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Life's too short. Fortune favors the bold.

Actually, I still want both . . . but I take your point.

I'm not sure about top 5 WR, but I do think you would have a complete powerhouse offense that can answer any defensive strategy. DK is the missing piece, and Beane ought to seize the moment.

It's not oh, well. Pegula may be cheap with the Sabres, but he can follow the void year m.o. of the Eagles. Prime Josh Allen is the time to go all in, and I think there's a decent chance it could happen.

Likes the older women, does he?

Mid-round fella I kinda like is Elijhah Badger. 4.43 forty isn't bad.

Ah, such modest enticement is only effective if there is a big, slow slot receiver that can't separate at the collegiate level available to justify the transaction. Though possibly one might substitute an earnest, high floor DL with modest athletic attributes.

Naughty. Very naughty. Going to have to snub you at the next time traveler's meeting.

I'm guessing they just wanted to verify for themselves that Arian Smith's hands are made of stone.

Both coach and GM need to change it up some. Maybe they do, but normally character is destiny. Myself, I'm stubborn as hell, so I guess I shouldn't complain, but I'm going to anyway.

Doubt he makes it to #30, and I don't see Beane trading up for WR.

It's lazy thinking to ignore that context. Also, consider that the current offense has fewer explosive plays, and therefore relies on longer drives that also incur higher susceptibility to turnover. In short, the Bills definitely need to add a reliable boundary receiver with speed. Folks who somehow think that acknowledging the need to still upgrade the WR room means ignoring all the needs on D are not persuasive. You can do both, even if the need to improve DL, CB, and S is a heavy lift. Beane should ponder earnestly how Philly uses void years. (I'm sure he is aware, but this is the time to seize the day.) If prime Josh Allen years are not the time to pull out all the stops, there never will be such. Just as important is the question of whether Brady can really make use of all his weapons and probably more important, whether McDermott can modify his schema on D that is continually exposed in the playoffs.

30. Shemar StewartEDGE Texas A&M 56. Kenneth GrantDT Michigan 62. Darien PorterCB Iowa State 108. Billy BowmanS Oklahoma 131. Pat BryantWR Illinois 171. Oluwafemi OladejoEDGE UCLA 175. Nohl WilliamsCB California 179. Riley LeonardQB Notre Dame 206. Hunter WohlerS Wisconsin 208. Nazir StackhouseDT Georgia

I expect Beane might try and bring Cooper back, and then probably a mid-round flyer on someone with speed. I have as much confidence in his ability to get it right as I do that he will find elite talent on the DL. For all the solid achievement of the team, they are amazingly frustrating.

Last year is last year. Teams will study the tape. A boundary WR with speed and reliable hands that can beat press coverage is still a significant need. Cooper might come back healthy. You have to sign him, if that’s the way you go. Higgins does not have the same skill set, but he’d be a valuable asset. He’s too expensive. In reality, the Bills are not in a great spot for WR. They’re not going to be in a position to get a WR in the draft that can contribute right away. A mid-level vet or a mid-round pick, or both, is what you’re looking at. And most folks do understand that there are massive needs on DL, CB, and S, yet. That’s where I would concentrate, but it doesn’t make the deficit at receiver go away.

Lack of elite talent is the tipping point. We are a very good team, but we consistently come up short because when it's single elimination, we get beat by the teams with elite difference makers on both sides of the ball. Beane got burned by the Von Miller gamble. He needs to get past that and gamble, whether that be FA or the draft.

If you play enough of these scenarios, one of them is going to throw you a completely unrealistic payoff that hits on multiple needs. I made a small trade back from 62 to add 134. Harmon at 56 is bonkers. Egbuka at 30 isn't happening either. 30. Emeka EgbukaWR Ohio State 56. Derrick HarmonDT Oregon 65. T.J. SandersDT South Carolina 108. Quincy RileyCB Louisville 131. Smael Mondon Jr.LB Georgia 134. Malachi MooreS Alabama 171. Sai'vion JonesEDGE LSU 175. Oluwafemi OladejoLB UCLA 179. Nohl WilliamsCB California 181. Marcus TateOG Clemson

Almost as expensive as you are.

Teams will analyze the tape. We still lack explosive play capability, and it's a deficiency not to have that. Objectively, boundary receiver is a need on offense. Josh Allen should have that in his arsenal. If you have a problem adding that one piece on offense, I think that is an unbalanced view. You can do that and still grab DL and a corner or two. I'm assuming DL, CB, and S are also the most likely FA targets.

It's not an either/or. I think we need to add a boundary receiver who is a weapon. At minimum, someone good enough to make the opposing defenses account for that part of the field. However one acquires such, there is plenty of draft capital and FA to do that and also build the defense, which definitely needs upgrades. Beyond the talent, I think you need some scheme change. Hopefully McDermott's process has revealed that necessity.

Thanks very much. One last question on this topic: if Egbuka fell a bit, would you consider trading up for him, or is the preference still D line or maybe CB in the first?

We might have to find a way to pick up a third round pick. I like Badger. I had been thinking you could pick him up later on day 3.

Other than Isaiah Bond, perhaps, who is likely to be available late second that is worth a selection? It's a bad draft for WR. Not sure what the FA market is, but Higgins is too expensive. Maybe they resign Cooper and he is healthy and better than what we ultimately got. That's the one position I think has to be accounted for. I'd still like to add at least a developmental WR with speed that can play on the outside.

My understanding is the Bills would be awarded a third round pick for 2026 and another for 2027 if Gray were to be hired.

I like the idea of two huge DTs for the middle. Doubt Amos drops to #56. The UCLA LB is really an Edge. BUF 30. Kenneth GrantDT Michigan 56. Trey AmosCB Ole Miss 62. Savion WilliamsWR TCU 108. Cobee BryantCB Kansas 131. Jamaree CaldwellDT Oregon 171. Teddye BuchananLB California 175. Oluwafemi OladejoLB UCLA 179. Hunter WohlerS Wisconsin 181. Connor ColbyOG Iowa 208. Que RobinsonEDGE Alabama