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I thought this had to be BS when I first heard it. It certainly makes a relocation of a team like the Bills a much stronger possibility. Realistically if LA is tripling franchise value the Bills could be bought for $1.2bn, moved for $800m (buffalo escape fee and NFL transfer fee) and still be a steal.

Major oversight not including Stevie. Like the last three years I think he'll be the Bills best WR. So glad they didn't trade him.

I don't have a stake in the fight, but finding native Americans who aren't offended by a racial slur isn't really compelling. It's like finding a black person who isn't offended by the N word and then saying that gives you license to use it as a sports nickname. Again, Congress has WAY better things to do, but sadly a measure like this isn't even the most worthless thing they've done this month.

Michigan - Jay Riemersma Indiana - James Hardy (awful..but likely the best they got from that turd school) Nebraska - Chris KELSAY!

I think you're 100% right it's not on the NFL's list...but it should be on Buffalo's. Redevelopment of Buffalo's downtown is a must if the city is going to do anything more than shrink further. The trend in most metropolitan areas is a return of young professionals to downtown living. If Buffalo wants to ride the wave that is revitalizing similarly situated cites like Milwaukee and Cleveland and Baltimore they need an anchor to develop around. A new stadium could be that. While giving hundreds of millions of dollars to a billion dollar private entity should make anyone sick, this is a rare case where it makes sense. If Buffalo finances the building of a new downtown stadium it can lock in the Bills for a long time AND help revitalize a city that needs redevelopment.

A downtown stadium is a must. I realize it comes with a bunch of development / land use hurdles but having seen first hand how modern stadiums and smart development can turn around areas, I think every city should look to build downtown stadiums. In DC, Nats stadium turned a baron wasteland into a half-decent area, that will likely turn into something really awesome in the next decade.

Mel had to eat it after last years draft and adjust the Bills grade up later, he'll have to do the same thing again. The fact is the Bills are questioned because they are the Bills. People are banking on the Bills having another awful season and their 2015 first being a high pick. Bills win 10 games and all that changes. If Whaley et al hit on this year's picks like they did last year, they'll get higher grades off the bat next year.

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Steal of the 5th

I'd love to see the Bills grab Savage in the 4th (have the feeling he may be gone before they pick) but failing that I think giving TB a 5th for Glennon isn't a bad alternative.

Love the pick, love that he's pissed he dropped. Good nastiness for a RT. Scares me that the Bills are drafting exactly what I would....this never happens.

Amen!

Do you think the Pats ever let what a player WANTS dictate what the font office does?

Look I love the Watkins pick. I think this was an awesome gamble, and I think Whaley / this front office did an excellent job in the draft last year and trust their ability to asses players in the draft. But wouldn't a shrewd GM franchise Byrd again? He played great when healthy last year. If he won't sign long term, and you can't trade him (likely could) what you wind up being "stuck" with is a pro bowl safety. Where else are they spending the money?

A bad pattern seems to be emerging. Looking at this offseason in total (so far) it seems winning may be a goal for the Bills front office, but just a big is cutting the budget, even at the expense of wins. First they let Byrd walk, refusing to even franchise him as it would cost all of $9M...and their plan is to replace him with bargain basement young players already under contract (Duke Williams and Searcy) who both seem suspect. They proceed to spend as little as possible in FA in general and then they trade up to make a splash in the draft (I like Watkins, don't get me wrong). A splash that will put butts in seats and help make the business ledger a little better for the incoming owner. Then they cut Stevie and save another truckload of money, even though it is hard to imagine a scenario where he wouldn't beat out all but one WR the Bills have for a starting spot. These moves may be designed, and actually lead to more wins, but the only thing that is certain is that they ARE major cost cutting measures and attempts at generating more revenue. I get it, it's a business, but for all Doug's bluster about win now, because the fans deserve it, he just dumped two dynamic starters to save $18M in cash. Doug can say it's a new day in all that nonsense, but this certainly has the feel of the same old cheap Bills.

GIGANTIC mistake.

And the results are awesome

LOVE this

And WR1, CB, S...

The Stevie hate here always surprises me. Ok so maybe he isn't a true number one (it would be interesting to see what consistent QB play would bring) the guy is still starting on virtually every team in the NFL. I can't really even think of a starting lineup he wouldn't crack this year. So people want to get rid of a guy because he isn't a number one. The Bills will have 2-3 WRs on the field EVERY play.

+1000 The fact that they are talking about giving up a kings ransom for a DE who actually has some serious doubts surrounding him just demonstrates that they did this to generate headlines / talk. No GM would ever agree to this when you have a team that is more than one player away, and / or you're not talking about a QB. IF Clowney turned out to be the next Bruce Smith, then you got him AT VALUE. Anything short of that and you've screwed up royally. The fact that a team like NE who is virtually guaranteed of low draft picks each year and could use a star and doesn't need to fill a roster wouldn't even consider this for a second shows you the lunacy that this represents.

The only upside to this kind of draft would be the fact that I just moved to a place I can't put up a satellite and get directv, so I wouldn't miss seeing the Bills stumble through another year.

1. Mack 2. Robinson 3. Watkins 4. Clowney 5. Evans 6. Manziel 7. Matthews 8. Lewan 9. Donald 10. Ebron I have have serious doubts about Clowney.

There have been a lot of misses, but sometimes the misses get a little overblown. For ALL the talk of Maybin and what a failure he is and how bad the Bills screwed up your think the Bills drafted horribly that year, but the reality was they missed high, but generally killed it. Byrd, Levitre and Wood were all taken that year, making it perhaps the best draft that year. Last year feels a lot like that too. Even if EJ doesn't hit, the bills may have found 3 good to great starters in one draft. EJ hits and last years draft becomes perhaps the best in Bills history. Either way, we can always rejoice that we have a front office that isn't laying complete turds like the Jags each year.

A couple of the QBs Teddy and Manziel fall past 10 and a flurry of activity to trade up / back into the first round to get them occurs. Evans and Watkins are both gone by pick 7. Bills stay put and pick Mathews.