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We didn't get him in the 7th round though.

The Cincinati game definitely influenced my view. Going into the playoffs, I thought the Bills were the second best team with the primary difference being Reid being a much better big game coach than McDermott. We were so badly outcoached in the Bengals game, only a week after being outcoached by a clearly less talented Miami team, that is hard to come back to the idea, that we are part of the big two. The way we were outcoached, to me, was reminiscent of the Bills outcoaching the Raven's and giving the better teams in the league the blue print to beat the Ravens. I feel like the Bengals have exposed to the other good teams in the league exactly how to beat the Bills. And for all of its success, the McDermott regime has always seemed more stubborn, than adaptable. Hopefully I am either wrong on that, or that this changes.

Success for most sports fans is against expectations. For example, I am a big St. Bonnies basketball fan. An A-10 title and/or a trip to the NCAA's is a successful season. A bid to the NCAA tournament is not a successful year for North Carolina or Kentucky though. Its a bit different in the NFL. Texans fan's are not going into next season expecting to win a super bowl. Nor were Bills fans 10 years ago. Its kudos to the McBeane regime that the have rasied the bar. But the bar is raised. After the 2020 season, no one expected a regression to losing in the divisional round of the playoffs. But due to 13 seconds we finished further back in 2021 season than the 2020 season. However most fans were expecting at least a return to the championship game in 2022, and we fell well short of that goal, getting spanked in the divisional round. The bar has been somewhat lowered now, most Bills fans will be happy to get to the AFC Championship game next year, and will consider a super bowl appearance a great season. I think people start looking being upset with sports managements when they are realistically need to lower thier expectations in the near future. So 31 teams don't feel. Without reviewing the results, I would guess about 8 teams a year exceed expectations enough to consider the season a success.

With this statement you are saying Jeudy is the missing piece to winning a super bowl. Absurd in the extreme.

And that is exactly my proposition. I guess people are not familiar with the phrase "Dark Horse"

Beane has wizarded the cap hit for josh down the road. 47 mil next year, 56 the following. Only 18 this year.

Did you read the write on draft buzz. Not aligned with your conclusions at all.

I am not disputing this, but other than Beane bitching about Josh taking too many risks, can you link to any actual examples. None jump to my old mind.

Edmunds was once an athletic freak project (except not as big , fast or strong as Beal). Did you have pacheco identifed as a 7th rounder last year to be a difference maker for the Super Bowl winner.

Without Allen, Diggs doesn't matter in the decision making for Beane.

https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/DJ-Johnson-TE-Oregon Projected 7th round prospect. Negative seems to be he is 24 years old. HEIGHT: 6-4 (89%*) WEIGHT: 260 (98%*) HANDS: 9 (21%*) ARM: 33 4/8 (74%*) SPAN: 80 (92%*) FORTY: 4.49 (C) (95%*) SHUTTLE: 4.51 (P) (9%*) 10 YARD SPLIT: 1.59 (C) (70%*) DJ Johnson from Burbank High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After high school, Johnson joined Oregon after being heavily recruited. Elite athletic skills -- Made Bruce Feldman's Freaks List at number 4. He wrote "Johnson had a dominant showing in the Ducks’ spring game, making five TFLs and four sacks. Those numbers are as jaw-dropping as the results the 6-4, 275-pounder has produced in the Oregon training program, posting a blazing 22.88 mph on the GPS to go with a 455-pound bench and 655-pound sumo deadlift." Tougher between the tackles than many expect. Fluid and quick drop into zone, covers enough ground to be Tampa-2 "MIKE" and knows where the markers are. He has the strong core and powerful hands to shed blockers, and he shows excellent instincts with the ability to quickly locate the ball.

Except for Brandon's Beane's entitlement to rest on the laurels of the brilliant Josh Allen pick forever apparently.

Trade all of our top picks for a 1,2&3 next year plus some later round picks this year. We are running it back with the old timers this season, Morse, Miller, Hyde, Poyer, and have all of last years draft picks who didn't get to play last year. Plug them in, sit this years later round picks behind them, and be prepared for next seasons inevitible reload in the draft:

It seems like it is defined to create a giant dilemma for Bill's fans. BPA at the least needed position. Ugh. I would hope to be able to trade down a couple of spots and take which ever OT is left. I would avoid Downs because of his size.

pff MOCK draft simulator regularly presents this at the default settings Who do you pick?

But if BPA is a QB, you do agree they should draft another position?

so less than teams of people who watch every game and sell their results for megabucks to NFL teams and the public. No disrespect, but until you can monetize your opinions with the NFL, there is no reason for anyone else to think they are better or more accurate. Just different.

We will win the east. However even if we go 17-0, we won't know if any improvements made matter until the divisional round of the playoffs. 17-0 would be a blast, but it will take patience to get to the real answer.

I cheated with a trade, but I liked this one:

He is going to be a free agent. If he has a good year on the Bills another team can offer him the same contract. Oliver is only worth his current salary. If he was released outright, no one is likely signing him for more than $10mm this season. So teams aren't going to give up compensation for the same luxury.

If Harty turns out to be the next Tyreke Hill in hiding, then Beane will be the executive of the year. If he performs at his historical production levels, we need a new GM. Truth probably lies somewhere in between.

You have a fair point. If we can wizard him him at the vet min of $1,165,000 he might be worthwhile.

He was the Cowboys worst run blocking linemen. Do we get any of the good run blockers?

I don't like continuity for continuitys sake. And I am not a big Singletary fan. And they points you make about the comp pick seem valid. Hoever, I felt like going into the 2022 season if you polled Bills fans on what team had the best team chemistry in the NFL, the Bills would have been a runaway number 1 pick. That seems like it is changed now. I don't think the Bills have any intention of resigning Singletary, but I wonder if replacing him with a similar JAG does more or less for team chemistry (as unmeasurable as that is).