Kirby Jackson

DiMarco sucks Allen, Dawkins (maybe LT or maybe OG), Teller, Zay (slot), Foster (2nd WR)

I don’t disagree that there are other viable options. My point is just that Barkley is a perfectly reasonable option. He’s a superstar. You need a few of them. He can score from anywhere on the field. He certainly not a bad pick.

I don’t know. Saquon may have 100 catches this year too. He has a real chance to have 2,200 yards from scrimmage with 15+ TDs. Using the successful UDFA as the example is like using “Brady was a 6th rounder” to advocate scrub QBs. Blue chip guys are never a bad pick and Barkley is an absolute blue chipper. It is one thing to prefer a QB but it isn’t insane to be happy with a guy that gets you 100 catches, 2,200 yards and a TD a game.

Great topic Alpha!!! I voted Barkley. The QBs all have a chance to be good to great. Barkley to me though is an elite talent. He was one of the best backs that I ever saw in his sophomore year.

It would have been that on steroids

God, Cowher would have been the worst hire!! The game is so different than what he believes in. I think you are thinking of Joe Chennelly maybe?

Yeah, it’s kind of an “eye of the beholder” thing. I wouldn’t keep any of the current TEs so 2 was my conservative number. Clay OR Croom probably stays. I doubt that they are both back. Thomas is almost certainly gone IMO.

That’s why I said there needs to be a tier break. No one is going to scrafice 2nd round picks to get Oliver when they can stay put and get Wilkins (or whatever). It’s not really speculation it’s reasoned thought based on the current state of the draft board (which is close to set). I agree with the rest. The Bills desperately need offense. They need 3 OL, 2 TEs, 2 WRs and a RB at minimum. I don’t care where they get these guys but they need them.

For whom? Haskins I presume? I think Herbert will be gone by the time we pick. If he stays in school then maybe Haskins goes in that spot. I don’t see many (or any) other QBs that are going to go near the top 10. Because someone wanted to come up for a QB.

I don’t think that they are in the same tier as guys like Bosa & Quinnen Williams. I have a bunch of defensive players ahead of any offensive players. In a draft like this it has the reverse effect too. If it is thin at a position guys naturally get overdrafted. If it is deep at a position guys get underdrafted. I’m a BIG believer in drafting to the strength of the draft for that reason. You get better football players.

Which is an option IF someone wants to come up to where we are picking. The only time that trade downs are feasible is when you are on the verge of dropping a tier in terms of players. Maybe if only one of Greedy Williams or Deandre Baker is left then it’s possible. I really don’t see any other possibilities.

I think that everyone agrees that protecting Josh and getting Josh weapons are the 2 biggest needs. That doesn’t mean that you reach in the draft. Good teams never do that. The top tier of this draft is on the defensive side of the ball. Get the best player that you can. You have to draft to the value. They will plug some holes in FA to lend that flexibility.

It doesn’t matter. If the Bills are picking in the top 5 it will almost certainly be a defensive player. That’s the talent that warrants a top 5 pick. If they fall closer to 10 it could be an offensive player.

It was a REALLY dirty play. I don’t blame Jenkins at all for being angry. There is no place in the game for that.

Teflon Crossman HAS to be gone

They are brothers I believe. With that being said, I like the work that Ryan does. He’s a good follow on Twitter. He will defend his opinions and interact with people. He is an asset to Bills reporting IMO.

You don’t know if any draft picks are going to be good. I can say, with confidence, that Little and Pierschbacher will be starting in the NFL next year. You contradict yourself. You want proven linemen but you want them to add some in the draft. You are never going to find a proven player in the draft. FA is where to get the OL this year. It is a solid group. Sign 2 guys (take your pick of any of the guys constantly mentioned) and go from there. If you are expecting them to keep Dawkins and get 7 new OL be prepared to be disappointed. You are looking at 2, maybe 3 guys turning over. They will sign a couple guys to play and then take a flier or 2 in the mid-rounds.

@Joeziehmer what are your thoughts on Greedy Williams if he slips to the 3rd or 4th round? I think he’d be a good pick opposite Tre White at that point.

This is good work, as always, from Ryan. This would be a GREAT offseason IMO. The only concern I’d have, at this point, is the #2 CB. Good work though Ryan

I like it. I’d use 1 of the 4ths on Nick Bosa and one of the 5ths on Quinnen Williams but other than that it is solid!!

So in the 7th round you are going to pick 2 guys that will go by the 2nd and a 6th round pick that will go in the 1st? That’s a winning strategy!! I like it

How many more do you want? He drafted 2 guys in Little and Pierschbacher that would start tomorrow. He took 3 others in the draft. You only carry 8-9 OL. He drafted 5!!!

Saw that today!! Some guys can’t stay out of trouble. I wonder if that’s how he ended up at Kansas in the 1st place?

I would hope that they wouldn’t do that. Teams need to be careful to not get arrogant when things are going well. It looks like the Sabres are in the early phases of a long successful run. If they chased off people like you now, they would be able to replace you. If they did that in the midst of the last few years, they wouldn’t. When the pendulum swings back the other way they will still need those people that will buy tickets. It is risky/arrogant to push away the fans that were there when you were at the bottom.

It’s okay. FA is where I think OL gets addressed. This is a really weak pass catching FA class so that has to be addressed in the draft or via trade. I’d expect 2 starting caliber OL in FA. They may add another guy in the draft.