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MYTH : Jerry Sullivan will hate the pick. Jerry Sullivan: Credit Bills for taking bold path On Thursday night, the Bills lived up to that promise. They got their franchise quarterback, E.J. Manuel, a prospect who lacked the polish of some of the other college passers on the board but possesses the athletic talent and potential to be a star in the NFL. Buddy Nix had said all along that it was time for the Bills to get their franchise quarterback. He said there were two or three franchise QBs in this draft. Nix also said it was a scary prospect to trade away the teams No. 8 overall pick to move back and collect more picks. But he took the risk, anyway. The Bills moved out of the eighth spot, sending the pick to St. Louis for the Rams; first-rounder (No. 16 overall), plus the Rams; second- and seventh-rounders. The teams swapped picks in the third round, with the Rams moving up seven spots. Nix took the chance that no one would take a quarterback between Nos. 8 and 16. In recent days, there had been a lot of buzz that the Jets, who had the ninth and 13th picks after trading Darrelle Revis, would take a quarterback to help them move away from Mark Sanchez. The Bills didnt care. They made the deal with the Rams. It was a pretty solid gamble, and it worked out. They got Manuel and an extra second-round pick that will help build depth into a roster that desperately needed it. It was a shrewd maneuver, the kind the Bills have failed to execute too many times over the past decade or so. You wonder if they might have moved back, collected an extra pick, and still gotten Aaron Maybin, Leodis McKelvin or Donte Whitner. Instead, they gave away picks to make dubious moves up the board for the likes of J.P. Losman and John McCargo. http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130426/SPORTS/130429362/1004

Sorry, wrong number: E.J. Manuel gets early phone call meant for third pick Dion Jordan: Manuel was taken offguard earlier in the night, however, when someone accidentally dialed a wrong number and gave him a slight rush of excitement over the possibility of top 5 money. Here's what Manuel told the Dan Patrick Show on Friday (via the show's producer): E.J. Manuel said his green room hotline phone rang at pick 3. He got excited, then the voice asked if they could talk to Dion Jordan. Well, that must have been awkward. Did Manuel call Jordan across the green room and say "Uh, it's for you? It's the Dolphins?" Did he consider impersonating Jordan and say there's no way he'd take his talents to South Beach if drafted? Did he just say "wrong number?" http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/sorry-wrong-number-e-j-manuel-gets-early-145113384.html

Myth: Buddy is asleep 2010 - c j spiller 2011 - dareus 2012 - gilmore 2013 - e j manuel

#41 - Robert Woods - WR #46 - Eddie Lacy - RB

Just weeks ago, Tavon Austin's draft floor was seen at No. 16 overall with the Rams, but if St. Louis has eyes for the West Virginia wide receiver, they're in for a fight. NFL.com's Jeff Darlington spoke Thursday with two teams that believe they'll have to hopscotch the New York Jets with the NFL draft's No. 9 pick for a chance to land this year's most dynamic playmaker That alone might not do it. The Buffalo Bills, at No. 8 overall, have ranked Austin as the top player on their draft board, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport. The Bills haven't decided to use their pick on him yet, per Darlington, but Buffalo's bona fide interest in this electric receiver changes the game. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000163312/article/must-any-team-who-wants-tavon-austin-leap-ny-jets

"why do you get all excited, you know they will just break your heart"

The Kansas City Chiefs are set to make former Central Michigan left tackle Eric Fisher the first overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/25/chiefs-will-take-eric-fisher/

Atlanta Falcons trade up to #8....take Milliner. Buffalo gets two #1's, one #2 and one #4

I think the bills will trade down.

these are your can't miss guys: #1- Luke Joeckel #2- Chance Womack #3- Eric Fisher #4- Dee Milliner #5- Jonathan Cooper #6- Lane Johnson

I have always felt that NGU is or related to Jim Kelly.

I say New England takes him in the 3rd (where they took a chance on ryan mallet) or Arizona in the 4th (his best friend is Patrick Peterson).

the Swami's source was and still is Ralph. he most likely has been outed internally and told to zip it.

a Massive Power Outage on the east coast is about the only thing that will ruin tonight..... the Bills have so many needs that it will be easy to justify and have fun with just about any pick.... Nassib, Milliner, Dion Jordan, Lane Johnson, John Cooper, Chance Warmack. pass the Kool-Aid, I love the pick already.

Ryan Nassib......book it !!

in his mock, Dee Milliner, Chance Warmack & Dion Jordan are all still on the board. all of them are better than Austin.

nonsense football will keep it's lofty status for at least another 20 years. it's biggest threat in the USA will then come from the other game known as Futbol.

best case scenario: use #8 on best player available package #41 & #71 to move back into the late first round and get a QB.

hell no ?

SAVE THIS LINK !!!! the NFLPA updates salary cap space 4 times each day bills current cap space is $12,990,032.00 https://www.nflplayers.com/reports/RunPublicReport.aspx?report=top51

Jets spook Bills into thinking they will take Nassib so bills take him at #8, that way a better player falls to the jets at #9.

the less risk the better in round 1...you gamble in later rounds. so, if forced to use the #1 overall, in THIS years draft, i'm taking one of the Left Tackles. ALL the top defensive players, including Jordan, come with more risk.

I don't like risk in first round.... if I was forced to use the #8 pick the way that draft fell.... the safest/surest player is Jonathan Cooper

NFL’s calculations for each team, as of Monday. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/23/team-by-team-cap-numbers-from-nfls-calculations/

I never understand trading a proven player for a chance at a bust.