San Jose Bills Fan

I love this Aussie punter, btw.

Okay. So we're saying 3-4 QBs, Clowney, and Watkins before the Bills pick? With Vincent Jackson, a healthy Mike Williams, a healthy Doug Martin, and Watkins, you're giving Glennon a lot of nice weapons.

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Isn't that place too small capacity-wise?

I'm in the camp that the Bills need to draft a RB this year. Not in the first round but as early as the 2nd if the guy is really good. Also I used to want the Bills to add a bruising back but now I'd like to see them get a 3-down back who combines the best traits of Freddy and CJ. That Alabama back last night was big AND fast.

Good question. I'm pretty sure we won't see Chris Hairston. In fact I'm not sure any of us will ever see Hairston again. He's mysteriously disappeared. I'm glad the game is close so that the running game remains a factor.

I see Watkins is listed at 6'1" and 205. Just like Justin Blackmon, he appears larger than his actual size to me. Yes. This is the first time I've seen Watkins play but he dominates the ball and plays with a lot of aggression. Very similar to AJ.

First time I've seen Boyd this year. One of the things I love about him is his strong frame and the way he plays the game. He's really a football player at QB. I love how Watkins plays too. Plucks the ball, plays with an attitude.

Even if you weren't, what am I gonna do about it? Oh that's right. I can make lavender jokes!

OP, can you change the topic name to Clemson-Ohio State Live Game Thread? There are probably a lot of people watching this game and there are a lot of prospects of interest in this game. It would be a good heads-up for a lot of posters here. Thanks.

Then there are the draftniks and so-called media draft experts, most of who have very little basis for their status as experts. Surely you must be kidding? Sounds good to me. This sounds good too. I know some disagree with me but I think the talent level on the roster is good enough that the Bills can put more weight on BPA than need.

Agreed. And we were discussing the silliness of wishing that the Bills would have "retained" Fitz instead of getting Kolb. It was never a plausible scenario IMO.

I wouldn't want them to. They should sit on their pick and see who's available when they pick and what other teams might offer them.

It's worth mentioning here the draft status of the 5 guards who were named All Pro: Of the two guards that were first team All Pro, Louis Vaszquez and Evan Mathis were 3rd rounders. Of the 2nd team All Pros, Josh Sitton and Jahri Evans were 4th rounders. Logan Mankins was a first rounder. FWIW.

This discussion reminds me of last year. Everyone has their favorites every year. Last year there were lots of people who liked each of the following QBs (in no particular order): Tyler Wilson, Tyler Bray, Nassib, Barkley, Glennon, Zac Dyert, Landry Jones, Matt Scott, etc. Without really knowing, I sense that a lot of the names being bandied about right now will not have significant careers in the NFL. I liked Tajh Boyd last year and I was intrigued by Matt Scott. EJ was my top QB last year though.

I'm pretty sure the Bills asked him to take a pay cut and that Fitz refused. Others will correct me if I'm wrong. I was a bit surprised how much he sucked actually. I remember Brown filled in at center for the last two weeks of 2011 after Eric Wood got injured and the reviews were that he played well.

I'm a bit concerned about his knees too. My concerns are somewhat allayed by the fact that he played 47 games in college, threw nearly 900 times, was sacked 64 times, and ran the ball nearly 300 times without ever sustaining an injury which caused him to miss a game. So his background up till now has been that he's been very durable. Hopefully this year was an aberration.

I thought the two best Bills this year were Cordy Glenn and Leodis McKelvin. The voting is based on reputation which is aided and abetted by winning and market size. As much as I'm happy to see two Bills get named, I question how deserving Mario and Byrd are. Mario still disappears for long stretches and Byrd started in just 10 games. But they're both big names that the media is familiar with. I have a real hard time believing that any of the O-tackles had a better year than Cordy Glenn. Peters looked excellent the few times I watched him closely but the others looked ordinary to me.

I'm pretty positive that Mel Kiper is one of those people who watches video and doesn't really understand what he's seeing. Ditto for Todd McShay.

'Bama looked big and slow to me last night. It reminded me of the 1981 Orange Bowl when a faster, smaller Clemson team beat up on a bigger but slower Nebraska team to win the National Championship. That 'Bama running back is pretty damn good though and I thought Mosley looked pretty good the times I was watching him.

I think it's pointless to say that the Bills should have retained Fitz. I thought it was pretty clear that Fitz had no desire to return after the Nix-Dominick phone call.

Buddy Ryan is 82 years old.

Paul Bearer? I thought he was the legendary coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide.

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/03/buffalo-bills-rogers-set-to-meet-in-two-weeks?two-bills-drive "Representatives from the two sides are scheduled to sit down together during the week of Jan. 12, according to a source in the position to know who wished not to be identified. While the source would not say who called the meeting and why, nor what is on the agenda, it is more than possible -- probably likely -- that the purpose is to discuss the future of the disappointing series, which sees the Bills annually relocate one of their eight regular-season home games to Toronto’s Rogers Centre."

Knight is a redshirt freshman playing in his 8th career game. He split time with Blake Bell at QB. I believe this was Knight's 4th career start. He was 32-44 for 348 yards and 4 TDs against a team that was a 17 point favorite in a major bowl game. You guys weren't impressed?