Draft options ???

[Jistafan]

Seems to be consensus defensive line and true #1 receiver are hot commodities for Bills off season options. With that said, what are thoughts on trading up in 1st round, since we have draft capital. And if we do who? Enquiring minds want to know?

[Solomon Grundy]

7 minutes ago, Jistafan said:

Seems to be consensus defensive line and true #1 receiver are hot commodities for Bills off season options. With that said, what are thoughts on trading up in 1st round, since we have draft capital. And if we do who? Enquiring minds want to know?

Myles Garrett 😎

[Kirby Jackson]

3 minutes ago, Jistafan said:

Seem to be consensus defensive line and true #1 receiver are hot commodities for Bills draft options. With that said, what are thoughts on trading up in 1st round, since we have draft capital. And if we do who? Enquiring minds want to know?

I think everything is on the table. What came out of the end of season press conferences is that there isn’t enough talent at the top of the depth chart. I could see them trading for Garrett obviously (or Crosby as Plan B). I could see them taking a swing at a Pro Bowl level player in FA (Charvarious Ward maybe). I could see them going up in the draft if someone at one of those positions starts to slip (Luther Burden or Mike Green for example). They are going to add multiple “elite” level players IMO.

[Jistafan]

Absolutely agree! If there was ever a time to sell out, this is it

[MikePJ76]

no trading up with the top 100 picks.  Its a deep defensive draft.  There are good DT's safeties, edge guys. 

 

stay put and make the best picks you can.  I am in favor of taking some of those 6's and getting back into the 4th or 5th.  I wouldnt be against moving next years 3 and a 5 this year or something to get back into the 3rd to recoup the loss of the pick for cooper.  

 

Free agency for offensive players

Draft for defensive players.  They need to find 4 players on defense for next years team.

[sunshynman]

The don't have the best track record at the top of the draft. Trade for proven bluechip players (Garret, Crosby, Some WR). Draft rounds 3-7.  This is the year to go all in!

[Gregg]

I think Beane is going to get one of Garret or Crosby. It's time to get some elite level PROVEN talent on that side of the ball. It's a shame the Bills can't get to the Super Bowl and the defense is mostly responsible for that.

[whorlnut]

My personal preference is to take the best DT or WR at 30 and then use the second rounders for whichever we don’t take at 30 and an edge rusher.  Right now we have 3 picks from 30-62 and we should be able to find a couple contributors there. Remember…Beane does some of his best work in the second round, where we currently have 2 picks. 

 

With that said…I am a fan of trading 30 for a proven player. The draft is a total crapshoot, especially where we are drafting. Get a proven commodity like we did with Diggs and let’s go win now. 

[SoonerBillsFan]

30 minutes ago, Jistafan said:

Seems to be consensus defensive line and true #1 receiver are hot commodities for Bills off season options. With that said, what are thoughts on trading up in 1st round, since we have draft capital. And if we do who? Enquiring minds want to know?

I don't like any of the DL in the first round outside of the kid from Penn St. I say trade this years, and next years, 1st round picks for a DE

4 minutes ago, whorlnut said:

My personal preference is to take the best DT or WR at 30 and then use the second rounders for whichever we don’t take at 30 and an edge rusher.  Right now we have 3 picks from 30-62 and we should be able to find a couple contributors there. Remember…Beane does some of his best work in the second round, where we currently have 2 picks. 

 

With that said…I am a fan of trading 30 for a proven player. The draft is a total crapshoot, especially where we are drafting. Get a proven commodity like we did with Diggs and let’s go win now. 

Let it be written, Let it be done!

[wppete]

23 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said:

Myles Garrett 😎

A trade for Myles would be Ideal. If not we need to go DE or DT or CB in the 1st round. Keep drafting defense all weekend. 

[BuffaloBillyG]

The guy I would be interested in moving up to nab if needed is Kenneth Grant from Michigan. Big 340+ pounder. Can stuff the run, has some pass rush ability and is an athletic freak as seen in this clip.

 

 

[wppete]

11 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

The guy I would be interested in moving up to nab if needed is Kenneth Grant from Michigan. Big 340+ pounder. Can stuff the run, has some pass rush ability and is an athletic freak as seen in this clip.

 

 

Damn! That impressive for a big man! Second round? 

[JP51]

1 hour ago, Gregg said:

I think Beane is going to get one of Garret or Crosby. It's time to get some elite level PROVEN talent on that side of the ball. It's a shame the Bills can't get to the Super Bowl and the defense is mostly responsible for that.

amen

[SoonerBillsFan]

24 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

The guy I would be interested in moving up to nab if needed is Kenneth Grant from Michigan. Big 340+ pounder. Can stuff the run, has some pass rush ability and is an athletic freak as seen in this clip.

 

 

He is literally the only DL I want.  I still use a 2nd and move up to get him after trading our first for one of the big two DE requesting a trade.

[BuffaloBillyG]

27 minutes ago, wppete said:

Damn! That impressive for a big man! Second round? 

I've seen him mocked in the top 16 all the way to 30. But if it's me I'm moving up and getting him. I think he goes top 20 picks easily, if not top 12 after combine. He's gonna move up a lot of boards IMO. I think he's going to be a real stud DT in the NFL

[The Jokeman]

2 hours ago, Jistafan said:

Seems to be consensus defensive line and true #1 receiver are hot commodities for Bills off season options. With that said, what are thoughts on trading up in 1st round, since we have draft capital. And if we do who? Enquiring minds want to know?

Dline or CB would be my top 2 needs. If we shore up a need in UFA I can see moving up in Round 1 like a guy yet can't see Beanr giving up draft capital to get us in top 10.

[OldTimer1960]

2 hours ago, Jistafan said:

Seems to be consensus defensive line and true #1 receiver are hot commodities for Bills off season options. With that said, what are thoughts on trading up in 1st round, since we have draft capital. And if we do who? Enquiring minds want to know?

They don’t have that much “draft capital”.  They have pick 30 in round 1 and two picks late in round 2.  They have 2 picks in the 4th (one fairly early and one near the end).  They then have 3 6th rounders (together those might be worth a mid 5th).  They may get 1 4th and 1 5th rounder compensatory picks for FA losses last year.  So, no 3rd.  
 

Almost all of those picks are late in the round that they fall in. 
 

For example, their first and both seconds in trade might get them to about pick 11 in round 1.  Alternatively, they might be able to trade both late 2nds to get to back end of round 1 (giving them 2 in the first).  In the latter case they then would not have a pick for more than two full rounds.

 

in my view, they might be better off trading down out of the first.  There is supposedly good value in the 2nd and 3rd rounds this year and they likely are looking at 2nd round talent anyway at pick 30.
 

 

[wppete]

21 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

I've seen him mocked in the top 16 all the way to 30. But if it's me I'm moving up and getting him. I think he goes top 20 picks easily, if not top 12 after combine. He's gonna move up a lot of boards IMO. I think he's going to be a real stud DT in the NFL

I just saw his highlight tape. Tge guy is a monster. Id be very happy with him in the first. 

[Conlan58]

For everyone angling for the front office to give up whatever it takes to acquire Garrett or Crosby... 

 

What makes you think McDermott is going to all of a sudden change his whole philosophy and NOT rotate these players out at a frustrating frequency? 

 

Yeah, let's drop 3 premium draft picks on a rotational player. No - the problem isn't the talent, its the scheme. 

[TheFunPolice]

1 hour ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

The guy I would be interested in moving up to nab if needed is Kenneth Grant from Michigan. Big 340+ pounder. Can stuff the run, has some pass rush ability and is an athletic freak as seen in this clip.

 

 

 

now we're talking!