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That’s too bad. Was looking forward to him potentially battling it out with Mayfield and Allen to be one of the starters.

Mayfield is not my favorite prospect. I don’t care about his “character” which I think is overblown (seriously, who cares). I think his size is going to be a major factor he is going to need to overcome in the NFL. It won’t be like it was in college where a lot of shorter QBs are able to find passing lanes in wide open offenses and the windows he is pushing the ball into are much wider. He is not the athlete Russell Wilson is. His best physical comparison may be Drew Brees, who I think was also a better athlete. And it took Brees several years in the pros before he really became a good QB. I get why a lot of people on this board have him as their 1st, 2nd or 3rd best QB. He has a great story, and put up great stats each year at Oklahoma. But I think you also have to look at the reality - you are drafting a player who will likely be the shortest and least athletic player on the field at all times. It’s a gamble that I don’t think you win often. However, I would gladly draft him at our first round pick hoping that he can defy the odds. His arm strength is quite good, his release is nice, he can read the field very well and knows when and how to push a throw. His stats were the way they were this year because he would pass up on the easy, open throws and make the harder (though still usually relatively open) downfield throws with accuracy. Mentally, he is a great QB (I always love when a QB can play great at two different schools like Russel Wilson did, because it shows they can grasp offenses quickly and adapt well to different cultures). And at 21, you draft Mayfield on the upside that he will learn to overcome his physical limitations and thrive within NFL offenses. If he does - and he has overcome a lot before - you have a franchise QB. Because his arm is that good and his mind that good. Right now tho, I see a guy that even in college needed to move away from his pocket to find space so he could see the field better. He uses his slipperiness to get away from defenders that I’m not sure he will be able to get away from when they all have NFL speed. And so, I have him lower on my QB want list than many others here at TBD. But if the Bills draft him, I’ll think we have a chance at a franchise QB. Because all he needs to overcome is his height. And he has overcome a lot before

That is amazing, that is the most ever underclassmen in a draft. What a a great year to have a bunch of picks!

Chase Litton from Marshall just declared. 6’6’’ and a strong arm. Would really like to draft a QB in the first and get him later on to develop like the skins did with RG3 and Cousins...just with hopefully more success for our 1st rounder.

Hated the pick when we took him. Hated the pick more when we found out his shoulder was a bum. They can probably find find a cheaper, edge setting DE with a low draft pick (which is all we can expect back) so I get the move. Such a shame that our recent history is littered with wasted draft capital.

That is one of the awesome things about this draft. You have 5 great QB prospects coming out and each is very distinct in their positives and weaknesses. We don’t get our pick of the litter, but we will have the chance to get one and build off of what they do excellently. Very excited for this draft.

Good, let better prospects fall down to us!

Mason Rudolph as our first pick would be so disappointing...

What I am going to say with these stats is that Allen is a little inaccurate. His inaccuracy is a result of inconsistent mechanics. However, he is also one of the least developed big time QB prospects we have seen. He is not a kid that has been working on his mechanics since middle school and just can’t get it. He is a kid who grew up on a farm, and played baseball when football was over. Once he gets real coaching around how to be a QB, he will become more consistent and will become more accurate. The question becomes do we fans have the stomach to wait for him, and most fans don’t and I don’t blame them. I still think he can have some success playing the way he does while learning how to be a better QB. Like all draft prospects, we will see!

I am a huge Josh Allen fan. I think your assessment is fair and do want to say some of my thoughts. I bolded one of your positives because this is the biggest thing I learned about Allen from 2016 to 2017. In 2016 he was a first year starter and the lights of being a public figure and leader may have been a little bright for him. This year, he was the heart and competitive fire of that Wyoming team. With him injured Wyo lost to San Jose St - maybe the worst D1 program in the country this year - for heavens sake! What I saw this year from Allen was a competitiveness in the mold of Phillip Rivers. I knew from 2016 his physical abilities, in 2017 you got to see his heart. To get to some of his negatives. He is not a nuanced passer. He never attended big time QB camps bc he was a country boy playing multiple sports. He has basically risen to his stature based on his immense talent without much molding. Even at Wyoming, Bohl is a defensive coach not meant to develop great QBs. If you can get a good QB coach with Allen, even one of those gurus like Big Ben went to, I think he would develop fast. Do i think Allen will ever become a franchise QB? I think the odds are stacked against him BUT they are stacked against ever QB coming out of college. In the end, Allen’s god given abilities is going to give him an edge in the NFL. He can hit throws and windows no one else can. That will give him a chance because it’ll let him get away with more things until he gets better used to the game. He will be perfect in a cold weather, open stadium team that lets him air it out a lot, not bubble screens. I think Denver is going to draft him and that’ll be a great spot for him. Pittsburgh would also be great. As would Buffalo. I’m really rooting for the kid and will be ecstatic if he is a Bill. IMO, he is just shy of what Big Ben was coming out but with a more fiery attitude. I’d suggest Mike White from WKU.

I hate that people think Mason Rudolph is going to go higher than he will. I think he winds up in the late second. And for where he is as a QB, that is already on the high end. Not a bad QB, but just as much as a project with his mechanics as Josh Allen is but without the same upside. Dang shoulda read your post first, took the words right out of my mouth

I think 2011 was the record for declared underclassmen but this year is getting close. Good year to have a lot of early picks.

Yes! Go get ‘em Josh.

You are a gentleman and a scholar

Oh god, Alex Smith is gonna be our starter next year. And we are gonna give up draft picks to make it happen (that’s what Riddick is suggesting will happen, those who didn’t watch the vid).

Not surprising with Kamara, Hunt, Fournette all being stat monsters. Tre should get a nod for DROY.

I thank Tyrod like I thank any player that suits up for the Bills and for the NFL. They put their bodies on the line every weekend for our entertainment, even if the compensation is good. Tyrod especially always handled himself well during three years of turnover. I thank him for that. And I thank him for being the QB of the team that ended the drought, even if we backed into it. Wish him well, he has some good tools and maybe he isn’t done growing but the rest of his career will be elsewhere. And that’ll be the best thing for both Tyrod and the Bills. With our future QB Teddy Bridgewater!

Most of them are welcome back on small contracts...

This team was outscored by 57 points during the season. Our OLine is going to be a year older, our WRs are Kelvin Benjamin and then not much, our DLine was not good against the run statistically and couldn’t generate much pressure. Our LB group was a hodgepodge of players that will mostly be FAs. Our TEs and secondary were pretty good. Im so grateful we made the playoffs and want to go further next year. But looking at our team, we need a lot more talent overall - not just a slight upgrade at QB - if we are going to take that next step. Get a rookie QB on a cheap contract in the 1st and then use the extra cap space and draft picks to upgrade talent everywhere.

Good QBs don’t get ruined by playing too early imo. Rather put a great team around a rookie starter than go into the season with an average team led by Alex Smith.

Um he can’t play because he has a noodle arm...

Let’s not waste 18 million on a scrub QB. Ours nor Minnesota’s. Draft one in the first to be our starter and use the 18 million along with the rest of our cap space on some young FAs for the defense and OLine.

We are probably going to be drafting our QB of the future this April. Now is the time to make the change and get a real OC in here. Once you draft a QB, it’s hell to make them switch offenses year to year. Cut Dennison loose.

When Bortles killed us with a scramble before the half, we should have planned to spy him the rest of the way. Make the adjustment at halftime. Once he started gaining yards running, he got his confidence and their offense became somewhat effective. Spy him or figure out how to stop him from running and this is a different game. Bortles would have had to throw more and that probably would mean a turnover. Do that and run from the one yard line and we probably are on our way to New England. So frustrating. Especially since Bortles did the same thing to us last year. Happy about our season but man I think we were some better coaching away from winning that game.

Post a couple vids for us not on Twitter, plz