juno999

I believe trading down in the first round is quite possible. The Bills have put themselves in a position where they could take BPA in the first 2 rounds (2 - 3 picks) and grab an OT in the 3rd round.

Whoever buys the Bills will most likely undertake a significant amount of debt. Servicing that debt will be a large sum which would wipe any annual profit currently existing with the Bills ticket sales, etc. To keep the Bills in Buffalo, I think you need a group who can buy the Bills and also buy and build a new domed stadium that can be a multipurpose venue where the new ownership makes revenue year round on Bills games, concerts, college football games, maybe a college bowl game, NCAA basketball tourney, etc. I don't like bringing up Jerry Jones but he's doing this in Dallas. No, I'm not suggesting a stadium like the Cowboys although it is pretty impressive. Saw the Bills play there a few years ago.

The guy who makes a game winning play against the Patsies!

Interesting to watch that video years later. Mayock thought Sanchez was the best qb in that draft and thought it was a good trade for the Jets. Oops! I also remember Pete Carroll, USC head coach back then, saying he thought Sanchez should stay in college another year and that it was a mistake to go pro. Oh yeah!

The Bills QBs were sacked a lot last year and the offense struggled down in the red zone. An OT, WR, or TE all make sense to some degree at #9. On offense, I think Pears is the weakest starter and therefore the easiest to upgrade. I think back to when the Bills made it to the Super Bowls, the OL was strong and dominant. I'm leaning toward an OT knowing that it is controversial.

Plus if we keep stevie and draft a wr we may get lucky and say good bye to Graham!

I was referring to the first sentence of the original post which stated DUI

Not to be picky but it says he was charged with the suspicion of DWI and not DUI. DWI is a far more serious allegation.

Oh yeah! A pretty good defensive coach who is an even better jerk! Winner!

No one likes seeing the roster turnover and letting good players go. Sometimes it can't be helped though without jeopardizing the overall quality of the team. The Bills picked up Graham, Rivers, and Spikes and at worse improved their overall depth and special teams. Byrd didn't want to be here and I think the Bills did pretty well on their "backup plan" if Byrd left. Levitre left for $ 8 million a year with the Titans. The Titans just signed Michael Oher to a ridiculous contract. Levitre is good but he can only play LG. He can't play center or tackle. Do you overpay him or let him go? The Bills did the right thing by letting Levitre go. I'm sure it wasn't easy watching him walk. Where the Bills messed up was overestimating the talent they had at LG and not bringing anyone else in via the draft once Levitre left. This year, the Bills don't have any glaring holes entering the draft. They can get a WR, TE, and OT in their first 3 picks and take BPA after that. This is awesome. They are less likely to reach to fill a need and teams drafting around them will have no idea who or what position the Bills are looking at.

If you consider all of the starting positions, RT and FS are the weakest positions on the Bills roster. Whaley says they already have a SS on the roster, so no safety at #9. If a starting RT is available in the second or third round, no need to take one at #9. My guess is they either trade down or take BPA.

Lawson is a versatile player and he is not expensive. Plus, Spikes and Rivers are primarily run stoppers and not 3 down LBs. Worse case scenario for Lawson is he'll be rotated in on passing downs.

Spiller is an exciting back to watch especially when he is in the open field. A concern that I have is he is not that big of a back. He is not really built to run between the tackles and take all those hits on a regular basis. His contract runs out after the 2014 season. How much do you pay a guy like Spiller who is not a primary back and gets nicked up fairly regularly?

Agree with you. I would add Branch in the mix as well. Regarding Williams, perhaps the Bears share some of the blame by reaching for Williams in the 1st round. There are several college OTs who don't have enough skills to play OT in the NFL. They end up at guard.

The Rams re-signed the Raiders screw up.

I'm a Bills fan in DC. Skins fans are down here pissing and moaning to no end. Fans want their teams to get better and show no patience. The Bills made some solid signings today but nothing flashy which is probably good. God Bless the obsessive fan! Cheers!!

Williams was their first FA visitor so based on that he might have been high on their list. Rivers' signing may be a result of Brinkley and McClain coming and leaving w/o a contract.

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Overmatched both as a pass protector and run blocker? Ouch! Don't we already have that in Legursky?

I think the Saints got a good player but paid too much for a guy who has bad feet. Their cap situation is pretty bad and they still have Jimmy Graham to work out. On the surface, this signing looks good today but in a couple of years maybe not.

I Was trying to remember Posey's name the other day. Thanks I guess.

This draft is pretty deep. If one of the top QBs is there at 9, I could see the Bills possibly trade down like last year. Otherwise they take Evans or an OT.

I agree and I think this is the Bills stance as well. Use the would be tag money for Byrd on a top tier FA and get a player who wants to be here 3 - 4 years. If Byrd is in fact gone, I wouldn't be surprised if the Bills try to trade down 5 - 8 spots in the first round like last year. The key for the Bills is to have another strong draft.