Jimmy Harris 69

This is a player Beane should have drafted and and didn’t. It makes no sense to give up the sun and the moon to acquire him, then gut your team to pay $100M to keep him. The Bills led the NFL in scoring, but their defense disappeared during most of the KC game. We need defense. $100M receivers don’t get you to the Super Bowl.

I wonder about a team like Minnesota who has their QB of the future already. McCarthy could ferment for another year. O’Connell and Stafford are tight, since the former was the OC in LA during ‘20-‘21. Stafford would provide the missing element at quarterback for a viable Super Bowl run. Minny has $58m in cap space. It serves as a thorn in Detroit’s side, which they wouldn’t mind. (And it would keep his a$$ out of the AFC)

Well fu$k ya I’d blame him. But if it came down to a battle of wills, I expect management to get the most amount of assets for him. At some point it becomes useless to resist if a star wants out and goes public. It’s over. Get everything you can for the good of the team.

I would rather the Bills develop Hardy and the CB’s we draft and sign this year. White’s play was such a liability the Rams couldn’t keep him on the field. He cost them a couple games. The Ravens were desperate but made LA retain salary. Perhaps if he sits out another year and tries to regain his strength and speed he could try in ‘26. He is a good dude but these injuries have robbed him of his ability.

I could see the Bills attempt to work out a contract restructure with Milano. However if they need cap space, more drastic measures could follow. He is scheduled to count $15.8 million on the cap in 2025; the dead cap hit is $17.2 million. Doing so with a post-June 1 designation would allow them to spread the cap over two years and they could open up $9.6 million in 2025 cap space. It is not unthinkable that the Bills would move on. There is no recent evidence that suggests he will give them a full season. We saw them take similar measures with other team icons last year. It’s the right move for replenishing defensive talent.

It would be best to solve our problems with a mix of FA and draft talent ala 2017 when we brought in Micah Hyde and drafted Tre White. This is the way.

2016 7-9 2015 8-8 2014 9-7 2013 6-10 Though the Bills drafted higher all throughout this period, the 2017 McDermott Roster contained only 16 players drafted by the Bills. That team went 9-7 and made the playoffs ( thanks Cincinnati ). So those players drafted previously did not stay around. So how good were they? Buffalohad two coaches Marrone and Ryan, which certainly contributed to poor retention. But I stick by my original point, that Beane for the most part has drafted above average. the 2023 Bills went 11-6, drafted 25th. They found contributors among those they drafted. He’s taken heat and rightly so on Dalton Kincaid; but it is too early to give up on that guy. I’ll take our current draft/scouting personnel over the drought bunch for sure.

Enough to win 13 regular season games, two playoff games, and get within 3 points of the Super Bowl.

There’s nothing groundbreaking about any of Monos’ opinions. His criticisms ignore Beane’s successes. One need only look at the Bills roster and see it is filled with Beane draftees. (Currently 30 out of 70)During the drought, when Monos was with the team, the lack of rostered draftees was startling. The 24 draft alone yielded seven who are still with the club. 2 (33): WR Keon Coleman, Florida State 2 (60): S Cole Bishop, Utah 3 (95): DI DeWayne Carter, Duke 4 (128): RB Ray Davis, Kentucky 5 (141): C Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia 5 (160): LB Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington 5 (168): ED Javon Solomon, Troy 6 (204): T Tylan Grable, UCF 6 (219): CB Daequan Hardy, Penn State 7 (221): G Travis Clayton, International The key in my view, McBeane MUST be one on the type of defense they are running and the type of players they need. I am hopeful their take-a-way from SB59 is that a big physical defense will give KC problems. Seeing that they build one through the draft and free agency. The time for mediocrity on defense is over. If the Rams and Philly can do it, you can. Nap time is over.

Siriani is by far the biggest butthole among coaches in the league. Gaping is that respect. Doug Pederson won a SB in Philly and then was out in two years. Let’s see where things are in two years.

The crucial difference is Reid. Worthy would not be the same receiver in Buffalo. It’s not Worthy I’m wishing for, it’s Cooper DeJean as the difference maker in OUR defensive backfield. Coleman will be a nice player but he won’t impact the offense the way DeJean would impact a defense.

Of course Super Bowl parties at home can be forgettable. During the first Dallas loss , my parents were looking at me trying to remember how many times they dropped me on my head as a baby…so there’s that. Go for the first half, drive separate, leave. Yell f@@k a lot like Roy Kent on Ted lasso…..you know, life of the party.

Ok, I wish they had drafted Worthy just so Kansas City didn’t get him. Fine.

I would love to see the Bills go get JALIN HYATT from the Giants (6' 0", 185 lbs). He had a solid rookie year in 23 averaging 16.7 yds on 23 catches. He got lost on their depth chart last year. He was the Fred Biletnikoff Award winner coming out of Tennessee. Instead of having to develop a rookie, they could mold this kid. Maybe the Giants need a cornerback who needs a fresh start….

I don’t see any team trading for Kupp, helping the Rams, and overpaying for an injury prone player. He only played 12 games last year and wasn’t a huge factor in the playoffs. He has missed six or seven games in each of the last four seasons, including parts of playoffs in prior years. The Super Bowl season was his zenith. It’s a shame because he is a great team guy and I see him becoming a coach. Ironically the Bills could have drafted him in the third round of 2017 ahead of the rams. (69th pick of the draft). They moved up to the 2nd and drafted Zay Jones 37th, another bad miss. All these teams will wait for him to be cut. Somebody might overpay him if it weren’t for the injuries. Tough part of the sport.