CommonCents

On Nkemdiche, no doubt about it I wouldn't select him either with what I know or have heard. If the Bills do select him I'm not going to freak out though, I'm going to trust that Whaley and company saw or heard something that gave them a further understanding of the young man. I'm as critical of the front office as anybody but as fans we have to trust them to evaluate these guys mentally. We aren't privy to the Q and A sessions and we also don't get the first hand impressions of the individual. Personally I think Rex's biggest strength is character assessment and appeasement, from DC to HC he has had some bad apples play lights out for him. I see the talent in Nkemdiche if they believe in the man not just the player then I'm fine with it. Sorry for the babbling, I can just sense a good amount of fans hating the pick...they all seem to trust Whaley when he is slinging around 1st round picks...if he picks this kid you have to trust their evaluations.

I trust the staff, they meet with these guys face to face multiple times..they have a much better idea what's between the ears of the players than we do. If they can convince themselves that either Spence or Nkemdiche are serious about playing football then I'm all about it. Both of them are ultra talented kids and after 16 years of losing I'm not in the mood to play it safe. We are still a country mile behind the Brady Bunch in NE lets hit a few home runs this draft and close the gap.

Lynch played in a joke of an offense, they didn't even huddle up. I watched his bowl game and the flaws are readily apparent. I saw enough short innacurate passes to liken him to our main man EJ. At 19....that would be all to reminiscent of the reach for Manuel. Please don't do this to me...this class has plenty of project QB's to be had in later rounds. Heck id rather have Cardale than Lynch. I hope someone takes him earlier I heard some rumors he might go at 15.

Hardy's agent is Drew Rosenhaus, Schefter did him a service probably to stay on good terms or improve his contact with the leagues most notable agent. ESPN is a joke I'm not surprised they aired it, Schefter gets his hands in everything I'm not surprised he did it. If I was to guess, the questions were scripted and approved. That would explain the lack of follow up questions and then the joke of a follow up interview

Wow John, is your reading comprehension a problem for you? I specifically stated that any poster touting the 15' draft as coming up Large could only base their evaluations on what we have seen at the pro level. I then went on to say that one year was not nearly enough to judge a draft or individual talent, again if your going to do so you can only do it on what we have seen. I love Darby he could flame out. Who knows? Right? The rest of the draft was mild and littered with injuries...that's not even disputable. On that basis alone you would be at fault for declaring 15' a success or an absolute failure. Which I did neither. If your not going to read and take things as written do not go regurgitating your view points.

Darby looks to be the real deal, if he improves his game and can carry his play through 16 games he very well may be our best corner in 16'. It looked like he hit a wall late in the season last year and that is expected

I bow out. Your not interested in having a productive conversation your just here wielding a Buffalo Shield and swinging it around aimlessly.

As a GM you think they get credit for two years when they invest two first rounders in one player? Hrm... If someone is saying Whaley hit it Large in 2015 then in all fairness we can only judge the on field productivity in 2015. We can't speculate or project based on.....??? Loving the Buffalo Bills? Darby was a hit, he wasn't the Defensive ROy either. Williams is a weird guy to judge because his style is so blatantly bad for a RB. Such a talent kid but as we saw last year it's going to be tough sledding each and every week for him to see the field. The only time John Miller looked good was in OTA's when we all got fed that he was going to be the starting right guard. After that things spiraled downward and were compounded by the injury. Let's see 2016. Again...not a player you would declare a success...in all fairness. It's to early to give the 2015 draft a fair evaluation but if your going to attempt to do so you need to be unbiased. Darby looks good, Sammy wasn't drafted in 2015, and the rest of the draft looks underwhelming or so limited that they need further time to be given a fair e v a l. I'd suggest looking at draft history through out the NFL and look at some of the great drafts teams have had. Is Whaley better then Marv Levy? Yep. Is he good enough to win with? Not yet. Right and no one is saying that a GM is going to hit on every pick. Some years will be better than others, as I said on my last retort if you look at draft history you will see some gems from GM's you never considered good. I'm only responding to the Whaley comments because to often we judge him against out past failures and not against our current competition. You don't need to be better than Marv Levy, you need to be better than every other GM currently making the playoffs.

The first thing I said was Darby, don't let those rays of sunshine blind you John. My son wears a Darby jersey, I think he is going to be an absolute stud but that does not make the 2015 draft an overwhelming success. Did he salvage it after trading the 1st round pick? I'd agree, he salvaged it because he got a soon to be top 5 corner.

NHL playoffs are the best thing in all of sports but the NHL seems so intent on limiting physical play and reviewing offside calls they are aboutttttt a week from screwing that all up.

I don't understand the notion that the 2015 draft provided any indication Whaley is coming up Large. He hit on Darby and missed on everything else before and after Karlos Williams who looks like he is going to be severely limited in the availability column. He runs straight up and get trashed on anytime he takes contact. Miller, Steward, O'leary, Lewis have shown nothing that would make me think we can't upgrade at those roster positions. Whaley still hasn't drafted a starting caliber Olineman. He saved face with the Incog signing which may or may not have been a Rex influence. I'm not going to trash on Whaley but 2016 is make or break for a him. He has found talent but is still yet to form a TEAM worthy of anything above mediocrity. Last season we were all excited about how deep and talented we were...only Ryan Fitzpatrick stood between us and 6-10. Talent alone doesn't win in the NFL, talented TEAMS win in the NFL.

It's hard to see you mention Rankins and his ability to play all 3 spots and not mention Nkemdiche. With his question marks included I would give him an equal if not better chance of excelling at the NFL level. He is gifted.

Floyd is like that whore in school who everyone talks bad about but someone is bound to mess with before nights end.

Ahhh thanks that is concerning. I scrolled back a page and saw the visit list it must have included guys at the combine who interviewed with the team. I wasn't advocating Lawson and Spence as the only two edge rushers. Hmm now I'm curious as to who they will bring in.

Gahh. Have any edge guys made a visit?

Based on the listed visits I'm hoping it's Spence and settling for Lawson. Lawson is better suited for a 4-3 but would be more than serviceable in Buffalo.

Where's Mario's tweet?

Going down double digits is expected at this point. Still a wide open game, no one on Cuse has had anything going offensively. Another Cuse comeback in the 2nd half.

It's an Orange wedding.

BBB although your a Bonnie's fan and we have had our differences throughout this thread your pretty much a luck charm for Cuse at this point. Please make sure to come by and talk hoops during the game XOXOXO. I will dawn a Bonnie's shirt next season.

Your telling me!!! If they pull this off tonight I think I'm hedging regardless of who they face next. To much stress, heart pumping like I'm Tony Montana.

Let's go Boys!!! 78-74. Cuse.

Darron Lee is a great athlete not a great football player. Anyone that hasn't should watch him in coverage and also watch him try and tackle. If the front office wants a joker backer I would prefer them going after Cravens who is much cleaner in coverage and has ball skills that rival any other potential prospects. He also gets home on blitzes, when he doesn't come clean he still forces penetration and gets upfield. I think part of the fascination with the joker backers is fan and media hype over the changes to the game. The guys have serious value but they are few and far between and the majority of the time your reaching unless your picking in the top 5. The Bills could easily select an in the box safety like Jeremy Cash who could be had in the third round. This would open the early rounds up to BPA and avoid reaching for an athlete like Lee. Then you could do something like this... 1st round - Spence, Ogbah, Nkemdiche 2nd round- Cravens, Butler, Jones 3rd round - Cash(if Cravens was gone) BPA That looks a lot better to me than Lee in the first and missing out on an elite edge rusher. Rex is getting paid the big bucks for the defense, he should be able to incorporate a guy like Cash.

Yep the front office has been more than fair about allowing him to pursue his Olympic dreams and in all honesty he hasn't offered much as an employee. I liked him at Texas and he is a well mannered guy but this isn't a good look. It's immature at best and if he doubts Bills fans supporting their players he should use the search function and see how long and drawn out a Chris Freaking Hogan thread was. If you show up and try hard this town will love you, we are used to the failure just don't short us on the commitment.

Ehhhh if a star makes a silly April fools joke ok I can deal with it. If your a fringe player who hasn't commited to the NFL 100 percent then I would suggest keeping the roster jokes to a minimum.