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The might not have great measurables, but neither did Brady. During his Heismann season, he threw something like 40 TDs. His on-the-field performance should buy him a 4th string QB position during training camp somewhere in the league. If he's knees are really a concern, the Chiefs, and other teams, should just tell him to retire.

Seattle and St. Louis have very good offenses.

Do you know if he was drooling all over himself when he said this? Long as he learns his plays, catches footballs and stays out of trouble his wonderlic test is meaningless. He's not the coach, he's a speed receiver. The first time Parrish has to answer a trivia question (like who's the king of France) in order to score a TD, the Bills will be screwed. Until then, everything is fine.

Man, if these are the questions, Pats fans must be losing their minds right now!

Both Bethel Johnson and Deion Branch were drafted in the 2nd round, neither to be starters (Patten and Brown were the starters). Branch, the Super Bowl MVP, is an undersized receiver at 5'9". NE has managed to use their speed to take advantage mismatches in the defense. No doubt Donahoe would like to do the same with Evans and Parrish. And, you're right, replacing Moulds with Parrish would be like replacing Andre Reed with Don Beebe. They're completely different receivers.

I think that what we're missing here is that the Bills offense lacked speed. Aside from Evans, where were the downfield threats for the team? Moulds is more of a power guy, and Aiken, Reed and Campbell only encouraged defenses to load up the box. The team had a need to threaten the deep middle of the defense to move the safeties and linebackers off the ball. These two picks meet that need. This will give McGahee more room to operate. And if the Bills don't get a OT in the draft, Donahoe will grab Walker or Shelton after June 1st. Would you rather McNally work with one of these former 1st round picks or with a rookie like Adam Terry? To me, I slightly favor the veterens.

I doubt TB was willing to make any move for TH after picking Williams with the 5th pick in the draft.

There's a difference between the K-gun formation and the no-huddle. The K-gun, 3 WR, TE, HB, formation will force teams out of loading up the box, stretching the field horizontally. They can run this formation outside the no-huddle. The Bills can now put two speedy WRs, Parrish and Evans outside, and a big WR in the middle, Moulds. They have a TE with potential to exploit the middle of the defense and block on running plays. And they have McGahee, who runs, blocks, and catches well. Of course, on draft day, this is all based on potential. But the talent they have on the roster last season (Reed, Aiken, and Campbell) was better suited for a power game, and had trouble stretching the field..

I also think it shows that the team believes there was a lack of speed on the field. As much as Bledsoe couldn't avoid the rush, Reed, Shaw, and Aiken couldn't stretch the field. Even Moulds isn't the speediest WR out there. For the first time in years, the Bills might be able to run the K-gun formation, and put some fear into defenses. This is going to give McGahee much more room to operate, and take pressure off the O-line.

Yes, and now the Bills have two sub-4.5 guys at WR. Think Lofton and Beebe. Do teams put 8 in the box with Parrish in the slot, and single-cover Evans, Moulds, and Parrish?

Speed

Donahoe did try to move up the draft, trying to package a move with Henry, but he had no takers. All the possible trading partners, Ari, Phil, TB, and even Tenn took Henry-like runners in the draft. And while they Bills do have needs at OT and DT, it should be noted that they had a difficult time stretching the field all through 2003 and the beginning part of 2004. Donahoe and Modrack probably believe that the team needs more than Lee Evans to spread the field for McGahee. Who knows, maybe Munoz or Hawthorne will fall in the 4th round to the Bills, or they'll nab Shelton when he's cut from Arizona. Whoever they put at LT, will face fewer 8 man fronts thanks to the extra speed on the field.

It'll be a lot sooner if Losman (or Holcombe) can hit single covered recievers down the field from the middle of a rush. If either of them can do that, it'll be more like 2 games.

I agree. The Bills haven't had this much talent at the skill positions since the SB years. Two years ago they started Shaw, Reed, and Burns against the Eagles. McNally has his work cut out, but this is getting interesting.

Brian Kelly had 4 ints last year for 101 yards and no TDs. Barber had 3 for 23 yards and no TDs. Neither returned punts or kickoffs. Clements had 6 ints for 77 yards and 1 TD. He returned 35 punts for 327 yards and 1 TD. So by making a deal for either Barber or Kelly and trading Clements would weaken both the Bills secondary and punt return team. Weakening areas of strength is not a good way to make a playoff run.

The Bills win if Clements improves on his effort from last year. 8-9 picks, with a few TDs make the Bills a clear winner, regardless of what he decides to do next year.

Which also says that the top picks in this draft, especially the QBs, are only as good as the 23rd pick in last years draft. Teams should proceed with caution. I know the draft is like Xmas in April, but chances are good that GMs that overplay this year's draft will get burned, bad.

There's no way in hell the Bills should make a deal like Miami did. Saban got rooked because he was looking to dump salary. Donahoe would be a fool to do the same. Can you imagine Nate Clements for a 2nd rounder? Give me a break. This guy's going to have a monster contract year, and everyone's willing to throw that away because he MIGHT walk. Sorry, but that's a loser mentality. Let him play and contribute. If the Bills make the playoffs, make him decide if he wants to stay with a winner (that he helped to build), or make more money in a loony-bin like Washington. That's how the Pats and Eagles would do it.

Shelton has had to do something right to keep Leonard Davis at guard for the first couple years of his career. I still think Shelton's a good fit at LT for the Bills, and would prefer him to the rookie OTs in the draft.

You think? Brown is the only guy that worries me when thinking about the Dolphins pick. With an aging defense, a half-way decent running back might be able to get them back around .500, but that's a big might. I'm hoping that they pick a QB, because by the time the QB is ready to go, they'll have to replace half their D.

Actually, I don't. The dives, to me, are better. And even in the dives, I've never had a problem.

Yeah, that's why I can understand their point about the pool tables. They do require space, which drives up rent. I looked into opening a pool hall, but I couldn't make the numbers work without having at least 10-20 tables.

Have you ever been in a pool hall? They all sell food now, along with booze and soda. I've been going to pool halls, with my wife, friends, and younger relatives, around the country, for the past 20 years, and I've never had a problem with the clientele. Not once. And in a real pool hall, it costs more than quarters to play pool. During peak hours, the charge is usually between 7 and 10 dollars per person, per hour. Roughly the cost of a movie ticket.

Actually I think he lives in a 1950's musical.

It's April 2005; who the hell cares what Clements is going to cost the Bills in 2006. Especially since 2006 is when the new TV contract kicks in, which will completely blow this year's cap figure out of the water. There's nothing wrong with Clements playing out his contract this year and then letting him walk in 2006 if he's deemed too expensive. Teams like the Pats, Eagles, and Steelers let players walk all the time. Let the Bills benefit from Clements contract year, and then decide what to do with him with him when the 2006 cap is set. That's the best move the team can make.