MarlinTheMagician

Question: I paid a deposit to be on the PSL wait list the day it became possible to do so. I have not yet been contacted since it seems they are still working through the existing holders. I grew up in Buffalo and still love the City, but I felt I needed to leave at age 17 due to the lack of economic opportunity at the time. I am now 63, and life has worked out - I am blessed. I have five children and want to get the four best PSLs I get a crack at. Since I will likely be dead by the end of the 30 years, this is more for my five children than for myself (my kids were hapless Bills fans in NYC during the drought years, but they are loyal to this day and they bleed Bills blue). Does anyone have any idea of what the equivalent to lower-bowl seats at the Ralph between the 40s will cost, and the likelihood any will be available for those on the wait lists? Thanks in advance for any info/guidance!

Not a good sign that his base is so poor the QB tips him over with ease after the turnover. If we want a giant tub of goo, I'd rather have Zeek Biggers. A little less goo, but he is less likely to have a heart attack on the field and can run.

If we end up with Bond I may either shed a tear or break my TV. Coleman was absolutely NOT a receiver I wanted last year, though I root for him now without limitation as it is my duty. But not again please! I have a few friends in Texas who watch every second of the Horns as I do the Bills. They each think very little of Bond for a host of reasons, but adore Golden (and Al Collins and Mukuba, btw). Please no!

I would be thrilled with that. When one comes off, move up and get the other!

I think, as some have speculated, the corners we might want, and definitely need, seem to run out - or risk running out -- by our second round picks. So maybe a corner #1? I really like a lot of the DTs in this draft and think we can get a good run-stopper in the second. There are just almost too many good DLs for all the 1 techs to be gone -- ones I like that could be there at the time of our first or second pick include: -Grant -Harmon -Tyleek Williams - Collins Would love Hairston or Revel, then Tyleek Williams or Al Collins and a WR or Edge with our seconds. Could be really fun if Ekbuka or Golden slide to the second, but we would have to go up and get them bc they ain't sliding to late in the round! Both those guys seem to offer the speed and separation at Y that we lack (but may have already addressed with Palmer, so I could understand an DB, DL, and Edge and get a WR later). Let's go!

Fair point about the "healthy" scratches - but those also consistent with Carter not being fully healthy. But your last point is the best, some (most) rooks are not what they will become their first year. And I can grant this is a big year for Carter for sure. If he doesn't play a meaningful role it is bad for the Bills and worse for him. People can differ on the likelihood of him making a big jump in performance, and I guess I am just more optimistic. You may have done this already, but if you have not checking out some of his games at Duke and some of his interviews. This guy is a MAN that will die for his team and has performed at a high-level for a long time. He may stink it up, but I like his chances to be a meaningful contributor more than worthy of a third round pick. We'll see! Good luck and Go Bills!

Have your coffee before you post. Curmudgeon is not a description of you that you want. Would be happy to hear what you don't like. I am not a fan of either the "we must have another weapon for Josh" crowd (especially given Palmer) or the "get a generational talent" fans. I am a card-carrying member of the "we averaged 30+ points a game and did not lose because of offense. We lost because of our defense and we need several defensive athletes to close the gap and win the SB" group. These seem to be the three sets of thinking on this board. Respect to the other two, but I believe in the third. The one I waffled on was Tuimoloau vs. Princely. But in this draft you get five players that will start on D or join the DL rotation, I believe. Three on the line, two in the defensive backfield. Like the top, don't like the back end. 1.) I think we should trade some of the later picks and move up in 3, 4, and 5 to get better talent; and 2.) Yuk to - Tommi Hill, Peebles. I put him in some mocks, but Tuimoloau scares me - I am marginally okay with the pick. Like Ransom and Sawyer. I get pick #1, but I generally don't want a first round safety, especially if we get another safety like Ransom. Stick a one technique at our first pick - Grant, Tyleek Williams, Harmon, and I like it a lot better!

Valid points, but here are a couple different takes: 1. We don't know how "over" his injury he was or not; 2. Carter is not a meathead; and 3. "Boogie" was an edge who seemed to lack the basic physical traits to excel at the position. He generally looked slow and heavy-footed, which matches his pre-draft scouting reports, as I recall. So I think apples and oranges comparison.

I am stuck in endless mock mode. Moved a couple of our later picks in this one to move up after the first two rounds. Very similar to Richard Noggin's above: My Selections 30 Kenneth Grant DL | Michigan 56 Trey Amos CB | Mississippi 62 J.T. Tuimoloau EDGE | Ohio State 94 Bradyn Swinson EDGE | LSU TRADE 107 Kevin Winston Jr. S | Penn State TRADE 206 Joshua Gray IOL | Oregon State 221 Jaylin Lane WR | Virginia Tech TRADE

I think Carter could be good because from what I saw he has good movement skills for someone with his thickness/density. I think with a year in an NFL weight room, team prescribed diet, and familiarity with the scheme and play speed of the NFL, it could lead to a meaningful jump in year #2. Plus he is a very high-character player that has shown a lifetime of high-motivation to improve and excel. Seems it is more reasonable to believe he could work out than to not believe he could. Gosh that is atrocious. I almost forgot how bad that was - and all top 15 picks or so. That is part of why I think jumping up is not the right strategy. Draft picks are lottery tickets, and I would like to play more rather than less.

Certainly - agree that it all comes down to who you pick. They need to get that right, and on the specific players - they have to judge that. Last year, I was very upset when they took Coleman over McConkey, but I am all in for hoping Keon works out. I am worried about him though due to inability to separate. We will see about Bishop and Carter, I still think both will be good. And Ray Davis. And Grable, perhaps. And perhaps the LB. It has not done much yet, but I think last year's draft may end up being a pretty good one. Coleman is the one that worries me most.

Maybe something like this - seems like we risk running out of talent at corner in the second before DT and DE, so I took a corner early. You have your pick of Ravel, Morrison, Thomas there. I offer this not so much for the specific players, but where I would use our capital. Traded down four slots with Giants to get 105 which yielded Demetrius Knight (could have been Stutsman), traded up to take Denzel Burke: 34 Shavon Revel Jr. CB | East Carolina TRADE 56 Landon Jackson EDGE | Arkansas 62 Alfred Collins DL | Texas 105 Demetrius Knight LB | South Carolina TRADE 109 Tai Felton WR | Maryland 129 C.J. West DL | Indiana TRADE 132 Denzel Burke CB | Ohio State 169 Jackson Slater IOL | Sacramento State 177 Tyler Baron EDGE | Miami (FL) 206 Cam Jackson DL | Florida

I feel that we should do the opposite of trying to reach for a generational talent. 20-40 in the draft are all rated about the same by scouts. I would trade down and get into the third if I could while still getting a pick inside the top 40. (great if, for example, the Giants want Dart) And I would use some of our later picks to trade up within rounds to make sure we get people who we believe will make the team and help now. We could trade back to 35-ish and get one of the top corners (Ravel, Morrison, Hairston, Thomas), a quality Edge and a tank 1 technique all with our first three picks. To me, it seems obvious we are three things short of winning a SB: speed and ability to cover in the defensive backfield, edge pressure, and beef in the middle that can push the pocket and stop the run. I would love the following: 1. 1 Tech - Grant, Harmon, T. Williams or Collins (and another one like Cam Jackson, Caldwell or Stackhouse in the 5th or 6th round) 2. Corner - Morrison, Ravel, Thomas, Hairston, Otis. (Maybe need one later too like D. Strong, Q. Riley, or N. Williams). 3. Edge - BC guy Ezeiraku (sp?), Sawyer, Princely, Pearce, Green, Landon Jackson Then as picks permit, get Josh a mid-round receiver and a late round guard with traits. Maybe a RB or TE late. What we need to win is definitely out there in numbers this year - DB, DT, DE.

It is a good question. I think based on traits and on-field performance alone, I could get behind the Abdul Carter choice. However, I know someone at that team who says Carter is not well-liked by teammates because he is self-focused rather than team focused and kind of in-your-face about his Muslim faith. For those reasons I would not want him. Nor would I want any of the QBs. So what's left? Maybe Travis Hunter - if he can be an elite DB and give you a few snaps on offense to stretch the field, could kind of be exactly what we need. Would love to have him, would not mortgage two drafts to get him.

Tre White - takes two years to fully recover from a bad Achilles injury!