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I left for the game, 100% certain that I had set my DVR to record it in its HD glory. I come home, and it's not there. My wife says she didn't do anything. I want to believe her. I have to. But it's killing me. So...would anybody out there who recorded the game (preferably in HD) be willing to burn it to a DVD for me? Anyone...? Name a fair price for the hassle...? Anyone...? ...Bueller...? ...Frye...?

There's a reason you're not paid to share such opinions.

Another good article: http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=3738

That's a great example of reason, clarity, and informed fact. Holbrook at PFW talks to a lot of the scouts...he doesn't get his opinions from Clayton and Kiper. What's better, an analysis like this, or posts like "This was BS! What a joke! Whitner? Who? What a reach with McCargo! Levy sucks! I wanted Justice in the 1st!" It would take hours to wade through all the crap posted today.

I like the Jets first three picks a lot, but they were in the butterzone of this draft. But still, it never makes sense to grade a draft until you have at least one season to assess the players.

Tell me where I said that I was 'high on Len's predictions.' I made it clear that with all the BS from people giving weight to Kiper's comment and Clayton's comment, I felt that a counter opinion from an ESPN head was due. I gather that reading comprehension isn't your strong suit...?

that's the 'comeback' of a guy with nothing to say.

"inferior little bug" ...lol...okaaay, whatever you say.

My god...so much idiocy to respond to and so little time... These players were not selected by Marv. He made that abundantly clear. They were chosen in consensus, with the HEAVIEST WEIGHT going to the opinion of the bills' senior scouts and Tom Modrak. Then the coaching staff, whose primary job was to inform the scouts of what they were looking for and do as much evaluating and catch-up as they could on the players themselves...and THEN, with maybe a 5% sway, came Marv, whose primary job was to ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS and form a consensus. To say "marv's picks are a disaster" is such a joke...

Joe Six, did something fall on your head? Get a clue: Nobody would have been able to compare two established players to two just-drafted rookies named Sapp and Lynch, either. Are you kidding me? How can you not see the logic problem in this question? When Sapp came out 2/3 of the NFL didn't want to touch him with a 10 foot pole.

This post captures you perfectly. Thank you.

Your opinion is that the Bills have had a joke of a draft. I think that opinion is a joke, for many reasons that I spelled out. I think I spoke pretty clearly and backed up my opinion. You, on the other hand, merely repeat yourself in what amounts to "suck suck suck". Show me one thoughtful post by you on this subject that isn't just "marv sucks" or "we reached because Kiper said so".

I see that you haven't gotten any smarter in the last couple hours. What part of this process don't you get? There is no universal "3rd Best DT". Teams have different grades on players all over the joint. Some teams had Justice as a first round pick and others had a 3rd round grade on him. Bunkley had a great season but he only had *1* year of production...which makes him a bit of a risk...and he still fell several spots. So, according to the rest of the league, Bunkley was "a reach" at #8. And yet you don't get it. I have some Dr. Seuss books that you can read when you're done here.

when the room is full of idiots who think that the opinions of kiper and clayton are valuable but those of tom modrak and dick jauron are not, well, you have to fire back with some ESPN opinion to counter.

how clayton has any credibility is beyond me...he's been wrong so many times you don't know where to begin. and MY how pasty...

but of course all the whiners here knew better...

Okay, Joe GM. The way the board has fallen, who would you have picked with the Bills slots?

And NFL.com's piece on Youboty: http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/youboty_ashton

To all the armchair draft experts who think the bills reached for mccargo just because Kiper (chuckle) figured him to go in the 3rd. Here's something to chew on. http://www.buffalobills.com/blog/index.jsp?post_id=163 He isn't the most heralded defensive line prospect at North Carolina State, but tackle John McCargo, often overshadowed by the Wolfpack's heralded end tandem of Mario Williams and Manny Lawson, isn't quite an unknown, either, to NFL scouts. McCargo's ascent up draft boards continued this week with a strong performance at the school's pro day workouts, and his audition certainly enhanced the chances that North Carolina State will have three defensive linemen selected in the first round next month. Williams, of course, is a sure bet, an edge player and upfield rusher regarded by many scouts as the premier defensive player in the draft. Lawson is also a pass-rush threat, an outside defender with great explosiveness and closing speed who might best project to linebacker in a 3-4 front. John McCargo was an early-entry after playing three seasons at NC State.But the hard-working McCargo, who has fully recovered from a stress fracture in his left foot that sidelined him for five games in 2005, is definitely on the rise. Several scouts now list him as the third-best prospect at tackle, behind only Haloti Ngata of Oregon and Florida State's Brodrick Bunkley. And unlike those two, McCargo is more a one-gap player, capable of compressing the pocket from the inside. "My game has always been about quickness," McCargo said shortly after a pro day workout in which he clocked a 4.94 in the 40. "I really didn't start playing football until the ninth grade and didn't get serious about it until around my junior year [in high school]. But I was a good baseball player and a pretty good basketball player, and some of the traits from those sports, like hand-eye coordination, things like that, kind of carried over onto the football field and helped me a lot." Scouts agree that one of McCargo's strong suits is his effective use of his hands, often an oversight by young defenders. Watch him on tape, though, and McCargo's hand speed, and ability to get into a blocker's body, is nearly as impressive as his first step forward. That said, McCargo, an underclass prospect, still is very quick off the ball and keeps his feet moving nicely, even when engaged with an opponent. At a shade under 6-foot-2 and 305 pounds, McCargo isn't as bulky as some of the other tackle prospects in the 2006 draft class. But several franchises, particularly those seeking a one-gap tackle, have now moved him ahead of players such as Michigan's Gabe Watson, Miami's Orien Harris and Texas' Rodrique Wright. Two general managers asked this week about McCargo had him graded in the lower third of the first round, and acknowledged his stock is rising. "He's a little different than most of the other [tackles]," one general manager said. "Different in a good sort of way because, if you want the upfield guy and not just the run stuffer, there aren't many tackles like him in this year's draft." An Academic All-American, and an avid but late-blooming student of the game who is now trying to make up for lost time, McCargo understands that Williams and Lawson, flashier players who merit attention by putting the quarterback on the ground, are going to garner most of the headlines. But he understands, too, that there is a place in the NFL for a guy like himself, a hard-working tackle who has made himself into a player and who will soon reap the rewards. "It never bothered me that people talked so much about Mario and Manny because, I mean, those guys are incredible players," McCargo said. "Playing out on the edge, making big plays in space, you're naturally going to be drawn to those guys. But I was doing some good things, too, inside, and I think the scouts who have done their homework understand that."

http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/youboty_ashton

i know the bills liked mcquistan but he wasn't there

actually, they didn't give up a 2nd and a 3rd, they traded their 2nd for a 1st, and used the 3rd as the currency to do that. That's a net loss of 1 pick.

Bwahahaaaa.... That's precisely the kind of person I pegged you for.

hopefully college will be there, but i doubt it.

No, I'm in NY pointing out how stupid and misinformed most of the opinions are here. I never claimed that I know what the Bills SHOULD HAVE DONE. Cuz I don't. But I trust that they know how to build a team for their system.