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On reflection I don't mind this pick so much. The one that still really bothers me is Cole Bishop, and that pick I think makes the DeWayne Carter pick look worse by association. Drafting a safety in the 2nd round was just not smart resource management, it undermines some of the shrewdness that Beane has shown this offseason, and it contributes to a general feeling that the Bills have neglected to really invest in their franchise QB. A bunch of solid OL came off the board right after that pick, including one taken by our main rival. That is where the value lied at that spot in the draft. Safeties are almost as devalued as RBs at this point. Next year Spencer Brown might get priced off of the team and we'll be scrambling for a replacement at the last minute because Beane and McDermott couldn't help themselves. It just demonstrates such short term thinking and that's why I hate it. Worst of all it continues a pattern of short term thinking with our 2nd round picks which means Beane hasn't learned anything from past mistakes.

Man that is shocking if true. On film he looks very competitive and looks like he loves playing football.

Hope he brings his film crew.

Yeah he said Bishop was the last 2nd round graded player on their board for a few picks so they were trying to go up for him. Hope they are right about him. Taking a safety in R2, he has to be really really good to justify the selection.

It's frustrating that KC comes away with more offensive players than the Bills despite having one less pick.

FWIW (probably not much) he was Chris Simms' 3rd ranked DT behind Byron Murphy and Darius Robinson. I have zero opinion on the player. I just come away underwhelmed we once again spent two top 100 picks on defense. This draft featured a great opportunity to build the core around Allen for the second half of his career. Feels like we missed the boat on valuable offensive positions on day two. But maybe Carter is a great player and that's obviously what matters.

Yeah I'm surprised. I guess he sees space on the roster for some of those late day three players compared to recent years, presumably because we cut so many vets.

Beane was really excited about this one.

I'm disappointed we didn't get OL with our 2nd pick. Felt like that's where the value was.

At this point I'd also be okay with Jalen McMillan. For those who want the route runner/separator, he's your guy.

Yeah that is definitely a big positive out of this 2nd round. We always get pushed around in the playoffs. Coleman and Bishop don't get pushed around.

Atlanta finally made a pick that makes sense.

Trading our 4th or two of our 5ths would get us up to 77/78 according to the Rich Hill chart.

Meh. He might be a good player and he'll probably start from day one, and that's fine, but it's just a safety. Feels much more like a need pick than a value pick. Troy Franklin and a bunch of 2nd round caliber OL were still on the board. I don't hate the pick I'm just underwhelmed. I hope we trade up in the 3rd round. Too many day three picks. Get a legit offensive player in the top 80.

We made that pick fast.

The board in the 2nd round fell perfectly for us. A ton of DBs and DL got drafted too early. Which means Frankin and a lot of good OL are still on the board. Don't screw it up Beane.

Franklin will almost certainly still be on the board at #60. Green Bay and Houston don't need a WR. Shows you what I know wanting to trade up for him. It's a Jalin Hyatt redux. Teams get nervous about WRs with that kind of frame unless they're exceptionally elite in one area.

I am traditionally against pure contested catch guys. I ended up seeing more from Coleman than I expected.

@GunnerBill at least your 2nd nightmare didn't come true

When I watched his tape instead of reading reports and watching a single highlight video. That post was after my very first foray into the class. I spent an embarrassing amount of time watching tape of the top 8 or so guys.

If not Franklin, I'm good with Amegadjie or Suamataia. Just say no to safety or one of the mediocre remaining edge rushers.

Franklin is the only one left that makes sense in this round. Go up and get him.

I've been worried about this for a while. Beane has done well so far though, I'll trust him not to do make a classic late 2nd round mistake.