Dr. Who
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I do have teams I root for, but I don't really get terribly happy if they win or sad if they lose. It's simply dull to have no rooting interest once the playoffs begin. When I was a kid, the Bills were also bad and I liked the Vikings because of Fran Tarkenton and purple and Vikings. Then my family moved to Atlanta and I picked up the Falcons. 0 - 10 for Super bowls; maybe it's me
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Thank you, Bandit. I appreciate your contributions on this board.
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If your first team is the Bills and your second team is the Browns, you are doing it wrong.
Unless you're a masochist.
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There are probably certain minimums that make sense, but too strict a size criteria is foolish.
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I appreciate the sentiment.
I have scouted about 50 more guys, but they're more of the late-round/UDFA variety types, so I probably won't post a list beyond what's there.
As to McMillan, he reminds me a bit of Ragland in that he's instinctive and aggressive. He's a solid downhill 'backer that can get to the ball. He's not as stout as Reggie is, but I think he's a bit more instinctual as a zone defender against the pass.
He's a solid day 2 guy for me, but not necessarily a great fit for Buffalo IMO.
I make no claims to being an expert. I am intrigued by Tyus Bowser. Any thoughts on the fella and where he might go?
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Desperation is not a good thing. Make the best decision based on talent.
Fine. I think the team has lacked proper urgency on the position and needs to give priority to finding a franchise qb.
This will inevitably involve risk. None of this means advocating taking someone who lacks potential or projecting a long shot to radically outperform where you project him.
It does mean there should be a willingness to pass on a very good player that fills a defensive hole if your evaluation says a qb could be a genuine top 10 NFL qb with proper development.
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Longtime NFC Scout says #Bills 'desperate' for quarterback, believes team will take Mitchell Trubisky http://bit.ly/2otdmYX
Desperate is where they should be. I hope they have that mindset.
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Whaley has a size "requirement" for QB? Missed that. Why are they looking so hard at anyone other than Kizer if that's the case?
EJ and Cardale are big, so on that basis and supposed Pittsburgh background and Big Ben = size requirement in many people's minds.
I think that is an overgeneralization based on small sample size. Either we are involved in an elaborate smokescreen or we are interested in a number of qbs likely to go in the first round. Personally, I like Mahomes, Watson, and Trubisky and very much hope we end up with one of these fellas.
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Good points. Either Mitch is there at #10 and we take him or we are saying the pick is for sale. If no one bites we may take the kid.
If you think he is a franchise qb, you take him. If you are really putting the pick up for sale, you have decided otherwise.
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Watson and Trubisky both average out to 9.5 -- rounding up . . .
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Well, the fella was in studio. I wish Mahomes had challenged Jaws on no qb worthy of a first round pick just to see him squirm.
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You're starting to get it. If they has penalized her on the spot, there would be nobody objecting to this. She also would have won the tournament if nothing else changed. As it stands, a dude eating potato chips was the only one who saw it and they penalized her double based on their own error.
I believe his post was sarcasm, but your point remains valid.
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Anyone who listened to Eichel's interview HAS to know he's gone after this contract. Why can't our franchises pull their heads out of their asses?
Ridiculous. If the team adds some D and plays well, he'll be happy. Talk to a fella at the end of a disappointing year, you expect a competitive young guy to be fine with it? Good that he isn't.
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Tyus Bowser in the third maybe?
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I'm sorry to be the one to ask, but how do I read this? Just tell me who were drafting so I don't have to waste time seeing Rogers ugly mug!!
If I'm reading it right, Trubisky in the first, Cam Robinson in the second. I would be happy with that.
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I think it depends on who they want. If it's Watson or Trubisky, they may need to take him at 10. If it's Mahomes or Peterman, they may be hoping to trade down and select him later while recouping a pick or two. If they could manage to trade down, draft a QB, AND add a 2nd or 3rd round pick, that would really be ideal.
Uggh, not Peterman. Trade back is ideal, but greedy. If you risk it, how high are you on the fella in the first place?
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i agree with that and think it will be in the first 2 rounds. I don't think it will be in the top 10.
If they want one of the top four, I think they will have to trade up from #44. If you think there is a franchise qb, I wouldn't mess around; take the guy at #10.
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No way Bylsma is back, right?
I have no idea. Bob McKenzie was on NBC Sports yesterday and he made it sound like he thinks it is fairly likely he returns.
Giving a lot of weight to injuries throughout the year and seems to think there will be reluctance to change things up at both Buffalo franchises.
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I think it's huge that Pegula was there.
1) Shows me this is a real investment for the franchise and everyone is going to be involved in finding the right guy.
2) I will say I'm confused a little by no mention of Whaley. Was he not there? Was he, but it was more interesting if you only mention MCD and Pegula being there?
Rodak tweeted that Whaley was there, just not in the photo. Some appear to think that Pegula could be taking part in an elaborate deception tactic. He doesn't seem like that kind of fella to me. I think they're interested.
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One of the sub-paragraphs in a standard army 5 paragraph operations order is dedicated to the "Deception Plan." Every tactical plan should include a deception plan. American soldiers always want the enemy to think we're doing something different than what we're really doing.
I imagine some - if not all - NFL teams routinely consider deception planning at this time of year. I don't mean as some ad hoc, haphazard thing. I mean actually planning the best way to send inaccurate messages to the rest of the NFL to encourage other teams to go after players we don't want and avoid players we do want.
This is, after all, a multi-billion dollar business and the draft has huge ramifications. Why would you leave the deception-planning stone unturned?
Yes, my surmise is more based on Pegula who seems a more straight-forward fella to me. I just don't think he would have showed up to enhance deception, though its possible.
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...and they left Whaley home alone??......hmmmmm............
Doug Whaley made the trip to Chapel Hill to meet w/ Mitch Trubisky; he was not in UNC co-OC Gunter Brewer’s photo with Pegula, McDermott.
Post #57 in this thread.
I think Bills fans should get used to the idea that QB @ #10 is a very real possibility. I'm not saying it's a lock, but when a team spends time working out every top QB prospect in the draft, not to mention Tyrod's "bridge" contract and McDermott saying "we want to address the QB position for the present AND the future"...it sure looks like more than a smokescreen. Sure, they could just be trying to bait a team to trade up to 10, but something tells me that team owners don't often come along to workouts just to set up a smokescreen.
Honestly, they are in a perfect position to take a quarterback. Top 10 pick, decent starter to buy said pick a couple years on the bench, and a new head coach. The timing is right.
Seems logical.
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why would that be the case? They can always cut him after camp and you don't know who is going to get hurt in camp. They would be negligent to not bring in a vet backup who knows the offense at this point in time.
Thanks fellas. The confidence of the opposing view had me worried. I didn't really think it through.
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Well, now that Yates is signed, many are assuming qb at #10 is off the table. Don't know what to make of it, but depressing if true.
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Maybe Mcdermott actually wants to be here for more than a few years!
I was sitting in a little dorm room at UCLA with my roommate from Batavia when the Bills beat the Raiders 51 - 3 in the AFC Championship. We both sat there in stunned silence wondering if this was real life. I think I might feel a similar surprised happiness if we actually get a clue about qb.
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This would be more bonehead strategy from OBD if true. This is an unusually deep draft at the TE position. We are likely in line to draft the first WR off the board at ten. This is also a very deep draft for the CB position. Unless they have targeted a specific player like Allen that they think may fall due to a run on qbs, the smokescreen strategy you are selling is implausible or stupid.
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