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That’s the way the Eagles do it, for what’s that worth.

Despite the conviction of many fans, I do not think the Bills view the DT needs the same way. Interior pas rush is a problem they have been trying to address for years with limited success. Sure, if they were able to land a prospect early who could anchor and rush they might be all over that. As it is, Buffalo had the 29th rated 3rd down defense in the NFL last year. They need better pass rush, especially from the interior. I expect they are still in the market for 1T they can pair with Jones this year and potentially replace him with next year, but i think they have addressed the more pressing need with Sanders, who could end up playing a large percentage of snaps with Oliver.

SI pushes dozens of these thing per day, for different teams, always clickbait.

There is a pretty easy metric of draft effectiveness in my opinion. Did you win?

I would absolutely love this pick. Another 5 years of mediocrity for the Steelers.

What a joke ESPN has become.

Revel WAS fast. We do not know what he will be coming off the ACL or how long it will be until he is able to be at his new best. That is too big a risk for me on a first round corner, especially coming off the Elam fiasco. I have no problem picking a corner in that spot, but not Revel.

I just do not see what people like about Harris for the Bills. He is exactly the wrong skill set for what they need. He might be a Mack Hollins replacement in 3 years.

I do not, like any of these receivers for the Bills. Poorly matched to their needs IMO. I think they can do better further down for a developmental speed receiver for the Z long term. I hate the thought of doubling up but the DTs are probably the best value. Pick ‘em. Uninspiring spot though. It’s a factory of anti-social behavior over there so it would not surprise me.

He was signed last year by the Ravens to a two year contract.

Sorry, but this would be an extraordinarily disappointing draft with what the Bills have done so far. The good news is that I am expecting Beane will outperform this fan draft by quite a bit.

Lots of unfounded speculation here. The fact is we have no idea what Cook was offered by the Bills, nor what his real number is, or what the nature of their discussions with his agent were. We only know they are not close to a deal. Would the Bills pay $12 m as you suggest? (Or even the Palmer contract which is reality is nothing like the $36m reported) Perhaps. Will Cook settle for less than $15 m which is way over his real value? Who knows. The bills did the right thing in putting this back on him it seems to me. If he wants out, good riddance. If he wants to play for the Bills, I am sure there is a deal to be made, but he is not getting $15m per year from them or anything close, nor should he. As for lack of explosive wide receivers to make his job easier as you suggest, he has one of the best Offensive Lines in the NFL to make his job easier. He has Josh Allen whose presence on the field makes Cook’s job immeasurably easier.

It’s a good thing the Bills are more patient than you. All three of those players showed flashes of what they can be. All three had injuries that derailed their progress in one way or another. If their second seasons are not big jumps in performance then by all means come back with your assessment. The Bills should not have been in a position to rely on rookies performing? I guess that’s your other point. What did you not understand about retooling and getting younger? This is part of the game.

Excellent post. It is the crux of the issue. I firmly believe the Bills have no intention of paying him anything close to his ask, or for that matter, of extending him at all. They should shop him aggressively before the draft. If not, Cook has no other viable option than to show up and perform, or he will be at the bottom of the pile next year.

Being hyper sensitive to criticism is not the way to garner any respect around here. Just so you know.