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I thought Tom Day was the dancing bear.

Let me get this straight ... you have doubts about how adequate Groy will be as a replacement for woods (I get that) ... and you think the right side of our O-line is lacking greatly (I agree) ... and your suggestion is to trade away Glen and Incognito????

Actually IMHO all (or at least most) QBs making the leap from college to the pros need to mature to some extent ... some more than others. It's my opinion that Mayfield has to mature the most of the top tier QBs in this draft. The key to my way of thinking is that there are ways to determine if Mayfield has STARTED the maturation process and understands that there is a time to set aside childish things and has started to do so. As much as I like Mayfield, if after the public drunkenness problem he still is playing the frat party boy game, or he doesn't seem to understand the flag planting/crotch grabbing stuff doesn't play in the NFL (except for when we play the Pats*) then I'd be more than happy to throw him on the Jonny Manziel/Jamarcus Russell scrap heap of "they cudda been greats"

Mayfield is my choice .... IMHO, he truly believes in "the process". The guy was a walk-on TWICE and still worked his way to the starting QB job, the Heisman trophy, and the national championship game. He has never had anything handed to him, he's worked for it. I'm also in love with his stats ... however I'm not astute enough to know how to weight them as far as strength of opponent, offensive scheme, surrounding talent, etc. .... to my uneducated "fan eyes" completion percentage, touch downs, yards per pass, turn overs etc etc etc look like he farrrrrrrr out played the other QBs in this draft. I understand peoples reluctance about his personal conduct, but as far as I'm concerned it's more important how he conducted himself AFTER the public intoxication thing (is he still a party animal ... has he laid low and behaved himself). As far as that college rah-rah crap .... the flag planting ... the grabbing his crotch ... it's just college rah-rah crap; as far as I'm concerned it wouldn't be a disqualifying problem UNLESS during the interview process we find out that he doesn't understand the difference between whipping the student body into a frenzy with college hijinks and being a professional football player

While I do agree that even the best QB will look bad with an under performing O-line and no skill players, you have to look at "windows of opportunity" to get that QB. The Bills are a perfect example. If you are constantly picking in the 15 - 25 range of the draft without any extra picks, it will be next to impossible to get that blue chip QB. This year, even though we are picking in the 20's, we have an abundance of extra picks at a time when it seems there is an abundance of quality QBs in the draft ... this is our year to trade up. If we were to stand pat and use all of our draft picks to improve our team "overall" while neglecting the QB position, you doom the team of constantly picking at the bottom of the draft and never being able to put a package together to get that QB at the top. I say draft your QB when you have the ammo ... even if you have to sit him until you can protect him.

If memory serves me right ... and I may be wrong because I'm old and forget a lot of things ... I believe all six of our draft choices last year were seniors.

You forgot to mention Fitzpatrick just sayin'

I'm hoping Cousins goes to either the Browns, Jets, or Broncos ... that will eliminate them from the QB draft. If he goes to the Cards, it will force us to trade up higher to leap over the Jets. I don't think the Eagles let go of Foles, and as far as one of the Minny QBs .... I'd have serious health concerns with either Bridgewater or Bradford ... and I don't think they'll let Keenum out of the building.

The way I see it ... the Browns, Giants, Broncos Jets, and Cardinals will all be QB shopping. Cinci, Balt, and SD COULD take a flier on a QB, but all three have established QBs and I don't see them overly willing to spend a first round pick on one. With Cousins going to one of the QB needy teams (eliminating them from the draft competition) I see 4 teams above us who I feel will defiantly draft a first round QB. If one were to assume the QBs get drafted in the order of the current hype/trendiness, that leaves the Bills with the need to only leapfrog the Cardinals to get a better than even chance to draft Rudolph.

The Bills also have a tendency toward 4 year starters who have improved their body of work each year ... with the aforementioned "attributes" adding in a 4 year starter, I also strongly feel that Mason Rudolph is the QB that they are targeting. With all of the "QB needy" teams he just may not last until pick 21/22 ... we just MAY have to trade up a bit to get him.

How far up do you suggest the Bills move up??? Which QB do you suggest the Bills target??? How much are you willing to give to trade up??? Your answer to those questions will determine if you should buy tickets next year ... or convert to a WNBA fan.

Bills cash in some of that draft currency and trade up to #3 to get the QB that they want K Williams comes back (with the blessing of his wife) for one LAST season and the Bills advertise it as Kyles farewell tour ... fans respond bringing Kyle to tears Tre Jones (with healed shoulder) becomes the WR that the Bills thought he was when they drafted him A healthy KB plays "lights out" because he feels he has something to prove ... justifying the Bills spending a 3rd rounder for him ... becomes a Bills fan favorite Somebody is willing to pay E.J. Gaines top 5 CB money ... the Bills are not Shortly after the draft, Bill Bellichick retires due to "health reasons" handing the team over to McDaniels McDaniels & Tom Terrific have an epic clash of egos throughout the season, resulting in a he goes or I go ultimatum to Kraft Chuckie disappoints in Oakland Colts are eventually happy they ended up with Frank instead of Josh

I'm old so I may have missed it ... but have the Pats* hired a replacement for their departed DC? I tried to research, but their coach listing just doesn't have a DC. Am I the only one that thinks this is a bit odd???

I see your point ... but You have Keenum who had a pretty good year You have Bridgewater who suffered a horrific devastating injury and may never be the player he was You have Bradford who's knees are so bad he can't play more than a game or two without reinjuring them If I'm king of the Vikes (which I'm not) I'm offering Keenum a starters contract, I'm offering Bridgewater a slightly better than a "prove it" type of contract (more for sentimental reasons than performace reasons) and telling Bradford "thanks for the memories ... good bye" Now to put the ball back in your court ... Do you offer either Bridgewater or Bradford a "starters contract" and pass on Allen, Mayfield, Rosen, or Darnold?

Start a man a fire and he's warm for the day .... set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. You'd rather have Bradford and his knees than Rosen, Darnold, Mayfield, or Allen?

I think I would also prefer spending the money for a free agent QB too ... but to stand pat with our picks and fill areas of need. Problem is ... which free agent QB will be available? I think the Vikes keep Bridgewater and Keenum ... the other QB is just too fragile for me to take a chance on I think the Eagles keep Foles, he's cheep and still under contract I think Cousins is going to the Broncos I just don't see an available combination of talent and youth that would trump the top four draft QBs.

I agree about the Giants ... I also think the Browns pick a QB so that's two of the four mentioned QBs gone. All I was saying is we have the draft choice "capitol" to get a premier QB THIS SEASON without hurting us too awfully bad, and a potential trade partner high enough to snag a QB at the top of the order, whereas in following seasons we just may not have the picks to offer for a potential franchise QB. I don't think the Jags come into the equation because they just don't have the picks to give to leapfrog our potential deal.

Actually we CAN accomplish both .... If I were the king of the Bills (which I'm not) I'd feel like all of the draft picks we got last off season for the trades we made are "found money" ... I'd trade our first, the first we got from KC, the second we got from LAR, and the fifth we got from Jax to INDY for their #3 pick ... you are then assured either Rosen, Darnold, Mayfield, or Allen. Don't get all .... "that's too expensive" on me ... we have the draft capitol THIS YEAR .... assuming the Bills arrow is pointing up, we are going to be drafting in the 20's for years to come, and we STILL retain a handful of picks this year, and don't have to give up anything next year. The "catch" with this strategy, is that the Colts have to be a willing partner. I think they will (depending on Luck's health), they have their QB, but the team around him pretty much stinks. This is all a moot point if the Bills want a free agent QB that may come available and would rather spend $$$ instead of draft picks.

LAMP .... just sayin' ... to quote a wise man ... connect the dots.

Like I prefaced the post ... those are my bold PREDICTIONS .... nothing absolute ... just predictions.

My bold predictions; Belichick will retire ... I still think there is something rotten in the organization trading away #2 & #3 QB this season and I'm thinking it was a Belichick/Brady/Kraft power struggle Brady comes back next year ... he has stated that he wants to keep playing until he sucks ... he didn't suck last night ... and he won his power struggle Gronk comes back next year ... his "quote" was a quote from a player who played 18 games, his body is beat up and tired, and he was disappointed losing a game that he felt they should have won. McDaniels stiffs the Colts and comes back to the Pats* to take over as head coach ... There's been lots of "buzz" about Patricia taking over the Lions ... but nothing really concrete about McDaniels finalizing a deal with the Colts.

I have been predicting that this is Belichick's last year because of the Garropolo fiasco . The whole thing is contrary to Bill's MO, he has NEVER chosen to keep an aging veteran over the up and coming (and cheaper) young stud. IMHO he was over ruled by Kraft and forced to send Garropolo packing, it just makes NO sense to trade away your 3rd string QB, then part way through the season to trade away your 2nd string QB for peanuts ... something is rotten in Denmark there .... I can see Belichick feeling ... "I've proved my greatness, you think you can run this team better than I can ... have at it". As far as Brady retiring ... I don't see it, he got his way, he has proved his "stuff" is bigger than Belichick's "stuff" ... he's a happy camper so I see him back for at least next year ... BUT ... if next year ends up a fecal storm because of the front office turnover, look for Tommy boy to bail quicker than a rat from a sinking ship.

Bills treated him like a nobody with a 100 million dollar contract. I liked him quite a bit ... but he needed to grow up and be a professional ... no more being late for meetings ... no more getting sent home before a game for some "mysterious infraction". He seemingly felt like he should get special treatment on a team that has advertised time after time that there will be NO special treatment no matter who you are. I was sad to see him go ... but ... for him to stay would have undermined what the coaching staff was trying to instill in this team from day one.

The choice in my mind is do we "spend" all of draft capital to get one of the top hyped guys, who may or may not turn out to be THE guy, or is it less of a risk to let Mayfield drop to us at 21 and use the rest of our picks on quality players? Personally, I'd go the Mayfield route ... my biggest problem would be the ulcers I'd develop until my pick worrying that somebody will pick Mayfield in front of me.

I love the "where are they now" idea. Another might be human interest type of articles on current players, such as do they stay in Buffalo, do they go back to their hometown. What does a typical day in the life of player "X" look like in the off season. How are they perceived/treated around town doing their daily routine like shopping for groceries etc. I think it would be particularly interesting to conflict the differences between a player that lives in a place with no NFL representation, with a player who lives in a place that has an allegiance to another NFL team, and a player who has decided to call Buffalo his home year round.