JohnNord

Not sure how anyone can make this decision the day after the draft.

You are 100% correct. People in this forum have said “Super Bowl or Bust” and that McBeane is on the hot seat. That is not reality. What is reality is that Ken Dorsey’s job is likely on the line next season. By making the Kincaid selection, they essentially doubled down on him.

I don’t see it this way at all. Everything that we’ve seen from credible sources who aren’t Pacman Jones or fraud fans on Twitter have downplayed Buffalo and KC’s interest in Hopkins. Fans wanted to believe this was a front by both teams but IMO there’s a higher possibility that both weren’t willing to meet the trade compensation or the salary for Hopkins. I tend to think there was not nearly as much interest as Arizona and Hopkins wanted you to believe

This is why I believe BPA vs. Need debate is a fallacy. Teams stack the board based on how they value certain positions based on the makeup of their current roster which essentially is prioritized by need. So is it BPA or Need? It’s both, regardless of what any GM will tell you. Not just QB’s like Levis but also running backs, linebackers - etc. Maybe Detroit really IS using BPA

Hopkins is not coming to Buffalo…never was

Bills fans want to believe every rumor that’s out there is legit from Derrick Henry to Hopkins. I think it was always hype from Hopkins camp

I learned my lesson from the OBJ fiasco to take what he says with a grain of salt. Von just says stuff that’s based on posit it and not in reality.

It’s not his make or break season though. Why do fans keep saying this?

Touché, I stand corrected

Why would the announce that Lamar has re-signed on draft day? It’s not that…has to be Hopkins.

I don’t get how it why Baltimore makes this move. They don’t want to give Lamar the contract he wants but they think he’ll cave if they sign better WR’s?

Yesterday it was Bills and Chiefs. Then Lamar tweeted the SpongeBob smile and all their bloggers interpreted that as though Baltimore was in. So now Pac-Man say Chiefs, Bills and Ravens. He didn’t exactly go out on a ledge with that info

Yeah I think would really like to draft a MLB but they know it’s bad value at #27.

If anything it shows how little original information some of these “news” outlets have. PFT just treated Pacman’s comment as a news item, when it was really a friend of DHop clearly relaying the information he wants to get out. Also you can see how reporters, bloggers and some fans on Twitter playing reporter on Twitter, pander to their fan based and tell them what they want to hear. If it happens, then they have credibility. If it doesn’t happen there’s plausible deniability like “they were in contention but things fell apart”

So it looks like “insiders” from Buffalo, KC, and Baltimore are all saying Hopkins is signing with their respective teams. How does that happen 🤔 The connection is a creative imagination and the fact that they all crave attention.

I think this “source” is about as credible as ErieCountyBills, especially considering she’s couching her info by saying it’s all “streets talk” giving her a way out if it doesn’t happen. Maybe but that tweet is just made up BS. What source is tracking phone numbers?

I guess their source is the Bills IT guy 😂😂😂 People are making up such BS these days

I don’t know if he’s reading this board but he’s following the coverage and guessing. It’s funny when that he champions two of his “predictions” 1. David Martin signing despite the fact it was reported he visited Buffalo on a FA trip. How hard is it to guess that he would sign. 2. AJ Klein signing. He said the Bills would address the LB situation. Klein was signed in a move predicted by other media already (Joe B) and he takes a victory lap. Not really sure that’s addressing the LB situation either Arizona is looking at a reset/rebuild. They want draft picks…not players. Besides what would Benford command? A 5th round draft pick?

For any of you who thought the Bills were actually building a stadium in Dunkirk, here’s the latest information from an NFL “insider.” FWIW this guy is making ***** up and getting the hopes up of Bills fans. it’s gonna be glorious when the deal doesn’t go down

I think he meant trying to trade him before letting him walk in free agency which is a faulty premise because no team is going to trade anything for a player that hits free agency in 2 months. The Bills couldn’t re-sign him for his market price… they were better off letting him walk for a 3rd

All of this makes a lot of sense. But when you look at the return from the first and second round picks over the years it makes you wonder if the Bills take a different approach and swings for someone who step in and contribute rather than players like Rosseau and Elam who were more raw talents with a lot of upside

He good. Not as good as his contract

It’s mind-boggling how people here are talking like he’s still Cole Beasley during his All-Pro season from 2020! Are we sure he’s a better slot than Shakir or Harty? You are spot on about his decline physically toward the end of the 2021 season. His receptions and yards per reception all dropped. The lack of interest in him during most of the 2022 season is an indicator of how teams view him. He still is smart and can find openings but lack of explosiveness make it harder to get there. IMO this is what he wasn’t much of a factor in Buffalo last season.

You sure he’d be the best? If he could somehow revert back to the Cole Beasley of 2020, then absolutely. But toward the end of 2021 he really seemed to take a step back and another step back last season. I think he’s cooked physically as a WR though he still can read a defense. The amount of interest he’s drew last off-season and this off-season is telling.

From every beat reporter that I trust, the Bills LOVE Ed Oliver and would like to keep him. The situation could turn out to be a bit like Tremaine Edmunds. Joe Buscaglia even said he wouldn’t be surprised to see Ed re-signed in the off-season, though it’s the players best interest to play through the season. Either way it seems like the Bills like Oliver a lot more than the fanbase does. So much of social media is over-analyzed and misinterpreted. Remember when Diggs was unhappy and demanded a trade to Dallas to play with his brother?