Bills have private workout with Baker Mayfield

[PIZ]

[Buffalo Bills Detective]

1 minute ago, kdiggz said:

It's all good, it wasn't widely reported for some reason. They had private workouts with all of the top 4 guys in addition to speaking with them at the combine and (for those that attended) the senior bowl. If they are then also bringing them in for a visit then that is a big deal because they are either saying yes we like what we see and we want to know more. Or it could be a smoke screen by Beane. He said he would have a couple of visits specifically for that reason. I wonder which of the other top 4 will be in for a visit?

It's been stated and confirmed by Beane that Rosen will be in for a visit.

Edited March 29, 2018 by Buffalo Bills Detective

[Roundybout]

6 minutes ago, TheTruthHurts said:

Prepared to be disappointed. 

 

[Buffalo Barbarian]

7 minutes ago, TheTruthHurts said:

Prepared to be disappointed. 

 

Yeah it's going to suck to win 5 Super Bowls instead of 6.

 

 

[LedyardCTbillsfan]

A  very good sign but I don't want to get my hopes up in case we can't get him or pass over a trade-up for him.

[Dadonkadonk]

Allen or bust

[HappyDays]

1 minute ago, Dadonkadonk said:

Allen or bust

 

This is like saying blue or cerulean

[ddaryl]

On a different note it is also said that people who have more birthdays live longer.

 

We can list this one in the the "No Chit Sherlock category. of course he was coming in for a visit.

 

The only real question is do we have any chance at being in a position to actually draft him. Do not see him lasting till 12, don't see us giving away 3 1st rd picks to move to 1 or 2 either

3 minutes ago, Dadonkadonk said:

Allen or bust

 

Sign me up for Bust

[Ittakestime]

Don't let him leave the building.

 

 

[TPS]

33 minutes ago, kdiggz said:

Already worked him out but now bringing him in for a visit. Interesting. Either they really like him, are realizing hes the only one they have a realistic shot at, or this is a smoke screen.

I'm sure they like him as a QB, despite the lack of stature.  I think his biggest issue is personality fit, and that's what they really want to get into now.

[Roundybout]

Does anyone remember how often we met with Tre? I don't remember meeting with him at all before the draft. 

[BigdaddyinOrlando]

This is good to hear!!

[26CornerBlitz]

1 minute ago, BillsEnthusiast said:

Does anyone remember how often we met with Tre? I don't remember meeting with him at all before the draft. 

 

They didn't. But that was pre-Beane.

Edited March 29, 2018 by 26CornerBlitz

[Reed83HOF]

 

 His former teammate and close friend Mark Andrews says Mayfield takes high-profile criticisms very seriously: “It could be the smallest thing in the world, but in his head it’s the world ending.” Andrews, the Mackey-award winning OU tight end, remembers Mayfield walking around the football facility with a large sign reading “Pretenders”—a reference to ESPN analyst Lee Corso’s take on the Sooners’ national title prospects. Today, Mayfield is keeping a list of the media members who have crossed a line, he says, and he stores screenshots of offending tweets in his phone. All of it serves as motivation when he’s working out alone, he told Wilson.

 

“Even if you do have success, people are going to say negative things about you, and you have to handle that,” Thomas says. “Look how much negativity is around Tom Brady. I think in college you get sort of insulated, because most of the beat writers are kinda homers, and if you’re a really successful player like Baker, you probably haven’t been exposed to a lot of critics, but in the NFL that changes no matter who you are.”

 

“The thing that scares me about someone who is motivated by criticism,” Thomas says, “is that he could become overwhelmed with the amount of negative. You wonder with Baker, is there a critical mass where there’s so much criticism, and there are so many people saying he can’t do it, he just gives up? When your confidence has been shattered, you lose love for the game, because what people were saying about me was so important.

 

“I think I’ve seen that in Cleveland and also with a lot of young quarterbacks all over the league, because most of them have a lot of success their whole lives, and all of a sudden the NFL is a different game, and everything they thought they knew about themselves—that they were great leaders, and they could throw the ball and read defenses, and that their will would always overcome—they start to question those things and lose their confidence, and some never regain it.”

 

“The highly competitive, borderline arrogant, angry individual,” says Ryan Leaf, the No. 2 overall pick of the 1998 NFL draft (who has not met Mayfield). “The biggest thing for me will be how he deals with failure. That’s where my downfall was, when things began to fall apart, how I was able to deal with that. When the media is on you, you play a bad game, your whole city is on you, that’s where we’ll see where Baker Mayfield is at. Right now there’s no evidence to back up that when things get tough, he won’t break.”

Edited March 29, 2018 by Reed83HOF

[Buffalo Barbarian]

12 minutes ago, Dadonkadonk said:

Allen or bust

 

Bust

 

 

2 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said:

 

 His former teammate and close friend Mark Andrews says Mayfield takes high-profile criticisms very seriously: “It could be the smallest thing in the world, but in his head it’s the world ending.” Andrews, the Mackey-award winning OU tight end, remembers Mayfield walking around the football facility with a large sign reading “Pretenders”—a reference to ESPN analyst Lee Corso’s take on the Sooners’ national title prospects. Today, Mayfield is keeping a list of the media members who have crossed a line, he says, and he stores screenshots of offending tweets in his phone. All of it serves as motivation when he’s working out alone, he told Wilson.

 

“Even if you do have success, people are going to say negative things about you, and you have to handle that,” Thomas says. “Look how much negativity is around Tom Brady. I think in college you get sort of insulated, because most of the beat writers are kinda homers, and if you’re a really successful player like Baker, you probably haven’t been exposed to a lot of critics, but in the NFL that changes no matter who you are.”

 

“The thing that scares me about someone who is motivated by criticism,” Thomas says, “is that he could become overwhelmed with the amount of negative. You wonder with Baker, is there a critical mass where there’s so much criticism, and there are so many people saying he can’t do it, he just gives up? When your confidence has been shattered, you lose love for the game, because what people were saying about me was so important.

 

“I think I’ve seen that in Cleveland and also with a lot of young quarterbacks all over the league, because most of them have a lot of success their whole lives, and all of a sudden the NFL is a different game, and everything they thought they knew about themselves—that they were great leaders, and they could throw the ball and read defenses, and that their will would always overcome—they start to question those things and lose their confidence, and some never regain it.”

 

“The highly competitive, borderline arrogant, angry individual,” says Ryan Leaf, the No. 2 overall pick of the 1998 NFL draft (who has not met Mayfield). “The biggest thing for me will be how he deals with failure. That’s where my downfall was, when things began to fall apart, how I was able to deal with that. When the media is on you, you play a bad game, your whole city is on you, that’s where we’ll see where Baker Mayfield is at. Right now there’s no evidence to back up that when things get tough, he won’t break.”

 

Because Walking On Twice Wasnt Tough, Go Back To Jail Ryan.

 

 

[TheBeane]

33 minutes ago, thurst44 said:

This mock does and I would be ecstatic if these were the first two rounds!

 

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/two-round-2018-nfl-mock-draft-broncos-take-barkley-as-qbs-go-1-2-3-4-after-trade/

Perfect 1st 2 rounds.  I would love if they just have to give up 2019's 1st rounder to get up to 4.  They need to fill a lot of holes still w/o much cap space, so need lots of rookies to fill holes.

 

Next year they have a lot of cap space that can fill any holes they have.  So less draft picks are doable.

[YoloinOhio]

45 minutes ago, TheTruthHurts said:

Prepared to be disappointed. 

Agree. Lacks rhythm.

Edited March 29, 2018 by YoloinOhio

[Canadian Bills Fan]

38 minutes ago, Dadonkadonk said:

Allen or bust

 

[Peace Frog]

Baker Mayfield

Bills Mafia

I like it!

[Bills4life1924]

I like Mayfield, but def not getting my hopes up. The Jets also met with him 4 times and several teams have met with him multiple times. Can't wait for the draft!!

Edited March 29, 2018 by Bills4life1924

[Batman1876]

Mayfield Buffalo Great Again

[YoloinOhio]

6 minutes ago, Bills4life1924 said:

I like Mayfield, but def not getting my hopes up. The Jets also met with him 4 times and several teams have met with him multiple times. Can't wait for the draft!!

Regarding this...  one thing I know is that more meetings isn’t always better than less meetings in terms of interest. It usually means teams have more questions and feel the need to continue meeting. 

Edited March 29, 2018 by YoloinOhio

[Ittakestime]

13 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Regarding this...  one thing I know is that more meetings isn’t always better than less meetings in terms of interest. It usually means teams have more questions and feel the need to continue meeting. 

 

You only care about the ones you love.

 

[FeelingOnYouboty]

INTERESTING!

[Tyrod's friend]

53 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said:

“I think I’ve seen that in Cleveland and also with a lot of young quarterbacks all over the league, because most of them have a lot of success their whole lives, and all of a sudden the NFL is a different game, and everything they thought they knew about themselves—that they were great leaders, and they could throw the ball and read defenses, and that their will would always overcome—they start to question those things and lose their confidence, and some never regain it.”

I'm pretty sure I'm the only guy that has said Baker should go #1 overall. Huge, huge fan of the guy.

That said, this could be a legit question. Except this: he's not ONLY known success. We are all familiar with the story on how he got to OU. I don't recall him winning any national championships. Criticism has served as his fuel, and that's a good thing cause he's going to fail a bunch. I'd rather have the guy that has risen above. 

Sport is full of these athletes.

I think he's special on so many levels - he's the guy that lifts themselves and others and are always of the moment. My only fear is having to face him twice a year.

[Bills4life1924]

23 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Regarding this...  one thing I know is that more meetings isn’t always better than less meetings in terms of interest. It usually means teams have more questions and feel the need to continue meeting. 

I hear ya. Nobody knows for sure why so many meetings with one prospect. Could be they love a guy or like you said, and try to uncover more info about the guy. It's gonna be a fun 4 weeks

[Mickey]

Mother Goose is all in on Baker Mayfield:

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's my man,

Bake me a cake, as fast as you can;

Pat it, prick it, and mark it with QB,

Put it in the huddle for baby and me.

[buffalover4life]

2 hours ago, Buffalo Bills Detective said:

I've always felt that the top 3 QB targets for the Bills have been:

1) Rosen

2) Darnold

3) Mayfield

Backwards, The bills covet competitiveness and leadership. Baker Mayfield will not only be the arm that moves his team but an emotional force in the locker room for the next decade. 

 

I

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[NextYear'sTheOne]

2 hours ago, Ittakestime said:

Don't let him leave the building.

 

 

...You mean like.. kidnap him??

[slaphappy]

3 hours ago, Ittakestime said:

Don't let him leave the building.

 

 

That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works.

[Logic]

3 hours ago, Dadonkadonk said:

Allen or will bust

fixed that for you.

[NoSaint]

3 hours ago, kdiggz said:

Already worked him out but now bringing him in for a visit. Interesting. Either they really like him, are realizing hes the only one they have a realistic shot at, or this is a smoke screen.

 

Or they’ll meet with them all as much as possible as including our own pick our division will have at least 1 if not 2-3 additional of the top 6 or so QBs potentially joining teams. If he ends up on the Jets, it’s great insight, for instance. And the dolphins and pats might also be looking at second tier guys we get linked to.

3 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

They didn't. But that was pre-Beane.

 

Thats also not a qb. 

[Augie]

3 hours ago, Ittakestime said:

Don't let him leave the building.

 

 

 

I think you can get in trouble for that!  

[sven233]

5 hours ago, Dadonkadonk said:

Allen or bust

 

Allen WILL bust

 

Fixed....

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[KDIGGZ]

5 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

Besides Jeremy White's "Sabres Twitter guy" that's the first report I've seen saying Bills are interested in drafting Mayfield. I wonder if this is new information or if their draft board has changed since the combine/pro day/private wo

[LeGOATski]

I want to believe this so bad. Mayfield is going to be great. Get it done, OBD.

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[HappyDays]

At this point I'll be disappointed if we don't end up with Mayfield. It makes too much sense to not happen.