Dr. Who

I think you should have said 300.

Keon doesn't separate. He's a slow build up to speed, contested catch fella. I am skeptical he is the vertical threat you need and he is probably best suited lined up in the slot, but maybe he has a leap and surprises. Palmer does separate, but he doesn't have explosive speed. I don't see either filling the role of vertical threat that opens up the field for the rest of the offense. If Amari Cooper has something left in the tank, I'd like to add him, because he more legitimately adds that aspect to the WR room. He might be done. I'm glad we improved the D. It was needed. We still neglect WR. Folks can argue and believe otherwise. It was a weak WR draft. We should have done better last year. We didn't, so I think a midround pick was in order. Beane thought otherwise. The season will prove out whether his calculations are correct, and I hope they are. Otherwise, we might be burning another 3rd round pick at the trade deadline to fill out the WR room.

In the mythic world, there is the Dreamer and Reason. Reason is compelled to chastise the wild imagining of the Dreamer, and is often correct. But somehow, I think the Dreamer will triumph in the end.

Maybe I'm just a contrarian, but the argument from authority is weak, especially when the mass media is the authority, imo. I notice a lot of straw men being trotted out. You don't have to decide between investing heavily in the defense and adding a speed outside WR. Beane could have done both, but he decided depth for the D or for niche positions like blocking TE (he got a good one) and developmental OL always had better priority on his board on Day 3. The board was set according to the habitual MO of the Bills. It was a very Bills' draft.

Yes, I agree that they concluded the defense needed an overhaul, and they were correct about that. Let's hope there is some strategic change in the schema to go along with the personnel adds. Surely it would help if Coleman makes a leap and Kincaid returns to form. They still need that outside field stretcher. I just think they paid a lot for Palmer, and I'll be surprised if he is more than adequate at best.

So, the opposite of investing a lot in the DL, allowing for competition, and letting the cream rise to the top. They just don't value the position sufficiently, imo. They count on Josh Allen to elevate the room, where I think they should add plus talent at the position and make it easier on Josh, and also more likely that a clutch play will happen in a must have situation in the playoffs.

My favorite pick of the draft for us.

Plausible surmise.

Is Amari washed? I think trade is likely the best option just on the basis of not much to hope for otherwise, though I'm not sure whose potentially available.

Yes, but they are not vertical speed guys who are going to separate and stretch the field, which leads to explosive plays and opens up space for the rest of the offense.

There absolutely were some mid-round WRs with the potential to help the WR room. Royals, Horton, Ayomanor, Thornton, just to name a few. There were plenty of options, but we traded up in the fourth for a top-heavy 3T who just had a bad year because of a back injury. (I hope the gamble works out, but replace that move with a WR -- Thornton went at 108, so he was off the board), and this draft looks much more rational and acknowledges a genuine need on offense.

This is an entirely reasonable post, but I won't believe it until Beane actually acts upon these suppositions.

Given the height on the DL, I'm hoping blocked shots, too.

That's got to change.

I agree with all of this, but it is also now true that the expectation is and should be that the defense is not going to be a liability, especially when it matters in the playoffs.