I happen to think that the Bills want Darron Lee or Leonard Floyd and if they are there the Bills will take them. If those guys are off the board, I think Buffalo wants to trade down and target Chris Jones, Vernon Butler, or Karl Joseph
We are at a net loss
Bills gained:
Zach Brown
Sterling Moore
Corey White
Robert Blanton
Bills lost:
Nigel Bradham
Ron Brooks
But...............
The only contract that is going to qualify that they have gained is Zach Brown
So it's really 2 lose 1 gain so the Bills are in line for a 6th rounder next year at this moment
I think you could see the shift of their thought process after they started scouting guys. Early on Whaley seemed pretty adamant about upgrading at WR and the evidence states that's what he wants to do.
He signed Harvin to replace Woods but then Harvin predictably got hurt. He was interviewed and said they wanted to upgrade the position. They sniffed around Anquan Boldin. Then only recently did he give a vote of confidence to Robert Woods.
I think Whaley realized they are too strapped to upgrade WR in FA and may have bigger need in the first couple rounds to bring in guys like Treadwell, Doctson etc who would be better than Woods for the 2016 year
I think he is a lot higher thought of then the media draft community depicts. He has visits with a ton of teams and he is position versatile. This tells me that he is going to go way higher than the 2nd round. He's gonna be a first rounder to somebody. Supposedly Carolina loves him to replace Thomas Davis and they pick at 31. If you want him it's gotta be at 19. The guys who love Darron Lee should love Cravens too. Same type of player
I know he bulked up some but I don't like his lower body. He's very narrow framed and that scares me to the point that he won't have enough core strength to disengage NFL OTs. My opinion
They aren't all 30 visits tho. Some they met at the combine. They are allowed 30
The only ones to be confirmed thus far are:
Dak Prescott QB
Cyrus Jones CB
Sheldon Rankins DT
Reggie Ragland LB
That's only 4 of 30
The Bills could still get 2 because Blantons contract is so small that he prob won't qualify for the formula. Brooks will be a fringe qualifier. As of right now, we'll get 2, most likely a 6 and 7 but most likely well probably just get a 6th next year
You know there hasn't been a lot of talk about Chris Jones from Miss State. He seems like a perfect fit for Rex's versatile scheme and is a great run player who has above average pass rushing skills. A lot of people project him as a round 2 guy but there have been quite a few leaks of how scouts perceive him to be a top 25 player. Might be a good fit at 19
So Blanton despite being a UFA prob won't qualify for the compensatory process with that contract. The one uear deal also makes me think they are still in the market to draft a safety
Knighton is only a run stuffer and doesn't offer much in the way of a pass rush. He's also showing his age as teams had a 4.7 yard rush average when he was in the game. He's overrated at this point in his career
Voided contracts still count because technically the player didn't get released. That's why Harvin will count this year if he gets signed in a timely fashion
No he won't be counted. The only players who get counted in the formula are Unreleased Unrestricted Free Agents. The Bills had a choice to keep him and choose not to. It's the exact same reason that Charles Clay didn't count this year because the Dolphins had a choice.
The only people that count so far are Bradham and Brooks
I'm actually surprised someone has not given Corbin Bryant a look either especially with how tight our cap is. He started last year and has scheme versatility to fit in a 4-3 and 3-4
By the looks of the gained vs lost, the Bills could have received 3. Must have ran out before getting to that point. Charles Clay and Alex Carrington didn't count
Man Derek Wolfe must be kicking himself for agreeing to a 4 year 36 million dollar extension with the Broncos. That man would have gotten 12-13 mill a season the way things were going today
Released players and non tendered players don't count towards the formula.
So guys that count:
Nigel Bradham
Ron Brooks
Josh Johnson
Leonard Hankerson
Percy Harvin
Alex Carrington
Guys who don't:
Mario Williams
Leodis McKelvin
Anthony Dixon
Kraig Urbik
Bacarri Rambo
Ty Powell
Marquise Gray
Stefan Charles
In addition, to qualify for a compensatory pick you usually have to make a certain amount. I would suspect Hankerson and Johnson won't matter
I think one could argue he's the 3rd best or 4th. I think he's arguably better than Hackenberg and Lynch has been falling. I'm not saying he is but it can be argued
I wouldn't bank on it. I mean 3rd round sounds about right but the guys stock has been shooting through the roof. If the Bills wan him it's going to have to be in round 2 most likely
I think Getlin is more saying that now that Osemele has signed it will allow the market on other Guards to get started. I don't think he's saying that since Osemele signed for so much that all the other guards are going to get more money