Mark80

Uhhh...did you see when the Bills picked Manuel last year? They definitely spoiled it. While they didn't flat out say that Manuel was the pick, Schefter clearly said something along the lines of that "he's heard it's Manuel, or the Bills really like Manuel" or something like that just before the pick. It was a clear spoiler in my mind and ruined any suspense on who our next franchise QB was going to be when The Commish made the announcement.

I've seen this mentioned a few times now. Since when does a new defensive coordinator dictate who we pick with premium picks? Sure he can have some influence, but no way is he deciding who we're picking #9.

Thanks for the heads up. DVR set.

I did and I did go to one because of it. It was so boring we left at halftime. While they are developing a better program, they are still not even close to "there" yet.

Not sure if you are referring to this or just him in general, but Leon is a player in this years Madden that comes up last minute in the draft storylines (they even use a picture of Deion for him). He gets an UDFA projection from the scouts and pundits. He then flat out dominates the passing game, is the fastest player in the whole game, and is the biggest wimp around as far as tackling goes. Pretty funny stuff.

Our O-Line is not better, yet. We lost one of the best playmaking safeties in the league. Our QB has knee and accuracy problems. Our best WR drops clutch passes, and we just traded for another one with past attitude issues. Spiller looked like a shell of his 2012 self last season. Our seemingly dependable TE drops more and more passes each year (and fumbled away a victory). On other hand, another year of development, there is no way we have as many injuries in our secondary as last season, we seemingly shored up our run D, and we still have the draft left to add more. While we certainly could be in the mix, to seem so certain about it seems a bit crazy to me at this point.

Well, we all know Jerry loves trading up for his guy (Bryant, Claiborne). If he's fallen for Evans, this could happen and Miles Austin is basically a worthless receiver at this point with his recurring hammy issues that will never fully heal.

The guy is not on an NFL roster or even on anyone's radar for a reason. Whatever that reason is, if 32 teams don't want him, then I don't want him.

I'm thinking 24: 6 Woods 5 Williams 4 Stevie 3 Goodwin 3 Moeaki 2 Chandler 1 Gragg and 10 picks. And I would be pretty happy with that if the running game doesn't completely collapse.

I disagree. Image is everything to Goodell. He will come down hard on Irsay and make a point of setting an example of what is not acceptable as an owner of one of the franchises.

Yes, it's called a Corporation. The fans could just buy stock in the corporation.

Yeah, but how many of today's owners were around for that? Not many. Different Commish as well. Trump would be great I think. Super competitive man with an enormous pocketbook and pull in this state. Potentially could influence law makers on new stadium financing from the State. I would be very nervous about him moving the team though, don't trust him at all.

Short memory. Many people thought that trading down to St. Louis was possible just last season and it happened.

Russell Wilson. What he does off the field is just as, if not more impressive than what he does on the field. A dedicated leader, works harder than everyone, and gives a ton of time and effort to his community. A public relations dreamboat. Conversely, a potential PR nightmare that I love is Marshawn. Sports are entertainment, and he is flat out entertaining to watch on the field. Love his sideline antics and that Predator looking smile.

Nice post. This paragraph is it to me. I've always said to some of the people who are against any public funding to sports franchises that they have to think deeper about it. Families and friends are closer because of these teams. This, in turn, yields closer communities and you simply cannot put a price on things like that. I see my brother, father, sister, aunts, uncles, cousins and their families more because of the Bills. We always have something to talk about because of the Bills. I see my friends more often because of getting together to watch Bills games together a handful of times each season (and with most of them having infants and toddlers the other times of the year I hardly see them). Quite simply, my life was and continues to be fuller because of the Buffalo Bills, because of Mr. Wilson. A sincere Thank You, RIP.

No one dominated the inside last season like Jernigan. If he gets in better shape he will be the best DT coming out of this draft. A big if though.

I think he may see #3 time over Robey, but even if he does not between injuries, 4 CB sets, and spelling tired guys, I still think it is money well spent and he will be seeing the field a ton this season.

I have to completely disagree with the OP on this. You say that the other teams have "indisputably" had better FA than the Bills but yet you don't point to any single piece of evidence to support that. The Jets haven't done anything except sign Erik Decker. A former #3 WR that now had Geno Smith throwing him the ball instead of Peyton Manning. I wonder how that is going to work out for him? I just don't see what you are seeing here I suppose. The Dolphins severely overpaid for FAs last season and are doing so again this season. This is a good thing to you? They are going to screw their cap situations in the very near future with these signings. Albert and Mitchell are good players, sure, but they are paying a very high price. Getting an old, slow, clearly diminished Cortland Finnegan is not a good thing in my opinion. His antics outweigh his skill at this point in his career. Their real issue remains at the QB slot. Tannehill just isn't that good and they are wasting all this money around him. The Pats are still the cream of the crop in the division and are really the only ones that I consider clearly better than the Bills, no need to discuss their moves. For the Bills, we've addressed a huge need with Spikes, got a very good #3 CB, and some added depth where we needed it on the OL. Rivers will also provide some nice depth as well and potentially another starter. I believe you are forgetting the best part of our off season...a year of development from our extremely young team. Players typically grow leaps and bounds from their first to second years in the league and also from second to third and third to fourth. We have a ton of players that fit into theses groups that should be getting better and more productive year after year. The other teams in our division cannot say that. Finally, can we please see how the draft pans out before we proclaim the Bills the worst team in the division, perhaps?

Nice job. I rarely get to page 6 on a thread. I really don't think he'll be around that long though considering his size / speed combo.

Don't see where you get the notion that he can't catch, but OK. Route running needs work for sure though. Here are some interesting numbers on success of WRs drafted based on Size and Speed. As you would expect 6'2"+ and sub 4.50 40s are the most successful WRs in the NFL (as measured by being 5 year starters as a success) especially when drafted 3rd or later (compared to smaller and / or slower guys). The table at the bottom of the article is the most interesting one to me. http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Evaluating-wide-receivers-by-size-and-speed.html

That's why I wanted to bring this guy to the table for discussion. Projected as a mid to late rounder as of now. Kaufman runs a 4.5-4.6 and from Eastern Washington. Roberson runs the same and is from Stephen A. Austin, Elliot runs the same as well and is from Florida A&M, and Easley ran a 4.39 from UConn. With the exception of Easley, none of those clowns are even close to as fast as Washington. And, none of them played in the SEC against NFL caliber defenses. You get impact and ready to play now guys in rounds 1-3. You get projects and depth in rounds 4-7.

No doubt. Gained about 50 from playing weight in HS to current so maybe there is some room on his frame for some more still. About 15/20 lbs would be ideal.

The only thing that worries me about Evans is that it seemed to me in the 5 or so A&M games I watched this season (including his monsters vs. Alabama and Auburn) that a lot of his bigger plays were created by Johnny creating extra time to get open with his movement in the pocket / backfield avoiding the rushes. It makes me wonder about his ability to get open in the much smaller window of time of the NFL. I could care less about some of his attitude issues though, shows me that he cares...a lot.

Hands are OK, route running needs some work. A raw player for sure, but a very high ceiling.

With the slew of WR posts, I thought I would add one to the mix that no one is talking about, not even the draft pundits. L'Damian Washington. He's raw, for sure. But his measurables are fantastic and his background is pretty interesting. Check him out, I expect him to climb the boards and be a 3-4th rounder when all is said and done.