78thealltimegreat Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) Hey I will always have respect for Mel one of the few analysts who went to the wall for Josh…. but in his first mock draft he has the Bills taking Auburn DE Derick Hall who is actually really good…. but if the Bills don’t help Josh either on the line or at WR or even TE…this board may create a meltdown that looks like something out of the movie I Am Legend Edited January 26, 2023 by 78thealltimegreat 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) Im gonna be pissed if any of our first two days picks are for defense. Edited January 26, 2023 by Scott7975 1 18 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goin Breakdown Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 I fear no matter who they draft especially on offense, they won't play much. It's not the McBeane thing to do. 3 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whorlnut Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 11 minutes ago, Scott7975 said: Im gonna be pissed if any of our first day picks are for defense. First two days you mean? 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToGoGo Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Best player available in the 1st round. 7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Just now, whorlnut said: First two days you mean? Is that one, two, and three? If so yes. They drag day one out so I guess thats probably correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Mel had him listed as an olb. They didn’t speak on the pick. Probably to replace Edmunds. That should make some here pretty happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Dude Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 If DE is the best value left at that pick I wouldn’t be too upset with DE. Our team’s sack leader is a 33 year old recovering from an ACL injury. But I’m guessing we go OT in round 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 19 minutes ago, 78thealltimegreat said: Hey I will always have respect for Mel one of the few analysts who went to the wall for Josh…. but in his first mock draft he has the Bills taking Auburn DE Derick Hall who is actually really good…. but if the Bills don’t help Josh either on the line or at WR or even TE…this board may create a meltdown that looks like something out of the movie I Am Legend We are drafting a safety. Be ready. 2 1 2 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeesforclosers Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Duct Tape McDermott to a chair in another room and have Josh point to the guy he wants. 5 16 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whorlnut Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, Scott7975 said: Is that one, two, and three? If so yes. They drag day one out so I guess thats probably correct. Only way I’d be ok with a day 1 or 2 pick is if it’s a round 3 pick after they take offense in 1 and 2. Even then, I’d bet money that there would be an offensive player I’d rather have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Boo Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, FireChans said: We are drafting a safety. Be ready. Whitner over Ngata... 1 1 1 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeerie Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 I was listening to the NFL on Sirius XM briefly this evening and they mentioned that this is not a great draft for WR. Can any of our resident draft experts speak to the depth and strength positions in this draft? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whorlnut Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Kiper is never right so I approve of this… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 I like Kiper - but after the top 3-5 picks, it rarely goes according to his predictions. I consider his mocks more like a player ranking (which really, most mocks are). I've seen 3 other mocks that have us going WR, which, as the OP mentions, wouldn't be a bad thing. I'd prefer OL, but there are some great round 1 WR's this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whorlnut Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Success said: I like Kiper - but after the top 3-5 picks, it rarely goes according to his predictions. I consider his mocks more like a player ranking (which really, most mocks are). I've seen 3 other mocks that have us going WR, which, as the OP mentions, wouldn't be a bad thing. I'd prefer OL, but there are some great round 1 WR's this year. Jordan Addison, Quentin Johnston, Rashee Rice, Josh Downs, Zay Flower, Jalin Hyatt. I’d take any of them. Not sure many of these guys are top15 picks so we might be sitting in a sweet spot to have our choice of a few of them. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVEMESOMEBILLS Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 18 minutes ago, FireChans said: We are drafting a safety. Be ready. And someone just mentioned Donte Whitner in another thread. 1st time I've seen his name in years. It's all adding up. OMFG they are taking a safety!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakout Squad Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 27 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said: I fear no matter who they draft especially on offense, they won't play much. It's not the McBeane thing to do. I used to completely trust their draft choices. 4 drafts later I think Beane has dropped the ball on WR and OL. They preach winning the trenches but we draft undersized players and sign expensive DL in free agency that don’t work out (except D. Jones). No high draft choices at OL. They need to draft WR and OL badly. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, jkeerie said: I was listening to the NFL on Sirius XM briefly this evening and they mentioned that this is not a great draft for WR. Can any of our resident draft experts speak to the depth and strength positions in this draft? Looks like solid WR2’s will be on the board when we pick. Trade up for Johnson? - mm or hope JSN falls? Hyatt, Flowers, addison, downs and Dell have speed. Rice and Odunze have size and explosiveness. parker Washington is a bowling ball rac guy. One of those guys should be there in rd 2. I’d prefer taking a WR rd 1 but I don’t know if the value will be there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanvh2o Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 18 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said: Whitner over Ngata... I cannot stop laughing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketssince61 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 12 minutes ago, whorlnut said: Jordan Addison, Quentin Johnston, Rashee Rice, Josh Downs, Zay Flower, Jalin Hyatt. I’d take any of them. Not sure many of these guys are top15 picks so we might be sitting in a sweet spot to have our choice of a few of them. Considering our history, I would stay away from any one named "Zay" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVEMESOMEBILLS Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 13 minutes ago, whorlnut said: Kiper is never right so I approve of this… He was right about Josh and went to bat for him. Besides that I think he’s like every other so called "draft expert". But I'll always be a little more tolerant of him because he believed in Josh from the very beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 of thst guy is the BPA I can handle it. I can’t handle reaching for a position of need which has resulted in numerous failures for Bean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeLongBillsFan Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) I think Mel gets paid by the player’s publicity team to hype their player up the draft chart. Edited January 26, 2023 by LifeLongBillsFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCbillsfan Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) I'll first wait to see who they re-sign and what players in free agency they sign. Edited January 26, 2023 by DCbillsfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeerie Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 32 minutes ago, NewEra said: Looks like solid WR2’s will be on the board when we pick. Trade up for Johnson? - mm or hope JSN falls? Hyatt, Flowers, addison, downs and Dell have speed. Rice and Odunze have size and explosiveness. parker Washington is a bowling ball rac guy. One of those guys should be there in rd 2. I’d prefer taking a WR rd 1 but I don’t know if the value will be there. Thank you for this. I'm familiar with Parker Washington being a Penn State fan. I just saw, I think a CBS sports mock that has the Bills taking O'Cyrus Torrence, G from Florida. They mentioned him on that same broadcast in conjunction with the Senior Bowl. Is the better depth at interior OLine or WR in this draft? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Dopey said: Mel had him listed as an olb. They didn’t speak on the pick. Probably to replace Edmunds. That should make some here pretty happy. Cool, we're moving to 3-4 defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Who the **** is Mel Kiper?!? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjv Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 I think the draft pick that could help the Bills the most is Bijan Robinson. I'm hoping that we are lucky enough to have him fall to us. GO BILLS!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 10 hours ago, Scott7975 said: Im gonna be pissed if any of our first two days picks are for defense. The pitchforks and knives will be heading to Beane's house if they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillMafia716ix Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Why would I be upset about drafting another Dlineman? When we clearly haven’t got production out the position? We should give up and just draft a WR. Then hopefully when playoff time comes Mahomes Burrow and company will twist an ankle, and will be able to get him faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 9 hours ago, ticketssince61 said: Considering our history, I would stay away from any one named "Zay" You might also be wary of him because of his last name. We didn't do too well with that either........ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Flowers Now THERE was a horrible draft pick! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCOrange Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 It makes sense in terms of addressing needs, but as I mentioned before, it would be incredibly frustrating considering we’ve addressed this exact need several times now while forgoing many other needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, BillMafia716ix said: Why would I be upset about drafting another Dlineman? When we clearly haven’t got production out the position? We should give up and just draft a WR. Then hopefully when playoff time comes Mahomes Burrow and company will twist an ankle, and will be able to get him faster. They need to build around Allen. Focus on the OL this draft. Allen is taking too many hits/sacks. Better OL means better run game (with the RB's not Allen doing the running) and better pass protection. Give Allen more time to throw and that will help create more big plays in the passing game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCOrange Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said: You might also be wary of him because of his last name. We didn't do too well with that either........ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Flowers Now THERE was a horrible draft pick! A double negative makes Zay Flowers a positive 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillMafia716ix Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Gregg said: They need to build around Allen. Focus on the OL this draft. Allen is taking too many hits/sacks. Better OL means better run game (with the RB's not Allen doing the running) and better pass protection. Give Allen more time to throw and that will help create more big plays in the passing game. They need to build the offensive line, run the ball more and scheme better. That’s the problem with the Bills offense. Daboll had zero problems working with these weapons. They added Hynes and couldn’t even figure out a way to get him involved in the offense. That’s a coaching problem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 10 hours ago, Dopey said: Mel had him listed as an olb... Mel, had him listed as an obit... * Not necessarily criticizing Kiper, the sentence just sort of suggested itself. 🤔😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfandBills Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Tis the season where everyone gets mad at a mock draft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) I mean, they just played a game in which one of their biggest issues was getting to the qb (who they didn't touch). So for him to match us up with an edge guy is a response to that, which makes some semblance of sense. I figured he'd go O-line, but I also think he knows that this regime is not going to draft a guard in the first round. It just isn't happening. Right now we are probably looking at WR or defensive player in my opinion. I could see they taking the RB if he falls. Would not be my favorite move, but he is a game breaking player. I could also see them taking one of those left tackles if they fall. But I can tell you with confidence, it is not going to be a guard and very unlikely to be a RT. Edited January 26, 2023 by MrEpsYtown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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