Logic

Once and for all, we know that Beane did NOT have a first round grade on Breece Hall. Just sayin'.

Whether you agree with Beane or not, he just said in his interview that Elam was the last player on the Bills' board with a 1st round grade. They did not have a 1st round grade on Booth or Gordon.

I won't pretend that Elam was my top choice, and I won't pretend that I've watched a bunch of his tape. Here's what I know: The Bills needed a cornerback, clearly wanted to get faster and more athletic at the position (as evidenced by letting Wallace walk), and just took a kid that's 6'1" and runs a 4.39. Considering how much McDermott and Frazier have gotten out of VASTLY less talented corner prospects, I have all the faith in the world that they'll coach Elam up into being a stud. The Bills' top need by far was a cornerback. They got one, and he's incredibly long and athletic. Hard to be too upset tonight (though I'm sure some here will still find a way!)

For all those wondering why the Bills traded up: I can only assume that either the Ravens told them they had other teams trying to move up, or they had intel that the Cowboys liked Elam themselves. Maybe Beane just got antsy, since Elam was the last player on their board with a 1st round grade.

When the reporter said "what's going through your mind?", He replied "I'm not gonna speak on that"...I think it's safe to say he's not excited to be a Lion.

Thank goodness. I had no interest in Hamilton to the Bills.

Yep. Harmlessly residing in Detroit. Phew!

Same. Sadness. 😭

NFL Network's guys (Rich Eisen, Daniel Jeremiah, Charles Davis, David Shaw, Joel Klatt, Ian Rapaport, Peter Schrager, Kurt Warner) are better than ESPN's guys (Mike Greenberg, remote Mel Kiper, Louis Riddick, Booger McFarland, Chris Mortenson). I also feel there's a bit more detailed discussion of the prospects themselves on the NFL Network coverage, whereas ESPN comes at it more from an entertainment/spectacle/sideshow angle.

I read a Tweet today that multiple teams have him ranked ahead of "Punt God" Araiza. Might have to take him in the 5th. In any case, there are apparently about five legitimately draftable punters in this year's class. I hope the Bills end up with one of them, Stout being my preference.

By the way, that user changed his Twitter name to clown face AFTER the Josh video got posted. The internet is hilarious sometimes.

Just wanted to come in and say that I respect @IronMaidenBills and @Solomon Grundy for planting their flag on “draft Breece Hall” hill and sticking with it for dozens of pages. The Bills may draft him. They may not. But either way, you gentlemen can be proud to have defended your position with dedication and consistency for weeks and weeks in an internet message board.

😂😂😂

Personally, I think the "never, ever take a running back in the first round" thing has become ridiculously overblown. I get it: positional value, short shelf life, blah blah blah. But people saying they'd rather reach for a corner just because it's a need, or who would rather take WR6 or CB5 instead of RB1, even if RB1 is rated higher on the draft board, just because spreadsheet Twitter says so...it's gotten out of hand. RB is not my preferred choice at 25, but if Beanie feels like adding a dynamic running back will help the team more than reaching to fill a need at corner or WR, I'm not gonna throw my TV out the window. I watched our running game for the majority of last year. I watched Allen be our red zone running back for four years straight. Having a legit running back for six years (fifth year option plus franchise tag) to balance our offense and reduce the amount of hits our QB takes won't be the worst thing, even if it makes the analytics twerps scream and cry.

This thread is re-goddamn-diculous

Daniel Jeremiah, one of the more plugged in draft guys, just released his final mock draft. It has the Bills taking...you guessed it, Breece Hall.

Daniel Jeremiah has just released his final mock draft, which has the Bills taking... Breece Hall

Trent Baalke going traits over production?

Probably the last mock I'll do this year. Though Elam is not my favorite, I'd be pretty happy with this draft class.

I think that this year’s 1st and 3rd and next year’s 1st might get it done. I think teams wanting to trade down this year are going to have to do so at a bit of a discount, as it’s a buyer’s market. Now if you don’t want to give up next year’s 1st, that’s understandable. Totally understandable. I would. He’d make our offense un-defendable. He’d change the way defenses have to play the Bills. I think he’s going to be elite.

I saw this on Twitter and thought it was a fun topic. I'll go first: Two picks I’d LOVE: 7 Jameson Williams (trade up, 2022 1st and 3rd, 2023 1st) 57 Cam Taylor-Britt Two picks I expect: 25 Breece Hall 57 Chad Muma Two picks I’ll settle for: 25 Zion Johnson 57 John Metchie Copy/paste & reply with yours

“Almost” is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. I can certainly think of some instances… Now if you said he always THINKS he’s right….truer words have never been spoken.