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I'd like to see the bets made on Buffalo right now from those pointing to Vegas odds as evidence this team is better. Because I wouldn't make that wager after re-signing Poyer, then signing a UFA guard, backup QB, and diminutive WR with speed. Gonna take a lot more than that.

The same guys who put this team into that cap situation are the ones people here hope will acquire new players and build a better offense. Jury's out on McBeane. That would be a bold move...but I could see McD only willing to part with one of his hand-picked highly drafted guys this off-season.

Whenever I see threads like this it reminds me that most people do not have or want to have a continuous improvement mindset to life. It also reminds me somewhat of the movie Hoosiers when Myra Fleener says, "I've seen them, the real sad ones. They sit around the rest of their lives talking about the glory days when they were seventeen years old." It's real nice the Bills were in the playoffs the last 4 seasons...but those days are past. It's time to look forward, yeah get excited, but demand excellence in next season and beyond. As much as I remember the 90s Bills, that was 30 years ago. Heck 2020 was 3 years ago already!

When Mike Brown and John Lynch and crew are out-wizarding you, something's wrong. Maybe they're working on something, who knows, but early returns are not promising. Reeks of more of the same packaged as different.

Translation: "It's hard to win in the NFL." (Credit to Richard Manuel Jauron)

Real question is how many threads will be opened up to sign one of these RBs? I'd guess avminimum 3.

Buffalo needs to feature a better pass blocking OL to run that sort of passing game. McGovern looks to be supporting that strategy. They were limited last season because for some reason McBeane wanted a mauling OL to run the ball with Josh. It was poorly aligned...looks like last season (and it's early) taught them they were backa$$wards on offense.

This thread makes me recall when Otter tells Boon, during Bluto's motivational speech "forget it, he's rolling." What would TBD be without movie references within crazy off-season threads?

McKenzie has a BBB credit rating? Never knew he was at this level and just assumed something in the C to CCC range.

Why would Buffalo or the NY Jets be in the running for signing this guy?

Because it took them so long to replace Mike Singletary with Brian Urlacher.

The Bears truly are a crap organization.

Signing UFA G's is a start, but what they do at WR tells the story. 2021-22 showed that the bare minimum + Josh won't get it done. EDIT: Like that he's mobile and solid in pass pro. Not the mauling type who's a liability on passing downs.

Have college and pending UFA RB's hired a lobbyist firm that influences Buffalo more than other teams?

I would like to imagine a TBD where all posters grasp that investing too much at RB is inefficient. Particularly with a franchise QB and passing driven offenses. Then I remember it is TBD. And I am sad because you cannot reach them.

He whiffed on a lot of blocks this year, but at 1 year I'm not going to get worked up. Oh wait, forgot about TBD All-Star Star Lotulelei....there's the big UFA whiff.

Beane is great at overpaying average talent to fill holes and using draft picks to add more average talent. No big whiffs, but a lot of singles and doubles in UFA.

It's probably as hard to talk McD into another DB and re-signing Edmunds like it is offering cake and ice cream to a fat kid who just had 3 candy bars. Sure, why not...haven't had sugar in like 5 minutes.

They have extended several players drafted - Tre, Dawkins, Milano, Josh, T. Johnson, and Knox for example. In 2023 that represents $100M in cap space. DL is their most valued group on the field if you base it on the number of players, cap dollars, and draft picks used. Secondary is probably next. Someone once wrote that Buffalo has used the least number of draft picks on Day 1/2 in the entire NFL. McBeane learning from mistakes...and the HC's philosophy that other areas are more important.

Not clear why economy of resources continues to be misunderstood. As in, 27th might not be the best resource to use addressing the interior OL. You likely end up with a highly rated prospect at a position of lesser value and it means you use a lower value resource on a position of greater value . People seem to forget Cincinnati beat McD's defense (which had some injuries, yes) with 3 backup OL. Bungles had top-end skilled talent who provided their QB better options. More rigor in the decision making process is required beyond...let's use the 1st on OL and then presto-blamo we're good there. Nah, use it on a guy who who'll create a matchup disadvantage.

They serious. And if Buffalo goes safety in the first, maybe they can have former NFL safety and Buffalo HC Dick Jauron come back and make the pick to honor his run of 3 straight 7-9 seasons. It'd be magical.

Your word salad is all symbolism over substance. It's that dopamine hit stuff that fuels emotions and represents little reality. Nearly everyone on this board had expectations for 2022 that were not met...and now we wait and see what they do to run with the contenders. And yeah...we will know when it's time...because it's realistically been time since 2020.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-salad (EDIT: not claiming there is something wrong with OP...this is just jumbled words that mean little) The reality of life is you are either progressing or regressing. Yeah...Buffalo regressed in 2022 from 2021 which was a regression from 2020. And now the HC and GM need to improve and they tend to need overwhelming evidence that real improvement is necessary. And even then, their version of improvement tends to underwhelm, as in their 2022 offensive UFA signings. @Coach Tuesdaysaid the administration was a reflection of ownership. And it is, albeit in this situation extenuating circumstances exist that likely distract them. Something's gotta give eventually.

As others have noted, why does it take 6 off-seasons for this to understand? Was the "process" that ensued in 2017-19 incapable of meshing the "trust" preached by the HC and having guys who are bully-types? It seems a little too convenient now, and yes it carries risk...which is what happens when your scheme/personnel choices have not succeeded.

McD and Beane are masters of spin....they know how to give the fanbase what it wants when there's criticism. But it's commonly offering a nugget that ends up being fools gold. And unless Frazier has a personal matter to attend to, soon to be 64 year old men don't take a year off from coaching for no reason. I know people think McD is this great guy who cares (and the Hamlin moment pointed to that) but he didn't get to be a NFL HC being nice. He's seen the downside of the league being fired in Philadelphia so Reid could hang around another couple seasons. Because, when expectations aren't met...someone has to be sacrificed.