Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

OK well then maybe the OP was incorrect, though still not sure the extra 6th is going to help too much as at the bottom of the 6th. Amazingly 7th rounders are worth a total of 1 point!

Well then I guess the OP is wrong as he posted a list of all the picks we have and that only showed one left.

We don't have 2 6th's only one, 2nd one was traded for Diggs. If you keep your 2nd and 3rd and trade all remaining picks, you can get up to the bottom of the 3rd. Personally I'd rather have a 4th and 5th as you can still get good players at that area of the draft.

Really little to trade, they have no ammo this year. According to the chart if the traded their 3rd and 4th would move them up about 8 spots in the 3rd, throw in their 6th gets them up about 15 slots. If they keep their 2nd and 3rd, and then trade their 4th, 5th and 6th, would get them up the very bottom of the 3rd. While I agree the Bills aren't likely to keep that many rookies, you can find value in the 4th and 5th rounds, so not sure they'd want to give up that much to move not a huge amount. The Bills had more picks in those those other years you're looking at makes a big difference. Trying to predict the future based on past performance is kind of useless in this case IMO as they don't have all the picks to work with as they did in those prior years.

But will their O-line be able to handle it and Josh figure out quickly enough where to go with the ball? Seems like that was an area he struggled in alot last year against the all out blitz. If I were the defensive coordinator, think that's how'd I'd defend it as can't match up with the WR so don't give him any time to think.

The problem with draft boards whether people here on TBD or the "experts" like the Mel Kipers of the world down to the lesser published ones is every selection is made by the same person so everything plays out perfect in their own mind. Would be interesting to take 32 of these "experts" assign them numbers 1 thru 32 and let them each pick in order of players still on the board. Let's see how close any of these guys after the draft boards come to look like what they had picked beforehand. My other pet peeve about the actual draft. After it's over, do you ever hear a GM tell you they didn't pick the best player available as opposed to they more made their selection based on need? But they will tell you he's the best where as more than likely may have been in their top 5 selections, but the one they selected fits the need better.

I wasn't necessarily implying everyone has to get it it. If the people who are "clean" today don't interact with anyone infected that have it today it will slow down and maybe disapear the way a fire burns itself out. I live in NC on March 17th we pretty much implemented the same rules as NY did around the same time frame except where I live there was not yet one positive case in my surrounding area. Effective Monday we now are under a Shelter in place which really doesn't change a whole lot as to what is and isn't open other than they can fine and arrest people whereas today they can just nicely ask them to leave. Today we have close to 20 cases in the area. By around this time next week and new cases were likely contracted after they shut most stuff down i.e. the rule breakers. So will see even if half the people obey the rules it should knock the numbers down some. BTW just curious as have heard conflicting statements on this, not that I even drink coffee but is Starbucks deemed essential and open in NY?

So how'd China and Korea do it? I kind of look at this like a forest fire, eventually there's nothing left to burn so it goes away.

OK but still why did they single out lineman, why not a different position to require a certain amount? Is the idea they don't want teams to have too many "skill" position players active?

Has anyone heard an explanation as to why in the new CBA you're required to dress 8 O lineman each week? Why not require 6 WR or 7 DB's, how come they singled out the line like that?

Think I'll start a thread, trade Murphy for 1st rounder!

As they say you can never idiot proof things as they keep making better idiots!

Was reading an column in the Athletic today and it made an interesting point. It talked about how the top 3 slots are all set, but depth remains a question and also addressed that WR is one of the positions that takes the longest for a rookie to come up to speed, but with getting Diggs they don't need a rookie to contribute much. Also talked about a few FA names they could still sign. Nothing really new there! But did get me thinking, assuming the Bills do draft a WR in 2020 would he be add more as a backup rookie than a McKenzie, Foster, or Williams, maybe,maybe not. So what as this article suggested if they draft a guy like South Carolina’s Bryan Edwards who was hurt so his draft slot will drop as result. Maybe he's ready to go, maybe not, so could stash him on IR for a year to develop without taking up a roster spot. On the other hand if prior to week 1 someone else gets hurt and out for the season, could keep him active. Or he clearly is better than the 3 names I mentioned as backups, you keep him active.

But it makes little sense to sign 3 DL payers, pay signing bonuses to then cut someone. Currently there are 9 DL on roster, suppose you could cut Johnson, maybe get him to PS if he gets picked up by someone else so be it.

True the question is then how do you ever get young? They are in decent shape at tackle with Phillips and Oliver and even Jefferson is only 27. But at end they are a little gray in the tooth. I believe this is Murphy's last contract year so could see next year replacing him wit ha high draft pick, though good chance they won't have a low pick

I'm in my 60's she looks pretty good to me!

He deserves love because he also possesses a skill set very few TE's in the league have. Yes the drops are concerning, but he also made 3 or 4 pretty amazing plays throughout the year too that very few others could have made. Likely will know by the end of this season as will be given every opportunity to flourish.

The Bills have 9 defensive lineman on their roster right now. Why sign all of them give them signing bonuses only to turn around and cut some. And I'm sure I'll get many responses back to cut Murphy but there's also other threads and articles stating he's valuable to the team, admittedly somewhat overpaid, but you're not likely to get a better return once you take the cap hit on him and sign someone else in particualr a rookie filling the shoes of the defensive lineman who played the most snaps last season.

True but my point was that while they were 1st rounders, they were all ones that weren't maybe a NFL ready as others were, wasn't Edmunds like the 2nd youngest player ever drafted? But the Bills stil ldrafted them and they've all worked out well. Also my point in bringing them ups is seems Beane tends to do well with drafting 1st rounders with potential, why wouldn't we see the same with 7th rounders. So yes because of how they've drafted I'm bullish on guys like Johnson & Johnson, Sweeney, etc.

Seems like the Bills have drafted a number of players with potential, Allen, Edmunds, Oliver to name a couple so wouldn't be shocked if they saw similar things here with Johnson too.

Either by the fall things are OK to play as normal or no season. The number of players, coaches, and staff per team times 32 teams is easily over 3000, adding in training camp cuts and extra staff, probably 5000. The odds of keeping all them from not getting even one of them infected is slim. No add in the staff of the mini prisons that I'd assume under your plan would also need to stay there. And everyone involved then goes for like 4 months with no contact with their families. Well maybe every Tuesday on their off days, they can bring the families by to wave from their windows. Do you also plan to quarantine the airplanes the airplanes and the crews of said planes for 14 days prior to each road game (LOL may be easy to do as not being used for anything else), the staff in the hotels they stay in for road games, the bus drivers who take them from the airports. Is the team going to serve them box lunches made in their mini prisons prior to leaving as you can't let anyone serve them food? You say people would sign up, yes normal people who are out of work desperate for money may sign up, but not NFL players! Go back to sleep!

I'd say very unlikely only due to fact that when you look at the size or rosters, add in practice squad, training camp has a 90 man roster, coaching and training staff and front office personal, easily 150 people during the season and likely around 200 during training camp times 32 teams. That's over 5000 people ,then add in their families. The odds of not having players testing positive is very low if still being transmitted at a fairly high rate. Either will be safe enough to have fans present or no season at all until safe. That's what did the NBA in, once a player tested positive.

Considering how many first round QB's flunk out, you'd e crazy not to. Drafting a franchise QB is more luck than anything

Moving him anyplace will mean you need two lineman one to play LT now which we don't have and not likely to get an elite one either drafting 54th, then a second one to replace Dawkins when his contract expires. LT get paid the most, Dawkins has played there for three seasons now, so will want to be paid LT money. If you move him he will find a team that will still play him at LT and pay him the money that position warrants and will be gone once his contract is up. If you were to move him, doubt they'd pick up the option then either, so likely net off-season he'd be gone. I'll grant you, he's not elite and neither is Ford, but easier to move Ford inside without losing him than Dawkins. Personally I think they should raft a RT high, let him be the backup for a season or could play sooner if someone gets injured. Then next off-season, you don't resign Feliciano and move Ford to his spot inside.

Add in too that Morse the center, making all the calls didn't play at all till opening day. And they were doing a lot of juggling all pre season. One thing that I think hurt Fords development last year was moving him back and forth between guard and tackle. For a rookie in particular that likely hurt, maybe a 5 year vet can handle that. If someone inside gets hurt, use one of your interior back ups, but leave Ford alone! I do think they will draft a lineman fairly high too.