WhitewalkerInPhilly

I do take a lot of what he says with a grain of salt (there have been some things which haven't come to pass) but he was right on about McDermott and has made a number of leaks in advance that turned out to be true.

Ugh, I like Reddick, but not at ten. Yes, I know it's a silly argument at times. If he's an All-Pro, no one will quibble about 10 or 20th pick. But at 10 there's going to be some serious flashy names up there. I have to think that someone jumps to try to beat Cleveland to a QB, or really likes a player.

Could you kindly link to that and the confirmation. I mean, smokescreen season and everything, but I would like to hear. I would prefer Williams to Davis, but I've heard that a lot of scouts think Davis is better. I like the idea of Davis or Howard. If Solomon Thomas by some miracle drops to 10 I don't see how you don't take him. Similar thoughts on Lattimore. Ew on Ross.

And then in the freezer!

http://nfltraderumors.co/bills-claim-db-trae-elston-off-waivers-browns/ I didn't see this up anywhere yet. Anybody know anything about him?

I have to laugh about the number of people who are freaking out about the schedule before the draft even happens. Did anyone expect Cincinnati or Carolina or Arizona to be as bad as they were last year? Or the Cowboys and Raiders to suddenly look like a renewed dynasty? There are a few quibbles: what looks like a rough start. The alternating Phins/Pats to end the season. The Bills and Jets in TNF...again. I actually wanted more prime time games. It's hard to catch them out of market where I currently live. But there are no 3 game road trips. We don't play anyone coming off a bye. FWIW, I think the Phins are overrated, and are going to come crashing back to Earth, so I don't hate finishing up the season against them.

I'm not too worried yet. For one, McDermott already made changes when he went from the Eagles to the Panthers mostly in that he moved from exotic blitz packages to more of the pure single gap pressure system in the linemen. Considering how much we see Brady rip up blitzes, I can't fault him too much. As for the cornerbacks, let's be honest: we do need more. We have Darby and Seymour and not much else. We're looking at more of zone corners, so that will probably help. Actually, Jeff Ratcliffe did a breakdown of a lot of the different run concept that teams ran. Nearly half of the run plays last year were inside or outside zones, compared to something like 13% power. Yes, Roman installed a hybrid system but Lynn called a lot more zone runs once he took over.

I liked all of Seymour's measurables when we took him last year. Unfortunately, it seems like Rex's scheme constantly throws the boundary corners to the wolves. I have a feeling that Darby and Seymour have a bounce back year, but I would really like to see some added depth. That said, this is apparently the year to do it, especially if we have 3 5th round picks.

I think the concern is about the fact that he seems to be a "tweener" between a WLB and a box safety, and that he might struggle in zone coverage. That said, if that's the way that McD wants to build the defense I am ok with it. We keep hearing about being a "passing league", so running with 3 safeties all the time doesn't bother me.

Hey, I like Gilly and I'm not happy to see him go to the Pats. But a 5th round pick helps us a lot with depth. This is a year that I keep hearing is deep at A) defensive backs B) running back and C) wide receiver. Which just so happens to be the three positions the Bills need the most depth in. Here a 5th rounder can give us fresher legs for 4 more years. I would be more worried if we are looking for a starter, but I'm not freaking out.

Look, if Taylor gets hurt, of course give him a shot. But I'm not freaking out at the hypothetical of taking a guy at 10 and not freaking out if he doesn't win the starting job. You're reaching master level freak-out if you are freaking out about a hypothetical of a hypothetical #10 QB who hypothetically doesn't win the starting job hypothetically doesn't get played in case of a hypothetical Tyrod Taylor injury. Hypothetically. Sorry, I couldn't resist on the last one.

I would say Williams. The scouting reports I've seen project him as a good fit for a WCO and he supposedly has a great catch radius. I wouldn't mind Davis, but Williams is my first choice.

Look, I am not banging down the door for a QB at 10. So I have no problem sitting him behind Taylor for a year. Give him time to get uses to the speed. Let's not throw him to the wolves like, say, Tannehill/EJ/Geno/Bortles.

It's good to give that to kids early in life, so they are prepared for a lifetime of it.

I'm marrying an Eagles fan, so that makes me one by proxy. It's actually not that hard a leap. Despite their reps Philly fans have been perfectly nice to me, and they also know the lament of never winning a championship. That they loath the Cowboys and the Patriots helps.

I saw something about the schedule on Facebook. We're at home for the first and it's in Philly for the second

I'm getting increasingly convinced that the Bills are taking a QB early. Ideally it would be with a trade back or second round. But after this year Tyrod's cap hit skyrockets, but not a lot is guaranteed. He seems very dealable. I like Tyrod, but if want to draft for the future, I want to give the guy the year in the bench which EJ never got.

I'm more worried about the fact that it looks like they are setting it up in a way that will seriously block one of the busier, traffic heavy parts of the city. When the Pope visited in the same spot traffic way multi-day clustercuss

The only way I see doing this is if we are willing to move on from Kyle. Richardson is in his last year and has the 5th year option salary. We would need a major cap cut to afford his guaranteed salary.

I have no idea why so many people hate the idea of Williams. For one, we need a #2 receiver. Desperately. We saw a year of "making do" last year and I didn't like it. Say what you will about TT, but with Sammy hurt we might have had the single worst WR corps in the league. Pretty much every evaluation I've seen of Williams has him as a top 15 prospect (at worst). He has the bigger build to be the contrast to Sammy and has a great catch radius. I get trading down since this is a deep draft but the quality of WR looks like it falls off a cliff after Williams and Davis. Maybe some decent pieces, but not some who is going to replace Sammy of he goes down again.

I've never heard of him, but I'm hardly against getting some depth.

He doesn't need one to start right away. He has Palmer to bring along the new guy.

I really don't see Foster at 10. Maybe with a trade back, but he's more of a Mike. McDermott said the other day that's where he sees Ragland. I think we go OLB in the second/third

Geez. He was apparently insulted at what Oakland offered. Even if he doesn't love his role in the new system I have to think that we might be the best we are going to get.

The only way I see QB is of Trubs slides and the Bills are really high on him. If Hooker or Adams falls I would take them in a heartbeat. Who else would you take on defense? I don't see any of the top 5 lineman making it to 10.