Mark80

If we go LB, it's going to be Mosley, not Barr.

I actually meant to write "basically didn't even see the field at all." 9 games played with 5 receptions is not playing time. Adding to the "Things I Hate" thread...people that nit pick on the smallest little detail slips and punctuation errors on message boards.

I say he certainly fills one of the teams biggest needs. Chandler is slow, drops more and more passes every season, and makes fewer and fewer great catches every season. Gragg is still extremely raw and didn't even see the field last year at all. Moeaki has basically missed 2 of the last 3 years because of injury and even when he played his best season was 47/556/3 in his rookie year. He actually regressed in his third season after missing his second season. To me, TE is a glaring need. In addition, I think that it's much easier to find other positions in the later rounds than it would be to find a game changing type TE. OL, LB, DB, RB, DL, all can (and have been successfully) drafted in the other rounds. I think it's fair to say OL is our weakest position right now. If our former OL player and OL coach, now Head Coach, can't spot a NFL starting caliber RT in the second or third round and develop him into a very good / great tackle then we have some serious issues at HC. I don't think that's the case. With the way the league has been going the last few years, TEs are a hot commodity and we will miss out on the game changers if we don't take one in the first via the 9th or a trade down.

Tell that to Michael Vick, Aaron Hernandez, Aldon Smith, Rae Carruth, Plaxico Burress, Travis Henry, Sam Hurd, Johnny Jolly, Ryan Leaf, or any other talented NFL player who was able to perform on the field but was a P.O.S. off the field. Most were immediately cut by their teams, most never played again, and the rest never again reached their former levels of performance.

Things I Hate: "Fans" who bash our 2nd year QB after he has played in a total of 10 games, threw more TDs than picks and was obviously on a minimized play calling set from the coaching staff pretty much the entire season. I mean seriously, calling EJ a bust already is simply ludicrous. Things I Love: Playing on Thanksgiving day this year (most likely). Opening Day at the Ralph every season, and this year will be extra special. Sunshine (usually), good times, and optimism.

Don't really know the guys after round Wilder but I like the top 2 choices a lot and I like the positions you have drafted after that (except the punter in the 7th). Also, I would rather take a QB somewhere around round 4 or 5 (Murray, Boyd, McCarren someone like that should be around). Really, really like Ebron and Kouandjio. Then maybe we could get Arie Kouandjio in next years draft if he comes out and really shore up the OLine. 1. Ebron 2. Kouandjio 3. Brooks - S FSU 4. Murray - QB Georgia 5. Half Back - Thomas ORE?, not really sure who 7. OL - anyone If we're able to snag another pick late - L'Damian Washington Mizzou WR

Uhhh...did you see when the Bills picked Manuel last year? They definitely spoiled it. While they didn't flat out say that Manuel was the pick, Schefter clearly said something along the lines of that "he's heard it's Manuel, or the Bills really like Manuel" or something like that just before the pick. It was a clear spoiler in my mind and ruined any suspense on who our next franchise QB was going to be when The Commish made the announcement.

I've seen this mentioned a few times now. Since when does a new defensive coordinator dictate who we pick with premium picks? Sure he can have some influence, but no way is he deciding who we're picking #9.

Thanks for the heads up. DVR set.

I did and I did go to one because of it. It was so boring we left at halftime. While they are developing a better program, they are still not even close to "there" yet.

Not sure if you are referring to this or just him in general, but Leon is a player in this years Madden that comes up last minute in the draft storylines (they even use a picture of Deion for him). He gets an UDFA projection from the scouts and pundits. He then flat out dominates the passing game, is the fastest player in the whole game, and is the biggest wimp around as far as tackling goes. Pretty funny stuff.

Our O-Line is not better, yet. We lost one of the best playmaking safeties in the league. Our QB has knee and accuracy problems. Our best WR drops clutch passes, and we just traded for another one with past attitude issues. Spiller looked like a shell of his 2012 self last season. Our seemingly dependable TE drops more and more passes each year (and fumbled away a victory). On other hand, another year of development, there is no way we have as many injuries in our secondary as last season, we seemingly shored up our run D, and we still have the draft left to add more. While we certainly could be in the mix, to seem so certain about it seems a bit crazy to me at this point.

Well, we all know Jerry loves trading up for his guy (Bryant, Claiborne). If he's fallen for Evans, this could happen and Miles Austin is basically a worthless receiver at this point with his recurring hammy issues that will never fully heal.

The guy is not on an NFL roster or even on anyone's radar for a reason. Whatever that reason is, if 32 teams don't want him, then I don't want him.

I'm thinking 24: 6 Woods 5 Williams 4 Stevie 3 Goodwin 3 Moeaki 2 Chandler 1 Gragg and 10 picks. And I would be pretty happy with that if the running game doesn't completely collapse.

I disagree. Image is everything to Goodell. He will come down hard on Irsay and make a point of setting an example of what is not acceptable as an owner of one of the franchises.

Yes, it's called a Corporation. The fans could just buy stock in the corporation.

Yeah, but how many of today's owners were around for that? Not many. Different Commish as well. Trump would be great I think. Super competitive man with an enormous pocketbook and pull in this state. Potentially could influence law makers on new stadium financing from the State. I would be very nervous about him moving the team though, don't trust him at all.

Short memory. Many people thought that trading down to St. Louis was possible just last season and it happened.

Russell Wilson. What he does off the field is just as, if not more impressive than what he does on the field. A dedicated leader, works harder than everyone, and gives a ton of time and effort to his community. A public relations dreamboat. Conversely, a potential PR nightmare that I love is Marshawn. Sports are entertainment, and he is flat out entertaining to watch on the field. Love his sideline antics and that Predator looking smile.

Nice post. This paragraph is it to me. I've always said to some of the people who are against any public funding to sports franchises that they have to think deeper about it. Families and friends are closer because of these teams. This, in turn, yields closer communities and you simply cannot put a price on things like that. I see my brother, father, sister, aunts, uncles, cousins and their families more because of the Bills. We always have something to talk about because of the Bills. I see my friends more often because of getting together to watch Bills games together a handful of times each season (and with most of them having infants and toddlers the other times of the year I hardly see them). Quite simply, my life was and continues to be fuller because of the Buffalo Bills, because of Mr. Wilson. A sincere Thank You, RIP.

No one dominated the inside last season like Jernigan. If he gets in better shape he will be the best DT coming out of this draft. A big if though.

I think he may see #3 time over Robey, but even if he does not between injuries, 4 CB sets, and spelling tired guys, I still think it is money well spent and he will be seeing the field a ton this season.

I have to completely disagree with the OP on this. You say that the other teams have "indisputably" had better FA than the Bills but yet you don't point to any single piece of evidence to support that. The Jets haven't done anything except sign Erik Decker. A former #3 WR that now had Geno Smith throwing him the ball instead of Peyton Manning. I wonder how that is going to work out for him? I just don't see what you are seeing here I suppose. The Dolphins severely overpaid for FAs last season and are doing so again this season. This is a good thing to you? They are going to screw their cap situations in the very near future with these signings. Albert and Mitchell are good players, sure, but they are paying a very high price. Getting an old, slow, clearly diminished Cortland Finnegan is not a good thing in my opinion. His antics outweigh his skill at this point in his career. Their real issue remains at the QB slot. Tannehill just isn't that good and they are wasting all this money around him. The Pats are still the cream of the crop in the division and are really the only ones that I consider clearly better than the Bills, no need to discuss their moves. For the Bills, we've addressed a huge need with Spikes, got a very good #3 CB, and some added depth where we needed it on the OL. Rivers will also provide some nice depth as well and potentially another starter. I believe you are forgetting the best part of our off season...a year of development from our extremely young team. Players typically grow leaps and bounds from their first to second years in the league and also from second to third and third to fourth. We have a ton of players that fit into theses groups that should be getting better and more productive year after year. The other teams in our division cannot say that. Finally, can we please see how the draft pans out before we proclaim the Bills the worst team in the division, perhaps?

Nice job. I rarely get to page 6 on a thread. I really don't think he'll be around that long though considering his size / speed combo.