#34fan

This post could have been much shorter. God, I'm so alone. There, saved you some words too.

The team's season was still 8-5 with him as the full-time starter... That's true even if he only lost to Oregon, Boise St., and Iowa.

One my faves... Couldn't help it.

****LONG POST, but worth it, (i think)**** Some of you have gotten riled over my takes on these draft picks... You may think it's a matter of me simply "not liking" these players, or "favoring" others which is total bullsh_t. I didn't like this draft because I saw a legit chance for this team to grab generational talent... The kids that get you to superbowls. -All OBD had to do, was NOT take the bait! Justifiably, some of you are asking for an explanation, which I'll gladly provide in a round-by-round format. Rd. 1 Josh Allen, 7th overall...Cost #12 #53 and #56 pick In a word? -Disastrous. I didn't think any 2018 QB's could help BUF's situation, but I found this pick to be particularly bad. Not a single D1 program thought anything of this kid coming out of H.S.... In fairness, they could have missed something... Happens all the time.. Except no one liked him coming out of JC either! He ended up at WYO, but really wanted to play at Fresno State! How bad did Allen want to play at Fresno State??? -Josh Allen wanted to play at Fresno State so bad, he wrote them a "pitch" letter throwing shade on a shorter, lighter, competitor. -It didn't work. This is a kid, who in his BEST year as a D1 QB (2016) threw 28 TD's, AND led the Mountain West Conference with 15 picks! He's been a sub 60% passer at every playing level. -High School, JC, and College. He NEVER led WYO to a collegiate record better than 8-5! -Really? -Against such vaunted competition as San Jose State, and New Mexico? Allen didn't throw as many picks (6) his final year, but his production as a passer also decreased dramatically from 3203 passing yards in '16 to 1812 passing yards in '17... I'll concede that sheer arm strength makes Allen an intriguing prospect, but ANY other year, and this kid is a mid-late 2nd round pick. However, the manipulative shield would have it's way. -With us, unfortunately. Tremaine Edmunds, 16th overall... Cost #22 and #65 A pick I wasn't very fond of... Big guy? -Check. Fast guy? -Check. Tremendous athlete in general? -Check? Personally, I don't think he diagnoses well enough (at his level)to merit the sacrifice... He frequently bit hard on fakes and mis-directions at the collegiate level... Plays won't get any easier to diagnose in the pros, and there's a chance he'll get exposed a lot... I can definitely see him as a passrusher ... Maybe stand-up 4-3 DE... My concern is that once these flaws are exposed, the coaching staff won't be able to effectively re-purpose his skill set. What we missed out on. We stay put at 12, there's a clear shot at the best DT prospect, I think, since Marcell Dareus. -Da'ron Payne(#13 to WAS)... Even if Beane was just looking at NFL draft grades, he would have seen a significantly higher one for this kid... "Pro-bowl potential" is what I read on his breakdown... But hey, -f___k what the self-interested league thinks! Let's look at film, and this kid's production in games.-Which is NUTS... If there's a D-Tackle in CFB with a quicker get-off I sure haven't seen it! -You won't see a ton of sacks because Payne spent the last two season soaking up the run, and drawing double teams at NT so other guys could finish... He simply couldn't be single-blocked at the collegiate level... Harrison Phillips is a VERY good player, but Payne is just a phenomenon for an interior DL. Had we we stayed put at 22, Stud Tackle Isaiah Wynn (#23 to NE) was waiting along with WR DJ Moore (#24 to CAR) -Either pick helps this team win games from day one! Wynn is an absolute mauler who finished a fabulous season (including the Senior Bowl) with a torn Labrum! This kid is going to keep your QB dry for YEARS, plus build a standard the rest of the line will have to follow! -BUF's O-line is in tatters after the departure of Wood, Glenn and Incognito... However, If Wynn's injury scared you off, DJ Moore, had a skill set coveted by many NFL teams... Elite speed in pads, elusiveness, YAC for days... and reliable hands that consistently make difficult catches... In three years, this kid had 8 different QB's throwing to him including 3 true freshmen, and STILL was big-ten receiver of the year in 2017. Who DOESN'T want that on their team? -Brandon Beane. That's who. Now flame your little hearts away.

I stand corrected.... In fairness, I got the Info off a UDFA tracker site that originally had him with MIA... Either way, An NFL starting QB is now looking over his shoulder. And if he ain't, -he f___ing should be.

Ferguson went UDFA to Miami!... And yes, Ryan Tanneyhill should absolutely be worried.

I'm used to it...I got the same flack WAY back when I wanted to dump Fitz, and fire Chan... I got Flamed when I wanted Wilson in '12... Shamed for opposing a 1st round QB pick in '13... Vilified for supporting Jim Schwartz and opposing the Ryan hiring... Attacked for wanting Tyrod gone in '16 .... It's like it always is... ME ahead of the curve, and the Kool-Aid sipping simps lagging behind it.... This regime got incredibly lucky last season. -Sadly, luck runs out... And with drafts like this one, that shouldn't take long at all... Plenty of room on my side, Gentlemen... You may be coming over here sooner than you think. Wrong regime, smart guy... You sure you follow the Bills?

Fair enough... It's 7:45 out here and I gotta take the wife to dinner. You homers and process-trusters can circle-jerk with the Kool-aid drinkers til i get back.

I've been pretty detailed... Perhaps you should do your own damn homework -They made the pick because NFL Network said to... I watch college games... Edmunds has a long way to go.

Raw project QB.... ILB, with little instincts for the position... Short wide receivers.... DB's that faced pathetic competition at the collegiate level... Dude, we could be here all day... Beane failed... This is not a team that can seriously expect to compete with NE..... The worst part, however, is that the regime just phoned it in... -They didn't even f___ing try!

FTR, I hope you're right, and I'm wrong... if you're right, Edmunds will be able to diagnose, close space, and be the most disruptive thing on the field. If, I'm right, he's not an NFL fit at ILB, and will require comprehensive instruction at the position... If I'm right, he'll often be late to the ball, and look completely lost out there. Guess we'll see.

It' already on the table man... I don't love the pick.

Yah... Definitely NOT Luke Kuechly.

Etling was the kid throwing to D.J. Chark.... I liked him... Not the most powerful, or accurate arm, but he's a sponge... I think Danny Etling surprises.

Not "bad". Just not good... I think these duma**es basically fell for NFL Network's hype campaign... -Shame, really... The team was in postion to make significant strides.

I keep a packet of horseradish handy for crow-eating... I haven't needed it for 10 years.

In my opinion, that's exactly what they did.

I think it's entirely possible... I even think it's possible he looks GOOD in a game or two (Dolphins, Jets)... But long-term this thing will haunt Beane and McDermott. -Even more that Peterman's 5-pick half.

Oh but I DID have a clue... A big clue was that Johnson has never had any contact or correspondence from BUF... A 4th rounder? -That's not a exactly a low pick... These geniuses never reached out in any way to a kid they had eyes on in that round? He was on the Bills board, alright... The DART-board these idiots used to draft him.

I'm don't think it made them worse either. Allen cost this team a lot... Beane will need to show we got good value sooner rather than later. -JMO

Yah, for all the good they did Peterman... Or Tyrod, for that matter..

Why? -You're the one happy he got a 7th rounder in the 4th.

The reality is, he's not going to get any better on the bench...

Is it better to pull draft picks out of your butt? -Ask Beane.

Yah, the same guy that just got drafted by the Patriots, you duma**!