Buffalo Bills The offseason begins

[Dubi Doo]

This is why Cleveland's situation is soooooo bad.

Philly had a good team and went for it. They'll pay for it later, but flags fly forever.

San Fran at least has a team worthy of going for it (when not on IR).

New Orleans is too stubborn to do a needed reset.

But Cleveland...they decided to go all in with Deshaun Watson and have extremely little to show for it. And their cap is f***ed for years to come.

Beane's done a great job of making sure to keep cap flexibility, but now is the time to pull a Philly. Do what you need to in order to load back up.

The perk of having an elite QB is that even during our reset years with a lot of dead cap, we still win 13 games and make the AFC championship. That gives me even more comfort with going all in.

 

[Jim Bob]

This is why Cleveland's situation is soooooo bad.

Philly had a good team and went for it. They'll pay for it later, but flags fly forever.

San Fran at least has a team worthy of going for it (when not on IR).

New Orleans is too stubborn to do a needed reset.

But Cleveland...they decided to go all in with Deshaun Watson and have extremely little to show for it. And their cap is f***ed for years to come.

Beane's done a great job of making sure to keep cap flexibility, but now is the time to pull a Philly. Do what you need to in order to load back up.

The challenge is when those void years come due.

Do you want one or two more years of Josh Allen's prime hampered with boatloads of dead cap again?

 

[Jim Bob]

Building a blockbuster Myles Garrett trade: How likely all 31 other teams are to deal for Cleveland's superstar

Myles Garrett wants to go to a contender, but not every contender can afford him. Let's evaluate the trade chances for the 31 other teams.

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Maybe: The teams that Garrett puts over the top (4)​

There are a handful of teams with championship aspirations after this season that could make a serious push for Garrett. These four would have to stretch financially and see Garrett as the final piece of the puzzle to make the deal work, but it wouldn't be hard to convince themselves of the fit.

Buffalo Bills. The Bills have been here before. In 2022, after they blew a lead with 13 seconds left in the fourth quarter against the Chiefs in the playoffs, despite their offense scoring 36 points, general manager Brandon Beane pushed all-in. He signed Von Miller in free agency, handing the edge rusher a six-year, $120 million deal with $45 million guaranteed at signing. Between a torn ACL and a suspension for off-field conduct, that deal turned out to be a disaster for Buffalo.

The move was out of character for Beane and the Bills, but the logic made sense. They believed they needed an unblockable player to take down Patrick Mahomes. Three seasons later, the Bills still need that defender, and after the Super Bowl, they have even more evidence of how a great pass rush can be the great equalizer against Mahomes. With Miller likely to be released soon, they will have added cap room and space in their pass rush rotation. Greg Rousseau is entering the fifth-year option of his rookie deal, but is he enough to slow down Mahomes?

 

[Jim Bob]

2025 NFL Draft: Strengths and weaknesses for the top interior defenders

The 2025 NFL Draft interior defender class features a mix of high-upside players, each with strengths that could make them franchise cornerstones but also weaknesses that could give teams pause.

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2025 NFL Draft: Strengths and weaknesses for the top edge defenders

The 2025 NFL Draft edge defender class features a mix of high-upside players, each with strengths that could make them franchise cornerstones but also weaknesses that could give teams pause.

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Required reading since the Bills should be looking at DL early.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Jim Bob]

James Cook offensive snaps in his career:

2022 - 269 (24.79%)
2023 - 634 (54.47%)
2024 - 485 (44.58%)

In comparison in 2024:

Saquon Barkley - 801 (69.23%)
Josh Jacobs - 678 (62.55%)

I have a hard time believing that Cook is worth $3M more per year than Barkley & Jacobs.