Dr. Who

Your avatar is the classic standing buffalo and you can say this?

Well, I like both Mahomes and Watson. I'd be happy with either. I just hope we get a qb early as I see the value of Taylor as a bridge qb lost if you are not developing a qb. If you could guarantee Darnold to the Bills next year, I'd be willing to pass this year, but no one can do that.

Who chose Rex? If he was really Whaley's pick, I think he'd be gone already. If he wasn't, as most who give "excuses" surmise, I have no problem seeing how DW does with McD.

Then you'll be drafting somebody else's player, because he's going to be chosen in the first. That's the rationale for not taking him. Is it a metaphysical certitude that an air raid qb is an inevitable fail in the NFL? I doubt it. Somehow, even with abysmal mechanics, he makes all the throws with a powerful arm. Consider that much of the time an NFL qb is under pressure and throwing under less than ideal conditions. The capacity to get the ball to the receiver when good mechanics are not possible is a plus.

You absolutely do if you project the qb to be a franchise qb and you just reworked the contract of a bridge qb for two years. A developed player at any other position is not worth the value of a true franchise qb. It's the quick fix, immediate gratification drafting that has ironically produced the playoff drought.

I agree with this. Whaley was put in a bad spot and he's not a good public speaker. The result was unsurprising. I hope you're wrong. He's never been a head coach, so I don't think one can be absolutely certain of your conjecture, though it does seem plausible.

I don't believe this is a bad qb class. Any one or more of Trubisky, Watson, Mahomes, or even Kizer could end up being a good pro. There are no sure fire franchise qbs. Those are very rare. Would anyone trade up for Goff now? "Every neutral observer" -- this means those who agree with me are objective; those who don't are biased. Convenient.

You missed my sarcasm. I was summarizing the views of those who don't give much or any credence to the Nix EJ connection. I think Whaley is a reasonably good GM.

He did, but EJ and Cardale Jones means Whaley doesn't have a clue about qbs and is a bad GM.

Whaley is good at lb. We'll get some fast fella later in the draft for cheap.

Epic greatness in shout mode, no less.

I have been trying to figure out how we could reasonably or even somewhat unreasonably pull off that trick. I don't think it's possible unless Mahomes falls into the second. MW is going top fifteen and probably top ten. If you trade back, you don't get him. You'd have to trade up to get Mahomes and I don't think we have the fire power. I suspect Mahomes goes in the first. If you have to choose, I take the qb.

I think enthusiasm for Mahomes is more real than hype, but one can always speculate it is smoke this time of year.

The Whaley haters don't care.

An athlete's career, if he's lucky, is the lifespan of a dog. I don't blame them for maximizing their earning potential, but I allow myself the irrational anger when it means they don't sign with the red, white, and blue.

The last variation is the most likely. Ragland is definitely going to be the MIKE, even if Zach Brown is signed.

I'd be really surprised if Lattimore is available at #10.

Dbs and a lb, the worst. Have fun with that.

I think he's quite good, too. At the price the Pats* paid, that's a lot of dough. Especially if McDermott's zone scheme doesn't require fellas on an island, so to speak. I just hope OBD doesn't feel compelled to take cb at #10 now.

He's a class fella. I will be rooting for him to play well.

I do think o-line has been neglected, but right now outside of RT, we are pretty good. DL isn't bad either, though Kyle is long in the tooth.

Frustration is recycling cb when it isn't the way to build a winning team. A rookie contract is a lot cheaper than 65 million for five years; like nobody gets that? Everybody gets that. Would Lattimore be an improvement on Gilmore? Probably. Will it set the team up for short term or long term success? Not really. As Fridge pointed out, we have tried this so many times, it's remarkable folks are still on-board with it. The Taylor contract is a bridge qb contract. A bridge only makes sense if you have a developmental qb on your team. You don't sign a bridge qb to draft a qb at the end of the contract unless you have a day one starter in the draft. Unlikely Bills are going to get Darnold, folks. Then what? Draft Mahomes and develop him. You can get a good db later in the draft.

Want: Mahomes or Watson Don't want: Any cb other than Lattimore Dark horse: John Ross Think: a cb besides Lattimore

You're not correctly following his train of thought. He traded down in the second to get a late third or fourth. If you draft them, they will come.

He's a great talker. It's a perfect job for Rex. Don't know how much he'll like all the adulation for the Pats* though.