Kirby Jackson

That’s in hindsight and probably not fair either. It was different. McBeane came in and tried to hit the reset button. They won earlier than they expected. They didn’t stray from the plan. The last regime thought that they were closer to a title than they were. They tried to build a team that could run the ball, take care of the ball and play defense. They tried to retain player that they thought would help that (Glenn extension), bring in guys to do that (Shady, Incognito, Zach Brown, etc..). They just missed on the EJ and that sets you back. Again, I assure you that every regime, in every sport has a plan. It’s always easy to tear down; it is a matter of “can you build it back up?” So far Beane has done the exact same thing that Tim Murray did at the beginning (and everyone loved him at the time). Murray turned out to be a nightmare. The Bills have positioned themselves to be different. If they hit on the QB this rebuild will likely look good. If they get the wrong guy they will be back looking for jobs in 2 years and we will wax poetically about how great the new guys are. We will talk about what an improvement they are, wash, rinse, repeat.

I always find it funny that people assume that there wasn’t a plan before. They were just spitting in the wind. That’s just ridiculous. You may not have liked the plan but obviously there was a strategy in place.

Because he isn’t worth $2M?

Just saw this and am not surprised. I just want to remind the people that thought Matthews was an upgrade to Watkins, Watkins got $16M a year, Matthews $1M. It sure tells you how the league feels about the 2 players.

I’ll be there (dressed as Waylon Mercy). There is a Buffalo meetup from 12-3 today at Fat Harrys if you are bored. I’m not sure whether or not we are going to go to that.

If we draft Rudolph over Rosen or Mayfield I’ll be pissed. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong. I am not passing on the superior talent (especially in Rosen’s case).

The title is pretty self explanatory. We’ve beaten the QBs to death so let’s leave them out of this. Name a player that is projected to go in the first couple of rounds that you don’t want the Bills to draft? I’ll nominate Mike McGlinchy. He fits a position of need but I don’t think that he will be successful in pass blocking. The speed rushers will give him a hard time IMO. Additionally he looks like a fireman from Southie.

He said a while ago that he wasn’t going to go.

Alexander too

I don’t hate this option either. Our pass rush stinks. I’m not sure where he fits (unless we use Lawson or Hughes to move up). If we are going to like 6 maybe it is 12, Lawson and 56 (or something like that)? We take the QB at 6 and Landry at 22 (although I’m not sure that it works in the no trade mock). A LB would be ideal but the way that the round has fallen it doesn’t make sense here.

Wynn & Payne feel like the most natural fits (I voted Payne). With that being said, I’ve been told that the Bills really, really, really like Guice.

Without being overly negative, how is this team going to score? Where are the plays going to be made? Shady is still elite but teams can commit to stopping him and only him at the moment. I don’t see them sustaining drives and I don’t see them making big plays. Where will the points come from?? It isn’t a great group by any stretch. Like every draft though some guys will emerge. The Bills have to get AT LEAST 1 of them.

I like Webster more than Phillip Gaines. It would be a decent buy-low type of move. You can’t possibly have too many corners in today’s NFL.

I’m all for bringing in Snead. They still need the speed guy but that would give them a boost. They could still look for a trade or some more dumpster diving like Thompson last year. Honestly, outside of Benjamin I wouldn’t say that there is another lock to make the team. Zay likely does but if he slips up again this offseason I could see them cutting ties (I wouldn’t personally). That group doesn’t scare ANYBODY though. There will be 11 defenders at the LOS!

Watch him put up crazy numbers.

I hate this. It is terrible to see a guy lose so much, so early. Those injuries can cost these guys hundreds of thousands, if not Millions of dollars. Hopefully they have it insured to offset some of the loss.

I just kept thinking of this clip when the Pats made that trade. The smoke is the trade, George is the Bills and the front door is the top of the draft:

This x 1,0000!!!

I agree with this theory. If you can buy talent cheap, do it. If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work.

I would take any and all of those guys in a heartbeat!! I really just saw Kevin White’s name on Twitter or something and it got me thinking. He wasn’t a guy that had crossed my mind prior. White could be like buying a powerball ticket when the jackpot is really high. You are probably wasting your money but at the cost he might be worth it. He is supposed to be ready for the full offseason program. It was just a thought to get a high upside guy for pennies on the dollar. My thought was was something like White and their 7th for our 6th. The worst case scenario is you cut him. The best case scenario is you found a talented WR. It’s worth the risk IMO.

Bruce Smith had 200 sacks playing primarily in a 3-4!! That is insane. That is 20 double digit sack seasons. OJ was dominant but no more dominant than Bruce.

Nope, I want them to share their accomplishment with people that were a part of the journey. The people that helped them get to the point where they could walk across that stage, people that they have a relationship with. John Calipari is always one of the stars of the NBA draft. It is a “graduation” of sorts. These coaches have played a vital role in these guys becoming 1st round picks.

I sit firmly in the camp of “the Bills receivers are bad.” Would you deal a late round pick to the Bears for Kevin White? He is seemingly healthy (finally) and they have added Robinson and Gabriel. It’s probably not likely that White regains his form but was an elite talent just a few years ago.

Bledsoe had a decent career but sucked on the Bills. Mario was really good on the Bills. If we are talking entire careers, maybe, but in a Bills uniform it isn’t close.

I would and it would be Rosen for me. Darnold or Mayfield would work too.