Rk_Bills86

I think - just based on what I've heard from NFL pundits, draft sites, and info regarding Bills visits and scouting, if we were going to move into the first it would be for Kyle Hamilton. THIS would be my target if he somehow got past the Jets and Giants at 4 and 5. This is Derwin James and Minkah Fitzpatrick rolled into one - This is the jack-of-all-trades "Back 7" Player we need for our 4-2-5 to work. I would 100% be working in the shadows to get him and I'd be willing to trade a player and picks for him. Also - Chad Muma is my sneaky second round pick selection for the Bills - if we were to move Edmunds in a trade.

I will agree that it's a high possibility that he doesn't make it to 57, but if that's really who the Bills have on their board and they are concerned - they will move up to get him. I'm actually pretty sure we'll see trade ups to "snipe" specific players this draft - specifically in RD2 and RD3 (RD 1 might be too expensive without a premium pick from next year being included)

I think a large amount of the board is in agreement that pending how the draft falls - Christian Watson for our second round pick would be great - I would also like to say, if not him, i'd be down for Alex Pierce as an equal.

I'm not knowledgeable enough on things like 3T vs 1T DTs and the intricacies, but my lord..... his highlights match his description "most of the times in which McCall is moved is on his own account when he is looking to disengage from blocks and continue in pursuit to the football" Crabbs - The Draft Network. Dude just walks back anyone in a 1v1 situation and has really great initial burst. He's projected as a true NT for a 3-4 but that could just be due to his size. I'm unsure what to make of him if you were to ask him to play in a 4-3. I'm not really sure what on O-line would do looking at Ed Oliver with this behemoth next to him.

Sterling Weatherford - S, Miamia(OH) Jeffrey Gunter - DE, Coastal Caroline Marquan McCall - DT, Kentucky *note - this while I like these players I don't know if the DE or DT would fit our scheme. Weatherford would be great as a big Nickle option.

The more I do mock drafts across multiple platforms, the more I'm convinced the Bills will look to trade up or trade to draft very specific players rather than wait to see how the board falls. The early part of Round 1 will be the biggest determining factor - mainly how many QBs actually get taken in the first.

Isn't he already signed for 12 million next year? That being said i'm fine with 1 more year of him if we can draft his repalcement

Lee Smith for a 5th?

Unless we get a 1st rounder for him - he's not going anywhere. I forget who I was listening to, but they brought up a very good point that another amazing season from Allen and Daboll is gone and Mitch might be his QB wherever he's going.

Davis reminds me of Moulds a little bit. Never going to wow you with pure speed, but has everything else and somehow manages to get leverage or behind DBs

Not to start a debate on this - but while this might actually be true (considering pick value) - How quickly have we become spoiled that an average player is the worth pick in a 3 to 4 year span?

We clearly want another TE (upgrade if possible) just not at the current prices. If anyone is cut, i'd be shocked if we weren't one of the first to scoop up cast offs.

I expect Allen to be slightly better this year. Another year of adjusting his form and getting it to be muscle memory, an actual off-season with his WR. Our O-Line hopefully getting to practice together prior to the season. Adjustments being made to fix the run game (hopefully). With an extra game, I expect him to hit 5000 yards passing this year.

I get that - I truly do - but ask yourself, how many 1st round picks never pan out period. How many of our First round picks prior to our current team front office were just.... useless. Useless and Virtually Useless: Erik Flowers, John McCargo, Leodis McKelvin, Aaron Maybin The best of this bunch if Leodis McKelvin who single handily lost us more games than I care to count. Average to Above Average: Nate Clements, Donte Whitner, Marcell Dareus, Shaw Lawson Talented players that spent time on other teams and fizzled out. Character flaws and skill/ability limitations became more apparent when they wore different uniforms. Above Average to Great: IMO this is where Edmunds sits - more to the point, this is roughly where players, coaches, and football analyst consistently put him and I'm inclined to agree. Pretty Dam Awesome: Stephon Gilmore I mean this was a great 1st pick, and we couldn't keep him (nor did he actually want to stay - and I don't blame him considering how the organization was at the time). At one point he was thought as a the #1 corner in the game for a few years..... but at no point has anyone said he's going to the HoF. HoF - Slam Dunk Picks: Zero The hate he gets on these boards is absurd. I'll say it again, the short term memory of how poorly we drafted prior to the current administration coming in is staggering. Years upon Years of poor draft picks that either did not see credible playing time and/or were wasted picks seems to have been forgotten by many here. How many players did we draft that never saw a second contract or were traded to at least recoup some of the draft value. Look at how the team is viewed currently - a team with no glaring hole and simply in the need of star power at certain positions. More to the point, if I remember correctly, there are only 1 or 2 players on the team from before Mc/Beane (I want to say it's Hughs and the Long Snapper)? That says a lot about where we were before hand.

For anyone that has a problem with Edmunds play - the issue isn't that he's an OLB playing MIKE - the issue is he's playing the ILB in a majority 4-2-5 def. Without a 3rd LB the majority of the time, he has added responsibility. Considering everything we ask of him, he does an above average job. Our D thrives on the ability to run an extra CB/S to cover routes and have the only 2 true LB on the field plug holes for the run. Essentially: 1) If you want to pass - by the time someone gets open our D-Line should have gotten to you - which didn't happen last year 2) if you want to run - we'll plug the holes and be gap sound - Which was an issue last year because we couldn't plug holes adding additional lanes for RBs to hit I would imagine there would be very few LB in the league that would perform better with the tasks asked of Edmunds. That being said - considering out D and his usage, it would take an incredible leap in his production and usage to become DPOY and I would say it is incredibly unlikely. He just isn't asked to do the things needed to stat stack for DPOY. He's almost the LB equivalent of what Star is to us - Looks poor on paper, but does the dirty/selfless job that allows those around you to thrive.