DrDawkinstein

All that means is Lamar is better at elevating WRs than Kyler Murray, which isnt saying much since both QBs stink.

Good news. The Bills have our LT locked down at an even better price. It's the rest of the line we're trying to figure out.

Teams have to spend a certain amount every year to get over the salary floor, and they dont have anyone else to spend the money on. Another case of a low-talent team skewing the numbers across the rest of the league by throwing a ton of cash at their one good player. Good for Laremy. He's done both deals with the Texans himself, no agent. But he 1. Had a ton of leverage the first time, and 2. Understands what a great deal is without having to push for more (take notes, Lamar!).

Maybe historically, but lately it's been not good in the Steel City. Their roster was at the bottom for talent, and Tomlin deserves a medal for somehow keeping them above .500 again. They've struggled with how to build a roster recently. And I'm not convinced they have the right blueprint for the modern NFL. Not saying to ignore the Oline, but they've ignored or misjudged a lot to get them to this point.

Or we are offering their correct value because they are assessed as backups, and we arent paying high Free Agent money for a backup to start and under-perform for us. Our own draft picks can under-perform for us at a much cheaper cost.

For me: One of the OTs or Downs. Although not thrilled with Downs' size.

Agreed on Torrence. He doesnt fit our OL or Offense. I think we'd pass on him even if he was sitting there at 27. And from a guy who desperately wanted Linderbaum and/or Humphrey, I'd be fine with it. If that were the case, would rather go skill position at 27 and get OGs in the 2nd/3rd.

Bills fans sound exactly like Chiefs fans, and not as bad as Bengals and Eagles fans who watched their "runner up" teams get decimated by Free Agency. The Bengals and Eagles would love to be in the Bills position of "retaining our own 'garbage'". Could be far worse. This is simply life at the top. It's understandable Bills fans arent used to it and dont know how to deal with it. Even if we had the cash, we could "win the offseason", like the Bears and Falcons (who stink) or the Dolphins (who win the offseason every year, become the media darlings, and then go 9-7).

Cheap and easy to find. If #2 RB is one of our biggest concerns, then we are doing pretty well. I know it isnt the top need, and there are a handful of others. But ILB, OG, RB2, and WR2 are all pretty low value positions across the league (maybe not WR2, depending). Could have far worse holes to fill.

That was always a silly valuation, which is becoming more and more common for Spotrac lately. Almost becoming the Zillow of sports. Only 1 guy in the top-20 paid Safeties is over 30, and he (Harrison Smith) just had to renegotiate to a 1 yr deal so he wasnt cut.

Oh, I see. Report the posts then, and take your temper tantrum to PPP.

Yeah man, I'm not trying to give him $10M/yr, although i think vet min is equally unlikely. But if we can get him on like 2/$10M fully guaranteed. Or 3/$15M fully guaranteed with the 3rd year being void. Then why not?

Well he was their starting OG and Zeke runs inside. So if he is so poor in run blocking, it must mean Zeke can still contribute himself. Problem solved.

Starting with Connor McGovern, yes.

"Aggressive" in Free Agency usually means desperate and previously-low-talent with no big spends and lots of cap room, so willing to overspend on players who will never live up to the contract. See: Da Bears, and the Falcons. Plenty of time and opportunity to cover those needs. I wouldnt call any of them premium positions. Except maybe DE, but we've made enough investment there already. Time for one (or more) of the kids to step up.

We dont need burst from Zeke. That is what James Cook, who will be getting the majority of carries, is for. We need Zeke for short yardage, or when we get inside the 5 yard line. He still has enough power, and his top-level instincts and vision, to find the right opening and power through for the TD. Even being worn down, he had as many rushing TDs last year (12) as Josh (7) and Singletary (5) combined. Need him to compliment Cook like he did Pollard.

We're talking about filling the #2/#3 RB spot. No need to rush into a desperate deal for 2nd level positions. It'll be fine. My sights are set on Zeke.

I think the level of play we saw from our backup Safeties after being thrust into the starting lineup absolutely makes Safety a position of HIGH need. Especially with what we saw out of Johnson after 4 years in the system. Glad to hear he is a UFA and likely wont be brought back. I could see McBeane say "Well the late round, developmental approach failed. And we only have like 1 more year with our current All-Pro starters. Time to grab Antonio Johnson or Jordan Battle in the 1st or 2nd".

This probably couldnt be added to any real Mt Rushmore given the circumstances, but The Cosby Show absolutely deserves serious consideration if it wasnt for, well... decades of drug-induced rape. But as a show, and for the rest of that cast, it was such an amazing, important show. Plus it was hilarious.

Oh man, it's such a great show. Tough to binge since they can be very abrasive. A lot of yelling. Keep in mind the other option for the show's name was simply "Jerks". I really enjoy and respect the show because it was created, written, and produced by the main cast. Rob Mcelhenney (Mac) created the concept, and his friends Glenn Howerton (Dennis) and Charlie Day (Charlie) all wrote and produced it together. As in, for the first few seasons if one of them isnt in a scene, they are literally holding the camera shooting it all themselves. Then once they got rolling, signed on a few awesome directors such as Fred Savage, Jerry Levine (Face in Teen Wolf), and Matt Shakman. With Shakman going on to become now one of the greatest directors in TV (The Boys, WandaVision, Game of Thrones, etc). The first season is good, but totally unlike the rest of the show. They were still hashing out the characters, still feeling out how far they could push things, etc. Once Danny Devito joins the cast in Season 2 it really takes off. Seasons 3-6 might be some of the best TV ever created, especially season 5. Point being, if you start with season 1 and it seems blah, just jump to season 2. Although there are some things that get setup in season 1 that play out through the entire 15 seasons (ex: the McPoyle brothers). It is episodic tho, not serialized, so you can pretty much jump in anywhere.

Most of the conversation between us amateurs has been around a simple "27th overall for Jeudy" deal. Would you do that?

Yeah, I hear that. I'm half hoping Zeke knows he pulled a huge fast one on the NFL getting that last $70M (good for him) and is ok making only another $10M more over the next couple of years. Hey, a guy can dream.

Yep. If Jeudy stays in Denver, then I'll assume nothing we could do. If Jeudy goes to the Pats for a 3rd, then I'll be angry.

Yeah, given the talent that is expected to be at 27 in this draft, swapping that pick for Jeudy is a no-brainer. I'm just not convinced Denver is really looking to trade him.