Boring Draft

[HomeTeam]

While true, it does feel as there is not the same sizzle as last year's draft, draft time is super important to any franchise. We have to get this right and I'm confident in this regime to do so. 

[Shaw66]

As a wise man said to me yesterday, we've had years of exciting drafts and boring seasons.   Wouldn't it be nice to turn that around?  If a boring draft is the price of a successful season, I'm prepared to be bored.  

 

By the way, I agree.  It IS boring.

[ddaryl]

I find it nice that we have lots of draft assets but do not need a QB.. I think this draft will be just as exciting for Bills fans as I expect Beane to move around a bunch and get us some top players

[Rocket94]

5 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

As a wise man said to me yesterday, we've had years of exciting drafts and boring seasons.   Wouldn't it be nice to turn that around?  If a boring draft is the price of a successful season, I'm prepared to be bored.  

 

By the way, I agree.  It IS boring.

It is boring right now. I have a feeling Beane is up to something. We may even draft someone at nine BPA that is off the radar

Edited April 19, 2019 by Rocket94

[Chandler#81]

I expect them to select according to their board. We have some fine, tireless scouts on staff. But I’d be good with getting a pick or 2 extra for next year. We have virtually no one that anybody would want enough to warrant a compensatory pick, whereas NE* makes a living going this route. Maybe there’ll be a team desperate to get into the 4th Round and will offer a pick this year & next..

[Aussie Joe]

I think I’ll always have a lot of interest in any Bills  draft, but having that pick at 9 this time makes this one a particularly interesting draft to me...

 

A  real impact player could be there for the taking..

 

Im expecting the next 5 years to be comparatively boring picking in the mid 20s..

[Formerly Allan in MD]

Don't agree.  I always feel the Draft.

[LeviF]

6 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:

 

Im expecting the next 5 years to be comparatively boring picking in the mid 20s..

 

What trade partners are we going to find coming up from 32?

[GreggTX]

I think we have a glaring need at DT and nearly so at OT and DE. Still, Beane did as good a job as you could expect at smoothing out the holes. I'm also expecting another big signing. I think Beane is waiting to see what happens next weekend before deciding on a move like Clowney, Clark or Suh.

[GreggTX]

If we get a great DT, a solid OT and 1 more surprise in the late rounds or UDFA at RB or LB or TE, I'll call this a good draft. Beane needs to nail the top 2 picks. I'm not impressed with what he did in the 1st round drafting the 4th best QB at 7 and trading up for a LB when better LB's were still available. I sincerely hope he proves me wrong.

 

Oh and draft a punter. We could use a solid upgrade there to really top off this offseason.

Edited April 20, 2019 by GreggTX

[Augie]

Even if a draft is average in talent, Beane’s aggressive style adds intrigue for me. I’m eager to see what he’ll be up to as he moves up and down, and who they think the gems are. We talk a lot about #9 and whether we stay there, but these guys have nailed some later round talent as well. 

[dje85]

I'm still excited it is just a different excited compared to past years. Past years with different regimes I've been more or less worried they were going to make bad picks but excited t see who they would be. Last year I was worried we would get the wrong qb and (we did) or at least I thought we did obviously like many haters ho hated him with out giving him a chance Allen has made me come around to him. This year I'm not worried they will make the wrong choice. After two years of solid drafting I'm starting to trust bean and Mcdermott. So it isn't a nervous worried excitement for the draft it is just an excitement of seeing if we continue giving Allen the weapons to succeed or restock the defense to keep it stout. 

[Gugny]

On 4/19/2019 at 8:39 AM, Chuck Wagon said:

Anyone else feeling this draft is just missing a lot of the lead up sizzle?  I know nothing can compare to last year for us as fans, the team equipped with a war chest of assets and a glaring need at QB, but this feels as meat and potatoes as it can get.  There's 2-4 QBs no one is quite sure where they might land, but other than that you might be looking at a massive run of offensive and defensive linemen through the first night of the draft.  But there feels like a very obvious lack of pre draft rumors, it's basically "the Cardinals don't know what to do (a surprise to no one)" / "no one wants Rosen" / "Jones or Lock may go before Haskins" and that's about it.

 

No.

[Aussie Joe]

8 hours ago, NJKBillsfan said:

Yeah feel the same.

 

This is by FAR the least I've ever cared about the draft.

 

It's a bit strange because I'm usually a draft nut. 

 

In 2015 they didn’t have a first round pick and in 2016 their first pick was 19...

 

I think this draft has much more interesting possibilities..

[Augie]

I think it’s just that we are not trying to solve the QB quandary. That will always elevate the tension. I find nothing boring about this draft. I’m as excited as usual, without the QB turmoil.  Maybe more than anything other than last year, because I’m eager to see what Beane pulls off. 

 

I admit, I may have raised my expectations too high, and we won’t know for years if it’s justified. 

Edited April 21, 2019 by Augie

[maryland-bills-fan]

On 4/19/2019 at 9:00 AM, Inigo Montoya said:

My son and I will be there so we won’t be bored.  I don’t think we will be selecting at 9.  The question is are we trading up or down?  I just don’t see Beane sitting there waiting to see what falls to him. That just doesn’t seem to be his style, he is more proactive.  I think he will either identify his guy(s) and move up to grab him, or if his guy(s) are already gone, trade back and stock pile picks, maybe 2020 picks, or use the extra picks from moving back to jump right back up into the 1st round for a second player.

 

You covered every possibility other than staying where we are at #9 because, however other people draft, we are going to get a good, impact player there.  DT, OT or LB.

[quincy]

I have a feeling that Beane will go DT DE OT TE RB with the first five picks

 

Oliver or Wilkins in the first (Easter prayers for Q. Williams to somehow become a Buffalo Bill )

Polite or Winovich or J. Ferguson or Z. Allen is the second

Someone like Deiter or D. Edwards or T. Howard or in the third

 

I hope they draft a kicker in round 6 or 7 - C. Tracy or M. Gay.

 

 

 

[Gray Beard]

The Bills have a boatload of draft picks.  It will be interesting to see what they do.

Trade up? Trade down? BPA? Six cornerbacks? A running back with an early pick? The wrong lineman?  The meltdowns on this board?

[Alphadawg7]

Quite the opposite for me.  I’m beyond excited for the draft, it’s hard to predict this year and Bills can go so many ways

[Rockinon]

This year's draft is all about strengthening the team around our QB. No more wasting draft capital trying to find that QB. It's a different kind of draft, but still very exciting. I can see going with somebody like Hockenson or an OLman with that 1st pick.  I can also see going with a DLman. Whether its an edge rusher or an interior disrupter,  who knows. Whoever it is, they are going to get a difference maker.  Don't really see a move up above 9th, but there are likely going to be moves past that. I think we are going to get some talent. With 10 draft picks, they are going to hit a few good ones. How can you be thinking boring?

[Rampage]

I’m excited, we have a ton of draft picks which means we’ll be in the market to wheel and deal. Whether that means up the board or down. There’s a lot of really good players to be had in the first three rounds and this will probably be one of the few years where I stick around past the second.

[DuckyBoys]

Should be exciting but in a different way that last year.  2018 was all about getting a QB  2019 is all about leveraging those 10 picks into hopefully the best shot at 3 impact players  At least that is what I hope Beane will try and achieve.   They have lots of options and picks this year so I expect a lot of activity with moves up and down

[billsredneck1]

5 hours ago, quincy said:

I have a feeling that Beane will go DT DE OT TE RB with the first five picks

 

Oliver or Wilkins in the first (Easter prayers for Q. Williams to somehow become a Buffalo Bill )

Polite or Winovich or J. Ferguson or Z. Allen is the second

Someone like Deiter or D. Edwards or T. Howard or in the third 

 

I hope they draft a kicker in round 6 or 7 - C. Tracy or M. Gay.

 

 

 

i would be ecstatic with this happening rds. 1-3!

i would add mike mc coy center to this mix as insurance for morse. then we can cut and save money from keeping a backup....or 2.

 

aside from last year's draft, this is the most exciting one i can remember (overall). been a fan since 1973.

 

we have never seen a front office do what they did in free agency which is what makes this draft so great. these cats know what they're doing and while i'm sure they'll do things we never saw coming, i bet they're gonna knock it out of the park.

Edited April 21, 2019 by billsredneck1

[stinky finger]

On 4/19/2019 at 8:44 AM, billsherd said:

Yes I feel the same way. I debated if I should make time to watch the draft on Thursday or go do something else. This may have something to do with we are not drafting a qb in first round. 

 

Do something else.....like tinker in the workshop?

[Shaw66]

On 4/20/2019 at 11:00 AM, GreggTX said:

If we get a great DT, a solid OT and 1 more surprise in the late rounds or UDFA at RB or LB or TE, I'll call this a good draft. Beane needs to nail the top 2 picks. I'm not impressed with what he did in the 1st round drafting the 4th best QB at 7 and trading up for a LB when better LB's were still available. I sincerely hope he proves me wrong.

 

Oh and draft a punter. We could use a solid upgrade there to really top off this offseason.

I'm thrilled with what he did last year.  Time will tell. 

 

I agree about DT and OT, buys who will start or play a lot this year.  I'd like two more eventual starters out of the seven rounds.   Four total starters is about as much as we can reasonably expect; once you get beyond four, you're talking about an exceptional draft. 

 

Now that Qb and MLB are settled, I've gone back to my fall back view about the draft, which is that you have keep working on the o line and d line.   Get studs for the lines, and the rest will fall into place. 

[billsherd]

16 minutes ago, inaugural balls said:

 

Do something else.....like tinker in the workshop?

no with myself.

[ColoradoBills]

I'm excited for the draft in this way.  I want to see Beane do what I expect.

That is to say he will add a minimum of 4 players that will help this team a lot.

A big hit later in the draft would be icing on the cake.

They can be in any of the perceived areas of need as far as I'm concerned,  and it will create more competition and result

in a better team.

 

There are going to be complaints about the positions/players picked in each of the rounds but in the long

run I want him to "methodically" go through "his" board and improve this team.

 

Any position needs not covered to his liking in the draft will be addressed with some of the 30+ million he still

has to work with.

 

I have high hopes that the Bills field a vastly improved team in September.

[billsredneck1]

1 hour ago, Shaw66 said:

I'm thrilled with what he did last year.  Time will tell. 

 

I agree about DT and OT, buys who will start or play a lot this year.  I'd like two more eventual starters out of the seven rounds.   Four total starters is about as much as we can reasonably expect; once you get beyond four, you're talking about an exceptional draft. 

 

Now that Qb and MLB are settled, I've gone back to my fall back view about the draft, which is that you have keep working on the o line and d line.   Get studs for the lines, and the rest will fall into place. 

I agree. I'd like....

DT      preferably Oliver

EDGE     BPA   ( I will be happy with whatever pairing they decide on. )

RISNER    RT

STERNEBRGER     TE

MIKE MCCOY    CENTER ( I think this guy is gonna be better than Eric Wood and God forbid if Morse sees those floating stars, we are fine.)

 

and....if they can get Isabella and Bryce Love later on....YUM!!!!

That's 7 out of 10 picks and would be the draft of the century! 

[T master]

I'm over all the pre draft hype i think there is just so much saturation of all the people entering the draft mixed with the fact that there isn't a lot of top tier talent that they keep going over & over the same guys i just can't wait for the draft to get here so we can see what kind of magic Beane has up his sleeve !!