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Only got a couple of hours sleep. This is unbelievably fantastic news. I'm happy that our country has finally killed this <explicative> and that the families of lost love ones relating to that tragic day can feel some sense of payback that this slug finally got got. Just as we grieved as one almost ten years ago, let all Americans celebrate as one today... USA USA USA!!!!

What Fitzpatrick has to do is to take the next step up and start pulling out wins for the Bills against the good teams like the Patriots and Jets. That's what Kelly did to win over teammates and fans, and that's what he has to do in 2011. Before the Ravens game, I was the first one to propose that he could be a late blooming franchise guy. His 12 point jump in QB rating only solidified my thought that our guy just might be already here. He's got a one year audition and I can't wait to see if he can do it.

Mountain? Dude's the size of a small planet!...LOL

Kelvin Sheppard is OLDER than Aaron Maybin. That tells you how young (and immature) of a player we drafted two whole years ago. I think Bills fans should relax with the trashing of Maybin and let's see what he does this his third training camp. Maybin seems like a kid who should have stayed another year in school, but with idiots like Jauron who have no problem drafting such an immature (both physically and mentally) guy in the first round, who could blame him for striking when the iron was hot. Let's hope Maybin somehow turns it around and becomes a big surprise for us.

I believe Fitzpatrick's ceiling is somewhere below Drew Brees and above Eli Manning. Go ahead and mock me if you want. Last year, Fitzpatrick blew away Bills fans' perceived ceiling of his by throwing an eye popping 23 TDs in 13 games on a team with no running game or defensive turnover abilities. He scared the daylights out of the Ravens and Steelers defenses. Was this an anomaly or did a light switch go on? I think a light switch went on. The beauty of the 2011 season is that we're all going to get to witness Fitzpatrick's audition for the Bills franchise QB roll. Because no matter what the doubters say, the guy DID make a huge improvement last year which suggests that he's even got more ceiling, and I'm talking about franchise QB level ceiling. So while you'll never change the minds either way of fans who believe he's got the ceiling or not, in the end it'll be what he does on the field. This is what makes the 2011 season so exciting! I think the 2011 Bills will look a lot like the 1987 Bills. At least that's what I'm hoping for. A team which is clearly on this rise and which will be ready to make some serious noise in 2012.

McElroy couldn't have found a better spot to land than in the New York area. This guy's going to retire after five or so years as a backup and become an NFL media star as a commentator/analyst. Dude's so polished and relaxed in front of the camera.

Wow, thanks for finding that! This could be the proverbial "diamond in the rough" QB pick. I was watching QB videos this morning of the Stanzi's, Yates (ect.) ...then I went back to Taylor's videos and this guy's talent jumps off the screen.

I love love love Tyrod Taylor and really hope the Bills draft him. The guy has amazing pocket awareness. As soon as pressure comes, he moves away and creates space as if someone just pressed a madden speed burst button. He's seems to be compared to Vick a lot. He's got Vick-like scrambling ability with less arm strength however he looks like he might have better decision-making/intangible ability in the passing game (as compared to when Vick was coming out). His lack of height and cannon arm is why he's still on the board. There's three teams that I could see drafting him in the fourth round...Miami, Washington or Philly. I know it's a round higher than he should go, but I really hope the Bills pick Taylor at #100.

A As in we finally have A defense.

Mallett = Grenade

IMO the QBs in this class were way overrated. Lots of teams fell in love with grenades this year. Fitzpatrick will prove to Bills fans that he's as good as Eli Manning. Which was obviously good enough to win the whole damn thing. That is if our defense and running game comes around finally.

Something tells me that the Tom Brady/Ryan Mallett transition isn't going to be as seamless as the Brent Favre/Aaron Rogers. Yes, Ryan Mallett has a GREAT arm...but I don't think he's got the psyche to deal with the pressure of following Tom Brady. There's a reason why he went where he did, that boy's got some Jeff George and Ryan Leaf in him. Great arm, 2 cent head.

I agree, Kaepernick would be kind of a luxury pick at this point (Kyle Rudolf is a luxury pick also). Yes, he's good some very good potential but how long is his development curve? Three years? I think the Bills should take either Reed or Carter. Both fill a need and would be good fits for our team along with good value. Let's finish the job of the front seven, or at least come close.

IMO, the only QB in this draft who has franchise level ability is Newton. The rest of these guys look like mid round backup QB types. The reason why the Bills are in the position they are currently in right now is that they would pick mid level QBs too high in the draft in the hopes that they are smarter than everybody else (I.E. Losman, Edwards) and before you know it they have wasted six years on these shmucks. If the Bills do pick Ponder either in the 2nd or trade up to the 1st, they'll be telling us fans that they still don't know what they are doing. Let the other teams reach for these backup types which will push really good players to our picks in the top 100.

Yeah, I definitely need some rest from this draft <stuff> and it hasn't even started yet...LOL

Well there's that and then there's also the thing about him having poor pocket presence, not handling defensive pressure well and his inability to get the ball in the endzone in his "money" year before going pro. We've been down the poor pocket presence road with Losman and Edwards. If he won't be ready for another couple of years, what does that say about his decision making ability? What...he thought the NFL simply shouldn't have to wait one more year for Blaine Gabbert? To me, Gabbert is by far the highest overrated prospect in this draft. Sorry man, but I couldn't help get one last jab in on Gabbert before the draft. You can rip on Quinn if you want.

Nice to see your one last mock. It's amazing that the mock stuff is over now and it's finally go time. Man oh man, am I excited for tomorrow!

A few thoughts... The Bengals have no Plan B and would take Gabbert if he's there.IMO, they have too many needs to be trading back into rd 1 and won't pay 2 rookies rd 1 money. They can get a quality receiver in rd 2 like Little from NC. The Pats are not leaving round one without a pass rusher and would probably take Heyward or Jordan at #17. The Seahawks stay at #25 and pick a QB. They say they don't need one, but that's because they don't want someone dropping ahead of them to take a QB.

How about 50 TDs in one season, a national championship, a heisman trophy, all in the toughest conference and all the while being in the middle of a "scandal-ridden controversy" the whole season. That tells me this guy is mentally tough enough for the NFL. How about a guy with his talents in a league where you can no longer lay a hand on QBs without getting penalized. If the Bills do pick Newton, the combination of him and Gailey just might be the game changing moment that sets in motion the Bills getting their first superbowl win in a few short years. I'm a huge Fitzpatrick fan, but even I'd become excited if they did draft Newton. This guy is just parroting the haters who look at him and can only see Russell. I can see the Bills winning a superbowl with a QB that no defense can stop.

Robert Quinn. I think he's the guy that a lot of teams who had a chance of drafting (including the Bills), will be wishing they had drafted him.

Don't believe it. As I said previously, with new NFL rules where QBs are off limits, Newton's talents are a game changer. I think a lot of teams who like him tried like heck to downgrade him using their "anonymous" team officials giving poor reports to the NFL draft experts. Hoping that he'd fall to them. A Newton and Gailey pairing would be something special.

That's a pipe dream unless they want to trade away all of their picks this year, plus next year's #1.

But then that 2nd round pick will forever be judged by you passing on the perceived blue chip player. That's scary. That's why it needs to be much more. Here's a scenario, what if Newton's gone and the Bills get calls for a team wanting Gabbert ahead of the Bengals? Do they tell the Bengals and then try to get the Bengals 3rd or next year's 2nd to flip firsts? Would they try to bluff them if there are no calls for Gabbert? The Bills just might be in the best spot of this draft.

The closer this draft gets, the more I think the Bills will be having many offers to trade out of their pick no matter who is left at #3. Does anyone else sense that the Bills will become the first trade spot attempt for teams. What is your price to pass on one of the big three Newton, Dareus or Miller? My bottom line price is first, the team must be picking in the top 10. Then they should get that teams' 1st of course, their 2nd of this year and next year's 1st. The reason I think the Bills will have a bounty of offers is not only the perceived "blue chip" three but that the Bengals have no real "Plan B" other than picking Blaine Gabbert. I don't believe the Bengals/Green rumors at all, and if don't believe them then you know NFL teams don't either. So you'll have calls for both Dareus and Gabbert, or both Miller and Gabbert. I won't put Newton's name in because I think the Bills are picking him if he's there, so they don't trade out IMO.

Everyone knows that I'm one of Fitzpatrick's hugest supporters here, but even I would be very excited if the Bills were to draft Newton. Why? Because I think Cam Newton paired with Chan Gailey is a game changer. The rules added to limit the hits on QBs alone will make Newton a tremendous threat, maybe the likes of which the NFL has ever seen. If you're afraid he's got the right stuff, to my knowledge this guy went though through the most mid-season scrutiny of any college player yet still had 50 TDs (passes and rushing), won the national championship, and won the heisman trophy. People seem to forget what a microscope he was under. Think Mallet would have stood up to that? Gabbert? He had only 16 TDs so what was his excuse for pitiful numbers like that? Imagine if he was scrutinized on that level and yet produced only 16 TDs? He'd seriously be considered a failure like Locker currently is. The Panthers passing on Newton just might be the Bills' fastest ticket to winning the Superbowl. If the Panthers pass on Newton, fasten your safety belts...