BLOCKBUSTER TRADE?: Buffalo Bills Weigh MOVE for Dexter Lawrence Amid Contract Drama

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1. A premier player at a big need, but 1) it'll really put us cash and draft capital poor and 2) our salary cap situation in 2027 would look HORRENDOUS. Something like 65M over the cap to start. I think keeping the first round pick is the better option.

2. Makes no sense when they can sign free-agent DJ Reader for no draft compensation and keep all their picks.

3. Go for it!!!!

4. A Bills fan can only dream to have Dexter Lawrence. Too good to be true

5. Lol, the bills fanbase have been subjected to playing it 'safe' so much they can't even get behind trading for a TOP 3 DT???
   Haven't you learnt anything from the Eagles?? These are the moves you have to make to get over that hump and go all-in for it. So yes, if they can, they should 100% try to get the deal done.

6. When you draft poorly and don't value young cost-controlled players, you trade draft picks for a veteran to keep your job.

7. With so many 24-25 year olds coming into the draft, because of COVID, the next couple years, I don’t mind trading picks for proven talent, that’s 27-28 years old. I’ve seen Mocks where we take Messidor at 26. Wouldn’t you rather trade for Lawrence? For sure! Another great epi! Keep up the good work Joe!

8. I feel like trading a draft pick for a proven talent is admitting failure

9. I would trade oliver straight up. With the giants eating cap.

10. Not gonna set myself up for disappointment lol – any second the Bills’ “breaking news” will be a re-signing of Bosa lol

11. If we get Dexter, we go to the SB barring health. Especially if we keep oliver, oliver dexter and walker… As our starting 3 DTs in the 3/4 system. Holy hell just imagine that

12. Make this happen

13. Has the bills been in contact with his agent

14. What kills me is that well there may be exceptional depth in this year's class, we really need a number one wide receiver as well and we really need to get him drafted and get him developed ASAP. That's too huge needs, nose tackle and wide receiver. Hopefully Beane can figure it all out

15. Bills just love staying in salary cap hell. Reality is we need to start drafting some impact players that can grow with our team. No disrespect to dex but he’s way too expensive at his age and coming off a poor season.

16. Keep dreaming bud.

17. We should have drafted him in the first place, he was the guy i wanted, but McDermott liked those tiny DTs.

    We should trade ed Oliver for the giants

18. Honestly we have a ton of guys on the line, especially since we are going to be a move front instead of a bunch of bulls who cant be moved

19. We will see a UFO before this happens in Buffalo

20. All right, that’s it, I’m turning off all Bills podcast until the draft.. I’m saturated with useless information and BS speculations!!!

21. Rams would make the trade

22. They just keep click baiting, regurgitating and over Analyzing the exact same things..

23. Nothing more than spitballing. No credible info that this is even being considerd.

24. I like how Jim leonhard runs Rex defense but is WAY SMARTER than rex

25. Landon is way more 5 than a rush end in the McDermott defense

26. 🎉

27. Remember that time when the bills could’ve drafted him

28. Another grasp at an over the hill player getting on the down side of his career and selling out the future of the Bills lmao

29. "BLOCKBUSTER" fever dreamed clickbait or is there an inside source connecting the Bills?
    $$$$$ are a problem IF we don't win by 28?

30. I’ve been so into the Sabres I forgot the bills existed

31. Bills management constantly selling out the Bills future started with Von Miler costing them major $ and cap probably still costing $

32. Played high school football against him. He would throw offensive linemen around with the ease of a grown man playing against a pee wee football team

33. I think Greg could be a great OLB. He’s got under appreciated speed to the sideline to chase down RB’ and QB’s

34. Landon Jackson was at the bottom of my draft board way before the Bills selected him. I saw so many red flags pre draft. I couldn’t believe it when they drafted him 😮 He’s exactly what I thought he was going to be. A bust! Really made me question their scouting department when they made that pick😢 I hope he was a McDermott player. That would make me feel better

35. Of all the needs we have, i just want the secondary to be rock solid and deep. Our kryptonite in the post season, literally all of our losses to KC and the loss to Denver, our secondary was decimated, vulnerable, exposed and embarrassed.

36. I would be extremely comfortable giving up our 1st round pick and a player or 2 for a player of Dexter Lawerence’s caliber

37. It would be great if we didn’t over pay for Moore and have that 2nd rounder rn

38. This is hardly getting younger and cheaper. Maybe it is just an unrealistic dream.

39. Could we offer them next year's first?

40. Yeah do this if you can. Win now.

41. Great pod Joe! I think you laid it out perfectly as you always do. There will be some cap gymnastics to make it happen, but i think they can make it happen if they wanted to.

    The question is cost benefit (as you laid out nicely). Is the benefit of having a true gameplan wrecker on your defense worth the picks and salary that will have to be paid? I know the war cry is to get cost controlled players and I agree with that in most cases, but Dexter is a true gameplan wrecker. There are only a handful of those in the league. I am definitely interested. All NFL rosters have some highly paid FAs and/or draft and develop players on their roster. The key is to pay the ones that are truly special. Spending money is not the problem. Spending money on the wrong guys is. Would having Dexter for the next 4 years outweigh the player that they would pick at #26 and is it worth the players that you would not be able to sign because of his big price tag in future years? That is the million dollar question. And I don't have the answer, but I would be very tempted.

42. Wishful thinking I suppose

43. Never ever ever going to happen. No way Beane does something that great

44. Defense wins SB win now make it happen GO BILL'S 🎉

45. GO BILLS ✌🏼

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