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Speed without being able to catch is useless. Sure I’d like more speed, but are 20 yard plus plays simply a function of speed or are they from the ability to find openings in the zone, breaking a tackle and or beating a CB in man coverage? One thing I notice about the Bills is how rarely they came down with 50/50 balls, especially in the end zone. Also no one is being drafted in the first without good speed. Last I looked Nacau’s 4.57 speed hasn’t kept him from being an explosive WR in the NFL.

The Bills window is open because we have a top 3 QB in his prime, nearly an entire offense of good players including a very good O line, a top young TE, a very good young RB, and 2/3 of an excellent starting receiving group. We also have excellent depth at LB, 3 good to excellent starters at the corners, and two very high-end DL players. We also possess a good HC, who is a terrific defensive coach, and an OC who I believe in. I think Brady, with a whole off-season to plan, will create the most dynamic Bills offense in years. The bottom line is that the Bills have good to great players in 10/11 starting positions on offense with very good depth on the Oline and TE and 8/11 on defense. Most of the significant starting roster holes (WR, S, Edge, and DT), can and will be addressed early in the draft (we have 10 picks), helping to continue the roster's youth movement. If Miller returns to form (admittedly a big if) then we'll have 9/11 good to excellent starters on defense. Of the returning starters under contract 10 of the 19 will be aged 24-27 next season and only 4 are over 30. If Beane has similar success this draft as he did last year, I think you'll be able to add at least 2 (likely WR and S) to the list of starters 27 and younger next year. This is a trend that is likely to continue as next season could be the final year in Buffalo for Morse, Poyer, Diggs, and Miller, who are our 4 starters over 30.

The Bills will be looking at a variety of receivers, but I think size and hands have to be the dominant traits. Here are Bills WRs under contract (including futures) Diggs - 6' 191 Harty - 5'6" 170 Shakir - 6' 190 Shorter - 6'4" 223 Hamler - 5'9" 178 Isabella - 5'9" 188 The only receiver with any height and size is ironically named Shorter, and he never saw the field last season as a rookie. I also doubt if Harty, Hamler or Isabella make the team next season. So what receivers should the Bills be looking at? Thomas - 6'4" and has excellent speed Legette - I crossed him off my list because he measured only 6'1" at the Senior Bowl Coleman - 6'4" Mitchell - 6'4" with great hands Franklin - 6'3" Johnny Wilson - 6'7" Brenden Rice - 6'3" Worthy, McConkey, and Pearsall all interest me, but more as a 2nd WR pick vs the 1st player the Bills select.

I think how many WRs they draft will depend partially on what they think of Shorter and whether or not they restructure Harty's contract. With Diggs and Shakir 2/3 of the starters, nothing is going to change the need for a Davis replacement, but keeping Shorter and Harty may limit management's belief that they need additional WRs in the draft. I'm for drafting at least 2 WRs within the 1st 4 rounds, but until we see how Beane gets us under the cap, we won't know how many WRs he'll target. So far in his tenure, he has never picked a WR in the first 3 rounds. Each time I do one of the simulators, I try to add 2 WRs, 2 S, 1 CB, 2 DT, 1 Edge, 1 RB, and a C. I try to trade down from 28 to add at least an extra 3rd rd pick and it seems that each time UGA's Van Pran (C) falls to me in the 3rd. He is too good a player to pass up.

I hope for this as well. However, I don't expect any of the FA DL back. Maybe Epenesa, but he should get more than we can afford to pay in free agency.

Had some fun doing a UGA/SEC-centric draft with no trades. The Rules: Take a UGA player if it's reasonable to take the player in that slot and it's a position of need. Next take an SEC player if no UGA player and lastly take the BPA for a position of need, but from a winning program. 28) Ladd McConkey - UGA - WR - B+ 60) Javon Bullard - UGA - S - A 99) Sedrick Van Pran - UGA - C/G - A 128) Darius Robinson - Mizz - DL - A+ 158) Ray Davis - UK - RB - A 161) Sione Vaki - UTAH -S - B+ 197) Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint - UGA - WR- C+ 201) Andru Phillips - UK - CB - A+ 205) Cedric Johnson - Miss - Edge - B+ 245) Daijun Edwardsd - UGA - RB - B+ The draft turned out surprisingly well.

I don’t know where you get your numbers, but he had 476 of his 535 yards in YAC. He averaged 15.7 yards per catch and 4 TDs. That’s 90% of his yards after the catch.

Depends. I like some of the safeties who would be there at 60, but there are a few safeties I also like nearly as well would will be there at 99. If we see thinking about Van Pran late second or early third, we may be able to trade down a few slots in the first, pick up a 3rd and then draft Van Pran early in the 3rd that way and not use our second. Given our needs, I have been suggestion for a while to trade down from our 1st to get an extra 3rd so that we have 4 top 100 picks to get a WR, S, DT and maybe a C to replace Morse long-term and to protect in case of injury and Van Pran fits that mold perfectly.

Van Pran can play either guard slot as well. It’s also why I said you can trade Bates, make Van Pran the backup at guard and center. Trade Bates and you have $5 million in can savings to get a DT or S in trade to keep from having a rookie starting at one of those positions.

I did a mock draft and Sedric Van Pran fell to us at 99. If this happens Beane would have to grab him. It would give him the opportunity to trade Bates, recover Bates’ cap hit and use it to help the defense.

Read an interesting stat on UGA WR Rosemy-Jacksaint. In his last 2 years of college, he caught 63 balls for 872 yards and 6 TDs with ZERO drops. We could use a player like that.

I doubt at this point any of these guys will return. Floyd and Jones will be too expensive to keep. The rest are replaceable. I expect at least 1 DL and 1 Edge in the draft and then a couple of cheap DL players in FA.

Hug my family and tell them that I love them as the world has just come to an end. or maybe climb to the top of the HSBC building and welcome the aliens.

That’s what she said?

Well, you certainly have an Edge to you.

I accepted one admitted wacko trade - 28 for 32, 64, 124, & 209 32- Mitchell - WR (Tex/UGA) 60 - Nubin - S (Min) 64 - Maason Smith - DL (LSU) 99 - Brenden Rice - WR (USC) 124 - Adisa Isaac - Edge (PSU) 128 - Tykee Smith - S (Go Dawgs) 158 - Chau Smith-Wade - CB (Wash St) 161 - Javon Foster - OT (Mizz) 197 - Jaylin Simpson - CB (AUB) 201 - Jordan Jefferson - DL (LSU) 205 - Daijun Edwards - RB (Go Dawgs) 209 - Trevor Keegan - G/C (Mich) 245 - Edefuan Ulofoshio - LB (Wash) Admittedly, I tended to look at players I watched this season (SEC, CFP Teams), also at starters from winning programs I would have liked to get a developmental QB, but didn't see one I liked enough to draft. I also wanted Rosemy-Jacksaint but he went earlier than expected. I love the 2 WRs and 2 Safeties. Rice and Mitchell give us size and speed. Also the 2 safeties will be our starters in 2025 at the latest. I don't think people realize how good Tykee Smith is. The two CB should give us immediate depth and I can see Simpson especially surprising people. He reminds me of Taron Johnson. RB Edwards could be the steal of this draft board.

Actually it’s not. The Bills also need starters at safety, Edge and DT. Last year they picked up two starters, Kincaid and Torrence in the first two rounds drafting in a similar slot. This year they will have to do the same given our cap problems. Add the depth in the WR class and the Bills actually may be better off trading down a few slots in the 1st to recover a 3rd pick to replace the one traded for Douglas. With 4 top 100 picks, the Bills should be able to add starters at WR and Safety with their first two picks, and then two defensive linemen in the 3rd. Also given our cap issues, get cheap depth through the draft is also imperative. With 2 5ths and 3 6ths, Beane should be able to add depth at WR, RB, S and maybe even a developmental QB. Don’t forget the Nucua was a 5th rd pick last year and Purdy was the last pick in the draft. Beane has an excellent history later in the draft.

They should be in the Rock N Roll HOF.

https://www.dawgnation.com/whos-hot-whos-not/ladd-mcconkey-senior-bowl/OSLAGDXERFCSDPRRUSEAUTUUXQ/ Ladd McConkey drawing Cooper Kupp comparisons from the Senior Bowl officials, except Ladd's faster.

I’m not sure how people have Stroud significantly over Love. Both were 1st yr starters. Both lead their teams to the playoffs and their stats are similar with a slight edge to Love Love - 64.2% 4159 yards 32 TDs 11 Ints QBR-62.1 Stroud - 63.9% 4108 yards 23 TDs 5 Ints QBR-57.4 I really like both guys, but to me they are pretty close. Stroud is a few years younger, but I think the sky is the limit for both players.

Legette had a tough first day at the Senior Bowl while McConkey, now healthy, dominated the DBs in the one on one drills.

We have premium players at both positions in Rousseau and Oliver. We also have Miller, who could rebound and have a solid season next year. As I noted above, we certainly need added depth at both positions and it wouldn't surprise me if we draft both positions in the 1st 4 rounds. That said, WR and Safety are bigger concerns. Depending on how Beane proceeds, we may have zero safeties on the roster soon if both Poyer and Hamlin become cap casualties. At WR, Davis' disappearing act and then injury pointed out how ineffective our WR group had become. Defenses double-teamed and schemed to take Diggs away. He helped by dropping critical passes. This forced Brady to use a more ball control offense which took away explosive plays from Allen. To maximize what we get from Allen, Beane needs to give Brady better talent at WR. Unfortunately, through out Beane's tenure to has yet to draft a WR above the 4th rd.

I agree about needing 2 WRs because I don't believe Shorter is part of the solution and I think Diggs is gone in two seasons. However, unless we move back from the 1st or pick up another top 100 pick in trade, I would use one of the 5th on a 2nd WR. The Bills need both DT and Edge and waiting to the 5th or 6th round would be a mistake. You can get good to very good WRs in the 5th, such as Shakir to Nucua. I'd also like to say that I'm also interested in drafting Rosemy-Jacksaint from UGA late. He was overshadowed in his career at Georgia by Pickens, Bowers, Burton, McConkey, and Mitchell, but is a very good receiver. He has decent size, runs excellent routes, and has very good hands. At any other school, he would have been a star player.

What would be an interesting development at center is extending Morse one more year, then trading Bates to fill another area of need and drafting a center in the first 4 rounds (maybe even with the pick received for Bates). This would save about 4-5 million in cap.

Neither Rapp nor Lewis are under contract. Hamlin and Poyer are our only 2 safeties under contract and both could be cap casualties.