Brad Beatson
@bandit.football
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• #1 in WR draft accuracy
• ADD, GAD; introvert. Go Bills!
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• #1 in WR draft accuracy
• ADD, GAD; introvert. Go Bills!
shop https://www.ebay.com/str/banditbazaar
football https://www.bandit.football
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How Important Is Quarterback Footwork?
Matthew Stafford and Drake Maye went to work with decidedly different feet.
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Wrote about the QBs of the Year and how they won in different ways, with different feet
Matthew Stafford had the best pocket passer season since at least 2018. Drake Maye was as unpredictable as Lamar in 2023, thanks to happy feet
kick your shoes off and read!!
www.bandit.football/quarterback-...
Matthew Stafford had the best pocket passer season since at least 2018. Drake Maye was as unpredictable as Lamar in 2023, thanks to happy feet
kick your shoes off and read!!
www.bandit.football/quarterback-...
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2026 Rookie Wage Scale vs. Market Value of RBs/SAFs/ILBs
Vet market 💰↗️ with cap each offseason but a rookie’s contract is locked in (2026-29)
Positional value of 🔵
🔵Jeremiyah Love
🔵Caleb Downs
🔵🟢Sonny Styles
Top 5 ($8m Y1 - $17m Y4)
Makes some sense to draft Downs T5, Styles T10, maybe Love T9
Vet market 💰↗️ with cap each offseason but a rookie’s contract is locked in (2026-29)
Positional value of 🔵
🔵Jeremiyah Love
🔵Caleb Downs
🔵🟢Sonny Styles
Top 5 ($8m Y1 - $17m Y4)
Makes some sense to draft Downs T5, Styles T10, maybe Love T9
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
2026 Rookie Wage Scale vs. Market Value of RBs/SAFs/ILBs
Vet market 💰↗️ with cap each offseason but a rookie’s contract is locked in (2026-29)
Positional value of 🔵
🔵Jeremiyah Love
🔵Caleb Downs
🔵🟢Sonny Styles
Top 5 ($8m Y1 - $17m Y4)
Makes some sense to draft Downs T5, Styles T10, maybe Love T9
Vet market 💰↗️ with cap each offseason but a rookie’s contract is locked in (2026-29)
Positional value of 🔵
🔵Jeremiyah Love
🔵Caleb Downs
🔵🟢Sonny Styles
Top 5 ($8m Y1 - $17m Y4)
Makes some sense to draft Downs T5, Styles T10, maybe Love T9
February 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
on the mt rushmore of gifs with derpy elmo (flames) and the grinch smiling (up to no good)
a man holding a basketball on a court with the words let it rain
ALT: a man holding a basketball on a court with the words let it rain
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
on the mt rushmore of gifs with derpy elmo (flames) and the grinch smiling (up to no good)
not for me brother i’m well medicated
February 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
not for me brother i’m well medicated
February 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Baker Mayfield was the best scrambler in the NFL last season?
He was nails in 1st down rate, picking up yards after contact, and generally increased his team's chances of scoring better than any other quarterback
Baker. Ball. KEEPS ON ROLLING, baby!
www.bandit.football/quarterback-...
He was nails in 1st down rate, picking up yards after contact, and generally increased his team's chances of scoring better than any other quarterback
Baker. Ball. KEEPS ON ROLLING, baby!
www.bandit.football/quarterback-...
How Important Is Quarterback Footwork?
Matthew Stafford and Drake Maye went to work with decidedly different feet.
www.bandit.football
February 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Baker Mayfield was the best scrambler in the NFL last season?
He was nails in 1st down rate, picking up yards after contact, and generally increased his team's chances of scoring better than any other quarterback
Baker. Ball. KEEPS ON ROLLING, baby!
www.bandit.football/quarterback-...
He was nails in 1st down rate, picking up yards after contact, and generally increased his team's chances of scoring better than any other quarterback
Baker. Ball. KEEPS ON ROLLING, baby!
www.bandit.football/quarterback-...
TRADE SZN is heating up!
How the Bills could acquire Brian Thomas Jr., Michael Pittman Jr., or move up into the Top 15 to select a WR in the 2026 NFL Draft (or maybe just hang out and take a different Jr., Omar Cooper.)
www.bandit.football/fixing-the-b...
How the Bills could acquire Brian Thomas Jr., Michael Pittman Jr., or move up into the Top 15 to select a WR in the 2026 NFL Draft (or maybe just hang out and take a different Jr., Omar Cooper.)
www.bandit.football/fixing-the-b...
Fixing the Bills WR Problem
Buffalo will be active in Indianapolis as they remake their wide receiver room.
www.bandit.football
February 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
TRADE SZN is heating up!
How the Bills could acquire Brian Thomas Jr., Michael Pittman Jr., or move up into the Top 15 to select a WR in the 2026 NFL Draft (or maybe just hang out and take a different Jr., Omar Cooper.)
www.bandit.football/fixing-the-b...
How the Bills could acquire Brian Thomas Jr., Michael Pittman Jr., or move up into the Top 15 to select a WR in the 2026 NFL Draft (or maybe just hang out and take a different Jr., Omar Cooper.)
www.bandit.football/fixing-the-b...
The Shanny-McVay Divide
Rams, Jaguars, Texans
Top 10 passing attacks in terms of pushing the ball downfield on a season-long (incl. playoffs), dropback, and per game basis (sick as hell)
Packers, 49ers, and Klint Kubiak
Top 10 in efficiency but less willing to chuck it game-to-game (lame ass mfs)
Rams, Jaguars, Texans
Top 10 passing attacks in terms of pushing the ball downfield on a season-long (incl. playoffs), dropback, and per game basis (sick as hell)
Packers, 49ers, and Klint Kubiak
Top 10 in efficiency but less willing to chuck it game-to-game (lame ass mfs)
February 17, 2026 at 4:49 PM
The Shanny-McVay Divide
Rams, Jaguars, Texans
Top 10 passing attacks in terms of pushing the ball downfield on a season-long (incl. playoffs), dropback, and per game basis (sick as hell)
Packers, 49ers, and Klint Kubiak
Top 10 in efficiency but less willing to chuck it game-to-game (lame ass mfs)
Rams, Jaguars, Texans
Top 10 passing attacks in terms of pushing the ball downfield on a season-long (incl. playoffs), dropback, and per game basis (sick as hell)
Packers, 49ers, and Klint Kubiak
Top 10 in efficiency but less willing to chuck it game-to-game (lame ass mfs)
Beatson: Alec Pierce would fit with 32 teams
Bowen: Alec Pierce would fit with Titans
Bowen: Alec Pierce would fit with Titans
ESPN's Matt Bowen believes WR Alec Pierce would fit well in the Titans offense.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Beatson: Alec Pierce would fit with 32 teams
leave it to LinkedIn to miss the point of college athletics.
they’re there to be developed not to be pimped
they’re there to be developed not to be pimped
February 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
leave it to LinkedIn to miss the point of college athletics.
they’re there to be developed not to be pimped
they’re there to be developed not to be pimped
“It's been a long season, and still he cares enough about the result that he can't help but stress-clean. The kitchen is getting into spotless shape.”
Elder millennial cope par excellence, @riversmccown.bsky.social
man-free-a-football-newsletter.ghost.io/a-winter-of-...
Elder millennial cope par excellence, @riversmccown.bsky.social
man-free-a-football-newsletter.ghost.io/a-winter-of-...
A Winter Of Stroud's Content: The Betrayal
The scene: A January Sunday in the outskirts of Houston, Texas. The writer is exhausted. He worked Saturday night in addition to having full childcare responsibilities while his wife was sick. The TV ...
man-free-a-football-newsletter.ghost.io
February 17, 2026 at 3:51 PM
“It's been a long season, and still he cares enough about the result that he can't help but stress-clean. The kitchen is getting into spotless shape.”
Elder millennial cope par excellence, @riversmccown.bsky.social
man-free-a-football-newsletter.ghost.io/a-winter-of-...
Elder millennial cope par excellence, @riversmccown.bsky.social
man-free-a-football-newsletter.ghost.io/a-winter-of-...
Malachi Fields (#86 on PFF Big Board)
Taken 2.51 in mock the other day
Grade: D
Daniel Jeremiah
Mock 2.0 published today
Malachi Fields to the Bills at 1.26
www.nfl.com/news/daniel-...
Taken 2.51 in mock the other day
Grade: D
Daniel Jeremiah
Mock 2.0 published today
Malachi Fields to the Bills at 1.26
www.nfl.com/news/daniel-...
February 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Malachi Fields (#86 on PFF Big Board)
Taken 2.51 in mock the other day
Grade: D
Daniel Jeremiah
Mock 2.0 published today
Malachi Fields to the Bills at 1.26
www.nfl.com/news/daniel-...
Taken 2.51 in mock the other day
Grade: D
Daniel Jeremiah
Mock 2.0 published today
Malachi Fields to the Bills at 1.26
www.nfl.com/news/daniel-...
Reposted by Brad Beatson
2026 NFL Draft Scouting Reports for @theathletic.com:
QB1: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
QB2: Ty Simpson, Alabama
QB3: Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
With film:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
QB1: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
QB2: Ty Simpson, Alabama
QB3: Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
With film:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
Scouting strengths and weaknesses of 2026 NFL Draft’s top 3 QBs
What do Fernando Mendoza, Ty Simpson and Garrett Nussmeier bring to the table as NFL Draft prospects?
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:42 PM
2026 NFL Draft Scouting Reports for @theathletic.com:
QB1: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
QB2: Ty Simpson, Alabama
QB3: Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
With film:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
QB1: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
QB2: Ty Simpson, Alabama
QB3: Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
With film:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
Reposted by Brad Beatson
New column: 11 trades that would make sense (under the right circumstances) over the next month, including deals for Maxx Crosby, Kyler Murray, and more www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
2026 NFL offseason: Trade proposals that fit for both teams
DJ Moore and A.J. Brown to the AFC West? Kyler Murray in a new offense? Rams going all-in again? And a new WR1 for the Bills? Let's build 11 win-win deals.
www.espn.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
New column: 11 trades that would make sense (under the right circumstances) over the next month, including deals for Maxx Crosby, Kyler Murray, and more www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Reposted by Brad Beatson
from the pod: trade targets from @billbarnwell.com and I. we hit on 9 last year:
February 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
from the pod: trade targets from @billbarnwell.com and I. we hit on 9 last year:
Reposted by Brad Beatson
holy shit (cc @ericeager.bsky.social)
February 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
holy shit (cc @ericeager.bsky.social)
Reposted by Brad Beatson
Just as NFL teams are filling out their draft boards, so are we
Check out the SIS NFL Draft Matrix, which provides a full set of player rankings
Customize the board to your liking and click any player name to see their scouting report
🏈 Try it!: nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com/matrix
Check out the SIS NFL Draft Matrix, which provides a full set of player rankings
Customize the board to your liking and click any player name to see their scouting report
🏈 Try it!: nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com/matrix
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Just as NFL teams are filling out their draft boards, so are we
Check out the SIS NFL Draft Matrix, which provides a full set of player rankings
Customize the board to your liking and click any player name to see their scouting report
🏈 Try it!: nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com/matrix
Check out the SIS NFL Draft Matrix, which provides a full set of player rankings
Customize the board to your liking and click any player name to see their scouting report
🏈 Try it!: nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com/matrix
Reposted by Brad Beatson
As much as I am a stats guy and built much of the backbone of the analytics on this site, this is definitely my favorite part of our draft site.
It gives you a texture for the player pool at a glance and gets us thinking more in terms of tiers than ranks.
It gives you a texture for the player pool at a glance and gets us thinking more in terms of tiers than ranks.
Just as NFL teams are filling out their draft boards, so are we
Check out the SIS NFL Draft Matrix, which provides a full set of player rankings
Customize the board to your liking and click any player name to see their scouting report
🏈 Try it!: nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com/matrix
Check out the SIS NFL Draft Matrix, which provides a full set of player rankings
Customize the board to your liking and click any player name to see their scouting report
🏈 Try it!: nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com/matrix
February 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
As much as I am a stats guy and built much of the backbone of the analytics on this site, this is definitely my favorite part of our draft site.
It gives you a texture for the player pool at a glance and gets us thinking more in terms of tiers than ranks.
It gives you a texture for the player pool at a glance and gets us thinking more in terms of tiers than ranks.
*cat yelling at me*
it’s only 8:30, Yoyo, but I feel like it’s 9:75
it’s only 8:30, Yoyo, but I feel like it’s 9:75
February 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
*cat yelling at me*
it’s only 8:30, Yoyo, but I feel like it’s 9:75
it’s only 8:30, Yoyo, but I feel like it’s 9:75
Reposted by Brad Beatson
Tyrese Maxey on why the young gun USA Stars won the All-Star Game:
"We won because we young and turnt."
"We won because we young and turnt."
February 16, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Tyrese Maxey on why the young gun USA Stars won the All-Star Game:
"We won because we young and turnt."
"We won because we young and turnt."
Post-coaching carousel Bills mock draft
New defensive coordinator means potentially new 3-4 base defense (by 2027) means more needs 😵💫 after 4-2-5ish years McDermott ball
(side note: D’Angelo Ponds, NB quickly becoming a podium player)
New defensive coordinator means potentially new 3-4 base defense (by 2027) means more needs 😵💫 after 4-2-5ish years McDermott ball
(side note: D’Angelo Ponds, NB quickly becoming a podium player)
February 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Post-coaching carousel Bills mock draft
New defensive coordinator means potentially new 3-4 base defense (by 2027) means more needs 😵💫 after 4-2-5ish years McDermott ball
(side note: D’Angelo Ponds, NB quickly becoming a podium player)
New defensive coordinator means potentially new 3-4 base defense (by 2027) means more needs 😵💫 after 4-2-5ish years McDermott ball
(side note: D’Angelo Ponds, NB quickly becoming a podium player)
Reposted by Brad Beatson
With the exception of Rashee Rice, the truly elite fantasy WRs last year had aDoTs between 8 and 13 yards and slot rates between 21% and 56%. Here are the outlier-level guys on the low end of slot rate / high end of aDoT and their 2026 half-PPR fantasy point predictions.
February 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
With the exception of Rashee Rice, the truly elite fantasy WRs last year had aDoTs between 8 and 13 yards and slot rates between 21% and 56%. Here are the outlier-level guys on the low end of slot rate / high end of aDoT and their 2026 half-PPR fantasy point predictions.