Brandon

Round 5.

His 2002 draft profile from NFL.com... http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/royal_robert.htm

It is a good draft for 2nd tier CBs. But at the top? Not really. I think most people view Huff as a safety. That really leaves Jimmy Williams who is close to a 1st round lock and like Huff, some teams will probably view him as a safety. There may be another CB or two that will sneak into R1, but its not a given.

I think its unlikely, but I don't discount the possibility. As always, it depends upon how desperate a team gets for a good player at a position, particularly a playoff team from last year. But I agree, I think the odds of it are pretty low at this time.

I agree and I think people are underestimating Clements's value. He had a lousy year, but he's young, has never had a major injury, and has proven he can be a top CB. I also don't think Marv wants to trade him, but it also wouldn't suprise me if there are some excellent trade offers in the days leading up to the draft. In a weak year for CBs in the draft and with a major bump in the cap, I wouldn't even be totally shocked if a playoff caliber team with cap room tried to sign him outright, even at the steep cost of 2 1st round picks.

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news_room/n...rts/5199.0.html

That might be true if Levy and Jauron had drafted him and if Everett wasn't coming off a major injury.

I'd flip a coin between Ferguson and Davis. I think Davis is a bit better prospect, but Ferguson will be a very, very good player on an OL that has been a problem for a long time. I would lean slightly towards Davis, based upon need (I don't think our OTs are that bad), but Ferguson would be an excellent addition as well. Mario Williams is the only player I'd take ahead of either of them and I feel is the best player in this draft.

We have two third round picks at DT on the roster. It doesn't matter, though. Of Edwards, Anderson and Everett, none of the three have established themselves as starters at their positions. Everett hasn't even played and is coming off major injury.

Pick the better prospect. The fact is that both are need positions.

I honestly don't know that he'd be a reach. The only real knock against him was size, but he measured 6'3 306 at the combines. Athletically, he's about as good a prospect as you'll find. And he was extremely productive in college. I don't think he is so much making a late jump up the boards, but instead is reaching his true value on the draft boards after being undervalued to this point. I don't know if I would draft him at 8, but I don't think I'll complain if the Bills do, either.

The fact that we drafted Everett last year is all but meaningless. He was a midround prospect in a poor overall draft, was not drafted by the current GM or HC, and suffered a major injury before he ever played a down. He's a pretty good project (or at least he was before the injury), don't get me wrong. But when you have a chance to draft the best prospect in years at a position, its tough to pass that up for a fairly talented prospect coming off a major injury and who never produced in college.

The only problem I have with drafting Huff is that the Bills already have so much tied up in the defensive backfield. Clements is going to cost the Bills $6M this year, McGee nearly $20M over the next few years, and Troy Vincent doesn't exactly make pocket change. That's a lot of money tied up in one area of the team. Given that, I likely would not select him. That said, he should be an excellent SS if the Bills were to pick him.

So, basically it seems that they're going to come to an agreement no matter how long it takes.

They also just announced an extension of the waiver deadline to 11:30, so talks *may* not be dead just yet.

Not long until the cuts begin. 50 minutes. I'd guess that Bennie Anderson, Eric Moulds and maybe a couple of other Bills veterans are in their last few hours with the team.

At his age, I would think that Isaac Bruce would be a much less expensive option for the Bills should they choose to release Moulds. But again, at 34 and coming off a poor season, you have to wonder if he has anything left.

What's the point? The Bills already have a very similar prospect, Tim Euhus.

If the Bills were to draft Davis, they would still have at least 7 more picks to improve both lines. And of course, there's also the free agency period. They will have plenty of opportunities to improve both lines even if they choose not to use the 8th pick for it.

They wouldn't be giving up on Everett. It might mean that he wouldn't be a starter, but a good coaching staff should be able to find a way to use both players at the same time.

You'd get no argument from me. We have no starter at the position and Davis is one of the best TE prospects in the draft in years. The Bills haven't had a reliable target over the middle in a very long time. Its time to correct that situation. Mario Williams is the only player I would definitely take ahead of Davis right now.

My philosophy with pick #8: Take the best overall prospect that fills a position of at least moderate need. On a team that was 5-11 last year and needing a lot of help, that basically means that I would not go into this draft targeting any specific position at 8.

I agree. Unless Mario Williams is sitting there when the Bills draft at #8, then Vernon Davis would be my selection as well. I think he's a top 5 talent in this draft and one of the best prospects in years at a position where the Bills have no proven starter. I just hope he's available at the 8th spot.

I'd still pick the best prospect of that group. As far as I'm concerned, that would be Vernon Davis. I believed he was better than those three even before the combines.

While I think you do have to draft with an eye toward team needs, it can't be the sole determining factor. I would not draft the 20th rated player on my board (and I'm not necessarily saying I have Ngata that low) at #8 just because it fills my #1 need! I think you always draft the best prospect available at a moderate or major need position in R1. Always. Between Ngata and Davis, its no contest, I would choose Davis. He's probably the best TE prospect available in years and considering that our TEs are average at best, its not a difficult choice in my mind. And remember, the Bills still have at least three more picks on the first day of the draft.