LabattBlue

Simple...guys like Kiper & Mayock rank all the players before the draft and then hand out post-draft grades based on how teams drafted versus where they had them in their rankings. Nothing more, nothing less. I'm not sure why guys like Kiper and Mayock get ripped so much. The other talking heads that participate in the draft coverage who should be shown the door are guys like Keyshawn, Mort, Jamie Dukes, etc... Do you really believe that these folks put in the same number of hours that a Kiper or Mayock do? The draft when it was Kiper and Berman with the occasional cut to the studio or for an interview was much better than the 5 person sets that both the NFL Network and ESPN are now using. The draft shows now follow the philosophy of the pregame shows...throw 4 or 5 people on a set and have them all talk over each other and yuck it up.

Bottom line...The Bills can't afford to "miss" on picks in the 1st 3 rounds as they continue to struggle with breaking out of this 10 year period of mediocrity. If McKelvin & Hardy turn out to be productive starters and Ellis can become an effective situational pass rusher(at the very least),the draft should be considered a success. It's icing on the cake if any of the remaining picks turn out to be anything more than career backups.

4 more picks.

How much you want to bet?

Bowen is a 220 lb LB? Oh goody...another Coy Wire who can be converted to safety and then suck because it isn't his natural position.

Is Duke Preston really better than I think?

I'd be disappointed if the Bills didn't take a flyer on Justice or Sullivan this round. Fowler is nothing special and Preston is a disaster.

I think the McKelvin pick is a pretty good indicator that the future of Youboty(widely described here as a 3rd round steal who has 1st round talent) as a Bill is not looking good.

There is one good thing about the Ellis pick... As long as the Bills coaching staff insists on constantly rotating the DE's(even though your best 2 DE are head and shoulders above the rest), this pick will at least take the long snapper(Neill) out of the DE rotation. If Ellis turns out to be a great pass rushing specialist, that would be fine with me.

If you want to attend the NFL draft, don't want to stand in line all night, want the VIP treatment and have $625 laying around, here you go... https://www.nfl.info/nflol/index.html (click on the tab for "draft 2008") Someday I'll make it there. PS I still think it would be a great idea to move the draft around to different NFL cities each year.

Getting sabrespace back up and running!

Prior to going back to a sports format, there was a talk show host on WGR who went by the title "JR on GR". Anyone know what happened to him? I had Sirius on today and heard an ad being done by a person named JR and his voice seemed familiar.

I've said the same thing. I watch every now and then, but it is not must see TV like last year with the king of spaz Taylor Hicks!!! Look what's left... 3 ugly black chicks(I guess the "idol" part does not apply. Where is Latoya London when you need her?), 3 COMPLETELY unforgettable male singers and SANJAYA. Actually, out of the final 7, Sanjaya provides the most in terms of entertainment value by far. Unfortunately, I doubt "vote for the worst" & Howard Stern can get Sanjaya all the way to the finale.

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Does Salvatore still have the party at Shooters or did he stop in the last year or two?

link?

From what I have heard, the cleanup of the Buffalo River is going to run into the multi-millions. It is a damn shame that the companies that did the dumping over the years, cannot be held accountable.

GO SABRES...16 wins away from the Stanley Cup!!!

I just got my sirius radio earlier this week. Is Howard off on Friday's??

W Sept. 9 DENVER BRONCOS L Sept. 16 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L Sept. 23 @ New England Patriots W Sept. 30 NEW YORK JETS W Oct. 8 DALLAS COWBOYS L Oct. 21 BALTIMORE RAVENS W Oct. 28 @ New York Jets L Nov. 4 CINCINNATI BENGALS W Nov. 11 @ Miami Dolphins W Nov. 18 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS L Nov. 25 @ Jacksonville Jaguars W Dec. 2 @ Washington Redskins W Dec. 9 MIAMI DOLPHINS W Dec. 16 @ Cleveland Browns L Dec. 23 NEW YORK GIANTS L Dec. 30 @ Philadelphia Eagles 9-7

Speak for yourself.

Oh my...we have to play the Patriots after their bye week. Who the F*** cares.

but but but....he has a great passer rating on throws over 10+ yards(or something like that). Don't these NFL teams know that you need a big, strong armed, pocket QB to succeed??