rafter Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 Also, the majority of mockers have the Bills selecting Rieff or Floyd at 10...By the time draft day rolls around Rieff will slide into the mid to late round of the first round--as will Floyd! Some teams have Floyd as the third best WR and Rieff is a projected RT/OG I don't meant to call you out specifically because you are far from the only person, but how does anyone really know where teams have players on their boards?
benderbender Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 Like Mike Williams? I like Mike Williams as a person, not as a football player
Max997 Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) We are not taking Reiff... Unfortunately it's starting to look like they are going to take Reiff. Buddy hasn't been very secretive since he became GM and the more I read about Reiff being the guy including Schefter saying it I'd be surprised if it isn't Reiff at this point. This tells me they don't think Hairston is ready to start or that they would like an upgrade at RT 10 is high for a guard but I'd rather they take DeCastro and plug him in at RG from day one Edited April 7, 2012 by Max997
bills1960 Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 I like Kalil a lot, but if it means we have to give up our second round pick then no. If we go OT in the first, we really have to go WR in the second by taking a guy like Sanu or Reuben. You need to at least have the option of taking a WR in the second. Trading up would most likely disallow that.
D521646 Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 I can't for the life of me see why in the world the Vikings would trade the 3rd pick for anything when it is a LT that is their biggest need? Kalil is a day one starter and perhaps a top ten LT in the NFL in his first year? It doesn't get much better than that? This story is just weird unless the Vikings are looking to rake in a ton of picks like the RAMS and fill more holes and hope for a decent enough LT in the later rounds? Not a bad strategy, but still suspect, IMO. Tim-
San Jose Bills Fan Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 I can't for the life of me see why in the world the Vikings would trade the 3rd pick for anything when it is a LT that is their biggest need? Kalil is a day one starter and perhaps a top ten LT in the NFL in his first year? It doesn't get much better than that? This story is just weird unless the Vikings are looking to rake in a ton of picks like the RAMS and fill more holes and hope for a decent enough LT in the later rounds? Not a bad strategy, but still suspect, IMO. Tim- Maybe they feel that in a trade down scenario that they can pick up a boat load of picks and still take Cordy Glenn…
rayray808 Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 the only way you move up to 3 is to grab Richardson... Bucs may do it to jump the Browns
KollegeStudnet Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 I don't meant to call you out specifically because you are far from the only person, but how does anyone really know where teams have players on their boards? Mostly from writers speculating, Dallas had several articles rating DT Poe as their #1 DT
DefenseWins Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 The only realistic trade would be between Miami/Cleveland and Minnesota to bag Tannehill... Khalil simply isn't worth the price you'd have to pay IMHO...
papazoid Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 i would give our 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th round picks in this years draft or this years #1 and next years #1 to move up to #3 in this years draft and take Kalil. i think Kalil is the surest/safest player in this draft.
Mr. WEO Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 Trading up a bunch of high value picks to take an LT would be the single dumbest move Buddy could even be thinking about.
BuffaloBillsSD Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 i would give our 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th round picks in this years draft or this years #1 and next years #1 to move up to #3 in this years draft and take Kalil. i think Kalil is the surest/safest player in this draft. That is not enough to move up from #10 to #3.
papazoid Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) That is not enough to move up from #10 to #3. #3 overall 2,200 pts #10 overall 1,300 pts difference 900 pts our 2nd (#42) 480 pts our 3rd (#74) 220 pts our 4th (#102) 86 pts total 786 pts....close enough...... throw in another 4th if you insist. next years #1 - i'm gonna say 16th overall (1,000 pts). btw- your giving up a draft pick...NOT the salary cap space.....in lieu of the draft choice you can use that money on a free agent...... Edited April 8, 2012 by papazoid
BuffaloBillsSD Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 #3 overall 2,200 pts #10 overall 1,300 pts difference 900 pts our 2nd (#42) 480 pts our 3rd (#74) 220 pts our 4th (#102) 86 pts total 786 pts....close enough...... throw in another 4th if you insist. next years #1 - i'm gonna say 16th overall (1,000 pts). Picks a year away are devalued by a round. It took 3 1's and a 2 to move from 6 to 2 in a draft with 6 blue chip prospects so a team going from 3 to 10 would be moving out of the blue chip window and could want more. Of course the trade from 6 to 2 was for a franchise QB and the picks given up reflect that but I don't think there would be much of a discount to go from 10 to 3.
brianhawkeye2012 Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) So...quantity over quality? Hmm. Id give up 2 first and a third to get BLACKMON dont worry about extra picks free agent players are wanting to come to buffalo now actually might not have to look at this http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2012-04-02/nfl-mock-draft-2012-andrew-luck-robert-griffin-giants-jets-patriots-packers Edited April 8, 2012 by brianhawkeye2012
1B4IDie Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 Also, the majority of mockers have the Bills selecting Rieff or Floyd at 10...By the time draft day rolls around Rieff will slide into the mid to late round of the first round--as will Floyd! Some teams have Floyd as the third best WR and Rieff is a projected RT/OG Lol
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/09000d5d8282553a/article/spielman-vikings-might-trade-no-3-pick-even-at-the-last-minute?module=HP11_headline_stack I hope we dont trade with them. I love Kalil but I like having draft picks more. Plus I think we can get a quality player like Potter later. Agreed. As much as Buddy loves picks, I would not be shocked if he makes an exception in this case and pulls the trigger to get Kalil. A plug and play, prototypical LT is mighty tempting. Highly unlikely, Nix likes to get his lineman latter.
nucci Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 Ok so having a guaranteed franchise LT for 12 years is not worth trading draft picks for? Again, glad you guys aren't making picks How can you guarantee 12 years?
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 Personally...well, if these was one person in the draft top five that is considered both an elite player and a position of immediate need to fill it would be Kalil. While it is true that no one can know for sure whether a pick will succeed or flounder Kalil is pretty much the prototypical LT. After he is gone, I don't see anyone worth reaching past 10 for. With that said, do I think that if we don't pay an exorbitantly high price the pick will inevitably cost us do I think that our O-line will collapse? No. Quality people can be found in later rounds, but this provides some certainry.
Beerball Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 I can't for the life of me see why in the world the Vikings would trade the 3rd pick for anything when it is a LT that is their biggest need? Kalil is a day one starter and perhaps a top ten LT in the NFL in his first year? It doesn't get much better than that? This story is just weird unless the Vikings are looking to rake in a ton of picks like the RAMS and fill more holes and hope for a decent enough LT in the later rounds? Not a bad strategy, but still suspect, IMO. Tim- They might move if the price is right. What if they put the word out that the fins are interested in moving up to pick Tannehill? Might Cleveland if they also want him be willing to give something up to move up one slot? If you say you have no interest in trading a pick you might not get offers that you receive b y tossing the idea out there.
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