Malazan

That is only sort of true...Whaley did all of the work for that draft. It's extremely likely he didn't make the picks, but the Bills board, the scouting work, everything except for picking the name off the board at the time of the selection was based on Whaley's work.

I think they have a good chance, but ultimately it doesn't matter. They were drafted to avoid what is happening with the raiders or the jets this season. They're counting on rookies to come in and be #1. It's pretty rare that succeeds. It's already 50/50 and even less to get success the 1st season. Given that either Josh pans out and needs a contract or he doesn't and a new QB is going to need solid weapons...drafting receivers in a deep draft (with the bonus of expanded rosters possibly making getting them on the roster easier) is a savvy move.

Neither rookie may make it onto the roster this year. Why does that "pump the brakes"? There's an old adage that it takes 3 years for a WR to develop. Beane's moves tend to have a defining characteristic of making sure he isn't locked into doing something he doesn't want to do. In 2-3 years those 'top 3' are likely to be moving on and/or due big pay raises. Drafting WRs before that means he won't be forced to hand out a contract he doesn't want to..

There's two lines of thought on this...and the prevailing one is that he cost draft pick, but he wasn't a draft pick. They're grading the draft picks, not the value that trading draft picks returned (think how crazy that would get with 2nd/3rd/4th/5th/6th/7th round picks). The grases sound about right. I think the Jets draft is a little overblown because they have such glaring holes in places. Bills have the opposite problem...not a lot of holes. Looking at a lot of their picks it's easy to see the draft picks having trouble making the roster in many places which is why you see them doing things like drafting a kicker and backup QB Mims for example is going to be a day 1 starter for the Jets regardless of how he does in camp(I mean, barring a complete Jachai Polite level implosion). Epenesa is going to make the roster for the Bills, but he's likely to be deep in the rotation even if he performs well. He's going to have to really impress to get any significant playing time.

I think the whole Rodgers throwing a pissyfit over drafting a QB so high thing is likely overblown. However, if he ends up in NE then there is definitely some underhanded BB master plan in effect.

He's exactly what a UDFA should be...boom or bust. Possible, but unlikely tremendous upside.

Beane has never been a "BPA" drafter. It's more accurate to say he's a BVA (Best Value Available) drafter. He literally said they had a higher rated player on the board at one point and took someone else. It's not drafting based on need, but in Beane's words again, "No sense in drafting a guy who can't make the roster". If you're loaded at a position, it doesn't make sense to take another guy at that position.

just about the best place he could go for his career

...sometimes, if you want attention, you should just consider getting a dog.

Signing Clowney would really be outside the box for Beane. Clowney has middle of the pack production, wants to be paid like he's top 5, and doesn't have the type of attitude he generally looks for..everything about Clowney screams desperation signing for whatever team gives into the type of money he wants. Desperation signing rarely work out. Why would you pay top 5 money to a guy that struggles with consistency? Seems like you're setting yourself up to be disappointed with a guy like that once he gets paid.

Might be my favorite pick. You absolutely should draft QBs even if you believe you have one. A. You need a backup B. It puts pressure on Allen. If you preach competition, you need competition. From has a different skillset than Allen does and he should be able to push Allen in those areas at least. C. If the guy shows anything at all, you either have a backup on a good contract or trade bait. Options which has been beane's MO. Give himself as many options as possible.

The Bills organization hasn't shown much interest in trying to move him inside especially before he has a chance to fail at tackle. It's the fans posting on message boards that keep wanting him to move inside.

they picked a CB...can everyone breathe now? I think the Bills view their CB depth more favorably than posters on this board do..

I suspect 1 or 2 of them are actually fans of other AFC East teams.

The same thing they have been preaching. Competition. If all Bass does is get Hauschka back to form then it's worth the pick.

See the post above right above yours...and then re-evaluate your life.

The whole "we could have gotten him a round later" is an incredibly stupid take as well. Maybe, maybe not. If he can contribute, does it ultimately matter if he was a 3rd or 4th round pick? It also is dependant on who you get in the 4th. There's so many possible permutations of how things work out. It's just a crutch for those people that need to complain about something. Last season people lost their minds because you could have taken Singletary in the 4th! Now...he was a bargain as a 3rd.

then why are you using so much of it? Diggs is what you *hope* a rookie WR turns into, but you want to draft a chance at becoming Diggs...just curious, what magic stats and ranking makes a WR "Great"?

every team thinks they can get WRs later apparently

Another team was likely trying to trade ahead of bucs. So they offered compensation for the 49ers to only move back 1 spot that made taking what the other team further back was offering less attractive

Yes, they are..

even if they were there...you're hoping to hell they manage to be as good as Diggs..and the odds aren't good on that happening.

The thing I've said that makes Beane different from a lot of the Bills GMs over the last 20 years or so is that he has a plan and he executes it. Other GMs have made trade-ups / big moves, but it often felt that they were were one off moves and didn't feel like there was a 'team building' aspect to them. Many of Beane's moves feel like they're coordinated and planned in conjunction with each other. Also, my natural inclination is to trade down, but I think a reasonable goal is 3 players who play a significant amount of snaps of draft. If you get at least 3 of those guys every season, I think you have a solid base to keep your talent level. So if trading up gets you those guys then great.

I think this he may the defining move of Beane's career. ..and a crazy hot take, his career in Buffalo is considered more successful than Hopkins career in Arizona (not saying Diggs is the better player)

Jags should take 19 and run. That's way more than I thought they'd end up with given the whole twitter tirade, his attitude, and monetary demands.