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Have to think that the Jets will focus on the running game against our defense given our poor rush defense and Downing's prior history as OC with the Titans during which the Titans led the NFL in rush attempts in his first year.

Notwithstanding our potential interest in Adams, given our cap situation and ownership of the Raiders not looking to retain salary, I just can't see the Bills as a serious contender for Adams. Having said that, another reason that it would be great to soundly beat the Jets is that it can only help push this possibility forward if Adams cares more about playing for a winning team instead of someone he has played with before (i.e., Carr or Rogers).

Definitely the latter.

Overall, yes, but I had wanted Beane to trade up for Thomas (WR) in the draft and I still think that he should have.

I thought that the Raiders recently had some cash flow issues. If true, I don't think they will want to eat any part of his salary for 2024.

A few quick observations: 1. Ravens recognized that Allen's big plays and extra time generally come from rolling to the right and putting immediate pressure on Allen when he does that neutralizes his ability to make a play. Texans copied that defensive game plan and Josh was forced to make throws from the pocket. 2. Brady's offensive play calling and game plan were awful. Same running plays and too many first down runs. Heavy rush but no screens. 3. As others have noted, this game highlighted the need for a true number one WR. Texans offense lost all of its momentum after Collins exited the game and Josh did not have an open WR to throw to. Eagles offense also has played poorly without Brown. The need is clear. Interestingly, Diggs is not that guy. He is better than anything we currently have, but he could not fulfill the number one WR role after Collins left the game. 4. Have to give the undermanned defense props for its overall performance. Collins leaving the game helped, but they generally played strong against the run for the entire game.

I think it is a bit early for this kind of a take. We were extremely limited overall in free agency given our cap situation and we had needs at a number of positions in addition to WR. I am not sure that Coleman was the best pick available to us at WR, but I had hoped that Beane would draft more than one WR in the draft. One thing that I did not count on was that the anticipated top teams before the start of the season all seem to have their weaknesses. Seems pretty wide open this year.

Once the decision was made on Diggs, what could Beane have done given our poor cap situation for this season? He had to shop in the bargain bin, and that is why we ended up with MVS and Hollins (and Samuel as a low mid-priced free agent acquisition). We will see if Coleman turns out to the right pick in the draft, but our cap situation dictated the limited additions we were able to make to our WR group and our roster in general in free agency or trades.

A top tier WR would be great, but maybe the needs on defense are greater. Still not convinced that our safety play is strong enough and help at DT and DE may be the most significant need given our lack of quality depth on the d-line. LB is a need as well, but if Bernard can come back this week or next week and Milano in December, we should be okay.

Did we ever get an update on Taron Johnson's injury or the timeline until he will return?

Just arrived from NYC and there were a bunch of Bills fans on the plane. Go Bills!

Kind of funny that the tigers had to be treated humanely in battle and when vanquished. Different times now.

The Bills need to upgrade their talent at WR. Unfortunately, I can't see us being able to acquire a number one type WR in free agency given the cost, and a trade would be expensive in terms of draft capital and likely require a new expensive contract.

Cutting Bass will cost us approximately $3 million in cap space. I don't think we can cut him this season.

Have not had my league's draft yet, but I would consider taking Shakir late. Regarding Cook, will he get the goal line carries? My league is standard scoring,

Our outside WRs are bad. Unreasonable to think that Coleman could be our X WR on day one as a rookie.

Agree that some of our draft picks looked good tonight, particularly Hardy and Solomon (hope the calf injury is minor). Andreessen was really good tonight. Our QB situation after Allen is rough. Trubisky looked bad and may have injured his ankle. At WR, still not convinced that we have much after Shakir and Samuel, but we will see. Do we have a WR that can stretch the field for the offense?

We now have two really bad contracts with Milano and Miller. Not their fault that they have had tough injuries, but we really need to re-tool and I am wondering if we will need at least another season after this one to clean-up our cap situation.

Of course Spector now has a calf injury. I have thought that he could be a surprise quality LB for the Bills, but his injury history is becoming a significant concern. Calf injuries always seem to turn into something that either lingers or doesn't get better without a lot of rest.

Just kind of weird that no player on the Bills stood out in a good way in the game. Usually, there are at least a few good performances, even in a preseason game where we lost by a lot.

Prisco only has one player on the Bills (Josh Allen) in his top 100 NFL players for 2024. Not surprising, and probably consistent with the view that the Bills have a number of solid players but only Josh Allen as a true blue chip caliber player.

I think this is the second set of OTAs that Douglas has not participated in. Is he unhappy about his contract situation?

Taking the Diggs hit this year provides some flexibility for next offseason in terms of re-signing current players, free agency and further releases, such as Miller if he is not back to form.

Seems that Diggs is a one-year rental for the Texans given that he is a free agent after the season and the big contract agreed to with Collins.

I don't think we can restructure Allen (or any other player) more than once during an offseason, so I don't think additional amounts from a further Allen restructure will be available.