Just remember at this time last year people were bitching about Karlos Williams getting taken and he was pretty good when healthy last year. John Williams will make the roster and play special teams and provides protection for McCoy and Karlos Williams
Hmmm, I recall a hell of a lot of posters on this board fighting the hell out of me in the LB thread when I stated that Ragland was a two down thumper in the NFL and wouldn't go where he was projected(mid teens at the time). I stated this over and over again that this type of guy struggles to play in this era of the NFL. That's why guys like Darron Lee(who I was extremely high on) go in the first round because he can play 3 downs while Ragland waits to find himself a new home. I'd venture that Ragland might be available at 49, but I still don't want the Bills to pick him
I happen to think that the Bills want Darron Lee or Leonard Floyd and if they are there the Bills will take them. If those guys are off the board, I think Buffalo wants to trade down and target Chris Jones, Vernon Butler, or Karl Joseph
We are at a net loss
Bills gained:
Zach Brown
Sterling Moore
Corey White
Robert Blanton
Bills lost:
Nigel Bradham
Ron Brooks
But...............
The only contract that is going to qualify that they have gained is Zach Brown
So it's really 2 lose 1 gain so the Bills are in line for a 6th rounder next year at this moment
I think you could see the shift of their thought process after they started scouting guys. Early on Whaley seemed pretty adamant about upgrading at WR and the evidence states that's what he wants to do.
He signed Harvin to replace Woods but then Harvin predictably got hurt. He was interviewed and said they wanted to upgrade the position. They sniffed around Anquan Boldin. Then only recently did he give a vote of confidence to Robert Woods.
I think Whaley realized they are too strapped to upgrade WR in FA and may have bigger need in the first couple rounds to bring in guys like Treadwell, Doctson etc who would be better than Woods for the 2016 year
I think he is a lot higher thought of then the media draft community depicts. He has visits with a ton of teams and he is position versatile. This tells me that he is going to go way higher than the 2nd round. He's gonna be a first rounder to somebody. Supposedly Carolina loves him to replace Thomas Davis and they pick at 31. If you want him it's gotta be at 19. The guys who love Darron Lee should love Cravens too. Same type of player
I know he bulked up some but I don't like his lower body. He's very narrow framed and that scares me to the point that he won't have enough core strength to disengage NFL OTs. My opinion
They aren't all 30 visits tho. Some they met at the combine. They are allowed 30
The only ones to be confirmed thus far are:
Dak Prescott QB
Cyrus Jones CB
Sheldon Rankins DT
Reggie Ragland LB
That's only 4 of 30
The Bills could still get 2 because Blantons contract is so small that he prob won't qualify for the formula. Brooks will be a fringe qualifier. As of right now, we'll get 2, most likely a 6 and 7 but most likely well probably just get a 6th next year