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Yes, pick up more dept at LB by trade or practice squad deals. If we pick in the bottom 5 in 2021, a LB or OL is the guy.

Also interesting is where they place the Bills. Anywhere from the 6th best team to the 20th best team. Not a lot of faith there.

This is so so simple. Washington DC is "the swamp". Name the team the alligators and be done with it.

Well, it is like that girl in high school. Somebody gotta be first. That is just politics trying to show he was prepared for the Wuhan virus, had plenty of ventalators and didn't send virus sick people into old folks homes.

What do you mix your bourbon with?

Kap. was benched when he threw 6 TD's and 5 interceptions in his last 6 games. He was replaced by Gabbard, who is now on hims 6th team. He was in a good spot when he started as the first effective run/pass guy. Defenses learned what schemes to use and different profile defensive players to put in. He is a 3rd string now, at best.

Right. Great running backs are a dime a dozen in the 6th round.

Of course, maybe it isn't in the game plan because the running backs are not TT in catching that pass and turning it into a worthwhile gain.

Back in 1973? we were in South Carolina and went to see a Bills game in Atlanta. After the game was over, my wife and I were hanging around watching the last players going off the field and were near a black family with a couple of older women. Robert James (who was an all pro CB) brought OJ over to introduce him to his family. We got all excited and were jumping up and down at getting close to those guys. One of the ladies, identified herself as Jame's aunt(?) and I got all excited and told her that James was an all-pro and she was happy we knew that. "Gaming" it a little, I got all excited to my wife about "here comes Robert James" and " oh there's OJ too" . I think I made her day. OJ was polite to all the introductions and paid respect to the family. James got a knee imjury some time soon after that and never came back from it.

ww.youtube.com/watch?v=QiU46cO3J-M

Folks, rugby IS an open field running game. Because you can't block, they lateral the ball 4-5 times a minute at least. They learn how NOT to fumble the ball. They can not tackle low, so the defenders try to whack the ball out. When a rugby player gets trapped, they kick the ball downfield a long distance to gain field position and the other team has to track the ball, catch it cleanly and return. I would guess this happens 30-50 times a game. Rugby is an excellent training ground for kick returns.

Exactly. Timing, space are the same in rugby and football. The fellow seems to have some natural physical gifts.

To be fair, since 16% or so of the US population is black, we should insist that 85% of the players be "white". Racism is racism. Let's call it what it is. ....and how is this different from the rest of life?

With the comp picks after the3rd round, the 4th round started with pick 107 and the Bills pick was at 128.

Here are two mock drats from https://walterfootball.com/draft2021_2.php who usually diss's the Bills. They have us falling short of getting into the AFC championship game. They have us getting center of the offensive line studs in the first round AND an interesting combo RB/WR. I like this idea. Someone who can run the ball put also can line up wide and outrun a linebacker or get single coverage or force a single coverage on one or both wideouts. An extra 20 pages in the offensive playbook. ========================================= Buffalo Bills: Deonte Brown, G, Alabama The Bills struggled when battling tough pass rushes last year, so they'll need to improve their offensive line. Deonte Brown's strength is blasting open huge holes for his running backs, but he's also a solid pass protector. Buffalo Bills: Rondale Moore, RB/WR, Purdue The Bills don't really have any needs, so they can afford to use a second-round pick on a versatile weapon. Rondale Moore is a very intriguing weapon. He accumulated 1,367 yards as a freshman by both running and receiving. Some NFL team is going to figure out a great way to use the extremely talented 175-pounder. ============================================================= 27. Buffalo Bills: Trey Hill, C, Georgia The Bills grab an upgrade at center. Hill was phenomenal for Georgia in 2019. He is a tough run blocker and shows the ability to handle pass-rushing defensive tackles one on one. Taking on a future top-10 pick in Auburn's Derrick Brown, Hill was very impressive, and team sources have said Hill was impossible not to notice while they scouted Andrew Thomas and Solomon Kindley. They feel Hill could be an early-rounder and the top center in his draft class. The 6-foot-4, 330-pounder is big for the position and moves well for a big blocker. He could also move to guard in the NFL.

(As I said before the dual WR/RB may be the coming thing,, but) What I want to see is if this kid could do the things that T.Thomas used to do. The Bills hike the ball to Kelly in the shotgun. 3 WR and a TE. The OLine sets up in pass blocking and the waltz partners push around while Jimbo drops back and looks downfield. TT helps block somebody and the saunders a few yards deeper than the LOS. He talks to the linebacker: "Hey, do you guys have submarine sandwiches in the locker room at halftime?" "Shut up, I'm busy now" is the reply" from the linebacker. Kelly lobs a 6 yard pass and TT takes it 23 yards for much more. That is what I want to see from Moss this coming year.

I had a top 5 RB list, a lower list of okay players and Moss in between the two groups. I thought we were screwed when we passed over Dobbins (taken next by the Ravens who are swooning over him here in the Baltimore area), because Moss was going to be gone before our next pick, regardless of how much we might move up. Getting him in the third made everything good again. Dobbins and somebody else at #86 is nowhere as good as Espensa and Moss. I think we were damn lucky. I think that a coming thing in the NFL is the small fast running back who is also a legitimate wide receiver. Swift, Helaire and Gipson are such players.

heh? So I could be an all-pro if Montana or Bradey were throwing to me?

or passing gas.

Thanks for reading my post and I will present here, the correction, the inclusion of the third round and some explanation as to why I though that using the first two rounds illustrated the point I was making. First, the corrected chart for the first and second rounds. position no. Drafted 1-64 drafted/spots QB 1 5 5.0 TE 1 1 1.0 RB 1 6 6.0 C 1 1 1.0 G 2 1 0.5 T 2 7 3.5 WR 3 13 4.3 This doesn't change things very much. RB is still most strongly drafted relative to the number of playing positions on offense. I wanted to have some reconsideration of the idea that "RB's are easy to get in the later (3,4,5) rounds and that is what everybody does". No, a lot of teams went after RB's early in the draft and we were lucky to get Moss where we did. Also, that Forbes article is interesting. By their definition you have the following chances of getting a starter: Round One= 30% ,,,, Round Two= 17.5%,,,Round three= 12/6% round four= 11% and round five- 6%. OR Picks to get a starter R1= 3.3..........R2= 5.7...............R3= 7.9..............R4= 9.2........R5= 15. It just seemed like a good place to top. Also highly skilled positions, like QB and WR have a high bust rate and those people are often drafted in the first round- But than OT's are pretty reliable, I don't know how to figure all that out. Now if we do add the 3rd round, then the idea that RB's are drafted "high" doesn't change too much. A lot of the picks now go to interior line, and tight end Lets add in the third round (I rechecked this) Wider receivers= 4. B.Edwards, D Duvenay, Bowden & Gibson Offensive tackle= 4 J.Jones, Viang, Peart, & T.Phillips Running back= 3 Vaugh, Evans & Moss Centers= 2 Cushenberry, Kennessy Guard= 2 D.Lewis & J.Jackson Tight end= 4 Deguara, Asoaso. Keene & Trautman position no. Drafted 1-96 drafted/spots QB 1 5 5.0 TE 1 5 5.0 RB 1 9 9.0 C 1 3 3.0 G 2 3 1.5 OT 2 11 5.5 WR 3 17 5.7 Runnng backs are still drafted more per playing spot than other offensive positions. I am wondering if we are starting to see a change in the role of the running back change to what used to be called a scatback. A small shifty guy with speed. But now he will be expected to work as a wide receiver as well as carrying the ball. Edwards-Halaire got drafted in the first round by the SB champ. Swift was supposed to be a first rounder and went 3rd in the second round. Gibson is listed as a WR and the 'Skins were criticized for taking him so early, but he also was listed as a WR/RB and maybe the "hybrid back" is a new trend. I hope Moss can play some of that role.

Good point that is usually overlooked. That is why I am often leery of taking a player from a winning team, who played beside another good player at the same position. (e.g. two DT or 2 LB or 2 DB or 2 WR). The fear is that the two each were just a bit better than the college competition, but the opposition could not defend both at the same time- double both of them. So the one with the weaker coverage could dominate. In the pros, the bar is higher. We will see how Ruggs(1-12) and Jeudy (1-15) do.

I wonder how important different positions are to teams. I guess that one measure would be if they put their money where their mouth is. I'll consider players taken the first two rounds (these rounds are twice as effective in getting starters as round 3 is). Taking the offensive positions and the normal pro set and the 2020 draft you get that they drafted this many players for the different positions. position no. Drafted 1-64 drafted/spots QB 1 4 4.0 TE 1 1 1.0 RB 1 6 6.0 C 1 1 1.0 G 2 1 0.5 T 2 6 3.0 WR 3 11 3.7 Gee, everybody waited to get a running back. https://www.forbes.com/sites/prishe/2015/05/22/tracking-nfl-draft-efficiency-how-contingent-is-success-to-draft-position/#df251f77495b

You can always get a WR in the later rounds.

Has anyone ever noticed that long passes are thrown with a lot of arc and the WR runs under the ball, which also drops from the sky, rather than coming in as a low angle bullet that the DB can knock down? Most people don't understand the practical meaning of the acceleration of gravity. IF you want a pass to drop from the sky OVER a trailing DB, you launch it higher and slower so it comes down after traveling for a longer time. You let your RB run under the dropping ball. Trust me. I don't want to go through a calculus lesson. Arm strength to throw it 100mph doesn't help there.

Diggs absolutely a no brainer. Good move. Epenesa- That was a good pick but Dobbins would have been better. A top 3 running back and a good receiver. It would have given us a better weapon and notice how the Ravens snatched him up in a heartbeat. And we might eat crow and see him beat us in the playoffs. BUT..... Epensea was a bargain because he should have been a low 1st round pick,,,,, he fits Buffalo's offensive line scheme where defensive ends hold the edge, push the pocket and the interior DT is more involved in getting to the QB. ...... AND we got, not one of the top 5 RB's but a guy who is just slightly behind them and a good step above the rest of the pack- some of who were drafted earlier. Sometimes it is good to be lucky, Moss ,,, He is just a step below the top 5, so getting him makes up a little for getting a backup DE for this year. He will probably replace Singletary before the season is over. What I wanted at RB was somebody who would look acceptable as an outside WR or slot guy. That is the coming trend and I wanted Swift of Edward-Helare. They were gone at 32 and 35, so I have some support for that idea. Moss did play in the PAC10 and is said to be a good receiver- I can hope there is more there than what little I know. Maybe he has some capability there that hasn't been seen. Fromm Good pick. I don't think that arm strength knock is a big deal. He might not throw a 30 yard out pattern, but the rest of them are there. He has the touch and smarts under pressure already. I think he will be a great backup and is a legit starter. Big wide receivers: The run typical speeds for 220+ guys. They ran limited route trees in college, but do have the attitude to learn more. This type was not sexy this year and one may be a good different type of weapon, who can come in and be schemed to win on a mismatch with a smaller DB. That is the coaches job, but he has to have the players to use. A "safe" draft. I would have liked to have moved up 5 spots in the 2nd to get Swift or Edwards-Helaire. I also wanted a pony for Christmas.