MikePJ76

They were down rapp and benford at KC last year. seems your top safety and corner is a lot more than just “a single guy”

Sorry I am not trading one of the teams best offensive players for the 63 rd pick in the draft. they spent two full off seasons building a real running game. They now have one of the best ones in the league. sal has talked over and over about this since the season ended. They want more speed on offense and more strength and size on defense. how would trading James cook to your arch rival help with any of that. If they don’t get a deal done with cook this summer and he plays out his deal and leaves he will get you a possible 4th round comp and who knows if he is gets a huge deal maybe a third. so why not hang onto him and get a prove it year out of him and then get the comp pick. The KC pick is basically the top of the third round anyway. I don’t understand this obsession with giving away good players.

they need to replace their guards now too. I am not sure how they are going to pull this off with all these guys needing to be paid in cincy. They ony have six picks and three in the top 100.

I can't wait for the announcement he is signing in Dallas. Him and his brother can stand off to the side during mini camp and training camp while they rehab together and talk crap about Dak.

I can't wait to watch sanders flame out and blame everyone else for the next 30 years of his life. He learned from the best. I wouldn't take sanders and put him in my locker room with any pick in the draft.

I want them to sign him. He is not going to break the bank and if he can be had in the curtis samuel neighborhood. I am not scared of his injuries. The two thumb issues are concerning but I like him as a player and as a guy in the locker room. Whoever comes to play that outside position here, Free Agent or Rookie has to be ok with not getting the ball 10 times a game. It's just not going to happen. Slayton is a player who is about the team. I think he is a good fit. Then you don't have to chase the position in the draft and can take someone if they fall to you early or later. Osa Odighizuwa is working out a deal currently with Dallas at around 22 million a year. That is like 5 million more a year than Ed Oliver and on his best day he is C level Ed Oliver. I can't imagine the bills pay anyone at that position before the draft since they have Oliver, Carter at the 3 tech and Jones at the 1 tech with logue and ankou on the PS. Seems they are definitely taking at least 1 DT in the draft and I bet they take two.

I am hoping the Bills work something out with Darius Slayton as I have stated ad nauseam. here is his injury history.

The athletics Free agent rankings, Top 10 at each position. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6163037/2025/03/03/nfl-free-agency-rankings-2025-positions/ This group has plenty of name value, but age and injury concerns will complicate the market. Two of the top three are coming off serious injuries requiring surgery, and four of the top six will turn 31 before the season starts. Even Higgins — who could have double-digit suitors if the Bengals don’t tag him — has question marks: Can he produce like a WR1 without Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase? Will soft-tissue injuries always be a lingering issue? Godwin and the Buccaneers are working toward a new deal, but most of these wideouts should hit the market. Diggs and Cooper might have the most upside of the over-30 crew, but Diggs must prove he’s healthy following a torn ACL, and Cooper’s stock slipped down the stretch (albeit while playing through a wrist injury) with Buffalo. Teams seeking speedy role players will have options: Beyond Slayton, Moore and Brown, the class also includes the Rams’ Tutu Atwell, Commanders’ Dyami Brown, Chargers’ Joshua Palmer and Saints’ Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Cornerback is right behind edge for the deepest position in the class, with 19 players in the top 150, tied with wide receiver for second most. It’s also a strong group at the top, featuring several proven starters, along with useful contributors down the board. Ward’s market could be shaped by his desire to be closer to Texas. Reed, an excellent No. 2 CB, could command No. 1 CB money. Murphy might also be in demand, although fit will be important after he thrived in Brian Flores’ highly schemed defense. Durability concerns could impact Davis’ market, but the more intriguing health-related questions are about Adebo (who broke his femur in October) and Samuel, who missed most of 2024 with stinger issues in his shoulder that he said he “was born with.” Both appeared on track for large contracts before injuries cropped up, complicating their futures. Most of the top five are at their best closer to the line of scrimmage, led by Reid. He would probably have ranked behind Xavier McKinney and Antoine Winfield Jr. in 2024’s class, but his versatility and tackling will make any defense better. Hufanga and Holland are a year or two removed from their best seasons, but the upside is obvious with both. Moehrig thrived while playing more strong safety in 2024, and Chinn is also at his best in the box. For teams needing more of a free safety, Williams and Simmons are worthwhile buy-low candidates. Cisco and Blackmon have flashed their range on the back end, but inconsistency and injury history might temper their markets. Melifonwu has the talent to be the gem of the entire class if he lands in the right spot and stays healthy.

Grant falling would be pretty great. Sal was on wgr this morning and was pushing the strength narrative. If anyone has been paying attention to Sal since the end of the year he has been dropping hints at the team thinking they are not strong enough, from Kincaid to the D-Line. Sal has even said they fired Eric Ciano not because of guys being injured but because the organization believes the strength program was not good enough. So with an emphasis on team strength and size, Grant would be a perfect fit. I still have my doubts they take a 1 tech though in the first round. I hope they do.

Morris biggest role is special teams and he is good at it. I imagine they get a deal done with him. This is a tough year to be a fringe tight end on a roster. Good players in the draft and teams always want to get younger at those depth positions. Having said that I do think they will make a deal with him. He has shown he can play well on offense when given the chance and is a special teams player that is very good.

Didn't he openly say he hated Buffalo fans? once he is released it seems there is like a less than 1% chance he would sign here and probably the percent that the team would be willing to pay him.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/with-deebo-samuel-out-could-brandon-aiyuk-be-next Make of that what you will. Aiyuk is one of the most overrated wr ever. If SF traded him a year after giving him a contract...oof. Maybe SF is going to look for a younger inexpensive player. Who takes that contract from them though.

Has this been stated somewhere? They have the cap space I think to absorb his money. seems making him play on a prove it year is the better move than taking on multiple years of money.

Buffalo got a 2 for diggs last year. both declining players and disgruntled. At least it seemed like deebo was. i just read this morning he wanted to go to Houston or denver

Pete Carroll and the Raiders pehaps? https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/dk-metcalf-nfl-seahawks-patriots-packers-raiders-pete-carroll-trade

who replaces oliver? Osa odighizuwa is about to get a new contract in Dallas for 21 million a year and he is a poor mans Oliver. So you can't really replace him in Free Agency. so that would mean hoping Harmon/Nolen somehow fall to you at 30 or you trade up for them or hope a guy like Farmer falls in the second round. Would be an interesting few weeks if they moved oliver for metcalf that is for sure.

well that strategy can and more times than not backfire. Von Miller and Diggs backfired. Diggs cost a lot of money in dead cap in 24. He was such a malcontent they shipped him off to a playoff team. That money he cost them could have paid for two players not to mention they had to replace him. Don't get me started on Von Miller. Metcalf is a fun offseason discussion though. Slayton is a good fit for the bills, add a wr in the draft and all of a sudden its a pretty good group of guys and lots of talented options for Allen. I imagine they just draft a wr with a day 3 pick and resign hollins. We shall see very soon what they think of the wr room.

I still lean to Slayton because all he costs is some cap space which can be massaged. I understand the trade comp of a 1 and a 2 or a 1 and next years 1 for Metcalf though. I just hate the money that would go to Metcalf. for fun.

Watson is injured and is going to be out for the early part of the year after acl surgery. Doubs is a good player not a great one and has an expiring contract. He also was suspended from the team last year so I am sure they are looking to move him regardless of this metcalf deal.

Yea that is true. They have numbers there its just that we don't think of Virgil, Shavers or Hamler as guys who will make a difference at the moment. Safety is Rapp/ Bishop. The defensive end position is in a tough spot and They need a starting corner. I am of the opinion they will get something done with Hollins. He is everything they want in a role player. I wish they would sign Darius Slayton and guarantee themselves they have a good room before the draft creating a situation where if a wr falls to them in the 1st, 2nd or 4th they can take that player without putting the weight of the world on their shoulders. I don't think they will sign slayton or trade for metcalf though. I think it's Hollins and a 2nd to 5th round wr or mid level guy on a team friendly deal.

The Bills first rounders are essentially 2nd rounders with the added bonus of the fifth year option. If the rumored deal from GB is true that establishes that a first rounder is part of the deal. In a perfect world, pick 30 and next years 2 or 3 would be ideal. Or two 2's. also to quote George Carlin, "I never had a ten, but one night I had five two's"

Side note here. Davante Adams was traded in 2022 to Las Vegas for picks 22 and 53. Las Vegas immediately gave him a 5 year deal worth 28.5 million a year and 67 million guaranteed. Adams was 29, Metcalf is 27 Adams has the stats and the all pro's and pro bowls but he also played with Aaron Rodgers. I have to say after looking at that giving up a 1 and coleman/kincaid seems high. pick 22 is worth 780 points and 53 is worth 370 so 1150 points. pick 30 is worth 620 points. So 530 points difference. Lets say Buffalo wins the superbowl, pick 32 is worth 590. That leaves a 60 point difference. Pick 137 is worth 37.5. That means this years 1 and next years 1 is an overpay that can be equaled out with the return of an early 4. So hypothetically. Seattle sends Metcalf and #137 Buffalo sends 2025 #30 & 2026 #32 I would do this right now if it were an option. Curtis Samuels deal is over after next year. The Bills could have Metcalf, Coleman/Hollins(resign) outside and Samuels, Shakir inside with Knox, Kincaid, Davidson, Morris(resign) at tight end. that would be a pretty great offense. The bills get better, keep their guys and get even bigger on offense.

I don't understand the comment about McDermott and Beane. The defense is the priority this year. They literally do not even have the numbers on the defense right now. They need players on defense desperately. They are short on the defensive line and in the secondary. This offseason is about the defense, if a WR like metcalf drops into their lap they can alter the plan because he is worth it. This idea that we are a wr away from a championship is last years Fallacy. The defense looked pretty damn good against Denver and Baltimore and that is with an average group on the defensive line and an average group of Safeties. Imagine if those units were upgraded with playmakers.

Schoen and Daboll better get those for sale signs loose in the bullpen.

Yes it does. The Line needs to be rebuilt. Right now Buffalo has 10 picks. 30, 56, 62, 107, 130, 170, 173, 176, 203, 205 if they made a deal like we mentioned in the other threads they would/could have. 56 62, 130, 137, 170, 173, 176, 203 and 205. They would still have good picks to use on the defensive line. 56 and 62 can still get them two defensive lineman or a DL and Corner or safety.