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The NFL may need to consider a lottery system for 2012.

1.) Anyone thinking Luck will not be the #1 overall in 2012 is ill ingormed, a flamer, or an idiot. You can categorize yourself accordingly. 2.) When was the last time a "knee" ended a QBs career? Luck would have to break his neck or get his throwing arm amputated to drop in draft position. 3.) He will make more money than he can spend in his life in 2011 or 2012 or 2013. He has a very special skill that is very highly compensated. There are not 32 human beings that can do what he most likely will do well. 4.) If you think Jack locker was a first round pick in 2010 you are either ill informed, a flamer or an idiot.

Sounds like a Super Bowl bound coaching staff to me. They should throw in Gggreggg Williams while they're at it. Even the Broncos won't talk to DJ though. I totally forgot Wade was Levy's D-Co after the Super Bowl years.

Wow! Why? Seems strange. If you sign Harris then draft Moffit in the 4th Your line becomes Harris Levitre Wood Moffit Bell. The line goes from below average to top 5 in the NFL with two moves, plus if Hang man comes back from injury he adds depth and we keep a couple of the guys that have been plugged in that have experience and will play special teams the O-line would be fixed with depth. If they gave him Derrick "Turnstile" Dockery money he'd be in a Buffalo Bills uni and he'd almost be worth it.

I'm glad you brought that up. I saw that before and I saw that Pat Devlin from Delaware averages a 160 QB rating. I thought the Max QB rating was 155, Is this a new QB rating system? Also Cam Newton > Tim Tebow. He is Tim Tebow + NFL throwing motion - going on missionary trips to the Philippines. So many of the Tim Tebow-ites should be jumping on the Cam bandwagon.

I think you're underestimating Ryan Mallet and Cam Newton. Ryan Mallet is a leader on that team and will be a leader in the NFL. This isn't the 2010 draft. Colt McCoy, and Jimmy Claussen were not and are not NFL caliber QBs, Mallet and Newton are heads and shoulders better than both of those players. Yes Cam and Mallet are not in a "Pro Style offense" that is definitely a concern but Sam Bradford or Josh Freeman definitely didn't run a "pro Style offense" in college as well. Its Funny that you pick the 3 QBs from the 1983 draft, its also funny that only John Elway played in week 1 of 1983 where he was 1/8 for 14 yards. Elway didn't start until Week3 and was actually benched his rookie year and had a rough first few years of his career, where he threw more INTs than TDs. Jim Kelly did not run a "pro Style offense" in his post graduate grooming in the Houston Gambler's Run and Shoot offense. Marino started in Week 5 and probably had the easiest most natural transition to the NFL but he actually gives credit to David Woodley for helping him get up to speed quickly. There are stories of Don Shula trying to call a play for a rookie Marino and David Woodley basically functioning as a translator\Offense Coordinator to make sure Marino would be successful. So its easy to look back and rewrite the history of these HOF QBs and say "they have it or don't" and say they came into the NFL and performed at HOF level day 1, but if you actually look into the history of these players its a little more complicated than that. If you asked a Denver Bronco fan in 1984 or 1985 you'd probably hear the word "bust" by many fans. If it was the internet age you would have heard it a lot. Jim Kelly was picked #14, and I am sure there are teams that picked from #3-#13 that came up with reasons not to take a QB so early, in the end it doesn't matter where you take the guy if they end being a franchise QB. Wouldn't you have rather "reached" for Josh Freeman in 2007 instead of taking the "BPA" in Lynch? (and don't rewrite history Lynch was regarded a Top 10 pick and the second best RB in the draft, he "fell" to the Bills at 12 because of off the field issues, and some analysts actually thought Lynch would have a better NFL career than Adrian Peterson because they were worried that Adrian Peterson would be too often injuried.) Its time the Bills take a shot, because they're probably not going to get another shot until the 2013 draft.

no chance the Bills are trading the 1st for an "established" player. There may be a wheel or deal for a trade down to get more picks.

Don't you think the team would improve in that scenario without Fairely or Dareus? You take Allen Bailey, Mason Foster (a personal favorite), and Crick, plus Moffit with the second 4th with Cam Newton or Mallet in the 1st. And you have a phenomenal draft with miles of potential. My point is the 2011 draft is loaded all the way through with impact players on Defense not just the 1st round. The draft is not loaded at QB outside of the Top 15 picks, and the 2012 draft doesn't look like a great year for QBs. However I don't think Devlin in the 4th or 5th will have as much long term potential as Mallet or Newton. (And if there is any QB taken after the 1st Devlin is a guy I find interesting. Pat Devlin was a top recruit at Penn State, was a top all state player in the QB cradle of Pennsylvania, transfered to Delaware just because he wanted to play. I know its DivII or whatever they call it now, but the numbers he put up are sick; 66% completion percentage, 20TDs, 2INts at 6-4 225 Plus playing for the Buffalo Bills is like playing for the DivII of the NFL so he would be used to it until he would raise the Bills back up to the BCS eligible. )

the truth is. Locker was talked about by non football people as a 1st overall. Football people gave him a 3rd round grade. He went back to school to improve his draft status, he failed at that. Why would the Bills want a player that decides to play for a portion of the game? You can keep Haynesworth.

I think you're confusing you with Cowher.

This does matter a lot when drafting a QB. If Fitz is the QB in 2014 we're still not a winning franchise. I'm glad you have an opinion, however you're in the far minority as far as the talent level of "the other guys." PTR your CPU might be on the fritz, 2008, 2009, without even mentioning 1983, or 2004.

Cowher is now rumored to want the Miami job too! Oh Noooooooo!!! The Chin, The Fetish, and Bellytits in our division bulling little ole' Chan. I don't like this one bit. Go to Carolina and coach Luck.

Assuming Mallet, Cam Newton and Luck come out in the 2011 draft. Blaine Gabbert has already declared and Weeden (who might go play baseball) might declare as well. Terrell Pryor may even come out in 2011 because of the upcoming 5 game suspension. If Matt Barkley declares in 2012 he is probably the only 1st round QB in 2012. Nick Foles and Stephen Garcia will probably be 2-4 round grades. Maybe Nick Foles moves up to late 1st. John Brantley is a wild card. Either way the class of Mallet, Newton, Luck, and now Gabbert is going to be heads and shoulders over 2012. Not to mention that if somehow Mallet, which I don't think is likely, decided to stay he would probably be a consensus top 5 pick in 2012. I used to be in the draft defense camp with the 1st in 2011. I don't think Fitz is the long term solution at QB but he is the perfect QB to tutor a young guy. If Fitz is too smart to groom the guy that will put him out of work just having a young QB be in the same room preparing with Fitzpatrick will do wonders. Fitz must start in 2011, but Mallet or Newton spending a year rubbing shoulders with Fitz will go along way. Also the 2011 draft is loaded at defensive talent in rounds 2-4. There are multiple studs that will be available in each round. 2nd round Defensive options: Ryan Kerrigan OLB Purdue* Travis Lewis ILB Oklahoma Cameron Heyward DE Ohio State* Martez Wilson ILB Illinois* Allen Bailey DE Miami (FL) Drake Nevis DT LSU Corey Liuget DT Illinois Bruce Carter OLB North Carolina 3rd Round Defensive Options Jeremy Beal DE Oklahoma** Dontay Moch OLB Nevada** Courtney Upshaw ILB Alabama* Mason Foster OLB Washington** Donta Hightower ILB Alabama* 4th Round Defensive Options Kendrick Ellis DT Hampton Jabaal Sheard OLB Pittsburgh Marvin Austin DT North Carolina Jared Crick DT Nebraska Lawrence Guy DE Arizona State Sam Acho OLB Texas* Anthony Gray DT Southern Miss Mark Herzlich OLB Boston College* *Indicates player that WSS would be psyched to see in Red, White, & Buffalo Blue 2011 is the year for the Buffalo Bills to take a shot at being relevant again and take a QB that can lead the team for the next 10+ years. There are tons of options to improve the horrible defense in rounds 2-4. None of which are as great as Nick Fairely or Marcell Dareaus but nether is there a QB from Round 2 of 2011 to round 7 of 2012 that will make as big an impact as Ryan Mallet or Cam Newton.

Locker = garbage. He is not going in the first 3 round now matter what Todd McShay says. He crumbles under pressure, and is only consistent at losing. (Then you hear, but the Washington team around him isn't very good. Then the question is why is Locker an exception to the other untalented players on that team.) Plus Bleacher Report is the E Entertainment of an already questionable field of Sports Reporting.

Swap Aldon Smith for one of these Dudes: Ryan Kerrigan Travis Lewis Cameron Heyward Martez Wilson Allen Bailey Drake Nevis Corey Liuget Bruce Carter And Roy Helu for one of these guys: Andre Branch Casey Matthews Lee Ziemba Pat Devlin And I'm happy I love love Moffit, I think he makes Gabe Carimi look better. Moffit, Levitre and Wood is not only a great name for an 80s electronica band it is a world class interior Offensive Line, that would be the best G\C\G combo in the NFL bar none.

This is a no brainer. The Bills would take a Spiller pick like dash to make this deal. Not gonna happen though. A boy can dream . . .

1. No one wants the rookie QB to start week 1. 2. The offensive line no longer is horrible, there are two top 40 picks on the line, a vet, a young player that is showing development and a turnstile of the week. 3. With Blaine coming out early the 2012 QBs are looking dicey to bad. If Mallet decided to stay, which I doubt, he would likely be the #1 overall in the 2012 draft. Locker is complete garbage, and there was never a lottery for Locker with anyone that was paying attention. Luck, Cam, and Mallet is most likely going to be a special QB class. The Bills have an opportunity to compete, somewhat, with Fitz and spend a season working with Cam or Mallet a la Philip Rivers. Rivers another immobile QB with a cannon arm that most everyone thought was an immature jerk coming out of college.

Ray Lewis & Warren Sapp. The greater point is still true. The Bills have been completely irrelevant in the Super Bowl era, except for the time the Bills' first round QB took them to 4 straight Super Bowls. In the entire history of the Buffalo Bills, the Bills have taken 2 Quarterbacks in the first round. Its time for a 3rd. You can argue up and down what any of the QBs lack, but Andrew Luck, Cam Newton, & Ryan Mallet are all special prospects that all offer something that doesn't come around in every draft. Some more than others. I haven't watched 1 Mizzou game and it worries me of the dozens of draft nonsense I read McShay is the only one projecting this kid top5. McShay takes money from agents to prop up their clients. After looking at the defensive talent in the 2011 draft, and there is a ton of talent in rounds 2-4, you can still bolster the defense by taking a first round QB. I was in the take Fairely\Dareaus camp (Bowers is worrying me a bit, I wanted more in the Bowl game and I don't like he was a recruitment bust for the first two years of being on campus) looking at the list of available defensive players that the Bills can pick up in later rounds the Bills can still build a defensive while taking a QB 1st. Although if anyone is going to fit into a Defensive team leader it could be Fairely, if he is there at 3 its pretty tempting. Hurry up April.

Now I'm adding Elway announces Harbaugh as the next coach of the Denver Broncos on Wednesday.

Don't you think Harbaugh would take him to Michigan, Denver, San Francisco, or Carolina? I'd question his decision making skills if he decided to leave the Harbaugh train for the Buffalo Bills.

I love Josh too! I adopted TB as my NFC team too! I think the NFC West is taking the reigns as hardest Division too! When has there ever been a thread this agreeable? I would trade the entire Bills Roster and coaching staff and all the 2011 draft picks for the entire Tampa Roster and coaching staff. You think they'd do it?

NFLPA has a website and there is a link to give then your email to receive updates about the CBA. I signed up awhile back just for ***** and giggles. I doubt they smarm it up like good ole Roge. I believe this is foreshadowing the NFL will be taking a hardline. "... with a responsible CBA." Meaning that the poor Billionaire NFL owners have been scrapping together nickles for their Maybachs over the long and hard years of the most recent CBA.

What I find strange is Brohm proved to be an aBrohmination on the field during a game yet strangely people still protect and make excuses for him. If we don't draft a QB sign someone that was successful in Chan's system like Tyler Thigpen. I can't understand what Brohm has shown to make anyone want him on the Bills roster in 2011. Besides the same contrarian crowd that wanted Frank Reich to start over Jim Kelly. There are tons of available backup QBs on the market.

You see he stands near the line of scrimmage and when the ball is snapped he runs by the tackle and hits the QB. It's kinda simple. See Terrell Suggs and LaMarr Woodley.

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