Kirby Jackson

I just don’t think Herbert is good. I believe he’s a guy that the media is higher on than teams. He’s this year’s Rosen IMO. I would have taken Tua and made a big offer to get to 1 (that’s why I wanted Miami). I also thought about not taking a QB and saying that Miami signed Cam but that would REALLY have ruined the draft. I’m convinced that they are taking QB at 5. Love is the guy, imo, with the tools to be great. He could be terrible too. After Lamar and Mahomes though teams are more likely to take the high ceiling prospect imo. I had made an offer using next year’s pick ??

With the 5th pick in the NFL Draft the Miami Dolphins select Jordan Love, QB, Utah State. Love recently moved to the number 2 QB on our board. After seeing Patrick Mahomes first 2 years, the Dolphins couldn’t pass on the talent and risk him not getting to 18. @TPS and the Los Angeles Chargers are on the clock.

Kirk Cousins has the game figured out. He gets guaranteed money, is pretty good and doesn’t have to play in front of his critics. Sounds like a pretty good gig.

Saw this tweet and didn’t see a thread like this. If there is one feel free to merge.

Talking strictly business operations. This has nothing to do with team performance (although it does make one’s job easier). Basically sponsorships, branding, tickets, community relations, government relations, customer service, and stadium/arena operations would fall under that umbrella. Team performance often masks the deficiencies or successes on the business side. For years the best run NBA teams on the business side were the Suns, Twolves and Lebronless Cavs. The weakest were probably the Lakers and Bulls. They just didn’t have the challenges that others did and never had to evolve. When things are going well, as they are with the Bills, everything looks fine on the outside. When things go poorly, like with the Sabres, these issues are highlighted. Admittedly, a lot of my perception is from anecdotal stories from people within PSE. These people though, in many cases, have been with other organizations. You see the differences between good and bad. The Bills were a well-oiled machine in this department for years despite the mess in the other half of the building. Now the roles are reversed.

He has spent about 10% of the time around there that he used to. That’s where this is coming from.

Not a bad guess but no. He’s experienced but very weak IMO. Additionally, he’s basically a part of the Benson family. He’d be an upgrade but that would be like upgrading to Marcus Mariota. PSE needs someone younger and more innovative. That’s been floated out a few times recently. I can’t speak to that directly but it’s certainly possible. Apparently, they’ve treated the Sabres as a stepchild over the last few years.

A lot of people are laying off and/or furloughing employees that’s not uncommon right now. With that being said, I’m on record, years ago, for saying that the Pegulas didn’t know how to run the business side of sports. Everyone hated Russ Brandon but he was really the man making those organizations go from that side. I know a LOT of people with both the Bills and Sabres and that’s 100% true (and has been forever). Now they had no choice but to let him go with what was going on. However, they let other strong business minds walk out of the door as well. Now you are seeing the results. There are/were 30+ people between those 2 organizations more capable of running the business than Terry and Kim. Of course they have the right to take control as it’s their money. At the same time you don’t see other owners running the day-to-day in many cases. The Pegulas taking control, especially of the Sabres, has been a nightmare. Forntunately, on the Bills side, they have such a strong football ops department it has insulated the other half of the operation (business operations). The Bills product, and brand, are so strong right now they will be fine. If we get back to a decade ago though the house of cards on the business side will come crashing down as well. They desperately need to hire someone to fill the role that Russ held. The need a high end sports executive to come in and really own the day-to-day. I have someone in mind but don’t know if he’d be interested. He currently holds that position elsewhere but would be EXACTLY what they need.

I bet it’s going to be something to do with the draft and money for COVID-19 research. He said that it was good news. My guess is that the NFL sets up a large fund to support the cause.

I’m kind of expecting them to grab one of the top guys. It’s the last glaring hole on the roster and there are 5 RBs that will go between picks 20 and the end of round 2.

Can I have Miami? otherwise: SF Chargers Jags Jets Those all feel like pretty interesting teams in this draft.

Or from UGA? OSU is going to have QBs that played there selected in the 1st round in 3 straight drafts.

I was kind of coming here to say the same thing. I guess I’ve talked myself into Claypool’s freakish combination of size and speed. I’m not there with Okwara. The next ND guy I’ll probably talk myself into is Troy Pride because of the track background. I just need something to cling to when it comes to a prospect. I am struggling with what to cling to with Okwara. He feels a little “Maybinish” (ducks).

In my defense I did say that the 1019 version was meh.

I think McKinney is definitely the first safety off the board. He won’t be around for us. McKinney was unlikely to be available at 22 IMO. I think he ends up in Dallas. The other 3 probably go in the same general area. I really haven’t seen a lot of Chinn or Duggar outside of highlights and the Sr. Bowl. With that being said, I’ll say Delpit for the Bills because I’m assuming he will have the smallest adjustment period. He’s a cerebral player from a National Championship Team in the SEC. That’s the smallest possible jump to the NFL.

By the 2nd half of 2018 he was playing good football. We just didn’t want to realize it because we were so set on him being a bust. In 2019 he played good football and got paid for it. By the time he was 24 he was a solid to good NFL player. One of the things about Greenard is that he’s an older prospect. He will come to camp as a 23 year old. You’d hope that the learning curve is expedited. You really can work him in this year before you need him to take a step. Will he be in the same place at 24 as Shaq was? If so, it probably allows the Bills to move on from Hughes, Addison and/or Murphy.

Part of the reason that I’m not opposed to RB at 54 is that’s the place that I can see the rookie making the biggest impact. The depth behind Singletary is weak and he missed 5 games last year. You’re probably still looking at a guy that will play 30% of the plays this year if Motor stays healthy. If he goes out that number jumps quite a bit. That’s the one really immediate need IMO. There are a lot of options though, like edge, that aren’t necessarily an immediate need for 2020. Gunner would argue that it is an immediate need as we shouldn’t be counting on the older guys that regressed last year. Whether you agree with that or not we can all agree that a couple of DEs in their mid-30’s and Murphy’s contract aren’t long-term options for the Bills. At some point soon we will need to inject some youth.

Going into last year Delpit was looking like a top 10 pick. He has pretty good size and physicality. He’s big enough to play the big nickel (which McDermott loves). Last year he was nowhere near the player that he was the year before despite him stealing the Thorpe award from Okudah. Delpit played through an injury all year which certainly impacted his play. If you are getting the 2018 version you are getting a potentially great player. If you’re getting the 2019 version, meh.

I guess that I look at it differently. To me, if we were getting what Shaq gave at 54 or 86 that’s a really good selection. A quality DE, good against the run and 5-10 sacks is a nice pick with our limited needs. Asked a different way, what kind of immediate production are we expecting out of this draft class? We aren’t likely to be drafting an immediate starter in this draft imo. There are a few places where we can get a guy that is going to play the rotation (OLB, CB, RB, edge). I’m viewing this draft as how to we round out the 2 deep across the roster? Greenard would come into a situation where the top 3 players on the depth chart are aging or potentially cap casualties. He could slide in this year and play 40% of the snaps (or whatever) and be in line for a larger role moving forward. If he looks like he can handle a bigger role, the Bills can save money on an aging vet and use that to pay their young stars.

Tragic news. RIP Tavaris and prayers out to his family.

54: R2P22 RB JONATHAN TAYLOR WISCONSIN 86: R3P22 WR LYNN BOWDEN KENTUCKY 128: R4P22 EDGE KENNY WILLEKES MICHIGAN STATE 167: R5P21 S TANNER MUSE CLEMSON 188: R6P9 TE THADDEUS MOSS LSU 207: R6P28 OT TREY ADAMS WASHINGTON 239: R7P25 CB REGGIE ROBINSON II TULSA

I stick to fanspeak Steve or Matt Miller

First-pick is the worst of the sites. I like Fanspeak on the clock and set it to difficult. It is pretty close to right

Doesn’t he just feel safe to you? I don’t mean that as an insult in anyway either. He feels like a high floor guy to me. Greenard reminds me of Shaq a little bit honestly. Greenard’s game is a little more refined than most of the other edge prospects. He may never be a 15 sack guy but he will get some rush and is solid at the point of attack.