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I imagine because in his athletic prime, he wasn't a good 3 point shooter, but I have zero doubt that if he grew up in today's generation, he would have been. Jordan was just an absolute freak of nature as a basketball player. He's pretty much the definition of "You can do anything you put your mind to". People thought he could only finish at the rim, so he became one of, if not the, best mid-range shooter of all-time. People thought he could only score by driving from the perimeter, he became the best post-up guard ever. People thought you could just sag off him and make him shoot 3's; he became an above average 3 point shooter.

I think he's probably out of Buffalo's reach, but to answer the question, he can without a doubt play in the 4-3 IMO.

Based on pictures of him standing next to Mike Conley (5'11.75") and Dede Westbrook (5'11.5"), I'd guess he comes in under 6'0".

This really shouldn't be a debate IMO. A basketball player simply has a far greater impact on their team's success than a football player does; it's just the nature of the sport. Brady most likely won't even have the most MVPs of his era, which is a better indication of how good an individual player is than championship rings.

He's definitely the better football player IMO

I think Rudolph is a low floor, low ceiling pick. I responded to someone else asking the same thing. Basically: Velocity: below-average or average at best Accuracy: probably average Athleticism: below-average Progressions: He played in a one-read spread offense I just don't see anything there that can excite anyone. I'd be fine taking him in like the 4th or 5th round, but even if he pans out, I see him as a bottom-tier starter or decent backup.

To me, this seems like a draft to wait on the WRs. Ridley may be the best of the bunch, but as a 24 year old rookie, I'm not sure he's really worth a 1st round pick. For the Bills, I'm looking for a guy with a decent size/speed combo that can line up out wide. Some of the guys in the middle of the draft that I like are: Auden Tate - 6'5", solid speed, potential matchup nightmare Marcel Ateman - 6'4", solid speed, he impressed me more than James Washington at OKST. Seems to have potential as a downfield/red zone target; he'll be in the Senior Bowl. J'Mon Moore - 6'3", solid speed. He was on the receiving end of a lot of Drew Lock TDs this year. I like him a lot; he'll be in the Senior Bowl. Daurice Fountain - 6'1", 210, he lit it up at the East-West Shrine practices, had 61 yards on 3 catches in the actual game. He looks like he has some really good hands in the videos I've seen of his, has a 40" vert, long wingspan, and supposedly has great speed. Don't like them so much as I'm biased towards them/am interested in learning more about them: Steve Ishmael - I'm a Syracuse grad. I'm not sure Ish is able to separate the way you want in the NFL, but he has amazing hands and is really well-built at 6'2", 210. Jaleel Scott - Small school guy, 6'6"; will be at the Senior Bowl Jake Wieneke - Small school guy, 6'4", was a standout at East-West Shrine practices, insane 16 TDs this past season

I tend to favor upside when I choose QBs, and Allen has arguably the most upside in the entire class if he can sort out his footwork issues. He's got some serious issues with his footwork and I think it explains at least some of his accuracy issues.

To be clear, I think Rudolph is a fine choice around the 4th round or so. He's just a very blah prospect IMO. I think he has a very low ceiling. I think his best case scenario is to become a poor starter. There isn't anything about him that you can really hang your hat on. The velocity on his throws are probably below average or average at best. His ball placement is average at best. His athleticism is below average. He plays in a one-read system. There just isn't really anything there to get you excited IMO while the others all have at least something (maybe Falk as the exception; he's pretty similar to Rudolph but I slightly prefer him). In order: Lamar: Athleticism, arm strength, dramatic improvements to accuracy, experience going through progressions Darnold: above average athleticism, ball placement, lots of flashes Allen: Athleticism, arm strength, experience going through progressions Mayfield: Mobility, ball placement Rosen: Arm strength, above average ball placement, experience going through progressions Lauletta: Ball placement Woodside: Ball placement

His passing yards dropped by 100 per game, TDs went from over 4 per game to less than 2.5, and his TD/INT ratio went from 25/0 to less than 3/1. It's a huge drop off without even pointing out that the team as a whole fell off a cliff too. Of course his numbers were still good, but it was indeed a huge drop off.

Yeah, his numbers fell off a cliff the 2nd half of the year and WVU went on a huge losing streak. Geno went from averaging 379 yards over the first 6 games with a 75% completion percentage, 25 TDs, and 0 INTs to 275 yards, 67%, 17 TDs, and 6 INTs over the last 7 games. WVU went 5-1 over the first 6 and went 2-5 over the last 7 games.

I liked and still like Tyrod. I didn't expect much from him when he originally signed, but I knew a guy that had connections to the team and he was telling my family that Rex favored Tyrod the whole way. I still think Tyrod is roughly an average starting QB; he's just a unique QB that is best suited to be playing on a team with a great defense and WRs that can go deep. I was also told that going back a little further, the previous regime badly wanted Eddie Lacy the year he was in the draft. I also had a heads up that the Bills were secretly in love with EJ Manuel a few months before the draft and were letting the media run wild with the Nassib connection to hide their interest. Going back to past draft classes: 2013: I didn't love any of them, but if forced to choose, I preferred Nassib and Geno. As I mentioned though, I had a heads up about the interest in EJ...I remember absolutely hating his film but the Bills loved his personality and physical tools and were hoping they could coach him up the way Marrone did with Nassib at Syracuse. Of course the plan was never for EJ to play as early as he did but their plans went out the window very quickly. 2014: Manziel was my #1 QB. I didn't (and still don't) like Bridgewater at all. I was meh on Bortles; thought it was a reach at #3 but thought he was fine in general as a 1st round pick. I liked Garappolo a lot, but I may have subconsciously been rooting for him just due to him coming from a small school. I still think Manziel would have been a good QB if not for his addiction problems. 2015: I loved Jameis. I liked Mariota a lot. The Bucs were my childhood team and I still watch almost all their games, so I was extremely invested in that draft class. I always preferred Jameis but I would have been happy with either guy. The rest of that class was pretty awful; I thought Petty at least had some potential, but he was just a developmental guy and the rest were garbage. 2016: I loved Wentz. I preferred Paxton Lynch over Goff. I despised Cardale. I also was told that Buffalo planned to take Dak at that spot but obviously the Cowboys beat them to the punch by a couple of picks. 2017: I viewed last year's class like this: there was a QB prospect for all types of philosophies; no Andrew Luck-level prospect, but you could get a good prospect for any type of QB that you prefer. I personally loved Mahomes. My rankings were Mahomes, Watson, Kizer, Trubisky, Webb, in that order. This year, my rankings are (not necessarily who I think will be best, but the order in which I'd take them): 1. Lamar Jackson 2. Sam Darnold 3. Josh Allen 4. Baker Mayfield 5. Josh Rosen 6. Kyle Lauletta 7. Logan Woodside 8. Luke Falk 9. Mason Rudolph

Obviously every draft is different (ex: a guy like Locker goes top 10 one year but had he been in this year's draft, I'm not sure he even gets considered in the 1st round due to how many 1st round prospects there are this year), but 1/20 is seriously pretty insane.

Just nitpicking, but I feel like Kaepernick, Bradford, Tannehill, and possibly RG3 were more successful than Bridgewater to this point. Kaepernick for sure IMO. Perhaps this moreso means that I don’t think Teddy should be considered successful rather than saying the other 3 should be.

I’d personally love Vita Vea. I think that guy is gonna be a monster but I’m not sure he falls to 21 either. one edge rusher that interests me is Hercules Mata’afa (I think I got the spelling right). Played DT at Wazzu but he might be a linebacker in the NFL that can move to DE on 3rd down. He’s super athletic and is one of those guys like Gerald McCoy that just gets off the snap before everyone else.

A pass rusher would be great, but unfortunately, there likely won't be one worth taking at 21/22. At least not an edge rusher; there's a decent chance that there will be a DT worthy of being a 1st round pick.

It's pretty simple. Buffalo has one corner on its roster in a league that plays with 3 corners a ton of the time and Gaines has missed nearly 30 games in 4 years. Even if Gaines is re-signed, Buffalo needs a corner and the way the talent plays out in this draft, there's a lot of good ones to pick towards the end of the 1st round. With the strength of this year's cornerback class, it would be great if a good pass rusher or linebacker (or obviously QB) falls to 21 instead, but a corner makes a lot of sense too.

Regarding Quenton Nelson, I think there's a very realistic shot he goes in the top 5. I think #7 is probably as far as he drops. I think teams are realizing just how important the interior O-Linemen are nowadays and Nelson looks like he can come in and be an All-Pro as a rookie. Assuming Denver gets a QB like Cousins in free agency as Jeremiah seems to be predicting, shoring up the O-Line would be a great move.

Beane was the director of football operations when they selected Cam. McDermott was not in place yet though.

As of now, he’s a Day 3 guy. He has a slender build, and isn’t as short as Mayfield but is on the short side. Probably doesn’t have the arm strength you hope for, but it might be enough, and his accuracy is really impressive. In terms of accuracy, I’d say he’s the 3rd best after Mayfield and Kyle Lauletta. Edit: I have Woodside as my #7 QB right now, behind Lamar, Darnold, Allen, Mayfield, Rosen, and Lauletta.

It’s certainly a fair question regarding going through progressions, but to that end, he’s shown far more of it than Darnold, Mayfield, or Rudolph has. Allen and Rosen are ahead of him in that regard though. I think scouts have to rely on private workouts for that stuff a lot more nowadays due to the types of offenses that are run in college.

The offense was in the 10-12 range the two years before this season on a per drive basis.

His completion percentage hides just how huge of a leap he’s made this year. The WR play fell off a cliff this season. Adjusted for drops, he was over 73% of his passes, a higher rate than Darnold and within 1% of Rosen and Rudolph.

For those that haven’t watched full games of his, I highly recommend checking him (and basically every other draft prospect) out through this Google Doc. I’m personally very high on Lamar, but you can decide for yourself by watching these videos that show the good and the bad from him. He definitely sails some passes but I think he’s more accurate than he gets credit for and while he runs a lot of read option, he’s really quite comfortable throwing from the pocket. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13RgfxMu4CW0NKMZebZ88cgg7b7MlszjfzXxEeId7Y34/htmlview#

As much as I personally don’t think Rudolph should go in the second round, I think this is a pretty realistic mock for what Buffalo might do. It wouldn’t shock me if they traded up for a LB with the skills that Roquon possesses. Having a pair of stud LBs is a huge part of the defensive scheme and I think Payne is a pretty good target with the other first round pick. I’d personally be very upset if they traded up for Rudolph but I guess we’ll see how it goes. If it were up to me, I’d be fine with moving up for Roquon (would prefer a QB though) but wouldn’t bother moving up in the 2nd or taking Rudolph in the 2nd at all. I’d rather get a pass rusher, corner, or RB there and take a QB in the 4th instead. I don’t think Rudolph is any better than the guys you’ll get there and I think the other QB will probably have more upside than Rudolph.