Brandon

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.

The QB I'd like to see the Bills consider selecting is Tarvaris Jackson of Alabama State. I saw him play a little bit at Arkansas before he transferred. He's not the most well known QB prospect in this draft by any means, but he is one of the most talented. He'll be picked in the last three rounds and will be an excellent project for some team.

I wouldn't complain if the Bills were to select Croyle in the draft, but the list of his past injuries is extensive and includes major injuries to both knees.

---Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/8314832 To my knowledge, the actual formula used has never been made public.

I don't know. The cost of using the franchise tag is low and its a weak year for Cbs both in the draft and in FA. Despite a down year, I think Clements is still the best CB available this offseason and at his age and with no injury history, I think there will be considerable interest if the price tag is a late 1st round pick.

Man, I hear ya. I still support this team, but this is the lowest point this Bills fan has ever been at. Maybe Jauron will suprise everyone, but I can't blame any Bills fan for being down right now.

Very, VERY tough sell...

There's no way to justify it. He has a very poor record as a head coach and even his defenses over the years have generally been average or worse. Way to show the fanbase and the players that you want to build a winner. After passing up a coach that 80-90% of the fans wanted for a coach that practically no one wanted, they'd better hope that he wins immediately. If they thought there was a fan mutiny this past season, they haven't seen anything yet if he doesn't.

His teams have had one great year defensively, during the Bears 13-3 season in 2001. His Bears and Lions Ds were generally in the bottom third of the league every year in total yards. He did have 12th and 16th finishes in points allowed to his 'credit' with Chicago. His defenses in Jacksonville never finished higher than 15th in either category. Great hire, Marv and Ralph.

May not look too cheap once season ticket sales figures start coming in...

Not that I'm aware of. He has never coached in Pittsburgh.

I don't hate Jauron, but the selection itself doesn't exactly make me too thrilled with either Marv Levy or Ralph Wilson. I understand that you can't always listen to the fans, but damn, its pretty clear the fans wanted someone else and they just didn't care.

Dick Jauron is going to be the Bills head coach!? I'm SO excited! Wow! I SO look forward to the Bills continued committment to mediocrity! Go Bills!

What had Roethlisberger proven coming out of college? Nothing, just as Losman had. I have no problems whatsoever with him making that claim at the time.

What did you expect him to say?

Steelers 30 Broncos 10 Panthers 28 Seahawks 24

As bad as Wannstedt is, it could be worse. We could hire Capers or Jauron.

Maybe Dick LeBeau does not want to be a head coach?

To be honest, even though Lofton has only a few years of coaching experience at any level, I'd rather the Bills take a chance on him than hire either Capers or Jauron. That said, I'd much rather the Bills hire Mike Sherman as HC.

Or they could become coordinators for other teams.

Turn on the East West Shrine game if you want a late round QB...Alabama State QB Tarvaris Jackson. Mobile and has an absolute cannon for an arm, and will probably be picked in the last two rounds.