westerndecline Posted November 30, 2017 Author Posted November 30, 2017 I'm on the baker Mayfield bandwagon but if Taylor got us to the division rd and we lost a close game, idk... I'd be tempted to add a ot and guard for the right side to pair with Glenn, incognito, wood and a developing groy, Dawkins and Miller.... A great oline can take u to a super bowl Especially with McCoy still in his prime, cadet, and another drafted rb in the 3rd
Bing Bong Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 5 hours ago, mead107 said: Stay with Peterman. Build a line. for the love of god. trade up for Rosen or Darnold.. I want the surest thing, not 2 years of "let's give this guy a shot". Mayfield would be a consolation, but dude's a basket case. Keep Taylor, let him compete, maybe he beats this rookie (and Dennison is jettisoned). And save a draft pick for an outside WR, not high on KB but even if he exceeds expectations I want more. My top priorities..Obviously try to hit on any front 7 and O-Line after all that. I'd like safety depth as well. And let's keep up the good FA signings (anybody miss Zach Brown? he looks great, I don't think he can handle the snow) And I want a late 1st round pick on top of anything, forget the marginal drop for next year, always go for win now. If we make the playoffs we can take on this weak AFC.
BobbyC81 Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 If the Bills make the playoffs, they are one of 12 teams. That means the highest their pick could be is 21. Let’s assume KC also makes it so the pick from them is similar. It then depends on what happens in the 1st round before they pick. If they have say 4 guys rated as 1st round picks and they’ve all been taken, do they just take the next QB on their list? I believe if both picks end up in the high teens or low 20s and they keep them, they would use one to take a QB
Bing Bong Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Tatonka68 said: An elite QB can fill multiple holes by his ability. not rookie QBs
LABILLBACKER Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 5 hours ago, CDogg20 said: Honestly idk. The best teams in the league have great lines like the Pats*, Steelers, Saints, Rams, Eagles but they also have premier qb’s. Chicken or the egg? That's always been the debate. Qb or Oline first? Do we have enough picks or cap room to do both? We're not getting Darnold or Rosen, but do we have enough to move up for Rudolph? This might be the most important off season in the past 17 years.
Kirby Jackson Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 8 hours ago, Tatonka68 said: If Cousins is ALL that, why haven't the Skins made the playoffs?? No more hand me down QB's they are available for a reason. An elite QB can fill multiple holes by his ability. He did make the playoffs.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 13 hours ago, westerndecline said: Your thoughts? Depends on who we can get, were certainly can't build around Tyrod so one way or another we have to find a QB. 1
Bill from NYC Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) It was a long, but good question. The year before the Colts drafted Peyton Manning, they drafted 2 excellent tackles in rounds 1 and 2. Having Marvin Harrison was pretty cool too. Now, the league has changed and having an excellent qb would seem to be a prerequisite, given the rule changes. Given the above, it's going to be tough to draft a top qb in 2018, because the Bills somehow managed to win an unforeseen amount of games. I am generally not a fan of trading away draft picks to move up. We just got rid of a sub-par GM who believed in this. The extra picks we have came at a heavy price. We walked away from quarterbacks, one of whom looks excellent. I am hoping, as another poster stated, that we can draft a QB, OL, and DL without trading up. It would be great to do so and not throw away picks, or waste them on RBs and defensive backs. Maybe if we do so we can even reach the playoffs for a change. Edited November 30, 2017 by Bill from NYC
GunnerBill Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 Quarterback. Quarterback. Quarterback. Then whatever capital we have left through the first 4 rounds on the trenches. Think we do need a RB and a LB and some corner depth and I don't mind throwing picks in rounds 5 through 7 at those positions. But priority 1 get our Quarterback.... if it needs a trade up you do it. Then whatever you have left you maximise value maybe even with a trade back somewhere and build the lines.
ALF Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 I hope we can get a good QB without having to trade up a lot of picks.
H2o Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 Depends on what the cost is and how we maneuver in FA. To get one of the top QB's it's gonna take a king's ransom considering how many games we've won and the amount of QB needy teams. You have to realize this team has A LOT of holes still. I think you take a QB if he is on the board when you pick and you really like what he brings to the table. If not, you look elsewhere because Tyrod is still under contract through 2018. People may not like that answer, but it makes the most sense to use your resources to get the most out of them.
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 Once we are out after this week I think we need to play Peterman the rest of the year. We need to see if we have a back up, bridge QB, or possible starter. I've watched the Chargers game 3 times and I don't understand how the coaching staff put him in that position. The only thing I can come up with is Taylor's very bad play plus Lynn being very familiar with Taylor's weaknesses lead to McD making a decision to start a rookie. I stated before the Bills game that I thought the Chargers had the best D-Line in the NFL. Chargers D-Line plus our poor O-Line plus Peterman loosing his safety blanket in KB lead to a horrid showing. Peterman is known to be a gunslinger in practice and when you combine everything you have Peterman forcing passes and throwing INT's. Peterman had less than 2 sec to pass the football most of the 1st half. I don't know how you evaluate a QB under those circumstances.
26CornerBlitz Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said: Once we are out after this week I think we need to play Peterman the rest of the year. We need to see if we have a back up, bridge QB, or possible starter. I've watched the Chargers game 3 times and I don't understand how the coaching staff put him in that position. The only thing I can come up with is Taylor's very bad play plus Lynn being very familiar with Taylor's weaknesses lead to McD making a decision to start a rookie. I stated before the Bills game that I thought the Chargers had the best D-Line in the NFL. Chargers D-Line plus our poor O-Line plus Peterman loosing his safety blanket in KB lead to a horrid showing. Peterman is known to be a gunslinger in practice and when you combine everything you have Peterman forcing passes and throwing INT's. Peterman had less than 2 sec to pass the football most of the 1st half. I don't know how you evaluate a QB under those circumstances. They won't be out this week regardless of the outcome with two winnable games in weeks 14 and 15 against the Colts and Dolphins.
CodeMonkey Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 It is 100% irrelevant if they are a tough out etc.. They just need to evaluate QB and every other position of need in relation to what there is in the draft and how many picks they have to use/deal. But, if nothing else, the Peterman experiment showed how much you need a solid oline if you intend to have a pocket passer as your QB.
LABILLBACKER Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 6 hours ago, CodeMonkey said: It is 100% irrelevant if they are a tough out etc.. They just need to evaluate QB and every other position of need in relation to what there is in the draft and how many picks they have to use/deal. But, if nothing else, the Peterman experiment showed how much you need a solid oline if you intend to have a pocket passer as your QB. So true, we don't even remotely have a good enough oline to protect Peterman or whoever we draft in April. They'd get killed.
Nihilarian Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 The team needs both a QB and a top line to protect him and there really is no reason not to accomplish both fairly quickly. Looking at this past draft McD knew who he wanted and drafted them. Those first three picks are making an impact and with a new GM, scout team they could do even better. Through week 5 PFF grades the Bills line at #22. 22. BUFFALO BILLS Average offensive lineman grade: 57.0 While Richie Incognito is among the top 10 guards in the NFL once again, the rest of Buffalo’s line has been unable to come near to playing at his level. The unit has played well in pass protection as they rank seventh in the league with a pass blocking efficiency rating of 82.2, having allowed just 38 pressures on 171 pass blocking snaps. However, the issues come with run-blocking, where basically everyone but Incognito has a poor grade so far. The Bills run more outside zone plays than anyone in the league, leading the NFL with 76 attempts, but they rank just 17th in yards before contact, averaging just 1.06 yards on these plays. https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-ranking-all-32-nfl-offensive-lines-by-average-grade-week-5
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