D. L. Hot-Flamethrower

Hypothetically speaking, If player A performs at a level(1-10), of say 8 or 9 and it costs $8 mil/yr, and player B performs at level 6 or 7 and costs less than 1 mil against the cap, then it becomes a no brainer. The difference in resources can be applied elsewhere. That is the game in the NFL.

Best, is a relative assessment, he may not be so much better than the replacement that it merits paying him as big a % of the cap.

I'm not saying he isn't traded, but methinks it won't be the Raiders. Already have McFadden and Jones-Drew.

You are right

Just to be clear I am not advocating "OL or bust". I don't believe FEAR THE LOSING is either. So don't lecture on straw men. Also, there seems to be a wolfpack mentality whenever someone brings up drafting an O-lineman with our pick. It is possible to draft BPA, and it is an o-lineman, and it works out!! As for the Russell Wilson thing your kidding right.

I think your QB is always worth protecting! Nah lets listen to the guy who thinks some QBs aren't worth it. Lets take his opinion seriously and make him the GM!

What a pompous comment! Thanks for explaining how it is to us all. The fact that 7 NFL teams drafted OL in first 20 picks shows they do value them. Thanks for making a good point for him!

Boy that would be an exciting group wouldn't it!!!!!

Nice post. Well thought out. To the people who make it blatantly clear they thinking putting a pylon at RT is the way to go: GET !@#$ING REAL!

I'm not so sure Houston won't take Mack first. I hear they like him more.

Makes sense! All we hear is how deep this draft is, and we are unlikely to get one of the few blue-chippers without trading up. If the QBs get taken and one of the studs falls to us it becomes a different story. But, we have more needs than one guy.

I don't think the Bills even know at this point. It gets down to whether any or all the QBs are drafted at the top. There is a very real possibility that nobody feels like drafting one of these guys before 10. On the other hand, if Bortles or Manziel is taken, the big six become in play potentially.

I come at this a little differently than some on this board. I am not a big believer in the commonly used phrase it is a "copy cat" league. This implies that everyone starts doing what the successful teams have just done, and it is believed to be the correct approach. Some may be trying to copy, but it is in many cases the wrong strategy. There are a multitude of ways to be successful, and it is your organizations job to figure out what works for you. The copy cat league thing is the kind of phrase used by former players and broadcasters that sounds great in retrospect, but fails the BS test. Seattle has won by hitting on a number of later round picks, especially at QB,CB,LB etc, probably not a strategy that you can count on if you are some of these other franchises. They have also emphasized speed, defense, and the ability to run on offense. I just don't see that in retrospect they copied anyone's approach of recent success. Not NE, not GB, not NO, not Indy. There are many examples in history of teams coming along and just being more creative,and more innovative. They may have success due to something that was tried before, but it is not always what is being done by the previous champs. That is all retrospective media talk. Bottom line, if the Bills want to be successful, they will have to create the right mix for their situation.

There is so much uncertainty with regard to injury, contracts, coaching changes etc. that long range planning in the NFL is much less than 5 years. You have to put together a playoff squad as a coach quickly, like 2 or 3 years. And, then start to win some playoff games. If not, we all know what happens, we start over again.

Absolutely! It is called depth. Not planning for injuries at key spots is crazy.

Doesn't trading up or down depend on your needs, and who's available? If the QBs drop then it changes things for the Bills. Some of the blue chip guys at the top will get scarfed up, and you start to ask yourself if anybody left really gives you value at 9. That doesn't mean they aren't great players who are left, but you could get them down a little bit further and an extra pick. The opposite choice would be to trade up and get a guy who you believe will help you over the mountain. I'm not so sure the Bills don't have multiple needs that can't be filled without trading down. I guess it depends how far along you think our roster is at this point. The question is one guy who makes a huge difference, or getting more quantity/quality value down the draft.

Ithe the somesmdkmshh The above trade backs that yield picks 30-41-47-56-73 has plentiful options possible that fill needs. OL Moses,Kounjijo,JJames, Richardson , Bitonio,Filo, GJackson, Yankey. REC ASJ,Niklas,Moncreif,Latimer,Adams etc. RB Hyde, Mason, Hill, Awilliams, West, Seastrunk,. DB Roby, Joyner, Gaines, Ward. DE/lb Chricton, Van Noy, Borland, Skov. Getting 5 guys from the above list doesn't sound half bad.

I also heard San Francisco may want to move up and has a lot of picks. This would be a second trade down and Im not sure I like it. But, If we traded #16 to them we would then have 30,41,47,56,73,129,149,224. 8 Picks with 5 in top 75!

, Right now we have the 9,41,73,109,149 and 224. Trade with Dallas our 9 and 109 for their 16 and 47. They draft Aaron Donald. We now have 3 in top 50!

I couldn't agree with you more!

As usual nothing to offer. Scott Chandler is an actual TE!!

Because he is the biggest dick on this forum. Don't waste your time on him. He has nothing to offer. He gets his jollyies from criticizing and pretending he's the sheriff.

This! People should be pleased with a blue chipper from that group. That means Robinson/Matthew/Lewan/Ebron/Evans/Watkins...Clowney too.

The most important thing for us is the QBs not to drop!!! We need at least one and preferably 2 or 3 drafted before 9 to get a shot at a blue chipper. Be careful saying no to some of the guys I see listed on this thread.

We are measuring a position against a draft spot. Therefore, what you need to know is, how much the guy produced, and how much he cost to draft at that spot. If all skill guys are drafted in the top ten and produce X, and all lineman are drafted in the top ten and produce X plus, who is more successful?