Bob in STL

If he is a “Swiss army knife” type of player then he may be a luxury pick for us. I looked at the film and he will be a excellent #2 on a team with a great #1. Tee Higgins looks more like what we need. But I am no scout so I’ll defer to Beane. WRs are tough to figure out. Plus McBeane look for “Buffalo guys” so there is that element. I see the biggest needs as: 1. Big physical beast of a WR that is a real #1 and a threat at all times. 2. Edge rushes LB/DE - replace Lorax and add to sack total. With so many good WRs in this draft I could see picking defense first, then WR. I could see trading down to increase our picks in round 2 and 3.

We need to win our division and get home playoff games. I talked to a Pats* fan yesterday about the AFC playoffs. He is worried about the Bills. He said if Allen can control himself and take another step forward the Bills are a legit contender. He is impressed with Beane and McD and he expects that we will add weapons and improve this off season. In typical Pats* fashion he is ready to move on from Brady and he is confident that Billy will find a QB to keep them in contention

I am no college football expert and from reading mock draft information there look to be 3 WR that could go in the top 20 and another 2-3 that could go in the first round. The ones slated for late first are all pretty big guys too. With that I might like look at who is there at 22 and get BPA for WR or OLB/DE --- maybe trade down a few spots if there are 3 WR's on the board and pick up an extra 2 or 3. TE, RB, CB and OT are other positions of interest so having an extra 2 or 3 would be nice.

9 other teams passed on him. He had 18 private workouts and still went 10th. Time to move on.

Mahommes is the best right now.

challenged yes. Now let’s beat the Pats* and dominate the division.

I hate those kind of calls.

Yes, we need weapon on offenses. We get that. Remember, they completed the tear down last year and made the playoffs this year. Another good draft and a few key free agents and we are challenging for division finally.

I want to keep him because he is still very good AND has been here for the transformation, I think he would be a valued leader to step up in Lorenzo’s absence. 3 yrs and reasonable dollars and I think it’s an easy decision to keep him.

Right on. Most Bills fans know that Dimarco’s value was ST play, locker room leadership, and professional manner in which he prepares himself. You can’t blame the player for the decision to throw a bomb to the fullback. I trust McD to decide if DiMarco can still contribute enough to earn a spot on the roster.

Probably more than a few. Leadership should never be underestimated. It would be great if the leadership came from the core starting players but the Bills team development is just 3 years and not there yet. Think back to Kelly, Hull, Talley, Smith - it took years for them to fully take the reins as leaders. Allen, Edmunds and other in the young core are still very young to take that role on. They learn it from guys like Lorenzo, DiMarco, Gore, etc.

Maybe so and that is precisely the dilemma today. Is it more wrong to slap a female cops butt than a male? What about a black male cop? Why should any of that even matter?

I see this stuff, and then reading the comments to the tweets, it is clear to me that the line between right and wrong, good behavior and bad, has been moved and is blurred. Today people see things so differently and social media provides a forum. Allowances have always been made for certain people, for celebrity, money, etc. OBJ is a troubled soul.

Cool SAC logo but probably coincidence. Not a fan of Red and White alone.

Trent is highly possible. Long is a given. Kroft may be gone but later, after camp. Hauschka and Roberts both stay. Star stays.. DiMarco has love from McD so probably not going. Yeldon and Smith depends on who we pick up to improve those positions. Shaq could go as well (contract).

Adjusting to your personnel to make them the best they can be is the essence of coaching.

Grasping much. Baltimore won Super Bowls with Colts and Ravens. That doesn’t changed the fact that it is a declining dump of a City.

He had to address WR, edge rush (lb/de), and we really need to improve our running back situation. Singletary is the only quality back on the team.

Neither are good enough to make an NFL Team with a strong receiving group. Both are fringe players.

The scenario is the prediction that Epenesa falls to us. If he is there at 22, which won’t happen, we should take him and look at WR in the 2nd round. Moving up was not the original discussion. If we are talking moving up then it’s possible an offensive player would be targeted.

Forcing a draft pick strictly for need, while leaving an impact player on the board is what mediocre teams do.

Thanks for the update. Nice job. I have read about 5 well done detailed summaries now and it all comes down to what McDermott and Allen have said. We did not play good enough. We did not take advantage of our opportunities. We left a lot of plays on the field. We made a lot of mental mistakes. They made more big plays. Hey, we can list out every bad call or missed call by the refs and none of it would have matter is we just played better and smarter. Given all the things we are reading about missed blocks, wrong routes, bad coverage, missed tackles …. Our game plan and preparation was not just adequate. Our execution was worse. I'm ready to move on. Lets accept the fact that we lacked both the experience (QB/MLB) and talent (OL/WR/TE) in key positions to win this game. Our offense only scored 20+ [points 6 times in 17 games and 2 of them were Miami. We needed 20 to win. We are a few players away from a very good team. To help Allen develop into a good QB we need: (1) a real #1 WR; (2) better play at offensive tackle; (3) better options at RB than Gore and DiMarco; and (4) better play from TE position. On defense we need: (1) replace Lorenzo - which will not be easy; (2) more edge rush sacks; and a better #2 CB. Beane will have to be very good with the draft and with Cap management to improve the roster but I have faith in him to do it. We need Allen AND Edmunds to take another step up next year. They both improved in year 2 … If they become star players we could be a powerful team.

wow, and if you ever become an NFL QB you will have that part of the game mastered.

congress involved? Like that will help. Congress cannot even do the jobs they were elected to go. If anything, the big NFL owners already have congress in their back pockets. Kraft seemed to ok with his legal troubles. I respect your football posts a lot but the notion of this government fixing things is not going to happen. They might “get involved” but never confuse involvement with results. I closely watched the CSPAN hearings to “investigate and question” the Boeing CEO. Most congressmen and women were unprepared, asked garbage Repetitive questions, and cared more about looking and sounding outranged as if this would lend them favor come election time. After those two days, they went back to politics. Now we have a weakened FAA, a loss of confidence within the international aviation community, and our counties biggest manufacturer and industrial exporter is reeling - hundreds of thousands of American jobs are at stake. Congress did nothing but stir up the obvious and go home. With Congress involved you have one kind of crook looking at what another kind of crook is doing.

I wont be upset if Cleveland takes him. The constant change is not good but in this case it might be.