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I think he is an elite, 3 down back. I hope we bring in a big, young bruiser for goal line situations.

I agree, but according to a lot of bitter souls on this board, it's Einstein vs. a hopeless Neanderthal. We're good enough to beat them. Injury luck is beyond calculation. What we can do is get Josh a better WR room. They have to draft well, and get younger on DL and at S. None of that is impossible, or even improbable.

I expect WR early, and its a deep draft at the position. The order you have outlined is rational, and I don't think it is outlandish for Beane and McDermott to make rational selections. Regardless of past preferences, I suspect they realize just as well as most of this board that improving the WR room is key to maximizing the chances of post-season success. (Though I can certainly see them going D in the first if the board falls a certain way.)

Mahomes and the Chiefs have been getting the Brady treatment for some time now. We were still in a position to knock them out with a depleted roster on D this year. Josh does need more WR talent that he can count on. That is the priority, but it is certainly not fated to be a failure.

He may never live up to expectations, but just as bad weather conditions can level the playing field, an inadequate QB can end up limiting the potential of an elite talent.

In practical terms, this is correct. And I'll add to Beane and McDermott's failures in terms of elite players and playoff performance that I agree with @BADOLBILZ that despite his great talent and entertaining play, this is an off-season where Josh Allen needs to rededicate himself to a more focused approach to next season. This discussion about an elite, highly anticipated WR is only an intellectual game, because there is no way for it to actually happen. And the main real point behind it is to emphasize that if Beane prioritizes WR weapons and hits on one or more, the rookies and free agents that have to fill in at other positions will be in a better position to succeed, because building an offense that terrorizes the opponent will greatly benefit the Bills' defense. All of this is nearly so obvious as to be tautological, but it gets said because it has yet to happen.

No doubt, that is a factor in determining how well he plays. Ron Jaworski used to always say "QB is a dependent position," but so is WR. All I was trying to assert is that the hypothetical of MHJ for the Bills is MHJ with Allen throwing to him; it's that combination that I would bet on.

Human life and choices are inherently filled with uncertitude. "Can't miss" is still a matter of probability. There's no eliminating that factor. I personally think MHJ is very likely to succeed, and with Josh Allen at QB, I would be willing to wager a lot on a good result. All that said, there's no path to acquiring him that is even remotely plausible.

He hasn't exactly had a competent QB in Atlanta, not to mention the offensive prowess of Arthur Smith is somewhat questionable.

There's no doubt the evaluative process is immensely more sophisticated. I do think you are correct that putting in significant chips on WR and concentrating on giving Josh Allen the best weapons possible is the right strategy. Folks like to say, in effect, that Allen is a force multiplier. Some take from that the view that having decent weapons is enough, because Allen will maximize what they have to offer. Well, a big reason Josh Allen does not have a ring yet is that you are multiplying too many substandard weapons for pretty much the entirety of his career. I like the emergence of Shakir, Cook, and Kincaid. That is promising, but I'm not sure how much Diggs will rebound, and the deficit at WR is the main reason the fan base is correctly reactive, rather than confident about the post-season. Your prescription should result in other teams being afraid of us. Why should it always be "let's worry about containing Mahomes and Kelce" or stopping Tyreek Hill and the potency of other teams' offense? We ought to be a juggernaut offense that terrifies the opponent. Then our D becomes much more effective, because the other team must continually match our success. All that said, it's so unlikely that MHJ or Nabers will become available, it is largely an academic exercise as to what combination of picks might entice a team picking in the top 5 to trade down to #28. The most prudent, possible action is to draft the best WR early, allowing for a trade up to secure someone if necessary, and then in a deep draft at the position, picking several others, so that you have a greater chance of hitting difference makers. Here, I'll throw out another possibility, which may get universally flamed. If Bowers begins to fall to the middle of the first, I treat him as a mismatch WR, and go get him. (And of course, in the unlikely event that one of the top two WRs is a possibility, I agree it is worth the risk.)

I like the considerable stash of 2025 picks. I am dubious about Walker, and want a bigger back than Jawhar. The rest of the picks are solid. If Braelon Allen was there at #89, that is my luxury big rb crush. If not, I'd try and grab Isaiah Davis somewhere around where you grabbed Jordan.

I definitely would have taken Rice if he was on the board. Not sure how much before he was taken.

Traded down a bit. Couldn't pass on JPJ when he was there at #60, which would never happen. 37. Troy Franklin WR Oregon 60. Jackson Powers-Johnson OC Oregon 69. McKinnley Jackson DT Texas A&M 99. Braden Fiske DT Florida State 128. Tykee Smith S Georgia 158. Luke McCaffrey WR Rice 161. Jaylon Carlies S Missouri 197. Marshawn Kneeland EDGE Western Michigan 201. Kendall Milton RB Georgia 245. Joshua Karty K Stanford

I like quite a few of those picks. The first two are home runs. Anim Dankwah is just a huge human being. He's one of my late pick favorites. Personally, I am an UGA fan who lives near Athens, so I have that bias, but I think there are a lot of good NFL players in this year's draft from UGA that should be looked at. Hopefully, someone besides the Philadelphia Eagles drafts them. I agree with @BADOLBILZ that James Williams is really a LB at the NFL level, so I'd prefer Hicks to him at S. If Javon Bullard is available, however, trust me, he is the one to go get. Two fellas as mid-round safeties are one of the other UGA safeties, Tykee Smith, and Jaylon Carlies. And they have him ranked in the 300s on that simulator you are using, but I really like Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint as someone worth a day 3 flier at WR.

I would love to get him, but the cost would be prohibitive, and you have to find a team willing to trade down from a top ten pick.

Who are your 1T targets? If Sweat comes within range in the 2nd, I can even see them moving up to get him. I have no idea if they can play 1T, but I like Jordan Jefferson as a mid-round pick, or maybe Jowon Briggs late. @GunnerBill may have some suggestions.

I was hoping Braelon Allen would last till our 3rd rounder, but that is unlikely. Folks will want WR, DT, and S before RB; I would not pass on him at #99.

Really great decade for music, but when I think '70s, I mainly think of how these fellas never stopped ruining Sundays.

I hope they resign DQ. I've watched more SEC football than other college games. Another fella you could grab later as a rotation player to throw into the mix is Jordan Jefferson out of LSU. Not sure when he is likely to go, but day 3.

Seems to me there are a fair number of 3T candidates that you can find at every level of the draft, but not many that obviously fill the role that would best compliment Oliver. I like T'Vondre Sweat if he falls to 60, but that is unlikely. Another big DL I see out there that pops is Darius Robinson out of Mizzou. They lined him up on the edge a lot, but he can play the interior and pressure. I'm an UGA fan, and that Missouri team was really competitive. Both of those guys are probably early to mid 2nd rounders at the moment. Who knows where it will all end up after the combine and free agency, but it doesn't look like a deep draft for what we particularly need.

The only silver lining in that is they need to get younger, and it's not a high bar for a reshuffled Dline to perform at the level of most of the players that will walk. DQ is a problem, however, since there are few 1T in the draft worth looking at. I'm hoping they have enough, at least, for a veteran safety, as that is a buyer's market in FA.

No, I don't either, but the simulator I was using always has him ranked in the 300s, so I knew I could select him with the last pick. I live near Athens, and have an UGA bias, but I do believe he's worth a day 3 pick.

Have to ask the fella if he believes the earth is flat.

I'd like to get a rb with size in the draft. Braelon Allen is the fella I really like, but he probably goes between our 2nd and 3rd pick. Isaiah Davis later is someone I would look at.

I did this one without making trades. BUF 28. Xavier Legette WR South Carolina 60. T'Vondre Sweat DT Texas 99. Braelon Allen RB Wisconsin 128. Tykee Smith S Georgia 158. Jaylon Carlies S Missouri 161. Luke McCaffrey WR Rice 197. Sundiata Anderson EDGE Grambling State 201. Jowon Briggs DT Cincinnati 205. Anim Dankwah OT Howard 245. Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint WR Georgia