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Well ok but even so if Buddy wanted EJ in the first Doug should have said "no, please God no, Noooooo....". Instead he cravenly sold the pick to the world. Bills were hoping that EJ would improve and actually he did improve somewhat. He is certainly better today than he was when he was drafted. Maybe he can develop into a serviceable backup somewhere eventually. Thing is there was in fact a relatively low ceiling for EJ because of two things: technical/mechanical issues and inability to adjust to the speed of the pro game, the significantly greater abilities of pro defenders and the complexity of their various schemes all of which translated into an inability to process info quickly enuf to execute at the required level. I've got a feeling Jones has the natural ability as a passer to overcome his mechanical/technical problems (which EJ was never able to erase). The question that remains unanswered is his ability, or lack thereof, to adjust to the speed and complexity of the NFL. Time will tell.

I criticized Whaley's selection of EJ as soon as I saw him play. It was as though Bud Elliot's negative pre-draft evaluation materialized as a nightmare before my very eyes. EJs problems have been micro-analysed in great detail but from thirty thousand feet I think they can be summarized adequately by saying that EJ is simply not a natural thrower of the football. Of course this is a generalization but I think it captures the essence of all the technical descriptions. From what (admittedly) little I've seen of Jones, my impression is that he is very much a natural passer which, contrary to EJs case, bodes well for his ability to improve his mechanics (and therefore his short/medium depth accuracy) to the point where he can do more things well, or well enuf. So to me EJ and Jones are not at all the same guy. Sure they are both big, strong and athletic (tho I suspect Jones is the better athlete), but thats all you can really say about EJ and thats just not enuf if what we are talking about is a starting calibre NFL QB. Even as a late round pick Jones is a better prospect IMO than EJ ever was, and I think he was an excellent pick taken where he was. Odds are against his making it of course but he has a chance and as many have said if it ever comes together the Bills will have themselves a mega talent.

I expect the O to improve. 2nd year in the system for the players, esp the playmakers. I'm also optimistic that Taylor will be better, tho thats hardly a guarantee. I need to see it, and I hope both he and Roman are up to the task. I have a feeling that McCoy will have a very good year. 10-6 is where I expect them to be, andmaybe that will be good enuf. I think you're a pessimist, but you've probably been right more often than wrong.

The D will be better in 2016. Probably significantly so. The O wasnt bad at all last year and it will also improve, tho not as much as the D. The suggestion that after waiting 5 years to audition as a starting NFL QB, an unhappy Taylor is going to pout and let it affect his play is about the dumbest reason I've heard for saying the O will underperform. Taylor is a mature dude and he knows he needs to continue to show well, indeed needs to improve, to land the long term contract he wants regardless of where he winds up playing.

What a great lady. No wonder Eli turned out good.

I too think McCoy will have a big year 2016. Looking forward to it.

A 300 lbs + pass rushing DE. A rare commodity that somehow seems familiar. Now if he could just learn to set the edge.

Agree. So they now have a three down back. Wonderful. The problems that they have in the defensive backfield are harder to solve and Ramsey is as much a candidate for generational talent than Elliott. Actually probably more. Im beginning to think Jerry is maybe not so bright, esp. considering the QB fiasco. And a second round grade or better on Hack? Time will indeed tell all.

Great kid no doubt. I just cant get past those poor measurables however. Maybe Rex can find him a useful role that justifies a roster spot. Maybe not.

Exactly. So Dallas was prepared to part with a second and a third in exchange for moving back into the middle of the first to pick a player who they project as a potential franchise guy. Thats a ridiculous offer. Not to mention that the Bills themselves were rumoured to have an interest.

Not worried about his ability to run the football. I think ball security may be a bigger hurdle.

I heard he was off our board. Wonder what the problem with him is. Heck of a prospect.

Andrew Billings ?

Hogan has a chance to develop into a good pro QB IMO. But I dont think he will still be on the board after the third round. If he goes about where he is graded he will be a good value pick.

Good stuff TW. Still going through it. Will revisit the site fo sho.

TY Hilton ran a 4.34 forty if memory serves. And then there are all the good burners that teams like Pitt and Zona always seemed to find in mid to later rounds. Buddy, or whoever was advising him, just didnt know wideouts.

They both suck. Especially when you consider the number of physically comparable (small and fast) good WRs who came into the league at or around the same time. Buddy didnt know wideouts.

With Goff and Wentz gone at the very top of the draft probably chances are Lynch now goes before the mid-first. Who knows, maybe Cleveland at #8. If RG3 doesn't pan out as the starter he can be a placeholder for Lynch. Browns are rebuilding anyway and wont be competitive for some years yet. No need to rush things. Neither Goff or Wentz are cant miss candidates and a lot has been spent to move up for them. Maybe Browns feel there isnt all that much to separate these three players at this point in time. Of course if that is the Brown's thinking it is likely not a good strategy and bound to fail.

Well some folks do maintain that he is not a first round QB, including some of this board's usually well informed posters. Maybe they mean that he will go in the first but (they feel) he should not. He is almost certainly going to a very QB needy team (needier even than the Bills) so he wont likely get even two years to learn. He will have to show significant improvement in year one and probably will be expected to see the field in some capacity year two. JMO but I would take him well before Jones. Lynch's ceiling is athletic QB. I think there is greater risk that Jones will be an athlete first and a QB second. As for the option of taking an impactful player instead at 19, there is certainly benefit in that but we know that the draft is always something of a crapshoot so for any Shaq Lawson that the Bills may take, there are also always boom or bust candidates there besides the QBs that require teams to assume considerable risk.

The poster says that about Lynch's ceiling because credible commentators like Daniel Jeremiah and others say exactly that. The reasons: He has a monster cannon for an arm, he's as enormous a physical specimen as candidates for the position can be, and he is very athletic. Some of what are considered the base physical requirements for the pro QB position have checks next to them and I think he's better on that scorecard than EJ ever was. He is extremely raw and the scheme he ran in college tells us little about his ability to adapt to the pro game. The concerns surrounding his ability to process information quickly enuf (for whatever reason) are certainly justified, but I thinkit makes more sense to treat this as an unknown (for now) rather that a "he can't do it". Given the scheme and the surrounding talent (not to mention some spot on analysis before the draft by people in the know and who have been proven right) there was IMO a lot more damaging evidence at hand when the Bills drafted EJ. Ideally Paxton Lynch sits for two years before potentially seeing the field on a regular basis, either as a starter or main backup. Whether he is a first round QB or not depends upon what century you are living in. In the 21st century he is certainly a first rounder. IMO there is a 50% chance that he is there at 19 (Jets may move up). If so the Bills will have an interesting decision to make - pick, pass or trade down. In any event, he'll be off the board by 32.

No big deal IMO. Years ago and just a coach getting on the 11th overall pick's case. Happens all the time. They can make room for this if they really want to - and they probably should.

IMO there is a 50% chance that Lynch is still on the board at # 19. If so trading down is not a bad option. Taking him is not a bad option either IMO. If he's there I would roll the dice and take the QB.

He doesnt have to run 40 yards to get to the QB. He's strong, has a number of moves, very quick off the snap with excellent short area quickness and closing speed.

If his physical checks out the Bills should try hard to land Zach Brown. Good raw skill set for RR D, assuming he can learn it. Would be an outstanding late FA pickup at a position of dire need. Not keen on burning a first on a LB in this year's draft. Speed rusher (Spence) to complement Hughes would make more sense IMO.

Well at least I'm doing my best. So ok its a master key to every trunk of that model made by the manufacturer. Does that mean that the master key should not exist or that it necessarily cannot be safely custodied if it does exist?If the controversy has to do with the nature of the information that could be subject to discovery, I don't see why it should be given greater protection simply because it is personal if there are reasonable grounds for thinking that it might be materially connected to terrorist or criminal activity. Warrants are not, and should not be that easy to get. In a case like the one in San Bernardino, its not too difficult to see why the JD wants to undo the encryption. And its probably not too hard either to imagine a fact situation where Apple might be exposed to civil and criminal sanctions for having aided or abetted terrorism if they willfully refused to cooperate with the authorities and an event occurred that clearly could have otherwise been prevented.