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It was an easy call. They needed weapons for Young, they wanted to make a first-round pick to save face after that awful trade the year before, and they could take the local kid. I don't think that Beane even had to ask.

That's the prize for winning the division. That's also why I predict that if Joe Burrow stays healthy the Bengals will get the 1 seed. That roster and a 4th place schedule is a recipe for success.

If Josh had been at that race, there would be a whole thread on here about him being lazy. Aaron Rodgers was at the Kentucky Derby. Why wasn’t he throwing with his new WRs? Pacheco and Kelce were there too, and not in Miami bonding with Pat Pat and Britt, who had a romantic night out in Miami where they were seen spending thousands on champers. In case you can’t tell, I just went down a TMZ rabbit hole and I can’t climb out.

I don’t know why the Pats are complaining. Isn’t it standard operating procedure for GMs to call around to see if anyone is willing to beat a deal? And the Bills only had to make one call. The fact that they worked the Pats over is just gravy.

I love me some Musburger. Here's for me the most Musburger moment in broadcasting history, and no it's not McCarron's girlfriend.

I looked it up. Players couldn't grab the face mask since 1964. And stomping on someone has been a penalty since the leather helmet days. But they used to show penalties on highlight reels all the time back then. I mean, how many hockey fights VHS tapes did the NHL release?

Cincinnati raises its hand in the back and yells, in its best Arnold Horshack voice, "Oh! Oh! Whaaat Aboutttt Meeeeee!"

Signed with the Giants in FA.

People have decided to be negative. There is no moving Buffalo fans off that position. Let them wallow.

I came in here to post the exact thing, almost word for word. Except, technically, I live in Springfield Township. And to be fair, the Bengals may have been better off with Penei Sewell but that is another conversation all together.

People don't like the Coleman pick, so they are looking for another toy.

To be fair, the Bills were losing so much back then that they ruined my love for the game too.

I think that the majority of the negativity is from the posters on this board. We spent A LOT of time "scouting" WRs since the season ended. We came to a consensus that if Odunze and Thomas Jr. were not possibilities, then it had to be Mitchell. So, when the Bills went in another direction we had all decided that this was a mistake weeks before the draft. The reaction is predictable. The last time we "scouted" this hard was in 2018; the reaction was even stronger.

Why is anyone surprised by this? It’s status quo. And they can pay him because top TEs make a fraction of top WRs. It’s a bit of a loophole.

Ravens just this last year. No one had over 900 yards receiving and only Flowers had over 600. They won 13 games. It was Lamar that strikes the fear. https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/stats/_/name/bal/baltimore-ravens

Because they have that GPS data now, so they don't have to depend on 40 times and the eye test.

Kincaid was the best pass catcher on the board when the Bills drafted last year. I think the distinction between playmaking positions is breaking down in the NFL. I know you hate basketball, but this happened in that sport about a decade ago. Now you have the PG, the C, and a bunch of 6-8 to 6-10 swingmen that can all shoot. Everyone can score from everywhere. I think this is how Joe Brady wants to play. I hope he knows what he’s doing.

If that’s what he believes in, then he’s gone against his own beliefs in the last two drafts.

I don’t even agree with myself anymore here. He meant a transition in leadership. I just had a hot take. But Beane sometimes speaks before he thinks.

It’s because people spend too much time “scouting” before the draft and, unlike actual NFL GMs, get attached to specific players. As I noted, Coleman was on the list of guys that we discussed back when this process started. We just chose differently in our collective mocks so it feels like a mistake. It’s really just online groupthink. But my favorite are the guys who claim that Josh Allen is about to demand a trade because we don’t give him enough weapons. He, for two years in a row, has had input into the selection of two pass catchers that were choosen with the Bills first pick. If it doesn’t work out it’s at least partially his fault. Also, good on ya for staying aboard after that early 90’s bandwagon crashed into a brick wall.

I mean Luke Keuchley went to St X so McDermott has a history with Natti kids.

Cincinnati boy right there. Went to Summit as an athletic scholarship student the rich boys have a winning football team. Mike Edwards, OTOH, went to Winton Woods. I played tennis at Winton Woods today!

Sit back and think about how few players are still in this team compared with the roster that broke out in 2020. Josh, Dawkins and Knox on offence. Milano, Oliver and Teton Johnson on D. That’s massive turnover. But if you look at the Chiefs, it’s even more drastic. It’s kind of Mahomes, Kelce and Clark and a bunch of moving pieces. You have to always be in transition and the Bills mistake was not taking this step a year ago. That being said, Id love to have Diggs back but I know I’m on an island with that opinion.

Shakir, Coleman, and Samuel all have the trait that made Cole so effective and that is good hands with a good catch radius. But I did want Ladd going into last night and seeing him go the very next pick stung a bit.

The problem is that if Josh appears to take a step back due to no Diggs, then we become the freezing small-market Bills and FAs won’t want to come play with a declining Josh Allen. The nRams can rebuild without taking a reputation hit. The Bills cannot.