R. Rich

Well, there ya go: he's a QB. Now the Bills are all set. Well, they can use another 3 or 4 picks on a QB, just to be sure.

Outstanding.

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By the very definition of him being a restrictred free agent, he would be in line to get a huge pay raise, plus the Ravens would have the right of first refusal. And living here in the Baltimore area, I've never heard or read anything resembling any discord from Gaither while w/ the Ravens.

I wouldn't get all hyped up 'bout it. From what I've read, he could end up in San Fran. Then again, anything is possible. We'll see.

My guess is that they figure they've seen enough of Oher to know he can handle the left side full time. They then figure it's a combination of getting good value (a 2nd round pick is good value; remember how much the Ravens gave up to acquire a very productive Willis McGahee?) for Gaither if they trade 'em and also figuring they can make do w/ either O'Neill Cousins or Tony Moll on the right side. Just a guess though.

Ah, I see. Okay... Considering the Bills have the 9th overall pick, and there's a better than average chance that niether Clausen or Bradford will be available w/ the 9th pick, what do you believe they should do? Trade up and get one of 'em? Right now, you have 2 of the top 4 teams that could consider drafting a QB in the right circumstance. So, where do you move up to and how much do you give up to get there?

It's a reach to take Williams, arguably the best NT available in the draft, @ 9th overall, but not one to take Dunlap or Morgan? If a DE is in the plans, and considering the move to a 3-4 front, I'd rather see Jason Pierre-Paul or Jared Odrick (a DT who would be a good fit as a 3-4 DE) instead.

Huh???

And there you have it.

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!

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