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...and I thought it was silly season in politics....

Glen Dorsey... Belichick would certainly fear and respect our DL.... Chris Long would be a close second...

"O Sedrick, Where Art Thou?" or... "Gangs of New York"

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Couldn't have put it better... I've mentioned Rivers before as a possible insurance policy on Crowell, not to mention Digiorgio and Ellison are RFAs next offseason... Obviously they will be easier to retain, but you never know... Anybody to fill the defensive front 7 in the first round is fine with me... Rivers, Harvey, Merling, maybe Mayo... But the miracle would be to have Ellis drop... Saw the USC pro day highlights today and he looks great!!! Ah... one can dream...

Too funny.... If the Bills decide to add more meat anywhere in the defensive front 7, I'll be quite titillated myself.... Good analysis by McGuire... Marshall Faulk should take notes...

There will never be another like #12...

Amazing.... I've heard a lot of theories about how to win a championship, how to rebuild an offense, yadda yadda yadda... but it's not often you hear an argument from someone stating that an entire position on a team is not needed... or does not need to be utilized very often... Actually, last time I checked, to win a Lombardi trophy a team should be balanced and strong at all positions!! Doesn't that define a champion? So all a team needs is a good defense and an intelligent QB? Really? Well if thats the case, guys like Roethlisberger and McNabb should win championships every year.... they consistently have good to great defenses.... why do they only have one championship between them? Let me ask ya something... If a defense has to respect and cover a guy like Antonio Gates, Jason Witten, or Dallas Clark, don't you think that takes pressure off of their offensive teammates??? Wouldn't it then help those offensive teammates get open more? A TE doesn't necessarily have to have 70 or more catches in a season to be a "needed" commodity... TEs do a lot of things that other positional players don't have to do.... besides catching passes... They block for QBs, they block for RBs, many of them play STs... they are the very meaning of balance and versatility on a football team. If an offense needs 6 yds for a 3rd down conversion or have a 3rd and goal on the 5 yd line, who do you think one of the first options is going to be? How about a goal-line run play? Don't you need an extra blocker or two to push the pile? It might also be nice to have a big, strong TE to throw short passes to in the "harsh weather" of Buffalo, particularly a 3 ft. snow drift.... A player like Antonio Gates might have been very useful in the blizzard that was the Clevland game... and considering the low score, a good TE could have made the difference in us missing the playoffs that day... Derek Anderson went 9 of 24 that day... 9 attempts were thrown to Winslow and he pulled down 2 for 28 yards, both for 1st downs... and for anyone who watched it, a first down was a huge accomplishment in that important game.... Hey, I'm not saying the Bills should draft a TE in the first or give a record signing bonus to a guy like Kellen Winslow, but to downplay the entire position and say Jauron will never utilize it anyway is just plain wrong....

Boy, for calling someone else a retard, you guys certainly seem to know the ins and outs of the scouting and draft process and who will certainly be a successful player or a failure.... way before it happens.... How do you do it...? Got your own DeLorean with a flux capacitor? Perhaps the Bills should just hire you, since it's that simple....

Yeah... it figures... But as usual, the Bengals and Bills are laughed at and made fun of for not being in the majority... and the press doesn't even need a reason to turn on the Bills.... But, what do ya know, turns out Ralph had a point... Hey, I say let the NFL bring itself down with its own hubris.... may be a wake-up call... they'll never listen to a guy like Ralph Wilson anyway... He owns a small-market team... what does he know?

Marshawn Lynch!!! If the O-line builds on last year, he could have a big season...

Picking at 11, if there is a very highly rated DE, DT, or LB that they feel fits their scheme... PLEASE take him!!!

This is a position that the Bills should consider in FA and/or in the draft.... because if you look at next year's free agents, Crowell is a UFA, and Digiorgio and Ellison are RFAs... It's less likely that they could lose an RFA(and they would get a draft pick), but in this day and age in the NFL, you never know... and you still lose that depth.... and retaining Crowell could be a problem, especially if we decide to give Lee Evans the contract he wants. He'd be a big loss.... The point is LB is a bigger need than people think this offseason, if you consider next year's free agents...

Probably won't happen, but that is a dream scenario for Buffalo... and if Ellis fell to them by some miracle, they'd be crazy not to get him... From what I've seen of him, Ellis has that quick, penetrating, disruptive style that Buffalo is looking for in the Cover 2... and he would be perfect for pressure on the likes of Brady twice a year... the same pressure that beat Brady in the SB... the only time that anyone was able to get to him.... For once, I'm fine with a copycat philosophy... if it were to work out that way....

Wow! Nice... If it works out anywhere near that, then the Bills will still have many WRs to choose from in the 2nd.... and a pass rush in the making! Good mock....

How's about we get a time machine, get back to 1990, and kidnap Jim Kelly....

I think with the last two drafts being a bit unpredictable, this current front office (minus Marv) could go with many options in the 1st including trading down, but that is not as easy as some may hope... But I will say this... WR, at least so far in this draft, is said to be a deep position... While a great player in many positions may fall (my dream is Sedrick Ellis ) I think this front office might consider LB if the right guy falls... Crowell is an UFA next offseason and Digiorgio and Ellison are RFAs as well.... But, there are other positions to worry about based on next year's free agents... Preston and Fowler are UFAs, so C/G could be a consideration early in the draft, but probably not at 11...

How about Bill Brooks....

Sounds like a stunt to court the Raiders!!! Brilliant!!! I say they sign him for 80 million!!

No, I never said TE wasn't a need... It is... But I was speaking more to his point about the first round being for a WR... They don't need a TE at the 11th pick.... There are much more pressing needs... and if they are going to keep that pick, there are four positions (DL, LB, CB, WR) where they can get stronger... a TE can be had in the 2nd or 3rd... or, as I said in that post, if they trade down in the 1st.... At the 11th pick, taking the second best DT(if Ellis is there), the best WR, the best CB, or the best LB as opposed to the best TE is sound strategy.... and they won't get 2 WRs in the first 3 rounds.... That's all I was saying...

While I agree with you that WR is a big need, they will not take two in the first 2-3 rounds... Not to say they won't draft two WRs, one early, one late... but we have many other needs and a guy named Lee Evans to re-sign... If the Bills stay put and draft at 11, there are 4 needs they should address (WR, DL, LB, CB)... and depending on who falls, it may not be at WR (a deep position this year that can still yield a starter in the 2nd or 3rd)... They could draft DL... IF guys like Sedrick Ellis or Vernon Gholston drop (doubtful but I've seen stranger things) or maybe Phillip Merling... Again, DL is a good option, but a little less likely because the DTs probably won't drop (Dorsey & Ellis) and the Bills already have a lot of money invested in DE.... They could take a LB... Crowell is a UFA next year and Ellison and Digiorgio are RFAs... Could we re-sign those guys? Sure... easier when they're RFAs, but having a replacement as well as insurance in case Mitchell isn't everything we need on the weakside gives the Bills something to fall back on... A guy like Keith Rivers could be a tempting pick.... Then there is CB... People have argued that the cover-2 does not put as much emphasis on the back-end, instead using zone-coverage, which argues that CB can be taken later... I for one think a great corner is a great corner.... period. The scheme is secondary to talent... and there are a slew of talented CBs available that the Bills can get.... not to mention we are thin at CB right now.... WR would seem to be the most obvious first choice... At #11 the Bills would most likely have their pick of whoever they see as the most talented and best fit in the offense... It provides insurance if Evans does not re-sign and gives Edwards a tall, jump-ball target... But again, the WR class is deep, the Bills have other needs, and two WRs in rounds 1-3 is a bit too luxurious... especially for a practical team like Buffalo... Another choice for Buffalo might be to trade down... which would open the possibilities up to other positions like TE, OL, FB, etc. I don't believe trading down is as easy as a lot of fans think it is (people seem to think that's the sure-fire option every year, without fail), but if they could pull off a negotiation, it's a good choice... I actually believe the Bills will have many options where they sit and a very hard choice... and depending on who falls, they could go a lot of ways... If they have proven anything lately, it is that their choices are very much unpredictable!