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No real surprises. Kincaid and Palmer out, Coleman is active

Carnell Tate is a real possibility. Especially if the wheels come off for us down the stretch. More and more, it seems like Makai Lemon is going to go before Tate (and of course Jordyn Tyson will go before both of them). And he could be had in a 15-20 range. Things keep going the way they are and we may not even have to trade up.

1.) He's not eligible for the Draft until 2027. 2.) We won't be able to sniff him. He'll go in the first 2 or 3 picks. It's like when people talked about us trading up for Marvin Harrison Jr. last year. It's a fun fantasy to talk about. But that's what it is, a fantasy. When it comes to those kind of elite, generational talents (and that's what Smith is) - teams 9 times out of 10 aren't trading them away if they can get them. And if they do, they're requiring *way* more than the Trade Value chart says for that player AND not moving very far down the board (like this year with Cleveland and Jacksonville for Travis Hunter). If we're in a position to get Jeremiah Smith in the 2027 Draft, that means something went horribly, horribly wrong in 2026.

I'm not going to sit here and tell you that Brady is great. But putting it all on him is foolish. Watch the All 22 or go to a game and you can see, way more often than not (pretty much all season long) - *no one* is open for Josh. Khalil is included in this. If he were getting open, you'd be hearing analysts and fans alike saying "Khalil is open consistently and you're not going to him" instead of "Josh needs help and no one is getting open for him". We wouldn't be bringing in everyone from Brandin Cooks to Gabe Davis to Mecole Hardman to help out. Again, that has a lot to do with the fact that teams know he's the guy to watch out for and key in on him more than our other options. And as good of a Slot as he is, he's not a #1 that's going to overcome heavy coverage. Too many fans want to just say "it's all Brady's fault". But that's not the truth. It's a combination of a poor WR core that can't get separation and a poor Offensive Coordinator. Putting it all on one or the other is not being honest about the situation. Brady is not so dumb or lazy as to call up that low percentage play as often as he does and watch it fail as often as it does and keep doing it for no reason. The reason is Shakir can't get open consistently but he's dangerous with the ball in his hands. And that play is the only way to consistently get the ball in his hands with the little to no help he's getting to take attention away from him downfield.

A large part of the reason you're seeing that so often is Shakir's own fault. For as elusive as he is in space, he's not great at getting open (like most of our WR's). This is compounded by the fact that our core is trash - with teams identifying him as the top guy to roll coverage to. Because of his inability to separate from his man (or men) on routes and his playmaking ability - they run this play a lot just to get the ball in his hands often. Bc if they just relied on him getting open this season, he wouldn't get many touches.

And if it was - then we'd have just released Moore yesterday to make room for Davis instead of earlier in the week for Cooks. Two guys had to go either way to make room for Cooks and Davis.

I think it's more about what you typed in the second paragraph. And I don't think it's that they "didn't want him". Their season is over, they aren't going anywhere, he's 32 years old, and wanted to go to a contender. Specifically us, given his relationships with a number of people in the building and how much we need WR's. The Saints Drafted Cooks. And after touring the league, brought him back. They obviously like him as an organization and just wanted to help get to where he wanted to go. This isn't the first time someone's done this. It's not illegal. That said now that it's been done again, I'd imagine there will be rules put in place to prevent it.

Probably not going to dress 6. We only did that once when we were using Hardman almost exclusively as a return man. Palmer got a Limited practice in today so maybe he toughs through after all. If that happens, likely Coleman sits again. But with McDermott not mentioning him on the injury report before Wednesday's practice and him popping up at Limited on Wednesday and then DNP on Thursday leads me to believe he had a setback or reinjury. I may be in the minority, but if Palmer isn't 100% - I'd probably sit him and put Coleman in. I don't think a dinged up Palmer gives you much more than Coleman and i'd probably sit him to try and get him back to close to full health.

Still one spot open on the 53 - which i'd assume goes to Tylan Grable.

That's some serious semantic stretching to be like "though he wanted more snaps even after having just single digits less than both the starters - that doesn't mean he wanted to be a featured part of the offense". Why do you think someone wants more snaps? No player says "if I'm on the field more, I'm happy. Don't throw me the ball, just give me more "snaps".

Well he had 27 snaps in his last game as a Bill (41% of offensive snaps) against the Texans. Which was 4th most amongst WR's behind Khalil Shakir at 44 snaps, Gabe Davis at 36 snaps, and Josh Palmer at 33 snaps. And above Tyrell Shavers, following his big outing against the Bucs. He had only 9 less snaps than Davis, who had the most amount of snaps for an Outside WR and only 6 less snaps than Palmer. If he's saying that's not good enough, he's essentially saying he wants to start. Which I would say is being featured.

If what's being floated out there to Ian Rapaport by Moore/his team and/or the Bills are to be believed - it seems that Moore wanted to be featured or wanted out (ala Mike Edwards)

With Curtis Samuel putting in two DNP's, Josh Palmer unexpectedly popping back on the injury report after practice on Wednesday, than being downgrading to DNP today, Mecole Hardman on IR, and Elijah Moore's release - we're left with Brandin Cooks, Khalil Shakir, Tyrell Shavers, and Keon Coleman healthy on the 53. Even with Gabe Davis activated (as expected he will be), if we were to sit to Coleman - we'd only have 4 active WR's. We generally roll with 5. So it's likely Keon gets back this week, unless Palmer goes. Which given he went from Limited to DNP, isn't looking good.

That's not how it works. It is *exceedingly* rare that a General Manager keeps the Head Coach that's in place. 99% of the time a new General Manager wants to pick their guy. It doesn't matter who was here first. A General Manager of a Football Team is the person who decides who stays and goes on the team. That's what makes them the team Manager. Now, obviously, a move that big as firing the Head Coach would need to be approved by the Owner first. But Brandon Beane can *absolutely* fire Sean McDermott and stick around. However, Sean McDermott cannot fire Brandon Beane. And if Brandon Beane is fired, it's practically a given that whomever comes in will want to bring in their own Head Coach. Whether you think it should be the other way or not - there's practically no scenario where Beane is let go and McDermott stays. And the idea that "there's no place where Beane can fire McDermott" is just factually false. Him being here first doesn't give him managerial power or create a situation where Beane can't fire him. If that were the case, McDermott would be GM too.

That would be a hilarious misfire. Even if the "mutual parting of ways" over a disagreement in usage was just PR - putting it out there that you essentially asked for your release over playing time just to come back to a spot where you'd get FAR less playing time as a Practice Squad member would make him look really, really, really dumb. I think he'd sooner sign on to another teams Practice Squad before coming back here after having Schefter say it was a mutual parting of ways over asking for more snaps. I can't think of a time where it was reported someone asked for their release and then immediately came back, let alone coming back to a lesser role.