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I’m not a fan of a RB in the first either, but I do understand the argument in favor of it - even if I don’t buy into it. If there are nothing but second round prospects at 25, then it makes more sense. Still, I think it’d be a mistake and I’d rather them go after a more premium position. That would make more sense to me too.

Gotta have a trade partner to move back. You’re acting like the Bills are the only team that realizes the pool of first round talent is small.

Albert Breer SI article from today about draft rumors he’s hearing. Bills notes are below. https://www.si.com/.amp/nfl/2022/04/27/2022-nfl-draft-player-grades-trades-corner-projections • I have corner penciled in for the Bills at 25, but their flexibility reflects the job they’ve done building the roster. Someone mentioned to me Wednesday how the Bills are in a spot now where they have to take a more targeted approach just to make sure they’ll have the right job open for the guy they take in the first round. Which is actually what could wind up leading them to consider a running back if, say, the right corner isn’t there.

Our other options at the time factor greatly into how I’d feel about the Bills selecting Hall. I don’t want to reach for a need, but if an excellent prospect at a premium position is there, then that’s how I’m going.

There is no way to make a good guess without a lot more info. Beane knows what it will take to move up and what he can get for a move back - we can only guess at that. Plus we have to see how prospects come off of the board.

I’m envisioning what 11 Barry Sanders vs 11 Aaron Donalds would look like.

Some will surely be released at cut downs, but are you thinking some will come available before then?

I agree. I thought he would have. But there is still time and options after the draft. It is odd. There just hasn’t been the league-wide signing surge just prior to the draft like in years past.

Mine is Kaiir Elam because he’s a poor and unwilling tackler. And I want a CB, if reasonable.

Easy decision.

How does one undervalue a WR with 0 receiving yards?

Fair point. When I am in that position I just try words with 4 of the possible consonants in them. That usually gives me the missing letter on the first try.

A red flag for Becton coming out was that he was a lot more inconsistent than he should’ve been. He dominated the competition physically, but regularly had WTF lapses. That pointed to a player who relied on his gifts and didn’t put in the work to hone his craft. The gap in physical talent was going to be a whole lot narrower in the NFL so that was going to be a problem if he didn’t change. It looks like that lack of dedication extends to him staying in shape. Wow.

He wanted to play for a contending team. That wasn’t the Bills with Tyrod. It is now with Allen.

I don’t think a single QB in this class deserves to be a round 1 pick, but at least Willis has some possible upside. Ridder would be the only other QB in the class with that IMO.

The Steelers have been enamored with Malik Willis for months. It’s as well kept a secret as their fawning over Najee Harris was. Expect them to move up to get Willis unless he goes earlier than they can climb.

Teller, Gilmore

That’s ridiculous. The people at PFF absolutely expected Allen to fail in the NFL. That’s what the historical data pointed to as a near certainty. But Allen has succeeded. And guess what? The people at PFF have not only acknowledged that, they’ve changed their methodology to try to account for players like him. But don’t let any of that temper your outrage.

I did not realize it is behind a paywall. (I subscribe.) Honestly, it’s not their fault if people looking for an excuse to be outraged cherry pick one sentence that fits their agenda.

Follow the link. The caveat of it being a 3 game sample from Hodges follows. Also if you read the whole thing - instead of the one sentence clip - you’ll see that they are just messing around like I said.

Their bit was to find something positive to say about each team’s chances that week. For the Steelers playing the Bills they said that Hodges had played better than Allen the previous week. They never said he was a better QB.

Edmunds is playing this year on his fully guaranteed 5th year option. We still would have to pay him if we cut him.

It would still take next years first in addition to what you have, but that’s a doable trade. Getting Hamilton or Sauce makes a lot of sense for the Bills.