Dr. Who

Well, I'm not going to try and disabuse you of confusion. Sorry, if you don't like my comment. My constructive criticism is to take care with potentially comic acronyms. Read Free Agent RT too fast and acronym becomes advocacy for superior flatulence.

Well, I believe the chicken should come first, as well, though I don't see how the religion/science divide follows from your analogy. Most fundamentalists, I would guess, suppose the chicken came first. But the whole debate between science (under the guise of neo-Darwinism) and religion (perhaps under the rubric of Intelligent Design) share certain metaphysical assumptions that mean it is actually an internecine dispute. Both are basically locked into an inadequate ontological understanding, imo. Regardless, one needn't really choose between religion and science, just as one can have one's chicken and one's egg, too, especially when FA allows one to make up for "lost" draft capital used to secure the chicken (er, qb).

Everyone will hope the rookie turns into a player of Rodgers quality. Rodgers sat for a few years. That was made easier because the Packers had Favre. But I'm not sure what is the real import of your rhetorical question: are you presupposing the pick is a bust? How would anyone know that? Does one refuse to move up for a qb because they might not turn out well? Is a trade up for qb never justified? Does one have to have divine foreknowledge the player will be the next Aaron Rodgers before such a trade is okay with you? If you're only asking will the fanbase be okay if the Bills draft a bad qb, there's something jejune and cynically despairing about such a view -- and naturally, people will be disappointed. But you can bust on any player at any position; maybe we should try to get a good one when the top of the draft has a number of promising prospects. We passed on Watson and Mahomes, presumably to put ourselves in a position to finally address the most important position in football. Maybe at least once every twenty-five years, you ought to try and get a good one. What happens next year if the Bills pass once again at drafting qb early and Watson and Mahomes play well, as does Rosen and Mayfield and one or two others, eventually. How will the fan base handle this?

I think the two-tier approach the Eagles used to grab Wentz is what is surmised in a preliminary move to eight. You could easily see a run on qb at the top of the draft and be left out if you think eight is high enough.

Of all the FA qbs, he's the one I would target, though my preference is that we trade up for one of Rosen, Darnold, or Mayfield.

If the Bills trade up for Rudolph, I'm going to need a new tv.

Anthony Lynn is the Chargers coach. Tricky, tricky.

Strangely enough, I don't want either playing qb for the Bills.

Yeah, I think that's it. You're supposed to think it's "throw the ball, throw the ball" Tyrod, but that's the twist.

If Josh Rosen will be an elite qb, I certainly hope we go get him.

I could be wrong here, but I think you've created a false set of alternatives. No one is guaranteed a top 5 qb. The fella you are arguing with doesn't think Eli is a top five qb, so if you project a draft pick with a ceiling of Eli, he doesn't want to pay a bunch to move up and get that qb. You can project a qb top 5 and miss, but the point is, one would be okay trying to move up for someone you think has a reasonable chance of becoming elite.

Eli's career has two super bowl wins, albeit, involving at least one spectacular and unlikely catch. Otherwise, he seems to me a streaky player who is above average, I suppose, but not elite by any stretch.

Well, that's depressing. Personally, I've been promoting Mayfield and I also like Darnold, but Rosen is in my top three. You're good at analytics, so this gives me pause.

Well, cue the crowd who just bleats Johnny Football. We would be fortunate to get him, but it's less and less likely.

Baker Mayfield.

That's the context from which I am looking at this draft. I hope OBD is as well.

Folks will just cherrypick the experts that conform to their own opinions. Personally, I agree with the scout quoted in the OP. I might be wrong. If we pick him, I sure hope I am.

Sins of omission. TT has lots of those.

Well, I remember a number of folks, including myself, pushing for drafting Watson or Mahomes before the draft. Gunner Bill was really high on Watson. I agree that we don't really know about Mahomes yet.

Might as well take Mike White later in the draft if your plan is Rudolph at 21. I hope we're more proactive, though none of this would be an issue if we had taken Watson or Mahomes last year. Tre White is a very nice player, but now we are looking to spend a boatload to get the franchise qb that was arguably sitting there right for us. (I seem to also recall a rumor that we could have traded ten to the Giants, but had a gentleman's agreement with the Chiefs, so maybe we could have had #2 right now.)

What, NE was oblivious that the Colts were interested in McDaniels? They waited until he had signed on with Indy and hired some assistants, then decided it was appropriate to talk counteroffers? Only a selfish, entitled, classless organization would behave that way . . . alright, at least they recognize McDaniels fits in with the culture.

That's cool. I generally think you're a good poster too, btw. I don't have to agree with someone all the time to appreciate the cut of mind. I think you can discern that fairly quickly.

Do you think that price will get it done? I am all for it, but I fear the heavy demand for qb will skyrocket what it will take.

I'm so old I thought this was some obscure reference to an old Jeff Bridges scifi movie.

I don't think predicting what you think will happen = what you want to happen. Personally, I am hoping Beane is serious about finally getting a franchise qb, but that it could play out in a way contrary to my hopes is not incredible.