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To help narrow down the real money, Spotrac has his market value as follows: 1 years, $1,364,649 (rounded up to to $1.4M). NFL Rank:1018 CB Rank:102 Think that answers the question about what the Bills expect from him and will certainly fool no other teams about the importance of Beane drafting a CB before the run starts on the second tier (as opposed to DT where we’ll be much safer when the run for the second tier of quality players commences and they’re very good players).

Agree and totally understand the uncertainty. We’re all just pulling this out of our ###es but I expect a DT ( with either 30, 56 or 62 and with Beane saying he’s going to move around and us not needing 10 bodies. I think it would be a missed opportunity with such a deep DT class not to take a second DT (run stuffer like a CJ West or Caldwell) either moving up into the 3rd or in the 4th or 5th and that won’t preclude us from getting the other positions you’ve identified and that I agree we should take a swing at (and that’s without considering a RB!). Let’s keep our 🫰Beane comes through!

Not to double dip at DT in this draft class is indefensible. We have enough picks to move around and get our other areas of need.

Really hope we use our draft capital to double dip at DT with this class. We don’t have room/need for 10 rookies maximize the picks. That said, I do like some of those picks (though I don’t think the rankings are realistic—Starks at 30, Revel at 62).

Me too njbuff!! That was a great night for us Bills’ fans in attendance. The Jets’ fans were as classless as ever (worst one I went to by far). I was wearing a Bills’ hat and a Rutgers sweatshirt and some Jets’ fan said “Rut-gahs and the Bills wha-ya a reetard” (still makes me laugh). When we started to crush them, the burning followed and the “Joe must go” chants got real loud (end of the Joe Walton era ). I think that crazy night was the reason the Meadowlands stopped selling beer at night games. Great memory, glad this got posted!

The fact that Beane was able to re-sign four out of the five players he targeted for extensions (two at the hottest markets this off-season) means something about the fairness of his contract negotiating. And, based on all the positive things he and McD have had to say about Cook and how they want him around (which literally began at the end of the season) makes it highly unlikely that Beane didn’t present Cook with a fair offer that took into consideration the current market (which is how he was able to re-sign the others).

Hopefully, we can nab a true 1Tech in the 3rd (with a trade) or 4th like Caldwell, CJ West, J.Phillips or Farmer (a 3Tech who seems to be a potential 1Tech). I’d like multiple DTs in the best DT draft in years.

Barring Grant, has Beane once again locked himself into having to take a CB with our first pick (at 30 or risking a small trade down into the top of round two) because the earlier choices at CB presumably have a better chance at being quicker/better understudies for CB2, which I think is imperative with Dane Jackson our current top CB2 this season. Other than Porter, who has skills but is a project, or perhaps one other straggler, it seems like the drop off at CB from late first/early two to 56 or 62 consists of players who should be available in round four or with a small trade up—like Bryant, Parrish, Williams, Alexander. Now, if CB is our likely first pick (other than Grant), do you think that Beane can/will take a true 1Tech like a CJ West, Caldwell, Jordan Phillips on day three? They can definitely bolster the run and seem to have some pass rush ability/potential the scheme requires. This is the draft for Beane to double dip at DT getting younger more athletic players on rookie deals who can help free up Oliver and I’m trying to figure out how this might play out within the confines of our likely scheme’s restrictions. Any feedback appreciated!

Although I think it’s really too bad, unless a deal gets done before the draft, I think we’ll be finding Cook’s replacement in this year’s draft. Being so close to a SB and having the draft capital we have, I just can’t fathom Beane not taking a swing this year especially with the RB class being touted as the second best group after DL (PFF calls it’s one of the best RB classes in a decade: https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2025-nfl-draft-grading-positions-talent and its exceptional quality appears to be the consensus opinion of the draft analysts). In regard to what to do with Cook, IMHO it’d be better to trade him for a pick in next year’s draft as opposed to trading him for a pick this year and having to accept pennies on the dollar (the case for drafting Cook’s replacement this year is the same reason we’re going to get less value for him this year). Or, we trade him for another player at a position of need and free up our options with the draft. Regardless, we avoid the looming circus of a potential Cook holdout by doing nothing this year.

Beane has done a really good job of re-signing our core players to team friendly deals in this market (maybe they’re upgrading the team charter!). I agree that the Benford deal is the best one yet. And, it makes me feel much better about the concussions.

Saw that too and it was about Landon Jackson. This might be the “source”: https://athlonsports.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/buffalo-bills-top-prospect-draft-meeting-landon-jackson-edge-rusher-perfect-fit Not crazy about him at 30 think there’s better value at CB or best case would be at DT (Grant!!). I think Jackson goes in the 40s (not sure if that’s splitting hairs dropping ten spots or so).

Any word on Revel? Kept hearing he’d have been a top 15 pick but for the injury. At combine heard a report that his surgeon said he’s on track to be ready for training camp. Assuming his medical is ok, this would be a great opportunity to get an impact player at a discount. He’s got great length (6’2” and 32 5/8” arms) and talent. Would love to hear from any of our resident scouts.

Houston beat the Jets/Sauce Gardner and KC/Trent McDuffie from resetting the CB market and probably saved themselves a few million (as opposed to Cincy with Chase) because those two are also coming up for club options in 2026. The Benford contract situation is gonna be a real b***ch (worse than the Cook situation IMHO). There are a few more important factors to consider aside from the level of his play (Benford’s metrics are “prett-tay, prett-tay good”).

While we’re casting blame around let’s not forget that our coaching staffed got schooled by Reid and Spags (switching that last blitz on that last fourth down, man did that hurt).

Thanks, you perfectly summed up how I feel after taking a deep breath (and my “medicine” 😉). And, as of Friday when they found out, Beane is right there was very little on the DL market to pivot to (check the transaction trackers). Here’s a link to Beane’s presser for those who might not have seen it yet (at 9 minutes in he addresses the double whammy):