dave mcbride

Gregory Rousseau (Bills) Jerry Hughes (Indy) Vernon Butler (Carolina) Star Lotulelei (Carolina) Ed Oliver (Bills) That's a helluva lot of first rounders on the d-line. There are no first rounders on the o-line.

I think you can probably find a decent scheme-specific safety with upside (for our system specifically) in the fifth. Hyde was a 4th rounder and Poyer a seventh rounder, after all. But they can't ignore the position entirely. Safeties are the bread and butter players of ST too.

Was wondering about your view given that he's a Cane. Looking at the stats, the Canes' defense was good that year (23rd in points per game given up) but the offense was pretty bad (90th in points per game). He was the top dog on that defense, it appears.

Yeah, it can be done, but I feel like that'll leave the draft pick cupboard pretty bare. This is a team with only 4 safeties, and they need another TE, a WR burner, and obviously a CB. If we do move up, I think it'll be pretty minor. As for trading next year's picks, the Bills didn't really lose anyone, so they aren't going to be getting any comp picks. They cut John Brown, so they won't get a return on him. Dean Marlowe is really the only guy, but that's compensated for (in spades) by the Sanders signing.

I want either a good corner (I'm willing to move up for that) or game-breaking offensive speed on the edge/slot. Either of those and I'm good. Don't waste picks on o-line/d-line at this point; the Bills have ridiculous depth on both units now. The other issue is safety; there are only four on the roster, and safeties tend to get injured.

Just don't think that's enough to move up significantly in the second. I don't expect the good remaining corners to last past 45 or so. The Bills offensive line is actually good overall. I feel like people don't watch other teams. Just about every team in the league has o-line problems. The Bills' group is currently deep with competent players. For instance, Boettger is certifiably decent.

I worry we don't have the ammunition. We have a late third rounder, no comps, and no fourth rounder.

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Marcellus was the king of the vulture sack in his time with the Bills. Don't get me wrong - vulture sacks are valuable!

Again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_vulture_crisis#/media/File:White-rumped_vulture_(Gyps_bengalensis)_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg

Channeling @BADOLBILZ ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_vulture_crisis#/media/File:White-rumped_vulture_(Gyps_bengalensis)_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg

Ward is good. You need many corners.

Damn. Newsome was who I wanted.

All I'm saying is that Elway wasn't carried by his team to SB wins. He was one of the best qbs in the league those years and actually a SB MVP.

The true hardcore folks play this game through round 7!

Oh come on. Elway was sensational in his final few seasons. He put up three of the highest 4 AV numbers (PFR's WAR equivalent for the NFL; last column) in those 3 seasons: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/ElwaJo00.htm. And what does Manning's 2013 season have to do with this?

?? - Elway's best statistical seasons by far were 1993 and the final three seasons of his career (1996-1998). He was a legit pro bowl QB for both of those SB-winning teams in 1997-98. And he was the deserved SB MVP vs Atlanta, averaging nearly 12 yards per pass play.

Trevor Pryce was a really good player for a long time, folks!

Yeah, Hopkins! He's obviously great.

You should edit this post and acknowledge Jerry Butler. There are a lot of good NFL players from Clemson. People forget guys like Trevor Pryce, but he was a great player.

And Sammy is at least pretty good and has flashed some greatness. He won't have a career that measures up to his draft status, but he's probably going to end up with 500 receptions provided he stays reasonably healthy. This has more info. Sort by AV and you'll see. Lots of good players. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/clemson/index.htm

... and 3 losing seasons in 29 years, 3 SB appearances, and 9 conference championship games. They are a great franchise. NE's success skews everyone's outlook. Only Denver and Dallas have 3 SB victories in that same time span. And Dallas hasn't been to even a conference championship game since 1995.

What if they've decided that Love might not be that good?

Totally agree, Yolo.