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My favorite prospects I've watched and wanted the Bills to draft: Leonard Floyd: Georgia played him all over the field and at the time I thought Rex would love to have him Robert Nkemdiche: His film was amazingly fun to watch. A complete man amongst boys in College. Appears the whole "doesnt love football and is a weirdo" thing turned out to be accurate. Hau'oli Kikaha: Just ran all over the field with reckless abandon. Felt like another guy Rex could have used. Jake Matthews: Bills needed o-line help that year and his initial kick was a thing of beauty Deshaun Watson: Jury is still out and I honestly wanted to dislike him as a prospect but much like Mason Rudolph this year he had the intangibles all the very good quarterbacks had before him. Also was blown away by how good his back shoulder throw was for a prospect. Bryce Petty: Should have known better given the Baylor offense but he just seemed to have it all coming out. Austin Sefarian-Jenkins: Watching his film I was sure he was the next Gronk. Cordarrelle Patterson: What can I say. I got sucked in. Players I Hated and Didn't Watch the Bills to Touch: Odell Beckham: I will never forget Joe B. saying before that draft that if the Bills couldn't get Sammy they would draft OBJ. I said out loud in my kitchen "No God, not him" I thought he was a one route player who couldnt block. Christian Hackenberg: Much like Josh Allen this year, I didnt get the hype. Kid looked like a tire fire on film. Deshone Kizer: I am a Notre Dame guy and Deshone reminded me of EJ Manuel with turnover issues. Teddy Bridgewater: I still dont think Teddy is a good quarterback. I think Minnesota hid him most of the time. Mike Glennon: That neck. Looked like a statue on tape and that neck.

Holy smile Batman. Now thats a life you know was well lived. R.I.P Robert, you did well sir.

If this regime has any sense at all they will find a quarterback. Cleveland is an amazing example of drafting a lot of stud players at other positions and getting absolutely nowhere with them. Unless the stud Defensive Tackle can also throw the ball, then I would say your assumption is completely off point. If it is on point, and this staff doesnt find a quarterback they will be looking for a job in three years and we will be talking about which team that stud defensive tackle will go to next.

I don't disagree he plays very well outside the pocket. My argument is against those who say a majority of his throws come from outside the pocket, which isnt true. I misunderstood what you were saying, my apologies.

Reading some of these posts I feel like I need to clarify a few things about Mayfield. A) He does not do "his best work" outside of the pocket. Thats a complete and total myth, and it's a lazy assumption. He threw from the pocket more than he threw from outside of the pocket. He was just as accurate throwing from the pocket as he was throwing outside of it. B) The Manziel comparison is also lazy. They are similar in stature, and even then Mayfield is a bigger player. Manziel is a much better athlete, and nowhere near the passer that Mayfield is.

Red Wedding Game of Thrones.

Completely expect either Keenum or Bradford to end up here. Still feel like the Bills draft a long term answer in the first round, but I don't see them starting a rookie. Expect them to sign one of the two, most likely Bradford.

I think you can bank on Tyrod, Glenn and Hughes all being gone. The only questionable player there would be Hughes, and IMO they arent paying 10 million dollars for five sacks a year anymore.

Roger Craig 100% deserves to be in over Davis. Still, neither of them deserve to be in more than Terrell Owens. Its an absolute joke he wasnt a first ballot guy.

You would have to see how free agency and the top portion of the draft plays out. But if a scenario plays out like this Jets- Sign Cousins Browns- Take Rosen #1 Giants- Pass on a QB and take Barkley #2 Broncos- Take Darnold and Mayfield starts to slide, I serious hope the Bills start working on getting ahead of Arizona. No reason they can't get up to #13 or #14 by trading the 21st and 53rd pick. The chart may be dependent on the situation, but it seems like a great deal of the trades that happen follow the formula closely.

I agree. The best thing that can happen now the Skins have a QB is for one of those teams to get Cousins. The Jets will be the most likely landing place as they have the most money. Dream scenario is the Jets signing Cousins, Giants drafting Barkley, Darnold to the Broncos and Mayfield falling to the Bills at 21.

Probably goes without saying but all of the consensus first round guys. I prefer Mayfield and Rudolph to Rosen or Darnold. If we are talking strictly project guys who really shouldnt see any playing time their first year I think Allen, White, Lauletta, and Ferguson are all guys that could have a career. With that being said we have one of those type of players on our roster already. For me its top four guys or bust.

I am not saying he isnt a good prospect, I just dont think he is a late first round pick. However, the statement he hardly throws interceptions isnt accurate. He averages close to an interception a game, which is fine but he wasnt scoring enough to counteract that fact. On top of that the kid is a 5th year senior who started 42 games and just this year made it to 21 wins. In two games against quality opponents these were his stats 2014 vs Wisconsin 8/19 173 0 TD/1 INT 2016 vs Alabama 10/24 135 0 TD/1 INT Again I have no problem talking about him as a third round pick. But if youre talking about a 1st round pick I want a guy who is less of a roll of the dice. And outside of stats, Ive watched the games too. He does a great job of looking off. But he has some trouble with accuracy at the middle range and he does hold the ball too long from time to time.

Kind of funny you put Lauletta in the Peterman range because thats exactly who I saw watching him play today

He did look good today, the touchdown where he looked off the safety was beautiful. With that being said when you look at his larger body of work I wouldn't touch him before the third round. He needs to get better making quicker decisions, and also needs to learn how to be more careful with the football. IMO he cant start day one in the NFL and if I am drafting a quarterback in the 1st I want someone who is closer to a finished product.

Jeez, hadnt read that today. Thats too bad. Hope is Mom is going to be ok. Id say he probably didnt have much to show though. He came in measured over six feet, which I think was the biggest question for him this week. On top of it by all accounts he had a pretty solid week of practice. Really nothing more for him to gain. I think he should be a top ten pick, but will be incredibly happy if he drops.

Been looking forward to the game for a bit now. Allen's arm is out of this world good, but I just dont see it with him. Watching his tape reminds me a lot of watching all the throws type film on players like Christian Hackenberg and Deshone Kizer. Again, you really never know. I think it would be best for the Bills if the Broncos and Jets get into the Kirk Cousins game.

Good deal! Thats the thing about these guys, you really are just making your best educated guess. Whatever happens he was still my favorite college player ever. Really enjoyed watching him play this year, and for those exact reasons you mentioned. If you want someone who loves football he is your guy.

What about Zay Jones? He was having surgery on the shoulder as well.

Are you coming over to the dark side? I know you would still take Rosen over both of them, but it was kinda cool to see you talk up Mayfield a bit.

That bit wasn't in the article I read. Yes, I would say that makes a difference. The article I read said the "robbery" took place at a hotel.

I'll give it a chance. The NFL has given the public a virtual road map on how not to run a league over the last few years. If Vinny can figure out what a catch is, and make sure the refs dont decide games he may have something.

To ensure you get Baker you most likely have to make a trade with Oakland. In that instance you'd be giving them 1st (21), 2nd (53), 3rd (94) and maybe even a conditional 7th in 2019. Brings you down to six total picks. I'd do it, but I am not sure the Bills front office would. I think they can stay at home and get Mason Rudolph and another 1st round talent without having to give up any picks. The Bills really need the Giants to take Barkley at #2, and to have either the Broncos or Jets to sign one of the bigger name free agent quarterbacks.

I am curious how you get arrested for accidentally grabbing a not packaged not for sale charger? If he took someone's charger by accident and is now being accused of burglary, I'd say the bigger issue is the waste of time and money worrying about this. However, this was stolen from a store, which is not likely being it was 3am, then he isn't very smart.

Its not relegated to his stats. Watch the game film of him against Nebraska last year. One of the more epic meltdowns Ive watched. Point here is because he is big and has a cannon experts will watch that same tape and tell you "he did some good things considering the talent around him" they are dying for him to be good. I agree with the arm talent but if I am drafting a guy who cant contribute even when forced into action I wouldnt touch him until the 4th round.