Calling it now: Drew Sanders will be the Bills number Three pick 😁😁

[Mango]

16 hours ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

 

I bet 😋😋

 

 

 

The difference between both Sabrespace and TBD is funny. I made an off color joke based on somebody's phrasing and I got a slap on the wrist from a mod. 

Over hear you get all the fake internet points. 

I do appreciate that neither devolve into any wild crassness.....even though that is how I communicate in real life. 

[QLBillsFan]

Good athlete but certainly not in line with replacing Edmunds without significant coaching. He’s a pass rusher type more than coverage LB. Micah Parsons light vs Edmunds the coverage LB. Bills are not picking this particular fella unless he falls to the 3rd and he is put on the edge. 

6 hours ago, Billz4ever said:

That's why I believe trading out of the first round may be the better play than reaching.  Not a ton of true first round talent in this draft IMO and if we get a chance to get an extra pick or two by dropping back into the early/mid second, we should probably take it.

Great value at 33-48 if we go that route with Campbell. But who cares if we take him at 27. We need about 3 key spots filled in this draft. # 1 is LB. If he goes at 27 it means they think he’s the immediate starter and that’s ok with me. 

Edited April 6, 2023 by QLBillsFan

[BillsFanForever19]

34 minutes ago, QLBillsFan said:

Good athlete but certainly not in line with replacing Edmunds without significant coaching. He’s a pass rusher type more than coverage LB. Micah Parsons light vs Edmunds the coverage LB. Bills are not picking this particular fella unless he falls to the 3rd and he is put on the edge. 

 

The same thing was said about Tremaine Edmunds going into the Draft. Even less prognosticators had Edmunds as a MLB than Drew Sanders. He was considered a 3-4 OLB pass rusher type.

Edited April 6, 2023 by BillsFanForever19

[ghostwriter]

I’m going out on a limb and I say that Bijan Robinson will be a Bill at 27.

 

[Freddie's Dead]

If they draft D with the first pick, I am so done with the Bills.....

[BillsFanForever19]

22 minutes ago, Victory Formation said:

I’m going out on a limb and I say that Bijan Robinson will be a Bill at 27.

 

 

That would have us using a 1st (Robinson), 2nd (Cook), and a 5th (Hines) at RB within 1 year. 

 

It would also mean that one of Robinson, Cook, or Harris will be inactive on Game Day. For the entirety of McDermott's tenure, he's only dressed 2 true RB's on Game Day and 1 that is more of a ST'er (Taiwan Jones, Senorise Perry when Taiwan wasn't here, and this year it will be Nyheim Hines).

 

No way we take a RB at 27 with the holes and positions that need upgrading when we have Cook, Harris, and Hines already on the roster.

[3rdand12]

30 minutes ago, Victory Formation said:

I’m going out on a limb and I say that Bijan Robinson will be a Bill at 27.

 

because they drafted Cook, gave Nyheim Hines a new contract. and brought in Damien Harris to likely start ?

That limb ?

 LOL 😊

31 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

If they draft D with the first pick, I am so done with the Bills.....

Again ?

Yep me too then.
 

but seriously , hope they move and get an extra pick along with a starter at any position. Even TE !

[Snappysnackcakes]

If we don’t take an OT or trade back, I believe Sanders is the pick. We cannot go to camp with the MLB options we have. Sanders is a ”sort of” safe pick and with Coach talking about being a more aggressive defense, the thought of some A-gap blitzes with Drew sounds nice. I also know that Coach is drooling over having Hyde, Poyer, and Rapp. Rapp will be an in-the-box guy who they can get very creative with. I do, however, believe that an OT may end up being the pick. 

[Warriorspikes51]

21 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

That would have us using a 1st (Robinson), 2nd (Cook), and a 5th (Hines) at RB within 1 year. 

 

It would also mean that one of Robinson, Cook, or Harris will be inactive on Game Day. For the entirety of McDermott's tenure, he's only dressed 2 true RB's on Game Day and 1 that is more of a ST'er (Taiwan Jones, Senorise Perry when Taiwan wasn't here, and this year it will be Nyheim Hines).

 

No way we take a RB at 27 with the holes and positions that need upgrading when we have Cook, Harris, and Hines already on the roster.

in the highly unlikely event Robinson is on the board at 27, we should take him.

 

he’s probably a top 5-10 player on our board and would immediately be a weapon

 

I know the RB position is devalued today, but he is an impact player that is not only a top tier runner, but a quality receiver

 

Robinson, Cook, Harris is quite the backfield

[QLBillsFan]

56 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

The same thing was said about Tremaine Edmunds going into the Draft. Even less prognosticators had Edmunds as a MLB than Drew Sanders. He was considered a 3-4 OLB pass rusher type.

That’s fine. But why not go with Campbell is equally athletic 6’5” and currently ready to play that role immediately. Thinking it was a mix on TE as to best position. The two guys we are discussing suggest they have best scenarios as what they are good at. 

[Warriorspikes51]

1 minute ago, Snappysnackcakes said:

If we don’t take an OT or trade back, I believe Sanders is the pick. We cannot go to camp with the MLB options we have. Sanders is a ”sort of” safe pick and with Coach talking about being a more aggressive defense, the thought of some A-gap blitzes with Drew sounds nice. I also know that Coach is drooling over having Hyde, Poyer, and Rapp. Rapp will be an in-the-box guy who they can get very creative with. I do, however, believe that an OT may end up being the pick. 

I’d rather just play Milano and all 3 safeties as our base formation (unless Bernard or Spector are great in camp)  than take an LB in the 1st.

 

Other options are signing Zach Cunningham or searching around the league for a LB who is not a scheme fit on their team and trading a late round pick

[QLBillsFan]

1 hour ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

The same thing was said about Tremaine Edmunds going into the Draft. Even less prognosticators had Edmunds as a MLB than Drew Sanders. He was considered a 3-4 OLB pass rusher type.

Feel free to watch TE early in his career vs Phil Rivers. A home loss to the Chargers where PR just messed with TE’s inability to cover backs and TE’s. I too like Sanders but I think the learning curve in the NFL for starting MLB’s with no experience is rough. 

Edited April 6, 2023 by QLBillsFan

[Warriorspikes51]

This team DESPERATELY needs to invest premium picks into the offense.

 

there are going to be immediate starters at

 

OT, G, TE, WR available at 27

Edited April 6, 2023 by Warriorspikes51

[QLBillsFan]

11 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

This team DESPERATELY needs to invest premium picks into the offense.

 

there are going to be immediate starters at

 

OT, G, TE, WR available at 27

OT or LB for me in first unless TCU ‘s Johnson falls to 27. 

[BillsFanForever19]

16 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

in the highly unlikely event Robinson is on the board at 27, we should take him.

 

he’s probably a top 5-10 player on our board and would immediately be a weapon

 

I know the RB position is devalued today, but he is an impact player that is not only a top tier runner, but a quality receiver

 

Robinson, Cook, Harris is quite the backfield

 

We also have Nyheim Hines. And as I said, McDermott doesn't dress 4 RB's on Game Day. Hines will be active for his ST's, in addition to his ability as a runner and pass catcher. Meaning one of Robinson, Cook, or Harris will be inactive.

 

I just don't see how they'd trade a 5th for Hines and spend a 2nd on Cook within 6 months of each other and then turn around and spend another 1st on another one - after doing all of that AND signing Harris. 

 

It doesn't make sense to begin with. It makes even less sense when you factor in the holes we have at other positions and the upgrades we need at other positions, with the lack of cap space we have to do those things with FA's. RB is covered. 

 

If Robinson were on the board, I see it as way more likely we'd trade down to someone who wanted him and pick up more Draft capital than it is we'd draft him. 

[Big Turk]

Unlikely.

[Warriorspikes51]

3 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

We also have Nyheim Hines. And as I said, McDermott doesn't dress 4 RB's on Game Day. Hines will be active for his ST's, in addition to his ability as a runner and pass catcher. Meaning one of Robinson, Cook, or Harris will be inactive.

 

 

If Robinson were on the board, I see it as way more likely we'd trade down to someone who wanted him and pick up more Draft capital than it is we'd draft him. 

these are good points. I do believe Harris is an underrated quality RB if he can stay on the field.
 

It would be nice for us to grab more picks, but we’d also regret passing on Robinson’s talent regardless of the roster construction

[Snappysnackcakes]

RB is devalued in our offense. I could elaborate, but it’s pointless to do-so. 

[BillsFanForever19]

1 hour ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

these are good points. I do believe Harris is an underrated quality RB if he can stay on the field.
 

It would be nice for us to grab more picks, but we’d also regret passing on Robinson’s talent regardless of the roster construction

 

Roster construction is everything. A team cannot say "you know, we're totally covered here and need help all over the place, but this is an upgrade". That's the definition of a luxury pick. And right now given the state of our roster and our cap, we can't be making CJ Spiller-esque luxury picks.

 

James Cook, Damien Harris, and Nyheim Hines is a very solid backfield to dress on Sundays. Looking at this roster - QB, RB, CB, and S are the only spots that I think we're in really good shape for this season. If you want to take a flyer on someone at those positions in the later rounds, go nuts. 

 

But that 1st pick MUST be a WR, LB, TE, OL, or DL. It's not even a question.

Edited April 7, 2023 by BillsFanForever19

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

I love his ability to rush the passer. They could draw up some interesting packages w/ Sanders. With that being said, please draft the best available guard.