Justice

What's even worse than losing a great player in Jairus Byrd is the message sent to present and future free agents of the Buffaol Bills and that message is you can have your way. That's not a good message to send.

Looks like you may be right, according to Jeremy White. The Bills are idiots if they don't franchise Byrd and at the bare minimum get a third round pick in return.

Mike Evans is exactly what this team needs. He can go across the middle, compete for jump balls, has elite hands, has the ability to comeback to the ball when plays break-down, and is a true outside receiver on a team that truly lacks one. If Robinson, Watkins, Mack, and Matthews are all gone I'd take Evans over Ebron. Ebron's hands are too suspect.

I posted this in another thread, but it fits in just fine here too. 1. Re-sign Byrd. Make him the highest paid safety in the game. Front load his deal so it's not cap restrictive going forward. We have plenty of cap space so we can afford it. 2. As much as this pains me to say, but I'd use the 1st rounder on a RT only if Robinson (not likely) or Matthews is available at our spot. Lewan isn't a RT in my opinion and I wouldn't move Glenn unless he is 100% happy with the move. I'd much rather have Watkins or Evans, but we can find a nice receiver in the 2nd. If we draft a wide receiver here than try to sign Streif from N.O. 3. Draft the best available wideout in round two. Jordan Matthews or Kelvin Benjamin could be there. If not then grab the TE out of Notredame, Troy Niklas, or ASJ. 4. Draft a guard in round three. If we go WR and OL with our first two picks then grab our TE here and wait for round five for the lineman. 5. Sign a MLB in free agency. Jackson, Dansby, or Riley would suffice. 6. Scrap the no-huddle. Give our defense some rest. 7. Re-sign Chandler. He would be a great #2 tight end. Which leads me to #8. 8. Utilize two tight end sets more frequently. This is a running team. That's our strength. Make life easier on EJ while he makes his transition. Get rid of TJ. That's about it. That's what I'd like to see. These moves can get us to the playoffs.

Over. Paid.

Excellent post, Badol, and I agree to a certain extent. You never know when rookies make a huge impact in year one. The chances are rare, but it does happen. Someone like Mike Evans might not put up huge numbers, but what if he's an excellent redzone threat? Turn a few of those field goals into TDs last year and we probably make the playoffs. The same with ASJ. I favor addressing the line via free agency, first and foremost, because they can help us out the most this year. Our rookies will need a year or two of grooming, but we should be ready for a playoff run that's lasts five plus years after this season.

For real! It would be interesting to break down this argument according to age. The 35 and older vs the 34 and under.

MLBers don't cost too much money and the Bills are in excellent shape regarding the cap.

My opinion is no different than any other. It's just an opinion. I could be wrong. I don't like him at RT. Pears is a horrible comparison because he can't run block worth a lick.

There's a pretty good chance that Matthews will be there. We need Bortles and Barr to both get drafted prior to our pick for that to happen. In no particular order I see Clowney, Mack, Watkins, Manziel, Bridgewater, and Robinson all going in the top eight.

One sure fire way of improving our run defense would be to score more points on offense. If you're playing with the lead teams will have to throw more and run less against you. That's why I favor addressing the offense heavily in the offseason via draft and free agency.

I agree. If AJ McCarron is on the board in the 4th, we HAVE to take him. I might even consider drafting him in the 3rd. I haven't given up hope on EJ yet, but a little competition doesn't hurt. As far as the need for a linebacker goes, what other reason is there that our run D is so bad? We have a great front four. Lawson and Kiko are good. Why do we struggle there? Is it because our offense can't sustain long drives? Is it personnel? Both?

Today's highest paid safety isn't tomorrow's. That's how it is. By year five of Byrd's deal he'd be a steal.

The kid is too undersized for the right side, IMO. Lewan has chicken legs for someone his size and how do I say this-- he's too light in butt, lol. He's quick and has good feet which project him to be better on the left side. I'm not too high on TL.

and how I'll do it. 1. Re-sign Byrd. Make him the highest paid safety in the game. Front load his deal so it's not cap restrictive going forward. We have plenty of cap space so we can afford it. 2. As much as this pains me to say, but I'd use the 1st rounder on a RT only if Robinson (not likely) or Matthews is available at our spot. Lewan isn't a RT in my opinion and I wouldn't move Glenn unless he is 100% happy with the move. I'd much rather have Watkins or Evans, but we can find a nice receiver in the 2nd. If we draft a wide receiver here than try to sign Streif from N.O. 3. Draft the best available wideout in round two. Jordan Matthews or Kelvin Benjamin could be there. If not then grab the TE out of Notredame, Troy Niklas, or ASJ. 4. Draft a guard in round three. If we go WR and OL with our first two picks then grab our TE here and wait for round five for the lineman. 5. Sign a MLB in free agency. Jackson, Dansby, or Riley would suffice. 6. Scrap the no-huddle. Give our defense some rest. 7. Re-sign Chandler. He would be a great #2 tight end. Which leads me to #8. 8. Utilize two tight end sets more frequently. This is a running team. That's our strength. Make life easier on EJ while he makes his transition. Get rid of TJ. That's about it. That's what I'd like to see. These moves can get us to the playoffs.

I'll take Dansby in a second.

That's interesting. I thought they were going to re-sign Dansby and they already have Daryl Washington.

Furthermore we are in a great position to dominate the NFL for the foreseeable future. I really believe that. I haven't seen this much talent on the Bills in a LONG time. If EJ can get it right, there's no stopping us!

Even if Dallas had the cap space, I'm not sure it's a need. Sean Lee mans the MLB position and he's pretty darn good.

7 teams interested in DQ.

According to Jeff Darlington, Jackson has a visit lined up tomorrow in a "great" place. Whatever that means.

Cowboys are in cap hell

Thanks. I wasn't sure about that. I still feel that the Vikings are a threat for his services.

Can we claim him off waivers? Minnesota is the only team that concerns me if so.

What is there to discuss here? I can't believe the amount of people rushing to protect these guys. Over the last 14 years of futility the Bills have replaced numerous players, coaches and GMs and that's gotten us nowhere. It's way past the time we start weeding out the guys on top.