Bill from NYC

Well, if you think it was mostly about losing Aaron Williams, why would you say Rex was "rightly relieved?" Do you think if they kept Rex and picked up a good safety, the team would be in the playoffs next year? I am not being a smartass either. I am missing what you are getting at. Sorry.

I would want more than an extra second round pick for trading the #10 to go to the bottom of round 1. Much more.

It really is great to hear you say this!!! You were doing SO well!

I wouldn't mind drafting a corner, just not in round 1. Promo addressed a possible solution above. Trading down, if we get the right offers, might make lots of sense for this team. We could use extra picks for this season and 2018.

No, but it would appear that Levy went strictly for need. I was the happiest Bills Fan in America when the Raiders drafted Huff at 7. Then came Whitner at #8 in one of the dumbest moves in Bills history which is quite the distinction. I guess so many dumb moves like this over the years have made me squeamish. I really hope Whaley doesn't give away more picks. Wouldn't it be great to GET extra picks instead?

I could be wrong but I don't see them drafting Foster, simply because they already have Ragland. If fact, I heard Ragland take credit for passing the torch to Reuben and showing him what has to be done at mlb. That said, a healthy Foster might be the best lb in college. I liken him to a faster, MUCH stronger, and more violent Kiko. Reuben Foster flies all over the field on every play, and btw can blitz pretty well but is rarely asked to. If it's olb the Bills want, I recommend Ryan Anderson. He might be available in round 2, where he would be an absolute steal. He can blitz AND cover, as you saw on 12/31. As a 3/4 rusher, Tim Williams provides pressure on virtually every play.

If Whaley takes a safety, it is likely that the top graded one will already have been drafted, ala 2006 when Levy turned down numerous trade down offers, scorned far better players, and drafted Donte Whitner. Moves like this hobble a franchise for many years as you can see.

We don't have a good history with top 10 OSU safeties.

Their safeties are both sophs. Ronnie Harrison hits as hard as perhaps anybody in college football. He is also big with long arms and can cover. The only thing that worries me about him is that he is excitable. But he is just punishing. I hope someone else who watches him chimes in. Minkah Fitzpatrick took over for Eddie Jackson at the other spot. Minkah was the nickel. He is great in coverage and is a total ball hawk. The kid is very smart and a difference maker and gets even better each week.

Clemson looks good. They played well in the game last year so they think they can win. There is a plus! The line opened with The University of Alabama Crimson Tide at minus 6 1/2. I thought it would be closer to 3 or 3 1/2. These teams are close. The thing is, our QB Hurts is a true freshman. He is as cool as it gets but he obviously lacks experience. I liken him to a slower, much stronger Tyrod. He doesn't look it but he does huge numbers in the weight room and can knock down defenders with a stiff arm. He has wonderful receivers, very good rbs, fine TEs. The OTs are superior and the center gets better every game. All of the above and they really are NOT an offensive team. The defense is MUCH better than last year. They have 2 DTs that have to be doubled. This often leaves players such as Allen, Williams and Anderson getting blocked 1 on 1. Not good. Reuben Foster is WAY better than Ragland was, and Rags could play. Credit BADOL for calling that before the season! Their safeties are great and the corners are good. They are all but impossible to run on. You can pass some but you better get rid of the ball quick because their pass rushers will take you out. I'm not going to make a prediction. I'm just saying ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I agree. This was my point. The Huskies defense was better than I thought. I knew all about the Tide defense.

Not necessarily. Washington didn't play that bad on defense. Bama probably would have scored a lot more point against Penn State but as you say, there's no way to tell.

I am not sure what you mean by the above. In 2012, Janoris Jenkins was a 2nd round pick. We of course took Gilmore at #10. Even if you think Gilmore is a better player (debatable for sure), do you think he is 29 places in the draft better? I for one completely do not. Again, are you saying that the 2nd round is too late for a corner?

Dave, could this really be possible? Seriously? There are probably 1,000 posters on this board who knew EJ was awful YEARS ago. If you are correct, that is a scary scenario. Wouldn't you say? Call me crazy, but I am thinking that posters on a message board are not supposed to know more than general managers. What a mess.

Hey man, this was a great post and sadly, every word is true. The premise of Whaley being anything less than awful is weak indeed. It's a shame what little we Bills Fans have to cling to.

Maybe Whaley will trade away several draft picks to take him.

A case could be made that they have been doing this since 1990. http://www.drafthistory.com/index.php/teams/bills

Why?

I have no quarrel with any of your points.

It's nice to have the #10, but our Bills need a huge amount of help. I don't know how much cap space there is, but my guess is that there isn't a whole lot to spend on free agents. This would tend to make this draft very important. The Bills have multiple weaknesses. I hope that a team comes along and makes us a strong offer to trade down. We need pass rushers, blockers, linebackers, a receiver and defensive backs. This is not to mention the qb position. Maybe some extra picks in 2017 and 2018 could help fill these needs. That said, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Whaley trades up for Adams or a corner. But at this time of the year there is always hope.

The only thing that we KNEW for sure is that you would find a way to bore us by putting the blame on the fans yet again. Carry on.

How completely true! How dare he criticize a guy like Dareus who always does the right thing!

I would take him back in a second. When Rex came to town he promised a "bully." That of course was a joke. Buffalo is a tough town. The Bills need an aggressive coach and a physical team. I also think that some day he might be a good head coach as well. He didn't exactly go to a good situation in Cleveland and what happened there means little to nothing imo.

You are SO right about Howard. He has very fresh legs. Think about it.....Derrick Henry was on the team last year. Every season he is surrounded by excellent players so he gets less reps. Also wrt Howard, I have seen all of his games at Bama. Over the years he got bigger. His frame supports it and now he is an awesome blocker, and not just due to his strength. His technique is to die for. As for your comment about receivers, there might be exceptions. Oakland has a pair of really good receivers, and I think this is a lot of help to Carr. Hey, wr is not #1 on my first round wish list, but I would rather have one than a defensive back.

I agree. My question to Bills Fans is who are they going to get who is better than Tyrod for next year? The answer is clear.....nobody. EJ is pure garbage. Trent Edwards was a better qb. I for one hope that Whaley doesn't trade away more picks, but I suspect that he will. Imo he can't control himself (much like an addict), and is just a nightmare of a GM. It ain't looking good.

12 step groups are ok.