Bill from NYC

I ask the following question in terms of football discussion only. There is nothing snide to follow: If cap space and/or money was any kind of issue (imo they always matter it just varies on to what extent), which player would you rather see the Bills commit long term resources to, Tyrod Taylor or Stephon Gilmore? I think this is a pretty fair question. Edit: Also, 2 out of 3: Gilmore, Taylor and Glenn?

This is a moving post, as are those by Augie, etc. I like to think that I'm a reasonably tough guy, but you men (and your families) are what I would describe as incredibly strong. As loving parents, we are only as happy as our saddest kid. I pray that your children continue to progress and live long, happy, productive lives.

He has already collected 41 million dollars in (imo) undeserved salary. His gravy train ship has sailed.

No, because every single person in the history of the USA who was found not guilty is 100% innocent. Signed, OJ Simpson

If a player isn't worth a first round draft pick, perhaps he isn't worth an 80 million dollar contract. I am not talking in absolutes but maybe it is something to ponder.

This was my point and thanks for making it better than I did. Chasing 1st round dbs goes 100% against my views of how to build a winning football team. That said, if this team had been a playoff team while doing so, I would be glad to see the process continue. And I don't back down from floating at least the possibility of a trade.

This is wonderful news, and may God bless!!!

Badol, I know you are not crazy about Reed and I am NOT trying to sell him to you, but I must say that imo he is a lot better than his numbers. I have not seen his 40 times at the combines but for a guy his size he is pretty quick. He is huge Badol, and at the college level disrupted many plays. As far as Robinson, he and Reed are about the same size but imo Robinson is stronger, and possibly even suited for nose tackle. He isn't very fast but again, he is very strong. As a DE in the Rex system, Reed is powerful enough to hold the edge. That said, I don't think Rex would want him because he might not be able to cover wide receivers.

That is historically what the Bills do. They use top picks on corners and let them walk, only to use another top (usually first round) pick on yet another corner and repeat the process. If they are going to use an early pick on a corner in 2016, I suggest that the Bills explore a trade for Gilmore. If he is 1/2 as good as posters here claim, a first round pick for Gilmore should be a given, wouldn't you say? This would save them a HUGE amount of future cap space (remember, Tyrod is due for a contract), and the team really might not suffer. Call me crazy, but I would MUCH rather the Bills use cap space on Tyrod than on Gilmore.

Any offensive tackles or guards you like?

Are you surprised?

Why not simply dump EJ and draft Prescott? Maybe EJ could fetch us a conditional 7th round pick.

Brother, you are 100% correct. True, and the option to trade down shouldn't be overlooked. The year we drafted Byrd in round 2, the team that drafted AFTER the Bills traded down and acquired a first round pick in the next seasons' draft as part of then deal. Whaley seems more inclined to trade picks away but who knows?

McCoy? I'm not so sure.

Ya think it is just a matter of time before Gilmore is inducted to Canton?

An acquaintance of mine knows his family really well and has known D'Brick since he was a baby. He told me that they are absolutely wonderful people. If I recall his mom is a nurse. I noticed that D'Brick never really played with a mean streak. He was probably too normal for that. I wish him health, good luck, and happiness.

Levy was not meant to be a pro GM. He was a person who no other team would have hired and he brought in his clone (Jauron) who of course no other team would hire as a head coach. These people thought that the secondary was THE most important aspect of NFL football, followed of course by special teams. The Levy/Jauron combination had absolutely no chance of winning. I remember when Schobel was our entire pass rush and these morons would send him back into coverage. Rings a bell today, no?

Yes my friend. He was a 36 million dollar disaster as the #8 selection in a draft that that was absolutely stacked with talented players. Not only that, Levy said that he turned down numerous offers to trade down and that one offer involved more than an extra 2nd round pick for doing so, according to Marv himself. There were certainly draft selections who were worse than Whitner as players, but selecting Whitner at #8 was one of the worst and dumbest moves in Bills history, and sadly this is quite the distinction.

Wow!!! After all these years, a post of yours about Jauron with which I fully agree!!!!! :)

C'mon CB! I am stating that Smith is twice as good as Orton and EJ combined. Maybe 10x better. Can you possibly disagree? Well, that team finished 9-7 primarily due to a fantastic defense. Last year the offense got way better and the defense was down more than 60% in sacks. The best lineman quit and the rest were in pass coverage. Do you really want to make a case that Rex didn't destroy this team? Now we even have his horror show brother, as if things weren't bad enough. Brandon and Whaley will have to answer for this mess. If they fail to make the playoffs, all of them should be fired. PS: I have more faith in Tyrod than most posters do, and think that he is really the only one who can possibly save this team from sinking like a rock. What we really need is a good season from him in order to compete.

They might need to rush opposing quarterbacks to achieve this goal, wouldn't you say?

I would not put Smith in the same class as Bradford. If Smith had been the 2014 Bills qb instead of EJ/Orton, I am certain they would have been a playoff team. For that matter, Tyrod would have put them in the playoffs in 2015 if not for Rex destroying the team.

Agreed. And I have trouble excusing Whaley for the fact that he would NOT have drafted Beckham. Whaley tends to over spend for contracts (Clay, McCoy, and even Marcel if he is to be used as a 350 pound corner) and over pay for trades (a 4th for Bryce Brown). He certainly made a few good draft selections (Darby and Karlos come to mind), but again, he has a propensity toward spending which has left us with a possible problem in paying Tyrod. Jmo. Because last season the defense was a disgrace of epic proportion. The talented defense was down more than 60% in sacks. How much worse could it have been?

Yes John but how many of us know enough about anything that we should completely ignore the views of others? My views have been changed based on things I read on this board. It wasn't really so long ago that the keys to winning football games were to run the ball successfully, and prevent your opponent from doing the same. If I held steadfast to my views I would still believe this, and those days are long gone. I didn't think getting McCoy was such a bad idea until I read some views here and was honest with myself. Giving him a new, fat contract was a very, very bad move by Whaley. And btw, I expect Whaley and Rex to be gone before the 2017 season.