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Well with Cato June and Pat Thomas coming into town, I'm leaning towards the bills grabbing either Everette Brown or Peria Jerry at 11 if they sign a LB. Otherwise, I'm going to stand with Maybin for the time being

First thing I learned in football was the minute you let up is the minute you're going to get hurt. Besides they're professionals, you play the game the way its meant to be played.

Hopefully, but we'll see. I'm not totally enamored with what I've seen from Youboty. Needs to find a way to keep himself on the field

Thats what I like to see from a nickel corner. I hope his past season in Jacksonville was a product of a bad defense and not deteriorating skills.

Thats always a given

heh heh, uuuuuuuuuuuuh hey Butthead, nachos rule!

Ok, so let me get this straight...No California players, no Big 10 players, All WRs must be 6'4 or taller, No Texas players, DE's must be at least 280lbs and not white, no LBers under 6'2 250, No Ohio State players....any restrictions I missed?

LMAO... now players that come from certain conferences are no good?

Maybin can be effective if used as a pass rusher from DE and LB. Rotate him around with Kelsay, Denney and whoever is at OLB and you have yourself a player the offense has to account for at all times. Is he a complete player? At this point no, but he's a good specialist that can develop. Orakpo and Brown are both slated to be tweener DE/OLB as well and I like Maybin more so than Brown as a pass rusher.

I think Maybin fits as a pass rusher from both DE and LB and could be used accordingly. At this current point in time I believe he's going to do the most for the Bills with their first pick. However, as FA progresses, its always possible that we address DE/Pass rush elsewhere leaving the Bills open to picking another key need area

No one is forgetting Bowen, at least I'm not. I was pretty high on him last year in the draft, but not being on the field last year didn't help him. He's going to need time on the field to adjust to the NFL and translate his skills from college to the pros. He is a great prospect and I would have no problems replacing Ellison with him. Also he is more suited to coverage and playmaking rather than pass rushing which is a priority this year.

More like a semi crashing into a school for bunnies at 100 MPH crash...

As the Free Agency period begins to pick up steam and teams wheel and deal to get themselves into position to select the recruits they believe will help them win the Super Bowl, I can’t help but think of how this draft is the exact type of draft class that Buffalo has been waiting for to rebuild and rearm. DE, LB, TE, C, OT are all areas the Bills could use help and should be able to find that help relatively easily. This draft will not only be the precedent by which Russ Brandon’s tenure in Buffalo is judged, but it could also be the very last class that Ralph Wilson selects to his team. Looking at the first round, with the 11th pick in the draft, Buffalo is going to have plenty of good options to choose from that can make an immediate impact on game days. The question that remains, who and what position will be Buffalo’s 1st pick? All signs point to Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State Just kidding, but let’s take a look at how the 1st round of the 2009 NFL Draft can pan out. 1. Detroit Lions select Matthew Stafford QB Georgia While I don’t see Stafford as the best player in this draft, Detroit needs a new face of its franchise and there is no better face than a rookie QB on a rebuilding team. I did think about a trade down situation here, but one thing this draft does lack is a clear cut number 1 pick and that is why Detroit will stand pat and take Stafford here. 2. St. Louis Rams select Aaron Curry LB Wake Forest The first shocker of the day since most have Jason Smith as the Rams pick. However, looking at the St. Louis defense really could use a playmaker like Curry in their front 7. Also, after spending big bucks on Jason Brown, I don’t see them spending all their cash on one side of the ball. 3. Kansas City Chiefs select Jason Smith OT Baylor After going out and getting Matt Cassell as QB, you can bet that Scott Pioli and Co. are going to be protecting that $14 million asset. Smith is arguably the best OT in this draft. However, Coach Hailey might have a tough time passing up Michael Crabtree with this pick. 4. Seattle Seahawks select BJ Raji DT Boston College I could see Crabtree being the selection here, but with the Houshmandzadeh (Championship!) signing I could easily see them looking to bolster their DL as well. 5. Cleveland Browns select Brian Orakpo DE/LB Texas With Curry off the board Mangini will take the next best thing in Orakpo. A versatile athlete, Orakpo should cause plenty of headaches of OC’s and QB’s alike in the AFC North. 6. Cincinnati Bengals select Eugene Monroe OT Virginia Trying to fill the void left by Stacy Andrews, Cincy will pick up Monroe in what might be the safest pick in the top 10. 7. Oakland Raiders select Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech We all know Al Davis can’t resist this pick here. Crabtree will give JaMarcus Russell a solid receiving threat, now if he can only hit him. 8. Jacksonville Jaguars select Rey Maualuga LB USC Tough choice here because it’s possible to see the Jags go with a RB like Chris Wells to compliment Maurice Jones-Drew out of the backfield. Maualuga will give Del Rio the kind of leadership at LB he is looking for. 9. Green Bay Packers select Malcolm Jenkins CB Ohio State Sorry Bills fans, but Jenkins will be off the board before 11. Green Bay needs some youthful talent in the secondary even though Brian Cushing is a very tempting target for the Pack. 10. San Francisco 49er’s select Mark Sanchez QB USC Let’s face it; Shaun Hill will not be the starter for San Fran in 2009. If Kurt Warner does not get signed this would be the logical choice for the 49er’s. 11. Buffalo Bills select Aaron Maybin DE/LB Penn State Tough choice here for the Bills, but Maybin gives them the most versatility of any remaining prospect. With the ability to rush from the DE or LB position, Maybin should be able to find a way to get to opposing QBs, especially with a healthy Schobel on the field. Pettigrew, Brown, and Jerry are all possibilities here and all of which would be good picks for the Bills 12. Denver Broncos select Brian Cushing LB USC Denver is undergoing major cosmetic surgery in regards to personnel. Cushing would fill the void left by Jamie Winborn who was let go recently. 13. Washington Redskins select Andre Smith OT Alabama First of all, I highly doubt the Redskins keep this pick with the amount of money they have spent on free agents so far. Look for them to trade out of the first round again this year. 14. New Orleans Saints select Chris Wells RB Ohio State Passing on Vontae Davis here will be a shocker, but Reggie Bush is not a feature back in the NFL and the Saints will need a big strong runner like Wells to help him shoulder the load. 15. Houston Texans select Everette Brown DE/LB Florida State The Texans need someone to take some pressure of Mario Williams and Brown should be able to do just that. Brown’s speed and quickness on the pass rush will make it hard for teams that look to double team Williams in passing situations. 16. San Diego Chargers select Knowshon Moreno RB Georgia With Tomlinson’s future in question and Sproles not being able to shoulder the load as a feature back the Chargers will look to add depth at RB and Moreno should fit nicely into an LT clone mold. 17. New York Jets select Vontae Davis CB Illinois While it’s possible to see Tyson Jackson or James Lauriniatis here, Vontae gives the Jets a playmaker across from Revis. Davis is also reminiscent of Samari Rolle in Ryan’s Baltimore defense. 18. Chicago Bears select Jeremy Maclin WR Missouri The Bears really need a speedy target like Maclin to help Kyle Orton out and will be very happy to see him drop to the 18 spot. 19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Peria Jerry DT Mississippi So the Bucs lost out on Haynesworth, no big deal as they can cash in by selecting Jerry at 19. Now if only they had another lineman named Ben. 20. Detroit Lions (from Dallas) select Michael Oher OT Mississippi Jumping back into the 1st round the Lions can now pick up some much needed protection for their investment in Matt Stafford. Oher could anchor the line in the Motor City for many years. 21. Philadelphia Eagles select Brandon Pettigrew TE Oklahoma State If L.J. Smith does not return to Philly you can bet on the Eagles grabbing Pettigrew very quickly here. 22. Minnesota Vikings select Hakeem Nicks WR North Carolina Minnesota can go many routes here and it all revolves around free agency. If Birk doesn’t come back, the Vikes may go after Mack here. I think they’ll take a WR to try to help out the passing game and Nicks is the best on the board in my opinion 23. New England Patriots select Alphonso Smith CB Wake Forest I can easily see the Patriots going after Laurinaitis here, but with Smith still on the board this late they have to take him. 24. Atlanta Falcons select Tyson Jackson DE LSU Hard to believe he falls this far, but Jackson becomes a victim of circumstance due to his lack of a pass rush. However, he can fill in all across the Atlanta defensive line and be effective. 25. Miami Dolphins select Percy Harvin WR Florida This pick is a real tossup between Harvin and Clay Matthews. A trade is possible here as well, trading up with Washington to get Everette Brown, or trading down a few spots and grabbing a LB are possibilities. 26. Baltimore Ravens select James Laurinaitis LB Ohio State Laurinaitis gives the Ravens some talent at MLB especially if Ray Lewis does not return. 27. Indianapolis Colts select Darrius Heyward-Bey WR Maryland Size and blazing speed, Heyward-Bey would be too much to pass up for the Colts after cutting ties with Marvin Harrison. 28. Philadelphia Eagles (from Carolina) select Ebon Britton OT Arizona Bringing some much needed youth to the Tackle position, Philly has really set the stage for some impressive offensive performances in 2009. 29. New York Giants select Kenny Britt WR Rutgers New York has gone out and picked up 3 big players on defense and needs to even things up. Britt gives the Giants a big target for Eli Manning. 30. Tennessee Titans select DJ Moore CB Vanderbilt This selection not only gets Tennessee a good coverage CB, but a KR/PR man as well. 31. Arizona Cardinals select LeSean McCoy RB Pittsburgh Even though Edgerrin James is still on the roster, he turns 31 this year, is a $5 million cap hit, and was less than stellar in 2008. If he is not cut before the draft, he will be gone soon after this pick. 32. Pittsburgh Steelers select Max Unger OG/C Oregon Unger’s versatility across the entire offensive line makes him a much more attractive prospect than Alex Mack to close out the 1st round. Big names still on the board going into round 2: Alex Mack, Louis Delmas, Clay Matthews, Robert Ayers, Jared Cook

Robot Chicken Sealab AquaTeen Those are my top 3. I like Morel Orel, Birdman, and Home Movies as well. The other stuff is pretty hit and miss. Anything Tim and Eric do I have found to be really just too far out there to be funny without chemical assistence. Drinky Crow I just cant watch a whole episode before I'm bored.

That's been a thought of mine for years...why can't dealerships be more like pizzerias? Go in, pick out what you want and go. I know its a bit tougher with cars, but there has to be a way that it could be done economically.

For once I agree with you Doc

Birdman is good, but RC is the best

Don't blame the auto companies for a salesman trying to make an extra buck. The reason the auto industry is in crappy shape is because of p!sspoor managment from the top down for too long. However, dealers sure don't help the image of the auto industry or the companies they sell for by using these sleezy underhanded tactics when selling their products. I did buy my Jeep (2003 Wrangler) for straight cash and I could just see the tears welling up in the sales manager's eyes when I wrote the check rather than playing 400 a month for 5 years on a 3 year old vehicle. Car dealers are in the same category of slime as personal injury lawyers and politicians in my book.

QB 9 RB 5 WR 4 TE 2 OT 4 OG 3 OC 3 DE 1 DT 2 OLB 2 MLB 3 CB 5 SS 4 FS 4 Front 7 on D andTE are my biggest concerns as FA continues and the Draft inches closer Starting Caliber interior lineman on the offense should also be a last 1st day early 2nd target as well. OT seems to be fairly well covered, but I wouldn't pass up a gift that drops to the 3rd or 4th round here. CB is pretty well under control and I'd prefer to bring in a vet to fill the 5th CB slot. Safety can be a concern with Ko Simpsons off the field issue and lack of any real depth. A quality prospect here can't hurt. WR is a deep position, but not a strong one. If there is an upgrade to be had I'd pull the trigger, but this should be filled via FA rather than the draft. RB I'm not overly concerned about and there is plenty of average talent to be found and keep an eye on NE to possibly jettison a back now that Taylor is there.

Thats why I have a hard time reading this board outside maybe 4 or 5 different posters

You really think that is going to convince anyone here? You could tell people on this board that its raining and they'll disagree with you, then half will blame Ralph Wilson for being too cheap to pay God what he wants for sunshine and the other half will find a way to say its Jauron's fault because he's too emotionless and his bleak face brings about the bleak weather

Either way...where do you get that OBD is "falling all overthemselves" to sign Coles?

This could quickly turn into a monday morning classic

Well, lets think of it this way, if OBD is falling all over themselves to get him and no one else seems to want him...don't you think a deal would have been struck by now?

how would you explain the rest of his posts?