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Interesting take... I appreciate the justification for your picks. Too many other people are simply insisting they KNOW that a QB will be the first pick, and that the QB will be Nassib, with no other reasoning except "they know". I'd LOVE Woods with our second pick...But I agree that he is possibly the best WR in this draft, which is why I would be extremely shocked if he lasted until our 2nd round pick. I think many teams could be interested him such as STL, HOU, PIT, IND, SF.

As far as I know Easley was healthy last year, at the end of the year for sure, the Bills just decided not to use him for whatever reason. I don't know whether that speaks poorly to what Easley looked like in practice, or the poor coaching decisions of Gailey, or both.

I'd be thrilled to see TJ step up and play well, let's not over sell that clip from 2 days of mini camp with no SJ though...His best competition in that camp is Brad Smith and Kevin Elliot. I will take it as a positive sign though. If used properly (hopefully in the slot), TJ could be a weapon for us. Chan threw him into the fire, and tried to make him something he wasn't and it got ugly. The guy is very raw, and needs the coaching staff to help him out by working him to his strengths if he has any chance to validate his 3rd rnd selection.

He had two DC's, both his choice...Chan doomed himself.

He's not, this is just an outlet to vent his depression.

Haha, well done. Love it.

Like I said, I'm for legalizing Marijuana (which has already been done in Colorado and Washington as mentioned in your original post). I don't have any problem with drinking OR smoking. However I've always thought it was ridiculous to compare the two as equals, they are not the same. Alcohol is generally described as a depressant, while marijuana is generally described as either a narcotic or hallucinogen depending on the source. As someone who has used marijuana extensively, and enjoyed it...I've always thought the "medical" aspect of it was always a little bogus, and more of a type of propaganda for legalization. Opiates are used medically, that doesn't mean we should allow our athletes to abuse mophine (legal) or heroin to deal with their pain... Whether it is legal or not is irrelevant when determining whether it is a banned substance for athletes. There are many substances legal and otherwise, that are on the banned substances list. Despite it's "medical benefits", pot is still overwhelmingly a recreational drug, and an addicting one. Suggesting that we should allow/encourage athletes to use pain management as an excuse to use recreational drugs seems counter productive to me. As far as the "role model" argument goes, I hate taking this stance because I usually hate that argument...However the fact is many young athletes look up to professional athletes and emulate their behavior. If Peyton Manning starts advocating how he loves sparking up a joint after a tough game, it isn't going to go over well with schools and parents when they start citing that as their reason for doing it. As a side note, I'm skeptical that a majority of states will ever legalize pot. That creates another issue, of this treatment only being legal in certain areas. That creates inequalities for teams trying to sign players, and for players seeking treatment.

I found most of post thread informative, as I had never even heard of Toradol...But I found the very last paragraph to be disturbing... I have smoked plenty in my day (I left that phase long ago), and I am actually for legalizing marijuana. However suggesting that allowing pot will in any way help players, or the sport is ridiculous IMO. Pot, which is most certainly addicting (first hand experience), has to be the worst possible "medication" for relieving sports pain for several reasons. Pot is considered to have detrimental effects on concentration and learning abilities, as well as physical effects (lungs). I can't imagine that this would in any way help players do anything except support a drug habit. You could start a whole other conversation about the "role model" aspect of such a thing. What about middle school and high school athletes? Should they also be taking drugs to help them play sports? I also think that in general, theses guys are using their status as athletes as an excuse to continue abusing prescription drugs without necessarily having a medical need. Granted I can't possibly know exactly what they are feeling, but they have much more access and justification for using these drugs than your average person...I'd guess their decision to use these drugs is rarely questioned so long as they can still play. They basically have a blank prescription pad for whatever they want (just my completely unproven assumption).

If he is still around in the later rounds sure, but I don't think the Bills can afford to gamble with this kid right now. They only have 6 picks, and many immediate needs. Certainly couldn't take him before the 3rd, and that's still too high IMO. Even if he's not a complete burn out (which he is). He didn't play football last year, and he is tiny. At his best he was playing behind one of the best defenses in CFB. I'm skeptical that he could hold his own in the NFL, even without the drug problems.

A smaller less talented version of Adam "Pacman" Jones? No thanks. On second thought, he's only failed 10 drug tests, so he obviously learns from his mistakes and is willing to put his career above drugs...

This was automatic. AW was projected as more of a safety by many going into his draft. He doesn't have great CB speed, so he struggled in man coverage down field in that role. I think he has plenty for safety, he is also very physical with good size. He certainly has a chance to succeed there. This also fills a big need for us, whether he ends up as depth or a starter.

I think trading Byrd would actually make sense, since the Bills are probably hesitant to make him the highest paid S in the league...I also get the sense Byrd doesn't want to be in Buffalo. However I think it would be very difficult to trade a guy who isn't under contract since he hasn't yet signed the franchise offer (impossible?)...The return probably wouldn't worth his actual value if they could even pull it off.

I say there is about a 3% chance Byrd is with the Bills in 2014 The Bills CAN tag him, but will they, knowing he probably would never sign here for anything less than what would make him the highest paid S in the league?

Regardless of what system he's using, you need the ability to make deep throws in the NFL. More importantly you need to be able to throw in the NE in the wind and cold during the winter (something he almost never had to worry about in college). I thought Barkley's arm was questionable before he got injured, it can't be any better after. Plus at times he makes Sanchezesk decisions. I don't see him being a fit for us. Plus he is destined to be a slot WR, what we really need is a wide out(or two). I don't see this team being able to afford using the 8 pick on a guy like that. We also drafted Graham last year to be our speedy slot guy (I'd imagine that's how Marrone will use him, he actually looked somewhat decent at times on underneath routes, awful down field).

Kyle Moore was riding a ridiculous hype train last year. The dude had 3 sacks, but spent most of his time getting demolished by olinesman and getting blown away in the run game. I actually felt kind of bad for the guy. He was just supposed to be depth/spot pass rusher, however ended up being forced to be an every down player due to injury and the fact that our defense was just an uncontrolled nightmare.

I have a few problems with this. 1) I don't think you should just simply say, "hey I want this position at this point in the draft". I think you need take the best talent available, if there are two similarly rated players, sure take the one that fills a need more. In other words, BPA. 2) You can't expect the Bills to draft around your own personal anguish over losing Levitre. The Bills (and all sports teams for this matter) will sometimes let go of good talent, that doesn't mean you should never draft that position again out of fear of loss. Further more, the position is completely irrelevant in this regard. If you draft a good player, eventually you will have to make a decision on resigning them. In this particular case I think the Bills made the right move, he was not worth that contract IMO. 3) You said there is only one position not to draft at #8. Personally I would be quite upset if the Bills draft a Punter or Kicker there. Granted I know Lindell can't kick 50 yarders (or isn't allowed to), but come on. People are assuming that Glenn would play RT if we drafted one of the top LT's in this draft. Let's not forget that he played G for a time in Georgia, and was considered by many to be an NFL G going into the draft. So if they did move Glenn, LG is certainly an option considering the giant hole there now. Plus judging by Glenn's dominance in the run game as a rookie LT, he would probably be a top level G. Dude's a monster. Having said that, I think he is more valuable at T, and will probably stay there.

I definitely wouldn't say nightmare, there is a reason why he is getting this attention...When you see his natural speed and running ability with the ball in his hands (combined with his 6-3 215 lbs frame), then you really understand the hype...He just doesn't appear to be "complete" as an NFL WR quite yet. He'd almost certainly be the new KR for any team that drafts him as well, even us (McKelvin would do punts). This probably doesn't help his case any, but Al Davis would have been all over him if he were still around.

You guys do know that Tavon Auston is supposedly 5-8 170 lbs, and looks even smaller right? He's explosive for sure, but he's almost certainly destined to be a slot/gimmick player. Anything in the first half of round 1 on a guy like that is way too high IMO...And that's before factoring in whether he will be able to survive in the NFL at his size (Parrish couldn't). The selling point on Patterson is that he has the speed and play making ability of Austin when he has the ball in his hands, but he's 6'3 ~215 lbs. The real question about him, and it's a big one, are his hands good enough to be a reliable NFL WR. My personal concern is that he isn't the type of guy that will go up and snatch balls out of the air...In the NFL if you can't do that you will never be a great WR IMO, regardless of how fast you are. This kid has that kind of rare freakish physical ability, which is what is drawing him so much attention. He's obviously a high risk pick though. If they took him I wouldn't complain, but it certainly wouldn't be considered a "safe" pick. In the end I think 8 is too high for him and the Bills will go another route. Hopkins in the 2nd would probably be a better choice for the Bills.

See this is the funny part, Gilmore didn't make any fuss. You guys did. He simply said he had something to tell us on April 3, if you talked yourself into thinking it was some big deal, it's on you not him. I saw nothing to indicate that this announcement was going to be some great revelation. It's twitter for pete's sake. Personally I'm appreciative of him trying to keep fans involved in the offseason.

It's funny watching guys get upset because a tweet failed to cause excitement...Personally I thought it would be something minor regarding football or possible his personal life. So my expectations were met. The guy was just trying to keep fans interested, I appreciate that. We should be happy we don't have one of those guys tweeting something controversial or inflammatory. However I could understand this upsetting some people who bought his jersey. Those might see this as rubbing their recent purchase of his now inaccurate jersey in their face, even if that certainly was not his intent.

Obviously Whisenhunt's scheme was awful, and didn't work for AZ, so I'll give Marrone the benefit of the doubt and say he should have a better scheme. I think it's a bit optimistic to say we have more talent though. We still have 2 holes on the o-line (LG, RT) and only 1 legitimate WR (good, but not as good as Fitzgerald), and no legitimate healthy TE's. AZ's RB's were actually pretty good when healthy, but we do probably have the edge there. The cupboard is still pretty bare here at the moment though...

A combination of both. If you watch Kolb, he clearly hold's onto the ball too long...and Fitz is one of the quickest to get rid of it...I think the Bills O-line was better than AZ's, although they had their own struggles in pass protection (RT).

I was a Barnett fan UNTIL last year. I thought he played well in 2011, but I truly believe he was by FAR our worst LB on the team in 2012. His strength was always speed and quickness throughout his career, and last year he had very little of either. Let's face it, he's getting older. Without speed and quickness he is just an old undersized LB. I'm assuming they signed him for the vet minimum, or close to it (if this is true). So I'm ok with the move for depth. Maybe Pettine can make better use of him. Don't forget about the glorious Kevin Kolb.... I did like the Lawson pick up though.

Wait, so Kolb struggled to get LARRY FITZGERALD the ball, but we think he's going to get the amazing TJ Graham the ball? As much as people want to blame Fitz for everything, there were a lot of balls thrown to TJ last year both deep and short that he SHOULD have caught. Now I know it was only his first year, but he really struggled with the basics of catching for the ball and going up for the ball. Of particular concern was his lack of physical ability to beat out a WR, and a McKelvin like deficiency in "going up and getting it"...Usually those are instinctual things that can't be taught or coached. I'm less worried about who's throwing to TJ, than I am about TJ actually being able to catch the balls that are thrown to him. Of equal or more importance, Kolb is not the automatic unquestioned starter. You could argue that TJax has been the more successful starter, and has the most upside (both were 2nd round picks). I expect there to be a competition, and there is likely to be a rookie in the mix as well. Kolb is a stop gap to get us to a REAL QB (hopefully), personally I'm not very excited about him.

Haha really? You still haven't given any reasoning at all as to why you think he is done. Others have given reasons to counter your comment. You seem to just be saying it for the sake of saying it. If you think 29 is ancient, that's your opinion, but I think many would call that being in their prime. The guy missed time in 2011, but has been one of the most consistent players on this team since he's been a Bill, including last year even playing through injury (described as less serious as the previous injury).