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Everyone assumes the Niners will use those picks to trade up, but based on their previous draft history, they are more apt to acquire more future picks with them. There will be players that teams covet around 31 and 34 that the Niners could easily parlay into 1sts in the '14 draft.

The number 8 pick according to the draft value chart is worth 1400 points. The number 31 pick is worth 600 and the number 34 pick is worth 560, so they would need to add about 240 more points just to meet the value, which could be their other 2nd rounder number 61. 8 for 31, 43, and 61 is fair value as far as the chart is concerned, but I'd be trying to get San Fran 1st in next year's draft somehow. The drop from 8 to 31 is very significant IMO and it would be a good reason to demand a little overpayment here. Something like 8 and 41(1890 points) for 31, 34, 61, 93, next year's 1st(approximately 2160 points). If we are trading back I'd want a first next year. What about the possibility of trading Byrd to SF at the draft with 8th overall and acquiring a boatload of picks. I'd like that option as well.

I just don't see the Jets using those picks to move up in the first round. They have a new GM and Rex was forced on him. I think they will take BPA at both spots and look to next year. I just don't see a player that they could possibly covet so much in the top ten.

Tavaris Jackson has a lot of experience in a west coast style offense both in Minnesotta and Seattle. Our starter this year will be either Matt Barkley or Tavaris Jackson.

Kyle Moore won't be back.

I thought Pears was awful last year, but otherwise I agree. Also, do not count out a move of Glenn to G. Marrone's Saints O-Line had quick, athletic tackles like Jamal Brown pre-injury and bigger Gs like Jahri Evans and Carl Nicks.

Usually, when a team goes through major organizational changes, most of the pending UFAs are not re-signed. I am expecting Levitre to be gone and Byrd to be gone or franchised. But here is something interesting to think about: Top Ten Average Salaries for Guards Carl Nicks - $9.5 mil Logan Mankins - $8.5 mil Jahri Evans - $8.1 mil Davin Joseph - $7.5 mil Chris Snee - $7.25 mil Ben Grubbs - $7.2 mil Justin Blalock - $6.4 mil Marshal Yanda - $6.4 mil Josh Sitton - $5.825 mil Willie Colon - $5.8 mil Levitre is not in the same class as Nicks, Mankins, Evans, or Snee. Davin Joseph is a 2 time Pro Bowler with better size. Ben Grubbs was elected to the Pro Bowl once, which is once more than Levitre. Marshal Yanda is a two time All Pro, although he signed his deal the summer before he received those honors. Josh Sitton was elected to the Pro Bowl last season and was voted OL of the Year in 2010. Willie Colon signed his deal as a tackle so i don't think that really counts for anything. All these guys are bigger than Levitre and are members of consistently good offenses. These are all strikes against Levitre. Considering that Grubbs and Nicks signed their deals with new teams, I think Levitre's worth to the Bills on a re-signed deal would be right around the Josh Sitton deal and as high as the Marshal Yanda deal. So around $6 mil, and that's assuming he is considered as good as those players or that the Bills think he is that good.

i like this move. T Jack has some talent and athleticism. He got a real raw deal last year. Embarrassing that he didn't even dress for a game.

The only thing I will say here is that we have Glenn for another 3 years on a 2nd round rookie deal so giving Levitre alot of up front money will not kill us as far what we are spending on the OL, but we do need an upgrade at RT and that may need to come from FA. Letting Levitre walk and signing a starting RT and a starting LG may be the way to go. Also, this staff may not be as sold on Glenn playing T and a switch to G for him may not be out of the question. Many teams had Glenn as a G when he was drafted and looking at Marrone's Saints line, it looks like they like big Guards.

Sure, the Ravens can franchise him for around $15 mil/yr this offseason. But the $20 mil/yr figure isn't really that crazy because that is the cap hit figure with $40 mil due over the first 2 or 3 seasons. This is how the QB cap hits break down: 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 The most important number is the $40 million guaranteed. But as far as the cap hit that doesn't seem to be that crazy especially considering many of those deals there were signed under the last CBA and that many of the top QBs haven't been signed into the future. You have many top QBs that will be entering the last years of their contracts and will be looking at re-signing over the next 2-3 years like Aaron Rodgers, Matt Ryan, Eli Manning, and Ben Roethisburger. Not to mention that RG3, Luck, Newton and the other rookie/2nd year guys will be eligible for new deals. With Brees signing his deal worth about $20 mil/year cap hit, I would expect the coming deals for Rodgers and Manning to be more than that and maybe RG3, Luck, and Newton as well depending on if they continue their progression. Same story with Kap and Wilson as well. I don't see how most of these guys don't get around $20 mil per on their next deal. This doesn't include P. Manning and Brady and other older guys already getting a contract like that. This is a long way of saying that $20 mil per is becoming the norm for a top tier QB, which Flacco has a very strong case for. In the end, I think he gets a little less, around $18 or $19.

Levitre isn't worth elite G money. I'll wait to see the contract details if re-signs or goes somewhere else. He is a good player but that doesn't mean you have to re-sign him if the money doesn't make sense.

One thing is for sure about Pettine's D. It has many elements of the 3-4 and the 46, both of which require a true NT.

That's a good breakdown. I think the versatility of the some guys already on the roster may have contributed to Pettine coming here. Two things will be important to keep an eye on IMO: Mario Williams and our first round draft pick. Can Pettine convince Mario that he will excel as a roving type of DL who will at times play 34 DE, 34 OLB, 43 DE, and 43 DT? Because I could see him lining up at all those positions and being effective in this D. He is a unique player. Can Pettine motivate him to get out of his comfort zone a little? There are several elite DE/LB prospects in the top 10 of the draft.

Ideally, you'd be looking at Carrington - NT - Dareus in a 3 man line. Or maybe Mario - NT - Dareus, with Carrington as a rotational guy. Mario could play some OLB as well, but I think his role will just be simply as pass rusher. Kyle Williams would come in on 4 man front looks. They still need that every down LB and a combo DE/LB,

The eye test definitely lends itself to Wilfork being the stouter and thicker player. I think. When he came out of college, he was talked about as a potential NT or DT prospect. Dareus was someone who was said to have the ability to play all along the DL, but I think it was generally felt his best position was 5tech DE, then as a penetrating DT. Wanny's scheme typically asks the DTs to be space eaters on the inside first and foremost. In another brilliant decision by Gailey and co, this was just not a good fit for our DTs skill sets and I think this is why the DL got blown off the ball a lot. I could go on about how ill equipped we were to run the D we were running last year but that is for another thread. Rags, regardless of the relative size of Wilfork and Dareus, my point is more about where I think Dareus would excel. Can he play NT? Yes, I think he can. But, I think he can be an elite 34 DE similar to Ngata in Baltimore. And while, I think Kyle Williams will still have a role on defense, I just don't think he will be a focal point. But I think we agree that we are better suited for a 34 base than most people around here. I think some of the typical whipping boys like Sheppard will be much better in this D. One last thing on Wilfork v. Dareus. There is a great Wilfork article on grantland.com by Chris Brown(a different one) about how NE uses him and how he is the focal point of there whole defense. Really cool Xs and Os stuff. Id link but I'm on my phone and got to go.

I agree for the most part with your post except for these statements. Wilfork entered the league at 6'1 325 and I'm sure he's up to 340 range during the season. Dareus is 6'3 and played DE in college at around 306 and at around 315 his rookie year. He weighed in at the combine at 319 and was quoted as saying that he needed to lose weight because he wasn't as comfortable playing at such a high weight level. So last season of course, the Bills wanted him to bulk up to 330 and he did, and I thought he looked very uncomfortable at that size. He would arguably have to add even more weight to play NT. So Wilfork is naturally more stout and more comfortable carrying that weight than Dareus is. He has probably added about 10 - 15 lbs. to his playing weight since college. Dareus, on the other hand, has added almost 30 pounds and he would still be a smaller NT. I think he would excel as DE in this defense, like Wilkerson with the Jets has blossomed into a good player or like Ngata or Arthur Jones with the Ravens. Kyle Williams has been a part of every bad defense we have put together the last 6-7 years. He is a good player, but I think in this defense he will become a situational player, which may actually be great for him and add some years to his career. I don't think he would start at NT or DE, but would come in on 4 man fronts or in certain passing situations. Again, I think this would be good for him.

The coverage schemes can lean towards more man or zone coverage, more blitzing from the secondary, etc. But the techniques are the same for the most part. The Ravens and Jets both seem to prefer a good run supporting SS. Not sure if the Jets or Ravens are using a modern twist in zone coverage called pattern-match coverage. I'm not a huge Xs and Os guy, but it is a technique where the secondary plays zone coverage but within there zones they cover the receivers as if it were man on man and there is a lot of switching off coverage between defenders. I know New England does this and Alabama teaches this in college. But I honestly don't know much more about it. And my understanding of it could be wrong.

Kelvin Sheppard will be a much better 34 ILB than he was with the 43. He is naturally a bigger player and didn't gain any quickness by shedding weight to play 43 MLB this past season. Dareus needs to play the majority of the time at DE. He was effective there as a rookie and in college. Also, Wilfork is listed at 6'2" 325 but I have also seen him listed at 6'1" and he definitely looks much bigger than 325. He is much more stout than Dareus. Different players. Carrington will play DE as well. Mario will probably play a hybrid role DE/LB but will mostly be asked to rush the passer. He has size to play DE in this defense though. If Troup can contribute at NT, that's a bonus. I think Kyle Williams' role will be reduced and he will eventually be phased out of this defense, which is fine because he is on the wrong side of 30. Not saying they will cut him or anything but his role will be reduced. Mark Anderson is and always will be a situational pass rusher so if this move gets him out of the starting lineup, that is a bonus. Barnett will move inside or get cut. I am almost positive we will be drafting one of the hybrid DE/LB that is slated to go in the top 10. Werner, Moore, Mingo, or Jones. Probably Mingo. The good thing is that are younger defensive players can all play in a 34 base defense. Dareus, Carrington, and Sheppard can all play 34 positions. Nigel Bradham could add some weight and play ILB, but he could also try and get down to the 230 range and be LB/SS hybrid type. The guy ran as fast as many safeties at the combine. Gilmore can play in any system really. I think we add young pass rusher LB/DE in this draft and an NT prospect. That gives us Dareus anchoring the DL, another young stud LB pass rusher anchoring the LB core, and Gilmore anchoring the secondary.

That is a play action, designed rollout with the defense rushing four guys. I don't think this proves that he is plenty mobile. Yes, he may be as mobile as many traditional pocket passers like Matt Ryan or Joe Flacco, but he doesn't have anything else that those guys have like a winning college pedigree or dominating competition. He has a strong arm. That doesn't mean he is as good a prospect as Ryan or Flacco were. Despite being drafted in the 6th round, even Tom Brady produced wins at a major school. Glennon has literally done nothing to justify him being a top prospect. A good talented QB prospect should dominate the ACC, even if the talent around him wasn't the best like Jay Cutler or Philip Rivers. He has huge bust written all over him. Plus, everyone likes his size, but he's 6'7 220 lbs. He looks plenty frail to me. Pocket passers need to be able to take hits, that's part of the trade off for standing tall in the pocket. Also, on Warmack: He looks like a stud perennial Pro Bowl G who can dominate in the run game. Levitre is a very good player but will be expensive to re-sign and is not a dominant player. He is a good player, but is he a $7 mil/year G? No way. The price on Levitre will dictate if he is re-signed or not. You should not just re-sign every good player on the team just to do it. You have to factor in the $$$. I have no problem letting him go, drafting Warmack, and using the savings to bring other FAs BUT I would have a problem letting him go, drafting Warmack, and NOT using the savings to improve other parts of the roster. All this being said, I don't see the Bills passing on Barkevious Mingo if he still there. He is that hybrid LB/DE that Pettine's defense seems to need.

The 2002 Bills was the best offense we have had since the Kelly years. Then, in 2003, instead of bolstering the OL and bringing in more offensive options, Tom Donahoe got rid of Peerless Price, Larry Centers, and Jay Reimersma and replaced them with Josh Reed, Bobby Shaw, Dave Moore, and Sam Gash. Those 3 were huge parts of the 2002 offense and their replacements were simply not very good. The Bills tried to become a more ball-control team which failed because the offensive line was not good enough and they expected Jim McNally to coach up a bunch of scrubs and failed draft picks.

Anyone who has been young and in love with some crazy chick can believe this story. When you are infatuated with someone, you can believe almost anything they tell you.

Frank Riech was QB coach for Indy when they secured the 1st overall pick and WR coach this past year for one of the most inept passing games of recent memory. I don't think we are missing out.

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I think it's clear that even if this thing is a hoax, Te'o embellished or flat out created a lot of this story about his "girlfriend." Although it's a stretch to say anything in this story can be classified as clear.

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