May Day 10

I understand it. Rightfully so, a lot of the media (as well as public) sees the Bills as many pieces away from contending as they are in the midst of 6 straight last place finished. I dont think that is necessarily the case unless the wheels fall off. Everyone has also been conditioned to expect the Bills' pick to land in the top 5 or 10.

this moving the team 10 minutes closer to Toronto idea to get people to go is hogwash. I used to drive 7 hours to go to games. NFL is a Sunday all-day event. The distance traveled is fairly secondary. Its not like an MLB or NHL team where there are many games and a lot take place on weeknights. Niagara Falls would allow me to ride a bike to a game... but no way I want a stadium there. I would rather drive 20 minutes to Orchard Park as opposed to getting stuck in Niagara Falls, USA and breathing the toxic medley. With that said, Batavia seems like a longshot as well. Unless maybe there is a lot of cheap and/or public land there that would allow for all they need. I dont think Erie County lets this team/facility out of their domain without a fight though.

what if Ebron is the next Brandon Pettigrew or Jermaine Gresham?

I highly doubt milhouse is going to give that awful investment property away to the bills, ny, and (niagara) county. Existing property is owned by the county, no? That's a $100 million + head start

Best words ever. I was at a point for years I was determined they were destined for toronto 100%. As that is torn down, I can actually imagine the bills secure here long term... it feels so different and good. I said a lot of negative things about wilson over the years, but if the bills are secured in buffalo, I plan on a steady and tasty diet of crow

They rate it poorly... Basically say the worst move was grabbing arguably the best player in the draft.... I still disagree that spending a 4th and 1st is an overpayment for a player of watkins' caliber/potential. 1st rounders are vastly overvalued and overrated pre-pick. A year after players are picked, their values usually plummet well below a 1st. You miss a 1st? So what. Denver took tim tebow a few years back and that franchise didn't fall into the earth. The only way this bites the bills in the butt is if the wheels fall off in 2014 and the end up in the top 5-8. I believe the gulf between who would be available at 9 and watkins to be major. Mind you, I'm skeptical on ebron. I wish someone would look at their actual picks to grade as opposed to the nonexistent 2015 1st rounder.

Kind of a long shot idea... but the more chatter and people throwing their hats in the ring the better

This is a different time. A few years back, going to games it was obvious the other team just had far superior athletes. They just were incapable of coming up big and winning games against any good teams. Now I would say the Bills have better athletes than many teams and that includes all 3 in their division.

Was really hoping for a player in return

I don't really like it either but I love watkins and with watkins there is no way around this. Williams on the other hand... I dunno. But good for stevie.

Good for stevie. Good luck. Good for the cap and possibly team sanity. Got the 4th back.

Im normally very negative when it comes to the Bills, but I love this. I cant wrap my head around why/how so many are down on it.

I also did lol at the guy(s) who loved the Pats' pick of a DT with 2 torn ACLs

it seems like they are all planning on the Bills to yield a high pick in 2015 (and they could be right). If the Bills are a playoff team, the Bills should come out considerably ahead in this

you cant really hate the move until you: Know where the Bills fall in the 2015 draft order, and also see the players available at that spot. It is kind of a gamble. The Bills are betting on themselves to be decent which I like. I think its time we get over the defeatist attitude as well. Watkins seems like an extremely safe pick with a very high ceiling. Very happy getting him and he adds a lot of octane into the offense. Also has the Clemson connection (and ACC Connection) with a few players which maybe can help gel. There are also 2 "side affects". 1. I wont have to root against the Bills in any way this season for draft spot. 2. We wont have to hear as much draft hype on WGR, etc for months on end when they move the draft to the end of May next year

Van Noy?

I almost made the same thread but worried I would get scolded. I would say 4th round, definitely consider it.

if they are all healthy its going to be an absolute nightmare for defenses. No matter what you think of Manuel.

and thats when you screen it to Watkins and Spiller (and Goodwin)

I dont think the memories/legacies will be that long. The whole Mangini thing and the Sanchez trade didnt really stick. Buffalo and Cleveland are linked mostly because we are close, similar cities and are football teams stink enough year after year to play each other regularly

Tajh Boyd in the 4th? Get the band back together

Im shocked that so many people hate this. Im as negative/down/skeptical about the Bills and management as anybody... and I feel like this is the greatest thing they have done in years, and I feel like they got a steal. (as long as the #1 isnt in the top 5 or 10). Watkins is going to be a superstar.

I think its a steal. The Bills will not be a low pick next year. Mid to late 1st rounders are well worth what they are getting in Watkins. The drop from the best 4-6 players to who the Bills would get is very sharp.

Best player in the draft

I disagree. I think 1st rounders are very overrated in the nfl at this point. You definitely don't want to squander them and repeatedly... but getting a coup for watkins is absolutely worth a 9th and gambling/hoping the bills are a 16 to 32 next year