Could Bills Trade Up To #1 For Pass Rusher? Picks and Rousseau For #1?

[ThurmanThomasEnglishMuffin]

2 hours ago, BarleyNY said:

One critical component of the Diggs trade was that he wanted out of Minnesota.  That’s the reason the Bills got a player of his caliber on a reasonable contract for what they did.

 

I don’t have an issue trading for a CB in theory, but I’m looking for a fit unless a rare Diggs-like situation pops up.  We can’t take on a bad contract so thats out.  A second or third tier CB on an expiring contract would be an option, but we could just sign one of those for the contract we’d give one we’d trade for.  Don’t see that happening.

 

I think we’re seeing what FA brings and then looking to the draft.  Expect at least one in each. 

 

I appreciate your posts. You never get too high or too low. As outlandish as the scenario is from the OP, I could see dealing the 25th and a few picks for an established starter.

 

The FA CB market has some good opportunities. Darby, Gilmore, Carlton Davis, JC Jackson. All of these guys will command Levi Wallace FA$ or better. In that case resign Wallace who knows the team, schemes area etc. I don't see it with the current cap situation.

 

I still think the Diggs situation was a bit blown out of proportion. Diggs just knew Cousins is not a SB winning QB.

 

My ideal offseason would be keep Bates and McKenzie as FA, sign Fournette as a FA splash, trade picks for an established CB, IOL 2nd round and then BPA.

 

Want to float out the possibility OBD trades a 1st (and other comp) for a starter. CB just seems the obvious position.

[BarleyNY]

34 minutes ago, ThurmanThomasEnglishMuffin said:

 

I appreciate your posts. You never get too high or too low. As outlandish as the scenario is from the OP, I could see dealing the 25th and a few picks for an established starter.

 

The FA CB market has some good opportunities. Darby, Gilmore, Carlton Davis, JC Jackson. All of these guys will command Levi Wallace FA$ or better. In that case resign Wallace who knows the team, schemes area etc. I don't see it with the current cap situation.

 

I still think the Diggs situation was a bit blown out of proportion. Diggs just knew Cousins is not a SB winning QB.

 

My ideal offseason would be keep Bates and McKenzie as FA, sign Fournette as a FA splash, trade picks for an established CB, IOL 2nd round and then BPA.

 

Want to float out the possibility OBD trades a 1st (and other comp) for a starter. CB just seems the obvious position.

Thank you.  I appreciate that.

 

As for the Diggs thing I did not see a big red flag either.  And I agree that it was due to Cousins.  There were rumors that he wanted out of Minny shortly before the Bills traded for him, but there was no big blow up. It’s not like he threw a public fit like some have.

 

There’s nothing wrong with a player going to his team and telling them that he’s like to be traded or that he didn’t see himself there long term.  It happens all the time.  It was news because it was an elite player making the request.  It also gave his team a chance to trade him while he had value.  Could the same thing have happened here if Allen had busted?  Sure.  But so what?  Getting Diggs helped Allen succeed and if it hadn’t worked out that way then we’d have had a lot worse problems than the Diggs trade.  

[Putin]

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