Maddog69

this would be fine with me. (obviously depending on what we get for the trade.

that does suck. His mocks were definitely the best. I looked forward to them every year.

Thanks for the link. Good article. Keuchly would be a BPA pick. He could definitely add depth the the LB corps and could push for a starting job right away. I like the versatility. Barnett and Sheppard can also both play inside and outside. If gives the Bills lots of options and depth.

WOW.

I'm going to be really disappointed if we end up with a CB in Rd 1.

thats the problem with the trade down scenario. You have to be sure the guy you ultimately want will be there. My thinking about the OL is this: If the Bills rank Glenn, Reiff and Martin as equals then they can slide down a bit and be sure to still get one of them. But if they like one much more than the others they should stay put and take him. I think we will stay at 10 and take a CB unless someone like Kalil or Blackmon drops to us.

meaning that they don't have a guy they are in love with at 10. I don't get why you guys are having trouble with this concept. Teams trade up and down the draft every year. You are acting like this is Quantum Physics. Teams rate players. If they rate a player so highly that he will not be available beyond their current pick, they take him. If they have several players with similar ratings and another team is willing to make it worth their while, they trade.

the thought process is that if you don't really like anybody at 10 and you find a team willing to move up, you consider it. Especially if you have a few guys that you like and you are sure one will be avalable with whatever pick you get later.

WOW. What a mess the Saints are in. You wonder if Tom Benson will need to clean house and hire all new GM, Front office and coaches to remove any link to this mess and start to rebuild the image of the franchise. This whole thing seems to put a serious black mark over what previously had been viewed as the golden age for the former 'Aint's

Nice

You gotta love FJ. Buddy will take care of him.

that is very different from most of the mocks out there. He has Gilmore and Jenkins going before Claiborne. 3 CB's in the top 7 Kalil dropping out of the top 10 and he has Floyd going before Blackmon. That was an interesting Mock. I am psyched from Thursday.

If we stayed at 10 and draft Reiff, we could not have the extra picks to trade up and get Hill while still filling other needs. By trading down and still getting Reiff, we add the ammunition needed to get Hill and still have picks left. That's what good team do. If they have 3-4 players closely ranked, they trade down and get extra picks and still get a player they like. It happens every year. Denver traded down multiple times a few years ago and then was able to move up to get Tebow. This is what the Patriots do every year too. And your comment about both being "2nd round guys" is questionable. Both are pretty much ranked as 1st round picks by every site I can find. Chances are pretty good both will go in Rd1. I'd be pretty psyched if we could somehow end up with both.

Getting Reiff (or another OT prospect) and Hill by the end of round one would be pretty sweet.

I think a trade down is a great idea. Get extra picks and give yourself leverage to manipulate the rest of the draft and get players you want.

I would be fine with any of those 3 but I would prefer them in this order. Keuchly, Floyd, Reiff

1.) I don't agree that the Bills FO are 100% sold on Fitz and that he is our guaranteed starter in 2014. If plays poortly and we tank this year. Nix, Gailey and Fitz could all be out the door. (I don't expect it but it is possible). 2.) I too prefer to go with a player who can hopefully contribute this year. But that is not a guarantee. Look at Dareus. He was the 3rd pick in the draft and he played a ton, but was he really a big difference maker? Not really. I think he will be, but he wasn't last year. And that is what I would expect from this years #1. he will start and show flashes, but to expect much more is not realistic. 3.) Because Nix and Gailey are getting towards the end of the contracts and will want extensions, they need to win now so a 2-3 year project QB is not going to happen, but it is fun to talk about anyway. If they were in Yr 1 of their contracts, Tannehill would be strongly considered.

I think 8-8 would be a disappointment. Ralph OK'd a bunch of spending and will want results. If Nix and Gailey want to received contact extentions they will need to be 9-7 or better and atleast in the mix for a wildcard spot late in the year. Maybe I didn't explain myself well. The postition really doesn't matter. At 10, I think we should be looking at the player with the potential to be one of the leagues best at his position even if it is someone who will need a year or so of development. I don't care if he starts or contributes much in Yr 1 as long as he a great at some point in Yr2 and beyond. That to me is how great teams are built. If you are using the draft to fill immediate holes with decent players you will always have holes and always be mediocre.

I think we are basically saying the same thing. You look for the player's total contribution. Not just first year. If you had your choice between a Probowl QB who sat for the first two years or a starting quality OL, LB or whatever who was able to start in yr one and play solidly, which would you choose? theoretically, we won't be drafting this high in the next few years so we won't be in a position to grab a potential Franchise QB. The biggest question is whether Tannehill has that potential. I honestly know nothing about him, so I cannot say. But if the Bills think he does and he is there at 10, we should probably take him.

you draft players you feel will have the best careers, not just guys who will contribute immediately. with a top 10 pick, you have to try to find a guy who will be a pro bowl caliber players, not a solid workman-type player.

I would not want to see the Bills trade up for him, but if they stayed at 10 and snagged Tannehill, I would be fine with that. Let him sit for 1-2 years behind Fitz and then take over. Would be the perfect situation for him.

thanks for posting

not one DB on our roster is better than him. The problem is not his skill, but his contract.

I went in 2006. I have not been to the draft since the change to the new format. It was interesting to see it first hand, but I don't think I would ever go again.

you should not plan on getting any for a month or so