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And that is why we traded

Many mocks had Ford going to Bengals at #11!

Cody Ford was BPA AND in an area of need!!

Gentlemen, your Buffalo Bills just officially killed the draft regardless of any other picks they make. They, Jags and Eagles the big winners so far

Needed to trade up since Taylor had already gone and Ford, Taylor >>> Risner

Like Orlando Brown people in any 2028 redraft the guy goes in the first round. Ford will have the same effect. And he is more versatile than Taylor.

Ha The lady in Bills gear had no clue who Ford is. Don’t worry madam - He Damn Good!!!!

Great pick. He has protected two mobile QBs in Mayfield and Murray will be good for Allen

Yup!! That Taylor or Ford was my wish list

Has to be Ford

Can live with that

Dammit hated that Raiders did 2 trades one with Jags and one with us - not really but still kinda double dipping

Ok we on now calling for Cody Ford

Panthers moved ahead of us since they think we are going tackle

Carolina wants to move ahead of us. Payback for Dawkins and Zay Jones

WRs going now

Josh Allen and Jawaan Taylor one top 5 another top 10 talent Dammit

Cody Ford still available

Hey you missed the point. It was not a bad bet at all. If so, I would not have put a 60% number on our getting Ed Oliver. If you see carefully, I actually considered Hock to the Lions and Jones to the Giants as probable outcomes while figuring out the chances of Ed Oliver being there at 9. In betting, you have to go with probabilities. Which means accounting for "bad" decisions people might take:). I even posted you that Vegas was showing the Over / Under for Ed Oliver getting picked at 7.5.

Good Question. I think this change is primarily due to Fantasy Football. On a 3-4 you have OLBs who rush the passer. But they tend to be similar to Defensive Ends and have fewer tackles than typical 4-3 LBs. If you call them LBs, they tend to be at a disadvantage fantasy wise (and were not getting picked into fantasy teams). Imagine running a fantasy league and Khalil Mack does not get drafted in it:) It just does not meet the eye test as a good scoring system. So you cannot classify these 3-4 OLBs with a Linebacker like Tremaine Edmunds. Thus, the EDGE rusher term was introduced to refer to both 3-4 OLBs and 4-3 DEs.

Umm I think there was broad consensus that we hit a home run with Tremaine Edmunds, no?

I got two picks out of the top 9 totally wrong - Quinnen Williams to the Jets and Clelin Ferrell to the Raiders. Quinnen Williams because the fit is just so bad next to Leonard WIlliams. I guess it just means the Jets will try to trade L. WIlliams or move away from him next season. Ferrell is a stupid pick. When no one else is picking Ferrell why not trade down with somebody and pick Ferrell later? But I am not complaining since it led to Ed Oliver to us. I also got Josh Allen to Jags wrong - but that was a consequence of the above two mistakes - he was just too good for the Jags to pass up - and it didnt affect the Bills pick relative to expectations since he was always expected to go before #9. On the Flip side, I got 6 picks right (as far as implications for the Bills is concerned). And oh yes, we got Ed Oliver baby!!! Besides, the DT needs being picks below us as predicted, it took a QB reach at #6 (again as predicted) and a surprising pick at 4 to get there - but we called it!! WTG. Let us now enjoy Rounds 2 and 3. Shd have taken your bet mate! ? But it is all good. Worked out well for us. It is a "New Era" at OBD.

My wish list and strategy Round 2: Get Taylor, Ford or Irv Smith (May have to move above 38 - Jags - if one of the OTs goes early or if we rate one of these two significantly above the other. Round 4: If we drafted an OT in Round 2, the get TE Jace Sternberger. If we drafted Irv Smith in Round 2, then get OG Dru Samia Or McCoy if he falls Hoping for a run on CB and WR early.

DT pick was a surprise for LAC.

TIllery!!