Coach Tuesday

Keep an eye on this guy.

I think he's a box safety.

Echoes of the Jauron years.

I guess the difference is that in the past they did the same thing, but claimed to "let the draft come to them" a bit more and for the most part. So they'd end up overdrafting certain players because of need. But it's admittedly a slight difference and after all, they did trade up for TJ Graham because Nix wanted a speed receiver, and they traded up for Ragland because Rex wanted... I don't know what Rex was doing actually. Regardless, they definitely drafted to patch holes this year, which is not a long-term recipe for success.

Not true. It relies on Lbs who can drop into deep zones and can cover large areas.

That's what happens when you draft for need and it's a weak class for the position you need. That said - I think you're too down on the player.

You can set your watch to it!

Um.......

I completely agree with your take on this. The only ray of hope I see is that it seems they may indeed be cleaning house this offseason and bringing in a new scouting department. If they don't trust their existing scouts to evaluate quarterbacks, it somewhat makes sense to grab an extra 2018 1st and to give McD a year to get his feet under him. I get the sense that this is almost a tank year in Terry's mind.

Yup. The strategy this year was interesting. They clearly were targeting specific players, to fill specific needs, and if your'e doing that it makes a ton of sense to jump around. And they seem to have done a good job of anticipating exactly where those players needed to be picked. Landing the three guys they wanted - who clearly they anticipate will be Day 1 starters - plus an extra 2018 #1, can hardly be considered a failure. That all said, this was widely considered a deep draft, with starter-quality players being pushed down into the later rounds. And the Bills have a lot of holes. If McD truly "trusted the process," wouldn't he rather accumulate 3rd, 4th and 5th round draft picks and rely on the scouting department to find quality roster depth? But the sense I'm getting is that they don't trust their own scouts. I'm really starting to wonder how much the scouts were involved in this draft - it seems like this was a coaching staff-driven draft (i.e., Zay was known to the WRs coach; Dawkins was high on Carolina's board); White and Jones are both "McDermott-type players"). They really may be about to clean house.

Linebacker???

No but for real - if Whaley gets canned next week and McD brings over a few Carolina guys, the dots are gonna get connected fast...

That's certainly what it looked like.

IF you're going to draft for need, you should be moving around the board like this - it's the only way it makes sense.

How does Whaley still have his job?

Jones sounds like Josh Reed to me...

I love me some Butt. What was the question?

I absolutely could see them drafting King (or another CB) at 44. I could also see them drafting a RB and WR with their next two picks, meaning their first three picks would be allocated to the 3 positions poached by the Patriots...

Refreshing to hear your take on White (although I agree with you about passing on a QB yet again). But does the dude have a second gear? I just don't see elite closing speed, although I'm not great at evaluating DBs.

Football Outsiders says "beware": http://www.footballoutsiders.com/nfl-draft/2017/backcast-2017

Agreed. Every year they wait for the QBs to fall to a particular spot and every year, they end up missing out on QBs. It's frankly insane.

Some real jerks in this thread, no pun intended...

Here's another way: the Chiefs, who have a far better record than the Bills over the last decade, were willing to spend four picks to ensure themselves a succession plan at the most important position. The Chiefs now have an established, experienced starter and a high-ceiling prospect to groom at the QB position. The Bills have a low-upside starter, TJ Yates, and Cardale Jones. But hey, at least we beat them in trade value points.

I'm sure he's a good player, although the lack of explosiveness bothers me (he doesn't seem to have much of a second gear) and he definitely needs to get stronger from the looks of things. But from a team-building standpoint I question the pick. I'm fine with trading down but they continue to lack a solid strategy for collecting assets with limited resources. In a corner-heavy draft, and with this defense, there was no reason to use a high pick on a player who plays so far away from the ball.

The only good thing about tonight is that they're in the drivers seat for a QB next year and hopefully Whaley won't be in the room.