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I can't believe anyone except our opponents would entertain the notion of passing on a franchise caliber QB in next year's draft. Fitz is the perfect NFL backup QB. He has all the characteristics of a perfect backup QB. He's quiet, he's a team player, he doesn't cause waves, he's very intelligent and can help in a player/coach kind of way, he knows the system enough to come in and run the offense when need be, and he knows he only has a limited amount of opportunities, so he's going to throw it up and give our recievers a chance. He'd be one of the league's best backups. However, he is one of the leagues worst starters. The main reason? Accuracy. If he could fix his accuracy, he'd be a Drew Brees like Qb. I don't think he can, though. He is too inconsistent. And as a Bills fan, the only thing I'm interested in is being a Championship team. We've been so bad for so long we're sitting here entertaining the possibility of keeping a mediocre QB as our starter over drafting a true franchise caliber replacement if Fitz manages to have a decent year. I say you don't reach for average, or a little above average. You shoot for greatness, and at every position you look to, ideally, assemble the best of the best in the league. We need to draft a first round QB if we want to be great again. Or, we trade for a guy who is capable of playing that way (who? I don't know that there is a guy out there. Vick would have been one - although I'm fine with passing on him due to his character. Is there someone else available?)

I was saying going into this year's draft that there could end up being 4-6 starters coming out of it, and even up to 7 or 8 QB's who end up playing in the NFL that were drafted this year. Newton, Locker, Ponder, Dalton, and Gabbert are all pretty much locks to be starters. Then I think Kaepernick is an eventual, which makes 6. Then you've got the guys who were the darkhorse fan favorites who number somewhere around 4 - that's a lot of QB talent to pass up. But, I'm glad they did. As many good QB's there were in this draft, we knew our team wasn't going to be a contender for at least one more year. Looking at the draft, the defense was the deeper of the units, and it happened that in rounds 2-5 we ended up with guys that look like they might've been overlooked for other more widely recognized names - we were hearing pre-draft about guys like Mathews, but Searcy was never mentioned. But, looking at their work now, I believe Searcy has a better chance of being an impact player than Mathews. What I like the most about this draft is we seemed to really fill positions of need with players that might be solid starters for years with guys like Dareus (really solidify the run D and our D-line is now set, I think, with Troupe, Williams, Carrington, and Edwards to line up next to), and then we get Williams to go along with McKelvin and McGee, and hopefully Florence - which would give us a very solid secondary (that's 2 of the three D units), and Williams could play safety in a pinch, too. Then we add Searcy to bring that meat to the safety position, which will go great next to Byrd, who is more of a finesse player. Finally, we have Batten, Moats, and Coleman to look forward to adding to our Linebacker Corps. Maybin is not lost totally yet, and I'm holding out hope he turns into a lightning bolt for us. Add to that Merriman, Poz, and Davis, and you have a group that is missing an OLB and an ILB to make it steady. Enter Kelvin Sheppard and Chris White, and I think we have the youth to grow into the positions. We have enough now to be a good defense - one that I think could end up being top 12 this season. On offense we landed Hairston, who I think will start at RT, and who was highly regarded coming out, and who is strong as an ox, thank goodness. We get a RB who looks to be the perfect compliment to Fred and CJ, and I think we are going into F.A. lacking only a very dynamic TE - and there will be talent available at that position, and QB, if you doubt Fitz is the guy. Maybe good depth to backup our Tackle position, and another OLB to compete. Still, if our O-line continues to grow and improve, we stand to go into next year's draft with a good Defense in place, a squad of excellent Recievers (which I think we do have), a good O-line, and dynamic RB's - a team ready for a true Franchise QB - and there are supposedly 3 QB's coming out next year who would've been the top QB had they came out this year. So, if we're sitting where I think we will be, there is absolutely no reason we don't do whatever it takes to land that QB next draft, so that we can look forward to a decade of creating a system. Everything else will be in place - except maybe that great TE, I don't know how the college landscape looks for TE in next year's draft. Anyway, had we reached this year for a QB and missed on someone good on Defense, we might not only have missed that defensive player and had to go high next year to replace him, but also we might feel obliged to stick with a QB who isn't necessarily good enough, and then eventually have to replace him anyway. I like that our F.O. goes for who they believe to be the best players available, because just like San Diego had that very sound, deep team, not to mention Pittsburgh - so, too, will we have that good depth and steady, level talent level, if we have another draft or two like this.

How do you think Belicheat would have been ranked, oh, in 1995 after 5-11 season with the Browns? That is exactly why I reserve any real judgement for a while - even Belicheck might be somewhere in the 20-32 range if it weren't for a variety of lucky bounces; the right owner, the right QB (which only comes along like that once a decade or so, and goes a long way towards helping everything else work out), certain habits... Gailey is certainly a good coach, but for everything to fall into place for us here - which happened so perfectly for Marv Levy, so much of that due to Polian and Butler - we've got a couple of seasons to see how they put it all together. I'm excited for what we have as a foundation.

This is where I pray the Kelsay deal doesn't screw this team, because I'd take Poz over Kelsay any day of the week, yet I don't believe Poz has shown us he's worth more than 4 million a year. He is just about a first round LB - so he hasn't played up to that standard. Still, we need to look at who is available over the next two years. You don't judge a contract's worth by todays standards, I think, you judge it by how it will hold up next year, and next. I mean at the rate contracts have been going up, if you like a guy and want him around for 3-4 years, then paying him on the high end of the scale now will equate to an average contract in two or three years. If I were G.M., I'd cut Kelsay and use that money towards keeping Poz. Give him no more than 5 million a year, and leave yourself room to cut him affordably in a year or two if he doesn't show he's very good with an improved D-line ahead of him.

I think it is pretty easy to assess Chan Gailey - as of right now, it is up in the air. There is no way to say he is a great coach or a terrible coach. It's pretty safe to say, rather, that he is at the very least a good coach, or else he wouldn't be in the NFL. You can't judge Gailey by Dallas - he took over a team on the decline, with so many superstar veterans that there was pretty much no way he could have walked in to that locker room and took over; there were too many conflicting ego's and opinions, and there's some people that would probably say the players didn't give him everything, and they didn't all buy into his system. The owner of the Cowboys has said if he could do things differently, he'd have kept Chan Gailey - that is a pretty good endorsement. As for Buffalo and what he's done thus far, keep in mind he wasn't taking over a team with much talent, and the talent he had wasn't suited for the type of team he wanted to stand behind. You've got to give Gailey and Nix another two years before you can say with any real certainty how good he is. Sure, we should see more from him this year, and I expect we will. I, for one, like Gailey and I like Nix, too. I don't see Gailey as the type of coach who is so smart and so innovative that he'll take the league by storm and create a legacy team. I wish he were, and I hope he proves me wrong. I mean, this hybrid defense is beginning to be played elsewhere, and his theory about the future of QBing in the NFL might lead us to have both a unique, cutting edge offense and defense - so there is still hope. Cowher also endorsed him, by the way. I think at the least he is an old school coach who seems to insist on having a tough, big team (which I am so grateful for, because that small, Tampa 2 garbage was making it almost impossible for me to watch), and I saw enough just last year to see that by the end of the year we were going toe to toe with just about all our opponents. I'm going to say that by next year he'll be considered a top 12 coach in the NFL.

I can't believe there are so many fans on here who regret and argue against the Spiller pick. He had some things working against him last year - namely, IMO, a coach who didn't rely that heavily on the run (Fred Jackson is a heck of a RB - if Gailey committed more to running it, both backs would have had more yards. It's not as if Freddy lost his talent, all of a sudden, last year.) So, if Spiller were given more opportunities, he would have had more yards. Also, as I kind of said, the offense just wasn't working right in the run game. I mean, it wasn't Fred and CJ who were average; I think it was the team's inability to adapt quickly to the system - and the offenses success passing, which made it look like Spiller was lost. Also, the kid was used to being way, way better than most of the people around him, which, when you think about it, made it too easy for him to grow up relying mostly on pure talent. He didn't, I'd guess, learn to use blocks and be a blocker himself, as much as he now needs to. What this kid has is exceptional physical talents - he is still a specimen even among the elite athletes of the NFL. He has a very solid character, a real will to be great, and the discipline to learn to adapt to the NFL game, and I believe when he fully gets it, he'll be one of the great running backs in the NFL. We aren't going to be regretting this pick in a year or two. Think about it. When the lights go on for him we'll have an offense with a very good WR corps, a nice group of complimentary backs in Fred and the rookie, and maybe even a high round, franchise type QB. His best games are all in front of him; we have a back who can nail the 50+ yard touchdown runs - there aren't many in the NFL who can do that - give it another year with him.

There is no doubt the Bills will finish with a better record next year than some other teams - I believe they're on the brink of being somewhere in the middle of the league as far as talent and ability go, but we've got a tough schedule that might lead us to end up with fewer wins than we might otherwise have had. I haven't looked at all the other team's schedules, which is so big in guessing who'll end up where, and when everything is accounted for there is really no way to predict who will be where exactly, but I do think one can guess to within groups of four or five - something like bottom four or five teams, next four or five, and so on up to the playoff capable, and the elite four. I think we'll end up around .500, in the second to bottom cluster, with a chance at seeing the middle of the league. That being said, the only chance we'll have at Luck is a trade. If he is as good as advertised, I'd say it would be absolutely worth trading an entire draft worth of picks to land a supremely gifted top of the NFL talent type franchise QB. Some people say, you trade a draft you fall behind years. I say, you trade a draft, at most you fall behind one year, but if you end up with a top tier QB, then that is as valuable as any draft you'll have, because a franchise doesn't walk into one of those but every 10-15 years or so, usually. And, you can always supplement the draft with F.A. for a year, and also go heavy on undrafted F.A.'s. My point here is that if you are a team that needs a franchise QB - and I think the Bills are beginning to look like they have most of the other pieces in place - then you go after the best QB you know of with whatever you have to give to get him. Of course, if there are say two or three QB's who are excellent, each with as much of a likelihood at being a star, each elitely gifted in his own way, then maybe you accept the second or third guy who is still capable of being a real leader and winner, and walk away with more picks. If I were the Bills, though, I'd go for the best with everything I had, and if that didn't work I'd move on to the next best until I got a yound QB to lead this team into the future with.

Check this link out: http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/weight-training-weight-lifting/nfl-lineman-threw-up-700-pound-bench-press-37703.html Someone over at buffalorumblings asked what was so special about benching 500 lbs for an NFL lineman, so I looked up some of the stats - and the answer I got on the net was that 500 lb range for linemen is normal. Allen, quoted above, benched 700 lbs, with apparent ease. So, that strength will be matched in the NFL with equal strength, it seems, quite often. He'll have to become technically sound. But, there's no denying he has a body that could become difficult to move, sheer weight wise. By the way, I like Troupe a lot. I like Dareus, and K. Williams, and Carrington, too. If Jasper makes it, he'll be one of a bunch of Bills linemen that I really can very easily root for.

When I said a player away from being set on the O-line, I meant that I think our interior is set, and that I see us needing either a LT or a RT, depending on how our guys play and how healthy they stay. Sure, we might end up still having nothing at those two positions and needing both, or we might find that our guys are good enough this year, but in that case I think we still add depth there, at least. My guess is we're looking to add another player to the O-line, and I'd be delighted if it were Clabo - he'd be the one F.A. I would pursue first and foremost if I were the Bills. As for Fitz, and this team being ready now - well, if he could find a way to be more consistently accurate, then I think he would be good enough, and I think we could be ready to compete for a playoff spot this season, again, if our defense plays better and if Fitz can minimize those absolutely frustratingly erratic passes he sometimes throws. If it proves to be mechanics and if he proves to be able to correct that stuff, then we might not need to look elsewhere, but if he remains only as accurate as he was this year - and, I think more than incompletions hurt him here; the interceptions, the big game changing, momentum changing picks/plays are what will hurt him - then we'll be drafting a replacement next year. Even if he does better, I believe they'll draft a replacement, as Green Bay did with Aaron Rodgers despite having Brett.

I agree that we're in year 2 of what was envisioned to be a 3-4 year rebuild, or, at least that is the time frame I imagine Nix and Gailey set for themselves for being contenders, and by that I mean I don't think they'd consider themselves in danger of losing their jobs if they don't make the playoffs until next year, and if they get a QB early next year, then I think that affords them one more year before it is playoffs or they're gone. So, last year they just more or less got pieces they thought would be essential foundation blocks in a few years, like Carrington, Troupe, and Spiller, not to mention Moats, Batten, and Coleman as depth for the linebacker spots. They also add depth for the O-line during the season with Ubrik and Rhinehart, and get Merriman as a cornerstone (if he's healthy. They follow that up with getting Darius, Williams, and Shepphard, not to mention secondary depth and a project in Jasper who together finish off a Defense that from this point out should be pretty much in place and good, and getting better from here out. I'd say our D is just about in place, with young guys ready to start or who will be ready to start next year at just about every position. Next year we'll see the offense finished off, which already has the WR's young and in place for the future, the O-line a player away from being set for years to come. Our RB's, I believe are more or less set. All we need to really find in all of next year's draft and F.A. will be a future franchise QB, a LT/RT starter or groomer, depending on how Bell does this year, and a star TE. We'll probably add an OLB and maybe an ILB next year, as well, to keep the depth always fresh, as Pittsburgh likes to do. Anyway, that is how I see this playing out. A high first round rookie QB is drafted next year, and they get him a solid prospect at TE - much like Detroit did - and we'll be looking at the Bills of the forseeable future next year.

I really got the impression from the first Nix draft that he and Gailey drafted not for the most immediate results, but rather for guys that would be good and would fit in their system, as they envisioned it, in a few years. I've said this before - Spiller, for instance, was not as necessary position-wise as, say, NT, OLB, QB, or LT - but (I believe), they knew they would want a certain type of offense that would have certain cornerstone players, and of the WR/QB/RB trio, Spiller was the player available who fit the mold they would eventually want in place (a dynamic game-changing RB who would is capable of changing field position in a single play). I think they knew this would be a 2-3 year rebuild/remolding of the team, and so Spiller was taken to be there and to be ready when they have the system set up and in place and ready to go, as they ideally want it (and, I think they are now only a QB, maybe an O-lineman, and a dynamic TE away from having the offense in place - next year!). Then, in round two, they looked at what they thought would be a critical position of need for the Defense, and they could have taken MT. Cody, and he'd of been more likely to be successful immediately, but they wanted a certain type of player, one who is character sound, who is cardio-fit enough to be more than just a 2 down player. Of the guys available, they saw Troupe and believed (again, I think) that he had the foundation in place, the body and the right mindset, to be a versatile, long lasting, tough D-lineman. Let's not forget he was from a small school and there was just no way he would be ready for NFL competition right away. But, what did he do after his first year? He goes and spends the offseason getting stronger. I think we can expect both Troupe and Carrington to show us this year how good they can be. And, I think we'll have one of the best D-lines in the NFL for a long time to come. People talk about Tampa and Detroit, but we've got K. Williams, Darius, Troupe, Carrington - and if the big rookie comes along, then him, too - that is a group that is not only strong, but athletic, tough, and young.

I've seen this workout news with at least half the teams in the NFL, so we're not gaining anything here by way of a lead on anyone - but, it did strike me that one good thing that might come out of this whole mess of a lockout is that the players might have to really become team mates and really learn to depend on each other, and build up a chemistry that otherwise might never have been there had they been meeting as usual, pre-planned and drilled and regimented already. I do get the impression these players are becoming much closer, by necessity, this offseason, if only to keep up with the whole players side, and to help each other stay in game shape. Let's hope our team is even closer when the season begins officially.

There were some really insightful responses here - and most of my opinions have already been represented by others. I agree that talent is going to be found all over the country, so neglecting certain areas is irresponsible and simply not going to happen. Sure, there seems to be a high percent of good players coming from the south east, but one could still put together a great team from players all over the place. There are many ways to be successful, and no matter what, luck does and always will play a part in things. However, a very, very important element to success with NFL teams is that the team have a specific identity that it is building toward. The coach and GM must know exactly what their positional players should look like, what qualities they must possess to be successful in that scheme. Of course, for that to happen the team needs to have a good scheme, and for that to happen the team needs good coaches. When those elements are in place, players are the easiest thing to find, because it is much less of a gamble with kids out of college when you know just what you are looking for, and when you are running the same system for decades, players on the team will all be good fits, so there aren't going to be many holes to fill each year - something the Bills have been the opposite of; they haven't stayed in a system for more than four years since the mid nineties, and consequently their rebuilding has been endless. The Steelers, Patriots, and Ravens are good examples, off the top of my head, of teams that are built this way. I believe a big part of the frustration of being a Bills fan over the last decade plus has been seeing the team's lack of identity. The coaches have been scrambling to try this, try that, going to extremes to try to get lucky enough, it seems, to beat half it's opponents, instead of just saying, "we're going to do it this way, and you aren't going to stop us, and if you do, you'll have to be damn good". We just haven't had that toughness, that sharpness of mind in the coaching, and drafting, to field a team that is good enough to go toe to toe with anyone. And, I think what we saw in this year's draft was an example of Nix bringing in guys that will enable us to line up and go punch for punch with the good teams. We're going to be a tough defense, a good running offense, and we're not going to be run over anymore. Thank you Nix and Co. for bringing back that basic fundamental attitude.

As much as this makes sense - I don't know if that is 100% the case. Most free agent QB's, and all but one college QB, would have been back-ups (maybe even Cam for a year), but I believe, from what I've heard from Nix and Gailey, that they are always open to the idea of getting better everywhere, and that they certainly feel they need to upgrade the QB position soon. So, I agree that most QB's would be back-ups, and that they want no part of a QB controversy, I still think there are certain QB's - or, I should say, that the Bills F.O. would be open to aquiring a starting QB at the right price, from another team, if he were to represent a definite upgrade at the position. For instance, I wouldn't rule out McNabb or Kolb, for starters. Either could come in and would give the Bills a legitimate QB (even though I think Fitz is not, by far, the worse QB in the NFL).

I think with a guy like Spiller, we didn't go too wrong in handling him like we did last year. Coming out of college he was seen as a speed back who could return punts, act as a reciever, and take the pitch to the outside, but there was some doubt as to whether or not he could get the tough yards up the middle. When he actually showed up to camp I thought he was big enough, fit enough, to carry the ball up the middle as well as outside - he just played too fast, was too often looking for home-runs, rather than the 3-4 yard gains. I think being as accustomed to success as he was in college, and being a proud, hard working, disciplined kid, that he will take it personally how he did last year, and he'll do the film work, he'll do the weight room work, he'll take instruction, and he'll become better at the little things, while still being able to hit the big plays when they're there. I'll say it again, we didn't draft Spiller for 2010; we drafted him to be around when we put all the pieces together, and that will be next year and the years after, and we should begin to see a more NFL ready back this year. Taking into account his personality, his seriousness, professionalism, and his God-given skills, I think it is inevitable that he'll be one of the better backs in the league for a long time. Letting him acclimate slowly last year will turn out to be a blessing. (not to mention, I think Easley is going to be a monster reciever, and now teams will be less inclined to focus solely on Spiller since he had a slow year last year. We'll have all our recievers to spread things out. If only we get that TE to force teams to worry about over the middle...)

Wins and losses don't mean as much to me unless we're in the playoff hunt as attitude and identity. I'd much rather see us finish 3-13 and have at least one phase of our overall game showing promise, with an identity emerging with the other phases, than we finish 9-7 and still don't show any glimmer of hope of outcoaching N.E., and being manhandled by teams like the Jets. We do need the QB, so I'd like to see us do whatever it takes next year to land one of the top 2 QB's. I look at Detroit and I get excited at what they are building with their D-line. You know they're going to collapse the pocket from the middle, and force teams to try to go outside... which will create an interesting reaction with their opponents. When you look at teams like Baltimore and the Jets, they have a distinct identity on Defense, and you know no matter who is in there playing, they're going to be tough, disciplined, and they're going to go after you. I'd like to see us develop some kind of trademark identity on Defense. Even if we don't have all the pieces, I would like to know what we're trying to be, and I'm excited, too, that we might for a change be starting an innovative new type of defensive scheme in the hybrid 3-4. So, I'd like to see a direction and some real play out of the young guys on defense so we know where we need to go next offseason to get the remainder of the pieces. On offense I think we should expect to see a style of play, a system in place that is effective and that is capable of playing with anyone. And, I'd like to see teams start to fear coming to the Ralph again - a turnaround like K.C. would be nice.

Could you imagine a 375-400lb NT who can move, lining up with Dareus on one side, and Williams or Carrington on the other? Nobody would move that line. And, he could go in on offense in the goal line situations and just push the pile. These are the kind of picks that I get excited about. You've got to think outside the box if you want to get an edge in this league, and be willing to take chances.

I'd give up the entire draft if need be - people say it would set a team back years... I say a good QB will allow the rest of the team to flourish, and F.A. can bring in more starters than a typical draft - and if it went bad, you're one year behind. I'd do it, and even a little more if need be.

Yeah, I'm torn right now between wanting to respect the past success of the Bills with late round picks and a feeling of frustration as guys I've been gunning for are being overlooked. Sturdivant, Jones, Herzlich - these were linebackers that could have become something on our roster, and from what I can tell after the fourth round we might not see these guys, at least we probably won't expect them, to be starters. I'm just thinking back to last year and guys like Moats, Batten, and recievers like Jones and Roosevelt - so, I'm just hoping the Bills know what they're doing. Tell me Herzlich doesn't look better than anyone we've picked since the third round?

I was hoping we could land Mark Herzlich also - he was really highly touted until he got sick - but, if he's better, and gets back to where he was, he'd be a steal in the mid rounds. As for our draft, so far our defense is getting younger - and we've got potential leaders in each of the three tiers of the defense, that will be together for years to come. McKelvin is young, K. Williams will be around for another five years or so, Carrington and Troupe are pups, and Moats, Coleman, Batten are young. This D will have time to grow together and develop its own IDENTITY and Character. Yeah!

It depends on whether or not the staff believes Dalton, Kaepernick, or Mallett is capable of being a real Franchise QB - the kind that will allow us to pass on QB's for the next seven to ten years and will make us competitive each and every year. There's such a mixed review on these guys - to me, Mallett looks like a better version of Flacco, Kaepernick looks like a poor man's Newton, but might very well end up being just as good, and Dalton might also be a surprise - sort of a Brees type... so, if they really like the upside of any of these then I think you do go for it. Also, we should be looking at an OLB type who can be a 4-3 DE, too. Someone who is in the 265-285lb range who can be an OLB in our base, and shift to the DE when we go 4-3 look hybrid fashion. Who fits that mold? Brooks Reed? Jabaal Sheard? Houston? Can't overlook Bowers! If we pass him physically, imagine walking away from round 2 with 2 of the top 3 overall defensive talents just a month ago, in most mocks! Then there is Rudolph, if he's available. I think if you go QB with the second you still have a chance of landing a good LB in the third, and a decent TE in the fourth, so that would be my choice, unless there is a D-line or hybrid OLB type at 34 who is just too good to pass up, like a Sheard, Austin, or Ballard. Maybe Wilson is seen as borderline first round talent, and would be an immediate starter at either OLB or inside linebacker. I read somewhere that Brooks Reed has very similar measurables as Clay Matthews. Again, though, if they want a QB of the future, I think they have to get him here at 2. They can get RT in F.A., and a TE later in the draft, as well as LB's.

A question for NGU if you're out there still: Did Andre Reed make a mistake when he tweeted the Christian Ponder remarks, or was it more of a calculated misdirection - or simply a spur of the moment opinion? I've been thinking for months now that with the talent available in the D-front seven this year, and the depth of QB talent, especially considering how little separates the top 5 or 6 QB's, that the Bills would go D-front seven with their 1st and QB with their 2nd... so, what do you think?

I don't know, Nix seems like the kind of guy Ralph might be alright letting run the draft. He's old, he's been part of the organization long enough to have Ralph's confidences, and he is wise. I don't think Nix and Co. will draft a QB at #3 unless that QB is talented enough to take us all the way. Between Nix and Gailey, they should know if the guy is right. I just can't imagine them taking Newton, if he were available, if they didn't think he was their guy. Imagine if they had another QB or two rated higher than Newton - are you saying you think Ralph could make them take Newton even if they didn't want him? I just don't see that happening. If we end up with Newton, or any QB, I think it will be because Gailey pushed hard for him. After all, Gailey is the one who knows better than any of them what he needs in a QB to make his offense work best. Now, I see Newton as a very dangerous weapon in a Gailey style offense, if Gailey thinks he can handle the mental part of it. If they do draft Newton, I think we stand to have one the better offenses in the league for a long time - imagine the difficulty of covering Newton in one place, Spiller coming out of backfield, and the recievers - I think he'd create mismatches on almost every down. We'll see.

The more I think about it, the more I believe at #3 you need to get a player, especially being as bad as we've been, who is going to be able to come in and be a force on the field, take over a game, and just make a real impact week in and out - and, as much as defensive guys like Bruce Smith, Lawrence Taylor, Reggie White, were capable of doing that, there are many more QB's who've been able to; so, I think if a player has just taken over games in high school and in college, and is projected to possibly continue to dominate, then that is what you're looking for. Who is that type in this class? I'd say Newton - if the Bills think he can handle the mental parts of the game, then I think he is the no-brain pick, if available, and if not, then I think Fairley seems to be the next case, or Peterson... or Quinn, if they believe he's as capable. Dareus wouldn't be bad either, but all in all, I believe a guy like Newton, best case scenario, will be able to single handedly make the team potentially a playoff team, year in and out, if he continues to play as dominantly as he has. I guess we'll see, and by the looks of the top of this year's draft, it seems we really can't go wrong in the first few rounds, when it comes to getting better as a team. It's just that I'd rather take a risk and get elite, once-in-a-lifetime, hall of fame talent, if we have the chance, than go "safe" and secure, and gradually get there.

Wow...I just thought about the prospect of us grabbing Green at 3. I suspected a QB or Patrick Peterson might be possible based on Nix and Gailey saying they'd go for what was best for the team long term... but if they're going BPA, then Green would have to be in that conversation, and I thought last year that they were going about assembling, piece by piece, with the intention of it taking a few years, their "perfect" offense - which is why, I think, they took Spiller, because he is what they wanted, envisioned, as the running back in their ideal offense, which wasn't going to be the 2010 Bills, or even the 2011 Bills, but should be evident by 2012 and 2013. So, if Nix and Gailey were adding the pieces that they wanted to see complete in a few years, then Green would give us a great RB group and a now a great WR group, with Evans, Green, Easley, Jones, Nelson, Roosevelt, Parrish - wow, that would be an enviable group. If we added, say, Rudolph with the #2 pick, then Fitz would indeed have a year to show what he could do with perhaps one of the best equipped offenses in the league, and if he fails, they could go for a QB next year, or Green at 3 and someone like Ponder at 2, or Kaepernick, or Dalton. Now I can't say where I think they might go in this draft.