Round 1

1. Indianapolis- Andrew Luck
2. Washington- Robert Griffin
3. Minnesota- Justin Blackmon
4. Cleveland- Trent Richardson
5. Tampa Bay- Morris Claiborne
6. St. Louis- Michael Floyd
7. Jacksonville- Fletcher Cox
8. Miami- Ryan Tannehill
9. Carolina-Quinton Coples
10. Buffalo- Matt Kalil
11. Dallas- Mark Barron
12. Seattle- David Decastro
13. Cleveland- Luke Keuchly
14. Kansas City- Dontari Poe
15. Philadelphia- Michael Brockers
16. Arizona- Cordy Glenn
17. Cincinnati- Stephon Gilmore
18. San Diego- Melvin Ingram
19. Chicago- Kendell Wright
20. Tennessee-Whitney Merciulis
21. Cincinnati- Stephen Hill
22. New York Jets Reilly Reiff
23. Detroit- Dre Kirkpatrick
24. Pittsburgh- Donta Hightower
25. Denver- Devon Still
26. Houston- Jonathon Martin
27. New England- Harrison Smith
28. Green Bay- Chandler Jones
29. Baltimore- Peter Konz
30. San Francisco- Colby Fleener
31. New England- Bruce Irvin
32. New York Giants- Doug Martin

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1) Colts- RG3

2) Redskins- Andrew Luck

3) Vikings- Justin Blackmon

4) Browns- Trent Richardson

5) Buccaneers - Morris Claiborne

6) Rams- Matt Kalil

7) Jaguars- Micheal Floyd

8) Dolphins- Quentin Coples

9) Panthers- Dontari Poe

10) Chargers - Melvin Ingram

11) Chiefs- Luke Kuechly

12) Seahawks- David Decastro

13) Cardinals- Kendall Wright

14) Cowboys- Mark Barron

15) Eagles- Fletcher Cox

16) Jets- Reilly Reiff

17) Bengals- Janoris Jenkins

18) Bills- Stephen Hill

19) Bears- Stephon Gilmore

20) Titans- Dre Kilpatrick

21) Bengals- Doug Martin

22) Browns- Courtney Upshaw

23) Lions- Cordy Glenn

24) Steelers- Dont'a Hightower

25) Broncos- Devon Still

26) Texans-Jonathan Martin

27) Patriots- Whitney Mercilus

28) Packers- Shea McClellin

29) Ravens- Ashlon Jeffrey

30) 49ers- Coby Fleener

31) Rams- Mike Adams

32) Giants- Jerel Worthy

Trades in round 1 Chargers send picks 18,49 to Buffalo for Pick 10

Rams Send PIcks 33,97 for pick 31

First off i want to say i wanted to wake up to a Mario Williams signed post i went back to bed 4 times to make it happen

secondly CanadianBillsFan i think a tuna feta cheese and hot sauce pizza sounds really delish

FLASH BACK remember this post Why Mario will come to buffalo

since we really dont have any cap room for more free agents roughly 10 mill enough to sign the draft picks

i think its time to cut a few players

Dwan Edwards saves 4.475 mill

Spencer Johnson saves 3.5 mill

Tyler Thigpen saves 2 mill

total savings 9.975 million

total cap 20 million gives me roughly 10 million to play with i can go after 1 big name or fill a few holes im choosing to fill holes now

Marcus McNeill OT he has been injured the past two seasons the same goes for Demetrius Bell but when healthy McNeill is light years ahead of Bell i think we could bring him in on a incentive laden contract avg 4 mill a year

Chris Carr CB was a healthy scratch most of last season had a very good 2010 3 years 9 million

on to the draft

Pick 10 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks for picks 12,76,106

Seattle Picks Ryan Tannehill QB Texas A&M

Pick 12 Buffalo Selects David Decastro G Stanford

Pick 42 Buffalo Selects Stephen Hill WR Georgia Tech

Pick 72 Buffalo Selects Frank Alexander DE Oklahoma

Pick 76 Buffalo Selects Vontaze Burfict ILB Arizona State

Pick 105 Buffalo Selects Nick Foles QB Arizona

Pick 106 Buffalo Selects Dwight Jones WR North Carolina

Pick 124 Buffalo Selects Coryell Judie CB Texas A&M

Pick 136 Buffalo Selects Matt McCants OT UAB

Pick 139 Buffalo Selects Josh Chichester TE Louisville

Pick 167 Buffalo Selects Darius Fleming OLB Norte Dame

Pick 200 Buffalo Selects Max Gruder OLB Pitt

Many people are stating Mario Williams will never come to Buffalo but does not give any reasons why many will say no superstar will come to Buffalo That assumption is not factual yes Buffalo has pursued free agents and have landed many but we fans only lock on to the ones that choose not to come here I'm here with a few reasons why Mario Williams will come to Buffalo

1) The Ralph there are not many pure football stadiums left in the league i count Green Bay Chicago Denver New Orleans and in my humble opinion Green Bay is the only one who has a better pure football stadium than the Ralph good thing Green Bay doesnt have the cap room or a 4/3 defense

2) The Stache's 4/3 This defense is tailored to Mario and his athletic talents

The Over/Under 4-3 defense is a variation of the basic 4-3 defense that allows the defense to shift more linemen to the suspected point of attack. The alignment features four down lineman and three linebackers in the front seven, just as in a basic 4-3.

This is the same defensive line formation the Giants run

3) Kyle Williams and Marcell Dareus with these two fellas penetrating up the middle the more the offensive tackles have to be left all alone for Mario Williams to destroy

4) Buffalo The city itself the food the people the FANS Bills fans are the most loyal hardcore SOBs around nobody can top the tailgates the soul crushing abayarde the deafening sounds in the Ralph after a big play

5) a chance to de-sanchize and de-beiber two QBS

6) the chance to be part of something special that has not happened in fifty years A Bills Championship giving Buffalo its first championship since the sixties that alone can make men die happy

there you have it my six reasons why Mario Williams will be in a Bills uniform in 2012

The title says it all I'm not referring to how you would run the bills per say, but a NFL team and what kind of GM would you be.

what do you look for in a coach what type of coach would you go for a hotshot coordinator or a grizzled vet

How would you scout players, what interests you in a player Size Speed Game tape etc.

What type of free agents do you go for .

How do you play the draft do you stay do you trade down or trade up, would you Ditka a draft or two in his case for one player ( in case you dont know Mike Ditka traded away the saints entire 1999 draft picks and a 1st and 3rd in 2000 to move up 7 spots for Ricky Williams )

would you cut bait on picks or FAs that dont pan out

I'll tell you what type of GM i am

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CUT LIST

Dwan Edwards Cap savings of $4,175,000

Spencer Johnson Cap savings of 3,500,000

Shawne Merriman Cap savings of 5,250,000 <---- only because of scheme fit if willing to restructure even better

for those wondering McGee does have the highest cap hit at 6.5 mill cutting him only saves 2.1 mill and not worth cutting IMO

PROJECTED CAP FIGURE

$98.8 million minus cuts -$12,925,000 = $85,875,000

$34,125,000 under the cap

Here are the players i would like buffalo to target in no particular order and by position

Wide Receiver

RESIGN Stevie Johnson 7 years 49 million 20m Bonus money 7m cap hit

Total cap hit 7m

Tight End

RESIGN Scott Chandler 5 years 12.5 million 3m Bonus money 2.5m cap hit

Total cap hit 2.5m

Offensive Tackles

RESIGN Demetrius Bell 5 years 20 million 8m Bonus money 4m cap hit

Total cap hit 4m

Guards

RESIGN Kraig Urbik 4 years 12M. Cap Hit: 3M

RESIGN Chad Rhinehart 3 years 6M. Cap Hit: 2M

Total cap hit 5m

Defensive End

Sign Mario Williams 7 years 112 million 50m bonus money back loaded salary gets most guaranteed in years 1-4

Total cap hit

year 1 6m

year 2 8m

year 3 and 4 17m

year 5, 6, 7 21.3m

TOTAL FA CAP 26m

Mock Draft

Round 1

Ryan Tannehill QB Texas A&M

Has the ability and the arm strength to be a franchise QB with Fitzpatrick's contract allowing him to sit and learn

Round 2

Stephen Gilmore CB South Carolina

Tall fast needs to fix some mental mistakes but has loads of talent

Round 3

Stephen Hill WR Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech didnt throw the ball much but when they did he was open can stretch the field and go over the middle

Round 4a

Brandon Lindsey DE Pitt

The statch will welcome this pick with open arms needs to work on technique can be neutralized with out a proper counter move

4b

D'anton Lynn CB Penn ST

Nix loves tall corners Lynn has the height and speed to be the starting nickle back and eventually start across Williams

Round 5a

Darius Fleming OLB Norte Dame

252 pounds of SAM

5b

Josh Chichester

i have been clamoring for this pick for a long time a converted wide receiver 6'8 4.6 speed SLEEPER ALERT

Round 6

Adewale Ojomo DE Miami

purely a depth pick would play LE strong against the run

Round 7

Nathan Stupar OLB Penn ST

WLB good coverage skills can rush when needed

everybody needs to chill out the bills are a young team and we are in a rebuild  it gets really old really fast with the bills stink fire chan nix is a idiot comments during this losing streak and it needs to stop  
what were your expectations on this season really? if you're saying super bowl or playoffs you're lying to yourself 
we all thought a losing season was upon us and some 8-8 so is 5-5 really that far off ?yes are team is young and we have a qb whose play swings up and down like  a bi-polar fashion model how many wins did we have last year like 3 so we are plus 2 on  isnt that a positive on this year i think so 

the fan posts about how the bills suck or chan gailey shouldn't be the coach we should of got this guy or that guy are not needed  why is every bills fan so quick to jump off the wagon when it runs into some rough road  what happened to #BillsMafia and buffalo is beast  i implore you not to tweet the players with negativity tweet positive tweets  im pretty sure they know they lost today they were there  show them the fans are behind them and WE WIN AND LOSE TOGETHER  

so knock off the negative and stay positive and in the words of abayarde 

Do not worry my Whagon Blasters. Today we. Protect our House with the power of our Souls. Stronger than anything in the universe we will Unleash The forces against does who step Foot in our Holly ground. They will fill the power of the Buffalo nation like never before. The earth will hear our sound Of Battle the. Roar of our fans will travel to the air like blasting lighting from the. Gods Today we stand once more like the Fist that will blast our opponent their Souls we will take and send it to Obiblion were all the other ones walk lost for ever

i am assuming buffalo will be picking in the range of 20-22 
also assuming nix will continue the trend of getting bigger 

Pick 1 Morris Claiborne  CB LSU   
the bills need a secondary with the lack of a pass rush the corners are getting exposed more than ever  Florence is in his 30s McGee as well  time to inject some youth and height (6'1) to the secondary 

Pick 2 Vinny Curry  OLB Marshall
are pass rush has been zilch i think its time to remove Kelsey and get bigger and tougher in that department 

Pick 3 Ray Ray Armstrong SS Miami
Wilson has been amazing this season age is a factor as well as injuries  Ray Ray is a raw talented tackle machine  
Pick 4 Josh Chichester TE Louisville 
a converted receiver stands tall at 6'8  and 240    good speed decent blocker could be are Aaron Hernandez 

PIck 5 ( second 4th ) Carmen Messina UNM
yes i am a homer but the dude can tackle and UNM is ALWAYS on defense   

Pick 6 (seahawks pick) D'Anton Lynn CB Penn State 
another big fast corner we need them bad 

Pick 7  JR Sweezy DE NC State 
rotation rotation rotation rotation keep are guys fresh Sweezy is a solid rotational  player

Pick 8  Kyle Wilber OLB Wake Forest 
another big pass rusher 

pick 9 Art Forst OG Rutgers 
the dude is massive and will move people at will

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and finally cant wait for the abayarde post 

There are six prospects in this years supplemental draft 

Terrelle Pryor  QB,WR,TE  Ohio State

Caleb King RB Georgia 

Mike McAdoo DE,LB North Carolina 

Torez Jones DB Western Carolina 

Tracy Wilson DB Northern Illinois

Keenen Mace DE Lindenwood

Below are my choices 

Terrelle Pryor  has hopes of being a NFL QB he very well could be if the team drafting him has every intention of sitting him for 2-3 years,  He ran a 4.41 official forty at his pro day leading some to believe he is better suited at WR or TE. Tightend would be the spot i would see him playing at 6'5 230 he would be great in space and could see the field from the start

pick worth 5th as a TE 7th as a QB 

Mike Mcadoo  here is where it could get interesting  we do need pass rushers but with Merriman seemingly back to his probowl self and Carrington finally being able to get Kelsey off the field from his stats it looks like the last time he played football was 2009 two years away is a long time  

pick worth 6th 

Keenen Mace  have not seen much on this guy except he use to play in the indoor football league  he is listed at 314 pounds and runs a 4.8 forty  with the uncertain depth along the line he is worth a shot 

pick worth 4th-7th 

cap numbers via espn 

im excited for the next week to see what comes about in free agency   

so with the cap being put into place a few teams are over the cap *cough* dallas *cough* *cough*

i have been thinking on the players buffalo should target when this happens  

dallas

Doug Free  LT/RT they may not have the cash to spend on him 

Martellus Bennett  TE  could be a interesting find  stuck under  the wonder boy Whitten 

Bradie James LB 3/4 linebacker 

Jets  

Antonio Cromartie CB our db squad could use a playmaker like this 

Steelers 

LaMarr Woodly LB  dead fit for a 3/4  defense 

Bucs 

Aqib Talib  CB i prefer Cromartie  but Talib is a very nice second place 

Redskins 

Chris Cooley TE yes he could be a cap cut   

Colts 

Ryan Diem LT protects Manning  well sorta 

Chiefs 

Tyson Jackson DE due a lot of money could be first to go  nice depth could be that 4th de we need

Green Bay 

Nick Barnett LB 3/4 linebacker we need them 

thoughts any players you would want 

A post by Sergeant Major Thor   about wideout corp rankings got me thinking about this  and i just wanted to dive in to this a whole lot further with it  so lets get started

key notes  

deep pass %  is The proportion of pass targets in which a receiver is greater than 15 yards beyond the line of scrimmage.

catch rate is The proportion of passes targeted to a receiver that are caught.

i am excluding tight ends and WRs under 10 targets but will add in the receptions for a accurate catch per drop rate 

AFC EAST  

Buffalo Bills                targets    receptions   touchdowns   yards per catch  catch rate %    deep pass %

Steve Johnson            142          82                       10                13.1                    57.7                      20.4

Roscoe Parrish             53            33                       02                12.1                   62.3                    20.8

Lee Evans                    83            37                       04                15.6                   44.6                      45.8

David Nelson           44             28                       03                12.6                   63.6                     18.2

Donald Jones             41            18                        01                11.8                   43.9                      26.8

Naaman Roosevelt   17            09                        00                 15.4                  52.9                    23.5

Buffalo receivers had 26 drops  a avg wideout catch rate % of 54.16

there were 257 catchable balls thrown there way and had 231 receptions for a 89.88% completion rate or 1 drop per every 8.88 receptions

( side note on the Bills tight ends  added 22 receptions on 25 targets which added to the Bills numbers                      0.949% completion and 0.85 more reception per drop)  

New York Jets       targets    receptions   touchdowns   yards per catch  catch rate %    deep pass %

Braylon Edwards     101         53                        7                    17.1                     52.5              35.6

Santonio Holmes     95          52                        6                     14.3                     54.7              30.5

Jericho Cotchery       86         41                        2                      10.6                    47.7               24.4

Jets had 5 other WRs under 10 targets but will add in the receptions for a accurate catch per drop rate  

Jets had 30 drops   a avg wideout catch rate % of 51.6 

there were 241 catchable balls there way  and had 211 receptions for a 87.55% completion rate or  1 drop per every 7.03 reception

( side note on the Jets tight ends  added 57 receptions on 106 targets which added to the jets numbers          3.86% completion and 1.89 more reception per drop)  

Miami Dolphins          targets    receptions   touchdowns   yards per catch  catch rate %    deep pass %

Brandon Marshall        146          86                    3                      11.8                     58.9                26.7

Davon Bess                  126          80                    5                      10.2                     63.5               11.9

Brian Hartline                73           43                     1                      14.3                     58.9               37

Marion Moore               19            06                      1                      21.3                     31.6            42.1

Roberto Wallace          10           06                       0                      10.3                     60                10

Miami had 1 receiver under 10 targets  but will add in the receptions for a accurate catch per drop rate 

Miami had 28 dropped balls  a avg wideout catch rate % of 54.58 

there were 289 catchable balls and 261 receptions for a 90.03 % completion rate or 1 drop per every 9.32 completions

( side note on the Dolphins tight ends added 39 receptions on 62 targets which added to the Fins numbers 2.25 % completion and 1.39 more reception per drop)  

New England Patriots          targets    receptions   touchdowns   yards per catch  catch rate %    deep pass %

Wes Welker                             123             86                    7                       9.9                  69.9              4.9

Dion Branch                              74             48                    5                       14.7              64.9              23

Randy Moss                              22               9                    3                        15.4             40.9            40.9

Julian Edelman                       14                7                    0                        12.3             50               7.1

New England had  2 wideouts under 10 targets 

New England had 39 dropped passes a avg wideout catch rate % of 56.42

there were 308 catchable balls and 269 receptions for a 87.33 % completion rate or 1 drop per every 6.89 completions

( side note on the Patriots tight ends  added 116 receptions on 178 targets which added to the Patriots numbers    7.64 % completion and 2.97 more reception per drop)  

Rankings           with tight end help                                                                          

                        Miami 90.03 comp%  1 to 9.32 drop per catch 

                       Buffalo 89.88 comp%  1 to 8.88 drop per catch

                       Jets   87.55 comp%    1 to 7.03 drop per catch 

                   New England 87.33 comp% 1 to 6.89 drop per catch 

                         with out tight end help

                     Buffalo 88.94 comp% 1 to 8.03 drop per catch 

                     Miami  87.78 comp%  1 to 7.93 drop per catch 

                     Jets 83.69 comp%      1 to  5.14 drop per catch 

                    New England 80.09 comp% 1 to  3.92 drop per catch 

sites i pulled info from  

http://www.advancednflstats.com/   did most of the math for me i did a few math issues and tallied it up 

http://www.nfl.com/     where i pulled first names from 

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/fb/tmleaders.asp?type=Receiving&range=NFL&rank=232  where i pulled dropped passes from 

Well when ever free agency starts  i have a few people i would like to bring in   undrafted FAs are in here as well

i know that the bills will not go after most of these players but a fan can dream 

Quarterback

Pat Devlin  Delaware    the only udfa that would have a shot on our team

JP Losman Tulane/Buffalo/Las Vegas/Oakland/Seattle      yes i want him back he didnt get a fair shot and at worst we can sub him in on 3 and 50 to throw to Evans

Tyler Thigpen    he has knowledge of Gailey and his workings and is a definite upgrade over Brohm  

Tight Ends 

Weslye Saunders  South Carolina    he is a run blocking TE who can catch some passes  

Kevin Boss Giants   a good run blocker redzone threat

Offensive Tackles

Jared Gaither  Ravens   he's still young  and when healthy is a absolute force on the line  

Marshal Yanda Ravens  can play tackle or guard and Buffalo likes versatility

Offensive Center

Samson Satele  Raiders  i do want would in the center  but i like depth as well for the just in case moments

Kris O'Dowd  USC  can come in and compete for a spot in camp when ever that is 

Defensive Ends 

Shaun Ellis Jets   nothing i would like more to take a jets player and use it against them  and Ellis could come cheap 

Marcus Spears Cowboys   a run stuffing end with very little against the pass 

Rush Linebacker

Vernon Gholston Jets  wait what why     well he's  25 a lot of upside i know we have Maybin and Merriman already but  if "Lights Out" gets "Knocked Out" it leaves us with Moats and Maybin i trust Moats but Maybin stiff iffy on

Strong Side Linebacker

Quincy Black Tampa Bay  We have Kelsey as a starter we need depth for the inevitable  Kelsey moments 

Cornerback  

Fabian Washington Ravens  Starting caliber corner  injuries have hurt him if he stays healthy can be a real nice corner for us

Kendric Burney North Carolina   Depth at corner is a must  could be a starter in a few years 

The only way i would trade down is if my player wasnt on the board anymore

and that player i would take at 3 is  Patrick Peterson CB LSU 6'0 219lbs

this is the pick buffalo should make these kinda of cornerbacks do not come around often  last one i remember was 2003 a 6'2 CB by the name of Nnamdi Asomugha   based on that alone i would draft him but if you add in his speed and tracking abilities his 32 inch arms you have to draft him  carolina and denver will be kicking themselves for not drafting him  and by drafting a lockdown corner you can fix the run by added players in the box and leaving him by himself all alone on peterson island where he will vote the wideout off his island and *cough* Whitner *cough* will be in the box to stop the run

with pick 34 its a lot tougher to take in account  i want to say Kyle Rudolph  would be there but would Atlanta draft him in the first to be the heir to Gonzalez  or could we grab a 1st round DE that falls or Maybe a Tackle ? tough call for Nix especially if his Board has players bunched up  but i have my board and my pick is 

Jaabel Sheard OLB/ILB Pittsburgh  6'3 264lbs

Von Miller is a great pick for anybody but with the talent reaching deep in this draft i dont see the need to draft a Linebacker till round 2   Shead is a great pick for us he has one heck of a bull rush he lacks the speed needed to get around the edge he could play inside or outside Shead can help out in two positions and Buffalo loves that 

with pick 68   there still will be DEs and CBs and even a few TEs that i would target  but there is this voice in my head its Gus Johnsons voice and he is yelling tha the Bills RT has just been Bull rushed in to Fitzpatrick for a Safety  thats why my pick would have to be 

James Brewer OT Indiana  6'6 323lbs 

Classic right tackle mold not as strong in the run blocking as you would like in a right tackle but can be coached up has long 35 inch arms to keep defenders off of him a solid depth player with the ability to win the starting job in camp

TRADE ALERT   I trade Picks 100 and 133 to the Ravens for Pick 90 in the 3rd round and select 

Greg Romeus DE Pittsburgh 6'5 264lbs

What a steal in the 3rd round i get a first round player who missed all of his senior season because of injury Greg can keep the edge and with his 35 inch arms his swim moves are just so beautiful to see will be the bookend to Alex Carrington for years to come 

with pick 122 im starting to target high upside players and small school players as im looking at my board im thinking how has nobody snatched this guy up yet  i put the call in ignoring all trade calls and tell them to rush that card up there and select 

Virgil Green TE Nevada 6'3 252lbs 

this is what i wanted to see from Nelson unfortunately all i want to see from Nelson now be able to get on the field  maybe Nelson comes around and we could have a two tight end set that rivals New England  Green is nimble for a tight end has hops 42 inches and is a decent blocker

with pick 169 i select no surprise here

Cedric Thorton DE Southern Arkansas 6'3 309lbs

i have always been a fan of Thorton this dude is massive and would be a welcome addition to my DLine rotation  great bullrush and a sweet punch to keep the blockers at bay

with pick 206 and 245 im basically looking for a long shot kinda of player a real boom or bust type 

with pick 206  i pick

Darrius Morris OT/OG Temple 6'4 319

could play any position along the oline which could get him a roster spot 

with pick 245 i pick 

Keanemana Silva SS Hawaii 6'1 206lbs

ran a 4.4 forty only reason i would pick him  a super fast safety intrigues me  could make great special teamer and depth safety 

it has become very clear who our pick at 3 should be its a pick that will help out not only against the pass but against the run as well even in the return game 

with pick 3 buffalo selects

Patrick Peterson CB LSU 

Peterson is the definition of a shutdown island of a corner  with Peterson on one side and the three musketeers on the other the safety is free to press the box and help out in the run defense

with pick 34 buffalo selects

Martez Wilson ILB Illinois

our outside linebackers are set what we are missing is a solid ILB next to poz  our linebackers could be a solid group for the next 7 -10 years

with pick 68 buffalo selects

Luke Stocker TE Tennessee

We have nobody at this position that has proved to be worth keeping Stocker is a immediate upgrade at the position and would be a instant starter

with pick 100 buffalo selects

Cedric Thorton DE Southern Arkansas

With Stroud and McBusto gone depth as well a eventual replacement for Edwards Thorton will have time to sit and be brought along in our system

with pick 122 buffalo selects

Shilo Keo SS Idaho

I doubt MR. Twitter   will come back for a price i/buffalo had in mind  Wilson can start for us while Keo gets he learning on Keo is a hustle player who i think will fit buffalo just nicely 

with pick 133 buffalo selects 

Chris Hairston OT Clemson

fits the RT mold good run blocker decent pass blocker solid oline addition 

with pick 169 buffalo selects 

Steven Friday OLB  Virgina Tech 

Even with the current OLB on the roster  it doesnt hurt to add a speed rusher in the fifth  especially if Maybin has to resort to his modeling career while on the healthy scratch list 

with pick 206 buffalo selects 

Chykie Brown CB Texas 

Depth Depth Depth decent dime back at this stage could see nickle back in a few years

with pick 244 buffalo selects Pat Devlin QB Delaware 

Had a horrible workout stock took a nosedive should be qb number 3 to start the season 

there are a few free agents i hope buddy nix will target  and i am sticking to his philosophy of adding moderately priced free agents  as well

linebacker   kirk morrison he is really good in run support you know the plague we have had forever

offensive tackle jared gaither think we can snag gaither at a good price yes he has back problems but i would sign a tackle with back problems   over a tackle with blocking problems any day

tight end kevin boss  great blocker good redzone target

quarterback  alex smith  yes that alex smith why becuase he will be cheap better than brohm and i dont think buffalo drafts a qb this year

olb thomas howard  very good linebacker and could come cheap will help in run support 

running back kevin smith  i doubt the lions bring him back and he is a definite upgrade over ganther   

defensive end alan branch mcfargo was a healthy scratch his entire career at least branch saw the field

safety donte whitner this is to you wise up you're not an elite safety and you will not get paid like one i think your'e worth 5 mill a year at most i hope you spend this offseason learning how to cover tight ends and play the pass  otherwise you can and will be replaced why here are a few players who can do what you do minus all the twittering

bernard pollard

roy williams

deon grant

george wilson <--- my fav to replace you

now that im off the soap box  on to the draft

pick 3  patrick peterson cb lsu  

shutdown corners dont come often and when you have a chance to snag one do so

pick 34 derrick sherrod ot mississippi st    

yes bell will be the starter in 2011 but he is a free agent next year time will tell if we want him back and its always good to have a backup plan

pick 68 buffalo selects casey matthews ilb oregon

we need to get better at linebacker and matthews is a clear improvement over the castaways we had last year

pick 99 mario harvey ilb marshall

i dont think he will last the second half of the 4th if we want him get him here he is a super run stop linebacker very quick to read the play will be a welcomed addition

pick 125 cedric thorton de south arkansas 

sleeper pick great size for a 3/4 end and a good first step 

pick 131  jermale hines ss ohio state

i doubt whiner will be back and i am fine with that hines will be great depth while the wilson byrd show takes flight

pick 165 zach pianalto te north carolina

gailey wants a blocking te that can also stretch the field here he is

pick 194   bruce miller olb ucf 

project player but who isnt in the 7th round 

The Bills draft will be swayed by how the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos draft this is a given we're all in the same boat and dont have the luxury of going need over the so called BPA 

Carolina  does not have a second round pick this year  the logical thing for them do do is trade back 12 to 15 spots grab a second rounder in the time i have followed other teams draft I've noticed that Carolina never trades down only up this is due to the philosophy of their GM "worry about next year next year and this year this year"  stock piling picks isn't his thing which makes hitting on his picks all the more important

In this draft there are two sure things as players coming out  AJ Green WR Georgia and Patrick Peterson CB LSU

Carolina has many holes to fill on defense and on offense  and looking at these two positions CB and WR

WR                                                                                               CB

Steve Smith                                                                                Chris Gamble    

David Clowney                                                                          R.J. Stanford     

David Gettis                                                                                Richard Marhall     

Armanti Edwards                                                                       Robert McClain      

Brandon LeFell                                                                          Captain Munnerlyn        

First the WRs  two are guaranteed to be back next year  Brandon LeFell and Armanti Edwards  both who are products of last years draft class  Steve Smith could very well be trade bait and Clowney and Gettis are able depth players  

Now for the CBs  last years starters will most likely be back Captain Munnerlyn and Richard Marshall                      

Chris Gamble injured for most of last year could be back but with a salary north of 6 million it will be a coin flip

McClain and Stanford were both rookies last year  i believe the odd man out will be Stanford as he was a healthy

scratch for the season 

Carolina  will take a player with the biggest impact in their opinion and that is AJ Green WR Georgia  with this pick they will give Jimmy Clausin a big target and will help in the evaluation of Clausin as a franchise QB  

also looking at the Panthers defense if they choose to stay in a 4/3 defense they have a gigantic hole at DT and with no second rounder i expect a trade for maybe Albert Haynesworth

Denver Broncos  wow after the Mcdaniels fiasco and the redirection the team went is amazing  Mcdaniels literally took a playoff team and set it back about 5 years maybe even longer   the broncos have three really big holes that need to be filled   CB DE NT     since there are no NT worth the second pick  that narrows it down to CB and DE

Players the Broncos may be targeting  Patrick Peterson CB LSU Marcell Darius DE Alabama Nick Fairley DE Auburn

CB                                                                                                                 DE

Champ Bailey                                                                                             Justin Bannon 

Parrish Cox                                                                                                 Ryan McBean 

Andre' Goodman                                                                                        David Veikune   

Nate Jones                                                                                                  Kevin Vickerson 

Syd'Quan Thompson                                                                                   

Cassius Vaughn                                                                                              

Chevis Jackson                                                                                               

First the CBs  Parrish Cox for the most part is looking at prison Champ Bailey is looking to switch to safety as well finding a contender to play for those two players are huge losses for the broncos Syd'Quan is a good nickle back and could develop into a good starting corner Andre' Goodman is entering his tenth year  and didn't make much of an impact last year Chevis Jackson is in his third year and expect is packing his bags    that is four count them four CBs that the broncos could/will lose

Now for the DE's    Vickerson and Bannon look  entrenched as starters  the depth behind them is another discussion  Mcbean would be the favorite as of today to stay with the team and they may very well keep them both but a talent upgrade is sorely needed    

Denver is going to have to replace Champ Bailey and Parris Cox and i feel they will do so when they draft  none other than Patrick Peterson CB LSU  as a team you can get by with strong linebackers and corners  Denver can address the d-line in later rounds and still get quality players

This leaves us at number three who will we get ? i have a few ideas and will share later on down the road  

the carolina panthers select aj green wr georgia 

the panthers will not select a qb as i have stated they will give the pickle every chance to succeed  and give him as many weapos as they can what  many people don't realize about the panthers is the gm calls the shots on personal decisions the coach can have his input but the gm calls it    

the denver broncos  select patrick peterson cb lsu 

bailey has stated he wants to move to safety and be on a winning team  parrish cox is heading to jail the broncos secondary is in shambles and peterson is that help they need   i also doubt elway trades down unless someone gives him the farm  ala ditka trading away his entire draft and most of the year afters for ricky williams 

the buffalo bills select ............

now the bills have a few options here if luck declares he is the pick if not  they can go a few routes

marcel darius looks like a versatile weapon for george edwards darius can be a 3/4 end or a 4/3 dt  

prince aknumara is another option with are cb's leaving or just plain sucking i hope they dont go cb in the first unless its peterson is available many options in the later rounds with quality players   

we could also reach for a player as we have in the past but from what i see from nix is the reaching wont start till round 2

the cincinnati bengals select  nick fairley de auburn

the bengals defense is putrid they couldnt stop the buffalo bills with brian brohm at qb  that bad

the arizona cardinals select robert quinn

cardinals really shot themselves in the foot last year when they couldnt upgrade a weak linebacking unit or replace dansby

another player could be allen bailey of miami then i see the cardinals taking a nose tackle in the second

a few notes i could see in the draft   i could see a cant miss first rounder slipping to the second and buffalo trading it's second rounder to carolina for next years first this years third and fifth carolina loves to bet next years farm on this years gas prices         

now im fully expecting that we are going to win this game  and im super stoked about merriman signing 

now heres the thing  im starting too think that luck will not come out  reasons why 

1. he only has a year and a half  worth of credits left to get his degree 
2. he stated he is gonna talk to his parents about the nfl 
3. he stated he enjoys college experience

so im guessing we will pick  6th and im guessing that the jacksonville will trade up to get either mallat or locker and they will give up a 3rd  4th and a 6th in the process  so we fall back  to pick 17  and have plenty to chose from with out reaching  any of the offensive tackles will be good or even cal's cam jordon 

round 1 pick 17 

Derek Sherrod ot  mississippi state 

round 2 pick 38 

Demarcus Love ot arkansas 

round 3 pick 70 

Mike Mohamed ilb calfornia

round 3 pick 81

Davon House cb New Mexico State

round 4 pick 102

Schuylar Oordt te northern iowa

round 4 pick 108  

Cedric Thorton de central arkansas

round 5 pick 134 

Mario Harvey ilb marshall 

round 6 pick 166 

Luke Stocker te tennessee 

round 7 pick 198

Owen Marecic rb/fb/lb stanford

right now we sit picking in the number 4 spot for the draft  ahead of us are the panthers bengals lions  now we can cross off the lions and panthers from drafting andrew luck  why ? the lions have stafford  and the panthers  with all their problems it's not at the qb position  the o line is in shambles a lot of injuries have hit them   and their defense just plain blows with the remaining schedule the panthers can win 2-3 games and be out of the luck race  now the bengals  they will draft a qb in round 1 just not luck  they will draft ryan mallett  mallett is their type of qb big armed qb who loves to throw it deep they will see a lot of carson in him and be omg and pick him leaving us with andrew luck at worse pick 1 at best pick 4   this is how i see the draft going picks 1 to 5 

pick 1 detroit patrick peterson cb lsu

pick 2 cincy ryan mallett qb arkansas

pick 3 buffalo andrew luck qb stanford

pick 4 carolina da quan bowers de clemson

pick 5 denver prince akanumura cb nebraska

well it looks like i might be getting  my first win this season in fantasy football i have danny  woodhead  and rob gronnowkskifkio left to play and im down by 3 points my opp still has nick folk so it might be close  i know woodhead is good for at least 4 points and gronowski is hit or miss  i should of probably played my other te vernon davis but who knew after 14 weeks of non production he would pop out 18  and fitzy didnt help either with his whopping 6 points brees had 22 :(  either way im hoping to at least get one win this season and maybe spoil somebodies playoff hopes

second thing is buffalo has made great progress this season which i like  i know byrd hasnt lived up to his freshman year but he is in a different scheme and teams from what i seen haven't really thrown his way   i like what i see from gailey and his adjustments at halftime 

this offseason buffalo should try to fix a few problems with free agents mostly depth though buffalo doesn't really go after high price big name guys unless its to please the fans and sell tix 

we need a inside linebacker to go next to poz 

and i say moats is beastn right now  

that is all  :>)

first off i gotta say steve johnson is really coming along and i already forgot about that guy we drafted a few years ago ahead of him 

next is for the life of me i cant get a win  in my fantasy league ( trents checkdown ) everytime i score big points my opponent scores just a little bit more i hate you eli manning why cant you just slide like your big brother  

fitzy always seems to play better while playing from behind or maybe the coaching is better when we're behind i dont know it seems odd though 

chris kelsey if i dare say it actually is starting to look like a football player

now thats over with  

i know nix doesn't like to trade all over the place  but i think that is whats needed rather than trying to shoehorn players in to our draft spots

many teams are looking for qb's this draft  arizona minnesota  seattle san francisco tennessee washington cincinnati  carolina   oakland <kinda maybe 

and should look into trading back and picking up picks especially is andrew luck is not available at our pick 

the positions of need on this team are a lot less than what i thought we needed 

high priority 

pass rushing linebacker

qb of the future

2 tackles to block for the qb

medium priority 

stack and shed linebacker

a man coverage corner

tight end 

low priority 

d-line depth that can actually make the field

o-line depth that can actually block 

my high priority big board by position 

qb 

andrew luck stanford 

jake locker washington 

ryan mallett arkansas 

pat devlin delaware 

nick foles arizona 

andy dalton tcu

ricky stanzi iowa

jerrod johnson  texas a&m

pass rushing linebacker 

von miller texas a&m 

akeem ayers ucla

mark herzlich boston college 

robert quinn north carolina 

steven friday virgina tech

jeremy beal oklahoma 

dontay moch nevada 

 offensive tackle

derek sherrod missippi state

joseph barksdale lsu

darius morris temple 

anthony castanzo boston college 

gabe carimi wisconsin 

matt reynolds byu

demarcus love arkansas

jason pinkston pittsburgh

nate solder colorado 

this draft as long as luck is not in are future 

we should start with the tackle position with the first two picks then go pass rushing olb in the 3rd or second depending on how far we trade back and available players then build the dline to have a solid rotation that resembles the ravens dline after that we should get are man coverage corner and a tight end then draft depth after so my mock would look something like 

traded back 12 spots thinking with arizona or minnesota should end up there and the trade i had in mind goes we get their 1st 2nd 5th and we swap 3rds 

round 1 pick 15 

 buffalo selects derek sherrod ot missippi state

round 2 pick 3 

buffalo selects gabe carimi ot wisconsin 

round 2 pick 15

buffalo selects curtis brown cb texas 

round 3 pick 15 

buffalo selects  steven friday olb virgina tech

round 4 pick 3 

buffalo selects cedric thornton de central arkansas 

round 4 pick 12 <--- from seattle

buffalo selects dj williams te arkansas 

round 5 pick 3 

buffalo selects davon house cb new mexico state 

round 5 pick 15

buffalo selects mario harvey ilb marshall

round 6 pick 3

buffalo selects kristofer o'dowd c usc  

round 7 pick 3

buffalo selects alex wujciak illb maryland  

look it's in the title brian thinks this mock is great...... if only i could get him to read it 

with the recent good play of fitzy i believe he will get a nice 3 year contract this offseason somwhere in the 8 to 9 mill range  

poz is another we will resign because of his leadership on and off the field and nix's likes that in a player hence chris kelsey  being resigned  

there is only two players i want buffalo to go after this offseason 

the first being tank tyler i believe he would make great depth along our line as a de or nt he can do both

and the second being quincy black  he has really come on strong in his coverage skills and has a quick first step in rushing the passer 

and now for the mock 

with pick 1 buffalo selects 

andrew luck qb stanford 

even with fitzys strong play as of recent we still need to grab that franchise qb  fitzy can start next year and gailey can teach luck what the nfl qb should be doing 

with pick 33 buffalo selects joseph barksdale ot lsu

when you select a franchise signal  caller you need to protect him we have two weak links in our line lt and rt this pick would replace one of those weak links  

with pick  65 buffalo selects gabe carimi ot wisconsin 

this pick would replace the other weak link in the line and we can finally say good bye to the worlds biggest turnstyle 

with pick 97 buffalo selects  vinny curry olb marshall 

our linebackers stink we have no pass rush vinny curry can rush the passer no doubt about it  

with the other 4th rounder im guessing somewhere in the 110-115 range buffalo selects 

cedric thorton de central arkansas 

stroud is getting old mccargo cant even make the field we need to think long term and this guy is a player 

with pick 129 buffalo selects chykie brown cb texas 

mcgee is old florence always has that  perfect timing to get a pass interference call thing going for him 

brown has the speed to be good gets beat sometimes but will get better with experience 

with pick 161 buffalo selects chase beeler c stanford 

i think luck would benefit having his college center with him in the pro's and could really force the hangman for playing time 

with pick 193 buffalo selects mario harvey ilb marshall

gotta stack players on players folks stack'em  up  

andrew luck may or may not come out if he does awesome if he doesnt thats ok i have a mock for that 

first up mocking luck coming out of school and in to the b-lo 

with the first pick in the 2011 nfl draft the buffalo bills select ......................

andrew luck qb stanford

this pick is a no brainer we need to upgrade the talent at the qb position and luck has it  great vison well coached in college has strong pocket awareness and mobility

with pick 33 buffalo selects

darrius morris ol temple

darrius can play pretty much anywhere on the line solid very athletic for the big man i have him pegged as a left tackle in buffalo he is one mean sob i know i dont want to get in his way 

with pick 65 buffalo selects

 gabe carimi ot wisconsin

came in to the season over hyped and the stock has taking a fall for it he is the perfect fit for a rt in buffalo's run till it works then stop running offense  has a real strong pop and can seal the edge on off tackle and sweeps another great pick to revamp our crappy oline    

with pick 99 buffalo selects

dont'a hightower ilb alabama

when you switch to a 3/4 defense it helps to have 3/4 players otherwise you're stuck in a hydrid crap fest of a defense  hightower is a solid thumper with average cover skills great run stopper and very agile for his size 

* update to hightower he is either really favoring the knee or has lost a step or two my guess is he is favoring the knee and doesn't want to get hurt but his stock is on a train ride to the 4th round chooo choooooo 

with pick 132 buffalo selects

mario butler cb georgia tech 

mcgee is getting older youbouty and corner are avg at best by the time we phase out mcgee  butler will be set to take his place across mckelvin   great tackler has some hieght on him 6'1 to break up passes at its highest point

with pick 170 buffalo selects

martin parker de richmond

here is another small school big talent player has the mold of carrington  in my opinion better against the run  needs to get a stronger push at the line in his pass rush 

with pick 208 buffalo selects

weslye saunders te south carolina

he was kicked of the team  buffalo will most likely not spend a pick on him but a 7th rounder for a player with a huge upside makes sense to me

im guessing the marshawn pick is a late 4th 

so with that pick buffalo selects 

john moffitt g/c wisconsin 

with urbik in the fold now it seems as wood will slide to center moffitt will provide great depth to all 3 inside line positions 

now folks with andrew luck not declaring for the draft 

buffalo will swap picks with san francisco  for alex smith the only knock on alex is his decision making he is getting better at it san fran will make a change to please the fans ( sound familiar )   and we get a good qb for a small price and sets us up in the draft to get what i think is the best oline product in college sports right now 

with pick 11 buffalo selects.......

derek sharrod ot mississippi state 

this guy reminds me of johnathon ogden to the t not yet as strong as ogdon but very technical with his foot work and hand position i repeat the best oline product in college to man the left side 

with pick 33  buffalo selects

von miller olb texas a&m

he has played hurt the entire season so his stats have taking a hit because of it  he would of been a top 5 pick if he came out last year <--twss  but sometimes that happens you when you stay in the stock may go up it may go down doesn't mean your a bad football player just means s**t happens and luckly for buffalo we get a sack mechanic  

with pick 65 buffalo selects

 gabe carimi ot wisconsin

came in to the season over hyped and the stock has taking a fall for it he is the perfect fit for a rt in buffalo's run till it works then stop running offense  has a real strong pop and can seal the edge on off tackle and sweeps another great pick to revamp our crappy oline 

with pick 99 buffalo selects

dont'a hightower ilb alabama

when you switch to a 3/4 defense it helps to have 3/4 players otherwise you're stuck in a hydrid crap fest of a defense  hightower is a solid thumper with average cover skills great run stopper and very agile for his size 

* update to hightower he is either really favoring the knee or has lost a step or two my guess is he is favoring the knee and doesn't want to get hurt but his stock is on a train ride to the 4th round chooo choooooo 

with pick 132 buffalo selects

mario butler cb georgia tech 

mcgee is getting older youbouty and corner are avg at best by the time we phase out mcgee  butler will be set to take his place across mckelvin   great tackler has some hieght on him 6'1 to break up passes at its highest point

with pick 170 buffalo selects

martin parker de richmond

here is another small school big talent player has the mold of carrington  in my opinion better against the run  needs to get a stronger push at the line in his pass rush 

with pick 208 buffalo selects

weslye saunders te south carolina

he was kicked of the team  buffalo will most likely not spend a pick on him but a 7th rounder for a player with a huge upside makes sense to me

again im guessing the marshawn pick is a late 4th 

so with that pick buffalo selects 

john moffitt g/c wisconsin 

with urbik in the fold now it seems as wood will slide to center moffitt will provide great depth to all 3 inside line positions 

i was skipping back and forth between the Alabama and Arkansas games  and a few things i didnt like at all 

in the alabama game 

Dont'a Hightower  ILB Alabama 

confirmed my thoughts on him he is really really overrated and slow to the ball and i am now wondering if he is fully recovered from his knee injury and i still have him valued as a mid to late 3rd rounder he has talent but the knee is what is worrying me  i dont know if he is trying to protect it ?  i doubt he comes out this year he will stay for another year and improve his draft position 

Marcell Dareus DE Alabama

this man is a beast he was all over the backfield making plays and had a really nice sack he moves really well for a big man solid bull rush with a nice underarm swim move to boot if luck doesn't come out or off the board  i wouldn't mind  one bit to drafting him 

Greg McElroy  QB Alabama

i like Greg as a mid to late round prospect doesnt have that strong arm like everybody wants he is more of a game manager in the Kyle Orton mold  smart with his decisions can be a decent pickup in the late rounds 

Alshon Jeffery WR South Carolina 

this is what i look for in a receiver good hands good instincts an all around player if you guys get a chance to watch the highlights of this game take a look at that one handed spin catch he pulled off  he is only a sophomore and i dont know if he will come out next year but he is a prospect on my board and should be on Nix's also 

from the Arkansas game

Ryan Mallett QB Arkansas 

no way no how do i want Mallet anywhere near Buffalo he may have a strong arm but when you over throw the open receiver by 20 yards ala Losman like mister Mallet needs to work on touch passing and decision making before i would even consider a pick on him

Demarcus Love OT Arkansas 

he is working his way up that draft board another solid outing strong hands good foot work will be a solid RT in my book very strong nice push at the POA would like to see a more natural knee bend when  pass blocking 

all in all a good day for football  

GO BILLS

thats right fellows the one the only LAWRENCE SIDBURY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

link to a rumblings post on him

war room

please oh please buddy nix i cannot stand the pass rush we have sidbury is a instant upgrade for are rebuild

i want to see that spin move in a bills uniform    i plead with you make the trade heck if they want maybin make the trade i can see sidbury having a dumerville type season 1 million sacks 500 tackles 499 for a loss instant upgrade