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Greg Roman's vanilla play-calling was better than Hackett and Marrone's in-season playcalling. The offensive line is now playing to their strengths and our running game will be greatly improved. 1.Screens, bootlegs, play-action, motion. We now can actually evaluate the talent on the offensive side of the ball. 2.Control the line of scrimmage. This Bills team looks like they will be able to punch weaker teams in the mouth and if you can't stop the run it will be a long day now. 3.Another great draft for Whaley. Darby looked like a rookie but I am not going to freak out because he can't cover 6'5'' receivers. He did make several nice pass-breakups and was always in the right area. John Miller looks like another great pick that will improve our pass and run protection. Karlos Williams was an absolute steal as he looks like the perfect compliment to McCoy. Disappointed by O'Leary but you can't win them all. 4.Tyrod Taylor has the lead to win the job and if he can develop some chemistry with Watkins and Harvin, look out! Cassel is better than Orton. 5. EJ still gives me that uneasy feeling but I hope we keep him. He has the tools and this is his first year with real NFL coaching. If Taylor gets hurt I want EJ here instead of picking up someone else on the scrap heap.For everybody that has written him off, I think EJ can at least be a good NFL backup with some upside still there. 6. On defense, Gilmore will be good but I think he will be a whipping boy because he will give up some big plays at times.

I didn't read the article but saw the quote on PFT. On the surface, it sounds idiotic. Coaches don't care if you're black, white, or purple. But McCoy seemed to be talking about a cultural thing. He didn't feel respected by Chip Kelly and this could be a real way certain players react. Remember, a lot of these players come from totally different cultural backgrounds. If you expect everyone to be like Andrew Luck (who grew up well-off) prepare to be disappointed. I have no idea if this is the case, but this could be a reasonable way to read into McCoy's mind without making it seem like Chip just hates black players. And for those who say there are no differences take a look at the Brady at the derby photo. There are cliques and some are white and some are not. Let's not run our new runningback out of town just because he is saying he likes it here more.

I like Tyrod Taylor better than any of these 2nd tier quarterbacks. None of them strike me as even good project material. Last year I liked Aaron Murray. Don't see any worth a look. Bridge looks too raw to be drafted.

Kenny Stills makes no sense on the Fins. He is vertical threat which they don't need since every pass Tannehill makes is 5 yards.

I think Whaley and Rex could work. Was watching the Jets Hard Knocks season last night again. In the first episode, Rex is joking with Mike Tannenbaum about getting to have one draft pick. Rex selects John Connor as a late pick because he likes how physical he is. What this says to me is while Rex will ask for players to run his scheme he doesn't think he's some NFL scouting master and will for the most part leave that alone. I do think Whaley should let Rex pick a guy with the 7th round pick just to keep his hands off the rest of the draft!

I like Aaron Murray, Zach Mettenberger at QB, David Yankey at Guard.

1.I waited four months for __________________. Agh, never again..... 2.After one positive review from Chris Brown in a rookie mini-camp.... I'm warming up to __________________, maybe this won't be so bad. 3.Training camp. Wait more than 45 minutes to get _____________ autograph, tell the player you're a fan. 4.Player plays great for 3 games in regular season, you're punching their ticket to the pro-bowl. 5. Player suffers freak injury, full recovery uncertain before next training camp. 6. Rinse and Repeat.

Nice stats article breaking down objections to Ebron based on college TD's and drops. Basically states he is a big WR playing as a TE which will have different stats than a TE that catches passes near the line of scrimmage. http://rotoviz.com/index.php/2014/04/is-eric-ebrons-catch-rate-a-red-flag-breaking-down-the-numbers/ "Is he a perfect TE? Maybe not. Is he a WR? No. But I think he’s a really good TE who plays like a good WR, and that makes him a really, really good prospect. So not only does Ebron come out atop my TE projections, and have one of the top ten all time scores in Jon Moore’s TE projection model, he’s also an above average WR prospect. What’s not to love?"

You have to project these players to the NFL. BTW, I love Marquise Lee and would take him if we dropped back a bit. As for Ebron and production, Tim Tebow was very productive scoring TD's on a college level. Ebron was very productive as a college player, just didn't have the right situation, including QB to rack up more TD's. On 3rd and 1 or on the goalline, Ebron will not be covered by most NFL players 1 on 1. The NFL is all about creating mis-matches and Ebron projects to be that type of player with his instant acceleration, big body, leaping ability, and body control.

You're not alone. Trading up for a right tackle would be the dumbest thing the Bills have done since drafting a 235 LB Defensive End with their first round pick.

I like the idea of taking Ebron with a top ten pick far more than upgrading the right tackle position. I'm not against drafting a rigth tackle high, just think the 2nd round is a better place to look for guards, safeties, linebackers, and right tackles. I want a top ten pick to scare the other team and score touchdowns. Touchdowns have been hard to come by for this team over the last 15 years. This is also a league where most games are decided by critical 3rd and 4th downs. A TE that is a matchup nightmare will help us the most to win more games. For those who question having a top tight end or that Ebron has talent I have seen a quote from a AFC scout that the two can't miss receivers in this draft are Watkins and...Eric Ebron. Some more from Russ Lande: North Carolina's Eric Ebron fits the mold of game-changing tight end to a tee, and he is the best tight end prospect I have evaluated since Kellen Winslow Jr., who would likely have become a dominant player if not for his motorcycle accident. Although many are projecting that teams like the Ravens and Jets will be interested in him, a number of NFL people I've spoken with recently believe he will be selected in the top 12, because he is a rare talent who could be better than Jimmy Graham..... I would be willing to gamble on Ebron because he is such a rare physical specimen and seems to thrive on competition, which could be enough to get him to maintain his focus better so that he does not drop easy passes as often. If he stays healthy, I believe he will quickly become one of the top three tight ends in the NFL, regularly catching 70 passes a season and opening up his team's offense. http://www.sportsone...-end-eric-ebron

I am not looking for a reason to slam the front office until they give me one. I loved their draft last year but if they take a tackle with a top ten pick I will be enraged. This means Cordy Glenn will most likely not be resigned. Can we afford both for a few years? Sure. But when Glenn is up to resign having another player that can play left tackle already on the roster WILL play a role in what the front office offers. You can make the same argument for cornerbacks. Having two great shut down corners would be great but you can only afford to pay one a big contract. My preference would be to find a player that is a mauler and athletic in the 2nd or 3rd round and draft them as a right tackle. Ignoring salary cap is not the way to run a team.

Drafting Matthews means the Bills will not be re-signing one of their best young players in Cordy Glenn. This move would make me lose faith that Whaley/Brandon are doing anything different than before where we kept drafting running backs or cornerbacks to replace young players we let go to free agency. Here's a radical proposal. Let's keep our best young players and ADD to them so we can compete for a playoff spot.

Cordy Glenn. I was ready to take him with our first round pick as he dominated everyone at the Senior Bowl playing left tackle and I knew he was not a guard. When he was available in the second round and we took him I was ecstatic.

If we use a top 10 pick on a right tackle I will turn off my TV.