Bill from NYC

I am an Alabama fan and I think that Fairley has more potential than Darreus. But, I think that they will select Gabbert. We shall see.

I fully agree, and imo it will be a moot point. I have made many a wrong prediction, but I see zero chance of a kid with this much talent slipping to the second round. Jmo.

Bob, I don't necessarily agree wth the above, but let's assume that it is all true for the sake of this discussion..... Selections such as this have killed the Bills. Teams took RBs well after the #9 spot that were contributors. 9 was too early to have selected a situational running back for a weak football team. And btw, I think that rounds 2-7 were pretty good, or at least might turn out to be. Now is the time to find OL, Front 7, and maybe even a QB. I hope they don't squander this opportunity. GO BILLS!!!!!!!

"Now that we have improved the secondary, the pass rush will be better." This in the same vein as how selecting Spiller would improve the OL.

I am in full agreement with your post Steve. I don't neccessarily think that Gabbert is the right selection, but Ralph had his staff scouting qbs specifically since last fall. Imo, he wouldn't spring for the expenses to do so if he wasn't dead serious about drafting a quarterback.

Verge of utter failure, huh? This list should include my blood pressure if we draft a defensive back in round 1.

Me too, although I'm not sure why. I sure hope that he is fully healed from his injury this year.

The scenario above describes Mr. Wilson as having the final say. Nix and Gailey are football men. Mr. Wilson is a businessman. If the GM wants to draft a player and is ordered to take another (as you describe above), that absolutely IS overruling his football people for business interests. And btw, this is not a hate post wrt Mr. Wilson. I like the Bills sitatuion more than the current one faced by the LA Dodgers. I deeply appreciate the fact that I can go up to Buffalo (17 consecutive years) and watch my favorite team with the greatest fans in the country, and thank Mr. Wilson for this. But, the inteference of Mr. Wilson, along with his hiring of inept people such as Levy/Jauron have kept this team in the basement. This time however he might be onto something. I would much rather see him take a chance on a QB than a situational running back, or yet another DB with such an early selection. Mr. Wilson ordered Nix to go and scout QBs, right? Honestly, do you think that Ralph would lay out that kind of money for airfare, hotels, meals, etc. if he wasn't serious about taking a QB? I for one do not, but that is merely my opinion.

Thank you. I am in no way stating that he made each and every first round pick, and tried to explain this numerous times in this very thread.

Again, I think that Mr. Wilson gave Levy lots of room because he trusted him, and because of this he trusted Jauron. As for Spiller, he was featured in ads for season ticket sales, and Ralph said that the team needed more "excitement." And remember, if Spiller had played well, he would have sold tickets. Of course, he was a lousy player and this did not come to pass.

I almost completely agree with this. I'm not sure even Mr. Wilson would be stupid enough to select Whitner in a draft that was absolutely stacked with high quality players at positions of desperate need for the Bills. Same with McKelvin. Imo, Mr. Wilson trusted Marv. and his loser protege Jauron. These guys believed that the way to win in Buffalo was to stock the team with DBs, special teams, and small players. They didn't believe in aggressive, attack style football, and even had Schobel, a very good pass rusher, covering tight ends. There was no chance of these 2 inferior football men building a winning team, and I mean none at all. Mr. Wislon steps in when it's time to increase profits, thus the selections of players such as Lynch and most of all Spiller. This year, he actually ordered staff to scout qbs specifically. Does anyone think that Mr. Wilson would squander away money like this for no reason? Say what you will about his skills wrt building a winning team, but this man would earn a ton of money if he was 192 years old. A QB, even if he sits initially, will sell tickets. And, QBs get hurt. The kid would see playing time. Or, Mr. Wilson could simply order the coach to put him in. Btw, as weird as this probably reads, I like it better than drafting the best DB available. At least with Nix/Gailey there would seem to be a chance for the Bills to not suck at some point.

I was worse when they took Whitner.

Same here Doc, but looking at our drafts, I am not about to throw stones. I'm still laughing at that post the other day about discrimination!

I agree BV. Also, I am not impressed by our situation at Guard. We need to draft someone such as Carpenter (he might project to OG or RT) or Moffett. This would make the team stronger and better almost instantly imo.

How did you like the blocking?

The Bills are poor offensively and defensively because they are weak. I would be thrilled if the Bills draft a qb at #3, IF he is a franchise qb. But even as great as this would be, he would have to sit for at least a year, or be destroyed. Fitz was a nice bandaid for an OL that is just SO bad. The LT was small and weak; there was no RT. Wood, as much as he is heralded, isn't all that whereas he was seriously injured and doesn't get the push that many imagine he does. Levitre was their best lineman and as much as I do like him, this also says much about the line overall. Fitz made many of his best passes while running for his life, and his rushes for first downs should not be discounted. My point is simple. When the Bills get stronger up front (on BOTH sides), they will win football games. If not, they will lose football games, and there really is no grey area imo.

1) Patrick Peterson 2) Christian Ponder 3) DeAndre McDaniel Pain personified.

Wow, I really want to believe this!

You make valid points about Fitz. He is certainly a good quarterback. The problem the way I see it is that he needs a much better surrounding cast to succeed, and the Bills tend to be as bad as it could possibly get when drafting players. But, this is the time of year where there is hope.

Dick Levy would have chose Peterson. And if another team was stupid enough to take him at 1 or 2, he would have taken the next rated cornerback.

Nice work Bro! I'm glad Carpenter was there. I hope that the Bills can grab this kid at some point. Meanwhile, I am making the Lions a strong team lol.

I mentioned him in my post above and again, there are many different types of arm strength.

I understand that you were being serious, but this is one of the funniest posts that I have ever seen on this board. Only a true Bills fan would really understand it. It is funny and sad at the same time, but oh so true! Hey, we even passed on a great Samoan (Ngata). The Bills don't care who you are. If you have talent, we don't want you!!! LOL

Nothing to argue with in this post.