simpleman

No, Name: Antonio Richardson College: Tennessee Number: 74 Height: 6-6 Weight: 327 Position: OT Pos2: OG As I stated, I would trade down and take the OT in the late 1st or early 2nd. Some draft mocks would even have him available at our 2nd round pick, if we took our TE ASJ with a low first to keep him from NE. I would not draft an Oline with a high pick like a #9, but would with a low pick from trading down. Lewan would be a great pick, but I wouldn't take a OT with a #9. I don't see him still being there with a lower pick. The chances of getting a trade for a top 10 pick are extremely good. I posted a historical analysis of just how good they were last year. Of course everything is chance.

Unless Manziel magically falls to us at 9, which now that Mariota is out is quite unrealistic. I’m not anywhere near sold that EJ is a Franchise QB, if Manziel was there I would take him. Otherwise, if McCarron, Boyd or Murray are still there in the 3rd, select the best QB to challenge EJ. I think any of the three have almost as much potential as EJ had last year when he was drafted. Offensive line is glaring weakness, and as much as I like Mack at LB, we have too many needs, and need the extra picks. There is a lot of excellent OL line talent this year that would go lower than he will, without a huge drop in potential return to the team. And 2nd round LB, and talent in general is again excellent this year. Trade back, picking up another 2nd round pick and maybe even another 3rd or 4th, depending on the position of the pick. In the 1st Select: Antonio Richardson, OT “a massive offensive tackle with the ability to re-route pass rushers and be a road-grader in the ground game” Or if he is gone, Taylor Lewan, OT “lateral agility and balance in his kick-slide to maintain the edge, while also possessing the strength to lock up his opponent” Select in the 2nd: Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE 2nd. Not a burner for speed, but we have Goodwin for that. Big and reliable, with good hands and that big target we need in the middle. This negates the need for the pick of the big WR early, letting us get one in the 3rd or 4th. Shayne Skov, ILB 2nd. Shift Kiko to OLB where he is well suited and let Skov cover the middle and the run. If we don’t select a QB in the 3rd. Select a big WR in the 3rd. Or in the 4th. To fill the hole that Da’ Rick might have filled. Fill up on OL potential and needs using the rest of the picks.

Always thought Smith was a great pick. If he just could pair up with a great OC, he could take a team all the way.

We talk about player upgrades. How about coaching upgrades to make the team better. Most of us saw how a change at Defensive Coordinator made the defense better this year. What available coaches do you think would make the Bills a better team next year? Please be realistic and only mention available coaches who might be willing to come to Buffalo for the position of Offensive Coordinator.

Oh great. I see the board is getting back to the "I don't like the opinion posted and I'm a veteran poster, so I will insult the poster personally" trend again. There are at least 4 such posts in this topic by veteran posters. If you don't like a post, either skip it or debate the point, you do not need to insult the poster. Being a veteran does not mean you have a responsibility to be demeaning and a bully. Dazzle us with your knowledge and brilliance, not with your rudeness, arrogance and demeaning attitude.

There need to be consequences as well as rewards. The performance of the offense and the special teams this year was unacceptable. It was not just bad QB rookie play. The continued O Line mess( it was not losing Lev that was the problem, it was not getting a legitimate replacement), the selection of WRs from the preseason roster forward to the selection of starting WRs, and the inability to recognize the strengths of CJ and use him properly are also also symptoms of incompetence. There was a total lack of ability to call plays that cater to the skills and abilities of the offensive players we have, rather than trying to fit those players into generic schemes designed for players of other abilities. In other words trying to fit round pegs into square holes, rather than designing plays that use round pegs. Either Marrone should have to man up and admit the weaknesses in his coaching staff, ( Hackett and Crossman) or he should be replaced with someone who will. Standing pat on a bad hand is not acceptable. If Marrone puts personality loyalty above professional judgment, he deserves no place in the NFL.

If we learned anything about coaching this year with A Williams and McKelvin with the change of coaching to Pettine, it should be that getting a quality coach should be a priority before giving up on a talented player. Get rid of Hackett and get a quality offensive coach and a good QB coach, and see if it helps before giving up on O talent.

Is this sarcasm? Hard to tell.

If you are going to lose cap space money because you can't re-roll it, wouldn't it be better to extend/rework a few player contracts before this season ends so you don't loose it? Or does that not make economic cap sense?

Denver, for Peyton. One of the best ever!

He already had three chances and didn't make that kind of impact on the coaches.

Thanks for sharing!

What is all this talk of flexing? Is this a new joke? I thought flexing was just moving the most interesting game from the daytime schedule to the nighttime schedule to have the prime time game more exciting.

Lewis=Wilson like EJ=Brady

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Would someone please explain the cap issues to me again. If Stevie WAS traded for a 3rd, exactly what would his cap space be for Buffalo in 2014? Are we free of him completely? Just cutting him would make no sense with his dead cap.

After reading what the cap space was next year for Stevie, I have to ask about metrics. If we are going to have cap issues I have to ask about Stevie VS Byrd. I think Byrd makes a better choice for using valuable cap space than Stevie. Not that I dislike Stevie, it is just about choices, dollars and value.

If The NFL is the big show, the ultimate in the field of football, why should we as fans be willing to wait years for the players there to develop and mature? Would you be willing to let your United Pilot be a rookie and learn how to fly on your flight from Buffalo to LA? Would you let your Brain Surgeon operate on your brain tumor when he was as clueless and did his job as poorly as EJ has? Would you let your oral surgeon learn how to pull a tooth by pulling your wisdom teeth? Would you want to visit NYC and find out your cab driver just arrived in NYC for the first time two weeks ago, and just got his learners permit? We rightly all expect and demand minimum experience and competency from those that we pay full price to provide us with professional services. The NFL is the big league. We as fans pay big bucks to see professionals play professional football. Enough is enough, if the player isn’t ready for prime time, then he shouldn’t be on the field as a starter. EJ has done little to earn a place as a starter, and certainly has done nothing to show he has any potential to be a Franchise QB. Just sucking the least of those currently on the roster, when they all suck, does not make him a decent QB.

The only reason I can logically think the owners are afraid of public ownership is that they feel that ultimately so many teams would become public that the balance would be tipped so that the majority of votes in the NFL would be public owned teams, and they would be more interested in the good of the game over the money in the game. They fear that focus would hurt the regular owners profit potential. Logically public teams would never sell out to be moved, so the value of existing teams that could be sold and moved would be increased. The law of supply and demand (decrease in supply).

I guess I don’t see these comments by RGIII as that selfish or passing the blame. He accepts blame for the bad throw that was intercepted. He did say that he felt the Eagles out schemed them, but maybe they did. I just don’t see how his team was so outraged by his comments. If a Bill had said the same things, would you be upset? Discuss! http://sports.yahoo.com/news/redskins-rg3-clears-air-moss-213248223--nfl.html Quoting from Yahoo sports: Regarding the interception, he said Sunday: ''We had a certain concept we were running, and nobody got open so I was backing up, and in the situation where you get a sack there, it ends the game. I was trying to throw the ball to the back of the end zone. It didn't get to where I wanted it to go.'' Regarding the Eagles in general, he said after the game: ''They did a good job of scheming us up. Obviously, we were able to run the ball effectively, but in the passing game, they kind of had us. They kind of knew what was coming before it was coming and, like I said, that is disheartening.''

Not in any way a knock on Glenn. But few thought he needed to turn around his season. He has shown gradual natural improvement from last year, which you would expect from experience. He was already good and is getting better. He did not make huge strides, but did not need to. He did not need major improvement. Just to get better and better, which he has. While McKelvin needed to turn it around, he was not good the beginning of last year. Williams was simply horrible last year at CB. Dareus was not playing anywhere near our expectations of a #3 pick or what all thought he was capable of. Each of those three were under-performing noticeably. Most of us took the thread to mean who really turned it around, not who were the best on the team at their position and got better.

Agree. Not sure I could put them in a particular order though. About a three way tie.

Sarcasm is best left to the professionals. Most do not do it well. And sarcasm has a vocal element which does not translate well to text. While your post's title may have been sarcasm, your post did not translate well that way

Obviously you are of the generic plug and play school of coaching. A RB is a RB, is a RB. There are few all around RBs that fit every possible role a RB may have. Realistically a "complete" RB is incredibly rare. Unfortunately we do not exist in a perfect world, so we are forced to use multiple RBs, each who are very good at particular roles that are good fits for particular situations. Life is not a video game with only a few limited preset factors. It is about intricacies, about finding the right tool for the right job. There are different types of RBs, Bowling Balls like Summers who just bulldoze their way forward. Bigger up the middle backs like Fred, who follow their blockers and try to squirt through the holes , and finesse speed runners like CJ who use use their speed and agility to outmaneuver the opponents and get free. Each have different strengths and different roles. A good coach learns to design schemes and plays that cater to the different types. There is a proper time and a proper place to use each of them. You use the right tool for the right job. Not just interchange them randomly.