transplantbillsfan

How much thinner in talent are we than last year, when we made the playoffs for the first time in 18 years? Yeah, we could obviously improve on talent, but our talent last year made the playoffs. Yes, we had some losses. Incognito is a loss, he's also a headache. Wood was a loss, but rumblings are that Groy will be an upgrade. Tolbert was an addition by subtraction. Thank God his reps can go to someone who can actually gain positive yardage as an RB, whether that's Cadet or whoever. TEs are the same. WRs will be better with a healthy Benjamin, Jones hopefully making big strides after his rookie yips, and young guys like Reilly, Streater and Dupree who I'm excited to see get a shot. Tackles are the same guys we had last year. DLs are better with Star in the mix. DEs are the same. We need an MLB. Biggest need next to QB. Still not nearly as important. CBs look about the same as last year, maybe better. Safeties, last time I checked, are still Hyde and Poyer. We're good there. Where are all these holes people are talking about that seem to be all over the place and sinking us into being one of the worst teams in the league? Right now, we look like virtually the same team as last year with 3 huge question marks: Franchise QB. Guard/Center MLB If you could choose to have the #1 or #2 player in this draft at only one of those positions but, at best, the 4th or 5th best player from the other 2, which position do you choose? Some of you act like we can't still get other good players if we traded up for a QB. Folks, we have 2 1sts, 2 2nds, 2 3rds, 1 4th, 1 5th, and 1 6th round pick. And if we traded away next year's 1st, we can counterbalance that with having tons of Cap space and a promising young Franchise QB, whether Darnold or Rosen or Mayfield (all 3 of whom we'll have to trade up for, anyway), to lure Free Agents in. We're fiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnneee

That was a joke? Failing basic math was a joke? Okay then Past tense? If you want to argue that, sure... But I'm not the one in here talking about him... or one of the folks who seemingly disappeared from the message board once Taylor was traded. But now it only cuts one way... have fun talking about the past, folks!

Yep. About right. 4 QBs in this draft warrant excitement: Mayfield, Darnold, Rosen, Jackson 1 QB in this draft warrants terror: Josh Allen I really hope the Browns take him at #1

I think our 1st pick is a QB because not drafting a guy Beane can legitimately sell as a Franchise QB in this draft will be viewed as extreme failure by almost everyone, and given all his efforts over the last year to pretty clearly jockey himself into position to get that guy, that view would be justified. So unless all these GMs are in cohoots and know one or two of these guys are falling to the bottom half of the 1st round and Beane knows that and ends up miraculously drafting Mayfield, Rosen or Jackson at 22, I think we’re pretty obviously drafting a QB at 12 or earlier. I’m assuming all of this because I view Beane as a competent to very good GM. That opinion changes if I’m wrong.

5 is not 5 times more wins than 0 wins. And I suck at math. I think next year will be entertaining because some of you clearly just haven't been able to let go. I wish Taylor well, but not at the expense of our team. If he sucks and the Browns suck next year, a couple of the posters in this thread will continue the obsession. No Taylor threads for me ever again. Dude's not my Quarterback anymore. If any of you are true Bills fans... move on.

Figured this would be the move the Giants would want most. The thing is, we gotta get all of it worked out and maybe completed before the draft, not during.

Ya know... I was just thinking today about where the hell a few posters on this board went since Tyrod left the building. Guess I should have figured they'd be here. I think everyone knows exactly who these posters are. Move on with your lives fellas. I know you feel like you aren't being your true self if you aren't bitching and moaning... but good grief, Taylor isn't a Bill anymore and we're less than a week away from drafting our future Franchise QB. It says a lot about you that you're pissing and moaning about the past rather than excitedly looking forward. This Tyrod obsession is sad.

It's not hate. He's just a Project QB, and by Project QB, I don't mean developmental QB, I mean Project QB. I'll provide what I think is exactly the definition of what a Project QB, and all I've done here is taken the summary section of Allen and Blake Bortles (another obvious Project QB) and combined them. "Possesses ideal size, athletic ability, intangibles and enough arm strength to develop into an upper-echelon quarterback. Is not yet a franchise quarterback, but has all the physical ingredients to become an outstanding NFL starter. Where he goes in the NFL will have a big impact on if he pans out. He needs good coaching to develop his game and improve on his fundamentals. Whichever team views him as a future franchise quarterback and takes him will have to have good quarterback teachers in house to work with him." I don't hate Allen. He's just a clear Project, and those guys very rarely become Franchise QBs, despite plenty of examples historically of teams drafting these guys in the 1st and 2nd round.

No. If we miss the top 4, go for Jackson. I still consider Jackson in the top 4, not Allen.

I wish it were Thursday already. This is the worst draft I can ever remember as far as pure anxiety goes because EVERYONE knows what position our first pick will be, which just happens to be the most important position in sports. But no one knows exactly who it will be.

If we're trying to move up to #1 or #2, it's definitely going to cost more than our 2 1sts this year and one next year. The math for the Jimmy Johnson chart says we'd have to throw in a 2nd and maybe a 3rd this year, too. And as long as we still keep one of those 2nds and one of those 3rds, it'd be worth trading those other picks if we land our QB for the next 15 years.

Glad I checked if this was posted cause I was just gonna post this. An interesting highlight Dilfer said wad how much better a passer Jackson is than anyone gives him credit for and that he actually wants to be a pocket passer. And for those screaming he leaves the pocket too early, according to Dilfer, 77% of Jackson's rushing yards we're on designed runs.

This, I think, is what should worry us the most. Browns inevitably take a QB Jets inevitably take a QB 2 of the 3 teams of the Giants, Broncos & Dolphins (or Pats in a surprise trade up ahead of us) take a QB We're left with utter crap. There's 100% certainty the Bills would get, at best, the 3rd QB at 12. Very likely the 4th and only a little less likely the 5th. Trade up!!!

No, it wouldn't. Which is exactly why he may very well be Beane's target.

No, we're making the playoffs again.

I almost distinguished the type of threesome, but I just kinda figured everyone would assume 2 girls with me in a room with one inflatable pool full of whip cream and another full of jello... or would assume whatever they wanted, as long as it's the dream... ...as long as it's the dream

Allen #1?! Josh friggin Allen as your #1

Would I? Is there a Lamar Jackson crowd? I like Lamar Jackson, but I like Rosen, Mayfield and Darnold more and believe this team has acquired all these draft picks over the last year in order to get the QB they believe is the 1st or 2nd best QB in this draft, not the 4th best. That said, if we stay at 12 and draft Jackson and keep the rest of our picks, I won't be unhappy even though this board will remain very divided.

This 3 way would be almost as exciting as a real one!!! My pleasure from this one would last a lot longer than the real thing... that's for sure

You SUCK!!!!

Is that true??? Hey... know what other QB Bills fans are pretty fond of who was recruited by Joe Paterno as an LB...? Sounds like Darnold would fit right in in Buffalo

No, it was in a "draft day predictions" segment. He said he didn't know if it would be a trade up or for how much, just that Darnold would be a Bill. One of the other guys (not Schrager) predicted Darnold would slide to 6 and the Bills would trade up with the Colts to get him.

Agreed! And there will be peace amongst Bills fans... for at least a little while

And I'll be happy. Almost as happy as if it were Baker Mayfield. No link, but he just said it on Good Morning Football on NFL Network. Lately I think he's been one of the more reliably dialed in guys out there. Take it for what it's worth, less than a week from making that pick.

Project QB= Possesses ideal size, athletic ability, intangibles and enough arm strength to develop into an upper-echelon quarterback. Is not yet a franchise quarterback, but has all the physical ingredients to become an outstanding NFL starter