It’s time for a generational talent, blue chipper

[ganesh]

9 hours ago, Sojourner said:

They come few and far between for any franchise during an era, let alone multiple. We got a guy, potentially, in the top 5 of all time at his position in Josh. 
 

IMO, if anything, we need the solid to better players to be consistent when it matters. Our QB is talented enough to get us there alone. 

Disagree..We need a difference maker on Defense...A guy who can cause havoc when the game is on the line and you need to make one play...

 

Our "Solid to better" players on defense kept giving up 3rd and long consistently with the game on the line....They won't cut it.

[oldmanfan]

It would be great to have a generational talent.  No one can argue against that.  The question is identifying in a draft class who that player is going to be.  

[Coach Tuesday]

The top five trade up scenarios will not work for this franchise.  They have to stay financially afloat every year and a new stadium coming on line in 2026, for which they’re already well behind when it comes to PSLs.  They can’t afford in this market to truly go “all in” at the expense of future years.  Yes they can take some risks but they can’t abandon an entire draft class or two.  LA teams can afford to do it but not Buffalo.

[H2o]

If we move up, it will be somewhere in the early 20's for a defensive player the staff likes. Most likely a CB. 

[Sweats]

10 hours ago, Lost said:

 

I hear Reid Ferguson is gonna be on the ballot next year. 

 

 

 

 

 

.........how about Turd Ferguson?!?

 

[JaCrispy]

9 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

We already blew it by not trading for Metcalf.  Let me know if there's a WR who's a 6'4" physical freak that runs a 4.33 40 time in this draft.

I wouldn’t worry about it too much…Beane doesn’t like them too fast anyway…😉

1 hour ago, oldmanfan said:

It would be great to have a generational talent.  No one can argue against that.  The question is identifying in a draft class who that player is going to be.  

Derrick Harmon.  That combination of size, speed and strength does not grow on trees. 👍

8 hours ago, Low Positive said:

I have written 3 responses to this post and deleted them all. The OP doesn't have a lot of posts and I want to encourage new blood to post more because we tend to talk in circles amongst the same group of people. Especially in the off-season. 

Damn, that is low positive…😉

[MJS]

Sounds easy

[BuffaloBill]

11 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Interesting note. Not counting Josh Allen who is probably headed there.. 

 

The Buffalo Bills haven't drafted a player that made the Hall of Fame since Thurman Thomas in 1988. 

 

I'd say we are overdue.

 

It is rather telling that during the drought years one of the most popular, and arguably best, player on the Bills was a punter. If you are consistently cheering the success of punts … you suck.

[nosejob]

11 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Interesting note. Not counting Josh Allen who is probably headed there.. 

 

The Buffalo Bills haven't drafted a player that made the Hall of Fame since Thurman Thomas in 1988. 

 

I'd say we are overdue.

BTW Thurman was the last Bills league MVP....til now.    (OJ /34 /Josh)  the only 3

[nosejob]

11 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

This is an excellent question. Maybe even be a good thread on its own. 

 

If it were my choice I take Abdul Carter. Fits a need and I think he will have a much better career than Travis Hunter. I question Hunters maturity and think he will fall off a bit at the NFL level.

 

Flat out, I don't trust anyone from Colorado.

Great idea actually. Lets say the 1st 4 are...

1. Hunter

2.Ward

3.Sanders

4. Tet or Tackle

5. Buffalo sends 30/ 62/132/ 2026 1st 2027 1st  for no. 5 and 88   Jax has 2 3rds

 

Carter

Collins

Porter

Thornton   ok for first 4 picks

Edited yesterday at 12:24 PM by nosejob

[ProcessTruster]

another "dream team" OP.  sigh.   

 

boy the offseason is slow

[mjt328]

When you are a young/rebuilding team with lots of needs, stockpiling draft picks is a great strategy. 

 

When you have been a Super Bowl contender 5 straight seasons and keep falling short, stockpiling draft picks is pointless and wasteful.  What you need is the final 1-2 pieces to push you over the top.  Not a bunch of back-end roster filler.

 

What good are 10 draft picks (seven of them on Day 3) going to do this roster?  They aren't going to start.  They won't be playing significant snaps for at least 2-3 seasons.  By August, we are going to be crossing our fingers the Bills can sneak half of our draftees onto the practice squad.

 

Brandon Beane is a conservative General Manager.  

He swings for base hits.  Not home runs.  And that's a big reason our roster is full of solid starting-caliber players, but lacks difference makers.

 

[Gregg]

12 hours ago, Billl said:

If you had the #1 overall pick but couldn’t trade it, who would you take?

 

We have the QB. I would probably draft for DL. It worked for them in 1985 with the selection of #78 or I would entertain trading the pick and see what teams are willing to give up. The Bills desperately need a game changer on the DL. 

12 hours ago, Billl said:

If you had the #1 overall pick but couldn’t trade it, who would you take?

 

We have the QB. I would probably draft for DL. It worked for them in 1985 with the selection of #78 or I would entertain trading the pick and see what teams are willing to give up. The Bills desperately need a game changer on the DL. 

[SoCal Deek]

3 minutes ago, Gregg said:

 

We have the QB. I would probably draft for DL. It worked for them in 1985 with the selection of #78 or I would entertain trading the pick and see what teams are willing to give up. The Bills desperately need a game changer on the DL. 

 

We have the QB. I would probably draft for DL. It worked for them in 1985 with the selection of #78 or I would entertain trading the pick and see what teams are willing to give up. The Bills desperately need a game changer on the DL. 

So Gregg…who is that DL player in the 2025 draft? 

[Gregg]

3 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

So Gregg…who is that DL player in the 2025 draft? 

 

From what I have read from the "experts" the top DE in this draft is Abdul Carter. Others to consider Mason Graham or James Pearce Jr. 

[mjt328]

12 hours ago, Sojourner said:

They come few and far between for any franchise during an era, let alone multiple. We got a guy, potentially, in the top 5 of all time at his position in Josh. 
 

IMO, if anything, we need the solid to better players to be consistent when it matters. Our QB is talented enough to get us there alone. 

 

The difference between elite players and solid players really IS consistency.

 

Greg Rousseau has had some amazing games during his career where he's been just as good as Myles Garrett.

But Garrett plays at that very high level for 13-14 games a season.  Rousseau only plays at that level 3-4 times a season.

 

[SoCal Deek]

Just now, Gregg said:

 

From what I have read from the "experts" the top DE in this draft is Abdul Carter. Others to consider Mason Graham or James Pearce Jr. 

Thanks for putting together a list. So what does it take to get one? 
 

On a related note, I’ve seen so many posts, mocks, and lists that have BOTH Michigan DTs taken in Round One. I’m not a draft expert but one has to wonder if it’s like choosing the right “Josh” or the wrong “Josh”. Would the Bills be just as well off by picking the other one at 30 or a little before and seeing how they BOTH work out? 

[MikePJ76]

7 hours ago, Vickveto said:

Two 1’s two’s maybe a fourth?

Bosa groot Oliver Carter NASCAR package. That’s  a scary site.

No that is not how it works.

 

the bills 30th pick is worth 620, their first fourth round pick is worth 76.

 

clevelands pick is worth 2600 and the giants pick is worth 2200.

 

buffalo’s total draft is worth 1458 points.  So their whole draft this year and next years 1 is still not enough.  
 

 

[Gregg]

17 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

Thanks for putting together a list. So what does it take to get one? 
 

On a related note, I’ve seen so many posts, mocks, and lists that have BOTH Michigan DTs taken in Round One. I’m not a draft expert but one has to wonder if it’s like choosing the right “Josh” or the wrong “Josh”. Would the Bills be just as well off by picking the other one at 30 or a little before and seeing how they BOTH work out? 

 

The Bills won't get one of them. I was responding to the question "If we had the #1 pick what would you do". Beane may try and trade up, but I doubt he trades up enough to get the top 2 or 3 DL unless one of them falls in draft board.

[The Firebaugh Kid]

Vikings will be in play at 24. They only have 4 picks.