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Of course I would rather have an inmpact player than a "solid player." Is this really an issue at all? As for Hansen/Whitner, Hansen DID have quality players around him. That said, he made plays. Whitner tackles players in the endzone, or after long gains and has little to no "impact."

Still no Dial!

Drew Bledsoe needed a great OL and TE to thrive. That said, he won 9 games on the Bills with neither. Mallett might be one of the few people who ever lived that has a better arm than Bledsoe. If the Bills don't take a qb at 3, and Mallett is still there in the second round (a scenario I will bet money that will not possibly exist), they would continue to be the dumbest, worst drafting team in the history of football if they pass on him. Jmo, but a strong one.

Where do you think Mallett will go?

I couldn't disagree more. Hansen was a 10x better that Whitner who cost a ton more, and plays a much easier position to fill. Looking back, Hansen was worthy of a very late first round pick, or at least a second rounder imo. Whitner has produced like a 3rd or 4th round pick. He was a colassal bust, a mediocre at best player. But if we want to, we can all close our eyes and make believe that Whitner was/is especially good at any phase of his position.

Cam Newton, Ryan Mallett, or Greg McElroy.

I think at the very least he will be an ace on special teams. He is VERY strong.

Preston Dial - TE- Alabama

I disagree. When we took Whitner, both of our lines were awful and there were a ton of good players out there, as well as offers to trade down. Whitner wasn't the worst player the Bills ever drafted, but he is up there in terms of being the worst pick they ever made. Watt is a huge player who can make this a stronger team. We need this because we are weak. Also, count me as one who has the feeling that most of the mocks will be WAY off this season.

Me too, but I don't believe for one second that he will last until round 2. Do you?

Thanks for this. It is worth noting that both Newton and Mallett played in what is easily the toughest conference.

We really do suffer, don't we?

Jay, did Mallett have the most yards per completion?

Question, with all due respect.....Using Occam's Razor, how can you be happy with the Spiller pick, and then blame his failure (which may or may not be true) on a bad offenmsive line? When was the last time the Bills had a good offensive line? Did they ever have a great one? Do you expect one any time soon? Using this concept, there is no reason to believe that the Bills will ever will be able to block well for Spiller. The passed over players such as Clady, Mangold and Branden Alpert for the likes of Whitner and McKelvin because this is the way we roll. Remember talk of how "Spiller was going to improve the offensive line?" Ouch. I agree with you that they will draft a qb because Mr. Wilson wants one. He may be right too, but I am not holding my breath for OL help. But, until they get it, they will continue to be a small, weak team that plays in the cold with no home field advantage.

Not only that, the team that picked after we did Byrd gave up their second round pick for a 3rd and a 1st the following season. If I recall the selection wound up being approx. 15. There is no reason to think that this offer was not floated by the Bills, but Jauron probably had a ton of say and could never resist a defensive back. Our hope is that Nix has enough brains not to build the team on dbs, rbs, wrs, etc., but the Spiller selection was a very bad sign. If the draft Peterson it will indicate that nothing really has changed, and we will continue to be a small, weak team that loses football games. Not true. Williams was a fat right tackle with a chronic ankle injury. McKinney never gave up a sack in college. People on this board were well aware of this. My signature at the time was, "Draft McKinnie." And, there are posters here who get to see a lot more college games than I do. An 18 year old kid with a few draft magazines would have drafted better than our front office.

Wood was a very good pick. It's too bad he was seriously injured. My point is, and always has been that they have to make a major move at improving the OL in order to be a good football team.

He also said this...... >>>>>Offensively, it won't matter what they do at quarterback if they don’t rebuild the offensive line and add to the excellent selection of offensive guard Eric Wood, whom they got in the first round in 2009.<<<<<

Only Bills fans, after year after year of stupid drafting, would entertain the possibility of another team wanting a defensive back that much. Other franchises do not have perpetual losers such as Levy and Jauron calling the shots. These fools would probably trade up to take a defensive back at #3. I don't think that even the worst franchises in the NFL have people idiotic enough to make a trade such as this for a db, let alone the Eagles. Say what you will about Nix/Gailey, but I sure am glad that Levy and Jauron are out of Buffalo.

Lets go corner all the way. If not, safety or running back is the way to go. Why stop a tradition and build a football team in a sane way that would lend itself toward winning?

Except that he wasn't, and it is up to a professional organization to recognize this. Not only that, he failed to fill a need. Spiller was one of the dumbest picks I have ever seen, but he still has a way to go before that selection gets into Donte Whitner territory.

This would assume no improvement from Troup, Carrington, Moats, or Batten, no? Are you ready to write these guys off? SOO many (not saying you) are SOO willing to assume that Spiller will come around and win us games, let alone perform at an acceptable NFL level. Is there no hope for these young defenders? We desperately need a TE and at least 1 more blocker. I saw Carpenter play quite a bit and I think he would be a great addition to this team. Most don't project him to LT, but he has experience against the best and could play there in a pinch imo. I think that he will go in round 2, and this is part of the reason I am fond of this mock. Jmo.

I would consider this to be an awesome draft.

OK....probowl at left or right tackle?

Reaching for a QB would not be nearly as stupid as making a rookie cornerback the highest paid player on the team. Seriously, I would take Newton and his issues in tow over Peterson any day. This franchise, in terms of their first round picks, is a joke. Peterson would render us to be a sick joke. And btw, I would rather use the #3 on Mallett than a corner, rb, or wr.