Nephilim17

Saves a chunk of dough and we signed a younger punter who, I think, was drafted in the 4th so high upside.

Good dude. Shame he never won a championship. Wish him health and happiness in retirement. Hope the concussions don't have any lingering impact.

A sobering thought (and I'm running out of booze as I type) but very true. A simple yet truthful way to look at where we are with Josh and what the future means.

I'll take Metcalf but if Beane does this for the same draft capital it would have taken to get BTJ in the middle of the first round last year, not to mention probably $20 million more a year, I'll regret that non-move in last year's draft even more.

I have more confidence that we can identify and draft an outside speed WR than we can find an elite pass rusher so I'll go with Garrett. And to be clear, the outside guy doesn't have to be elite, just serviceable at running deep routes. Much easier to find.

Just heard on the latest Marino podcast that the Bills face the highest amount of man coverage in the league. If that's not a sign that the WR room is NOT fine the way it is, I don't know what is.

Think a mod needs to change that title...

Wow. Fastest 40 time EVER for a guy over 6'3" and he's 6'5". Would love to add that size and speed to our offense. The tape (yes, it's highlights) shows he can do hitches, comebacks, digs, posts, go routes. I hope the Bills brass likes him or some other guy with real wheels. Give Josh a bona fide vertical threat while he's in his prime.

Dude ran a 4.3 officially at the combine. At that size that's freakish. I'd take a mid-round chance on him. Unless he's got a truly uncoachable attitude, you coach him up and even if all he can do are fly routes year one, that's ok. I love his size and speed.

I get that people don't want to make our nemesis stronger. But all the arguments against trading with KC forget one vital point: While you are giving them a good player, you're weakening their draft capital and their room to spend money on FAs and resign their own players. That makes them worse. So the question is, is KC better off with James Cook at say $12 million a year and no second round pick or without James Cook but with that 2nd round pick and an extra $12 million (or whatever Cook will sign for) to spend? I'm not sure Cook is worth more to a team (us or them) than $12,000,000 plus a second rounder. I could be wrong. But it's not as simple to say we can't do this as we're just making them better. That deals also hurts them with picks and money.

Interesting. I'm not disputing this but never saw it. When did he say this? Thanks.

Here's a better Beane quote about Cook's social posts: "I would rather not have to read about it or hear about it. I think we can do these things behind closed doors. But I'm not mad at James. I love James." That says a lot. He talks about James' "maturity" and pumps him up as a person, in addition to praising him as a player, but that quote is the truth about what Beane thinks about James' maturity here. 3:09 in this interview (not the Buffalo media one, btw) if you wanna hear it.

Well done. This means he has to hit certain targets to get $15 million a year. Can't complain as he's Josh's most reliable target and this is not foolish money.

Open to both options depending on the price, but given our first-round pick record a trade for an established pass rusher will give me more confidence. The salary (and extra picks) are the price to be paid for knowing what you're getting vs. gambling in the draft. Won't deny I would be thrilled to land Garrett, and to a slightly lesser extent, Crosby. Josh is in the middle of his prime so I don't mind using draft capital and big contracts to guarantee a disrupter joins the team.

Agree in general with your thoughts but Slayton just turned 28 and averaged 14.7 yards per catch in 2024 vs Cooks who turns 32 in September and averaged just 10.0 YPC in 2024. He'd be my FA pick over Cooks.