Quote:I have to think they have either:

 

• already worked out the framework of a slightly lesser deal with his agent
  
• begun cooking up a trade with another team involving a tackle coming to Jax
  
• begun negotiating a trade-down in the draft 
  
• or - TC did his eval and really didn't like Beachum's struggles in the run game - wants to move on regardless
  

There's gotta be some plan B cooking. Those are the best I can think of ATM. 

Good food for thought.

 

All of the points seem plausible, either standing alone or taken together in some combination. But the most intriguing are the middle two points.

 

When I considered these possibilities, the name that leaped to mind was Cordy Glenn.

 

Marrone coached him in Buffalo, and he knows Marrone's blocking schemes.  He's big enough and physical enough to be the presence in the run game that neither Joeckel nor Beachum were. 

 

He's better in pass protection than either Joeckel or Beachum

 

Glenn would fit in more as a first round caliber LT than any of the guys in this draft, and were he a free agent, he would immediately be the best LT on the market.   He's still young and just signed a 5 year extension last offseason.

 

The Bills have a new head coach, and new head coaches typically want their own guy as a QB, which could mean Tyrod Taylor is gone.  If so, the Bills would likely need to move up to get in position to get their guy.  If they re-sign Taylor or their QB is gone, they could still trade up if they covet Allen.  McDermott came from Carolina, where they just went to a Super Bowl powered by a defense that featured two stud DTs in Lotulelei and Short.  They already have Dareus there, but Kyle Williams is on his last legs.  Pairing up Dareus with Allen would give them a stud front four when you factor in Shaq Lawson.  If there is one thing that has proven to be able to beat the Patriots, it's a strong pass rush.

 

What about the Bills' OL?  Well, McDermott came from a team that went to the Super Bowl with a bad offensive line.  Pittsburgh and Arizona also went recently with bad offensive lines.  Since he is in his first year, maybe he could live with an average OL for a year or so.  Besides, maybe if he is able to keep the Bills first round pick in '18, the LT class will be better.

 

The #10 and Glenn for #4?  Just in 2014, they traded two first round picks to move from #9 overall to #4 for Sammy Watkins.  The same GM, I would think, would be willing to pay a comparable amount to move up one more spot to ensure getting a QB, or maybe to get the kind of pass rush that can give Brady problems.

 

Hmmm...

 

Farfetched but intriguing nevertheless.

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