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I like him. He seems like a good guy. Additionally, The Mafia is known for doing the nice deeds FIRST. It would be a fine move.

That is true, however, that is true for every team. The true joy in all this, Don, is that the dolphins are about to hit the cap wall in 2025. Delicious.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/_/year/2025/sort/cap_maximum_space I know there are some anomalies above, but Barley to cut to the chase of it just frustrating to be cash strapped the last couple of years and not progressing any further as team, most of the while teams that are nipping at our heals or in some instances better than us are quite comfortable, cap wise, and some of those have their QB signed. Forgive me for committing sacrilege, but Cincy has their QB and top receiver under contractor, missed the playoffs because said QB was injured, we have yet to beat them as situated and they are very comfortably under the cap. Detroit...are you kidding me? 4th in cap space and knocking on the door. The same goes for the two time defending SC Champions with having more cap space than us and a QB under contract. I guess if we were right at the cap and played in the Super Bowl, won it, or even made the AFC Championship I might feel differently. However, none of that happened. Tangentially, as well, I was never a fan of the Von Miller signing, but accepted it when it happened. I wasn't worried so much about drop off. I was worried about his age and the chance for injury given the physical toll on getting to the QB. Crazy for me to think that way, right? Barley, I am happy with where this team is at and I was fine with the blood letting that took place in March. It had to be done and it was time. I guess the "win" in all this for me is if this new look Bills team not only makes it to the playoffs (which I have said they will), but wins the division and has some success. Combine an 11-6 or 12-5 division champion that makes it to the AFC CG with the bonus of 2025 cap space and I'm likely a happy camper. Go Bills!

Thank you, Barley. Honestly I didn't know that an it makes a difference. Again, I would rather be in this cap position than on the opposite end, but I saw initial reports...even from Spotrac that had us in a much better situation. ...and then it just sort of changed.

About a month ago I thought it would be much higher. I thought we were in the 40+ million dollar range. We’re at 31 million or so with moves, but start with $14 million. Don’t get me wrong I’m happy to be out of cap jail. However, I just thought after all this… After all the slash and burn this Spring we would have more money. Anyways… Go Bills!

Thank you Terry and your business acumen. However, to be very clear, the Bills are still in Buffalo because of Kim. She was the driving force. She was also the new face of NFL ownership that the League gladly and rightfully fully embraced. Take your pick of options on how terrible this is. Family...check. More specifically spouse...check business leader...check Bills fan and the reason why they are still here...check. ...most importantly her life and the inability to enjoy it as she deserves. I can't even sit and think about it for too long. God bless you Kim.

Truly this.

He suffers from narcolepsy.* (* it could be true, you don’t know)

Respectfully to those that are happy about this pick I just don’t understand how you don’t see, or don’t want to see the comparison to somebody like Benjamin. That’s not a player you want to be compared to and he compares to him, unfortunately, rather well. His highlights (if you watched and I watched him even before the draft) are as much about bad defensive back play as they are about him. Superlatives: he makes one handed grabs, sometimes, and he can jump for the ball given his size. Do those one handed grabs look like Josh throws? So…our first pick is a jumper. Sorry, but I wanted more. Go Bills.

I’ll say what I said a few times earlier. They don’t need two receivers. They need two good receivers. He better get them from somewhere. …otherwise, Haseked. Additionally, if the plan is to trade for an established receiver foregoing cost efficiency WR picks to trade away assets AND pay a fortune in cap space for a WR was not high on my dance card this year.

Doesn’t help us. They’ll undoubtedly pick a WR we are after.

I just checked my watch again and it is literally 5 years until Thursday night. As is my usual request, someone please, PLEASE come to home, my office or even my place of worship and knock me the hell out with a ball peen hammer to my head and don't wake me up until two plus hours after the first pick of the night. I don't need to perseverate over the guys we aren't going to get until 28 (believing we won't trade up). Go Bills! Go 64 ounce Big Gulp of Nyquil!

Indeed, Drac. That was my first thought. Les Habitants

Didn't Lad say he's met with the Bills? Am I missing something on the list?

@Beck Water Beck, it really was. Thank you, man. Go Bills

A team that will be so offensive driven will be neutered by a 70 something defensive old guard coach.

I want 2. One is not going to cut it. Absolutely on board as long as they get two. And when I say "two" I don't mean round 1 and then round 7. Get two, meaty good ones that are reasonably not speculative by comparison...both third round or sooner.

Next year’s second and maybe something more to do this deal and I do it in a second. Hopefully we can work something out with him that money will come later or in June when more is freed up (I know, I know, but please just let may have this for the sake of the argument) I honestly believe he can be a “quiet” 2024 #1. What I mean by quiet is 80 plus grabs, in the style of offense it seems like we are going to have. Plus, let’s not discount the fact he is a veteran. My goodness, a 1st round WR (Legette, Ladd, Thomas Jr.?), Aiyuk, Samuel, Shakir, and a spritz of Shorter, along with Kincaid (maybe the true #1), Knox and Cook…How would anyone not love that offense?! Additionally, the true number 1s, or league top 3s, likely are going to be commanding 30-35 million per. I think, as others have speculated, that Aiyuk may be more in line with Diggs average dollars. I would be pretty OK with this move. Go Bills!

I won’t say much, because people in glass houses should not throw stones. Due to the fact that I honestly believed for the last two years HUDS has been slowly poisoning me in my Swanson Hungry Man Lasagnas. Why didn’t I stop if I thought this was the case? They are just so yummy and I realize I have a problem. Go Bills.

Respectfully, not if they get two and two good ones, possibly back to back early. Just as an example, (because I am not fully set yet, nor is anyone, so just go with it and don't analyze the actual picks), but if that room is McConkey, Legette, Samuel, Shakir, Shorter among the guys (Isabelle, the other guy) I am not sure your screaming that you have to have a name in there. Do you need someone? Yes, sure. Do you need a name and are their questions? I don't think so. I am not vouching that the rookies will be knockouts, I'm just saying Beane and the coaches will like the room.

What I do with my down time is my business.

I remember meeting OJ as a kid. He never murdered me, not once.

Honestly, it is interesting to consider, but at the end of the day Utica is spot on with this one. Man, at this stage and with where he is at so far a team would be insanely stupid to even give a 5th for him. However...here...well, let's see what might happen. Go Bills.

His unrelenting shading of OJ eventually got Norm fired from SNL. Man o man, Norm was a Legend. I miss him greatly. 🥂

Mango, that is hilarious. Thank you.