WideNine

Not too hard when you have a zillion picks to trade and move around, and someone mentioned they may have 15 next year. The comp system truly smiles on that franchise.

I was into the 2nd and 3rd rounds, a lot of guys I wanted and the trades were happening all over the place. Then we grabbed a RB that I am not sure we could not have gotten later, but no glaring needs to fill with all the plug & play FA pickups. As to receivers most scouts and evaluaters had 2nd round grades on this class, other than some standout TEs and a couple 1/2 graded WRs. Looks like NFL execs and scouting depts agreed and the draft fell that way. Not a lot of great QBs for this class to showcase their skills so who knows which WRs are going to excel at the next level with better opportunities to grow.

You never know, the Bills have shown they can really make those UFA selections count and they let them know they will grab them if they are not drafted. Curious what WR UFA's they will bring in...Johnson may be on their short list.

That domestic and sub-par pro-day must have really torpedoed Preston Williams draft chances.

That Borq guy that fooled both teams with the fake kick he held onto? He will be entertaining at least.

So that punter from Notre Dame in the 7th? Was surprised the 49ers pulled the trigger in the 4th to grab that kid from Utah. I mean their punt game sucked, but so did ours....

They did pick up that Allen guy last year, but I get your point. The way conferences are scouted will continue to lean towards the SEC till they no longer recruit and have their pick of the better talent, who pick SEC schools for the exposure, which then leads to those programs getting more heavily scouted... It's a cycle, but the Bills are hardly the only team that focus scouting efforts there and it is understandable.

Not a bad value IMO.

This. Just because we have defensive tackles on the roster, it does not mean they have proven that they can effectively shoot the gaps and make plays on the other side of the LOS. Roll the NE or the Jags tape and watch RBs hitting our LB's and safeties 5-6 yards deep before anyone gets a hand on them. I don't mind our safeties coming up to make a stop, but getting steamrolled by RBs that have not been forced to slow down or change direction in the least is a good recipe for landing most of them on our IR. Oliver is a good value and fit for a team need without reaching.

The drops were a show-stopper for me on Hakeem. Maybe not the most fair assessment, but I had little tolerance for guys who can get open only to have the pass "doink" off their hands. Drove him down my list as well. Had (really hopeful) mid to late 3rd and 4th round grades on Josh Oliver and Jalen Hurd and it crushed me watching both exit in the early 3rd before our pick. But glad they did not go to NE. Evaluators were all hating on Hurd last year, but it did not take much digging to see that they just were not doing their homework. Once you get past the Tennessee transfer decision you are left with a 6'5" 226lb receiver who has clocked a 4.37 40, with really good hands and quickness, who has been willing to run between the tackles, and leaves it all on the field. A bit of a deep thinker and loner, but no indication that he does not have a love for the game. New to WR and a project at the position sure, but hard to ignore the upside. Apparently, I was not alone Beane did get decent value prospects on most considering where he picked and my only question was around the RB selection, but I concede that with all the running backs the Bills had on their roster (even factoring age) I did not really look too hard at RB prospects this draft so I know nada about this kid.

Also, I recognize that Beane cannot fall into the trap of being so tied to a pick that he gets into a bidding war situation that ruins their board. I get it.

The film I had looking at the kid he just looked a bit hesitant and lost out there... one of those cases where I was wondering if they just didn't know how to use him or if it was a case of an average to poor QB who rarely targets you (probably both). The main thing that drove him down my list and off my radar was the whole 15 catches on 28 targets in 2018 as I was pulling together my list of TEs and WRs with a heavy focus on "less drops". Still, there are enough unknowns and a high enough ceiling where I can see if we can coach this kid up to be a solid weapon for Allen.

Saw some posts and comments that we had a player that was pretty close to Hockenson's level. That is the case when you are just looking at the fact that they are both red-shirt JRs, and their combine numbers are very close (don't think Knox did the 40, but I am sure he made that up in his pro-day or private workouts - assume that it is not terrible) then pretty good value where we selected him. I don't see the same level of blocking, route-running/catching, or productivity, BUT Iowa coaches up and uses their TEs far more than Mississippi and Ol' Miss had a lot more receiving weapons to choose from. One cannot overlook that they also play in a tougher conference. After my hissy-fit last night at what I felt was a reach for a RB that I know very little about.... I am warming up to let's see what Knox can bring to our team and trust the process.

I am just mad that I had 3 players in mind that I was hoping would fall to us in the early 3rd. When the first two came off the board, I was hoping Beane would move up to grab Oliver who was my last receiving target that I really wanted...didn't see a chance in hell he would fall to us or get past NE who moved in front of us in that trade with Detroit. We didn't and he didn't even make it past the Jags. Just need to step away, not going to judge this kid in my current mood - he could be all that. As of this point he is a Bill and I wish him much success.

meh. I am kind of cranky now that we sat back and most of the guys I really wanted exited in front of us. This is why GMs get the big bucks because I am a really sore loser, and would leave the war room and come back with a large bottle of whisky, start doing shots, flip off the cameras, put my feet up and call Gruden and tell him to make the rest of my picks for me.

and he leap frogged the Bills because he thought they would take him, then Marrone pooped on our parties.

yay..... why do I feel like we are getting the consolation prize.

Wheeled a trade with their boy Patricia over in Detroit.

Oliver to the Jags - really. Now I am just pissed. In the immortal words of some Asian guy who yelled at me once "Marrone, YOU ARE SUCK"

I really liked Hurd, loved the size speed and toughness. Was hoping he would free fall.

OK damn. There goes Hurd.

I also think that there Anthony Johnson in our own backyard is a solid WR, and Jalen Hurd would probably have gone sooner if he did not have his knee scoped before the combine - I like his upside too. Sky is not falling.

I would like to get one over on ol' Bill if he has him in his sights... everyone is pretty sure NE is going to grab a TE the question is where. And why are they holding out? I think it is because they think Oliver will fall to them here - but we will see.

I don't think my boy Oliver makes it past NE....crappers.

Well Rosen was adamant that he should have gone before Allen and Darnold. I don't mind his moxy, and he will have 4 times each year to try to prove it.