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I 100% agree. The defense was top 5 last year, while the offense was bottom 7. I don’t believe that the addition of just one receiver — even though he’s a great one — is going to do the trick. They need more playmakers. CEH and Edwards would both fit the bill.

It’s become pretty clear that this forum wants offensive players with the Bills’ early picks. Can’t say I blame them. Can you imagine adding CEH and Bryan Edwards to this offense? Wow. That being said, something tells me Beane will see things a little differently.

Which guy was it?

With the 80th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders select Terrell Burgess, S, Utah We felt good about one starting safety spot, with 2019 1st round pick Johnathan Abram in the fold. We brought in Jeff Heath and Demarious Randall via free agency, but we see them more as depth and special teams pieces. We wanted to find someone with the versatility to flex into the slot and cover some of the elite tight ends in our division, like Travis Kelce and Noah Fant. With this in mind, we were thrilled to see Terrell Burgess still on the board. We feel he can contribute from day one in sub-packages, as well as compete for a long term starting spot next to Abram. This was a "need meets BPA pick" for us. A really good, versatile player at a position of need for us, available at what we felt was an appropriate value. With the 81st pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders select Troy Dye, LB, Oregon Our linebacking corps underwent a massive and much needed overhaul this offseason. We added Nick Kwiatkowski at middle linebacker, and he'll be wearing the green dot and quarterbacking our defense. We added Cory Littleton at one outside linebacker spot, and we're excited about what he brings to the table. That left the other outside linebacker spot open for us. Defensive coordinator Paul Guenther highly values coverage ability, speed, and athleticism in his linebackers, and Troy Dye fits the bill perfectly. Once again, this was a "BPA meets need" pick, where the player sticking out on our board as the best available just happened to play a position that was a big need for us. We were tempted by the quarterbacks -- Gruden LOVES his quarterbacks: "Man, let's just talk about Spider 2 Y Banana for a second!" -- but were ultimately unable to turn down the opportunity to bolster our lackluster pass defense. Having added CJ Henderson, Terrell Burgess, and Troy Dye, we feel we have done just that. @Virgil and his Dallas Cowboys are now on the clock.

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Im in the same boat. Raiders had NO 2nds, but have three 3rds. Glad we made it.

This isn’t how this works, my friend. Best offensive line I’ve seen with this exercise. With an OL that beastly, Blood and Bronco should have some big holes to run through!

Lance Zierlein on Twitter today predicted Isaiah Wilson will go in round 1. Would be a good get at 54.

For what it’s worth, Erik Turner of Cover 1 said today he doesn’t feel like Darrynton Evans — who the Bills have talked to a bunch — is necessarily RB2 quality. More like a 3rd down back and return specialist.

This. If you can’t see the CLEAR difference between the drought era GM/coach combos and Beane/McDermott, then I sincerely question what you’re even looking at. And if your answer is “let’s see results!”, I would point to two playoff trips in three years — WHILE executing a complete rebuild — when no other Bills team had made it in 17 years. They are demonstrably and unquestionably highly competent. I don’t know what else to say.

I second this. I've read recently that some NFL GMs see Reagor as WR4 in this draft class!

Looks like we at least have a shot at this thing getting to round 3. I sure hope it does!

Walter Payton, Marshall Faulk, and Crazy Legs Hirsch is some serious weaponry. Well done. Side note: More NFL players today should get nicknames like "Bruiser".

You should be able to click the chart above to make it larger. Reminder: you MUST pick one player from each row. Here was mine. I think it's pretty damn good, but let's see what you guys can do! QB Otto Graham (AAFC) HB Jim Brown (60s) FB Bronco Nagurski (30s) WR Jerry Rice (90s) WR Randy Moss (2000s) FLEX Calvin Johnson (2010s) T Art Shell (70s) G Walt Kiesling (20s) C Bulldog Turner (40s) G Jim Parker (50s) T Anthony Munoz (80s) Pound the rock or sling it deep.

I remember that year. The great Limas Sweed vs Malcolm Kelly debates. Both turned out to be complete duds.

Hadn’t thought about Owen Schmidt in years. people were fired up about him because — and this is true — he smashed his own helmet against his head repeatedly until he bled to get fired up for games. He was Bbmb’s number one draft crush that year. A fullback. Who made himself bleed. From the head. On purpose. Yep.

I like Evans. I WILL say that I remember Beane saying earlier this offseason that they kept giving Frank Gore gameday jerseys instead of Yeldon last year because he had that "downhill, smashmouth presence that maybe Devin didn't have". So if we take a guy like Evans, which I'm fine with, it seems like we maybe still won't have that short yardage, downhill, between-the-tackles presence on the roster. I can't be the only Bills fan who doesn't want to see our short yardage back continue to be Josh Allen. If they get Evans, I hope that they also add either a late round or UDFA power back, as well.

Agreed. I was really hoping to trade down and add a 2nd. In real life, I can see Mayock going for A.J. Terrell, seeing as he has a supernatural hard-on for Clemson players. That being said, having Henderson on the board at 19 can hardly be considered anything but a win for the Raiders, even though he’s not my personal favorite.

Agree to disagree. ?

With the 19th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders select C.J. Henderson, CB, Florida. After selecting the top WR on the board, the Raiders looked to their second biggest need, cornerback. We like Trayvon Mullen at CB2, but we direly needed a quality CB1. After being outbid for Byron Jones, we turned to the draft. The #1 remaining CB on our board was Kristian Fulton, but he was shrewdly taken by the Falcons. Based on value alone, K’Lavon Chaisson and Xavier McKinney would have been considerations here, but alas, they, too, were chosen just before we were on the clock. With no 2nd round picks and nobody interested in trading up to 19 to net us extra picks, we felt we simply could not go into round 3 without addressing such a massive need. C.J. Henderson will immediately be the most talented cover corner on our roster. He needs to work on his tackling and tenacity in run support, but his size, speed, and athleticism are top notch. We feel he has All-Pro potential. Along with Ceedee Lamb, we feel we have addressed our two biggest needs with blue chip talent and greatly strengthened our roster. @aristocrat and the Jacksonville Marrones are now on the clock.

If anyone wishes to move up (for a tackle or LB or WR, perhaps?), pick #19 is up for grabs. If no one bites within a few minutes, I’ll make my pick.

His comment is relevant to COVID-19. Asthmatics are at greater risk.

Nooooooooo! Son of a...

Fair enough. I always felt like sometimes he got too cute with the trade-downs and the “smartest guy in the room” routine. Felt like he left some really good talent on the board at times that wound up costing him in the playoffs. Obviously, he won 6 titles as a head coach, so who am I to question his team building? I maintain that, if paired with a proper GM with whom he worked well throughout his career, he might have won 7 or 8 titles,instead. It’s unknowable, of course. He does have some weird blind spots (all GMs do), like 2nd round defensive backs and wide receivers in general. His selection of Harry just last year, for instance, over guys like A.J. Brown and DK Metcalf and Mecole Hardman stands out. Overall, I’d agree with you. A good, but not GREAT GM.

Belichick is the best coach in NFL history. He is NOT, in my estimation, a great GM.