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He will end up in NE

sorry for your loss

yeah I don't like you or the search function. It's also from Tuesday - old news Edit: You are such a LAMP person huh

Do we trust Ian R again?

It's been obvious all season long This is such an interesting idea...

Tepper was part of the Steelers and he wants to start fresh and move away from Jerry Richardson people in Carolina. Kevin Colbert's contract is expiring this year and they have not offered him an extension.

I added it as an edit above, but here it is again:

have you seen the PFF debacle listing? edit:

booo

Just saw this - WOWZA

Ravens game is a great test for us to see where we are and who this team is; playing the best team in the league and the #1 seed in the AFC. We had a great success on the national stage against Dallas, can we duplicate it? Have we gotten too cocky or can we hang with the best? All teams sometimes falter against a lesser opponent occasionally, but to be looked at as legit and take care of business against arguably the best team in football; a win in this game can propel this team further than a win against anyone else. It places our entire playoff fate right in our own hands. This is the most important game of the season right now.

Don't believe it is a good draft for them

Being able to run multiple plays out of the same formation (Run v Pass, Deep V short, PA, ISO, Sweeps, etc.) is crucial and helps keep the defense guessing.

Some reminders on Beane & Drafting/FA: 1.) He's been adamant throughout his tenure that good teams build their foundation and core through the draft and supplement through free agency. Do we have a core that has been built in the draft? Are we looking to supplement that core now via FA? What do you consider a WR or an Edge DE? 2.) Beane is open to swapping picks and moving in any direction to try and get the players he has targeted on his board. 3.) There's a lot at play in the war room when Beane and his staff are trying to figure out what their best play is during the draft. “When the coaches get their chance to present who they like, (we have to figure out) ‘How does this guy fit?’ You’ve got a sixth-round grade on him, and he’s the last position on his roster,” Beane said. “Who does he beat out? If you’re telling me he’s definitely going to beat out somebody, you feel, barring health, that he’s going to beat out a guy, then I feel better about taking that guy than one where you say, ‘Ah, he’s going to battle with a guy that was on our practice squad last year who really didn’t make the team. I don’t know which one’s better.' Then maybe you trade up to get a guy that you know, ‘This guy is making my roster and at a minimum, he’s helping us on special teams.’” 4.) Beane drafted five players in 2018 that played in the Senior Bowl that year and even signed one undrafted free agent (cornerback Levi Wallace) who also played in the game. The maturity that seniors bring to the NFL as rookies is a valuable commodity for teams, and Bills coach Sean McDermott values that maturity as he challenges his players to compete on the field, in the film room and in the weight room. 5.) Beane also likes younger players, though. He took 19-year-old Edmunds last year in the first round and won't shy away from going after an impact rookie just because they didn't play four years in college. “There are some of these underclassmen that we’ve met that are some really fine young men, mature beyond their years,” Beane said. “Look at Tremaine last year. You guys saw a guy that, despite being 19 when we drafted him, he’s very mature. I don’t think as a whole they are, but I do think there are some that definitely are.” 6.) Beane emphasized the importance of tape when evaluating players within the scouting department. When being asked about Devin Singletary’s massive workload in college, Beane said he wasn’t concerned because on tape, “his lower [body] is bigger than you would think when you see on tape…when we were watching him at some point, rarely do you see him take a lot of blows.” Again, when describing sixth-round cornerback Jaquan Johnson: “He’s not going to jump out of the gym or run the fastest, but when you turn on the tape, you see a football player.” Seeing a player on tape is the ultimate truth for the Bills GM. 7.) Beane had another illuminating moment when he was asked about seventh-round defensive end Darryl Johnson’s size. According to him, the team makes sure to ‘body-type’ prospects, which means to anticipate if they can literally grow into a position: “These guys that don’t play at the big-time programs don’t have the same nutrition plans, and you see that with guys. We take that into account. We try to look at guys, that’s one of the things we do, we body-type them. Does this guy look like he can add good muscle?”

I haven't really thought about the depth chart, but we will be losing some good players that other teams will want - it's nice to be the team giving the scraps instead of picking them up. I agree 10000%

I almost think we will want to "redshirt" our WR and then it comes down to reasonable contract for AJ vs Foster/McKenzie. I'd take AJ all day over both of them and a top WR prospect. Now, if you go after Cooper who is the ripe age of 25 - I might even forgo a WR in RD1 and possibly RD2 and focus on Edge, LB, CB, LB/CB Tweener. This is why it all comes down to what our pick is and who gets tagged and who does not and how deep $$-wise Beane is willing to go. It's going to be a fun offseason