DrDawkinstein

Great story. Love me some Kurt Vonnegut. Also a great Snapcase song (some love for our local Buffalo boys!) I voted JMS. I'd put good money on the Bills needing a new starting Center by week 6 of this year. Morse has been running on borrowed time for 2 years already.

Anyone from the last poll not picked yet (cough cough, JMS). Probably the LBs and any DTs left. Will take a look at specifics in a sec...

Ah, good call. I missed that @Beast made that first pick, and had since been fired, and you are actually the interim GM I was referring to. That makes more sense

Bad news. You arent able to make this 2nd round pick since every Yinzer in Western PA ran you out of town after you passed on Joey Porter Jr in the 1st round. Steelers are now going with an interim GM.

Ed is set to cost us $10M this year. DHOP's current contract would hit us for $19.5M. So at face value, a $9.5M add. But folks assume we could get Arizona to eat some of that. Either all $9.5M, or some portion. But if not, its a $9.5M additional cost to us.

Right. And since most of this discussion, regarding a message board's choice for the Bills in the 3rd version mock drafts, is just for ***** and giggles, I am obviously being a bit cheeky on purpose.

True, good point. I dunno. Most years prior I've been saying he is by far the #1 WR in the league. He's fallen off a little as new blood comes in, but he could definitely help get us to the promise land.

The other downside of that trade is by trading out of the 1st round, we lose the 5th year option on whoever we were going to draft. Could make a major difference in cap in a few years, and DHOP will likely be retired then.

If Van Ness was such a step up, he wouldnt be available at 27. Or even past 15.

The reality of it is, we've heard from multiple sources that there are only ~15 players with 1st round grades in this draft. That's pretty agreed upon across the board. Picking at 27, no matter WHO we draft, will be a reach and a pick that lots of folks will be able to easily find fault with. And if there is such low talent, it will guarantee that no one wants to move up so we can trade back. We just need to prepare ourselves for a lackluster 1st round pick.

Same reel. Like right down to the blocked punts.

Folks can change their votes whenever they want. And will likely need to again after Virgil whittles down the options. It is interesting that there are 2 "trade" options and if combined, are the runaway winners. I hope we dont see that vote split and it go to Flowers if the majority actually want to trade back one way or another. Stop the steal.

Lot of DT/DL talent in this draft. Grab one in Rd 2 or Rd 3.

I dont remember which mock it was, I just know I was pissed we skipped IOL, and then in the next one I saw you making the same complaints. Great minds, and all... I'm not so much in love with JMS specifically, as much as I am pressing to address a critical need that we have been ignoring the last 3 years. We are one head-slap away from Morse retiring mid-game. He will miss time again this year. At this point of his career, it's pretty much a guarantee. We have to have our next Center ready, and I dont want to sabotage Josh even further by making him deal with jourenyman Centers for 3 seasons until we figure it out. Tippman works for me, or even Luke Wypler who some have as the #1 Center (although he is much smaller than we usually like). Not sold on Van Ness, at all. IMO, he is another Epenesa maybe worthy of a mid-late 2nd round pick. But that is this draft. Loaded with "2nd round" talent. Nolan Smith, maybe. But he looks a little small to deal with NFL Tackles...

I dont remember that far back. I DO remember someone else getting pissed during the 1.0 Mock Draft that we again neglected to draft OL...

No, Humphrey over Basham. The "game changing position" of another DE. Given the performance and injury history of our OL, I'd say drafting a starting Center IS a game-changing position. Maybe JMS could have managed to get the snap to Josh in the Vikings game? I've already said I'm all good with trading back and getting the Center then. My current vote is to Trade Back. But I think a trade back is unlikely in reality.

I would NOT do 27 and Oliver for DHOP. We need to get that #34 pick back. Can't lose 2 young players for a high priced 1-2 year rental.

I'm fine with uninspriring when it means getting a lynchpin for our OL for the rest of Josh's career. Agreed it's a bit of a reach, but in this draft, anyone taken at 27 is going to be 2nd round talent. Should have been Creed Humphrey. Should have been Tyler Linderbaum. Taking IOL is never exciting, but it sure is satisfying. I did end up voting for the trade back with DHOP. We could probably get JMS at 34 as well. So I'd be fine with it.

JOHN MICHAEL SCHMITZ or the trade back with Arizona for DHOP, and can probably pick up JMS/Tippman/Wypler at 34. Bills fans are nuts if they are voting Flowers. Another too-small Parrish/McKenzie.

You had a good start. 👍

Hoping we can have at least one of these mocks get us a IOL/Center in the 1st. 🤞 OL John Michael Schmitz met with the Buffalo Bills via Zoom Schmitz is widely regarded as the top center in this year’s draft class https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2023/4/23/23693242/ol-john-michael-schmitz-met-with-buffalo-bills-minnesota-golden-gophers

It's a weird contract. Starting next year, and going for 3 years, each year is guaranteed as long as he is playing. But it is not 3 years fully guaranteed at signing. If they cut him before Feb 2024, they'd have like a $50M dead cap hit, but get out of the other 2 $50M years.

Time for the Bills to re-sign Arthur Moats!

That was just the highlights from last year. There are some classics that are real doozies.

Yall would love Cart Narcs