Logic

The Bills needed a corner, needed more speed on defense, and there have been many hints that they want to play more man coverage. They selected a corner, who runs a 4.29, who can play man coverage. It’s not the sexiest pick. But it’s a highly logical, clean, sensible pick that seemingly ticks the boxes of team need, scheme fit, and value. It doesn’t have to be rocket science. I think the Bills defense got better tonight.

I can’t remember the last time I got six pages into the round 1 Bills draft pick thread and saw this few complaints. has it EVER happened? Everyone seems so….happy and reasonable. What planet am I on?

If you subscribe to the trade chart, we likely have to give back pick 169 to make that work. 34 and 99 -for- 30 and 169 Essentially we'd be turning a 5th into a 3rd in order to move back four spots.

Wait...why would Detroit trade its recent 1st round pick Jameson Williams -- coming off his first 1,000 yard season -- for a 4th? Is this just something people are trying to wishmagine into existence?

I think that not tipping picks will satisfy the vast majority of people. There are a myriad of places -- including Twitter, Facebook, other Bills forums without this rule in place, etc -- that will satisfy the desires of the majority, i.e. discussing picks before they're announced on the broadcast.

Can someone give this message to Adam Schefter? Last year he kept making "educated guesses" right before each team picked that were very obviously him just telling you who it was about to be without actually telling you. Most glaringly, when the Falcons were about to pick, he said something to the effect of "could this surprise everyone and be a quarterback? They've done lots of work on Michael Penix in recent days", and then of course it was. Spoiled what should have been the most fun, shocking moment of the draft. God I hope he doesn't do that again this year. If I even see him come on my TV screen, I'm muting it immediately.

Where on earth are you hearing that? Or is that just what you're saying YOU would like to see happen?

I can't get the image of the Super Bowl out of my mind. The Eagles D-line harassing Mahomes over and over again. The Eagles o-line neutralizing the Chiefs d-line. It makes me want to materially improve our defensive line. At the same time, I can't shake the feeling that the Bills want to strike at the shallower positions first (corner or safety) and then circle back for a d-lineman later, given the depth of that position group in this draft. So... Want: Derrick Harmon, Walter Nolen, Kenneth Grant Think they'll take: Trey Amos or Malaki Starks

I'm with you in that I HOPE they let him walk after 2025. I do not feel he's worthy of a second contract, and would rather draft a replacement this year in the mid-to-late rounds to pair with Davis next year. Nevertheless, I PREDICT that Beane and McDermott don't feel the same way, and that they want to find a way to pay him and keep him here. Hoping I'm wrong, but if that's the route they go, I'll of course accept it and root for the guy. I acknowledge that he's a good player.

I just wanted to say that, so far, this absolutely feels like the most "realistic" and probable of the TSW Mock drafts. Realistic, feasible, sensible picks that match team needs at just about every slot. Well done, drafters.

I truly don't care. A running back missing voluntary workouts does not move the needle for me. I wish they'd just trade him and spend the money he wants elsewhere, but I predict they won't, and that he'll be a Bill in 2025, and that they ultimately want to re-sign him. Either way, everything between now and the start of mandatory training camp workouts is just noise.

I'm not sure, but if it is, I hope movie producers overlook her again in the future so that she can take more jabs at them.

I think Sal C said it well: The FLOOR of Beane's drafts has generally been pretty high, but the CEILING has not been as high. That's why teams like the Chiefs are ranked higher than us. They've had as many misses as we have -- maybe more in some cases. But they've also had more big time hits. As many of us have said over and over again, he needs to find a way to raise the ceilings on his draft classes a bit, even if it makes the floor less stable.

Not sure if I'll see the movie, but I thought I should post this picture of the future Mrs. Josh Allen at the premiere. For science.

The closer we get to the draft, the more I feel that Beane will want to recoup a 3rd round pick by moving down from 30 into the 2nd round, likely trading with a team that wants to get back into the 1st for a QB. The Giants at 34 seem perfect if they want to snag a QB and get the 5th year option. The trade Joe Buscaglia laid out in his Athletic article seems ideal (30 and 169 for 34 and 99).

No way. That guy is JP Losman 2.0. Now that kid from UCLA? HE looks special. You have the right idea, but the wrong Josh.

Absolutely. The Christmas tree part of Christmas and the bunny/eggs part of Easter ARE pagan in origin, and those are actually my favorite parts of those holidays, respectively. But I'm not a Christian, so I suppose that's why. It's the cross-pollination of the two things, the Christianity and the Pagan seasonal celebrations, that is so fascinating to me. As for the insertion of sugar and baked goods into both holidays, well....America gonna America, I guess.

Joe Buscaglia's seven round mock draft for The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6288039/2025/04/21/bills-nfl-mock-draft-2025-trey-amos/ He has us trading pick 30 and 169 to the Giants for picks 34 and 99. Then trading up in the third with the Vikings. Final haul is below. Personally, I'd be happy with this class. Hits every need with a high upside player. Ticks the boxes for the obligatory "o-lineman and scrappy ST linebacker that may never see the field". All in all, feels like a pretty realistic and satisfactory draft.

I went to a Phish concert last night solely because I thought "Hmmm....Easter? 4/20? Phish? This oughta be interesting". And it certainly was, um....interesting! Everybody around was certainly celebrating one holiday more than the other, by the looks of it.

Swearing like a sailor when ESPN and NFLN both simultaneously cut to commercial when the Bills are on the clock. No but really... Night one I always just watch the entirety of the main coverage. Various draft guides splayed out before me, some cold beer and pizza. Night two is often the same, but I'll do more switching back and forth between main coverage and various online draft coverage, because the main networks start doing a worse job actually talking about the prospects on night two. By night three, I'm typically exclusively watching coverage from one online outlet or another, because the main networks don't really talk about the prospects AT ALL on day three. I do not enjoy ESPN or NFL Network's day three coverage, with all its promotions and live performances and "comedy" bits and recaps. So by that point I'm seeking out ACTUAL draft coverage online.

My favorite Pope Francis quote: "It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help...if I say I am a Christian, but I do these things, I'm a hypocrite". A quote which is very much in line with the virtues espoused by Jesus Christ. Generosity, kindness, and charity toward fellow humans -- particularly the vulnerable and needy. A concept which is worth trumpeting, and which is worth pursuing and adhering to. May Pope Francis rest in peace.

There are grinches saying "bah humbug" for every holiday. I was just being one of those, but in a deadpan and bratty sort of way. No harm or offense intended, and apologies if that was the result. I'm team "let people like things". If Easter brings people happiness or joy or peace or fond family memories, I think that's beautiful. And the fellow that modern Christian Easter is celebrating? I rather like the ideals he espoused. ....But I still think the candy/sugar/eggs sort of cross pollination with Pagan spring celebrations is a little funny. Love ya Mup.

Firm disagree. If you're gonna binge eat at any point in the day, somewhere between 10am and 2pm makes the most sense. This whole "heavy breakfast with greasy meats and eggs, light lunch, heavy dinner" regimen that most Americans are on is ass-backwards. Heaviest meal should come midday -- so heavy you either don't need dinner or can eat something light -- and then you have time to digest. And if the issue is "no time for a nap afterwards" then THAT sounds like the problem, not the meal! Eat big, nap big.