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Message: [QUOTE="pattycuse, post: 2267130, member: 256"] Absolutely stunned on the Watkins/Darby trades. My heart and my head are doing battle on how to analyze this one. Few thoughts: 1) More than ever, Whaley's entire tenure is going to go down as a disaster. Two first round draft picks for Sammy Watkins which yielded a second round pick and a CB coming off IR, after an admittedly good rookie year. I am hoping that there were significant concerns over his long term durability because outside of McCoy, Watkins was by far the most talented player on the roster. Hard to secure a replacement asset anywhere close to his talent/value with a second round pick. But if he isn't healthy, or had no desire to sign in Buffalo- this will prove to be a good move long term. 2) I don't like the Darby deal- I love it. Darby was inconsistent at best last year and not well suited to this scheme that McDermott wants to run. To flip that for Matthews and a pick is good yield. If Matthews is good - pay him. If not- he walks, but we have the pick. Next years draft continues to loom large... 3)...Lots said and written about next year's draft. This plan only works if it yields a franchise quarterback, in my opinion. The roster needs depth and talent- but without that QB, we are just fooling ourselves. If first round assets are swung to achieve this- every move is worth it. Bottom line is the Bills sell hope every year. Like everybody else I am tired of buying hope, losing games, and watching yet another rebuild with the QB equivalent of the poo-poo platter. McD and Beane at least seem like they have a plan...but I am sure I typed those words about others at one point or another. Sooner or later we all deserve results. Best offseason transaction, it appears, was conducted by yours truly, when I jettisoned my Bills season tickets and upgraded my SU football tickets... [/QUOTE]

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