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New front offices don't settle for whomever at QB falls to them. And Beane doesn't strike me as the type who would go with his QB Plan B on draft day so they can use picks on less impactful positions. Teams that draft for need have a tendency to do that year after year. Winning organizations are bold, not playing it safe.

Gimme dat? Still, there isn't a MLB getting a team into the playoffs. I'd rather they pursue the QB rather than fill needs at LB, guard, and WR. Drafting for straight need is a recipe for failure.

There were questions about who was in charge of the football side at OBD not long ago. That discussion is really moot because it's clear Beane has his role and so does McDermott. This is not the classic GM-HC relationship that some fans who are stuck in the 90s still think is required. It's so refreshing to have a GM stand up there and respond like Beane did. Yeah, there will be subterfuge, but I have confidence Beane and McDermott have a plan and are implementing it.

Something tells me NFL types aren't going to be distracted.

It's been 6 years since the Mario Williams signing and back then the sheer joy here was as high as I've ever seen it. That year Buffalo supposedly won the off-season and they promptly went 6-10. Murray's tenure was closer to that of the last year of Nix and the first few of Whaley. Swing big, make some huge signings, and hope it all worked out. Unfortunately, it wasn't a cohesive plan and the wheels came off rather quickly. Time will tell how these off-season acquisitions will translate into wins. I like the direction they're going because it's diametrically opposed to their predecessors who were not willing to build the team like a modern franchise.

If I was too harsh then I apologize. It seems we've beaten to death so many scenarios and it's tiring to go through them, what could happen or what won't happen.

The fear here is palpable as evidenced by these types of threads. Worrying about the Bills not getting a QB doesn't make anything better.

Tipster: You've been here for a long time and I want to be open about this. These types of threads have little value because there's nothing closely resembling facts to present here. Others have already outlined the financial ramifications to the team and of course, it would require Indianapolis to use that pick on another QB to replace Luck. Sometimes I think TBD is becoming Twitter with all these out there theories without any real reporting about who's getting traded and why it makes sense. It doesn't make any sense, neither for the Bills nor the Colts.

Exciting? Or out in left field?

The past does not nor cannot predict the future. The '04 draft produced 3 outstanding perhaps HOF QBs, and no draft since then this has occurred.

They would not accumulate 6 picks in the top 100 to merely sit at 12 and select from what's left over. There is a plan and they will execute it. I'm thankful that McBeane aren't as weak-kneed as some posters here who are scared of anything bad happening with a QB. It's still amazing that so many people were so on-board and defended Whaley trading up to take "can't-miss" Watkins but are scared to death of trading up for a QB.

I'm sure by now someone affiliated with the Bills personnel department has seen every pass he's thrown in college.

As nice as it is to sign UFAs and provide that instant gratification, none of Buffalo's major signings like Dockery/Walker (2007) and Mario/Anderson (2012) made a tremendous difference.It's building a team not individual positions. He's a NT in a 40 front. Those guys know they're not the types who'll garner stats and accolades. It's an unheralded position to begin withh. Sal needs to dial back on the meds. I feel like someone is telling him to be Mr. Happy Homer all the time and it's wearing thin. Then again, maybe the millennial/fan boy types want that and surface level reporting.

Whomever you don't like...don't listen to them. It's so much easier that way.

Too many fans here: 1. Have way too much time on their hands with these threads of "what ifs" 2. Worry too much. 3. Haven't see a post-UFA GM operate with a forward thinking perspective, particularly wrt QBs.

Character issues? Incognito has played on this team for 3 years with only an unsubstantiated Yannick Ngakoue allegation of racism. His '18 cap hit is less than 7.6M. And, will you be providing the guillotine for Incognito because I'd love to see that attempt.

When did thread titles start becoming pure click bait? I guess it's too difficult to just say the Jets have X amount cap room and link to an article. It seems like TBD threads are more similar to those cheesy ads on most websites now.

Always amazed at the amateur scouts who already know there are no prospects good enough to trade up for. The same people who declare there are no franchise types available. Even more amazed at the fans who abhor and eschew any risk because things might not work out. Pretty confident McBeane aren't that afraid of their own shadow to leave round 1 without their guy.

Let us know when a perfect QB prospect comes along so we can take one high.

Foles and Keenum's play in 2017 does not portend they'll be at that level under a new team's coaching staff and scheme. There are no guarantees in life and that's why it's important to take calculated risks. Hence, the scouting process and off-season spent reviewing personnel leading into UFA and the draft.

Keeping Brady off the field with a downfield passing game is a better way to beat NE. The best defense is still a good offense. And I still don't understand this thought process of avoiding the college prospects in favor of current NFL QBs. Foles is no guarantee, and neither is Keenum or Tom Savage (!). And speaking of DT's, who played there for NE last year? Are they spending lots of high picks on their defensive front 7?

The days of being "Billsy" ended when McDermott showed up. No more swinging for the fences without it being part of the bigger plan. That's not to say they will be perfect from now on or the previous personnel people were completely terrible. I'm confident the current personnel people from McBeane down know they need a QB who can make throws from the pocket and it'll take a move up to do it.

Excellent points here. Yeah, there will always be holes on a roster that could be improved. Roster turnover being what it is, you've got to continue finding starting talent every year. And most of the time picking the safer to project positions isn't drastically improving the team's W-L record. Yet, the fastest way to consistently winning 10+ games a year is still finding your QB. Middling around drafting other positions when you've got a glaring issue at QB isn't going to transform this team into a 1 or 2 seed in the AFC. Going deep into the playoffs is the goal. And now you've got your perennial top AFC teams seeing their elite QBs getting older. NE isn't going to feature Brady forever. Roethlisberger has hinted at retirement in the next few years. Rivers is 37 this year. Where the AFC was strong 5 years ago, it's not so much now. The time to go for it is now if they deem one of the top prospects is their guy.

Operating from a perspective of fear because every QB could bust is not a strategy. It is a guarantee you'll fail though. I'm not keen on Jackson because athlete QBs rarely translate their college play to the NFL. That said, I don't see Jackson as a carbon copy of TT. That's simply a conflation