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And if Spikes ends up being a locker room cancer? I'm not sold on Spikes. He seems to be a me first kind of guy until he proves otherwise. And who says, Schwartz doesn't run a hybrid? We haven't even seen what he will run on this team.

Call me crazy. I'm on the "definitely do not add a QB" to the mix list. I like who we have over who is left in this draft, anyway. I'd rather see us address other areas. I want a complete football team and not a team that can't do squat unless they have a 5000yd/yr QB.

crap....there goes Martin.

If they take C/G Marcus Martin, he can play Guard and be a Backup for Eric Wood.

Joe B. thinks it could be Marcus Martin....he may be on to something.

I am torn. My guess is that there will be someone the Bills covet and has a good chance of falling to them at 9. Who they covet as a player though is the question. I don't think it is a TE or WR. If I am gauging Whaley correctly, it will be an impact player on either the OL or DL. That could be a tackle, DLman, LB. My guess is that the Bills may be looking at moving up if one of those players is still available at say the #5 spot and actually trade up. Oakland needs a lot of help and could be looking for extra picks. Maybe the Bills get a top rated LB like Mack or one of the dominant OTs, in a trade up. If the guy they really covet is gone before that, no trade up. So looking at staying at #9, I can see Buffalo still sticking with the game plan of OT, DL, LB. It just won't be the one they covet the most. Now the trade down scenario is a bit different. They may not have to go for the most impactful lineman. They may then go with skill positions first like WR or TE first and then address the lines. Depends on how the draft plays out. I just don't think the Bills really feel the TE or WR position is something you address top 10 in the NFL. This is dominant linemen and franchise QB territory. Skill positions can be addressed in mid rounds and later in the 1st round. I know a lot of people are looking for the next Jimmy Graham or Andre Reed but the likelihood of hitting is too great with your top ten pick. You need to be sure you are putting the most dominant men in the trenches before you go looking for this kind of player. Plus, the lines on this team have greater weaknesses on this team, especially at RT and LB. TE and WR are not as weak.

Maybe they trade with Oakland. Then your 3-2-2-1 scenario doesn't even matter.

Buffalo is going to be the best running team in the NFL this year. Both CJ and Freddy in a contract year. They are going to be a handful healthy too.

I think Marcus Martin is a damn good lineman. He's the best center in the draft, just like Eric Wood was and he can play guard too. This could very well be our second rounder. He would be great insurance in case Wood goes down and he would also likely be a starting guard this season. This would put some good depth on that OL. I am beginning to think the Bills may be picking something other than OLman in the 1st round. If they decide to wait until the 2nd round for OL help he could be it. If you only have one weakness on the OL they may be able to get away with what they have at RT by using TEs, RBs chip blocking. I'd rather have a good RT, but this would not surprise me.

I don't know, John W. While I respect that you have been around for a while, I also know from years of experience that judging character is far from an exact science. I also believe that EJ, especially given his age, surely will need need to mature. That's pretty much a given for any young man. So, no knock on you for your opinion. I do believe though that there is more to it. This is a competitive sport and the great ones have absolute faith in their own abilities. Accepting failure is simply not an option. In his eyes "You take a fall...you pick yourself up and simply try harder next time". What you don't do is wallow in self pity nor do you put too much effort into picking apart your shortcomings. To EJ, he wants to keep moving forward. So when you say he is unwilling to accept criticism, in his mind he has all ready moved on from whatever mistakes he has made and now is eager to get better. Having to answer your questions might even be a bit annoying for him. I wouldn't say that is a real issue with his maturity. It's more a matter of just getting used to being put on the spot like that....in front of the press...and cameras rolling...when you are in you first real job where being professional is very important. He's only human, like you and me.

Who would want Lewan over Matthews? Just curious, because I have not seen anyone with that opinion.

Don't forget that the league outlawed the wedge blocking Buffalo used to do so effectively. When they did that and moved the ball forward on kickoffs, they effectively killed whatever advantage the Bills used to have on special teams.

I see there are a lot of people here who still think RT is not as important as LT. Pay attention! NFL teams are no longer putting their best pass rusher opposite the LT. This just isn't done anymore unless that also happens to be the opposing team's weak link. The heat is coming every bit as much from the other side now a days. Not only that, teams are designing all kinds of exotic blitz packages in an effort to attack an offenses weakest spot. You can no longer get away with putting Joe Schmoe from down the road at RT. You can't even get away with what used to be considered a good tackle there. Offenses need two great tackles if they want to have any chance of getting some production out of their QB. I know, there is always the argument for a QB who can do what Brady or Manning does. Good luck with that. We have a guy who is just entering his second season and I don't see that changing unless he really takes a crap this year. Bottom line......we need to protect what we have, a QB who needs some time to develop and then give him as many weapons as possible. There is no doubt RT is going to be addressed. Turning one of last year's weakest positions into one of our strongest will go a long way on this team.

Very nice. I always thought Marv was a great motivator. That quote is pretty well known around here.

Kyle Williams is over 300Lbs and gets lower than nearly every DLman in the NFL. He is quick and he gets better leverage than his opponent on nearly every play. Security, you listen too much to the ramblings of TBD posters. He doesn't need to be bigger because he absolutely does dominate at that position. Having a 10 sack season at as a defensive tackle is a far cry from "gets dominated almost all game long except for guessing right a few times". You crack me up.

I do....but I ain't giving you my sister's number.

I really like the Martin visit. Eric Wood was a college prospect that no one was thinking about and he turned out pretty good. He played guard his first year too. I think this Marcus Martin kid would be very similar. Someone who can back up Wood and will likely compete for a starting G spot this year. This would be a very shrewd pick up.

I'm sorry you feel that way. I don't think I have ever seen a rookie that didn't have bad habits.

Still hung up on the Mike Williams pick?

Here is what I noticed from last season. Manuel is a slow starter and warms up as a game goes on. I have yet to see him come out of the gate hitting his mark. This could be attributed to not having enough time to practice with his receivers. We will have to see. What I do like, in the heat of the game he tends to get more lively. I think he has the tools and I think he needs to be more familiar with the routes his receivers are running and simply know without having to think about it, where they will be. Another year in this system is going to help him. The injuries from last year, as far as I am concerned were a fluke. He can run. He can throw on the run and he can scramble for yards. There isn't much he can't do. His arm is strong and his accuracy, I believe is more a timing issue than simply missing his mark. Bottom line, I believe in him. This is going to be a fun year. The Bills are not going to give up on the running game. I view last year's rushing attack as a down year do to injuries. This year I see them bouncing back. This will be good for Manuel. He isn't going to have to do it all by himself. And when the game is on the line, we have seen him pull through with the passing attack(after he warms up). I like the kid. I like the way he carries himself and I like the way he works. In fact I have no reason to not believe in him.

A competitive ball player talks some smack and it makes headlines. So what's new?

If both of those QBs drop, the Bills will be getting calls from teams wishing to trade up.

These make sense. I do think if an upper tier OT is there the Bills will take that(It's a most likely scenario and a big big need). However, if a someone like Mack falls to them, they may jump on the opportunity. None of us know who will drop to us. There seems to be someone every year that does. Teams have a tendency to go for pass rushers and pass protectors first these days so maybe we get neither. Perhaps we get an upper tier WR.

Um, he's talking about a certain blonde curly head dude named Wood. Try to keep up.

Local businessmen that Trump was referring too?