Mr. WEO Posted December 7 Posted December 7 2 hours ago, Beck Water said: You know, there's a lot of room there between "pre-season, we were always planning to swap a Day 2 pick for a vet WR at mid season in order to be competitive at WR" and "the idea just popped into our head during the Houston game", right? Why on earth would Beane start the season with a roster he thought wasn't good enough to do the job at WR if he intends to contend? The Bills spent a significant amount of their FA budget on Curtis Samuel. They gave MVS significant guaranteed money given their limited cap. All signs point to, going into the season, "we expect these guys to contribute significantly". I'm sure it was clear from Game 1 that wasn't working out as planned, and I'm sure Beane was keeping feelers out on who might be available and for what price, but yes, I don't think Beane made up his mind to actually swap off a 3rd round pick for Cooper until the Houston debacle. He might have been dangling a 4th or 5th for someone and the trade partner wanted more. We may just have to agree to disagree here. I think for a GM to actually go into the season PLANNING that he would be able to swing a mid-season trade for a quality WR (given his limited cap $$) would be roster mishandling in the highest degree (which, some would say Beane was guilty of at WR and they have a point). OTOH, saying "OK, we've seen these guys we signed contribute at a level we need in previous seasons, but they're not getting 'er done Right Here, Right Now, so I better upgrade, even if it means giving significant resources - that makes sense. Yes, exactly. They knew the playbook and had had rappore with Josh. It was pretty much them, or raid another team's PS and hope the guy you grab is a fast learner. What Beane should have done IMO is make a move before the trade deadline (start looking as soon as Crowder broke his leg) when he could have looked for a guy who had actually shown he could play, and have a bit of leeway to bring him up to speed in the offense. Yeah that was my point—they could have gotten someone earlier. Or yeah, get someone off a PS. Brown was spent before he came back. It was a lazy move by Beane and their uselessness was predictable. Beane has a long track record of bringing in bums at WR Quote
Mr. WEO Posted December 7 Posted December 7 1 hour ago, Sierra Foothills said: You're still obsessing on "Wide Right?" So you guys think it's inconceivable that he can gain 10 lbs of muscle in 2-3 weeks? And Dawkins' comments? When asked why they brought Hyde back you say "I don't know" and then automatically bring up Brown and Beasley. Then you say the word dumpster. Do you have an opinion on whether bringing Hyde back was a good move? well I brought up those 2 guys as other examples of bring them back because we know them. what’s a “good move”…immediate impact? Filling in for an injured player? Which is the Hyde signing? The guy hasn’t played a down in almost a year, he’s 34 and his cervical spine is like a sleeve of Ritz crackers. I think they did him a favor. 1 Quote
NORWOODS FOOT Posted December 7 Posted December 7 1 hour ago, Sierra Foothills said: You're still obsessing on "Wide Right?" So you guys think it's inconceivable that he can gain 10 lbs of muscle in 2-3 weeks? And Dawkins' comments? When asked why they brought Hyde back you say "I don't know" and then automatically bring up Brown and Beasley. Then you say the word dumpster. Do you have an opinion on whether bringing Hyde back was a good move? You think a lot about geological features? 1 Quote
Sierra Foothills Posted December 8 Posted December 8 3 hours ago, NORWOODS FOOT said: You think a lot about geological features? No... I own property in the Sierra Foothills. Are you saying that you're not really Scott Norwood's foot? Prove it! Quote
NORWOODS FOOT Posted December 8 Posted December 8 1 hour ago, Sierra Foothills said: No... I own property in the Sierra Foothills. Are you saying that you're not really Scott Norwood's foot? Prove it! Let’s have a baby and name it Norwoods FOOThills… I think we may have more in common than you realize… 1 Quote
Sierra Foothills Posted December 8 Posted December 8 2 minutes ago, NORWOODS FOOT said: Let’s have a baby and name it Norwoods FOOThills… I think we may have more in common than you realize… I've never really done anything like this before... I guess the next step is... pictures? Quote
NORWOODS FOOT Posted December 8 Posted December 8 I’m the one up in the air. No filters. Really… (Thank you for a lovely Saturday evening. I really needed this.) 3 Quote
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