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My favorite mock draft yet!!! OMG can you imagine getting Rosen at 12 AND Vander Esch at 22?! Plus keeping ALL our picks... sounds too good to be true! lol

What's he supposed to say? That no, the draft would be a total failure if they don't get their franchise QB? can you imagine if he actially said that? lol

That was a great pass! But it was only 1... Tyrod didn't have all that much time with Benjamin between him joining the team late and Benjamin being injured, though. I guess I should have just said that throwing 50/50 balls to covered receivers was not by any means Tyrod' strong suit, and that is what Benjamin is probably best at. So it is very possible that he could be a better fit with McCarron (or another QB) than he would have been with Tyrod. I liked Tyrod as the Bills QB, just to be clear. I wasn't trying to trash him.

Lol, I was thinking the same thing! He must be reading Icke's books or something. Going back years and years ago I had a few friends who used to REALLY be into David Icke's stuff and swore it was the truth. It was crazy when all 3 were together. They'd go off about that stuff for 15-30 minutes or sometimes an hour at a time. A lot of friends stopped hanging out with them quite as much... (especially all 3 as a group) lol.

Allen does have the best highlight reel of any QB in this draft IMO. He made some amazing throws/plays. and his low lights are a bit terrifying. lol

Thanks for sharing. Good stuff. I have warmed up to Allen more as this offseason has went on, and actually liked him a lot last offseason. I remember a lot of discussion of him, Darnold and Rosen going 1, 2 ,3. He definitely seemed to regress this year, but as you said he lost talent around him (more than I realized). I still think his bust potential is higher than the other top 3 QBs in this draft. But I also think his ceiling could be the highest too. He just seems like a very boom or bust prospect to me. I would still prefer Darnold or Rosen but If we draft Allen I will definitely be on board. I will support him and give him every opportunity to prove he is our guy.

I'd be thrilled!

Bringing a Phoenix from the fire... sounds like he's relish the opportunity to bring the Bills back to relevancy.

I'm not really locked on to any QB because I know damn well that I have zero control over who the Bills pick, and because we may not be able to get into a position to pick the QB I want anyway. I am really hoping for Darnold or Rosen. Those are definitely me top 2 choices. I think Rosen has the potential to be the best QB in this draft class. He is the most advanced of any QB in this draft on the field. I love his ability to read defenses and go through his progressions. I think both Darnold and Rosen can fit a wide variety of offense's, and I think both have the skill set to be franchise QBs if developed properly. But I would also be happy with Mayfield. I think he will require a bit more specific type of offense, but I think he also has a good shot at being a successful NFL QB. I love his passion and drive to be great. But I worry that he will focus too much on the people saying negative things about him. It will either drive him to be great or drive him crazy, not sure which... lol. I do worry a bit about both Rosen and Mayfield's ability to avoid injury since both has multiple concussions in college. If you build a strong o line araround Rosen, I think you help limit this risk. Mayfield's play style I think has the possibility to keep putting him at a bit more risk of injury though, and he was adamant even after 2 concussions in 3 weeks that he will Not change his play style. I am less sure on Allen, but he does somewhat intrigue me as I think his ceiling is quite high. I am just skeptical that he can reach it, and his accuracy issues scare me. Rudolph and Jackson I am not as high on, but Rudolph does also intrigue me a bit. He has great stats and has improved every year. But I'm not sure he will ever be a true franchise type QB. I see him more as a Dalton type - where he might end up being good enough to win with, but not really good enough to win it all. I haven't watched much film on Jackson, so I don't have a real strong opinion on him one way or another. Honestly, I am also intrigued by some of the 2nd tier QBs in this draft, like White, Lauletta and even Falk. All will need more development, but could turn out to be mid/late round gems. If we do miss out in the top 3-4 QBs in this draft class, I think an interesting idea would be to maybe grab 2 of the 2nd tier guys, since we have so many picks.

Thank you.

Thanks for all the updates 26! Any word on what the attendence is like yet? Curious to know how many didn't show up.

I could definitely see Rosen sliding a bit, and that would be absolutely perfect for the Bills (assuming that they're willing to draft him, which isn't a guarantee).

Actually, this scenario would be great IMO. If QBs only go 1 and 3, that leaves 2 of the top QBs on the board for us to trade up for. If Denver and Indy are unwilling to trade back out of the top 10, there is no other team from 6 to 10 that needs a QB. That would leave pick 7 as a perfect trade up option, and the Bucs GM has already said he is very interested in a trade down. So so we could get our QB ,u h cheaper than a trade to 2 or 4. We could get Rosen (if he fell past 3), who IMO is the best passer in this draft anyway, and only give up 12 and 53, or 12 and 22 at most. That would be a dream scenario for me! lol Exactly! I'd love it!

Why would Benjamin be the most useless #1 WR in the NFL? I actually think there there is a chance that AJ uses him more than Tyrod. Tyrod was very very unwilling to throw up 50/50 balls for Benjamin. I don't know that AJ has that same issue. With his little playntime in Cinci, he has shown a willingness to throw a pass and let his receiver go and get it.

Very well could be. I just don't get why they had no issue immediately acknowledging Wood retiring due to injury and not incognito. and I thought the whole issue with the Wood bonus money was him not being willing to say he officially retired and file that paperwork with the NFLPA., because if he did the Bills could come after his money. Richie said he was retiring and (supposedly) filed the paperwork with the NFLPA already. I agree there is nothing wrong with the way he handled the situation. I think he has handled it correctly. He hasn't painted himself in any corner. And the Bills doctors very well may not have reached the same conclusion (in fact, I think that is probably the case). My only point is that, when looking at everything that Richie and the Bills have said/done, there seems seems to be more to this whole situation than him retiring strictly due to medical reasons. My guess is that the pay cut is a bigger factor in this whole situation.

Wait, what? You sure have a funny way of showing it.

Didn't Payton say something similar last draft? and then we found out he was after Mahomes...

Totally agree. All im saying though is if he were truly done because his liver and kidneys were shutting down, wouldn't Beane say something like "Richie has to retire due to health issues" or congratulate him on a good career, or at least something more than him basically saying "no comment"? Why leave things open to all this speculation if he truly retired over health issues?

I said this in the other press conference thread, but IMO his answer didn't fit the whole story that Richie retired due to medical reasons. I definitely think there is more going on there.

Well, if it wasn't safe before, I think it's pretty safe to say now (afte Beane's comments) that Richie did not retire over just health issues. All Beane would say is "Richie is on the reserved/retired list and that's all I'll say about it".

Its also worth mentioning that in 2016, after Rosen got hurt UCLA only won a single game the rest of the season (and 4 out of 6 games without him UCLA scored 20 points or less. 3 of those games they scored 10, 10 and 14 points) They went 3-3 with him, with one game going to OT (where UCLA's defense stunk) and 2 more where they barely lost both by 3 points. The losses without him in the lineup were not nearly as close (they lost by 26pts, 22pts, 10pts, 7pts & 6pts).

I don't think he works for the NFLPA anymore (since it says he "worked" in the past tense), but he obviously must be worried about whatever is going on with Richie to reach out to him and his mother like that.

yep, you were right. Nothing to see here. He's on vacation in Qatar.

With how much Beane and McDermott have said they prioritize accuracy from a QB (especially accuracy from the pocket) I'll be somewhat surprised if Allen is the pick. But if he is i will find reasons to get excited, support the kid and hope for the best. His ceiling does appear to be quite high IMO. I am just scared he will never reach that ceiling. He seems like a very boom or bust type prospect.