SoCal Deek

Thanks….but I think that’s a bit in crystal ball territory. Nobody knows THAT much about the eventual quality of this or any other draft class. I’m actually thrilled the Bills are sitting right where they are with three picks in the first two rounds. That’s amazingly good for a team that’s drafting in the slot we are (having been a play away from the Super Bowl), and desperately needing to stock the proverbial shelves with young, cheaper talent. Add to that the fact that we then get a round off to exhale, see where things stand, and load up on lots of depth, and I’m loving where we sit. Now….let’s ALL pray that Beane doesn’t get too cute and simply goes and gets THREE quality young starters! GO BILLS

I mentioned this the other day: I simply do not understand the fixation with the ‘missing’ 3rd Round Pick. We have TWO 2nd Rounders! So in essence we already moved up. I guess some people would prefer we trade pick so we can get a 3rd? Not me!

I have absolutely no idea how your response has anything to do with my post.

Everyone is crying about the lack of a 3rd round pick while ignoring that we have TWO 2nd round picks. I suggest you’all just pretend Beane made some moves to move up into the mid second round, giving up his third. It’s the EXACT kind of move so many on here on advocating for him to do in the 1st round. In a word…..relax.

He has a ton of laundry appliances! Does he spill a lot?

Impressive research! I have to wonder if the Bills scouting department looks into things this analytically. Or do they just go with gut feelings.

I disagree. BPA means just what it says. No matter what the position. Period.

We gotta get a kid named Thor! He’s destined to bring the hammer I tell ya!

I’m not sure why this is complicated to so many on here. You don’t pay players based on their league-wide talent level. You pay them based on their value to YOUR team. So if the Bills decide they’re going to evolve the offense into one that features Cook, then sure…pay him like a Top Five RB. But, if the offense is going to remain Allen-centric then you pay Cook like the 16th ranked RB that he’s been. Period!

Reading through all of these draft projections it would appear that Ole Miss has become our NCAA version of the Carolina Panthers

Corta that’s impossible! Ralph being cheap is the first answer to every Buffalo Bills related question. The second is of course Zach Ertz.

Out here in Southern California we like to say we’re never more than THREE HOURS from anywhere….FIVE if there’s traffic. 😂

I’m going to trust the professionals that are managing this large, complex project.

Ralph wasn’t cheap. Or was he?

Benjamin Morrison? I love their paint. Didn’t know they also offered a line of defensive backs. But I guess it makes sense, seeing as how they’re known for being good in ‘coverage’. 😉

You took the words right out of my mouth. If you are successful at drafting a particular position then you’re bound to move on and look for a different one. For example, why would the Bills keep drafting quarterbacks after they selected Josh Allen? You almost have to look at the chart in the REVERSE. The lowest numbers mean the team is already set there. The higher number means they keep swinging and missing.

Exactly. Mine wasn’t so much a suggestion as an emotionless look at an alternative based on who was still on the Board in each successive Round. It was meant to show how difficult all of this really is. It shows that the Bills will have plenty of options this year. I just pray that we won’t be revisiting these top three selections in endless threads a year from now lamenting over all of the woulda shoulda coulda scenarios.

It shows you just how fickle the entire draft process is. Lots and lots of moving parts.

I’ve said repeatedly that I’m no draft expert but just like every other Mock that I look at, I immediately go to the guys the Bills did NOT take who were available just a few picks later. In this case the Bills draft class would instead be: Nolen DT Ole Miss Porter, DB Iowa State Winslow, S Penn State Anybody?

Traditionally the ceremony signifies the final major beam being lifted into place.

This! All that matters is production for the team you’re on. Cook is simply average playing for the Bills. That doesn’t mean he wouldn’t be great elsewhere…but the Bills simply don’t use him that way.

Anyone know what the 15th and 17th ranked running backs make? As I said yesterday, Cook was 16th. Right behind Joe Mixon and just above Chase Brown.

As I’ve often said I am definitely NOT a draft expert…but looking at the websites of those that apparently are it’s hard for me to believe that the Bills cannot find THREE solid starters out of our three picks in the first 62. Both DT and CB appear to have players that slot perfectly into when we’re on the clock. And that then leaves the third pick to go get a contributor at WR, DE at yet another position of need. Don’t screw this up!

I’m not sure how this discussion got to where it is. Cook was SIXTEENTH in the league last year in rushing and averaged just a little over 60 yards per game. What is that level of production (or lack there of) worth in 2025? I’m guessing it isn’t worth anywhere near what James Cook apparently thinks it is.

It’s an excellent question. I believe you’re referring to the structural frame of the ‘building’. There are many reasons for choosing one over the other. It may be nothing more than the availability of local tradesmen and materials. Steel tends to be lighter and erection is much faster with the beams and columns being fabricated offsite. Steel also tends to be more conducive to larger open concourse areas. And believe it or not it’s sometimes just what the design team members (architects and engineers) are more comfortable with and accustomed to. Keep in mind that the new stadium indeed has plenty of concrete. The seating risers are all precast treads and risers.