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That's a steep price, I wouldn't hate it since it fills the Bills 2 biggest needs while still having picks 56, 65, and 96 to address some other needs. But considering the massive deal Odell would require and the fact that Odell is a headache I would pass, I would rather offer 12, 22, 53, 96, and a mid rounder next year for pick 2 and a late round pick (Helps replace some of the volume the team loses in picks.) Odell as talented and dynamic as he is just doesn't fit the profile of the organization.

I wouldn't put tight end as a primary need. QB, WR, LB RT, and RG are the urgent needs this team faces in that order I would put Tight End up there but because Clay is still good when healthy and O'Leary is a capable backup (And Logan Thomas a decent 3rd string player) I don't think they have to address TE at the moment.

One of the few positions on the team where you can be a me guy instead of a we guy is punter or kicker. King is a good punter but he was being paid like the best punter in the league and that was just not tenable. You can't overpay for a punter. I would love to have King, Schmidt is mediocre but I don't see the Bills paying the price to land him.

B+ seems accurate, Star fills a big void on defense, Murphy helps out the pass rush, Vonta Davis fills in for Gaines, and there were some decent depth signings. Considering the limited cap space the team managed to fill some needs which is a good thing.

Tight ends take some time to develop and with Clay and O'Leary in place for the upcoming season it might be smart to take a tight end this season, Clay gets hurt a lot so depth is always a good idea and even if Clay stays healthy having an heir apparent in place who can learn for a year is a good idea.

I like Mayfield, Rosen, and Darnold a bit better as prospects, I think they are more complete and pro-ready players. Darnold and Rosen could come in and start for a team and be better served getting the experience, Mayfield probably should sit for a year or most of a year. Jackson probably should sit for 2 years in an ideal situation. But I don't know why Josh Allen gets more hype than Jackson. I would much rather have Jackson as a project than Allen as a project. I think teams are biased against Jackson for a variety of reasons, some valid some not. I think scouts are falling in love with Allen for a lot of silly reasons. But I do think that Jackson has the most potential as a prospect than any QB in this draft. But Rosen, Darnold, and Mayfield are less of a project and less risky even if their ceilings are a bit lower. Allen I think is completely overrated. He reminds me of Jay Cutler hype wise coming out of the draft. Now Cutler didn't have a bad pro-career at all but he never was a top level QB, at best he was a top 15 QB for several years here or there but he never lived up to the hype that some placed on him in the draft process. Scouts are falling in love with Allen's big arm much like scouts fell in love with Cutler's big arm. But I think Allen's fundamentals and decision making are suspect.

I fear that the Browns will want Barkley too badly at 4 and the Broncos want Mayfield at 5. There just might not be a trade to be had at almost any reasonable price. I wouldn't mind taking Lamar Jackson at 12 and using the rest of the picks to fill out the rest of the roster. If you can't get Mayfield or one of the top non-Allen QB's then go for a project QB like Jackson with massive potential and build the rest of the team up around AJ.

Vick going to jail humbled him a lot and he sat his first year in Philly where he got to learn under Andy Reid's QB friendly system. So by his second year in Philly he was fresh (He had some serious injuries in Atlanta), in a system he knew well, had great weapons (Shady, Maclin, and DeSean Jackson) and still possessed his fantastic athletic ability. It all came together but his follow-up seasons were hampered by injury (Although his follow-up season wasn't bad.) Had Atlanta Michael Vick been developed properly he would have been an MVP caliber QB for 8-10 years. I see that level of raw athleticism and throwing ability in Jackson. Jackson also does lack some fundamentals and doesn't seem to be the brightest kid. BUT the big difference I see with Jackson and Vick coming out of college is that Jackson seems to be a more coachable person and Jackson has a willingness to be a complete player as a QB. I think Jackson is a project for sure, lots to develop as a player and as a person. But what he can develop into is insane.

I think Jackson's ceiling is Eagles Michael Vick. Vick on the Eagles worked so well for that one season or two. He was dynamic yet smart with his legs and a much more willing passer and capable of establishing his passing ability early in games.

Problem is that if Barkley is at 4 the Browns might be unwilling to trade, get your QB for the future and the best player in the draft while still having 3 second round picks to build up the rest of your roster is a hell of a proposition. Then the Broncos could swoop in at 5 and take Mayfield or whoever the last of the 4 remaining QB's are. That's the worst-case scenario for the Bills QB wise. In that event, I could see the Bills taking a flyer on Lamar Jackson as an uber high potential project. Jackson, in my opinion, could be the highest potential prospect at QB but you have to be willing to sit him for 2 seasons to get him comfortable in a system and polish up his fundamentals. If the Bills miss out why not take Jackson and use the rest of the picks to build up the rest of the team around AJ.

I think Jackson is very coachable and a lot of what he is doing honestly seems to come from a place of really wanting to be a QB. That's what I like about him, he might not be the brightest kid but he has a good attitude and seems to want to become a complete player. That's why I think that if the Bills were to take him at 12 with the intention of sitting him for 2 seasons it could turn out to be a fantastic long-term move.

The Falcons !@#$ed up Vick big time by not having him sit for 2 years. The Falcons under the back end years of Reeves and under Jim Mora were not going to mold Vick into the player they needed him to be. To the Falcons credit they did sit him for most of his rookie season but they rushed him into action and while he played well he was going to never develop into the QB that was going to win consistently. If the Bills or any team is going to draft Jackson I think it has to be with the intention to sit him for 2 seasons and build him up.

Jackson just turned 21, he is a young guy who probably was more focused on football than on academics (he also did not go to a very good academic high school) but as a football player and as an athlete this guy has loads of ability. But Jackson needs to be in the right environment to develop as a person and as a football player. Hypothetically if the top 4 QB's are taken in the top 5 picks (I would make a play for any QB besides Allen) and Jackson is there at 12 I take him. I bench him for 2 seasons behind AJ and I use picks 22, 53, 56, 65, and 96 to build up the rest of the roster around AJ. Jackson has Vick type athleticism but he honestly needs to develop his fundamentals and his ability to know an NFL playbook. AJ played for a Sabin in college and he played for a respected coach in Marvin Lewis for 4 seasons (say what you will about Marvin Lewis but he has led 7 teams to the playoffs including a stretch of making it to the playoffs 6 out of 7 years.) I think AJ can manage this team for 2018 and 2019 into the playoffs while Jackson learns the offensive system and works on his fundamentals. A low Wonderlic is a concern but I also have to look at this kid as a man and think about what type of environment he grew up in and what type of guidance he needs to be a successful pro. I think that the Bills could offer him that type of guidance and place him in a good system.

I think you can win with a QB that can run but he has to develop into a QB that can work out of the pocket and use his legs. Jackson has Vick levels of ability but he needs to work on his fundamentals and grasp an NFL offense. Cam Newton is a great example of a QB that can throw and run. Running QB's get a bad wrap because a lot of them don't function well out of the pocket and coaches bias fans against that style of play. I think if the top 4 QB's go in the top 5 picks with no trade up being available and Jackson is sitting there at pick 22 the Bills should take him, you have so many other picks to fill other needs and build a team around AJ for 2018 and allow Jackson to just work on becoming a QB for a couple of years.

If they pass on Mayfield to take Mason at 5 they are morons. If I am Denver I call up the Bills and offer a trade down if I am set on taking Rudolph. If I am Denver give me 12 (Where I can get Rudolph) and picks 53 and 56 for pick 5 and Denver's 5th rounder. Denver picks up some picks to help strengthen the other parts of the roster. The Bills get a top QB and still have pick 22, 65, and 96 to address other needs along with taking back another pick in the 5th round to help with depth.

Lamar Jackson is a project but honestly, if he is there at pick 22 I wouldn't mind taking him there. They can fill 4 other needs on the roster at picks 12, 53, 56 and 65 while having AJ game manage a team that suddenly can add 4 possible starters via the draft along with depth in the mid rounds. The Bills have already filled needs this off-season and 2 or more quality starters plus some useful depth acquired in the draft are enough to improve the team to a point where AJ McCarron as a game manager can win the team games. Then throw in a windfall of cap space in 2019 and you could be comfortable with a project QB for a couple of seasons. Jackson to me has the most tantalizing potential of any QB in this draft. He could be Michael Vick like with his freak athleticism and raw throwing ability. But Vick was coming into replace Chris Chander at the very back end of his career and Vick didn't have the right environment in Atlanta where they failed to develop Vick as a player and person. Maybe the Bills with McCarron hold down the fort and do well enough to actually allow for a project QB to develop for 2-3 years. If Jackson secures his fundamentals (Which are not nearly as bad as scouts make them out to be but certainly need work) and learns to operate an NFL system by sitting for 2-3 years he can actually develop into his potential while learning from a smart QB (McCarron played under a notoriously demanding coach in Saben and a respected coach for 4 years in Marvin Lewis.)

The Wonderlic doesn't mean much, sure it might make teams value him one notch less but if a team believes a QB is a top 10 player and that player falls to the early second round some team isn't going to take a shot and trade up to take him for a modest price? I think Jackson at worst falls to the early 2nd. I actually like Jackson as a prospect and I think that if the Bills can get him at 12 they should consider it and if he is there at 22 and they took a non-QB pick 12 then they should take Jackson at 22. I think Arizona would take him at 15 no matter what. Jackson is a bit project but the Bills have AJ a smart QB. AJ functioned well under Saban a notoriously demanding coach and played 4 years in the NFL under a respected veteran coach Marvin Lewis who has had some decent success in Cincy with 7 playoff appearances. I think AJ can manage the game well enough for a season or two to let Jackson work on his fundamentals a bit more. The Bills have enough drafts picks to take a chance if all the other QB options fall out.

I thought Miller was really good in 2015 and not bad at all in 2016, the previous administration must have faith that he will function better in the new blocking scheme. Seems like he was not built for the scheme the team ran in 2017. If Miller can be a decent RG I they will either have a pick come in at RT or live with Mills who is a solid run blocker but a turnstile in pass protection. I think the management has faith in Dawkins as a LT and was willing to let Glenn go for a modest return. The Bills also freed up even more cap space for 2019. I am more than comfortable mortgaging the draft for pick 2 to secure the QB situation. No QB is a guarantee but QB is the position where you have to take risks and pay a high price to get a top prospect. Big risk in trading up for a QB, but the reward is the highest in the sport. The top QB in the league is probably worth 35 million a season that's nearly 20% of your salary cap tied up in one player but a great QB makes everyone better on the offense and is such an advantage since so many teams go decades without finding a decent QB.

It's the dry days of the off-season, overanalyzation is all I got. I forgot about him, I think he is more of a take a flyer but 2 years in and a former 3rd round pick is a more intriguing prospect.

Even in the comparison to Poyer it falls a bit flat. Poyer was a starter before getting hurt. Poyer started 4 games in 2015 as a backup then took over as a starting safety to start 2016 playing 6 games before getting hurt. The Bills say something in Poyer during his 10 starts and took a chance on him with a low contract. This guy has done nothing in 4 years including getting hurt in 2016. I think this is a player they like to push for a backup spot. I think the way this teams structures camp battles they like there to be a lot of competition. But I can't get super excited about this signing, if he turns heads in the pre-season I would be pleasantly surprised. I think that the football sports media doesn't have a lot of news to cover in free agency so fairly inane signings get noticed by fans as there are less big names to report on now that 80% of significant free agents remain.

Championship... haha. Seems like a pretty inconsequential player, former 7th round pick, backup for years on a mediocre series of Dolphins teams. I doubt this would be a signing for anything above the league minimum. A low-risk move that is nothing to read into in my mind.

Nix was much better than the previous administration but that's like saying someone who is mediocre at best at their job is better than someone who was horrendous. The 2010 draft class with Spiller was !@#$ing awful, 2011 and 2012 were good but Nix's free agency and general personnel decisions weren't that great (I liked the Mario signing as a culture change, but there weren't many other good signings.) Nix and Whaley were mediocre at best, for every good move there was a corresponding bad move.

Smart move for the Browns low risk high reward, I wish the Bills made a competitive offer but hopefully, they can find a slot corner.

That's the nightmare scenario for the Bills, 4 QB's and Barkley go in the top 5 picks. That leaves the Bills holding the bag as far QB's go.

I think what did Zay in was more than likely synthetic weed but for sure the long lag time to kick in makes people overdo it on edibles. I know someone that it takes 2 hours for edibles to work. But even if someone is smart enough to not take additional amounts and wait there still could be issues with someone doing too much. For example, not everyone knows how many MG's make for a potent amount and sometimes if you make edibles yourself you end up having something that has an unknown amount in it.