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I think that is exactly right. Bulaga would be a great, solid pick, but isn't flashy like Spiller or Tebow or Williams or all these other names getting thrown around as possible picks at #9. If he is there, Nix will take him.

All but confirms they are taking Bradford #1 overall, as if we all didn't know already

Excellent news. He would cost way too much, our first rounder at least and maybe more.

Derrick Morgan, Roger Saffold, Cam Thomas

I watched that game as well and was amazed at how he seemed to effortlessly steamroll ND's linebackers and break through into the secondary. This kid's got game

Good work bandit! I agree with your assessment of the Bills picks, as you can see by my signature

I'd do that in a hearbeat. I like McCluster too. I would say he is a scat back like Nix has stated he wants, but I wouldn't want to think RB until the third round the earliest, JMO. Gerhart has more to offer than most people think. Most people write him off as an overrated white guy that's too slow for the next level, but I think he has the power, speed and determination to be a successful NFL running back. I would love for the Bills to find a way to acquire him without passing on a priority guy...such as using an extra pick from a Lynch trade if that works out.

I absolutely love Toby Gerhart and think he is going to be a force of a RB for years to come on whichever team is lucky enough to draft him. That being said, the Bills should only draft him in the third at the earliest, if Lynch is traded. I like this kid so much, I actually kind of what Lynch to be traded now

I am about 95% sure Lynch is who everyone has been referring to and about 75% sure that in that case he is going to be traded. FWIW, my guess is that he gets traded to the Lions for their fourth round pick and some serviceable player.

I haven't seen someone post a mock draft in a while and was kind of missing them so I decided to post a new one. I have done my own mock drafts before and have only posted them in my signature, but I wanted to share my latest mock because of all of the rumors and opinions swirling around with a little over a week before the draft. This draft is based on a few conditions. One, Lynch is traded to the Lions for their fourth and an unnamed starter. Two, the Bills trade back with San Francisco and pick up their second. So, here goes, flame away. 1) Derrick Morgan DE 2) Roger Saffold OT 2) Ben Tate RB 3) Cam Thomas DT 4) Ricky Sapp OLB 4) Jonathan Compton QB 5) Riley Cooper WR 6) Shawn Lauvao OG 6) Levi Horn OT 7) David Reed WR 7) Vincent Rey ILB Any and all questions, comments and concerns are welcome. Actually, please hold off on pointless 'OMG! U would be teh worst GM ever! This suckz!' sort of posts. They don't contribute to the discussion and just get people angry. Thanks!

1: Jim Clausen - Seattle 2: Tim Tebow - Minnesota 3: Eric Berry - Cleveland 4: CJ Spiller - San Francisco 5: Dez Bryant - Denver

Great assesment. Anything really can happen. Personally, I am completely on the fence about Clausen. He could be a great franchise QB that leads the team for years to come or he can be a complete bust. I wouldn't know what to do if he was on the board at 9 so I hope Nix knows the right thing to do. Get 'er done, Buddy!

I like Toby Gerhart as well. Am I the only one? Or are we all just infatuated with Spiller? Don't get me wrong, I think he is a phenomenal player, but the wrong pick for the Bills right now. I have always been a OT/NT first two rounds guy, so if we do trade Lynch for some serviceable starter then this is a scenario I think would get the job done: Trade back in first to acquire additional second round pick. Draft best NT available in first then draft Gerhart and best OT available in second. We should be able to get Cody or Thomas in first, either of whom I wouldn't mind. I don't know any second round OT prospects off the top of my head but I think we could still grab a good tackle. Thoughts?

While it is true that we have added some needed players on defense through FA, I think we should still pay attention to the defense in the draft. I do agree though that we should go offense in the first round, whether its a QB, LT or the outside shot of Spiller. After that I think we have to go best player available at all positions we have a hole at, which is a pretty big list. As long as we address need positions without making reaches in the draft, I'll be happy.

I don't deny that they might grab a QB for insurance somewhere in the draft, but I just don't see it being in the second round.

Exactly. More or less, I see Tebow becoming the same kind of QB as Vick.

Where do you get that from? I thought they were happy with Kolb becoming the new starter. Personally, I don't see the Eagles taking a QB in the second.

Okay so 9 games with the Bills and the majority of the games his last season with the Bengals somehow make him directly comparable with Brohm? Fitzpatrick has had much more experience than Brohm in regular season games. I didn't say that Brohm was better than Fitz, I said that relatively speaking he wasn't that bad compared to a normal Fitzpatrick game. Basically, I was trying to state that he has upside. Sure he didn't score 18 points, but how long had he known the playbook? How long had he practiced with the first team? How many regular season snaps had he taken before that game? Relatively speaking, Brohm has some upside, if he can use it is yet to be seen.

He look's like Dave Grohl.

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Personally, I would like to see the Bills bring in a few more guys: An interior lineman for depth and experience, either G or C. Possibly a WR, but as BGIOP points out, that might come after the draft. A DT stop-gap to compete with Kyle Williams and draft pick for starting position. Also, I never thought of this before, but I do like the idea of a good blocking FB if we can get one. Just my two cents.

Good points. I wish Brohm good luck this off-season. IMO, he has enough upside to surprise some people on this board... If I remember correctly, his numbers didn't seem that much worse than an average Fitzpatrick game. Not to bash Fitzy, but Brohm held his own for someone who barely had any time to learn the playbook and practice with the first team.

After thinking this over, I like this idea best. Draft a decent QB and have him and Brohm develop under Hasselback for a year or two and see what happens.

You are correct, that's the other half of the problem, but I think that will be less of a problem now that we an offensive minded coach. I have faith that Gailey can find some way to squeeze more production out of the offense even if we have to stick with the same QB's.

I've always been a fan of the old saying, "A good offense starts with a good defense." That being said, I don't know how much that necessarily effects football, but I do think that that was part of the problem last year. We couldn't get the defense off the field on third downs! However, using our first two picks to grab defensive players isn't a lock that the defense will be better, especially with the transition to 3-4, and then in turn improve the offense. It's still a thought, though, that I wouldn't be totally opposed to. Personally, I think our defense isn't too far off from being a top unit, but like I said nothing is guaranteed with the transition. IMO, we are a few key pieces away from having a great defensive unit. We have talented players in Byrd and K. Williams and Poz, but that's not enough. We need a NT, pass rushing specialist OLB, big bad ILB and a lockdown CB. Now, I know these are key fixtures in a 3-4, but what I'm trying to say is that we aren't totally devoid of talent on defense. We do have some pretty talented, young players already. Moreover, we all hope McKelvin can pan out into a great lock-down CB, but that is yet to be seen and after that we don't have any of the other three. Sure, I suppose there is an outside chance Maybin turns into some great pass rushing OLB, but we still definitely need a big nasty ILB and a NT to stop the run. I've always liked Poz and now the Davis signing, but I still think that ILB we need isn't on the roster yet. Just my two cents on the defense.