if the bills make the playoffs and are a tough out, do you build a great oline with the picks, or still go after a top qb in the first?

[Tatonka68]

QB

12 minutes ago, offyourocker said:

I want Cousins and then use our picks for OL,DL, LB

Enough of the hand me down QBs, there is a reason they are let go by their previous teams.

[T-Bomb]

They have already won too many games to go grab a top QB, too many teams need one this upcoming draft.

 

As much as the Bills want to be done with Taylor, I think they should draft linemen.  Both OL and DL are suffering.

[BigPappy]

Why are we asking this question again? hasn't this topic been beaten to death enough already? Of course they are going QB in round 1. It's a no brain'er!

[Bills Fan of St Augustine]

If the season finishes as you suggest, which franchise QB is left on the board at pick 20+? I don't think there will be one and trading up will take a lot of picks unless the Chefs continue to slide. Certainly both 1st rounders this year plus how many others picks?  Best case for a QB is that both the Chefs and Bills lose out. We could then use both picks to move up for THE GUY provided of course we have a dance partner near the top of the draft.

[JohnBonhamRocks]

I know this was not a provided option, but. . . both?

 

Not necessarily in this order, but: Draft a QB. Draft an OG. Draft a DT. Repeat. 

 

It would be cool if we had a top-end QB and controlled the line of scrimmage. 

[frostbitmic]

Draft Round :

1A - Chiefs pick - Baker Mayfield - QB - Oklahoma

1B - Bills pick #32 - Run stuffing beast of a DT

2A - OT

2B - LB

3 - WR - a speed guy that can run routes and catch the ball and who has never had a knee injury,,,, yet.

4-7 - Guard, TE, LB, CB all need an infusion of talent.

 

To answer the question ... Get your QB first. We should've gotten our franchise guy in this years draft, oooops.

After that, grab a Tackle and take a Guard later. there's a need for DT and LB too and that needs to be addressed.

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

1 hour ago, joesixpack said:

QB. No cousins, no bradford. DRAFT.

 

 

.....why not Bradford?.....he comes in three boxes, but glue and re-assembly instructions are included.......

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Just now, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

 

.....why not Bradford?.....he comes in three boxes, but glue and re-assembly instructions are included.......

 

I don't know. Old and injured?

 

[Kirby Jackson]

The other thing with this draft is it is a strong QB draft and a little thin in a lot of places (depending on juniors and redshirt sophomores).  I’m always advocating to go at the strength of the draft; you get better value.  Get your QB, 2 DL, an OL, a CB, a speed receiver, LB and a #2 RB. Something like that would be good by me. It will depend some on the positions addressed in FA. 

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

1 minute ago, joesixpack said:

 

I don't know. Old and injured?

 

 

......but the glue is part of the "package deal" as well as coupons for knee replacements.....

[Kirby Jackson]

8 minutes ago, frostbitmic said:

Draft Round :

1A - Chiefs pick - Baker Mayfield - QB - Oklahoma

1B - Bills pick #32 - Run stuffing beast of a DT

2A - OT

2B - LB

3 - WR - a speed guy that can run routes and catch the ball and who has never had a knee injury,,,, yet.

4-7 - Guard, TE, LB, CB all need an infusion of talent.

 

To answer the question ... Get your QB first. We should've gotten our franchise guy in this years draft, oooops.

After that, grab a Tackle and take a Guard later. there's a need for DT and LB too and that needs to be addressed.

Like this

[BuffaloHokie13]

12 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

The other thing with this draft is it is a strong QB draft and a little thin in a lot of places (depending on juniors and redshirt sophomores).  I’m always advocating to go at the strength of the draft; you get better value.  Get your QB, 2 DL, an OL, a CB, a speed receiver, LB and a #2 RB. Something like that would be good by me. It will depend some on the positions addressed in FA. 

I'll try to keep this as brief as possible, and we can start up an offseason plan thread later. Looking ahead to 2018, we have:

33 players signed for $146,856,652

Dead Cap hits of $18,681,120

and $33,424,561 of estimated Cap Space

 

Of the 33 players we have under contract

1 is Tyrod, cutting him saves just under $10M on the cap but leaves us with just Peterman on the roster

9 O Linemen

  - 4 OT's (Glenn, Dawkins, Mills, McDermott)

  - 4 G's (Incognito, Groy, Ducasse, Miller)

  - 1 C (Wood)

3 WR (KB, Zay, Holmes)

1 RB (McCoy)

1 CB (White)

2 S (Hyde & Poyer)

0 ILB

1 DT (Washington)

 

We're currently lined up for 8 draft picks in the first 5 rounds --> adjust players signed to 41, and cap room to ~$28,000,000

 

FA's of interest (to me anyway)

Yarbrough (DE), Elston (S), O'Leary (TE), KW (DT), Tate (KR/PR), Humber (OLB), Johnson (CB), Cadet (RB), Thompson (WR), PBrown (ILB), Coleman (DT), Gaines (CB), Matthews (WR)

 

All of that is to say, we have quite a few holes in the roster heading into '18, and one of the areas we actually have buttoned up (contract-wise) is the OL. Cutting/Drafting OL means more work elsewhere filling holes.

[unclepete]

1 hour ago, SoCal Deek said:

There is ZERO doubt that you get a QB.  If Tom Brady, or any other decent QB, had our roster of Offensive Skill Players they would be in the playoffs for sure!

Completely disagree.

 

But QB

[Mat68]

Go get a franchise QB.  Even by doing so they still have load of cap space and enough draft picks were they will still draft 5 or 6  players.  They should be able to walk away from the draft with a Franchise potential Qb, 2 quality starters and 2 or more depth adds.  That is still a very good draft.  

Edited November 29, 2017 by Mat68

[Gray Beard]

QB would be the preference, but you have to see who is available.  Don't reach like the EJ Manuel pick.  

It's hard to draft a QB in the NFL.

[mead107]

Stay with Peterman.    Build  a line. 

[Kirby Jackson]

10 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said:

I'll try to keep this as brief as possible, and we can start up an offseason plan thread later. Looking ahead to 2018, we have:

33 players signed for $146,856,652

Dead Cap hits of $18,681,120

and $33,424,561 of estimated Cap Space

 

Of the 33 players we have under contract

1 is Tyrod, cutting him saves just under $10M on the cap but leaves us with just Peterman on the roster

9 O Linemen

  - 4 OT's (Glenn, Dawkins, Mills, McDermott)

  - 4 G's (Incognito, Groy, Ducasse, Miller)

  - 1 C (Wood)

3 WR (KB, Zay, Holmes)

1 RB (McCoy)

1 CB (White)

2 S (Hyde & Poyer)

0 ILB

1 DT (Washington)

 

We're currently lined up for 8 draft picks in the first 5 rounds --> adjust players signed to 41, and cap room to ~$28,000,000

 

FA's of interest (to me anyway)

Yarbrough (DE), Elston (S), O'Leary (TE), KW (DT), Tate (KR/PR), Humber (OLB), Johnson (CB), Cadet (RB), Thompson (WR), PBrown (ILB), Coleman (DT), Gaines (CB), Matthews (WR)

 

All of that is to say, we have quite a few holes in the roster heading into '18, and one of the areas we actually have buttoned up (contract-wise) is the OL. Cutting/Drafting OL means more work elsewhere filling holes.

They even have some internal options like Groy. The OL has the bodies and have aged some. The Bills aren’t going to pour a ton of resources into OL for the reasons that you mention. A new coach will be the first step.

[Marty McFly]

QB.

[NewEra]

Qb 

[BobDVA]

Any QB worth drafting with the first of our picks will not be worth it as the only two worth drafting will already be gone even if the Bills lose all the rest of their games.  I say OT;