Buffalo Bills 2026 Thread

[Ghost of Ville Leino]

Stiff price to pay for an average pass blocker. If he takes a step in pass pro, it should be a good deal. If not, it's another blah Beane deal. A good, not great player that Beane would rather sign than have to work to replace in the offseason.

 

It also sucks to see Howie Rosememan continue to utilize void years to maximize Philly's current window while Beane does more of the same.

[tom webster]

23 minutes ago, Ghost of Ville Leino said:

Stiff price to pay for an average pass blocker. If he takes a step in pass pro, it should be a good deal. If not, it's another blah Beane deal. A good, not great player that Beane would rather sign than have to work to replace in the offseason.

 

It also sucks to see Howie Rosememan continue to utilize void years to maximize Philly's current window while Beane does more of the same.

The Bills use void years all the time. Half the league does.

[Ghost of Ville Leino]

51 minutes ago, tom webster said:

The Bills use void years all the time. Half the league does.

Only two I can think of off the top of my head are Milano and Floyd, which aren't even remotely comparable to the enormous frontloading that Roseman does with his big contracts.

Oops, backloading, I mean.

[That Aud Smell]

18 minutes ago, Ghost of Ville Leino said:

Only two I can think of off the top of my head are Milano and Floyd, which aren't even remotely comparable to the enormous frontloading that Roseman does with his big contracts.

Oops, backloading, I mean.

epenesa, jones, bosa, and i believe maybe even mcgovern (notwithstanding the extension?) had void years hit in february. the bills had like ~$30M hit their cap for 2026 as a result.

(as well as milano.)

[Ghost of Ville Leino]

4 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

epenesa, jones, bosa, and i believe maybe even mcgovern (notwithstanding the extension?) had void years hit in february. the bills had like ~$30M hit their cap for 2026 as a result.

(as well as milano.)

Ooofff. What a list of guys.

[That Aud Smell]

on the current roster, dawkins, oliver, palmer, hoecht, gardner johnson.

and i think i missed ogunjobi on the list above.

[That Aud Smell]

Just now, Ghost of Ville Leino said:

Ooofff. What a list of guys.

i guess.

anyhoo. beane uses void years as much as the next GM, i reckon.

[Ghost of Ville Leino]

Just now, That Aud Smell said:

on the current roster, dawkins, oliver, palmer, hoecht, gardner johnson.

and i think i missed ogunjobi on the list above.

Oooooooooffffffff. Roseman is playing a different game than Beane.

Just now, That Aud Smell said:

i guess.

anyhoo. beane uses void years as much as the next GM, i reckon.

Right, I'm saying I wish Beane was one of the best GMs in the league, rather than just being mediocre.

[tom webster]

21 minutes ago, Ghost of Ville Leino said:

Oooooooooffffffff. Roseman is playing a different game than Beane.

Right, I'm saying I wish Beane was one of the best GMs in the league, rather than just being mediocre.

The Bills have been one of the best teams in the league for eight years and are considered a Super Bowl favorite. Hardly mediocre.

[nfreeman]

 

[Ghost of Ville Leino]

40 minutes ago, tom webster said:

The Bills have been one of the best teams in the league for eight years and are considered a Super Bowl favorite. Hardly mediocre.

...yeah he picked Josh Allen. Remains to be seen if he can surround him with the talent and coaching he needs to even make a super bowl, let alone win one. He's good for 1 almost kevy level media meltdown per year that betrays how little he thinks of other gms and fans. He let McDermott putter around for another 4 or 5 years after 13 seconds and they never truly changed their MO. Signing Torrence is defendable but when you put it in the context of the larger body of work, signing a good run blocking guard to pretty big money just seems directionless. Plugging holes mentality rather than focusing on bringing in difference makers.

[That Aud Smell]

1 hour ago, Ghost of Ville Leino said:

Right, I'm saying I wish Beane was one of the best GMs in the league, rather than just being mediocre.

47 minutes ago, tom webster said:

The Bills have been one of the best teams in the league for eight years and are considered a Super Bowl favorite. Hardly mediocre.

True 

OTOH

4 minutes ago, Ghost of Ville Leino said:

...yeah he picked Josh Allen. 

Getting an alien QB covers up for a lot of other stuff.

I do think it's 🚨🚨TRIGGER WARNING 🚨🚨silly to argue that Beane is a mediocre GM. At an absolute minimum, he's been a good GM for Buffalo. And I'd say "very good."

For example: What if Von Miller's knee holds up? Aye caramba. I think Beane had done enough that year.

Edited August 7 by That Aud Smell

[tom webster]

10 minutes ago, Ghost of Ville Leino said:

...yeah he picked Josh Allen. Remains to be seen if he can surround him with the talent and coaching he needs to even make a super bowl, let alone win one. He's good for 1 almost kevy level media meltdown per year that betrays how little he thinks of other gms and fans. He let McDermott putter around for another 4 or 5 years after 13 seconds and they never truly changed their MO. Signing Torrence is defendable but when you put it in the context of the larger body of work, signing a good run blocking guard to pretty big money just seems directionless. Plugging holes mentality rather than focusing on bringing in difference makers.

First, the narrative that’s it’s been a one man show is laughable. The Bills have been a historically elite offense for multiple years. They have a top RB and OL.

Second, If the Bills were in the NFC they would have been in two or three Super Bowls. 
 

Beane’s not the best GM but he’s top five. He’s biggest mistake was being in the same conference as KC and he’s terrible coaching and two dropped passes away from beating them three of those times.

[Ghost of Ville Leino]

What if what if what if. That's his whole tenure.

[Ghost of Ville Leino]

6 minutes ago, tom webster said:

First, the narrative that’s it’s been a one man show is laughable. The Bills have been a historically elite offense for multiple years. They have a top RB and OL.

Second, If the Bills were in the NFC they would have been in two or three Super Bowls. 
 

Beane’s not the best GM but he’s top five. He’s biggest mistake was being in the same conference as KC and he’s terrible coaching and two dropped passes away from beating them three of those times.

If only KC didn't exist! Puh-lease, talk about silly. KC walked over us every year to win those superbowls and look at them now. Turns out Reid and Mahomes aren't an unstoppable machine and actually had great skill players and a great defense to push them over the top.

 

And how do you know the Bills would have made the superbowl in the NFC? Because McDermott definitely wouldn't have messed that up with a hamlin fake punt run or a 13 seconds?

[tom webster]

7 minutes ago, Ghost of Ville Leino said:

If only KC didn't exist! Puh-lease, talk about silly. KC walked over us every year to win those superbowls and look at them now. Turns out Reid and Mahomes aren't an unstoppable machine and actually had great skill players and a great defense to push them over the top.

 

And how do you know the Bills would have made the superbowl in the NFC? Because McDermott definitely wouldn't have messed that up with a hamlin fake punt run or a 13 seconds?

Walked over us? Interesting 

[Ghost of Ville Leino]

5 minutes ago, tom webster said:

Walked over us? Interesting 

Like Thomas Vanek walking in on net.

[Ghost of Ville Leino]

All of this Beane bashing aside, if he trades for vita vea then I agree he is good maybe even very good/top 5. Until then, he is mediocre. *bangs gavel*

[inkman]

41 minutes ago, Ghost of Ville Leino said:

Like Thomas Vanek walking in on net.

I wish I could remember his time in Buffalo fondly. I made Vanek face just reading his name.  Not exactly his fault either, he was replacing the TWO most popular Sabres while costing $50 mill.  

[Ghost of Ville Leino]

12 minutes ago, inkman said:

I wish I could remember his time in Buffalo fondly. I made Vanek face just reading his name.  Not exactly his fault either, he was replacing the TWO most popular Sabres while costing $50 mill.  

And didn't he have to declare bankruptcy after his playing days? Poor Tommy

[#freejame]

11 minutes ago, Ghost of Ville Leino said:

And didn't he have to declare bankruptcy after his playing days? Poor Tommy

Yes, but only because he was a degenerate gambler 

[JujuFish]

1 hour ago, tom webster said:

First, the narrative that’s it’s been a one man show is laughable

Indeed. If an elite QB could make a team a Super Bowl threat, the Bengals wouldn't be on a 3-season streak of no playoffs

[#freejame]

18 minutes ago, JujuFish said:

Indeed. If an elite QB could make a team a Super Bowl threat, the Bengals wouldn't be on a 3-season streak of no playoffs

But Burrow did make the Bengals a Super Bowl threat? He’s had injury issue the last few years, which is the sole reason they haven’t been a threat lately. 

[JujuFish]

51 minutes ago, #freejame said:

But Burrow did make the Bengals a Super Bowl threat? He’s had injury issue the last few years, which is the sole reason they haven’t been a threat lately. 

He was 5-5 before getting hurt 3 seasons ago. He played the entire 2024 season and missed the playoffs with an 8-9 record. He was 5-3 last season and perhaps might have made the playoffs if he were healthy all year, but the team also lost *three* games in which they scored 34+ points. 

[JujuFish]

And it's actually fairer to say he was 4-3 last season, since I was counting Jacksonville, a game he was losing when he got hurt. Browning came in and won that game.

Burrow's 4 wins were the Browns, Ravens, Dolphins, and Cardinals. 3 bad teams and one mediocre team.