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http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/40158/reorganizing-buffalos-draft-needs

 

Mr. Walker, since it appears that you will be covering the Bills this season, it might help you to get acquainted with the team's approximate depth chart:

 

Defense:

 

LDE: Mario Williams, Chris Kelsay, Lionel Dotson, Kyle Moore

3-techDT: Kyle Williams, (Marcel Dareus), Dwan Edwards, Alex Carrington, (Spencer Johnson)

1-techDT: Marcel Dareus, Torrel Troup, Kellen Heard, Jarron Gilbert, Jay Ross

RDE: Mark Anderson, Shawne Merriman, Spencer Johnson, Danny Batten, Robert Eddins

 

WLB: Nick Barnett, (Kirk Morrison)

MLB: Kelvin Sheppard, (Kirk Morrison), Scott McKillop

SLB: Kirk Morrison, Arthur Moats, Chris White

NickleLB: Bryan Scott

 

CB: Aaron Williams, Justin Rogers, Leodis McKelvin, Prince Miller

CB: Drayton Florence, Terrance McGee

SS: George Wilson, Da'Norris Searcy, Bryan Scott

FS: Jairus Byrd, (George Wilson), Josh Nesbitt

 

Offense:

 

WR# 1: Stevie Johnson, Naaman Roosevelt, (David Nelson), Ruvell Martin

RT: Erik Pears, (Chris Hairston), Sam Young

RG: Craig Urbik, (Chad Rinehardt), Michael Jasper, Jake Vermiglio

C: Eric Wood, (Craig Urbik), Colin Brown

LG: Andy Levitre, Chad Rinehardt, Keith Williams

LT: Chris Hairston

TE: Scott Chandler, Lee Smith, Mike Caussin, Fendi Onobun, Kevin Brock

WR# 2: Donald Jones, Marcus Easley, Derek Hagan, (Brad Smith), David Clowney, Kamar Aiken

Slot WR: David Nelson, (Naaman Roosevelt)

 

QB: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tyler Thigpen, Brad Smith

FB: Corey McIntyre

RB: Fred Jackson, CJ Spiller, Johnny White

 

Special Teams:

 

PK: Rian Lindell

P: Brian Moorman

LS: Garrison Sanborn

 

While this depth chart will change after the draft, OTAs and early in training camp, the starters shouldn't change much by the time the preseason begins, so it would be helpful to learn their names and positions if you are going to write articles about the Bills. Even though you have, for the most part, correctly identified the positions that the Bills still need to address in the draft (and perhaps with one other FA pick up), a look at this depth chart and listening to a couple of Buddy Nix's recent interviews/press conferences should give you a pretty good idea of where the Bills stand and how they might move to address the remaining weaknesses in their roster going forward.

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Bills obvious needs are LT, WR, and OLB which is exactly what he stated in his article so I dont get what the problem is

Some people need to unbunch their panties. The needs he points out are the same ones Buddy has mentioned...

But this with his overall coverage of the Bills is lackluster. The players he names are not in the right position or skillset to fit what he even says.

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But this with his overall coverage of the Bills is lackluster. The players he names are not in the right position or skillset to fit what he even says.

 

Didn't the coaching staff have this same problem last year on Defense?

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Bills obvious needs are LT, WR, and OLB which is exactly what he stated in his article so I dont get what the problem is

 

Agreed that he identified the top positions of need, but he butchered his analysis of the OLB. Merriman isn't a OLB anymore according to Nix, he plays DE with his hand down. He failed to mention Sheppard, Morrison and Moats, which will probably be the guys. Plus I'm not sure he knows what position Barnett plays. There have been plenty of public discussions where Nix and Gailey describe this, and Walker must not be paying attention.

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