Bill from NYC

I agree. Joe, until they get rid of those two (in addition to Rex of course), little will change.

Yes, you will. This league comes at you all the time with 4 or 5 wide sets. Even Nick Saban says that he employs the nickel about 80% of the time in the SEC! The best corner on earth covers ONE receiver at a time. I still believe in drafts which emphasize qbs, pass rushers and blockers. Are there exceptions? Yes but that is what I think of them as. Exceptions, unless a teams primary needs are met.

No, your takes never have irritated me. Sure, we disagree from time to time. If anything, I'm glad because of the fine, upscale dialogue. Still, I stand firm wrt Gilmore. Imo he was a wasted pick. Hey I could be proven wrong down the road. Sometimes we are wrong with our opinions and sometimes we click. Btw, how is Spiller doing these days? :)

I get it, Gilmore wants to stay healthy for a big contract somewhere else next season. Remember how bad Clements wanted out of Buffalo? We have seen this before. Even given the above, Gilmore (imo) is a disgrace and I truly do hope he moves on. A case could be made that his attempt at a "shoulder tackle" cost us a game with playoff implications, on Christmas Eve. I like when we fans disagree. It makes this board great and I learn from good dialogue. Can anyone explain to me how getting rid of Mario was good but losing Gilmore would be bad? My take is good riddance to both!

Exactly! The playoff appearances will shut the media up as well.

Interesting stuff GB. I didn't know there were more offers. You know, looking back they probably could have traded further down and STILL have drafted EJ.

Good observation. It does seem that way.

The thing is, we traded down and took EJ. If the Bills brass thought EJ was a franchise qb, they might have been willing to trade UP and take him, or so one would think. They probably thought that Geno Smith was also a hot prospect and were willing to roll the dice on losing Manuel. Either way it was poor scouting and poor building.

You are overlooking the proof positive that Rex is as good as BB.

If this is the case he should make better use of it rather than tossing away our draft picks and cap space.

I don't think it will ever be completely meaningless. A qb can still see pressure coming from the right. That said, I do agree that the level of importance between a LT and a RT is decreasing. It's a passing league and a team can't afford to have a RT who is just a run blocking bruiser and not agile.

Post #1225 explains my position quite well. I readily admit that when I watch college it is almost exclusively the Crimson Tide. If defense is what you want, they have some GREAT players on their front seven. Yes, GREAT. And I meant what I said. Thanks and keep 'em coming.

I truly do appreciate your work and want to thank you for doing it. The days leading up to the draft are generally the best times on TSW, of course until the Bills screw it up. Posters like you and other draftniks make this board great. Thank you for this. That said, this mock was bad beyond words. The team (imo of course)would probably be even worse if they took those players. At the very least there would be no improvement and the franchise would be set back for 5 or so years. Doesn't it remind you of the 06 draft? Just unspeakably bad.

John, of course qb is the issue. I am well aware of this. My main point is similar, but not exactly the same as yours. I am just so sick of hearing how (fill in the blank) wasn't a bad pick because he is "good," or a "tremendous talent." I heard this about Whitner, Gilmore, Spiller, etc. This team is losing games with all of these "good" players, and giving away huge, questionable contracts and draft picks while doing so. This imo is not acceptable and if Whaley isn't responsible, who IS to blame?

I did miss it. Sorry.

I know. Any writer who says that anything is wrong with the Bills just flat out sucks.

ABSOLUTELY!!! Here's mine: 1) Whaley 2) Brandon 3) Rex 4) Taylor Whaley would make me the happiest by far. The Bills will NEVER be good with Whaley giving away draft picks and wasting cash on inflated contracts.

What do these teams do, lose football games?

I worry a bit about his personality but imo he can play. He is VERY agile GB. He moves extremely well and has great balance. I am anxious to see what how many reps he does with 225 at the combines. Edit: Fwiw, he was a better player than Kujo the day he walked on the field. Kujo was a great kid, but Robinson has a big talent edge.

You make some good points that I won't dispute but let me ask you this: Don't you think that Tyrod makes defenses stay back just enough to give other runners a slight edge? My point is that running quarterbacks mask offensive line problems. I have been posting this for almost 20 years, even way before the rule changes. As we both know, it's easier to block on running plays that pass plays. This is beyond dispute. The blockers know the count and get to fire out on runs. Yesterday, the pass blocking was piss poor. I don't blame Tyrod's bad performance solely on this, but I was unimpressed with the OL. Overall, it is hard to rate our OL imo, and this includes Glenn. From the naked eye, I am unhappy with the right side. Last week I thought the OC actually looked good. I paid less attention yesterday because I had company and wasn't taking notes for my "thoughts." I say it every year.....I want them to draft blockers. I know that QB is more important. Of course it is, but it never hurts to get better up front. I hope some of you draft freaks can find some good blockers. Cam Robinson is damn good but most posters will probably prefer a skill player. I guess we will know soon enough.

I really do see and understand the logic you describe. I honestly get it. That said, there were receivers galore in that draft. And I must say that it just plain sucks that when the Bills make moves like this they always seem to get bit in the ass.

:) You and many others on this board don't realize just how funny you are!

Then they shouldn't have spent 2 firsts and a fourth on him.

Yes and a 4th round pick.

Is that you Hillary? Getting around well these days? I think that Whaley has wasted TONS of money and draft choices. If you don't agree, it does not mean I am spreading false news. It means we have opinions which differ. Maybe we can get Jill Stein to mediate our difference of opinion. Can you give her a call? I think she's in Michigan.