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I used to post on a Bills board back in like 1993-4. (Forgot my username.) Would that be the BBMB people are referring to here?

Agree, except that I always thought it would be nice to have more than solid opposite White. Did the Bills every have two excellent corners?

One option I didn't see mentioned here is stashing Shakir on the protected part of the practice squad. It may be Hodgins time to make the team. He would be a nice backup to Diggs and Davis outside. Keep Kumerow and assign Crowder to backup slot and kick return duties. Cut Austin. Stevenson doesn't seem ready yet, so IR or PS for him. Six receivers, with a quality backup in Shakir ready to be called up.

I've never punted in a game, but I'm surprised that a guy with such a strong leg can't get as much hang time as he wants. Isn't it just a matter of changing his trajectory a bit? I'm sure it's not easy, but it's not like he has a whole lot of other things to work on, besides holding.

Can you explain this option to me? I've been streaming illegally with no VPN protection (which I understand hides one's IP address). I'd be glad to pay to watch legally, but the options seem very expensive.

I think it's clear he's the most physically talented quarterback in league history. But he also has a powerful desire to improve and intense competitiveness. He deserves to be in the conversation with athletes like Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, who were both super-talented AND worked harder than anyone else.

Put it this way: If he wasn't our QB, I would want him to be, no matter who else we had.

This was my perception, too. Allen covered up for uneven play from Williams and Brown, as he had for much of the season. I'm a big fan of Beane's drafting, but I wonder if the OL is his blind spot. In particular, he just doesn't seem to think guard is worth much. Feliciano, Boettger, Ford... these have been mediocre players at best. What other position are he and McDermott content with mediocre?

KC will trade up for Jameson Williams. Three QBs will be drafted in the first round. Bills will pick Kyler Gordon in the first round, trade up in the second to pick Breece Hall or Kenneth Walker, pick up a guard in the fourth, and package later picks to move up for a WR.

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I can see the Bills packaging their 5th, sixth and seventh for a fourth and using that on this guy. Beane must be frustrated that two low-round picks were taken off their practice squad this year. A fourth for a punter sounds high, but this guy is special. If he can consistently buy the Bills D ten yards every time, that's arguably worth even a high fourth.

Multiple spelling and punctuation errors? Check. "Mine is bigger than yours" boast? check. Impressive! Just missing the mouth breathing.

Let's see, nasty tone? Check. Specious reasoning? Check. Ad hominen attack? Check. Ladies and gentleman, we have a certified Troll on our board!

Same question right back at you. By definition, there are plenty of guards below this level, so what's your point? My point is that the Bills should upgrade, line play being, you know, important. Do you want me to spell out why I think a Super Bowl team needs better than average blocking? Not sure what's getting through here.

The trouble is, you don't really want a starting guard who's only slightly above average, not at that price, and especially if the rest of the line is mostly just adequate to good. Dawkins is the only player who is excellent. After throwing two first-round picks, three second-round picks and a third-round pick at the D-line--and even then spending huge to get it right--it's time to finally invest in the O-line. Zion Johnson, ready to compete with Bates in 2022 and replace Saffold in 2023. Not sexy, but smart.

What would the Bills be paying him if they had offered him a second-round tender? Just wondering if that was just a flat-out mistake not to.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but the Bills are a pick away from having arguably the best secondary in the league, especially if they had a Haden-type veteran also.

Maybe pissed off. But he seemed in control of his emotions, something he's evidently been working on. I saw nothing of the frantic Allen we saw in his first few years, such as the playoff game against Houston or even the first playoff game against KC. He was playing all out in NE and KC last year, but he wasn't frazzled or desperate or berserk. What did Bruce Lee call it? "Emotional content."

Well, it's not like the coaches didn't know what Bates was capable of. They might have been surprised how well he gelled with Morse and Dawkins, but I trust their judgment on his monetary value. Based on that, they appear to see him as a marginal starter and excellent backup. I'm hoping they're willing to let him go for the same reason they let Levi Wallace go at cornerback: They finally (finally!) want to upgrade the position. We haven't had an excellent set of guards since, what? Jim Ritcher and Glenn Parker in 1992? Imagine having excellent guards AND excellent corners. Didn't have that in 1992. Or maybe ever.

That was an extraordinary play by Hyde, not at all a bad throw by Jones. He looks like he'll be a very good QB, more than competent, less than elite. Certainly enough to win with, as long as he has a very good team around him, which he does. The trouble is, he's in a conference with the Bills, Chiefs, Bengals, Raiders, and maybe now Denver. I'd say they're also below or the same level as the Ravens, Titans, and now Miami. With the Pats, the question is, "Is the QB good enough to not hold the team back?" With the Bills, it's "Is the team (and coaches!) good enough not to hold the QB back?"

You might not have heard the breathless raves of media figures across the board. They don't stop at Mahomes is excellent. He has reached divine status and has never, ever, done anything wrong, and anyone who even hints that another player might be at his level is sneered at. THAT is how he can be considered overrated. Having lived in Brady country for 25 years, I'm sensitive to hagiography, but it must be nauseating to others, too.

Really? I've been thinking lately that Mahomes is overrated, which isn't hard since all NFL commentators (no exceptions) thinks he's God level. Even now, it's always Mahomes first, Allen second. The chief argument, so to speak, is that he has Hill and Kelce, who make plays for him. The Bills receivers, by contrast, tend to catch the ball and get tackled, as our lowest RAC stats show. Not saying Mahomes isn't terrific, but I don't think he's any better than Burrows or Herbert. And I really don't think he is at Allen's level. My point: Replace Hill with Ju Ju, and you'll see all Mahomes' performance metrics dropping significantly.

Of course it's a waste of time. But it's fun, which is why we do it. Kenyon Green at 25.

Tea leaves point to an OG at 25. Beane said his priority is to "protect Josh," Saffold appears to be no more than stopgap, and he didn't put a 2nd round tender on Bates. That seems to add up to drafting a guard early. I'm looking for Haden or another vet on a one-year deal at CB, sign a few backup types at guard (one signed today), go OG in the first round, CB in the second, and WR in the third.

Agreed, too political. I withdraw.