Roquan Smith Scheduled to Visit Bills

[billspro]

Right now the asking price must be too high to trade up. 

 

I think the Bills are hoping Rosen or Mayfield fall out of the top 5 at this point. It makes sense to bring other guys in in case we cant trade up. 

[ToGoGo]

The Jets trading up may have been a blessing in disguise. AJ might be the franchise guy we have been looking for since Kelly. Stock up on great players at every other position. Be like the Seahawks a few years back. Cheap Russell Wilson and great players surrounding him on offense and defense.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

My favorite player in the draft. Would impact the Bills immediately.

[Pete]

I would love Roquan Smith at 12 and Vander Esch at 22.  Then the rest of draft to offense.  Smash mouth football, excellent special teams, and a top defense wins in the NFL.  Always has, always will

[JerseyBills]

I like it. Snatch him at 12

Grab QB at 22

[BillsfanAZ]

5 hours ago, Magox said:

Due diligence folks.  As much as the serial whiney ninny's can't fathom the idea that it takes two to tango when it comes to trading draft choices the Bills have to have a plan B, plan C and plan D if things don't unfold the way youd ideally like for them to.  That's what good sports mangers do or for that matter what a good normal private civilian should do in life which is plan for the unexpected.

Exactly this. Beane would not be doing his job if they did not do their homework on players that may be available if a trade up doesnt work out. 

[frogger]

5 hours ago, NoSaint said:

They could be all in on trading up and still get stuck without a partner. Or the QBs could slide more than expected and allow them to keep 22.

 

it would be irresponsible to only look at the top QBs even if they are your plan

Exactly, trading up requires a team that’s okay trading down, if Denver wants a QB and the Browns don’t want to move down much.  We really can’t do anything about it, despite every attempt to move up.  If we were sitting in Denver’s spot and wanted a QB, I’d start talking to the giants and Browns, offer right of first refusal.  If Buffalo makes a call to New York or Cleveland, don’t think they won’t Call Denver to see what they’ll offer.  Buffalo has to have a fallback plan.  Smith might be a part of it.

[Drunken Pygmy Goat]

This means nothing more than the Bills GM is covering all bases. Nothing to read into.

 

I'm sure there's a QB or 2 that the Bills are willing to trade up for, but if a deal cannot be reached, or those players are gone, the FO will want to have done enough homework on other players before drafting them. There's not one single, specific plan of action. Beane (as any good GM should) has several plans in place, based on how each scenario plays out. 

6 hours ago, Magox said:

Due diligence folks.  As much as the serial whiney ninny's can't fathom the idea that it takes two to tango when it comes to trading draft choices the Bills have to have a plan B, plan C and plan D if things don't unfold the way youd ideally like for them to.  That's what good sports mangers do or for that matter what a good normal private civilian should do in life which is plan for the unexpected.

 

Exactly

[xRUSHx]

Maybe they want to move up a little from 12 and grab a QB and then use picks to move up from 22 to grab a better player earlier. 2 picks in the top 15?

Edited April 4, 2018 by xRUSHx

[FearLess Price]

1 hour ago, xRUSHx said:

Maybe they want to move up a little from 12 and grab a QB and then use picks to move up from 22 to grab a better player earlier. 2 picks in the top 15?

Im guessing thats the move. Could you imagine if they got Rosen or Mayfield AND a top LB like Roquon smith or the others. It would be a worth the picks as long as u got 2 or 3 more picks this year. No 1st rounder next year but u assume we give that up for our QB this year, and we go heavy in FA next year cuz we got hella cap

[CommonCents]

Keep flipping stones Beane. If you find a diamond under one of them you should call Drew Brees.

[Hebert19]

As stated above this is just the correct due diligence.  You can't be surprised on draft day...if stuff doesn't go as planned you need to know what's next.  If no trade is available then Smith will fall because it means all the QBS are going early...and his value at 12 is great.  

 

Trust the process. 

[NewEra]

2 hours ago, xRUSHx said:

Maybe they want to move up a little from 12 and grab a QB and then use picks to move up from 22 to grab a better player earlier. 2 picks in the top 15?

If we came out of this draft with one of Darnold, Rosen, mayfield + roquan or Edmunds I’d go down on Beane. This is really what I hope we do.  A qb of the O and the D.  We need both in the worst way. We’d have a few picks left and could Draft OL and WR next followed by DT, CB and TE if there’s enough picks. Dream scenario imo

[T master]

I think this guy should be a definite consideration as the number 1 pick at 12 of the Bills this year , a LB like this only comes along once in a while .

 

There will be a QB that slides to 22 but there aren't any other LB's this good in the draft,

 

Plus there are a couple of real good developmental QB's they can pick up later in the draft at a better value than blowing out the draft for the possibility of getting a franchise QB  .

 

Aj will be a lot better QB than the fans are willing to think he will & i for one can't wait to see it come around !! 

[CEN-CAL17]

I think Vander Esch May get drafted prior to Roquan...

 

 

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

Big Corn Husker fan, I remember watching Lavonte David and wanting the Bills to take him with their 1st pick. Smith reminds me of him in every way.

[TigerJ]

On 4/4/2018 at 7:14 AM, BigBuff423 said:

Per Cover1 who is citing Jason Butt of the Telegraph in Georgia, Roquan Smith has been scheduled to visit with the Bills. Considering the Vander Esch news and now this piece of enlightening information, it does seem that the Bills have not completely sold out to the idea of trading up because neither of these guys will be available beyond the early 2nd round - early 1st for Smith and late 1st to early 2nd for Vander Esch. 

 

This means, IMHO, the Bills are still very much unsure about trading up and if they do, how far because otherwise these are two guys they would NOT spend their limited number of visits on due to their probable Draft position. It makes sense a guy like Penny is visiting because he's probably a 3rd or 4th round back in this year's Draft class, but any player potentially going in early 1st to early 2nd coming in to the Bills would be a waste of their time and money if they were committed to trading so far up that they needed to give up early picks. I could see them trading with Tampa to get to #7 and only giving up a 3rd or 4th this year which would keep those other two players at least "possibly" in the discussion. 

 

Hold on to your seat folks, it's still another LOOOOOOOOOONG 3 weeks to the Draft. Go Bills!

Even if the Bills want to trade up, there is no guarantee the circumstances will be right for them to do so on their terms.  If three QBs are drafted in the top 3 picks of the draft, and Buffalo is not one of them, there is no guarantee Cleveland will be willing to trade out of the fourth spot, and then there is no guarantee that Denver won't draft a QB in the fifth spot of the draft.  Buffalo has to be prepared to pick in the 12th spot or even trade down.  Draft preparation includes attempting to be prepared for every possible contingency.