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It really depends on the assessment method. The margin of error is really quite wide...again depending on the method. Like everything in the NFL, individual measurements are used to compare against a population. Each team may use different methods which makes consistency/accuracy a challenge. Case in point, Jeff Burris routinely was calculated as having almost 0% body fat using the Bod Pod. With a margin of error of 5%-15%, BMI is best used (and, to be fair, usually is) as a complement to other metrics.

Well done...this is interesting. I like Davis and I really think the Bills will go D-Line in Round 2...QB in Round 3...Best OL available and then BPA. Davis is a good guy to have on special teams in the kicking game, too.

From a team perspective, there is absolutely nothing beneficial to a pre-season game. The game action is about as realistic as pro wrestling - the teams do talk about the "rules" of engagement and what their goals are going in. That's why you see a lot of teams play each other in pre-season year after year. From a league perspective it gives them a chance to get the refs, replay, camera crews, etc.. ready before the games really count. The benefit is skewed to league agenda items.

The lost point in this thread is the Sam Adams playtime bonus. Teams can impact bonus pay outs by simply benching a player or, less obviously, limit their play time. Every play is tracked and if a team is going nowhere their focus turns to play time incentives. Play time incentives are indirectly linked to overall team performance since, logically, if the team is doing well it will want the best players in the game. However, once a team is eliminated from the playoffs for example, the fiscal watchdogs start auditing the play time very aggressively.

It takes a Saint to resurrect the dead.

Yes...and I was hoping to see him active for the SB. He was not active but was right next to Carroll most of the game just taking everything in.

Why is it assumed that Jeff Tuel will make it past the June 1st cuts this year? Tuel could easily be cut based on what happens during the draft process (rounds 1-7 and the UDFA rush that follows) this year leaving room for a QB prospect. It seems like every thread I read accepts that Tuel will be part of this team going forward. I view him currently as the clear #4 QB that could eat reps at training camp or just as easily be cut to make room for the next guy. I am on the record that the Bills will draft a QB this year likely in the 5th/6th round area unless something absurd happens.

My avatar is BJ Daniels, not Russell Wilson...look closely. :-) I like him for the same reasons the OP likes Taylor. Daniels was drafted by SF and played under Harbaugh and Roman after being drafted in the 7th round in 2013. He was ultimately released with the emergence of Colin Kaepernick and picked up off waivers by Seattle. He is currently under contract in Seattle after having been promoted to their 53 man roster in January. He was inactive during the Seahawks playoff run but he was always in on the sideline discussions. With TJax making the rounds (recently visiting Miami), it's possible that Daniels could be competing for Wilson's backup next year in Seattle. Anyway...as improbable as it may seem I believe Taylor has a better shot than most outside observers would give him at this point. Given the fact that Rex tried to get Taylor when he was coaching the Jets, and that he fits Roman's "type", it appears that Taylor was acquired for more than just training camp "competition". The friendly relationship between Taylor and Manuel also adds some drama to this competition. The Bills now have an Alex Smith type in Cassel, a Kap type in Taylor, and someone in between in Manuel. The game plan would change based on who is playing QB but Roman has proven he can successfully adjust to maximize the QB's strengths.

There is no "owner" in Green Bay. Football guys running a football team. Recent success in GB traces back to Ron Wolf. Hired as GM in 1991, he hired John Schneider (current Seattle GM), Ted Thompson (current GB GM), John Dorsey (current KC GM), Scot McCloughan (SF GM during recent success and now GM of the Redskins), and Reggie McKenzie (current GM in Oakland). Holmgren took Schneider with him to Seattle. You need the right FOOTBALL guys in the personnel department evaluating players and fitting them together. Besides Bill Polian and John Butler who has ever left the Bills personnel department and had success elsewhere? It was refreshing to see Whaley given the green light to shake up the personnel department this offseason. The foundation is being built.

Fitz to start season, if healthy, and then Jets move on to Mariota (I cannot see them passing on him in the draft if he is there) after the bye (assuming a week 7,8,9 bye) - similar to what Houston did last year after acquiring Mallett.

I trademarked "Por qué tan serio?" So...the T-Shirts are on the way! :-)

You may be on to something...any time there is a Pittsburgh (Steelers or Panthers) connection Whaley seems to swoon. :-) Grayson strikes me as the guy that some team will panic on and take very early - late 1st, early 2nd. OK, Cleveland. "Uncle Danny Grayson was an All-American linebacker at Washington State and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 1990 NFL Draft."

I agree with everything except the comparison to Vernon Davis. Comparing Clay to Davis is an insult to Clay. Clay is a self made 6th round pick from the Univ. of Tulsa. The nicest thing Roman could say about Davis last year was how great his blocking was. Davis had his worst year statistically (to be fair, he was hurt as well) in 2014 and Roman was basically using him as a decoy and a blocker. Let's hope Roman does not forget to use Clay. He is not supposed to be good...because he is not stage diving or trying to be a WR to get more cash...and is often forgotten when people publish "rankings". You don;t hear anything about Charles Clay except on game day. That's a good thing. He is right for the Bills...for sure. And his financial hit will basically be for this year. I love the fact that the team is fully utilizing the cap and sometimes you have to seemingly overpay to get a guy to move from South Florida to Frozen Tundra East.

I have stated that this years draft will be geared toward depth and Best Player Available (BPA). I really think the D-Line will be addressed for depth. The Williams' (Mario 30.75 and Kyle 32.25 when the season begins) are not getting any younger (or cheaper - Dareus). 1. Whaley will draft for depth in the trenches - OLine and DLine. This year will be a DLine year. 2014 was OLine. 2. Something tells me they think TEs Williams and/or Walford will fall to them in the 2nd round. If so, that's the pick. 3. They will draft a QB late. If Petty or Mannion are available in the 6th I could see them grabbing one of them. There is literally no one else for the Bills besides these two. Boring draft focused on prime TE (if available) and trench depth and that's a good thing.

I would agree. If the base offense is going to include Felton as a lead blocker I think that can only help the O-Line. Clay is an effective blocker as well so the defense must respect him when he APPEARS to stay in to block which should enable him to be effective on center screens...again, helps the o-line. I really think this entire team was playing scared under Marrone. Players seemed to play like they were one mistake away from the waiver wire or remain healthy and inactive, even more embarrassing. There will be less reacting to the defense and more dictating their game plan. Confidence is key and it seems like there is way more than there used to be.