lets_go_bills Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I'm not an insider because paying to read things on the internet is insane so it's the first 16 picks only. 1 Detroit Matthew Stafford QB Georgia 2 St. Louis Andre Smith OT Alabama 3 Kansas City Mark Sanchez QB USC 4 Seattle Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech 5 Cleveland Aaron Curry LB Wake Forest 6 Cincinnati Jason Smith OT Baylor 7 Oakland Jeremy Maclin WR Missouri 8 Jacksonville Eugene Monroe OT Virginia 9 Green Bay Malcolm Jenkins CB Ohio St. 10 San Francisco Aaron Maybin DE/OLB Penn St. 11 Buffalo Brandon Pettigrew TE Oklahoma St. 12 Denver B.J. Raji DT Boston College 13 Washington Brian Orakpo DE Texas 14 New Orleans Vontae Davis CB Illinois 15 Houston Everette Brown DE Florida St. 16 San Diego Knowshon Moreno RB Georgia http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3850049 He has us going Pettigrew despite Orakpo, Brown and Raji still on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Man if Raji is there, I find it hard to believe they pass on him. Too many good defensive players still there for us to take a TE. Granted we need a TE, but DL has to be fixed immediately. I think TE gets addressed 2nd round. Heck maybe even FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 I can't wait for FA. Then we can know where we're going with this pick. I'd love the Bills to sign someone like Birk or Brown to cover the center need, then make Suggs a big offer and bring him in. Then we can go DT and TE, 1 and 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Number 76 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Damn. I was just about to post my Mock Hair. Kiper was first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I can't wait for FA. Then we can know where we're going with this pick. I'd love the Bills to sign someone like Birk or Brown to cover the center need, then make Suggs a big offer and bring him in. Then we can go DT and TE, 1 and 2. Suggs plays in an enirely different defense. WHy is this so hard to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Suggs plays in an enirely different defense. WHy is this so hard to understand. I know, he's a 3-4 guy, but he's played OLB and DE in that formation, I really like his ability to rush the passer. He has played down in a three-point stance in the Ravens' scheme. He played DE at Arizona State. Teams take DEs and make them into OLBs, why not the other way around? Either way he's running up-field, taking on guards and tackles, rushing the passer. It's all about attacking the pocket/QB, he can do it in a 4-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robkmil Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I think DE's and OLB are more pressing issues than TE's. Putting pressureont he QB on a consistent basis makes the entire defense look much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyBall4Buffalo Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Suggs plays in an enirely different defense. WHy is this so hard to understand. What's so hard to understand that Suggs was used in Baltimore's d primarly as a hands down defensive end? That he was tagged last year as a dend, and plays the majority of the snaps with his hand on the ground? That he played defensive end in college as well. He's a pass rusher. The Bills need a pass rusher. The Bills also at times this year used their defensive ends to cover rb's out of the backfield, in zone drops. Should they decide to do this in the future, wouldn't it make more sense that it Was Suggs covering the rb, and not Chris Kelsay or Ryan Denney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Suggs plays in an enirely different defense. WHy is this so hard to understand. It's not. Playing in an entirely different defense does not entirely rule out the possibility of being excellent in ours also. Why is THIS so hard to understand. I really like Pettigrew, and think that since he can also block, he is the type of TE that this administration would actually like to pick. Having said that, in that situation, I'd like to see them pick Raji, Mack, Orakpo or Everette Brown, in that order, before Pettigrew. Wouldn't be disappointed with any of these four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billnutinphoenix Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Suggs plays in an enirely different defense. WHy is this so hard to understand. Not only that but he's expressed an interest to play for the Cards so he can come back home...Suggs will not happen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 With all those DL on the board no way we take a TE. I say the best pass rushing DL in the first and a TE in Round 3 or 4. There is not that much drop off. Although Pettigrew is clearly the best TE on the Board. A TE would have to be a Pro bowl lock to take him number 1 and he just is not that highly rated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonian-at-Heart Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I can't wait for FA. Then we can know where we're going with this pick. I'd love the Bills to sign someone like Birk or Brown to cover the center need, then make Suggs a big offer and bring him in. Then we can go DT and TE, 1 and 2. We don't have the money to sign one of these players you mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I guess I didn't watch many USC games this year. Is Mark Sanchez really supposed to be that good? Suddenly I notice him right near the top of mock drafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Man if Raji is there, I find it hard to believe they pass on him. Too many good defensive players still there for us to take a TE. Granted we need a TE, but DL has to be fixed immediately. I think TE gets addressed 2nd round. Heck maybe even FA. I'm wit ya. Here's the rest of round 1. 17 New York Jets Percy Harvin WR Florida 18 Chicago Tyson Jackson DE LSU 19 Tampa Bay Josh Freeman QB Kansas St. 20 Detroit (from Dallas) Rey Maualuga LB USC 21 Philadelphia Chris "Beanie" Wells RB Ohio St. 22 Minnesota Hakeem Nicks WR North Carolina 23 New England Brian Cushing LB USC 24 Atlanta Larry English DE/OLB No. Illinois 25 Miami Darrius Heyward-Bey WR Mryland 26 Baltimore D.J. Moore CB Vanderbilt 27 Indianapolis Peria Jerry DT Mississippi 28 Philadelphia (from Carolina) Michael Oher OT Mississippi 29 New York Giants James Laurinaitis LB Ohio St. 30 Tennessee Michael Johnson DE Georgia Tech 31 Arizona LeSean McCoy RB Pittsburgh 32 Pittsburgh Alex Mack C California Some info on Raji's Sr. Bowl week: B.J. Raji isn't a household name -- yet. But the big defensive tackle is dominating every drill, flattening offensive linemen and, in the process, proving to be the best player at the Senior Bowl. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 We don't have the money to sign one of these players you mention. I bet Buffalo is a one of the teams who have the most cap money to spend.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipers Hair Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Excuse me...the HAIR says the Bills would not pass on Orakpo if he was there...(the hair don't like Longhorns, but they wouldn't)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I guess I didn't watch many USC games this year. Is Mark Sanchez really supposed to be that good? Suddenly I notice him right near the top of mock drafts. He had a really good year but it was only one year in the Pac 10 which has some bad defenses. Also, the track record of USC QBs hasn't really translated well to the NFL (Booty, Leinart, Rob Johnson ). It's a lot harder to be a QB when you don't have perfect weather, blue chip talent all around, a perfect offensive system, and never get hit. Personally, I would avoid all USC Qbs like the plague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Suggs plays in an enirely different defense. WHy is this so hard to understand. Your the one who doesn't understand. Suggs was drafted out of College as a DE. He is more naturally suited to be a 4-3 DE. He is not that good in pass coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I guess I didn't watch many USC games this year. Is Mark Sanchez really supposed to be that good? Suddenly I notice him right near the top of mock drafts. I believe its more of a lack of options. With McCoy and Bradford returning, Sanchez declared and instantly became the #2 QB on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUFootball29 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I believe its more of a lack of options. With McCoy and Bradford returning, Sanchez declared and instantly became the #2 QB on the board. that is exactly the case here Ram. Smart move by Sanchez though. Boost your payday now instead of rolling the dice next year against the rest of the top talent. Can't say I blame him, but I really don't think he's 1st round material in any other draft but this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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