Dan

Going in most posters here thought we had a few glaring holes to fill - WR, TE, CB, OG, DT. Well, upon reflection (while washing my truck for the last bit), I can only come to one logical conclusion. The FO came into the draft thinking we only needed to find about 2 starters - WR and CB. It's fairly obvious that they started selecting BPA to fit certain need areas in the 3rd round. If they really wanted a starting TE out of this draft, there were just too many options to select a better prospect than Fine. If they really wanted depth on the Oline, they could have easily selected a few guys for that. And so forth. IMO, they got the 2 guys they wanted - a starting CB and a starting WR. Then they just started filling the roster with depth type players that could be good on Special Teams and possibly surprise us all and step into as starters roll in a few years. So, I ask, is it possible that the team is closer to competing for a playoff spot than many posters think? Personally, I thought we were still 1 year away from a draft like this. Apparently, the FO disagrees. I guess we'll see in November.

Hey... I'm tryin over here.

It has been said before that defense wins championships.

See what happens when I get up to use the bathroom.

And that's my primary hope. They think we have plenty of quality starters and are just taking BPA, fillers that can make the team on Special Teams.

Yep. They need to get Dukes out of there and put him on ESPN. He tries to get his point across by shouting, no matter how stupid it is. I've actually seen Mayock raise his hand a few times to try and get a word in. It's annoying - actually made me flip back to ESPN a few times.

He's no Hamdan.

Sorry. The draft turned sorry with that Corner pick so I tried to have a little fun. And getting the next "Official" pick post from you was my last best effort. Perhaps the day2 is not so bad afterall

Did I beat him to the punch???

I'm gonna guess we shake it up a bit and get another great DB.

I see what you and others are saying. But, case in point, we got 6 turnovers against Dallas, but still lost the game because our offense could only score 3 points. At some point, you have to do something on the offensive side. We had a really bad offense last season, what have we done to address it?

Apparently depth on the Oline is too much to ask for. But, I agree with you.

I'm not sure anyone can. Did they wake up and forget there was another day to the draft? Ellis now Corner, no trade ups to preserver your late round picks. Someone enlighten me.

OK.. the draft just turned sour for me. Why do we need another CB?

I can understand your concern over the pick. I really can. My initial reaction was a similar preponderance as to why a CB is the biggest need on the team. As I rationalize it, you had essentially 2 players at 11 and they made a decision as to who they thought would be better. What I question (or wonder) did they try to trade back up and get another player? I thought we would see that. But, lets have a little patience and see what Jauron and the rest of the coaching staff do with these guys. I'll be right here with you calling for Jauron's head if the team continues to come out looking flat and has piss poor offensive game plans that do nothing. But, until then, we have to be positive and remain ever hopeful.

He's no Hamdan... but I'm on board the MckLovin train!

Absolutely. I could swear Schefter was peaking over the shoulders of the teams as they wrote down their selection. Every time they cut to him just prior to the announcement, he was dead on correct. And when he didn't have the scoop, Mayock was right there with his guess, that was right about 9 times out of 10. You could really tell he was updating his board as they went through with each pick. He clearly knew the players and knew the team's needs. It was actually pretty amazing to see a team so well prepared. It got to a point that Schefter would say his piece and everyone would just go... ok good pick, so Mayock tell us about this kid. They got a little out of their game in the 2nd round. But, I think the 5 minute picks may have had something to do with that. For once, I watched a show and actually felt like I was being educated and given inside information. It was a revelation. I flipped over to ESPN a few times mostly to see what Boomer would say. But by about the mid first round, it was just too sad; so it was all NFL Network from then on. ESPN would either be in commercial or have someone blabbering about something no longer pertinent. Kiper definitely looked lost in comparison to Mayock. Honestly, it was night and day between the two broadcasts. I kinda feel bad for Mayock and Schefter now though. No way they can top today's performance. They were that accurate and good. If you like the draft and don't have NFL Network... buy a new house and get a dish on it for next year. You won't regret it.

For those that hate this pick... who else would you have taken at 11? I can only think of Albert as a real alternative. Seeing as how our starters on the Oline are pretty good, I can understand not placing as high a priority on Albert (although it wouldn't have upset me at all if we got him). So who else do you select? We got the WR we needed. So what's the big deal?

That would make my draft... if he lasts a little longer and we get him. He may not be the best player or the biggest need, but I just have a feeling that him and Poz would feed off each other and could solidify our LBing corps for the next decade.

Now get Conner.

I'll take that over a commercial.

That's the magic I'd like to see them pull out of their hat somehow. WR now, then trade back up for Conner.

Excellent point. Maybe the Bills' brass made the right call?

OK.. it's official. Schefter and Mayock are thebest tandem in the league. Dead on all day. For those of you without NFL Network. I feel sorry. They've made ESPN look like a second rate channel.

If the WR's keep falling maybe you do take a Conner at 41 and then trade back for WR???