Bill from NYC

Well, his description of Jonah Williams does echo mine. As well has he has played in his entire career at Alabama, I am not sure if he is big enough to play LT in the NFL. He very well might be and again, he is good at every facet of OL play. I want to see his combine numbers, especially with the 225. I will speculate that if he is placed at LG, he will be an immediate impact player, perhaps a star. Jmo.

I fully agree but I will add that now it is time to protect him. The Bills prior GMs also did not devote ample resources to blocking.

He gets open, and imo his hands are not bad. His brother Calvin was one of the hardest workers Alabama had according to Coach Saban. Maybe Riley is too, I don't know. Lets wait and see how he does in the combines.

In this case it actually might be. I am thinking that it would be hard indeed for a street free agent to be worse than Benjamin.

I am still very high on Jace Sternberger from Texas A&M, and don't understand why he doesn't seem to be mentioned that much as a prospect. Seriously, I can't find anything not to like about the kid.

You make several valid points in this post. Imo, the Bills will not be able to get to the playoffs without a drastic improvement in the offensive line. If Josh has to keep running at the rate he did last season, he is eventually going to get seriously injured. He needs more protection and even a better running game to perform to the level of his capabilities, which I think are huge. Call me crazy but imo once the OL is fixed, and I do mean fixed (not slightly improved), other units will get better right along with them.

That would be wonderful but you do make it sound just a bit too simple.

At the rate things are going the PAC 10 will be decimated. I just don't think they can compete the way they used to for various reasons.

Yelden was much taller, and I think stronger. To this day I think he would have been an excellent pro RB if not for the numerous injuries. Some of these kids just can't stand up to the punishment of the NFL or get unlucky injuries.

The suggestion of 2nd or 3rd round pick was more of a compliment than an insult in this passing league. Like any other back, Josh would stand out on a team with a good qb and a solid OL. Some of those holes he ran through at Alabama were pretty big. Still, he is a true all purpose back and plays a very smart game. He can do everything including block. Btw, I'm not 100% sure that the 216 lbs. they list him at is accurate. That seems high to me but he is a fighter and plays hard on every down. I really like Josh but not at #9.

If you saw my post in this thread I am totally against using a #9 on Jacobs, and I am a HUGE Crimson Tide Fan and really like the kid. I see your point wrt the Spiller comparison, I really do, but; I would take Jacobs over Spiller ANY day!!! Even for the Bills, the Spiller pick was so stupid that it was mind boggling. As for Jacobs, imo he is a 2nd or 3rd round pick. He is a much better and stronger player than Spiller ever was.

He mentioned the connection to Daboll. I don't think he was trying to imply that he had any inside info. What did he do wrong?

Folks, a little perspective here..... Are all of you aware that Josh was never established as the starting running back at Alabama? He was never the strongest running back on the Tide and while he is quick, he isn't a speed back. Josh is very good and quite versatile. He has great hands, blocks well, and is a smart kid and a smart player. Saban loves the kid. That said, I am not even sure if he will be better than Damien Harris. He can be if he continues to improve and his first step is a bit quicker, but Damien reminds me a bit of Thurman in terms of seeing holes to run through. He is no slouch. As a life long Alabama Fan, I would welcome Josh to the team. He had an extremely tough life but seems to maintain a great, positive attitude. I have no doubt that he would be quite useful to Allen, but; I don't think that the Bills should use a #9 on him. Disclaimer: I am not pretending to be a scout. I am just a fan who has seen every Alabama game for many years.

Was he #6?

Very interesting post. I have the Bama game on tape and will watch him.

Bama to hire ex-Buffalo Bill as assistant. https://247sports.com/college/alabama/Article/Alabama-Football-Nick-Saban-expected-to-hire-SEC-offensive-assistant-to-coaching-staff--128088894/?fbclid=IwAR2Rw3dwTvGAnQEq6-SQTTgouO0kyvHdQ_j6hWxZKsNSZ5yDDi4M-Tsy6qE

Maybe, but it will take some time. Kids with money usually don't want to play football or go into boxing, and who can blame them? Would you, with a pocket full of money, want to get hit by Khalil Mack, or punched by a young Mike Tyson? I certainly would not. I think it is impressive that the other 11 schools could field teams. Games like the ones yesterday are good for the sport. The owners are guaranteed profits like no other business that I have ever heard about. It is hard for me to imagine them letting this slip away but who knows?

I knew that Jauron was a complete horror show before he ever coached a game. The 2006 draft was just so bad that it crippled the team for many years. Having said that, didn't he once try a million yard field goal that they had no chance at all of making? It might even have been in bad weather conditions. For some reason this this comes to mind but there is no solid memory. The Levy/Jauron years were just unthinkably awful.

Any thoughts on Montez Sweat from Miss. St.?

What about MMA? How can this even exist? In 10 years there is going to be an entire species of dangerous, brain damaged people from taking elbows to the head, and everything else they do.

Yeah, that is a tough school to recruit for. Look at who they play.

Thank you.

I fully agree John. And speaking of the Colts, they year before they drafted Peyton Manning the took Tarik Glenn (LT) in round one and Adam Meadows (RT) in round 2, and this was even before the NFL was a passing league as much as it is now. Both of these players are not mentioned as much as other great blockers but they were both sensational, durable, and as great as Peyton was he owes these guys quite a bit.

I look at things a bit differently. In the decade you cite, the Bills have spent 0 first round picks on blockers. They did spend 3 second round picks (Dawkins, Kouandjio, and Glenn). The above might look OK to some however imo it is a disgrace, made worse by the fact that there were 2 rookie quarterbacks trying to learn the game behind what (most of the time) was a lousy OL. From day one I was thrilled by the Josh Allen pick. I still am but he needs protection, as well as a running game so he doesn't have to keep running himself. I think it is high time for the Bills to utilize their resources by investing in the health and development of our quarterback. I sure hope that you are right. And I like Teller, but he was a 5th round pick and yes, this is to their credit, but I wouldn't cite this as using high resources on a major need.

That would be great, but the real way to get talented offensive linemen is through the draft. The Bills failure to do so is a primary cause of them being perpetual losers. The Bills just keep focusing secondary and running backs in the draft. Now, we can pretend that this isn't so, however; it is completely factual and very sad indeed.