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And there goes all your credibility. Hope it was worth it.

If they are trading for the first pick, it will be Manziel.

LMFAO!! To pad the QB position? Seriously? Everyone was so convinced that Ryan Fitzpatrick who finished the season with 24 TD's and 23 INT's including 10 TD's and 16 INT's in his last 9 games in 2011 was the QB we were looking for, that drafting a QB in the 3rd round would be "padding" the QB position? Even despite the fact that Tyler freaking Thigpen was the only other QB on the roster??? I seriously do not know where you guys come up with this stuff. Please just stop with these asinine arguments with no factual basis or evidence to back to back it up, designed to protect you own feelings about Buddy Nix. Who for some reason despite actual results is treated like the 2nd coming around here. It is sickening.

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Ok but when you quote me I think it should be pretty safe for me to assume that you were replying to what I said.

Byrd is a top 5 safety in the league, and if I hear someone say he is no Ed Reed I think I might puke because Ed Reed is in discussion for top 5 safeties all time and that is a ridiculous standard to hold him to. If Williams is as good or better than Byrd I will be ecstatic. But to say he will be as good as him is unlikely and to say he will be better than him is very unlikely and kind of flat out ridiculous. I was very happy with the way Williams stepped up last year and he looks like a very good safety but let's just stop with these ridiculous homer posts that declare that whoever Byrd's replacement is will be better so why worry about the position.

Please show me where I condemned Williams? And as far as Searcy is concerned I have watched him play. Is is a safety who is a above average in run support but was afraid to make a goal line tackle on Lynch, and not as good as Byrd against the run. He is also a liability in coverage, who does thankfully have a knack for big plays every once in awhile.

TJ Graham over Russell Wilson when we needed a QB and the consensus pick was Wilson, Buddy sucks.

Seriously just stop with this type of nonsense.

Sometimes I wonder if the homers really believe what they are saying. Byrd is very good against the run and a sure tackler. I know that isn't the same thing as him "not being great" in run support but to me this looks like another Byrd bashing post to make some homer feel better about losing him. Also Da'Norris Searcy was afraid to even attempt a tackle towards the goal line against Marshawn Lynch when we played the Seahawks in Toronto. And Duke Williams is great against the run? The guy has barely played in the league, let's watch him play a little before we crown his ass. No offense but your whole post is kind of trash.

I disagree, I think in the 3rd we should be looking for a MLB in case Spikes doesn't resign or a QB in case EJ flops. That way if EJ is a bust, we have a potential starter who has already been in the system for a year.

If Spiller is used the right way, he will be the biggest star on our offense and one of the biggest stars in the NFL.

Getting Spikes would be a nice signing and our defense could be really good with him.

Yea that is kind of the point. Why not go out and sign a great player and have a great offensive line, instead the overpay for a below average - bad starter. It's what losers do.

Yea, not signing a good lineman is a complete failure in free agency. Williams kind of sucks and there are still better options.

We lost the best safety in free agency. So what do the Bills do? At there weakest area besides QB, offensive line, we sign a below average guard. We do this amidst a great free agent market for offensive lineman and with many high quality lineman still available. Also let's hope that our opponents will be kind enough to run the ball when Rivers is on the field. This team unfortunately is still pathetic and will be well under the cap this season. Still though when we miss the playoffs for the 15th straight year, all the homers will come out and defend every move this pathetic organization makes.

Yep

How about a move into the playoffs? It goes both ways. I could just as easily say is there any non move or loss the homers won't defend? Except the Bills have not been to the playoffs in 14 years and 6-10 has been pretty much the standard. So the "whiners" as you call them actually have a lot more ground to stand on than the homers. Keep drinking the Kool - Aid though.

You have got to be !@#$ing kidding me! Don't go after free agents because we can get a late 3rd/early 4th round pick, yippe!

We lost Byrd which totally sucks and this team is worse for it. If the Bills are going to rely on the draft alone to add high quality starters at positions of need, it will easily be year 15. If they sign a couple of average to above average players I think I might throw up. We just lost a top 5 player in the league at his position. We right now we have nobody at LG, RT, TE and need a big wideout on offense. Not to mention how thin the depth is on the offensive line even if we add two starters. We also need a run stuffing LB. This team has a lot of holes and I get the feeling when all is said and done, we will be at least 15 million under the cap.

Only if anticipation and being able to see where the play is going could be measured at the combine... but this guy might be on to something. What if the NFL heads in the direction where instead of actually playing games, the just run weekly combines for all 22 starters and the team with the best measurables wins?

Graham freaking blows! He made several game changing bad plays last year and I don't think has caught one NFL pass while taking even the slightest contact. Please end this discussion, he sucks!

No, I said maybe we cold get him for our second, and would be willing to add our 2015 3rd or 4th round pick to get it done.

Everyone seems to be focused on drafting a big WR when we actually have a good lineup of WR's and the guys that will be available at 9 are no sure things. We have Stevie, Woods and Goodwin. TJ Graham sucks and should be released. Those of you wanting to release Stevie are crazy. He is still our best WR and if we find someone to take pressure off him, I think he still has some great years left. I think yo go into the season with Stevie, Woods and Goodwin as 1, 2, 3 on your depth chart. If you draft someone high you will displace one of them, when I think they could all have great seasons. I realize none of them have great size but that it seems that is all that people care about when talking about WR's. We drafted for size alone a few years ago and came up with James Hardy, remember that one? Sammy Watkins doesn't have great size but if he is there when the Bills pick (which he won't be) and they take another big WR over him, it would be horrendous. So how do the Bills solve there big receiving target problem? Draft Eric freaking Ebron. Ebron is 6'4", 250 lb, athletic feak, with 4.5 speed and most importantly, he has shown that it translates on the field. He will likely be there when the Bills pick and it would be nice to see the Bills get with the times and draft an athletic pass catching tight end. Ebron could have a Jimmy Graham or Rob Gronkowski type impact and I think could be a difference maker from day one. Also if teams have to start accounting for Ebron, that will give room for Stevie and Woods to tear up the defense while Goodwin puts the fear of God into them by going deep. If the Bills pass on Ebron I believe they will regret it. The only way I do not take Ebron is if one of the top 3 QB's, Bridwater, Bortles and Manziel, or Sammy Watkins is still on the board. I highly, highly doubt that will happen. Clowney will obviously be gone. Mack is the only other prospect I would consider over Ebron at that point. Greg Robinson and Jake Matthews are great prospects and I don't think they would be bad picks at 9, but game changing TE's are much harder to find than offensive lineman and the offensive tackle position isn't as important in the passing game as it was 10-15 years ago, with offenses designed to get the ball out quicker. So I would take Ebron over either of them which is saying a lot, because considering Matthews bloodline and pedigree, he will likely be a HOF NFL tackle. I think drafting Ebron at 9 would give the Bills a fantastic balance at WR/TE. Stevie, a great route runner, who finds ways to get open and can tear up defenses when he is not the main target as a defender. Woods is also seems to be a very good route runner, with more speed than Stevie and probably better hands. Goodwin who may have the most talent of any of them is obviously a burner who can score any time he touches the ball and can stretch the defense. Add Ebron to that who is a big, strong, fast, athletic TE who will be too fast for linebackers and too big for safeties. Draft Ebron and address the offensive line in free agency and the 2nd and third rounds. Try to find a big sleeper receiver in the later rounds. Do that and we are doing everything we can to give Manuel a chance. If he can't succeed with that, then we look for a QB next year. On a side note: I would love the Bills to see if Joe Thomas is available. He has made 7 straight Pro Bowls and arguable the best LT in the NFL. He has been critical of the Browns front office and we are a couple years ahead of the Browns in the rebuild. Maybe if we offer our second round pick we could snag him up. He is 29 but has 4 years left on his contract and will likely play at a Pro Bowl level until he is at least 35. Even if you had to give up a 3rd or 4th next year I would still do it. Thomas at LT, Wood at C, Glenn at RT, Ubrik at RG, and sign a quality free agent LG. Then you would probably have the best offensive line in the NFL or close to it. An offensive line like that with, Jackson, Spiller, Ebron, Stevie, Woods, and Goodwin as targets... That would show me the Bills are serious and would give Manuel a sick surrounding cast. If they did that I could forgive them for then trading Byrd.

Just say no to a QB is just about the dumbest thing I have ever read on any Bills board.