What’s your hottest Bills take?

[Westside]

5 hours ago, BillsPride12 said:

What makes you think that? 

Just my opinion. Not based on anything in particular.

[BillsPride12]

1 hour ago, Westside said:

Just my opinion. Not based on anything in particular.

I hope your right, but I feel like they would have to really knock this draft out of the park in order for that to happen. 

[JohnNord]

On 4/11/2025 at 5:54 PM, Kirby Jackson said:

I think this is a fun offseason topic. What is your spiciest BIlls take? What is it that you believe that will trigger Bills fans?

 

I think Jim Kelly is one of the most overrated players in history. He was a very good QB. Historically, he was Jalen Hurts. Kirk Cousins numbers dwarf Kelly’s. He was the steward of an elite offense and did well with it. I am fine with him in the HOF but there are 30-40 QBs better.

 

What is your spicy take?

Keon Coleman and Dawson Kincaid will prove to be bad draft picks.  
 

DeWayne Carter isn’t the good 

[FireChans]

15 hours ago, Mikie2times said:

He's a guy Brady needs in his offense. Somebody that you can run those screens with, elite YAC. Always keep ahead of the sticks. I would argue his "skill" is so required in our offense his impact is at a level much higher than his actual value or talent as a WR.  

Brady may not be here in 2026.

21 hours ago, Billl said:

My hottest take is that the Bills should have let Shakir walk.  He’s a good, efficient option when used sparingly, but he’s not someone who should be heavily targeted.  In 2023, he had 600 yards and 2 TDs on 45 targets which was great.  In 2024 he received an additional 55 targets, but his production only increased by 200 yards and 2 TDs.

 

Meanwhile, they passed on Worthy and McConkey, presumably because they didn’t need slot receivers.  What’s more is they turned their first round pick into Keon Coleman and are playing him out of position.  Instead of putting him in the slot and let him bully defenders on slants, they’ve got him chasing jump balls on the boundary because he can’t get separation out there.

 

Khalil should have been given the Gabe Davis treatment.  Let him put up good numbers on a late round rookie contract and then let someone else pay him to be something more than what his skills suggest he can be.

Problem with this thinking is that Shakir’s walk year was after 2025. 

Drafting a McConkey to compete with Shakir snaps in 2024 and 2025 is certainly a strategy, but I think both are just less productive.

 

Ultimately though, the Bills didn’t decide to pay Shakir last year. They decided it now, on a team where he’s honestly the only receiving option worth a damn, looking at a relatively weak WR draft. It’s a problem of their own making, but what else are they gonna do? 
 

Put another way, if Keon had 1200 yards and 10 TDs last year, I’m not convinced Shakir gets paid.

Edited Sunday at 01:06 PM by FireChans

[ganesh]

On 4/12/2025 at 3:42 AM, BuffaloBillyG said:

Honesty, I feel like if Marino was the QB instead of Kelly the Bills win 2 of those Super Bowls.

The Bills failure in those SB is to not get Thomas going...including not giving him the ball on that last drive in SB XXV.....Somewhat similar in this years AFCC...the Bills needed to give the ball to Cook...who was Cooking..instead we had two lame Tush-pushes....

[RyanC883]

On 4/16/2025 at 9:45 AM, Nihilarian said:

That was a very strange time in Buffalo Bills history, and the Bills' owner, Ralph Wilson, who was a very "hands-on" owner. Simply put, the entire NFL world knew about this notoriously cantankerous and frugal owner, and he had a difficult time finding a solid, suitable man to fill that Buffalo GM role. As others have mentioned, the "marketing guy was the de facto GM (Russ Brandon), and all Wilson wanted was a figurehead GM. Ralph hired his old friend in Marv Levy. 

 

Let's also not forget that that particular owner was very much like the Dallas Cowboys owner in Jerry Jones in that, while not the literal GM, he was in the draft room making "his" choices for players. The man loved him some running backs and defensive backs. 

 

While very frugal at times, Ralph Wilson had a big heart, as in for that first Super Bowl in Tampa, he took everyone associated with the team from ball boys to the office staff to that game, he then learned that getting to a SB is very expensive. Also, every time a team gets to a SB everyone involved thinks they now need a raise. 

 

Yes, Marv Levy did choose Dick Jauron as HC...but alas, his other choices were shot down by the owner. Just to give you an idea of how "hands-on" Wilson was...during the NFL regular season, he was on the phone to Jauron every day from Detroit discussing the team. 

 

 

When Bills GM Buddy Nix wanted to hire a new head coach, he found out that anyone who was a quality candidate didn't want to work in Buffalo for this owner. The reason why someone like Chan Gailey was hired as the new HC by Nix was because during the interview, he told the owner that he could win games in the NFL without star players. Nix couldn't get assistant coaches to interview for the job. 

 

Gailey was the Miami Dolphin's OC in 2000-2001 and left the NFL to be a college coach (GT). He returned to the NFL in 2008 to be the KC Chiefs OC and was out of football for a season before being hired as the new Buffalo Bills HC. So, how does a guy who gets fired by his last team as an OC and sits out for a year get a new job as an NFL Head coach?

 

The Marketing guy becomes the GM...HC Rex Ryan was stunned to find Russ Brandon in the Buffalo Bill's cut room during training camp on the phone to players. Was there any wonder why Buffalo had a near 20 year drought for such a dysfunctional franchise? Still better than Cleveland 🤣

is this stuff about not being able to hire people true?  Seems odd given only 32 NFL jobs out there.  

[BillsFooteball]

Britt Will and Rachel Busch are 🔥 🔥 

[billsfan714]

The Bills allowed the 5th worst completion percentage on defense.   We need more help in the secondary that most think.   Not excited by Tre signing, expect a lot of D holding calls that will result in first downs and extended drives.   When I hear Joe Marino think we are OK at safety, I think he's nuts.

Edited 13 hours ago by billsfan714

[Chicharito]

Hot take: patriots win the division. McDermott and his defense are shown the door after the season. Bills lose 7 games all because we can’t generate a pass rush.

[Mikie2times]

On 4/20/2025 at 8:59 AM, FireChans said:

Brady may not be here in 2026.

Problem with this thinking is that Shakir’s walk year was after 2025. 

Drafting a McConkey to compete with Shakir snaps in 2024 and 2025 is certainly a strategy, but I think both are just less productive.

 

Ultimately though, the Bills didn’t decide to pay Shakir last year. They decided it now, on a team where he’s honestly the only receiving option worth a damn, looking at a relatively weak WR draft. It’s a problem of their own making, but what else are they gonna do? 
 

Put another way, if Keon had 1200 yards and 10 TDs last year, I’m not convinced Shakir gets paid.

His ceiling is basically Julian Edelman. Which certainly is not a bad player. Edelman was a key player for the entire Patriots run, largely based on his role in the offense. I sort of expect the same from Shakir. If you took Edelman off the Patriots and he played for somebody else. I imagine he would not be much more impactful than a average slot WR.