Brandon
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I think the odds are very high that he'll pick a kicker. The coaching staff showed no confidence in Lindell last year and by selecting a kicker, they avoid the mad rush to sign one as an UDFA (and not many rookies are going to willingly choose to kick in Buffalo weather if they can help it).
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This guy has RG prospect written all over him. At the very least, you'd think he'd be an excellent run blocker. Looks like a nice pick here in R6.
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They already took their C. I doubt they take another.
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I know, and I would still pass. I view him as a borderline day 1 player without the injuries. With them, I'd rather get an early/mid day 2 type prospect who can stay on the field.
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Pass. He's got an injury history and is not as good as the hype.
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I'm guessing it'll be one of the following:
RB Kay Jay Harris
OT Calvin Armstrong
K Jonathan Nichols
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The thing is, he's been passed over 150 times now. In a weak draft, you'd think someone would have taken a chance on him by now and it makes me wonder what the problem is. No one wants him and I'm not quite sure I want the Bills to pick him, either.
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Go check out the combine data in their profiles at NFL.com. He sucks so bad that he actually beat Chris Spencer in the three cone drill by a full half second at the combine. He beat him in the 20 yard shuttle, too. His 40 time was bad, but he wasn't significantly slower than Spencer over the first 10 and 20 yards of it, either.
Sounds like he may be a guy who just needs a year in the Bills strength and conditioning program to me.
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That's the one thing that bugs me about the pick. Then again, maybe the Bills felt that he was a good enough prospect that they didn't want to take a chance that he might sneak through another round or two?
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I have a feeling the Bungles will make sure one of them isn't available right here. But yeah, either one would seem to be a good pick for the Bills at 122.
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I think Donahoe will probably pick an OL here in R4 just to prevent a total mutiny amongst the fanbase.
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Draft a kicker sometime today! If there's one thing that practically all Bills fans would like to see, it would be for the Bills to replace Lindell. This is a good draft for kickers, with, IMO, two very good prospects likely to fall into the last two rounds (Nichols and Jones). With any luck, the Bills will pick one of them and we'll have a kicker that might be a threat to kick a 40+ yard field goal.
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I believe Nick Collins has already been selected.
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And unfortunately, it IS the truth and has been the truth about the Bills since the mid 1990s. I'm not going to sit here and knock the players that they drafted. I think they drafted a couple of good ones, but this OL looks like a train wreck waiting to happen to me. There are still some decent prospects likely to be available in R4, but I have exactly zero faith in Donahoe to select one. One thing is for sure, the Bills haven't found jack squat on day 2 for the OL since friggin' 1987 with Howard Ballard. The next best? Your choice of either Corbin Lacina or Dusty Zeigler. Given that fact, it amazes me that some Bills fans still believe the myth that good OL are a dime a dozen in the late rounds. This team has proven the opposite, if anything, and have blown about a dozen more day 2 draft picks on OL flops.
Sigh... forgive my whining, its just frustrating to know that there's a very good chance that we'll all be sitting here again next year hoping that they draft a quality OL prospect in '06.
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I am almost always negative on draft day, last year being an exception. I don't really know why this is the case, either, but today has been no different. Still, as a few days pass, my opinion usually changes and I can see the same thing happening with this draft already. My complaints are more about the overall strategy. I like the players they've added.
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I agree completely. I am not a big fan of Tom Donahoe's overall draft strategy today, but I like the players he has picked. Parrish is going to be a major weapon on special teams and should develop into an excellent third WR as well. The only negative with that pick is that at his size, he'll probably never be anything more than a 3rd WR. That's fine by me, though. Not many nickel corners are going to be able to cover him. I think he can contribute immediately in both respects.
The pick of Everett is the one that I really like. He's got all the talent to be an excellent recieving TE in the NFL. He just needs experience and that will come with time. If Campbell and Euhus have any setbacks in their recovery from injury, Everett might see considerable game time this year. At any rate, I think this is potentially a very, very good pick by Donahoe.
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A good OL coach helps, but McNally is not a miracle worker. A quick look at his 2003 NY Giants OL is a testament to that. He needs talent to work with and I'm not too sure there's an abundance of it on the Bills current OL.
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Unfortunately, I can't help but feel that
is right. I like the two picks themselves, but in the context of the team's needs, particularly the OL, I have at least some reservations about this draft to this point. I can't help but feel that this OL is really going to come back to bite us this season. Then again, maybe the Bills felt this OL draft class really sucked, but I still think its going to be painful to watch unless Donahoe can either hit a home run with a day 2 pick or find another decent FA. -
Its another pick that I like well enough. Everett is a bit of a developmental prospect, but he's got a lot of talent.
I think we're seeing a result of the prevailing opinion that this is not a good draft. The Bills certainly are not drafting for major needs and apparently feel they had no chance to get immediate starters with those picks. They're drafting athletes to create matchup problems and who they can develop for a year or two down the road. Is it a good strategy? We'll see.
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8-8? A bit optimistic, aren't we? Although I like the Parrish pick, I fully realize that if Donahoe doesn't perform a minor miracle here in R3-7 on the OL, we're looking at 4-5 wins this year. A first year starter at QB playing behind a bad OL is a recipe for disaster.
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Its a matchup pick and I think they tore a page out of the NE playbook here, drafting a guy with similar measurables to Deion Branch. Most third CBs do not have the speed or agility to keep pace with a guy like Parrish. He's sort of like Az Hakim was for the Rams back when they went to the Super Bowl. Its tough to double the outside WRs when you can't cover a dangerous slot reciever who can take a 5 yard pass the distance. He's also a dangerous return man, so on kickoffs, the opposing team gets to pick its poison: McGee or Parrish. Not a fun prospect.
Sure, its an unconventional pick, but I like it well enough.
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