No_Matter_What

Great job Corta. Always liked these threads. This year even more, since I plan trip to US from Europe for Bills game for the first time. Most likely we are going late October so either W7 or W8. My wife refuses to risk Buffalo weather late October so we prefer away games - Arizona, Las Vegas of San Fran. If it falls as you currently predict I need to buy my wife some new warm clothes and we are going to Seahawks game in W7 no matter what Anyway, one thing from OP confuses me. Is there any reason to believe that The Bonnie ehm Brady Situation is not solved by March 20th? I guess his decision will affect many other QBs so my understanding is that he will sign somewhere immediately once FA opens. Teams need to solve QB situation as top priority so they won't be able to wait long for his decision. Do you guys think anything else?

This seems totally realistic to me. If they think Tua could be much better than Haskins they have to take him, no matter how good Young is. It is actually the same situation as Cards / Murray / Rosen / Bosa (the difference could be that they actually keep Haskins to compete).

Gunner I don't get the Jets trade. You have Wills, Becton and Thomas taken within 4 spots, which I assume means that you have very similar grades on them. If Jets stay on 11, the way your mock evolves it seems very likely that they still get one of them (Panthers don't take OT, Jags take Brown). Do you really think it makes sense for them to give up 2nd and 3rd round just to get their choice within three similar players (in terms of quality, I don't watch college so I only rely on your mock)? And then taking guy who might even end up as RT only? And even if they somehow missed on all four at 11, they still may happily take Jeudy and get two olinemen in next two rounds.

Who was the guy next to Goodell?

I really love how he assumes that Gettleman does something what nobody expects I think he may be onto something with WRs taken lower than generally expected and more QBs taken in first round than expected. Interesting scenario for us with Higgins and Shenault still the board.

Good read as always. As for Armstead, since he's been mentioned quite often - I know a guy who is 49ers fan and he said that this year Armstead > Buckner, so he is pretty sure they won't let him go. He says they are probably not able to keep them both, so they might sign and trade Buckner. He said its not just his opinion but that it is common opinion on their forums. I have no idea if it makes sense just selling as I bought it.

Cmon man. You started your OP by saying that there is always a guy "you just cannot believe he was there when the Bills pick". So for me, when we are picking 22, in order to qualify for this, it has to be somebody who is constantly mocked in top 10. So in my view, we are talking about guys like Jeudy, Lamb, Thomas or Epenesa (considering out needs only). Right now Swift is 14 at CBS, 18 at Walterfootball, 31 at Sportingnews, PFF doesn't have him in the first round at all, Tankathon has him 39 (I picked random mocks I found first, feel free to add more). So him being there at 22 is no surprise at all, let alone some shocker.

Which doesn't change anything on what I said.

Yeah but AFC cheated 6 times when winning SB's so NFC will be still superior

Where have I've already seen this

Swift isn't even top 15 pick in most mocks I've seen, so it hardly can be any surprise fall at this stage.

Major reason why we are able to take him in this draft is that they have other teams draft Chaisson and Gross-Matos before him. Just saying for those of you who didn't check whole thing.

Tankathon made some changes recently and has us taking Jefferson in the first already... with Higgins and Shenault already gone. I don't watch CFL so I have no idea, just wanted to share this for some perspective. Apparently they think he might go in first even.

I keep hearing Spain has given up zero sacks this year. Where is this info from? Is there a free source for these kinds of stats? I'd like to obtain some context here. How many sacks our other olinemen gave up? What is league average for all OL positions?

Get ready it will get only "worse" in the years to come...

I guess you are not familiar with Fitzmagic cycle...

I partly agree, with two comments. First, they might draft OT in first, but I think WR is more likely and EDGE is also a possibility. And even if we do draft RT and move Ford to RG, you still want to have good OT backup, which Nsekhe is. He seems little to expensive for that role but I don't think we will have cap problems next year (or can use all those money more effectively for that matter).

Why would we do this?

Yetur Gross-Matos. Random feeling with no reason at all. This time last year I had same feeling about Ed Oliver fwiw.

If you were the man in charge you'd probably lock him out of OBD. We get it. Fortunately there are much smarter people than you running this show so he will get at least 2 more years as each QB taken at 7 should get.

I hope he is, and believe in him, but nobody knows obviously. However, it is actually completely irelevant what anybody, including our front office, thinks right now. They took him at 7 just two years ago as a project QB. Unless there is 100% certainty he is a bust NOBODY SANE gives up on him after two years. And in my mind nobody sane can be sure he is a bust. So he is our only option at least for another complete season. Which, again, is fine with me, since I love him and expect him to be franchise for next 15 years.

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I'll be little childish here but DON'T SETTLE FOR FG!

Want to see some Knox.

If we don't turn the ball over we win.