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Nkeal Harry

Yeah, the Bills liked Thomas in that draft. Good point on Beane but it bears watching imo. Opens up the possibility of another position at 9. Hmmm

Yep, and it’s the chance they take going to various locations in the late spring. To be safe they could stay further south or in Cali. Otherwise, the chances of it raining on the parade are higher.

Fwiw, this Bills FO and HC have shown a willingness to move around the board for specific players, rather than let the draft come to them. I’d expect to see more of the same in today’s draft.

Ummm, no. Seattle Seahawks wall, probably.

Hmmm, I would hate it. Hope this scenario doesn’t play out as you described. If Oliver is there, I hope they take him. 9 is too early for Williams. My ideal scenario is some combination of Oliver, Hockenson , Fant and Nkeal Harry as the first two selections. Fant is a possible move down scenario. I think a move up from the Bills round 2 selection will be necessary to select Harry. The Bills need pass catchers to fix the offense and this would get it done imo. I think they e done enough in the offseason to bring the O line back to a respectable level. Hock/ Fant and Harry would set Allen up for the foreseeable future.

Goes to show that there is a learning curve at WR in the NFL. Of course, Todd Collins at QB in year two didn’t help matters.

Yes, end of rookie season I believe.

As per the report, there isn’t enough evidence to support criminal charges. I’m not sure what “ this” you are referring to as being a part of our republic. The current election system is fine, if that’s what you mean. Perhaps you could name ( if it’s not Facebook ads) just what things in this concerted effort you think influenced the election and why. Be specific , too many generalizations on your end.

The Bills wanted Marvin Harrison in that draft, but weren’t in position to get him. However, I do think Moulds could have ended up a HOFer if he had been with the Colts and Peyton Manning his whole career. He got all of one season with a declining Kelly at QB and didn’t play much. Moulds was the last great WR the Bills had. I hope they can land the next one soon.

But whatever he “ did” does not disqualify him for the office. I do not share your opinion that this “ sustained and widespread effort” made any significant difference. Just what difference did it make, then? Did it mobilize voters that supported Trump? Russians didn’t cast any votes. I doubt they changed anyone’s mind. A few memes on Facebook doesn’t change anyone’s mind. Well, perhaps a few feeble ones. Candidates state their positions and voters vote based on that. You seem to think winning an election happens through manipulation, sorcery and magic. I don’t.

Russia has been involved in attempting to influence elections and political opinion before. No crime was committed by Trump or his campaign. It didn’t rise to that level. Oh well. I simply don’t believe that Russia had any effect here, and you do. Fine. The demographics needed to win certain states is information widely available. Trump clearly understood the electoral college and where he needed to win to take the election. It’s no secret, everyone knows that that are just a few key swing states that decide the election as all the others are firmly entrenched. No mystery here, if you aren’t too busy to pay attention.

They certainly can do it. Just more expensive, and more expensive to maintain. As an aside, I believe most of the complaints about the field are about footing, slipping on the turf. Maybe it’s a drainage issue? Has the product been updated or improved in any way ? I’m not sure on either of those things.

Okay, now it’s about obstruction of justice. Did that help win the election ? Nope. It was already over. You are the one being silly, as per usual. As I stated, many secrets about the Donald came out . Even in the critical period just before the general election. You are mad that Hillary lost, and are more focused on the fact that some emails were stolen than you are about the content of those emails. No fair! you say. Sorry but the vast majority of Trump voters weren’t converted Hillary supporters. The emails only cemented their choice, it didn’t change anything. Say what you want to about obstruction, but the election was already lost.

Haven’t yet read it. Read the varying “ interpretations” but that’s about it. Your terms , “ playbook, secrets, strategies..” are meaningless jargon. These two candidates could not have been more different from one another. You act as though winning an election is some deep mystery, shrouded in secrecy , to be won in a way that isn’t understood by the common man. Polling is widely available and what is the value of internal polling ? There is so much media coverage preceding an election that very little is truly “ unknown “. Isn’t an election won or lost on “ the issues” ? While I understand the need for passwords, are they the key to winning the Presidency. Personally, I don’t care about Trumps taxes and neither did many others. Many “ secrets” came out about the Donald, and he still won.

When it influences passing on a QB that turns out to be successful, it’s the wrong order. As I pointed out, Allen was forced into service early anyway, and Tyrod Taylor was in place in 2017. That would allow Mahomes to sit for a year in Buffalo as he did in KC. While KCs roster was obviously more talented than Buffalo’s the issue is which QB is more talented ( I e better) ? Since your judgement standard of whether the Bills end up consistenly among the league’s best is most largely influenced by the QB, it seems one and the same.

While Carr’s struggles are well documented, Mahomes wouldn’t have been forced to play in 2017 as the Bills had Tyrod Taylor. That roster made the playoffs at 9-7 fwiw. They were less talented in 2018 for sure, but Allen was pressed into service early on a bad roster, so no difference there. Time will tell, but Mahomes has the edge right now to be certain.

While I stated that Mahomes was a top prospect that year, I did not say he was viewed as a sure thing. To be certain, neither was the player they ended up drafting in Josh Allen. He was probably held in a lower regard than Mahomes was in the 2017 draft, actually. Cap space / situation has nothing to do with drafting a QB, as that player will be cost controlled for up to five years. If you believe in a QB, you go get him when the chance is there. There would have been nothing wrong with taking Mahomes in 2017 and beginning a rebuild. The move was made because the Pegulas hired a HC and GM in the wrong order. If Josh Allen turns out to be as good or better than Mahomes, then it’s a wash. Depicting the trade down as some kind of great strategy only holds up if the players are comparable. If they’re not, what was so great about it?

While Trump may very well be an idiot, he’ll have a few things going for him. The economy ( whomever’s you choose to call it) will probably be the same to slightly improving. The Dems will nominate a radical, far left candidate out of touch with American ideals and with reality in general. This will bolster Trumps support from independents. If 51% of Americans “ approve” of the ACA, it’s likely that most don’t understand how bad and expensive it actually is for what it claims to accomplish.

Ridiculous. Voters didn’t make their choice on the basis of Russia or anything Russia “ did”. The Republicans nominated Donald Trump. That alone might have been enough for the Dems to win if they had a respectable, moderate candidate. Trump could know everything down to what Hillary was having for breakfast that day and he’d still be Trump. This shouldn’t be hard to understand. Just what advantage in winning the election did Trump get from this Russian “ meddling” ?

Nonsense. You truly believe a few Facebook ads/ memes seen by a minimal number of people influenced voters to back Trump? You clearly have a dim view of the voting public’s intelligence. On the other hand, perhaps this is justified..lol. Anyway, this election simply came down to folks not being able to stomach voting for Hillary Clinton. Biased media outlets such as CNN just turned more voters to Trump. Far more than anything Russia did, in my view. Blame your Dems for not putting up a moderate and electable candidate that was capable of fending off the flawed Donald Trump.

I could see this. Jets move down from 3, recoup some of their sacrificed picks from last year, then make a move for Clark with a not so high first rounder.

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I did like Mayock on NFLN, but for the most part they are far too focused on the Pats and ex Pats as commentators. Mostly can’t stand the analysts / personalities on NFLN.I prefer ESPN and their analysts. Rich Eisen is good, but he’s former ESPN as well.

Very good player, great character guy and absolutely seems like a process- type presence that McD covets. However, I don’t see much evidence that the Bills have shown interest with visits whether private or combine meetings etc. pretty much off their radar screen as far as I can tell. 9th overall is probably too high, but he will be gone by their second round selection.