WhitewalkerInPhilly

...sadly, my potential meltdown over getting Beckham at 9 would have been worse. Look, I like Watkins. I really do. I will just REITERATE, Because people SEEM TO FORGET Trading 2 firsts and a 4th for 1 first is risky. I hope to see immediate production. I think that there is chance that production could have achieved with later picks. By giving up less. Or staying, and taking Ebron (who would have been there). So I see zero problem with holding Watkins to that standard.

Annnd b*tchslap. Believe me, I am a F*cking pollyanna for this team.

I can only hope that you are right. If we make the playoffs, I will fully eat crow. In fact, I will put it in my sig.

It's not that I (slightly bitching this year) hate Sammy Watkins. It's more concern that the team is rolling everything on this year, especially when less risky gambles may have possibly been there, and with the pick causing an overflow at WR. It has caused me to violate something I swore I never would, and that is asking if Stevie Johnson is worth trading. *gags*

...Yeah. It's my F*ckig problem. I hope to see improvement in the team I root for. That's my F*ckig problem Beginning my fandom at the tail end of their Super Bowl years. That's my f*cking problem. Expecting, hoping, praying for, begging against all odds that the front office makes informed, incisive decisions with knowledge that I have not. Yeah, no control over that. Seeing the FO take a risk (and make no F*cking mistake, they took one tonight), and hoping that they were right...oh my, I wish that they were correct? Good golly! That never happens in Neverland!

Fair point. And I, as a point, do dislike the term. And, had they waited until 9, or traded back, I would have defended such a choice in the extreme. But trading up, in my mind, puts an extra onus on what I expect.

Thank you. It was a little dry, but I'm sure it will be fleshed out as time goes on. The more I see, the more I suspect that this year is playoffs or bust considering our ownership situation. GO BILLS!!!

When we took Mike Williams, I kept thinking that a 4 WR set could be common. Now? Stevie? Mi. Williams? Woods? Watkins? Goodwin? Hell, we have a saturation of talent here, without having a single big possession player. My only hope is that they progress the Run and Shoot from what EJ was using last year and use that spread to let Spiller thrive.

Don't see the link, would really appreciate a repost. Really? Name for me the things that Sammy Watkins does that Mike Williams cannot. Please. This is a sincere request. I've been looking over Mike Williams tape, and I have been nothing but impressed. I don't mind a 1-2 punch, but I still don't see a clear #1.

Admittedly, I do not have a depth of personal experience. I have not broken down tape, and I fully admit that I may be wrong. That said, most reports I heard about have Watkins being a very diverse, very well rounded, skilled at screen play WR. Considering that EJ showed inaccuracy in screens, which could discount his worth. Considering (repeating YET A FCKINGGAIN) that his measurables and play style seem nigh identical to Mike Williams. Considering the price the Bills paid for him, that price demands immediate production. If he meets it, fan!@#$ingtastic.

I did not see that article, as I don't live where the Buffalo News is easily accessible. Look, "Professional Kool-Aid Drinker" is part of my bit. And if Watkins is really that amazing, I will cheer loudly for him. But a nagging part of me keeps asking "Really?"

I don't think I ever said foolish. I will stick with risky. As I have said multiple times, Sammy Watkins' skill set sounds almost exactly like Mile Williams. Both are 6'1-6'2, both are of similar speed (4.4-4.5), both have a great vertical, both have great route running, with an advantage to Williams with experience knowing that he has thrived in the league. Spending as much as we did makes Watkins a definitive #1 guy. Is he? With everyone we have? Is he?

No, I would consider it giving up two first round picks (2014 & 2015) and and fourth round pick for one first round pick. It's costly. I dare anyone to contest that. The hope is that Watkins is so epic that is worth it. We will see. Especially with a WR group which now looks overwhelmed.

*SIgh* Yes it does. *Breathes* I'm happy that EJ is happy. That said, I would have guessed Evans of Benjamin would have been better picks.

Alright...now that I have calmed down down for a moment. And now that I am resisting the twitch of Mike Evans going #7 Watkins better motherf*cking own it. This year. This F*cking year. That seems rational, right?

This is the one thing I won't quibble about. Eric Moulds was not a small player. Watkins is talented. Dear crap, I don't think he is worth what we traded, but he's talented and "plays bigger than 6'1" Then again, so does Mike Williams. Have we traded Stevie yet?

I am full of patience. What I am not full of is taking someone who seems like a gorramdamn clone of Mike Williams, while giving up a ton of picks in the process, leaving us overwhelmed at WR while having a sh*t ROT, a TE position which hasn't been relevant since Reimersma and a missing FS.

So...those rumors about trading Stevie? I mean, I love him, but we really need something now...

*Sigh* I honestly don't like the pick. I really don't. I mean, I like Sammy Watkins, but really, we paid too much for it... Well, he has this season to prove me wrong.

Goddamn, they really must have liked him

Would you prefer the State University of New York at Buffalo?

Fair enough. If they don't go Ebron in Round 1, but take ASJ/Niklas, I would be thrilled. But the idea freaks me out a hell of a lot less than a receiver (Beckham) who is Robert Woods 2.0, who is in turn Stevie Johnson 1.5.

Yeah, that's been there for a while. It's been our time for 14 f ing years.

Wow. Lotta Ebron hate.

I have to ask, who will make you freak out if the Bills stay exactly where they are, and choose. For me, it's Beckham, and I am currently preparing sacrificial rites in hope this does not happen and these new reports are driving me insane. He just doesn't seem like a good fit for what we want to do, with who we already have. Even Donald or Martin wouldn't do that to me, even if I think that they aren't going to be BPA at 9.