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The offense talent and lack of elite talent on that side of the ball, really hurt us in all of the games we lost. The D was good enough to keep us in those games, we coucldn't keep the chains moving, settle for some FGs instead of TDs and didn't score enough points. I truly see Beano swinging for the fences to get his WR as we don't need a ton of players in this draft, this year. Our cap situation and our roster is set up as perfectly as it can be to take a swing (being reasonable of course)

And that is what you need - with the previous regimes, they would get who and what the coaches wanted, Sexy Rexy especially. We haven't had a broader perspective GM who would challenge a HC since Donahoe really We don't need the cap space right now at all, and we don't need to create this hole unless there is a clear upgrade.

Adams was a big question mark in that draft and had very few starts. Landry ran a 4.77 40 and also had a ton of question marks. There is a reason they slid to RD2 and there was not a ton of certainty that they developed. I do suspect Adams would not have developed this well without Rodgers at QB.They also took time to develop, we need someone who can suit up and be productive enough to help Josh and as of now outside of the top 3 I am struggling to see others. Reagor is a prospect I like and last year, he could have been a good choice, not so much this year if we want to take a step. Beane has said he won't sacrifice future drafts, but has no qualms about giving up a 1st and seconds and not picking again until RD3. The more I study this draft, the more likely I see us entertaining a move up for the WR depending on what goes on in FA. Landry isn't a #1 IMO either. Aiyuk and some others will be able to help a lttle bit this year, but I am not expecting much. Even Shenault, I'm not sure how much of an upgrade over Mackenzie he will be in year 1. That is not helping the offense score more points and it is not helping Josh. JOsh will be entering years 4&5 very soon and we will need to make decisions there and there is a chance we could take care of him next offseason - we need to know who he is before that point. I'm not sure the next group of WRs will help enough this year. TE is cheaper than WR on the UFA market as well...

Watch some video and not just comment on assumptions of a fast player and reading some small pieces of scouting reports on the interwebs. He is a dynamic player and much different than smoke - he can stop on a dime, accelerate instantly, makes contested catches, can catch a back shoulder pass, can adjust to the ball, can go over the middle, run verts, is an outstanding run blocker, a YAC master, will lower the shoulder into DBs and will draw safety coverage away freom the others and open up the defense - which is something else we are missing. He is a 3 year player and a 2 year starter who has improved every year and is an explosive high-ceiling pick, which fits Bean's RD1/RD2 criteria. Later rounds and other tiers of players have more question marks = bigger wash out potential and will require a lot more development and can't jump in right away and run Daboll's offense for a WR. Lamb, Jeudy & Ruggs are the 3 ideal WRs to jump in and help out right away. Seeing you are making an off the cuff comment like this, please provide some facts and insights into what other WRs can jump in right away, run a good route tree, make reads based on the defense. I would also say that the 2 Alabama players, have a little exposure to Daboll as well. Remember according to Beane we need TO SCORE POINTS & HELP JOSH. Please try to think critically with your response

Virgil's 10% overpay required significant more capital than it should have been based on our 2018 draft day trade up from #22 to #16. A deep draft does imply that the tier 2 talent is ready to step in right away on Daboll's offense and make route adjustments based on reads. You also don't have 2 years to wait for a WR to develop, as Beane said we didn't score enough points & Josh needs more weapons. Shenault is not that, nor is Jefferson, nor is Higgins, nor is Aiyuk - the top 3 are ready to play in the NFL though....

I agree, one thing I can say about Beane is that he is very candid and as open as he possibly can be. Another comment I will make is that, while reviewing some past drafts over since 2010 - you can see how much more organized the FO is in targeted and identifying players and they types of players we are bringing in are significantly different than the previous few. I entirely agree with your last statement about him being the sheriff in town and that is another things that was missing terribly in the organization and the fact that the FO will challenge the coaching staff - they should!

Sorry to hear this Lime, very sorry for your loss man.

I wanted to see if I could freak the board out more

Nope... Edit: but he isn't going to get $10M/season from us

@Gugny does give a good reach around from what I hear

Any want to give me a 2nd for Poyer?

Yeah with Julio, Ridley & Sanu and Devonta - sure there were lots of people left for him the beat - talk about being the forgotten guy in coverage there - kind of sounds like a TE I would want

it seems too nice More like this:

Great points again and PFF is on my S-list due to their awful rankings of Tre and Duck> Allen. Henry's Acl has to be like a twizzler by now (with the strain, tear and now fractured knee) & Ebron may actually really good value IMO and come in close to the $7 we can save from the 2 cuts. I mean yeah - these stats look awful 4.68 40 yard 6'4" 255 lbs From Matt Ryan Now, Matt Ryan is comparing him to the position’s all-time great — Tony Gonzalez. “Both of them are similar in that they’ve got great length. A lot of his (Gonzalez’s) separation was due to how long he was and his body position. Not necessarily breaking people off with his route, but being in the right position with his body to be able to extend and catch. And Hoop’s very much the same way in that he’s got great length and has the ability to use his length to be able to create separation.” Ryan said. “They also catch the ball, extend it from their bodies really well, and that’s a huge advantage, specifically in third down and red zone situations where windows are gonna be tight. You’ve gotta be able to extend and have strong hands. Both of those guys do a great job of that,” Ryan continued. Hooper was top 10 among all TEs in the NFL in receptions, receiving yards, catch percentage, receiving touchdowns, total air yards, red zone receptions, red zone target share, and target separation in 2018. https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2019/8/1/20747454/austin-hooper-reminds-matt-ryan-of-tony-gonzalez-atlanta-falcons For advanced stats in 2019 5.7 yards of cushion = 0.2 less than Ertz & Hockenson 3.5 yards of Separation = 5th most in the league (TE & WR) 75 receptions on 97 targets = 77.32% catch percentage = 7th in the league = 2% less than George Kittle who was 79.44% 6 TDs = tied for 6th in the NFL (along with J. Brown, Diggs, Julio, Edleman, Keenan Allen, Ertz Beasley, Theilen) #22 in receptions tied w/Larry Fitz & 1 more than OBJ yeah he sounds awful

I kinda want to go back and watch, but I am betting a combination of things that happen - WR makes the wrong read, Josh makes the wrong read, poor separation, RT gets beat, pressure up with middle, phantom pressure all leading to rushed/hurried throws and a break down of mechanics. Josh is not the typical young QB, he is a throwback to the 80s and 90s where these guys were not developed since they were 8 years old....

I doubt we sign a bunch of bigger FAs, But Hooper at a cost of $10M a season and the dumping of Kroft & Smith save you $7M - sign me up like right now. Easiest and cheapest way to help Josh immediately and still but your Rookie WR and Knox time to grow

https://theathletic.com/1585290/2020/02/05/salary-cap-surge-how-brandon-beane-got-the-bills-to-the-point-where-they-control-their-own-destiny/ I dumped the salary cap stuff in the other Salary cap thread - great info and we can do whatever we want the next few years. Iwant to bring to light in it's own thread additional comments from Beane regarding how he and McD will deal with FA: Beane Comments: “If you’re consistently winning,” Beane said, “you want to keep the band together as much as you can. When players make Pro Bowls and are named All-Pro, and they’re your type of guy, you don’t want to see them walk out the door. “It will get tough, especially when you have a franchise quarterback. That’s when the number starts getting hard. You do have to start letting guys walk. You do your best, but you understand the more talented players you have, the harder it is to do.” “Where you start losing flexibility is if things go well and you have to pay your quarterback,” Beane said. “If he’s a big part of the reason you’re having success, you have to pay him a pretty good penny, which decreases your flexibility every year after that.” “You need to have the ability to walk away and not chase,” Beane said. “Sometimes those hurt because you commit a lot of time and energy into recruiting. For all the guys we sign, there are others that teams outbid us for, or a player simply says, ‘I’m from Louisiana and want to play for New Orleans.’ You run into all sorts of different things you can’t control.” “We will do a deep and honest dive into the roster,” Beane said. “We have to be honest. If a guy played bad in Houston and played well the rest of the year, we can’t kill him, and vice versa. “We have to look at A to Z. If it’s an older guy, was he a much better player in September and October than he was in December and January? You have to know your roster and decide, ‘Are we good at this spot? Do we feel confident? If we go through free agency and the draft and don’t add a guy here, are we ready to roll out with these guys? Do we need an upgrade?’ ” “I’ll meet with Sean on each side of the ball for his wish list,” Beane said. “But we on the personnel side will look at it with our own eyes. Sean and his coaches are in the meeting room and might like (a certain player) more because they’ve become buddies and see the game the same way and communicate well. “I stand back and look at it from a distance. Maybe he doesn’t want to teach a new guy, who has just a little more ability, the ins and outs of his system. It’s my job to press him on that if I think there are players who make us better in the draft or free agency.” Comments from Ginaetti (the Spotrac guy:) “Brandon Beane has structured these contracts that gives him whatever control he wants,” Ginnitti said. “He’s done a phenomenal job of staggering the money in ways many teams have not done. That’s why the Rams now are looking in the mirror, wondering what happened. They have no plan forward aside from their current situation. “If he wants to overpay a little bit to keep Shaq Lawson, he can. He could cut Tyler Kroft, Star Lotulelei and Trent Murphy, and it wouldn’t make a dent in his cap space or his future cap because of the way he has structured the contracts.”

Well you might want to check out the TG article as it changes the discussion a bit (more in tune to how I see it) https://theathletic.com/1585290/2020/02/05/salary-cap-surge-how-brandon-beane-got-the-bills-to-the-point-where-they-control-their-own-destiny/ A year ago, Buffalo entered the offseason ranked third in cap space at about $84 million. The additions of several free agents, most notably center Mitch Morse and receiver Cole Beasley, and an eight-man draft class barely impacted the initial 2020 cap number. “They control their own destiny,” said Mike Ginnitti, a Bills fan and founder of sports financial database Spotrac. “They’ve cleaned their own house to the point where they’re happy. This new regime is all systems forward. There’s really no looking back.” Buffalo’s cap situation is so healthy that it likely will stay that way next offseason and — even if the team’s fortunes continue to improve — maybe the offseason after that. “Brandon Beane has structured these contracts that gives him whatever control he wants,” Ginnitti said. “He’s done a phenomenal job of staggering the money in ways many teams have not done. That’s why the Rams now are looking in the mirror, wondering what happened. They have no plan forward aside from their current situation. “If he wants to overpay a little bit to keep Shaq Lawson, he can. He could cut Tyler Kroft, Star Lotulelei and Trent Murphy, and it wouldn’t make a dent in his cap space or his future cap because of the way he has structured the contracts.” “We will do a deep and honest dive into the roster,” Beane said. “We have to be honest. If a guy played bad in Houston and played well the rest of the year, we can’t kill him, and vice versa. “We have to look at A to Z. If it’s an older guy, was he a much better player in September and October than he was in December and January? You have to know your roster and decide, ‘Are we good at this spot? Do we feel confident? If we go through free agency and the draft and don’t add a guy here, are we ready to roll out with these guys? Do we need an upgrade?’ ” “I’ll meet with Sean on each side of the ball for his wish list,” Beane said. “But we on the personnel side will look at it with our own eyes. Sean and his coaches are in the meeting room and might like (a certain player) more because they’ve become buddies and see the game the same way and communicate well. “I stand back and look at it from a distance. Maybe he doesn’t want to teach a new guy, who has just a little more ability, the ins and outs of his system. It’s my job to press him on that if I think there are players who make us better in the draft or free agency.” “My guess is they will try to jump on Tre’Davious White now,” said Ginnitti, a Lake Shore High and University at Buffalo alum. “A Josh Allen contract extension could be the conversation next summer, and you really don’t want a top cornerback and a quarterback needing money at the same time.”

“It’s legal, but it’s B.S.,” one general manager said. “It’s a Jets move.” “It’s the weasel factor,” a league source said. “Nobody wants to work for a weasel organization.” “They owe him the money,” one league source said. “Don’t think other coaches aren’t watching stuff like this. They need to resolve it. They need to stop being the Jets.”

How Ralph Like. Maybe this should be a poll worst Owner Ralph Bills, Terry Sabres and Johnson's & Gases Jests

the correct way

For the record you and Shaw are both correct - Allen's main issue is footwork and it is much better when he has time to throw and is correct on his read and not unsure; when he is rushed or is unsure of the read - he becomes erratic as his mechanics break down

Darnold is highly successful?