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My response to the Jills and this thread is: who cares.

For those who aren't aware, BarStoolSports is comprised of a bunch of guys from New England. They are primarily Patriots fans. If you're thinking they're laughing with us, their objective is to laugh at us. I think it has been backfiring nicely the last couple of years though ... people seem to respect BillsMafia around the league and I'm honestly not embarrassed to be part of it either.

Every year, the final pick of the 7th round of the draft is deemed "Mr. Irrelevant." I always thought that is a particularly harsh title. Didn't see this posted anywhere else, but do you guys know who was Mr. Irrelevant this year? The prodigal son (nephew), Chad Kelly. Last pick in the draft. Just signed a cheap 4 year deal today. Good luck to him!

Bob Kraft is an investor that was in the right place at the right time. He got lucky in late rounds on the greatest QB of all time and hired a coach that just failed with the Browns and later turned into one of the greatest coaches of all time. He doesn't know much about football, compared to any NFL GM. He is the money guy. That's it.

- Correctly reported before anyone else that we won't exercise Watkins 5th year option. - Correctly reported before anyone else that entire scouting department getting canned. - Correctly reported that Whaley is out before it happened. - Correctly predicted Bills looking to trade down. When's the last time Sully, Bucky, Brown, or Rodak broke a real story? Just giving props where it's due. Glad we knew about all of those stories before they evolved.

I made this exact same post the day of the draft and there were two pages of discussion. http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/193576-the-only-question-you-need-to-ask-yourself/

This is dumb.

Instead of talking about the "value chart" how about the fact that we just got a Wide Receiver that EVERYONE had graded as a first rounder? If Sammy doesn't play, or even if he does, have you thought about who would be our #1 or #2 WR? Now it's Zay Jones. I'll flip a late 3rd to an early 5th for that.

So, you guys are all pessimistic about what our two 1st round picks are going to be a year from now? Sounds about right.

Bills wanted Lattimore before the Chiefs trade (according to multiple sources). So, would you rather have Lattimore or White plus next year's 1st from the Chiefs and an extra 3rd round pick?

We are "writing off the season" because we're getting the 27th pick in a deep draft instead of the 10th. Wow.

You people are unbelievable. If you think it's a bad trade you don't understand the value chart. It's also an EXTREMELY STRONG QB CROP next year. That doesn't mean anything to you? And you guys really think the Chiefs are a top 5 team in the NFL? Wow.

I don't really understand this argument. Why do the two have to be mutually exclusive? Doesn't it give you a better chance of winning if you collect as much young talent as possible? Who cares that Cardale isn't ready yet ... that's irrelevant. If you see a good young QB at #10 that you think could be significantly better than Cardale (most quarterbacks) you take him.

This doesn't necessarily mean we care about Trubisky and it doesn't even mean that we are in the market for a QB. Trubisky has value. If people think that we're considering a QB at #10 they will either try to hop us and bump another solid prospect down, or trade with us ... which I think is the end game here. Lots of smoke this time of year. Don't forget.

Had some easy concentration drops, not "twitchy" fast and plays like a big body guy without being super tall. Straight line speed is fast, but takes a while to get in/out of his breaks. That's pretty much all I could figure out. Scouting reports say he's not a good blocker, but he looks solid ... plays mean. Would much rather have him in the 2nd and a game changing CB/S/TE in the first.

http://billswire.usatoday.com/2017/03/20/2017-nfl-draft-chris-godwin-scouting-report-buffalo-bills/ Godwin has been the guy I've wanted since the season ended. I'm still unsure why so many posters think we will spend essentially 3 first round picks on WR by selecting one at #10 when we're a run-first team. Anyway... Godwin could give us really solid #2WR production behind Sammy and potentially even more. Think of a bigger, faster, more explosive Robert Woods.

It's very frustrating that so many Bills fans don't understand the value of compensatory draft picks. Let me make this very simple for you. Brandon Marshall was traded for a 5th round pick. Marshawn Lynch was traded for a 4th and 6th. Randy Moss was traded for a 4th round pick. Anquan Bolden was traded for a 3rd round pick. Greg Olsen was traded for a 3rd round pick. If you would rather have Vladimir Ducasse and Patrick DeMarco, cool. You can wait until after May 9th to sign those guys or wait for June 1st cuts or actively try to sign cut players and STILL GET YOUR 3RD AND 4TH ROUND COMP PICKS. Our front office (and apparently fans) are just too dumb to understand.

CJ Spiller wasn't even close to the biggest bust. He scored touchdowns, had some big runs, and flashed big potential. Maybin and McCargo weren't even good enough to be on the field, ever. Maybin had zero career sacks with the Bills and was so tiny the other team just ran at him every time he was on the field. Mike Williams was the 4th OVERALL pick and couldnt even hold down a starting guard role. Probably have to go with him just because he was such a high pick. Losman and Manuel set us back, but at least they could hold down a backup job. Honorable mention goes to Erick Flowers and Reuben Grant. That's just recent guys.

To quote Rex Ryan himself as he walked out the door in Buffalo: I do not wish him good luck. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/rex-ryan-on-the-buffalo-bills-i-dont-wish-them-luck/

Please don't. You wanna know the most brutal truth in all of this? The Raiders might actually have a shot at the Superbowl the next 1-2 years ...which means... EJ Manuel might win a Super Bowl ring while Kyle Williams never gets to see the playoffs his entire career.

I don't care about the fastest way back to the playoffs. Good organizations aren't trying to do that. Good organizations try to build for lasting future success.

That's completely false. You just have to be smart about your pick-ups. Released players don't count toward the comp pick equation and post-June 1st cuts don't count either. You have to actually think ahead, like the Patriots do ... by acquiring RFA's or guys with high value and only a few years left and you have to let your big dollar FA's walk and build through the draft. This is one of the several reasons building through Free Agency doesn't work and one of the several reasons the Bills are perennial basement dwellers. I would hope the fans have a better understanding, but that doesn't seem to be the case either.

Yeah I'm sure we're not dumb enough to do that again. It's not like we drafted Willis McGahee in the first round when we had Travis Henry coming off a Pro-Bowl season. I mean... It's not like we drafted Marshawn Lynch in the first round when we already had Fred Jackson and Willis McGahee. I mean... It's not like we drafted CJ Spiller in the first round when we had Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson. I mean... WAIT...

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/cfb/70242/344/mock-draft-iii A running back with the 10th overall pick. No, not Fournette. Somebody else. He justifies the pick saying that LeSean McCoy is an "awkward fit" for our new offense. If this happens ... what will your reaction be?