Chiefs fans. He's a top 10 LT and would be a huge upgrade. He left Baltimore because he refuses to play RT which is a shame because he's elite at that position. The only way he leaves Kansas City is if he completely prices himself out. Given their relative cap situations, there's no realistic scenario in which Buffalo could afford him in that scenario.

How long does Beane get to ride the wave of funding a great QB with the 7th pick in the 2018 draft? That was 5, soon to be 6 drafts ago. His draft record since then has been abysmal. He's done a nice job with trades and FA signings, but drafting is the most important part of building a championship team.

On a similar note, it seems like fans hate the idea of trading up in the draft, but I feel a lot better watching my GM make a move to go get the guy they covet in the first round. It beats the hell out of watching another team trade up in front of your team and snag the player they think you were targeting. If you have to choose on missing out on the first round player you really wanted (because he didn’t quite fall to you) or the third round player you wanted (because you used the third round pick to move up in the first round), you’d be crazy not to take the latter every time. Besides, if a team really believes in a guy in the third round, they can always find a way to trade for that pick. Trading back in the first round is basically hoping that you’ll be smart enough to draft a guy that all the other GMs overlooked. Go get the guy you really want early and then let the draft come to you in the later rounds.

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