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Hmm, I guess we shall see how this plays out. If we pass on Mahomes for a defensive back or outside linebacker that is said to fit Mcdermott's scheme I might have a hard time dealing with that. Sorry, not every fan enjoys pretending things are ok when they are not. I would prefer my football team is managed properly so we can stop being punching bags for the rest of the NFL.

Yes, very important to see what EJ can do with more weapons. This was actually the consensus in Buffalo before the 2014 draft.

Ugh. Bunch of guys babbling about glaring needs and using the draft to take care of outside linebacker.

It would seem that many of the fans who think we're going to the playoffs because Rex is gone haven't been keeping track of all the talent that has left Buffalo in the last few years and not replaced in the draft.

That's a long time ago. Nobody else in the last 20 years?

When have the Bills ever cared about that?!

What he offered was not structure. It's chaos.

If McDermott ties his coaching career to Tyrod Taylor he will have a short stay here. We shall see what his vision is quite soon. Very scary to have this guy making the call.

Here is a basic test question. Complete the sequence. 9, 8, 7...

When asked who makes the final call in the Bills draft room a few weeks ago, Terry Pegula (who you claim gives this a lot of thought) could not answer that basic question.

That's because there is a huge split in this fan base. Many seem to believe this is a playoff team and Tyrod is a good NFL QB. If you believe those things then you will want to believe you only need to fill in a roster hole or two and, Get Ready We're Going! This group has also recently jumped in a thread talking about Cardale Jones as a better QB than any prospect in the 2017 draft. Seriously. I mean I get you want a linebacker but let's not do things like this. I am with the group that sees a team that has lost talent and drafted poorly the last few years. I see a team that looks like a 5-6 win squad and a bridge QB signed whose pay jumps to 18 million next year with no franchise QB on the roster.

I realize that you are a Bills fan (I am too) but I am trying to demonstrate how the league views these players. Tyrod Taylor, if he was as good as you think he is, could have refused to take a paycut and went to free agency. Free agency is desired by NFL players who are in high demand. Tyrod and his agent took a paycut instead. As for Wentz, he was asked to throw the ball a lot. Top 5 in the NFL where Tyrod was in the bottom of the NFL for passing attempts. Two completely different situations. One is asked to carry the team and the other only throws primarily on favorable down and distance situations. That is the problem with citing the stats that you do. They miss the bigger picture. Finally, you say Wentz is not a sure thing. So what? He has a chance to be a franchise QB. The Eagles feel good about it. Where is Buffalo? Nowhere.

Well, then you believe Cardale Jones would fetch a 1st round pick this year. Think again.

Good point. Why not get paid to do nothing. This organization should be looking forward. But I fear we are still looking backwards. Pegulas will want to prove they hired a better coach than Rex and I expect a Jauron style draft where we look to fill holes on the roster based on this year.

I think he gets to bring Pegula and McDermott coffee. If I were Doug I would quit.

Yes, good choice. I like Conner.

I don't think it's Whaley's call. Sounds like the first year head coach gets to pick.

Just saw that the Bears are looking closely at QB. I am starting to think none of the QB's I want will be available at ten.

NFL Draft media is finally figuring it out: Patrick Mahomes is a better prospect than Deshaun Watson

Nice. Yes, I get that Gruden says nice things about every prospect. But notice something, He damns some with very faint praise. Take a look at how he drooled over Dak last year. Gruden really was a QB guy in his day and it's cool watching him do these every year. He only threw 10 picks last year throwing it a million times. Yes, he is a bit wild and aggressive but I would rather have that then a guy who is too cautious and throws floaters out there. If he is drafted by Buffalo we need to invest in the best QB coaches we can access.

John Gruden, "He's got incredible arm talent, he's a gunslinger, he's courageous. You better get up there and get this kid because he's got rare stuff." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzKNLvhv-YM

The NFL and the College game are getting closer, not farther apart. Teams such as the Patriots, Chiefs, and Broncos use Air Raid concepts to get the ball out quicker. Fewer and fewer colleges run anything but spread offenses. I honestly think the issue is the college defenses more than the offenses. I was talking to a coach in college and he said it's just hard to teach them combo man/zone coverages. So I think it's a big step up for all the college QB's, regardless of system.

It would. There is the Cousins issue though. So if the 49ers passed on Trubisky and Mahomes it's possible Cousins already told Shanahan he is coming. But yes, I would love to see Shanahan's board. If only the Bills could pull a Patriots move and secure that!

Of course NFL teams want to draft players with no projection or skill involved. When you have a top talent like an Andrew Luck playing in an NFL offense in college it makes the job easy. The problem is that real GM's DO look at spread QB's because that's where most of the talent is. If you ignore most of the talented players you have to depend on getting a #1 draft choice in a year where a top talent pro-style QB comes out. And I see that this is what you have advocated for under different threads before. But for the teams that aren't drafting #1 in such a year, you have to have skill and do scouting. Scout the traits. Now take Mahomes. He runs a gimmicky spread offense. Now the goal is to get the ball out fast. And he does that. He also does go through progressions if the initial read isn't there. He also, unlike most Air Raid QB's, has the power to change the play at the line. He also is reading the defenses (unfortunately, whether you are spread or pro-style, the college defenses are far less sophisticated). He also has a coach that played with Brady and the Patriots and who installs NFL plays for Texas Tech. So is it going to be easy? No, not for Mahomes or anyone. But I love the skillset and if you create an NFL offense around what he can do and expand Mahomes could be playing as soon as this year.

You nailed it.