Brandon Beane: Didn’t matter to us who they were picking

[Woodman]

Re: Brandon Beane: Didn’t matter to us who they were picking

Process boys process.

[Woodman]

Re: Brandon Beane: Didn’t matter to us who they were picking

The top tier were gone .... so we knew it would be a WR but didn't care enough to make the pick ourselves adding the 3rd was smart and the 2nd trade down was maybe better .... Trust Beane he's calling the shots.
I bet he's sitting on at least 3 really nice offers for the 33rd pick right now .... maybe more.

[Mad Max]

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Just spitballing here....but could it possibly be that Pegula intervened?

Think about it for a second.

The cost overruns on the new stadium are beginning to pile up quickly.

The Pegulas are now paying yet another Coach not to coach their hockey team.

They gotta fund their daughter's tennis career.

They're so cash-strapped, that they're considering selling part of the Bills for chrisakes.

Is it possible that Terry pulled Beane aside and simply said to him....

"Listen, don't move up in the first round. If the guy you like is there at 28, take him. If not, consider moving back into the second round, as the salary and the signing bonus for a second rounder will be much less for a guy drafted in the second, as opposed to the first."

What makes me wonder, is Beane's bland, generic, response to why he didn't pick last night: "We're just following our board."

Really?

Spitballing is fun. But like your hypothesis usually leads to the wrong conclusion.

Remember Pegula is a Billionaire, the savings we’re talking about would be the equivalent of loose change in his big pockets that he’d give to the homeless guy washing his Rolls’ windshield at the bridge intersection.

[Historian]

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Why the selling of the assets then?

[Mad Max]

Re: Brandon Beane: Didn’t matter to us who they were picking

Why the selling of the assets then?

to unlock a horde of cash?

He has a tremendous net worth but a lot of that is in assets, this sale would provide him a big dose of liquidity.

What he does with that liquidity, who knows?

It’s definitely not because he can’t afford groceries due to inflation. He’s certain to have a big picture plan.

[sahlensguy]

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Mark Cubin sold controlling ownership of the Mavs. I guess he was about to go broke?

[Thurmal]

Re: Brandon Beane: Didn’t matter to us who they were picking

Ok, why do you believe the team's ownership is so precarious?

Teams don't get sold very often because of affordability issues.

Pegulas in his mid 70s, his wife is too ill to inherit the team, and who knows if his kids want to pay the taxes to inherit it.

[sahlensguy]

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Pegulas in his mid 70s, his wife is too ill to inherit the team, and who knows if his kids want to pay the taxes to inherit it.

I thought you were talking cap hits and money as reasons for questioning the ownership.

I agree with you on the health reasons.

Any links to what the kid's desires may be?