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Tim, Any chance or talks that the Bills might consider switching to a 3-4 defensive alignment when they change coaching staffs? Maybin would fit that defense quite well but I'm not sure they have the space eating NT or big MLB necessary (although that could change quickly with all the free agent NTs, and if they drafted a guy like Rolando McClain). Could a guy like Stroud or Kyle Williams fit into that defense as a 3-4 DE? Seems like a way to aid the run defense if they added some size on that side of the ball. Thanks for doing this and for the input.

Great now the Pats will make that signing. If I were the Bills I would be more than willing to offer him Yeremiah Bell type money (4 yrs, 20 mil). That's not breaking the bank for a guy who seems to me a very good safety, unless there is something I'm missing here.

Exactly, Bryan Scott's decent but he's not someone that would prevent me from signing a playmaker who could really be a difference maker on defense.

He's a free agent and I really don't understand why there has been no news on him, not that I can find at least. Great size (6'1, 225 lbs.), only 26, known as a big hitter with ball skills, I just don't get it. He has had injury problems in the past (missed his entire rookie season and missed 4 games last year), but played 3 straight 16 game seasons in between and was healthy enough to record 4 ints in the last 6 games of last season. He is a strong safety and sounds to me like a perfect complement to Whitner, who could move over to free (even though our safeties are apparently interchangeable in our D). What does everyone think? Am I missing something?

Where's that guy who was talking him up so much last week? Didn't he realize Porter had durability concerns?

Walt Harris never had dreads did he?

I like Nelson, but if he is just going to be a slot receiver in the NFL, we simply can't draft him. We already have Roscoe and Reed for the slot, we need a legitimate outside #2 receiver.

If these were actually our first 2 picks, I would be extremely excited on draft day...DRC has unreal potential, and we definitely need a big corner on this team. He would be the guy with the most superstar potential that might be available at our pick, I just hope he lasts. I also have heard on the website Draftdaddy.com from an "inside source" at the combine that this is our guy. Who knows if that is legit, but this did sound like a somewhat reputable source. Either way, DRC would be a much better pick than any receivers still on the board, and I wouldn't consider that a reach at all at 11. Then if Kelly slips to our spot in the 2nd round because of a few slow 40 times, I think the Bills would be crazy to pass him up. Look at Anquan Boldin, a similar guy with size who slipped based on his 40. There's other guys to counter that argument, but Kelly looks very good on film.

I like Mayo. The Bills are probably thinking about the possibility of Crowell leaving after the year and Mayo taking his place. Mayo would probably be an ideal WLB in our scheme with Kawika moving to SLB. He would be solid value if he lasted till our 2nd round pick, but we have other needs (WR, CB, TE) that I would much rather have us fill first. I guess a WR in the first, Mayo in the 2nd, CB third, TE/C in the 4th, TE/C/S in the fifth could fill a lot of needs.

Pretty decent mock for the Bills, addresses most of our needs. However, I'd like to get a receiver well before the 7th round. I don't like the Kareem Brown pick, but only because we already have a lot of D-Linemen as is. And just because the Bills had a bad experience with Willis doesn't mean everyone from "the U" is an automatic team cancer. Roscoe Parrish has been nothing but a team player since we drafted him. A guy I would like in this year's draft is Jon Beason, who fits our defense well and is known as a team player and leader.

If we only obtain one rb in the draft this year, and it's walker, i'll eat my own feces.

What is this obsession with avoiding skill positions? We NEED a RB...it's not difficult to understand. We have made moves through trade (D. Walker), free agency (L. Walker, Dockery, Whittle), and re-signings (Kelsay) to improve both our offensive and defensive lines. We did this so we wouldn't have to draft at those positions. I realize that the lines are a huge part of the game, but lord, how many do we need? There are other positions beyond the 2 lines. At this point, the lines are a strong suit on paper and that's good enough for me. If we took an offensive or defensive lineman in any of the first 3 rounds, it would be a blatent ignoring of our real needs (RB, LB, WR, CB). Plus, Branch doesn't at all fit our defense. Our D favors smaller, quicker, penetrating D-lineman while Branch is a space-eater. He also is not known as a guy with a non-stop motor, which Marv and co. is obsessed with, so there is zero chance the Bills end up with Branch.

I agree. Our WRs after evans are a huge weakness, maybe our biggest need other than rb. Meachem would be a great pick, taking pressure off evans, helping in the red zone, and giving losman another target.

I said Meachem quite a while ago. I think that is the possible surprise pick for us, and he's gonna be a star to whoever he goes to. I doubt he even lasts till the 12th pick.

I'm fine with you having a differing opinion, I just hope you know you're gonna get ripped apart for it, like now when I say the Eagles drastically overpaid for Kevin Curtis. I wish you guys still had "alligator arms" Todd Pinkston aka the softest guy ever to step out onto a football field so I could rip on him too.