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It's all kind of a blur now but for those that don't remember, the NFL tried to make excessive crowd noise a loss of times out or a 5 yard penalty . Elway tried to get the rule invoked, the referee had to make the announcement but did not make the penalty call for some reason. The snap was probably too early and Elway fumbled it. Expecting fans to spend all that time and money to attend the games and then expecting them to remain quiet through the visiting teams' offensive series was just NFL dumb. Fans want to show support above and beyond that of an audience at an opera otherwise there's one less reason to be there.

That's ok. Sanders may be perfect. I prefer RBs that get what's there plus a consistent extra. I don't appreciate the McCoy/Barry Sanders home run hitting dancers nearly as much as most do. Too many bad run plays that lose yards and can kill a drive. Robb Riddick is an under the radar favorite of mine, and I saw James Conner much the same way. Blitz pickup, some plus as a receiver, grind out tough yards in tough situations, consistently beat tacklers for extra yardage, move-the-chains and secure the ball. Yeah, fumbles matter too. Montgomery had almost 700 touches with only 3 fumbles. Whoever they do draft will not get much of a work load in 2019 and can be eased into the offense. I think the right guy can be had in the 3rd round and it would be nice to get an extra pick there to do it

OK. I copied and pasted from PFF. I like Montgomery a lot based on his style of running. Balance through contact and he makes it hurt to tackle him. He is a chains mover and that's what I want the running game to be. Sanders shows similar traits although there is a fumbling problem mentioned. This is the first site I've seen to have these guys 2/3. 2. RB DAVID MONTGOMERY, IOWA STATE Montgomery broke the PFF record with 100 broken tackles on 258 carries this past season. 3. RB MILES SANDERS, PENN STATE Sanders needs to get his fumbling problem cleaned up (five this year), but he picked up right where Saquon left off for the Nittany Lions. As for taking a talented, rehabbing player such as Love, I think it would be a smart use of a late round pick to get him for essentially a red shirt year. We have been discussing how the Bills don't have spots on their 2019 roster for 10 picks and that would be another way around the problem. So, we have use late round picks to move up, convert them to 2020 picks, use one on a red shirting player or draft a punter to compete for that job.

I had to look this up to make it legit: Perfect Sunday scenes Josh leads the red, white and blue All in victory

Let's say there is someone the Bills really like at 9 but they manage to convince the Broncos to swap with them to prevent any other team from jumping into 9 to get a QB. The Bills upgrade a 4th to a 3rd for their trouble. The Bills still get their guy at 10 and now have 3 more picks in the top 74. Among their 5 picks in the first 4 rounds the Bills get a combination of Edge, DT, TE, WR, and RB who can all see playing time this year and offer significant roster upgrades in 2019 and beyond. It looks like an impact edge player needs to be taken in the top 50. Here's one set of combinations I like: Sweat// Butler// Montgomery// Sternberger or Warring//Saunders or Wren

I hadn't seen that one. It's a very good compilation of what he can do to beat defenders. Whether the Bills get him or not, I'll keep tabs on his career much like I do James Conner.

Travis was a very good player but was maybe the most ill-prepared for adulthood of any Bill of which I can think.

Speaking of Denver, I wonder what they would offer the Bills to keep someone else from trading up to #9. That might allow the Bills to upgrade one of their picks in a later round, maybe a 4th to a 3rd, for instance. The Bills get the same player they would have taken at 9 and another premium pick and the Broncos get their choice of the QBs on the board at 9 and prevent some other team from coming up in front of them and taking their guy.

That's what much of his running was. I read somewhere that he averaged over 10 yards per dropback/scramble. That's like completing 100% of his check down throws for over 10 ypc. I doubt that any QB can come close to that. His running was better than check down throws would have been. I am not one of those to believe that staying in the pocket is the safest option. At least not until they protect him better. Kiko Alonso and Anthony Barr would be in favor of more check down throws too, I bet.

Not a normal source of NFL talent but I really like David Montgomery and Hakeem Butler of ISU. Montgomery's style is the type I prefer as he constantly beats would be tacklers with quick cuts and outstanding power. He is nearly 220 lbs., his comp is Kareem Hunt and he might be an early 3rd round option. He was credited with over 100 broken tackles last year and is a chain moving, tackle breaking, bowling ball of a runner. David Montgomery Hakeem Butler is the biggest of the big WRs in this draft with just under a 7ft. wingspan and that's the body type missing from their WR group. The comps I've read on him are Brandon Marshall and Plaxico Burress. He's very good at using his size and reach advantage to adjust to poorly located throws and then transitioning to RAC yardage as he averaged 20+ ypc. Drops are an issue and may be more so as ISU QB seems to favor soft tosses down field, but he represents a win above the rim pass catcher and big play threat. He could be available early in the 2nd. Hakeem Butler One or both these guys would upgrade the skill positions for this offense for the next 4 or more years, imo. And it is fairly unlikley that my favorite WR and RB in this draft for the Bills roster would be from the same school and one like Iowa State at that.

This is probably the worst case scenario for a pick at 9 but the best case for a trade back as only one QB is off the board. Denver might make the trade just to prevent them from losing their QB choice and still get the same pick we would have had at 9. Maybe convert a 5th to a 3rd for the trouble.

And with Lorax still here, Burns gets to see how it's done. I like that thinking. Joe Marino, of the Locked On Bills Podcast and The Draft Network, thinks Burns is the best pass rusher in the draft, so there's that. He seems small to me, but so is Hughes.

The Bills obviously did not like their o-line group and attacked it with a vengeance. I wonder how many of the 6 they signed actually make the 53 man roster. It seemed like overkill but the Bills want the problem fixed and by boosting the numbers of NFL quality players and letting them compete for spots they feel like it will be. That same philosophy could apply to fixing their punting and they may well draft one if there is one they really like. Directional kicking, having different types of situational kicks, hang time and near zero mishits are what I'd look for. The ten picks they have right now can't all make the roster so I could see them 'burning" a late one on a punter.

Beane has said that he likes receivers that can win in different ways and I like Hakeem Butler as the down field, above the rim, body type that is missing from the wide receiver group. He has a wingspan just short of 7 ft. but has some drop issues. Looking at his catches, his QB under threw him a bunch and he would turn into the defender and out fight him for possession. Also, those throws looked nothing like what JA delivers, so that may be a problem. Here's a link to a nice Giant's article specifically about Hakeem and other lengthy WRs in this draft. I'd bet the Bills get one of them: tall-wide-receiver-prospects Butler looks to be moving up the board to late 1st round territory, so the Bills may not get a shot at him at 40.

Too much blue. Needs a better balance of the three colors, imo. Something like the team logo on a white front with a white bill/blue bolts and red stars. I hated the blue on blue home uniforms of a decade ago. Wrong shade of blue and they looked like pajamas.

UB had 6.5 for over/under last year and I was convinced that was way too low. I do not gamble because I really can't afford to lose but I'd feel similarly about this prospect.

I was convinced she'd get more than 1 because that's how I think the world works. As for the sexist comments, most people on TV either local or national, have to pass a visual appearance threshold. Ugly people are the most discriminated minority group in our society and it's not even close.

I could be wrong but Robb seemed to show up about the time Ryan Lewis made the roster. I was actually hoping there was an actual Robb connection as he is one of my all time favorite Bills.

I am in favor of BPA which odds seem to suggest will be a defender. If so, I'd want them to get the guy that can make the biggest impact on 3rd down and red zone situations. I'd like it if they had a choice between Oliver and Sweat (or some of the other edge players) and then we'd know which they preferred, because I am very curious about what their thinking would be and that's the only way to know. The more QBs that make it to the top 10 the more likely it would be.

It was the defense that really disliked him. Talley is another that felt that way. I think Hank told him he couldn't play in so many words and he did not take to the criticism well. I don't know that I ever heard an offensive guy say anything bad about him so maybe he did not interact with them much. It's one thing to challenge your team but it's another to loose their respect and then openly mock you. I remember his son Chuck played at OP high school before going on to Michigan State where Hank had played. Lots of the Bullough family have played there since.

Robb is one of may all time favorites. I remember Kelly complaining about the "drop" afterward. He had 7 catches for 50 yards that game but catching a ball above your head with an arm cast where you can't trap it with your body is near impossible. I hope Robb is ok. The way he played he'd be a prime CTE candidate.

A front line defender with 3rd down impact. Is that Oliver or Sweat/Burns/Gary/etc.? That is the primary reason that takeaway and redzone numbers were not a better and are what was truly lacking from the 2018 defense. As for the rest: TE=OT>WR>RB>DT>LB>CB I base this on his is based on the roster currently lacks and the probablity that a rookie could have for serious playing time in 2019.

Not without precedent though. Many recent examples of teams which had a string of poor records that become good real fast with a young QB on a rookie deal. Seahawks, Rams and Eagles come to mind. This can happen fast. Bears are close. Browns are looking promising. Beane is trying to make it happen here.

I can agree with most all of that. It would be fun to watch that happen. I am not sure about Vick being a better runner aside from speed. Josh is tougher to bring down including a nasty stiff arm (don't do that with your right hand Josh!) and I always thought of Vick as fumbler. When at Philly, I said that he was a combination of indecisive and unaware and often trapped and blindsided in the pocket. I don't know what his actual ball security numbers are for his career but I think it to be extreme toward the negative.