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Walter football scouting report had stated that he would be a good fit for the Bills and we should take him in round 2. This is even better. (except of course that UDFA's only get 3 year contracts) http://walterfootball.com/scoutingreport2013drogers.php Buffalo needs a receiver to complement Stevie Johnson. Rogers would be a nice fit with the Bills, and he could be a good selection for them in the second round. The Jets have a weak receiving corps, and Santonio Holmes could flame out at any time. Landing a wide out like Rogers would be a nice upgrade for New York.

Another LB maybe now?

Lutzenkirchen was a superstar at Lassiter high school in Georgia which is about 2 miles from my house. I saw him make some great plays on Fridays and always figured his skill would translate to the NFL. http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/philip-lutzenkirchen?id=2539204

Lol Surprised to hear you say an extra year on the first contract is irrelevant. How often do we and other teams spend several years developing a player only to lose them in free agency after their rookie contract expires? For a potential franchise QB, that extra year is valuable in my opinion.

Hell yeah. Keep it coming. We are addressing needs and adding dangerous weapons at the same time.

Thanks, I thought so too.

Under the new collective bargaining agreement, only players drafted in the first round allow teams the option to extend the rookie contact for a fifth season. If you think you have the guy that will be your starting QB in a season or two why wait for round two or three when you can take him in round one and lock him up for 5 years instead of 4. That is a huge difference when you talk about QB's and the cost of the second contact, one year matters. I am thrilled that we got Manuel in the first round because if he turns out to be a stud we get an extra season on his first contract. Section 3. Rookie Contracts: (a) Contract Length. Every Rookie Contract shall have a fixed and unalter- able contract length: (i) four years for Rookies selected in the first round of the Draft, with a Club option for a fifth year as described in Section 7 below; (ii) four years for Rookies selected in rounds two through seven of the Draft (including any compensatory draft selections); and (ii)i three years for Undrafted Rookies

Who is still made that we didn't draft Claussen in the first round a couple of years ago.

Yup. SDS explains details in the sorry about the downtime thread.

Damn, that pick seemed to bring the Wall to its knees.

Yes!!!!!

Here we go.

Damn this is getting interesting. .. Gonna trade down or take Geno "don't call me Akili" Smith.

I honestly wouldn't mind the pick but I really believe we are baiting the Rams to trade up into the 8 spot. Of course it could backfire and they could jump to 6 or 7 to get ahead of us. I love the psychology of the draft.

beta or VHS? Btw, thanks for the heads up.

And that my friends, is a mock draft. Very well thought out and executed. Kudos. As many have stated, no one in the NFL has worked more closely with Nassib than Marrone and Hackett. If he is indeed our first round pick, I am confident that they believe he is a franchise QB. I will feel even better if we can get him and still add picks by trading down. Your overall analysis of each teams picks was entertaining and logical. Kiper better start looking over his shoulder.

I agree with this. A the end of the day we have one pick in each round (almost). If we were a better team last year we might be picking in the 20's instead of number 8. That's why it drives me crazy when people say we can't take someone at 8 because he is projected to go in the 15-20 range and we would be reaching. So what. If he is the right guy for the team, it shouldn't matter where we pick him, especially if he was going to go in that round anyways. I don't neccesarily want a QB at 8, but if we get one and he becomes a decent starter than we did the right thing, whether we got him in round one or round 3.

A friend of mine told me that when he was in college, there was a sign on the highway that said "sobriety check point in 1 mile". Many cars proceeded to get off at the next exit, a quarter mile up the road, where it turned out the real sobriety check point was placed. He was ok because he did not drink much but he said that many were not as lucky. From what he said, the exit they chose was not normally a very busy one because there was not much around, so it was likely that you were only exiting to avoid the stop. Creative strategy but would probably be deemed illegal these days.

Wow. This says I can have 8 beers and 2 shots in 4 hours and still be under the legal limit. Good to know.

been ages since I've been there but I remember having a great time at a Place called Blue Lou's and Mario's next door. I was there for a Pirate's game and I believe they were near by.

lol

add me to the list of people that assumed he was referencing a done deal.

Mr Marinovich, is that you?

I used to think it was Bark-a vicious, that sounded even better.

The deal is held up because Kolb found out that #24 is no longer available.