R. Rich

Totally disagree. The Bills should've signed Julius Peppers and traded Lynch, Whitner and a 3rd round pick for Vince Wilfork. No. There's plenty of QB talent. Jimmy Clausen and Sam Bradford are future Canton enshrinees and guys like Tony Pike, Colt McCoy, and John Skelton will be perennial Pro Bowl players. Not to mention the deity that is Tim Tebow... My wife loves to watch that country fried shrink Dr. Phil, who always says something to the effect that adding "but" to a sentence is to say, "disregard what I just said". 'Til Ralph give his GM total control, the Bills are apt to make these kind of boneheaded decisions. Maybe Nix will break the mold. Let's hope, huh? Why not? It works in Madden... I've said that if the Bills' organization believe that Bradford or Clausen can be THE guy and they're there w/ the 9th pick (doubtful), then go for it. Otherwise, use the pick to get the best talent you can. The Bills have plenty of areas they can go w/ the pick, so they don't have to narrow their scope to one or two players. After the first round, I just hope the Bills work to fill as many holes on this team as they can: get a nose tackle if you can, get a decent left tackle if you can, get an OLB that can rush the passer and has enough size to hold up against the run, and so on.

In addition to rushing the passer from the outside, 3-4 OLBs absolutely must be proficient in dropping back in pass defense. Neither Schobel or Maybin have shown a propensity to do this. The best dropback DE/OLB hybrid that the Bills had was Ryan Denney, who is no longer on the roster. Also, 3-4 OLBs have containment responsibilities. This is also a weak point in both Maybin and Schobel's game. Both have shown that they're a sucker for counter moves, which help to break contain and open the outside to huge gains in both the running game (think Harrison's big run in the Monday night loss to Cleveland two years ago) and the passing game (a particularly rough outing for Maybin in the pre-season game vs Pittsburgh last year). I'm not saying that these guys can't get it done as 3-4 OLBs. I merely point out that it is far from a given.

His parents would be pissed. See?

Thankfully, no.

It is.

....ever.

Alright now, hold on a minute here. Roethlisberger is NOT black???

Oh no. QBs don't need an offensive line. They can win games all by themselves. Just draft a QB. Trade up if necessary. Heck, even make a Ditka-like trade if need be. Once you get that QB, you're Super Bowl bound.

Keep climbing...

The only reason everyone isn't out there playing defensive end is that there are a limited number of roster spaces.

I'll be there as usual. This is my 6th time going and it's a great chance to spend some time w/ good friends and fellow draft fans.

Divisional round results are posted and the polls for GM and offensive/defensive rookie of the year have been posted.

I'm glad he Trust you.

A bit of required reading. It may help some of you who plan to do a 24 hour free agency watch: Full Speed Ahead!

Oops, sorry.

That's simple enough. Just add Peyton Manning to a team w/ an atrocious defense, and we'll be dangerous.

Since each and every team in the league passed on Tom Brady when they let him slip to the 6th round, there should be mass firings then. After all, the NFL Draft is an exact science and all.

As an unabashed PENN STATE fan, this may surprise you, but I agree. Not 'cause Maybin "sucks" (he did just complete one year, so I think it's a bit early to pull the plug on his entire career), but 'cause he didn't have that many starts and only got his chance to shine due to another player's suspension. He's very young and inexperienced and as last year attests to, he has much to learn.

The compensation is going to be a real hurdle in negotiations w/ any team. Baltimore probably would've jumped on the chance to grab Marshall w/ no compensation. But, paying the guy big bucks AND losing a first? That doesn't sound like an Ozzie Newsome type move. Then again, w/ the slim pickings in free agency this year due to the uncapped year and the uncertainty of 2011, someone may jump on the chance to take 'em, but it wouldn't really be a sound move per the reasons I just stated.

Please Buddy, don't get 'er dun.

Exactly. The Bills are still paying the price for not going after Mike Nugent, as so many TBDers thought they should.

Hmm....I don't have anything, and I'm building from scratch? I'd go @ it this way: 1. Offensive Line 2. Defense 3. The rest of the team This is kinda what the Baltimore Ravens did when Ozzie Newsome and company began to contsruct their squad, using their initial pick on future Hall of Fame OT Jonathan Ogden and their next pick on future Hall of Fame LB Ray Lewis. Considering this is an expansion team, I'm pretty sure we're going to be up near the top of the draft the following season and perhaps even the season afterward, so I'll look to find my QB then, AFTER I've used my initial draft and free agency period to put together an offensive line that won't get the guy I'm going to be spending a huge bonus on (especially if my expansion team finishes dead last and ends up w/ the #1 overall pick again) murdered.

Simmer down now, kids.

I hear that Lofton guy wasn't too shabby.

Precisely.