Johnny Hammersticks
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I get fanatical about the draft, but I rarely have a conviction on a player. The last one was Brian Orakpo <shudder>, but this time it is LB Bruce Miller of UCF. He's projected as a mid-round pick, but I can't figure out why. Some highlights:
- College DE that projects to 3-4 ILB
- 2009 and 2010 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year
- Current active career sack leader in the NCAA (34.0)
- Recorded sacks in non-conference games against bigger schools like Rutgers, Kansas St, Georgia and Miami
- Recorded one sack in the East-West Shrine game
- 4.76 40 time at the combine
- 35 bench reps (most reps of all 22 DE prospects to participate in the drill. No LBs had more than him, and only 2 DTs had more)
youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=9FABW6VvkrA
Don't you guys think he'd look great in a Bills jersey?
I'd definitely take him with the later pick in round four if he was there.
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Chris Mortenson has reported that teams can trade future draft picks, but were forewarned by the NFL to trade future picks "at their own risk." It seems that no draft in 2012 could be part of Brady's antitrust litigation suit.
Sorry can't provide a link...my computer's being gay. Google it.
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I don't get the infatuation with Carimi ?? I saw some tape of him on utube & Bowers took his a** to the wood shed & taught him what it was like to play against a better player .
He couldn't stop nothin that Bowers put out !!
We don't need any more prospects for the guard position !!!
Dude, not sure what you're smokin but pass some this way. Carimi is arguably the best RT prospect in this draft, and is quite possibly the best run blocker. He is what we need on the right side of our offensive line. BTW...ask Adrian Clayborn and Cam Heyward what it's like to play against a good offensive tackle.
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i remember hearing about how dominant this guy was and the nasty disposition and mean streak that he posesses. he was surely the no. 1 overall pick. a game changer, impact player and the guy that dominated the national championship game. this was the "i'd love to have him but there is no way we can get him" guy. so my question goes out to those of you that watch a lot more college ball than i do, and that is why is this guy not in the discussion for no. 3? was he overhyped or did we talk ourselves out of it because we didn't think he would be available? just curious, thanks.
This is a really good question. I know he showed up a little light to the combine, but he looked pretty darn impressive in drills. I believe he is seen a more of an interior pass rusher than a run stuffing 3-4 DE. Probably, in most people's opinions, better suited as a 4-3 DT. After his dominant performance in the bowl game it seemed as though he was a lock to be the first player taken in the draft. Nothing since then has happened to hurt his draft stock....well nothing that i know of anyway.
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There are reports that the New England Patriots, holders of six picks in the top 92 selections of this year’s draft, could be convinced to part with their second first-round pick at 28. The Patriots also have the 17th pick in addition to the 28th and they’ve got the first pick in round 2 (33rd overall):
http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2011/03/21/pats-ready-to-deal-2nd-1st/
Depending on who is there at #28 (i.e., Gabe Carimi) it may be worthwhile to trade our 2nd and maybe a 5th rounder to move up.
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St Louis Rams in 2000.
Congrats...you found an exception to the rule. They were ranked dead last in overall defense, but 13th in overall rush defense. They also had an undrafted free agent, former Arena League player for a QB.
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Rothlisburger won a superbowl behind a bad O line. Manning gets it done.
It's a QB driven league, you have to have a franchise QB to win in this league. If the QB is there you take him. You can get tackles in mid rounds, not the case with QB. Accurate, quick decision making takes the pressure off of the O line.
Name the last team to make the playoffs with arguably the worst defense in the NFL? Teams can win with an average QB...win the super bowl even (Yes, I know it's the exception to the rule), but teams cannot be successful with a horrible defense.
I don't agree with the OP in that I think we need to address the QB position at some point during this draft. Reason being...if Fitz goes down, our back-ups are Brohm and Brown. That is really scary to me. Drafting a "second-tier" QB in rounds 2 or 3 not only gives us some depth behind Fitz, but there is a chance that that player could be our long-term answer at QB.
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2. Miller Mock With Huge Run Defense Emphasis, Take a Smart, Midround QB
1 3 Buffalo Von Miller OLB34 Texas A&M
2 34 Buffalo Stephen Paea DT43 Oregon State
3 68 Buffalo K.J. Wright ILB Mississippi State
4 99 Buffalo Pernell McPhee DE34 Mississippi State
4 121 Buffalo Kenrick Ellis DT34 Hampton
5 130 Buffalo Greg McElroy QB Alabama
6 164 Buffalo Charlie Gantt TE Michigan State
7 195 Buffalo Derek Hall RT Stanford
COMMENT: This would IMHO be an 'A' draft for us. You take two kinds of DT's and a DE who wreaked havoc at the Senior Bowl. McElroy isn't flashy but he's smart and with winning teams since HS.
I like this draft the best. Not a huge fan of Von Miller (I'd rather have Quinn), but I like the emphasis on run defense. Given that we are likely to use multiple defensive fronts, I like the diversity of D-Line talent in this draft. I think Kendrick Ellis is going to be a beastly NT. McElroy does not upgrade our QB position, but he provides a decent backup QB who is smart enough to quickly learn the playbook and could be a decent "game managing" QB if Fitz got hurt.
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Green's poor score on the Wonderlic (not sure if I spelled that right) in my book lowers his draft position to the 15 -20 area. You can have all natural talent in the world but what good is it if you can understand a NFL play book?
Green, IMO, is one of the most polished WR prospects to come out in a long time. Don't put too much stock in his Wonderlic score. He is an incredible route runner, has tremendous hands, pretty good speed, and has produced against top competition in the NCAA. He will be just fine.
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"Either-Or" BPA Draft: Top 2 BPA's When We Pick (left out RB's and later WR's)
I'm looking at Top players available when we pick in each round. Some good forced choices here.
Astro
1 Patrick Peterson CB or Nick Fairley DE34 or Von Miller OLB34
2 Stephen Paea DT43 or Justin Houston OLB34 or Ryan Mallett QB
3 Colin Kaepernick QB or KJ Wright ILB or Jerrell Powe DT34
4 Lance Kendricks TE or Pernell McPhee DE34
4 Kenrick Ellis DT34 or Orlando Franklin RT
5 Greg McElroy QB or James Brewer RT
6 Charlie Gantt TE or Shiloh Keo SS
7 Derek Hall RT or Lee Smith TE
Nick Fairley
Justin Houston
KJ Wright
Lance Kendricks
Kendrick Ellis
Greg McElroy
Shiloh Keo
Lee Smith
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What is everyone's fascination with Casey Matthews? I feel like I see him in the 4th round of every single mock draft. I have watched him play several times this past season, and I have been underwhelmed with his performance. Please, someone explain to me what is so great about this guy (besides his last name).
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I simulated my proposed San Fran trade again re-prioritizing 3-4 OLB as P-1
7. Robert Quinn OLB UNC
34. Kyle Rudolph TE ND
45. Adrian Clayborne DE Iowa
68. Chris Hairston OT Clemson
99. Chris White ILB Mississippi St.
107. Ricky Stanzi QB Iowa
130. Chykie Brown CB Texas
164. Shiloh Keo SS Idaho
195. D. Johnson-Koulianos WR Iowa
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Casey Matthews 6'1" 232 lbs at the combine....aren't we trying to get bigger at the linebacker position?
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LSU CB Patrick Peterson and UGA WR AJ Green, both scored very low on the wonderlic. "Peterson plays like a low test guy" is one scout's assessment.
Defensive Back and Wide Receiver, IMO, are not positions that require a "cerebral" type of player. I'm not worried about guys like Peterson and Green scoring below average on the Wonderlic.
Darelle Revis scored a 10 on the Wonderlic.
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Not so fast my friend.... If the players win their injunction law suit then the NFL operates under the current existing CBA. It is conceivable with the time it could take to play out in the courts that the 2011 season is actually played using the current CBA.
Give up the chance to take a franchise QB at 3 and instead pick a JC kid one year wonder at 7 and a project QB in the the third round?
Now Cam Jordan at 7 and Ponder, Mallet, or Locker in the third - that would work.
I agree with you except I would take JJ Watt at #7 and then Mallett/Ponder/Kaepernick in the 3rd. Locker just seems like a trainwreck to me...in the NFL.
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need pick 45
I re-simulated including the #45 pick from San Francisco.
7. Nick Fairley DT Auburn
34. Nate Solder OT Colorado
45. Jabaal Sheard OLB Pittsburgh
68. Colin Kaepernick QB Nevada
99. Owen Marecic ILB Stanford
107. Edmund Gates WR Abilene Christian
130. Julius Thomas TE Portland St.
164. Quinton Carter SS Oklahoma
195. Harold Ayodele DT Emporia St.
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I thought the same thing when I say Harris. He had zero chance @ the NBa because of his size. But he look like he could be an animal on the football field. I don't think he is up too much right now. I would make sense to kick the tires to see if there is anything there.
Looked it up....he currently plays for the Tropane "Texters" of the Philippine Basketball Association. I can't believe he declared for the draft as a junior. He just might be willing to come on for a try out
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Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too...
Do they ever say you're a dreamer Hammersticks?
Some might say that...
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Perhaps instead, the Pat's would like to trade up to #3 (ahead of Cincinnati and Cleveland presumably) to select A.J. Green. They certainly have the draft picks to make the move, but it would likely take both of their 1st rounders (17 & 25) and likely a 2nd rounder (33) to do it
Having 17, 25, 33, & 34 would be pretty awesome!!
Imagine the possibilities...
17. Cam Jordan/JJ Watt
25. Gabe Carimi
33. Akeem Ayers
34. Martez Wilson
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I wonder what happened to former Cuse small forward, Paul Harris? He's 6'5" 240, athletic with great hands, and build like a brick outhouse. I remember watching him play and thinking, jeez....he might make a good tight end. Huh?
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I'm simulating this trade:
Round Pick Team Selection Psn School C
1 1 Carolina Da'Quan Bowers DE43 Clemson
1 2 Denver Marcell Dareus DT43 Alabama
1 3 San Francisco Blaine Gabbert QB Missouri
1 4 Cincinnati Cameron Newton QB Auburn
1 5 Arizona Patrick Peterson CB LSU
1 6 Cleveland Von Miller OLB43 Texas A&M
1 7 Buffalo Nick Fairley DE34 Auburn
2 34 Buffalo Kyle Rudolph TE Notre Dame
3 68 Buffalo K.J. Wright ILB Mississippi State
4 99 Buffalo Greg Romeus OLB34 Pittsburgh
4 107 Buffalo Korey Lindsey CB Southern Illinois
4 121 Buffalo Tim Barnes OC Missouri
5 130 Buffalo James Brewer OT Indiana
6 164 Buffalo Delone Carter RBF Syracuse
7 195 Buffalo Lee Smith TE Marshall
Thanks Astro
Love picks 1-4. I think Wright is vastly under rated, and will be a starter in this league someday (although I think Sheppard is the Bills pick if he's there). Not a big fan of Korey Lindsey or Tim Barnes. I would rather take Moffit with one of those picks. I like Delone Carter as a late-round option, and Lee Smith is a beastly run-blocking TE. He doesn't add much in the passing game, but he certainly would help out tremendously in the run game and special teams.
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Pretty offensive for him commenting on your statement, which is really questionable. So you thought what Gailey did was amazing? Why? What did Gailey do with Fitzpatrick that was so amazingly different than what Fitzpatrick had done in the past when he started in 2009? Sure he improved on his stats a bit, but amazing?
In order for Gailey to do something amazing with someone, you need a baseline to compare it to-that's just a fact. If you can't understand that then don't attack someone's reading comprehension because you don't understand there HAS TO BE A COMPARISON to prior achievements before a conclusion that Gailey did anything amazing with Fitz can be reached. If you're attacking his use of the word offense, you're just splitting hairs, because you included the offense in your statement.
2009-2010 2010-2011
Total 1st Downs: 233 263
3rd Down Conv.: 51/198 80/211
Total Yds.: 4382 4878
Rushing Yds.: 1867 1720
Passing Yds.: 2515 3158
Sacks Taken: 32 27
TD's: 25 34
Rushing TD's: 6 6
Passing TD's: 17 24
Avg. Yds./Play: 4.8 5.1
From looking at the stats, it appears that Gailey and crew made fairly substantial improvements to the passing game, however, I really don't see marked improvement (stats wise) to the offense as a whole. In other words, I wouldn't say that "amazing" progress was made. Perhaps this is an endorsement for improving the offensive line, or dare I say it, the QB, via the draft.
I'm not completely sold on one single player at this point. Gabbert's intriguing, I like Peterson, but I really think we need to draft to defend the run. I would hate to be the person making this decision.
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Many people view Gabbert as just a spread offense QB, but what many people don't know is that Gabbert played in a very good pro-style offense in high school. In fact, he was widely considered the best pro-style QB entering college. The guy has experience taking snaps under center, and will likely (IMO) adjust faster to the NFL game than will Newton. Plus, did you see his Wonderlic score of 42? That's pretty darn good for a Big-12 guy.
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Say we have the draft and the Bills pick whomever you thought was the best choice, but the court battle gets ugly and the season is cancelled/severely delayed. My worry is that the CFL (or some new startup league) pulls a Tom Cousineau, and swoops in on the top picks of the draft and starts offering contracts. The draftees would find it hard to say no to the money now versus money a year later (with a rookie wage cap looking likely). Imagine the outcry if the the top 10-15 picks go to the CFL. Teams would be demanding a redo of the draft or compensatory picks for the next year.
On a side note, did the Bills receive any compensation from the NFL for Tom Cousineau bolting to the CFL in '79 or Jim Kelly going to the USFL?
This is an interesting, and very scary, thought. I also have been wondering, if there was no season next year, would the players drafted in 2011 be able to re-enter the 2012 draft? They wouldn't have signed contracts yet, so what would prevent them from doing so? I remember some discussion, during Michael Crabtree's extended holdout, that he could possibly re-enter the next year's draft if a deal was not reached before a certain date.
Anyone have knowledge of this?
Draft Gabbert or Newton in 1st then another qb in 2nd
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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This might sound crazy, I know, but I say we draft kickers in rounds one and two. Lindell definitely didn't have a stellar season in 2010, so I say we just move on. Of the two kickers, one of them would definitely turn out to be a perennial pro-bowler....right? At least we would have something going for us!
I round three we will take the best punter of the bunch because clearly Moorman is on the downside of his career.
All of the projected top ten picks are going to be busts anyway....why take the risk?