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He's also got a good write up on pg 4 about Larry Felser if anyone is interested

I like this trade simply because it was painful to watch Sheppard on the field

Peter King had a nice writeup on the bills in his Monday Morning QB column.. pretty good read. Doug Marrone did what he had to do. Doug Marrone knows he got his head-coaching job in Buffalo in large part due to the success he had in turning around the Syracuse program. And the player who contributed the most to that success was Marrone's quarterback Ryan Nassib. We all know what happened now: Buffalo general manager Buddy Nix and Marrone (and the 33-year-old offensive coordinator he brought from Syracuse, Nathaniel Hackett, to a lesser extent) studied the quarterbacks in this spring's flawed quarterback market, knowing the Bills would likely pick one high in the draft ... and they chose Florida State's E.J. Manuel over Nassib. Nix has the final personnel say in the traditional general manager/coach relationship in Buffalo. But I'm also told it wouldn't have mattered who had the last call in picking the quarterback in Buffalo: Nix and Marrone both judged Manuel the best quarterback in the crop. Buffalo traded from No. 8 t in the first round to No. 16, picked Manuel at 16, and stashed an extra second-round pick in the process. --complete article at the link below-- http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/-nfl-draft/news/20130429/nfl-draft-peter-king-monday-morning-quarterback/?sct=hp_wr_a1&eref=sihp#all

These are my thoughts exactly.. you dont see rookie receivers come in and product year 1 unless its a guy like AJ Green or Julio Jones. Clearly none of the guys we got in the draft have that type of talent, otherwise they would have been top 10 picks. I think everyone needs to settle down a little bit. We added a lot of potential in this draft, but right now, thats all it is - potential.

If they havent, then they must have been awfully close with Heyward-Bey, Ford and McFadden. Those guys are all absolute burners. But I think we all know it means nothing unless you have a guy that can get them the ball. Here's to hoping EJ is that guy.

Woods!

We've got to stop worrying about what the Jets are going to do. They've proven to be just as clueless as us when it comes to drafting a QB. So if we trade down and they take Nassib, I'll be rejoicing. Thats one less QB we'll probably miss on. I'd much rather trade down and take what falls to us. Whether thats a WR, OL, LB, QB. I'm fine either way.

Chris Mortensen: The Bills' 8th slot may be generating most pre-draft buzz: Tavon Austin or QB? Or trade back & pick between Nassib & Barkley? https://twitter.com/mortreport/status/327279362216968192 Seems like things are really starting to heat up and it looks like we'll be in a good place to trade back if we want to. Between the 3 OL guys and Tavon Austin.. it looks like someone is bound to be looking to move up. I'm all for trading back.

That's true.. but Barkley was considered a top 5 talent only a year ago. Did he lose all of his talent in a year? I dont think so. Taking Russell Wilson in round 3 last year didn't make him less talented. The truth is, it doesn't matter where you draft a QB if he can play. If the Bill's brass thinks one of these guys can play, I dont really care where we take him. I just hope they're right.

Really interesting to see how little excitement there would be for Geno, and how much there would be for Manuel. Also.. I think it would be very interesting to see how many votes Nassib would get if we didnt have his former coach as our new HC. I think alot of people like Nassib just because of Marrone. I'm not sure if thats a good thing or a bad thing.

We all like certain things about the top QBs. Geno has the arm, Barkley has the pedigree, Nassib has the leadership, Manuel has the mobility. But put all that aside and think about which QB you would be most excited to see in a Bills uniform. When I think about what my initial reaction will be if any of these names are called.. my list looks like this: 1) Barkley 2) Manuel 3) Smith 4) Nassib Not sure what that means but I guess I'm pulling for Barkley.

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/325956228788412417 Breakthrough: Jets have granted permission for CB Darrelle Revis to visit Tampa Bay and undergo a physical with the Buccanners, per sources.

Barkley

Just wanted to visualize it in depth chart form. "Biggest needs" in red "Could be improved" in blue "Solid starter" in green "We're set" in black DEFENSE CB DE DT DE CB McKelvin Dareus Troup Williams Gilmore OLB ILB ILB OLB Williams Sheppard Lawson Anderson S S Searcy Byrd OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR Easley Glenn Snow Wood Urbik Pears Chandler Graham Johnson QB Kolb RB Spiller So our needs (in my opinion): Tier 1 QB WR G ILB CB Tier 2 T S DT WR I'd like to see all 5 tier 1 needs addressed in the draft at some point, but I would understand taking a better value at one of the blue or green positions instead of reaching. When I look at the roster like this I realize that we do have some serious talent at some key positions. We need to add a few more starter quality pieces (and a QB that can play) over the next 2 drafts and I really we could have a good team.

I think fans would get more excited about Barkley in general than they would about Nassib.. Barkley has more proven success and seems to have a higher ceiling.

I'm not sure if I'd love it even for two 1sts... its one of the last picks in the round this year and almost certainly will be next year as well. I'd rather trade down for a higher pick in the 1st round this year.

http://youtu.be/Vv-VdQRYvyc If you're interested to see how Geno breaks down film and interviews with Gruden this is worth a watch.

Surprised by how many people want Cordarelle Patterson. I like his play making ability, but it seems too early to take him at 8. I think the guy I would want the most (who could be there) is Ezekiel Ansah, then Geno Smith. If neither of those guys are there I start thinking about Lane Johnson, Patterson and Jarvis Jones.

And then we just need a top 5 defense

I'm interested if you need someone

There's a lot of logic in this and it seems to make a lot of sense.. at this point I hope they just take the best player on the board, regardless of position. We could really use help almost everywhere and we just need impact players.

Maybe they could have replaced the helmet with a tiara?

I'm on board.. lets take the best player available and build our team. We'll get a QB next year.. when there are good QBs

How does he wear that winter hat when he's working out??

I'd love Urlacher for 2-3 years at 2 or 3 million. Sign me up