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Brady was just an example... The "sample period" was players drafted between 2005 to 2014... So anyone drafted before or after would not be reflected in these "stats"... Of course you had to click the link and read through the article to find this information out...

As I remember, Tom Brady was a 6th rd pick in the 2000 NFL draft. How can there then be 0% chance of drafting a "consistent starter" in the 6th rd?? By only going back to the last decade. Kinda selective though isn't it?

Nobody ever thought that Beane would get a 3rd for Tyrod either as I recall...

This is the "bet $5000.00 against the Bills" game...

5 games into his NFL career with a sheet OL and no WR's and you are writing Allen off. Talk about "Delusional"...

Now that the Raiders have three 1st round picks (currently #4, #10 and #17 as of now) AND This weeks games: Cardinals (1-6) vs 49ers (1-6) Raiders (1-5) vs Colts (2-5) Assuming that Bills (2-5) lose to the Pats as seems likely... Bills could improve to a top 5 projected pick... Would the Raiders cough up picks #10 (via Dallas)and #17 (via Bears) for the Bills #5 pick?? Both these picks would appear to probably be even lower later on in the season. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000969335/article/2019-nfl-draft-order-team-needs-giants-no-1-raiders-load-up

Phila may be getting a bit desperate after losing to Carolina. Smallwood does not appear to be the answer at RB. Let's see what happens this week and perhaps next weekend...

Why do Poyer and Hyde only count for one? I'd say there's 6... Harrison Philips seems to be playing pretty well for a rookie too... Hauschka seems to be a pretty decent kicker as well...

The truth has always been that TT is a decent backup choice on a team with a starter running a similar type of offense and a pretty good defense to carry them. But he will never be worth 15 mill per season to any team.

Starting to? You're a bit late with your concern...

Rosen is now just one more pick six from an NFL record!!

First of all you simply CAN'T forget about FA. It comes before the NFL Draft and will play a big role in what the Bills plans for the draft turn out to be. From what we have seen so far this season the Bills appear to be in pretty good shape defensively and can supplement what they have via FA.It would be helpful to find out what Wyatt Teller brings to the table by giving him some playing time as the rest of this season winds down. I can't believe that anyone would seriously suggest drafting a RT with the #1 draft pick. Assuming Dawkins stays healthy he has to be regarded as the starting LT both now and for the foreseeable future. WR would seem to be the most likely pick at this point with the idea that the Bills can sign a couple of viable FA WR's between now and the draft.

Does it really matter? The Jets had a similar boatload of money to spend in FA this past season and supposedly were hot to sign Cousins to a huge contract. Had they signed him would they then have gone out and drafted Darnold? Assuming that ANY particular player would be willing to come here if the money were roughly the same is a waste of time and effort because in "real life" players are gonna do what THEY believe to be in their best interest. Cousins for example wanted to sign with a team that in his mind was in the best position to possibly get to and win in the playoffs. Hence he chose Minnesota over the Jets and other teams like say Denver which also coveted him. So what good does it do to pick and choose a bunch of players based on the dollars that they signed for this past year (assuming you had 90 million to spend) when realistically there was no chance of that actually happening in "real life"?

Just for reference here are Jared Goff's stats. Notice his 1st year stats. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GoffJa00.htm 7 GP 112 CMP 205 ATT 1089 YDS 54.6 CMP% 5 TDS 7 INTS 18.9 QBR Not very impressive...

"Core Players"? Sammy Watkins who was often injured and "Non-Performing" much of the time and making 16 mill per year isn't even the #1 WR on Kansas City. http://www.nfl.com/teams/profile?team=KC Or do you mean Darius who was playing abysmally when not imbibing synthetic MJ and drag racing in his spare time. Or perhaps Cordy Glen who was also often injured and overpaid for not playing and had been beaten out by Dawkins? What was the Bills record with these "difference makers" exactly? Did they ever get us to the playoffs? Spare Me Please!

I'm in no hurry to move McCoy for anything less than a 2nd either. The unknown factor in all this is what McCoy actually wants also. If he wants to be here I'd say keep him. Also I keep reading that McD wanted the KC 1st round pick because he didn't trust Whaley's judgement and essentially wanted to wait till Beane got here to decide on a QB of the future but why is everyone assuming that Whaley would have drafted Mahomes otherwise? Don't get me wrong. I wanted Mahomes. A lot of people on this site wanted Mahomes. But we will never really know whether Whaley wanted Mahomes. Sammy wasn't dependable. He was injured some of the time and was heading towards a big payday that was hard to justify given the Bills salary cap situation at the time as well. Now the Bills have a huge salary cap surplus in 2019 and beyond. Totally different situation.

I agree with the idea of bringing in some OL via FA. Solidify the line. I don't see a top FA WR like Cobb wanting to come here. Perhaps Moncrief? Jax is short on cap space which means he should be available if he is willing to come here. I definitely like the idea of drafting a WR with the 1st round pick. It's rumored to be a strong Defensive draft so a top WR could well be available when the Bills pick comes up. I'd also like the Bills to try to improve their TE position through FA if possible. The Bills will have to make a serious decision on Hughes after this season is over. Also it is time to bring in a RB as Shady may or may not be around after this year is over.

The reason the Bills lost is obvious... It's the fault of that guy who didn't bet $5000 against the Bills this week.

The players I named are all on the wrong side of 30 and are under-performing and nearing the end of their contracts. These guys are NOT the future.

As far as I can tell, the Jets must be ruining Darnold too then, cause his stats and the outcome of that game are pretty similar to the Bills ordeal yesterday... And Miami got destroyed by the Pariots as usual too... Boy, you people need to chill out... Aikman's rookie season was as pathetic as this and so was Elway's... This is a transition and learning year - a rebuilding year... Enjoy the high points and tolerate the low points...

You wait till the trade deadline and see if a Contending team loses its Rb and is willing to give you something for McCoy... Otherwise you wait till the end of the season... McCoy's Dead Cap hit next season is only 2.6mill vs 9mill if he is on the team... Hughes contract situation is quite similar... 2.9mill Dead Cap hit vs 9.6mill if he is on the team... Murphy 3.5mill Dead Cap hit vs 8.575mill... Clay 4.5mill vs 9mill... All 4 of these players could be gone after this season...Total 13.5mill DCH vs 36.175mill if they are on the team next year... And the Bills are already showing over 90mill in cap space for 2019...You can add in another 10mill for the annual NFL salary Cap increase to that total as well... Perhaps the Bills go for OL and Def help in FA and draft the best young WR in the draft even though it is rumored to be a strong Def draft... Lot's of room for the lineup to change in 2019.

I almost feel sorry for Cleveland. Imagine that first Josh Gordon rips your heart out and then you draft Coleman and he finishes the job... SAD...

The key is that Dez doesn't WANT to be here. I think he wants to play for a Super Bowl contender and nothing else. (except maybe a chance to get back at the Cowboys and Jerry Jones) If he was really interested in coming here it would be a different story.

Sorry, but Bradford has already "milked" the NFL cash cow more than enough. If Allen gets injured then Peterman goes back in. That's really the only way you make a change at QB. This season (and hopefully every season for the next 15 years) belongs to ALLEN.

And the two QB's (Kelly and Steve Young) later had the famous "No Punt" game out in San Francisco in 1992 (9-13-92)