BigAl2526

At defensive end, Von Miller is less than a sure thing as a starter, At safety, I feel better about Edwards as a starter than I do about Rapp. I think Rapp lacks athleticism and coverage ability. The Bills at least need one quality starting safety. The Bills have receivers I would be comfortable starting, but I'd still like to get one of those sub 4.4 big guys in the draft with my first round pick. They're going to need a #1 receiver sooner or later. Every season it becomes a little more likely that Diggs will leave. After all there is talk of a trade right now.

Buffalo has two quality starters at defensive tackle. If you pick a guy in round one, he is a presumptive starter. Anything less is a disappointment. Buffalo can still use a starting caliber safety. They also have a very old defensive end who is a presumptive starter in Von Miller. I think the Bills would like to limit Miller to no more than half the defensive snaps. If there is a quality defensive end available, I think that might be a better pick than DT. I still wouldn't mind a WR in round one, similar to but better than Gabe Davis. He might not get 100% of the reps this season, but Buffalo has to start thinking about the end of the Diggs era.

A bit short for a safety, but not alarmingly so. Otherwise, his measurables are decent (athleticism and body mass). I'd be more comfortable with Edwards starting than Hamlin. Still room for an upgrade.

He actually has some athleticism. His 4.62 40 time is faster than a lot of guys who will be drafted in the first couple rounds of the draft. His 39 inch vertical is even better compared with prospects at DE. The question is whether or not good coaching can help him address the shortcomings in his game, especially in run defense. In any case, he'll be a fringe player at best, getting reps only if guys ahead of him are injured.

Stiff arm.

Beane wants an impact player in the first round. He doesn't always get it, (Kaiir Elam) but he wants it, and that will determine who he targets.

A sixth round WR might not even make the Bills PS right now. They go WR early or it's irrelevant.

I'm 5'9 and have bigger hands than Troy Franklin (9 inch span versus 8 5/8).

I don't think the Bills were ever going to pay top dollar for one of the top names at safety in free agency. Not paying top dollar means taking a chance on some aspect of a candidate. With Blackmon it's a health question. With someone else it might be measurables, age, past productivity or whatever. That's what Buffalo did when they acquired Poyer and Hyde and it worked out OK. I'm fine with it.

Does the signing of Samuel make a trade down more likely?? The Bills still need safeties and defensive line help. Otherwise, it's mostly a matter of trying to upgrade depth and drafting for the future. There are a couple first round DTs and maybe three first round value DEs. There are very few first round value safeties in this draft. Tyler Nubin may be the best and he's a borderline first rounder. The first round value defensive ends are likely to be gone. There may be a first round value at DT, but there may not be too. I have seen offensive tackles mocked to the Bills in the first round, but I don't see it. Dion Dawkins is still in the prime of his career and he's a better than average left tackle. Spencer Brown has had a rough first few years to his career, but he was serviceable last season and it's not unreasonable to think he still has some upside. Buffalo also has some younger prospects on the roster. They could certainly stand to upgrade their depth, but I don't see them feeling the need to draft a starter, and I don't think they'll use the first round to upgrade depth unless there is nothing else left that they want to draft. I wouldn't want them trading down too far, but without a compelling choice at 28, why not look at trade down options?

I can see that not coming.

He's carved out a decent career for himself as a backup QB. Good for him.

Kind of a Tyreek Hill clone. We all know how dangerous Hill is. We know KC will be good. That's a given. A team like the Bills can't be afraid of that. They need to go after KC and any other team in their way. Even with cap constraints, I think the Bills can get better this year. Signing Samuel was step one. Now they need to find safeties who can approximate what the Bills did with Hyde and Poyer. Rapp and Lewis don't do that.

Buffalo lost Sherfield and has gained two receiver who are both potentially better than Sherfield. I'm OK with that.

He's got great speed for a big guy too.

I hope the Bills can finagle enough money under the cap now to sign a starting caliber safety. I like the signing. Samuel has a bit higher drop ratio than I like, but he's got a broad skill set. I think he can play inside or outside, and can be a gadget player as well. His speed is probably the best on the team, though he and Isabella would probably have a pretty tight competition. He can stretch the field in any case.

I'm not saying the Bills can't do it. I just think that the Bills might think they want to spend their free agent dollars elsewhere, like safety. There are still good safeties available. I really don't think Taylor Rapp and Cam Lewis are starters in Buffalo's defense while Buffalo has starters on the interior of their defensive line.

I'd be surprised if the Bills signed him. It doesn't seem like a fit given their current cap situation.

I think that Worthy's lack of body mass is a red flag for the Bills, despite his speed. Legette didn't run quite as fast as anticipated, and didn't have great college production until his last year. Coleman was quite a bit slower than anticipated. He might turn into Mike Evans 2.0 but I have fears he could end up being Kelvin Benjamin 2.0. Harrison, Nabers and Odunze will all be long gone before the Bills pick. Troy Franklin would be intriguing to me in a trade down scenario, but most observers don't think he's a first rounder at this point. Thomas is intriguing and there is a chance he might make it to #28, but it's not a sure thing. I think the Bills would be all over him if he dropped to #28. There is a good chance McConkey will be available and the Bills would give him serious consideration, but I think Mitchell might get the nod over McConkey because of his elite size/speed combination.

He sounds like a role player type. I think fans need to remember that Beane's philosophy is to fill all the holes on the team in free agency so he can focus on drafting BPA. He knows though that with the lack of room under the cap, he's not going to be able to draft the star power that the team needs at WR. I don't think signing Hollins lessens the possibility that the Bills draft a WR early at all.

The Bills signed several WRs to reserve futures contracts, including Tyrell Shavers and Andy Isabella. Shavers was a UDFA of the Bills a years ago. His measurables are a lot like those of Justin Shorter's. Isabella is a little bigger version of Harty. Buffalo needs to sign free agents at several positions. Safety is a prime position for a free agent addition since there are a bunch of good ones in the market even after a couple were signed today. The WR market isn't as good. The WR draft class is excellent. I'd love for Buffalo to sign top notch free agents at all positions of need, but that's just not realistic given the cap restrictions. I think Buffalo will take a chance on the draft being enough to address WR this off season.

Quinton Morris is a bit on the short side, but that's not a concern in my mind for a third stringer. I find myself wondering if for the few times the Bills line up a fullback in the backfield Morris could fill that role in addition to being the 3rd string TE. Nothing against Gilliam, who is a good fullback and came out of college as a short tight end, but if the Bills can save a roster spot and get more reps for the money from Morris, that is a good thing.

Just going down through the whole list, it looks like there are lots of reasonable prospects. There is only a handful, like 3 or 4 that I'd be inclined to throw out (too old, to slow or too small, or a combination thereof. I'd be a little surprised if the Bills can't find a player they like at a value they are happy with.

I doubt that the Bills are going to sign one of the top names on the list. Last time I looked, the Bills are still dealing with a fairly tight cap situation, even after the cuts they just made. They'll sign somebody though. Are there any guys who are in a similar situation to Jordan Poyer when the Bills got him from the Browns?

He hasn't done enough on the field to warrant any optimism, but we don't know what's going on behind the scenes: how much of a handicap his injury was last season, how he handles himself in team meetings and in practice. If you go by what we've seen on the field, he's already gone. I'm not ready to say though.