Bill from NYC

Well, I've been haunted in my sleep You've been starrin' in my dreams Lord, I miss you, child I've been waitin' in the hall Been waitin' on your call Your phone rings It's just some friends of mine that say "Hey, what's the matter, man? We're gonna come around at twelve With some Puerto Rican girls that's just dyin' to meet you We're gonna bring a case of wine Hey, let's go mess and fool around You know, like we used to"

Do count me as one who firmly believes that McDermott is far more powerful than Beane. He proved it before Beane even got here by putting on his dunce cap and trading the pick for Mahomes to draft a (possibly now finished) cornerback. McDermott probably had a great interview with the Pegulas, especially when he co-opted the term "process" and acted as if he invented it. Last year of course, he traded up for another first round corner to play in a zone, and most of his drafts were focused on defense, despite having a great young quarterback in an offense based league/sport. How much proof does one need? Pat Kirwan on Sirius says all the time that when he was GM and Pete Carroll was head coach, Carroll was "his boss." It isn't so unusual. What makes McDermott look good is the parade of coaches we had before him who ranged from so-so to out and out shockingly horrible, and I am going back longer than most fans would agree to. It doesn't matter what I think but imo McDermott needs to go. He will certainly stay and I hope that he proves me to be dead ass wrong. As always, jmo.

Nice work AD! I hope that McDermott doesn't screw up another draft and make the team worse.

At this point I am all for a trade down. I have not studied this draft class really at all, but having said that; it does not appear to be a strong one. Of course, we need the right offer to trade down. When McDermott tossed away our #10, we went all the way down to 27 as I recall. We were (imo) fleeced by the Ciiefs, and I obviously do not want the Bills to be undercompensated again. Our interior OL is in bad shape. The guards played poorly, and Morse is a huge injury risk with his concussion history. Frankly, I am surprised that he lasted this long. It would be great if we could develop a LT and move Dawkins to guard. Then of course we are also in dire need of wide receivers. Truthfully, I have mixed emotions about the "BPA" thing. For instance, the best college player right now really might be that young TE at Georgia. Should a TE ever be an early 1st round pick. Or a RB, OG, ILB, or Safety? We would never ask this question about a pass rushing DE, LT, WR or of course QB. In any event, thanks for the great dialogue.

The above represents exactly what is wrong with this franchise, and has been since the Levy days. Josh Allen is forced to run and is chased around the field when passing, but let's not get him protection. Let's draft a 1st round safety. Sadly, this is exactly what McDermott will do, and he might even trade up to do so. Unbelieveable.

OK, I respect this. However my question is, what happens if a team never does this? Imo they wind up like the current weak Buffalo Bills. When he was draft eligible, I posted on TBD that I wanted the Bills to draft Landon Dickerson. He is already one of, if not the the best guard in the NFL and would also be a great center. He would have protected Josh, vastly improved the Bills running game, and really helped on short yardage plays. Is there is a comparible player in college now? If so, I want the Bills to go after him. Do you know of one? That said, due to the condition of Tre and Poyer, I fully expect McDermott (notice I didn't say Beane) to draft a first round safety and probably a second round corner. Sad indeed.

Whatcha tryin' to do to my heart Whatcha tryin' to do to my heart You go around, tellin' lies, and now you wanna compromise Whatcha tryin' to do to my heart You better run, you better hide, you better leave from my side, yeah

Outstanding, but will Hyatt last until late round 2?

No doubt. I thought I was clear about this.

No matter where you go, there YOU are.

Nine mile skid, on a ten mile ride, Hot as a pistol but cool inside Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile Nothin' left to do but smile smile smile Now he's gone, now he's gone, Lord he's gone, he's gone Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track He's gone, he's gone, and nothin's gonna bring him back He's gone RIP Robert Hunter

I appreciate your post but disagree with the bolded. Players have been crippled, paralyzed, in pain for the rest of their lives, etc. I don't know how any player could be stupid enough to not clearly see the risks of playing professional, or even college football. The above is why the NFL (much like professional boxing) consists almost entirely of people from poor economic backgrounds. If I had a million dollars or so in my pocket, I would not want to get tackled by Bruce Smith or punched by Mike Tyson. Btw, this is why the NIL thing is so disruptive to college football and will almost inevitably reduce the quality of play in the NFL, but this is a topic for the college board.

Reuben Foster had a chance to be an all time great ILB. He excelled against the run, could cover, and rush the passer. He was one of the hardest hitting college football players I have ever seen. Reuben Foster was a predator. That said, the man does indeed have a criminal history and a history of assorted mental issues. Is it possible that he got his life together? I guess so in the sense that anything is possible. Are the odds great that he is a fully changed person? Probably not, however; if he could return to form he would be an absolutely great player. Every team in the league will be watching him to see what's up, as well they should. Just ask Leonard Fournette.....

I got jumped coming home last night, Shadow in the alley turned out all my lights, Round and round and round and round and round and round and round,) Don't take much to get me on the ground. Loose Lucy, she was sore, says I know you don't want my love no more, Yeh-yeh yeh-yeh yeh-yeh yeh, singing, "Thank you, for a real good time!"

Seems I got to have a change of scene Every night I have the strangest dream Imprisoned by the way it could have been Left here on my own or so it seems I got to leave before I start to scream But someone locked the door and took the keys You feelin' all right, oh oh I'm not feelin' too good myself, oh oh You feelin' all right, oh oh I'm not feelin' too good myself, oh oh

My choice would be McDermott, but on another team.

Good post AD. That said, the Bills have a priority problem.

I think that it depends on whether or not they believe that Tre will ever come back 100%. If they think that he will not, McDermott will probably grab a first round corner. If they think that he will, I predict a safety instead.

He is also rumored to be a candidate for the OC job at Alabama. I however don't think he will go to Tuscaloosa because he would have to bust his ass on the recruiting trail. Some coaches just aren't willing to do that much work.

Cinci was much worse imo. In the 13 second debacle, I knew damn well that the Bills were the Bills and could blow the game. I never felt safe, and I know that I was not alone in feeling this way.. Then of course we went down but we appeared to have a rosy future. Of course, McClappy screwed it up with the draft. In this game we were not only slaughtered, we had to watch our superstar QB get deemed all but worthless due to having no protection and not enough weapons. It was, and still is sickening. They will not fire McDermott. I wish they would but it isn't possible imo. I truly believe that he will draft a first round safety, and possibly trade up to get one. It is a sad situation indeed.

Probably never. He must expect us to make sensible draft picks.

You might also be wary of him because of his last name. We didn't do too well with that either........ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Flowers Now THERE was a horrible draft pick!

None.

And one has a long, serious concussion history.

Get used to it.