Grade this draft

[BillsFan130]

B to B Plus.

 

Loved the focus on the defensive side. Just thought it was a bit of overkill on day 3. Would have preferred a speed receiver in round 4 or 5.

 

But overall, solid draft and they addressed their biggest 4 needs with their first 4 picks 

[TheWeatherMan]

I gave this draft a C and a B because the Bills drafted 18 CBs

[Maynard]

C- 

[ddaryl]

I need a season to evaluate and form any sort of educated opinion as always

 

I like the potential oh Hairston, gonna be fun to see him break on the ball.

 

The DL is a wait and see... how are they going to make an impact, or is it more of the same.

 

 

I need a season to evaluate and form any sort of educated opinion as always

 

I like the potential oh Hairston, gonna be fun to see him break on the ball.

 

The DL is a wait and see... how are they going to make an impact, or is it more of the same.

 

 

I need a season to evaluate and form any sort of educated opinion as always

 

I like the potential oh Hairston, gonna be fun to see him break on the ball.

 

The DL is a wait and see... how are they going to make an impact, or is it more of the same.

 

 

[Bockeye]

 

[Chandler#81]

1 hour ago, ddaryl said:

I need a season to evaluate and form any sort of educated opinion as always

 

I like the potential oh Hairston, gonna be fun to see him break on the ball.

 

The DL is a wait and see... how are they going to make an impact, or is it more of the same.

 

 

I need a season to evaluate and form any sort of educated opinion as always

 

I like the potential oh Hairston, gonna be fun to see him break on the ball.

 

The DL is a wait and see... how are they going to make an impact, or is it more of the same.

 

 

I need a season to evaluate and form any sort of educated opinion as always

 

I like the potential oh Hairston, gonna be fun to see him break on the ball.

 

The DL is a wait and see... how are they going to make an impact, or is it more of the same.

 

 

OK

 

OK

 

OK!

[zow2]

Why is Howie Roseman of the Eagles and some others getting glazed all morning on TV for his fantastic defensive picks and not a peep about Buffalo.

[wjag]

I don't follow college football, so I really can't say I like or dislike a pick.  What I wanted to see was a total focus on defense this time and that is what happened.  I think receivers can be found in free agency.  Drafting WRs never/rarely pan out in year one, imo, anyway.  I would rather they get some utility guys.  The receiver market has gone bonkers of late.  I come from the school that OLINES and DLINES win games with a blue chip QB.  The rest is plug and play.

 

I like the emphasis of this draft.  We'll see if it pans out.  I gave them an uneducated "A".

 

 

[shane nelson]

To me, it was an excellent meat and potato draft focussed on areas of need and the trenches.  Nothing fancy, limited high risk selections.  Clearly this is a team that needs additional components and not a roster overhaul.  Excellent job.

[Bockeye]

Would have loved grabbing WR Keandre Lambert-Smith instead of Jackson Hawes in the 5th.  Would have had to make a trade, but would have made the draft an A for me personally. Do like the emphasis on D….we need it. 

[Pete]

I gave it a B.  I like the D picks.  But I don’t like our 4th pick.  I’m disgusted we place zero value on WR.  All I wanted was one WR for offense, the rest of picks could go to D.

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

I gave a C because mcbeane neglected Josh.

 

The 4th was the perfect time to grab a WR 

 

Instead the grab another DT

 

The they finally have the gaul to throw Josh a bone in the 7th

 

What were they thinking ?

[Big Turk]

Well, the pundits seem to by and in large really like it overall. 

 

Fox Sports: A

AZ Sports: A-

NFL.com: A-

CBS Sports: A-

Field Level Media: A-

PFF: B+

AP: B+

NBC Sports: B+

PFSN: B

SI: B

B/R: B

Yahoo: B-

USA Today: B-

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Big Turk

[PayDaBill$]

I see what and why they did what they did; it’s not rocket science opposing qbs are getting too much time and come

3rd down / getting off the field is an issue .

 

The Bills  sack rate and pressure rate fall below the league average. I believe they rank 21st in sacks and 19th in pressure rate. 

 

Pressure metric; The Bills' pressure rate is below average, they aren't consistently putting pressure on opposing QBs. 

Sack metric:  The Bills' sack rate is also below average, indicating they aren't consistently getting to the quarterback for sacks.

One other area of concern lingering from the regular season was their third-down defense. Only three teams (Carolina, Atlanta, Indianapolis) in the NFL were worse in the regular season than the Bills, 

We surely threw a lot of bodies at the problem (fa & draft).  I’ll give it a solid B and stay tuned to see if it worked.

Edited 13 minutes ago by PayDaBill$

[Kwai San]

16 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

Good - addressed our two glaring weaknesses in the playoffs (D-line and CB)

Bad - me having to listen to Bills fans freak out that we don't have a vertical threat WR until September.

 

AMEN to this!  Preach Doc, preach!

[Big Turk]

17 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

Good - addressed our two glaring weaknesses in the playoffs (D-line and CB)

Bad - me having to listen to Bills fans freak out that we don't have a vertical threat WR until September.

 

But we are still going to score 28+ points a game regardless 

[RangerDave]

17 hours ago, SCBills said:

Took arguably the best blocking TE in the Draft.  Makes complete sense given the offense we run. 

Yeah, I'd rather have a great blocking TE in there than the 6th O-lineman like we ran a lot last year.  Gives us more options and keeps the opposition honest (unless it's KC of course...)

[Big Turk]

1 minute ago, RangerDave said:

Yeah, I'd rather have a great blocking TE in there than the 6th O-lineman like we ran a lot last year.  Gives us more options and keeps the opposition honest (unless it's KC of course...)

 

Certainly diversifies their ability to do things on short yardage situations.

[Shortchaz]

2 hours ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

I gave a C because mcbeane neglected Josh.

 

By giving him half a billion dollars. 
 

but seriously, his contact eats up a big chunk of the cap; It is a zero sum game. They also spent significant cap on a wr in free agency. 

[Doc Brown]

15 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

But we are still going to score 28+ points a game regardless 

If our offensive line stays healthy.  Probably.