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It would be better to copy and paste a link than write a sentence. I don't believe that Hairston performed any of the agility drills so I think this would make his true RAS incomplete. That said if you watch his combine workout, it's obvious that you're watching an elite athlete with agility in at least the 90th percentile.

If you watch the Youtube workout I posted above you'll see his measurables are almost identical to Denzel Ward's, who the Browns selected 4h overall in 2018 and has made 4 Pro Bowls.

Select the "Watch on Youtube" option. Understanding it’s not football per se but just a workout… but still awesome. Flips hips effortlessly, backpedal is blazing, change of direction is instantaneous, high points the ball, great hands…

The CB room quietly got faster. Quietly. You know what they say about guys with long arms... oh wait... that's large hands... never mind. More like AS... or even ASS.

He's black so there's that...

His name is Mark Andrews.

"The 9/11 terrorists showed great teamwork..."

Didn't they draft JJ McCarthy in the 1st round last year?

Happy Birthday Joe!!! A fine QB and a fine person. One of the earliest celebrity TV bass fishermen was Bill Dance who had a popular syndicated TV show, Bill Dance Outdoors. I remember one episode that Fergy was his guest and he flew the Bills colors. You could just see what a humble, down to earth, good person Fergy is. One of my all-time favorite Bills and pound for pound, the most powerful arm of any Bills QB.

Our wide receiver room quietly got better. Great Dane. The color pattern of the coat is called Harlequin.

My best friends and I are all big NFL fans... most of the group has been in the same fantasy football league since 1990. We're getting together via WhatsApp for a video draft party for the 2nd Round on Friday. The round starts at 7 pm EST and the picks are 7 minutes each so it'll "only" be < 3 hours until the Bills 2 picks. It was pretty easy ruling out the 1st Round as that's on Thursday and starts at 8 pm with the picks 10 minutes each... meaning it'll be close to 5 hours if the Bills stand pat at pick #30. Being in Cali, it'll be around 10 pm local time when the Bills pick. So you're getting poked in your brown eye? 🙃

Not only did he drop it but he didn't miss a beat... the quip was pretty immediate.

... and is a threat to take it to the house every time he touches the ball. Or draft Kool-Aid McKinstry. As for my serious thoughts on James Cook: Missing voluntary OTAs is a non-story for someone who is unhappy with his contract. There are people on this forum who are taking this story more seriously (and personally) than either Cook or McBeane or any member of the Bills. All of the Bills understand that this is the business side of the NFL. Cook will not be traded during this draft. As some have pointed out, there's the obstacle of a physical examination and in addition, others have pointed out the unlikelihood that a team is going to give up draft capital for a RB who wants a top of the market contract... particularly in a year where there are numerous excellent prospects at RB. Cook will have another great year for the Bills because he is playing for his next contract. The Bills will want him to have a great season so that they get the highest compensatory pick for when he signs with his new team next offseason. If the Bills draft a RB this week as Cook's eventual replacement, that player will have special teams value to justify a roster spot... because that player will be the RB4 for the Bills.

This draft has been a bit maligned due to the prevailing belief that there are fewer true 1st Round prospects than usual. The numbers seem to be 12 to 16 players in this tier. That said, there is also a belief that this draft is heavy with Top 60 players... in other words there are more than 60 players worth a 2nd round grade. Thus, the desire for a 3rd Rounder stems from wanting the Bills to be able to draft 4 players who could conceivably be immediate contributors and eventual starters.

If that happened I'd be royally pissed.

Exactly... and you simply cannot coach accuracy. I'm trying to think of a single example of a QB who was inaccurate in college who suddenly became an accurate thrower in the NFL... and I'm drawing a blank. Josh Rosen looks to me like the next Tom Brady... fast processor, good decision-maker.

Top-30 visits below are listed alphabetically and by position group. As of 4 p.m. EDT on April 14, 2025, we have information on 20 known top-30 visits. Buffalo Bills 2025 NFL Draft top-30 prospect visits: Cornerback Trey Amos, CB (Ole Miss) (per Walter Football) (also met with Bills at combine) Benjamin Morrison, CB (Notre Dame) (per Ryan Talbot) Shavon Revel Jr., CB (ECU) | article with analysis Dorian Strong, CB (Virginia Tech) (per Walter Football) Defensive End / Edge Rusher Oluwafemi “Femi” Oladejo, EDGE (UCLA) (per Lauren Elizabeth) | article with analysis Bradyn Swinson, EDGE (LSU) (per his Instagram story) Shemar Stewart, EDGE (Texas A&M) (per Walter Football) Defensive Tackle Omarr Norman-Lott, DT (Tennessee) (per Ian Rapoport) Ty Robinson, DT (Nebraska) (per Walter Football) T.J. Sanders, TD (South Carolina) (per Adam Schefter) Deone Walker, DT (Kentucky) (per Ian Rapoport) Tyleik Williams, DT (Ohio State) (per Ryan Talbot) Safety Billy Bowman Jr., S (Oklahoma) (also Zoom meeting) (per Ryan Talbot) Wide Receiver Isaiah Bond, WR (Texas) (also: private workout, pro day, combine visit, dinner) | (article with analysis) Tory Horton, WR (Colorado State) (per Ryan Talbot) KeAndre Lambert-Smith, WR (Auburn) (per his Facebook post) Jaylin Lane, WR (Virginia Tech) Jalen Royals, WR (Utah State) (per Walter Football) Arian Smith, WR (Georgia) (per Ryan Fowler) (also met with Bills at combine and attended Zoom meeting) Isaac TeSlaa, WR (Arkansas) (per Jordan Shultz) Private Workouts Isaiah Bond, WR (Texas) (per Ryan Talbot) Tai Felton, WR (Maryland) per Justin Melo Thomas Fidone, TE (Nebraska) per Tony Pauline Nash Hutmacher, DT (Nerbraska) per Tony Pauline Andrew Mukuba, S (Texas) (per Justin Melo) Chris “Pooh” Paul, LB, (Mississippi) (per Walter Football) (also Zoom with Bills) Dont’e Thornton, WR (Tennessee) (per Ryan Talbot) (plus multiple Zooms) Barryn Sorrell, DE (Texas) (per Walter Football) Zoom Meetings BJ Adams, DB (UCF) (Per Justin M) Zeek Biggers, DT (Georgia Tech) (per Ryan Talbot) Billy Bowman Jr., S (Oklahoma) (per Ryan Talbot) Ryan Fitzgerald, K (FSU) (per Ryan Talbot) Robert Longerbeam, CB (Rutgers) (per Walter Football) Chandler Martin, LB (Memphis (per Walter Football) Alex Mastromanno, P (FSU) (per Aaron Wilson) Landon Parker, WR (Troy) (per league sources) Chris “Pooh” Paul, LB, (Mississippi) (per Walter Football) (also private workout with Bills) Jared Penning, OL (UNI) (per Ryan Talbot) Arian Smith, WR (Georgia) (per Ryan Talbot) (also met with Bills at combine) Omari Thomas, DT (Tennessee) (per Justin M) Pro Day visits Andre Biggers, DT (Georgia Tech) (per Walter Football) Isaiah Bond, WR (Texas) Teddye Buchanan, LB (California) (per Walter Football) Landon Jackson, DE (Arkansas) (per Walter Football) (also visited with Bills at combine) C.J. Ogbonna, QB (Buffalo) Bills Local Pro Day (April 11) attendees (do not count toward a team’s top-30 visit total). Tom Callahan, LS (Syracuse) (per Ryan Talbot) Alijah Clark, S (Syracuse) (per sources) Shaun Dolac, LB (UB) (per sources) Ethan Duane, P (per Jason M. Ross) Taji Johnson, WR (UB) (per Ryan Talbot) Donovan Mcmillon, S (Pitt) (per Ryan Fowler) Bend Sauls, K (Pitt) (per Draft Diamonds) Caelan Shepard, OL (UB) (per Ryan Talbot) Marlowe Wax, LB (Syracuse) (per Ryan Fowler) Camden White, DL (Mercyhurst) (per White’s Twitter) Prospects Buffalo Bills met with at 2025 NFL Scouting Combine Defensive Tackles (7) Andre Biggers, DT (Georgia Tech) (Pro Day) (per Walter Football) Vernon Broughton, DT (Texas) (per Ryan Talbot) Jamaree Caldwell, DT (Oregon) (per Ryan Talbot) Alfred Collins, DT (Texas) (per Ryan Talbot) Joshua Farmer, DT (Florida State) (per Ryan Talbot) Kenneth Grant, DT (Michigan) (per Ryan Talbot) Walter Nolen, DT (Ole Miss) (per Ryan Talbot) Cornerbacks (6) Zy Alexander, CB (LSU) (per Ryan Talbot) Tre Amos, CB (Ole Miss) (per Ryan Talbot) Jahdae Barron, CB (Texas) (per Ryan Talbot) Denzel Burke, CB (Ohio State) (per Ryan Talbot) Ra’Mello Dotson, CB (Kansas) (per Ryan Talbot) Will Johnson, CB (Michigan) (per Ryan Talbot and Muki Hawkins) Safeties (6) Alijah Clark, S (Syracuse) (per Ryan Talbot) Nick Emmanwori, S (South Carolina) (per Ryan Talbot) Andrew Mukuba, S (Texas) (per Ryan Talbot) Jaylen Reed, S (Penn State) (per Ryan Talbot) Malaki Starks, S (Georgia) (per Ryan Talbot) Xavier Watts, S (Notre Dame) (per Ryan Talbot) Wide Receivers (5) Isaiah Bond, WR (Texas) (per Ryan Talbot) | (plus: Pro Day, private workout per Walter Football) (also a Top-30 pre-draft visitor) Matthew Golden, WR (Texas) (per Ryan Talbot) Xavier Restrepo, WR (Miami) (per Ryan Talbot) Arian Smith, WR (Georgia) (per Ryan Talbot) Savion Williams, WR (TCU) (per Ryan Talbot) Defensive Ends / Edge Rushers (3) Mike Green, EDGE / 3-4 OLB (Marshall) (per Ryan Talbot) Landon Jackson, EDGE (Arkansas) (per Ryan Talbot) (plus Pro Day per Walter Football) Josaiah Stewart, EDGE / 3-4 OLB (Michigan) (per Ryan Talbot) Running Backs (3) Jaydon Blue, RB (Texas) (per Ryan Talbot) Trevor Etienne, RB (Georgia) (per Ryan Talbot) Jordan James, RB (Oregon) (per Ryan Talbot) Linebackers (3) Teddye Buchanan, LB (California) (Pro Day) (per Walter Football) Chris “Pooh” Paul Jr., LB (Ole Miss) (per Ryan Talbot) Josaiah Stewart, LB (Michigan) (per Walter Football)

Alright, I live in Cali so it's all up to you. Where do you want me to have him meetup with you?

I'm nervous as hell about this draft and this is sound advice. Should one of us relay this thought to McBeane?

It really just opens up a whole can of worms as far as rule changes are concerned. For instance, if the dwarf was blocked, could he be picked up and returned for a touchdown? And that's really just a short sample as far as scenarios go.

When he was the Niners GM and even after he took over in Jacksonville, Trent Balke was the King of drafting injured players at a discount. People in the Bay Area would call it Balke's "All-ACL Team." I believe all 8 players below were drafted by Balke after suffering torn ACLs, It generally did not work well for him (the number in parentheses is career starts): 2013 2nd Round Tank Carradine DE (8) 2013 4th Round Marcus Lattimore RB (0) 2014 3rd Round Brandon Thomas OG (0) 2014 4th Round Keith Reaser CB (0) 2014 7th Round Trey Millard FB (0) 2015 4th Round Deandre Smelter WR (0) 2021 2nd Round Walker Little OG (25) 2021 3rd Round Andre Cisco S (47) These players on average, were drafted in Round 3.63 and averaged 10 career starts. One of the more successful examples of a player with a serious knee injury who came back to have a good career was Willis McGahee who the Bills drafted 23rd overall in 2003 after having his knee blown up in the NCAA National Championship Game. After receiving a pass from Ken Dorsey he was struck in the knee by Will Allen resulting in a torn ACL, MCL, and PCL. His injuries required several surgeries. He had taken out a $2.5 million insurance policy before the game but declined to collect on the policy because he felt he could come back to play in the NFL. McGahee had a 10 year career with 4 teams. Including playoffs he had over 10,000 combined yards and 75 TDs. He was a two-time Pro Bowler and won the PFW Comeback Player of the Year in 2004. He made $32.8 million from his playing career though he had at least 10 children with at least 9 women.

Yeah , I can't see both Trubisky and White making the team. And 5 years previous to that... Good call! I feel like when the smoke clears there'll be a turnover of about 10 spots from last year. BTW, thanks very much for doing this. 👍

Is this on FanDuel or DraftKings?

As I said, small sample size. Again, I'm flabbergasted that the Rams thought he would be able to play 11 months after rupturing his achilles. As for the Ravens, they're not in the habit of giving up good players. My belief is that they had a standing offer to Tre but between a bit more money and his relationship with the Bills, it was an easy choice for him to make. Just my guess.