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I don't agree with the A. Williams part, but it would not surprise me if a pass rusher were to land in Buffalo's lap. If that happened, they could decide it's a better option than say a top WR or TE. Teams are finding ways to rush the passer from both sides these days. The days of having the best pass rusher only on the QBs blind side are gone. Every offense has their best tackle on that side. In regard to all of this, the RT position has become as important as the LT position because defenses are attacking the weak link instead of simply putting their best rusher on the QBs blind side, they are bringing heat on the other side as well. Look what happened to Buffalo this past year. Our RT gave up a lot of sacks because he was easy pickings. Point is, teams are bringing heat to both sides. It is not uncommon to see a team with 2 premier pass rushers and it is not uncommon to see teams with 2 premier tackles. The RT and LDE have very much increased in value.

Trump said he was approached by a group of businessmen. Also said Kelly is staying in one of his apartments in NY. It's kind of interesting not so much because it is Trump talking, but because of what he said. It seems there is a group of businessmen looking into purchasing the Bills and it sounds like local businessmen. I wouldn't put too much stock in Trump as an owner because it merely sounds like this group is looking for investors.

All ready posted in "Just give it to 'em" thread.

With all of the renovations to the Ralph, I don't see a new stadium happening any time soon. That doesn't mean that it won't...just not in the near future. Ralph's passing puts some uncertainty on all of this, but I agree. The Bills aren't going anywhere. The trust, I believe buys some time. No one will be buying the Bills right away. My attitude right now is to just sit back and enjoy the ride. There is no way to honor Ralph Wilson more right now than winning from the front office down to every individual player on the team. I think that will be best way to insure that the Bills stay in Buffalo. Win, baby!! What we can do to help, is go to the game and root for our Bills. If people want them to stay, we have to give them a reason to. Sell out all of our home games, honor the man who brought us this team and help pump up our players. It's not rocket science. Just show support in a way that convinces everyone that the Bills belong right where they are at...in Buffalo.

This team has weapons all over the darn place. Problem is that they have to stay in to help block because our offensive linemen sure ain't doing it.

"See your guy, get your guy" doesn't only apply to QB. This year their guy is another position. I like it. But I rate OT, OG/OC higher than WR. I've actually been thinking one of the 2 top OCs might be a great choice. Someone who could fill in for Wood if he goes down and they can also play guard.

Glad I'm not alone. We have plenty of skill position players. What we need are the big men. I'd rate offensive tackle and guard as our biggest weakness. If one of these guys can fill in for Wood, that would be a bonus. Next would be another DE built like Mario. Are there any highly rated centers that can play guard? Wood started out that way for us.

KoBills. I really like the way you present your view, even though it is sort of long winded. I agree, that all of the armchair general managers have their own ideas about what the greatest need is and how to approach this years draft. It seems there are a lot more people who think WR is the greatest weakness. I am not so sure of this. Another thing that kind of gnaws at me here is how quickly we forget about the problems an offense has with a weak OL. It seems people want the sexy pick. The big fast aggressive WR is that pick. An offensive lineman is hardly sexy. They rarely get props for doing a great job, but a WR is the star that people see. Successful teams build dominant lines. We have the dominant defensive front with the possible exception of another big DE. The OL has a lot of problems and a lot of potential problems. If just one of our 2 best linemen go down to injury we are big trouble. Who is going to back them up? I see the OL as an area that needs extra attention. WR, not so much. Now as for how we do that. You are absolutely right about one thing. You are very much limited by what falls to you during the draft. If the 2 top OLmen are gone at 9. You may be better served going with another position. Who knows how that is going to play out? Not me, and not anyone else either. Not even Whaley. That said, the OL still needs to be bolstered. I want what I consider to be the Bills biggest weakness to be addressed. That's OL. And I really don't think the RT is the only position to keep an eye on. If Wood gets injured, we are in trouble. If Glenn goes down we are in trouble. If a WR goes down there are plenty of options still available. On OL that's entirely different story. This team has some dynamic players on offense now, but they are not getting it done on their own. They need a supporting cast. Woods appears to be very good and SJ is still pretty good. CJ and Fred are excellent backs and Chandler is not to shabby. This team has weapons but a lot of them are staying in to block instead of getting the ball in their hands where they can do the most to help. Our offensive line got run over too much last year and that's with all of the best linemen on the field. I see maybe 2 OLmen coming out of this draft and I really hope one of them is good enough to turn things around. See what ya started? Now I'm getting long winded. I'm outta here, for now.

I don't think it's out of the realm of possibilities that the Bills not only address the offensive tackle position, but also try and find a quality backup for Eric Wood. This OL is just one injury away from a complete disaster. What if Glenn gets injured?

Nobody is going to trade for DJ. Philly will outright release him if they can't find a trade partner. Now under those circumstances, still not interested? http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/22/now-everyone-says-desean-jackson-is-on-the-way-out-of-philly/

I don't see any WR helping all that much on this team when the OL is getting blown up as much as it is. WRs need time to get downfield and even though we have guys who can stretch the field, they aren't doing it. We saw EJ doing a lot of dinking an dunking for short yardage gains even though coming out of college his strength was intermediate to long routes. Can't believe how many people think a big WR is the answer. I still say the way to fix a problem is to attack the source of the problem. Get EJ time to throw and everything else falls into place. We saw first hand how a dominant DL helped last year. Why is it so difficult to imagine that a dominant OL will help as well? Put some dominant OLmen on the field and the entire offense improves both the pass and the run.

Wonder why Eagles are shopping DeSean Jackson. ProFootballTalk is reporting that they will release him even if they don't find a trade partner. Hmmm.

I can see the Bills going after a big DE. The offense seems to be what makes the most sense, but with our new defensive coordinator liking the 4-3, I would not be surprised. Either way, this team is most likely looking to build dominant lines. If I were to guess, the OL will be a bigger priority, but I would not rule out DE.

You may be right CBF. I definitely don't want to see our OL not addressed or worse, get some scrubs in late rounds. I'd be OK with a WR at 9 only if we get some guys on that OL who can actually turn things around.

Looking back on our offense last year, I really think the skill positions are better than we might think. My biggest frustration was seeing how little time our QBs had to throw and seeing very good RBs stopped at or behind the LOS. From my eye, not that I'm an expert anything, is that the OL is the problem. I have absolutely no problem with going with an OT at 9. Listening to Marone talk about what a quality offensive line can do, makes a lot of sense. He believes that having a better line frees up your skill players so they don't have to stay in and block. Watching CJ, FJ and Chandler blocking so much last year really made sick. Those guys need to have their hands on the ball instead of taking on linemen, LBs etc. When you are doing everything you can to keep the OL from collapsing rather than trying to put your skill players in skill positions you are losing an advantage. A 1st round WR also makes sense, but I keep going back to what I consider to be the offenses core issue. The OL. A 1st round TE makes sense too. He would be big enough to take on some of those blocks, but again, if he can catch why? Perhaps stockpiling on Defense would make sense. We could have quality DLmen who never get tired because we always have someone available in the rotation. But I saw a defense last year that spent too much time on the field because the offense couldn't get clicking. My belief is the best way to fix a problem is to find the source of the problem. To me, it looks like the OL.

I'm with Alpha on this one. While I agree that the QB is important, I also recognize other positions as very important as well. Looking back on the dramatic transformation the defense went through last year, I can see the Bills continuing their trend of addressing areas of weakness other than QB simply because they still haven't determined that QB is a weakness. There are however some sure fire areas that need to be upgraded. They have to focus on them and not give up quality picks just to have multiple options at QB.

We get lucky last year with a trade down that actually worked out pretty good for us and now we have all of these pipe dreams for this year. Aw.......the smell of draft season.

This may be true, but who the Bills actually pick will be determined by a number of other variables as well. They may decide a quality WR at 9 is a better option because they think they can get a good OT in round 2. Or they may decide that a OT is better choice because they may not find a quality OT in round 2. They may decide to go TE because they feel they can find a quality OT and WR later. It all depends on how they have different positions rated, whether they feel they can wait until later as well as, as you say, determine which position is the greatest need. Who knows. They may not even consider OT as the greatest need.

LOL. I like your style.

You know, with all of these defenses moving toward defending spread offenses, I see offenses bringing back power running games to counter.

Parker being blackballed? Carrington has made a lot of visits. Maybe the injured player shpeal has caught up with him.

Really! I have a friends who are Giants fans, Jets fans, Miami fans, etc. We all talk smack about each other teams. While from time to time, the comments can become annoying especially after such a long run of no playoffs, we should all know deep down that it is really just all in fun. When you can no longer realize that, it's time to find a new pass-time. Sports writers and fans from other teams are going to take jabs at our team. As far as I am concerned, it's their job. If NE starts losing, I'm pretty sure some of us might take a shot or two at a NE fan. This stuff should just role off your back. Of course that doesn't mean you can't return the favor when their team screws the pooch.

Very good read. Didn't realize it was posted all ready....heading there to check it out. I think there is merit to this view.

He may be Buffalo's surprise cut this year. Anyone think the Bills might pick up another big DE in this draft?