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You aren't far off, he doesn't have the "bend" that the elite speed rushers have. You don't see his upper body ripping around the corner, he is a little stiff. That said, hes strong as a bull and only going to get stronger, weighs 275 and probably could go up 10lbs in his legs and really cause problems for opponents. His upper body and hands are great, his attitude is great and his instincts are exciting, he goes for the ball first, something nobody for the Bills in recent history has really done. I love that. He's a lot like Shaq in terms of what he will bring, except way more effort, every day. I think Shaq is a bit more flexible, but it never translated. I ne er understood taking Shaq where they did, basically, they took Shaqs replacement where Shaq should have been taken to start with.

That line is actually pretty telling. It doesn't matter how big, fast, or explosive you are if you don't catch the darn ball.

No actually, that was DW.

Long of 50 only means thats the where the coaches would take a chance from. Look at the touch back percentage.

Slightly more athletic Stevie Johnson?

I love it, I think the kid has a shot to develop into a starter, hes an awful lot like Brady when he came out, not saying he will ever do jack *****, but I like the pick.

I’m interested in the kid from Hawaii, worth a late round flier

The QBs all have huge bust potential. Burrow had 1 year, Tua injuries, Herbert never produced in college, Love is a project, all 1st rounders could easily bust.

I feel with the shortened offseason upon us, the Bills did well to get the Vet WR they needed to be the #1, even if I’m not as sold on him as a true 1 as everyone else. RB is the quickest position to adapt, I expect one in round 2-4 probably 2 or 3. A Big WR who can handle RZ duties initially and hopefully demand snaps at the backend of the rotation by mid year would be a nice pick, Claypool, Mims Etc fit the mold. I like Claypool as a project, too much size and speed to be handled if used correctly, I see him more as an H Back, but his speed is killer. Maybe a Jimmy Graham type. Not sure if his real value, but 2-3rd sounds right. CB could represent value and definitely could see one in the 2nd. With Tre’s deal coming up, I could see this as a real contender. Hear me out, if Allen busts, you need a new QB, you can franchise Tre and either work on a deal or trade him, likely with a 1st round pick as compensation. If you need a QB, you are rebuilding, and you probably need picks to get up in the draft because the rest of this team is too good to lose enough to get to the top of the draft. So you trade Tre, get the picks, don’t pay 16M plus for a CB on a rebuilding team. Also, if Allen proves himself, you are paying 30+M a year for a QB, can you pay your CB 16+M a year too? Is it worth it in this D? Look back at Norman in his prime, the answer might lie there. S is not a pressing thing, but depth is poor and Hyde is almost 30.. I love him, but have a feeling they won’t re-up his deal.

Really? C'mon man.

I see "it" with Tua, if he's healthy he's special. With Herbert, I watched a bunch of his games and saw a pretty good athlete playing QB. He strikes me as a Bortles, on paper, stud. On the field. Meh. If Miami takes Herbert, I wont be worried. The only problem I really have, is I saw Allen as a bigger Tannehill and he hasn't proven me wrong. Tantalizing bursts combined with infuriating stupidity. Hopefully, we see the 3rd year jump.

Its way too early to call this class anything more than a good looking group of prospects. That said, because of the depth, there should be some real talent pushed into the later rounds. Ideally you find a guy in round 3 or 4 that needs some polish, has a current injury or something that pushed them down and bring them in. You might just get another Diggs type. Diggs is nothing elite in terms of talent, but he works hard and produces, hopefully that will rub off.

I am curious what Christian Wade is looking like behind the scenes. The guy clearly has the athleticism to be a great player, has he refined himself enough to be a factor this year? Is he part of the plans? I think we will see the answer by round 4 if no RB has been taken.

Watson can force his way out, but it’s going to be after the 5th year and the 6th year franchise tag and quite possibly the 7th year Franchise tag if he won’t extend. At that point it’s going to be a couple of 1st rounders minimum to make the trade for him and pay 40m+ a year. I’m still ok with that, I think. Who knows, maybe they play him on the 2nd franchise tag and then tag him a 3rd time or transition tag? It will be interesting.

I would take Bortles over Barkley and it’s not close. The reason is simple, Bortles is basically Josh Allen, from last year. Before you lose your mind and tell me I’m crazy, remember, he “led” a team farther into the playoffs, has had flashes of crazy success and potential and ultimately could come in and do ESSENTIALLY the same things Josh does. He is a bust vs his draft position, no doubt. That does not mean he couldn’t be a really good back up. He held a starting role for a number of seasons. He isn’t as accurate as you like, he doesn’t protect the ball as well as you would like, he doesn’t see the field as well as you would like and outside of Buffalo, everyone sees the same thing with Allen. the reason Bortles is a better option than Barkley, if Josh goes down, you bring in a player with similar skills to run the offense, not requiring a huge philosophical change like Barkley. Barkley has a far weaker arm, is not mobile, is not going to threaten an RPO game, is not going to stretch the field. Bortles can do all of those things. No, you don’t want him as a franchise guy, but you are looking for a good backup. He might go all Tannehill on you and surprise you if he wasn’t playing for Marrone too, so there’s that. You know Barkley was a street FA in the middle of the year for a reason, he’s mediocre and flashed a couple of decent games in his entire career, never held a starting job and if he plays you expect to lose. With Bortles, it’s like Allen in that, your scheme carries on and if he doesn’t get stupid, you have a good chance to win still. Allen APPEARS to be on a better career trajectory, but we don’t know that yet. He and Bortles were virtually clones at the end of 2 years, all I’m saying is, Bortles would make this team better than Barkley.

You can say whatever you like, free country, but you are also free to embarrass yourself when you say silly things.

I love the Juggerknox, as long as he learns to catch, then run.

Every year there are raw players that show up at the combi e and fans get enamoured with them. Nobody sees them possibly falling and every year l, they do. Metcalf was a sure fire top 15 pick last year, until he wasn't. Its very easily argued he was a better prospect than Mims. Athletic ability is great, lack of production drives guys down all the time. Claypool should be a top 5 pick if we are looking at athletes, but thats not all there is to the game.

Trade Allen for Brady.

Nah, I’ll pass.

2yr 32M, 17 guaranteed this yr, contract voidable by either party for next year and guaranteed against injury for 2021. Should be a done deal.

The Pats still have time and good options available at QB. I don’t want to see Cam Newton there on a prove it deal. The Bills will be in just as much trouble w NE.

Nailed it.

The 4th is not a comp pick, those have not even been thought of yet and at this point the Bills have signed more than they have lost, so no comps coming at all. Diggs was a 5th rounder, how is finding a WR at 22 “impossible”? Michael Thomas was a 2nd round pick, out performed Diggs best year as a rookie. Just saying, that argument is nonsense.

Montana was a HOF player and THE BEST at his position, Young was the heir apparent. The comparison holds zero weight because guess what, they had 1 and Montana was the clear one until age was in question and Young took over. Use your Corona vacation to get educated in logic big guy. Neither Diggs nor Theilen is considered a top WR in the NFL no matter how hard you homers try to spin it. A guy averaging 72 catches, 12.7 ypc and 6 TD is what you would consider a first round bust. Guys like that are walking around in FA, in fact the Bills signed that guy last year, John Brown. I remember why I stopped coming here, so much homerism and no reality.