First of all woohoo Williams is a Bill. And now that's out of the way back to some draft coverage. I've been giving the draft some pretty deep thought today, and I've come to a conclusion. The Bills will draft Stephen Hill at number 10. But wait mob16151 thats a huge reach. Well follow me through the jump, and I'll lay out my thinking. (And a 5 round mock.)

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So I personally can't stand the idea of anymore Pau Gasol trades. So I figured, I'd start a random trade thread. Feel free to post your trade ideas here. As a matter of fact I'll go first.

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7jxo9dq

The Rockets get:

Deron Williams

Paul Pierce

The Celtics get:

Luis Scola

Kyle Lowry

Terrance Williams

Marshon Brooks

The Nets get

Kevin Martin

Rajon Rondo.

Anyways let me know what you think.

And it's time for the 2nd of my 4 offseason mocks. I'm going to go a full 7 rounds here. I'm assuming the Bills resign Stevie Johnson,sign Manny Lawson, and also sign a mid level FA corner. So without further dudes, let's jump.

Poll

What did you think of this draft?

1%

Loved it

3 votes

76%

Hated it

119 votes

21%

Who are half of these guys?

34 votes

156 votes | Poll has closed

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So I decided to do a mock draft, maybe switch it up a little. No trades. So let me know what you think.

1. Indianopolis: Andrew Luck QB Stanford

2.St. Louis Rams: Matt Kalil OT USC

3.Minnesota Vikings: Michael Brockers DT LSU

4.Cleveland Browns: Robert Griffin III QB Baylor

5.Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mike Adams OT Ohio State

6. Washington Redskins: Ryan Tannehill QB Texas A&M

7.Jacksonville Jaguars: Justin Blackmon WR Oklahoma State

8.Carolina Panthers: Quinton Coples DE UNC

9.Miami Dolphins:Riley Reiff OT Iowa

10.Buffalo Bills: Morris Claiborne CB LSU

11.Kansas City Chiefs Jonathan Martin OT Stanford

12. Seattle Seahawks:Janoris Jenkins CB North Alabama

13.Arizona Cardinals: Cordy Glenn OG Georgia

14.Dallas Cowboys:Nick Perry DE/OLB USC

15.Philadelphia Eagles:Luke Kuechly ILB Boston College

16.New York Jets:Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame

17.Cincinatti Bengals:David DeCastro OG Stanford

18.San Diego Chargers:Kendall Wright WR Baylor

19.Chicago Bears:Mohammed Sanu WR Rutgers

20.Tenessee Titans:Dre Kirkpatrick CB Alabama

21.Cincinatti Bengals:Courtney Upshaw Alabama

22.Cleveland Browns:Alshon Jeffery WR South Carolina

23.Detroit Lions:Brandon Boykin CB Georgia

24.Pittsburgh Steelers:Andrew Datko OT Florida State

25.Denver Broncos Trent Richardson RB Alabama

26.Houston Texans:Devon Still DT Penn State

27.New England Patriots:Dont'a Hightower LB Alabama

28.Green Bay Packers:Cam Johnson DE Virginia

29.Baltimore Ravens:Peter Konz C Wisconsin

30.San Francisco 49ers:Stephen Gilmore CB South Carolina

31.New England Patriots:Markelle Martin FS Oklahoma State

32.New York Giants:David Wilson RB Virginia Tech

Feedback welcome.

It;s that time of year, and a certain madness has descended on Buffalo Rumblings. It's draft madness, the time of year, where hope springs eternal, and a hundredth of a second looms larger....................than a tenth of a second. The time of year, long gorilla like arms are in vogue, and we're all interested in seeing athletes in underwear. So in that spirit, I challenge you all to get on this thread, and make your, ever so bold draft predictions. They can be Bills related, or just about a prospect in general. I'll go first.

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First things first. That was a heck of a football game last night, and it was a shame someone had to lose. But on the brightside, you guys have an incredibly bright future, and a young,talented team. You all get a number one receiver (Or one of the guys on your roster now, matures into one), and I could very easily see the Niners going on a Patriots like run, especially with your defense.

About me i'm mob16151, and I'm a Bills fan. I just wanted to stop by, now that your off season has begun, and ask you what you had thought of Donte Whitner, and his performance this season. This is asked in the spirit of genuine inquiry, as i wasn't able to watch as much (non-Bills) football, as I'd like this year due to the birth of my first child in October. And Donte was a player that the Bills fanbase was kind of divided over when he left.

So anyways thanks in advance for your replies, and who knows, maybe in a few years, our respective franchises can give Berman his dream Super Bowl.......Niners-Bills!!!!!!!

So we all know the Bills have some glaring needs going into this offseason. Pass rushing OLB, improving the run D, better depth at WR,CB,etc. Here's mob16151's real,quick plan to improve the Bills.

In Free Agency, I'd like to see the Bills target the following three players.

1. Robert Meachem WR New Orleans. He gives the Bills a legitimate number 2 WR,across from Johnson (Assuming he's resigned.). He's tall,fast, and still relatively young at 27 years old. His signing would let the Bills utilize,Jones,Easely,and Nelson, more effectively depending on matchups,and field situation. His signing would likely spell the end of Roscoe Parrish's time in Buffalo, and give the Bills a WR depth chart that looks like this.

1.Johnson

2.Meachem

3.Jones

3A. Nelson

4.Easely

5.Hagan.

The second player I'd like the Bills to sign in FA, is Dallas TE Martellus Bennett. He's stuck on the depth chart behind perennial pro bowler Jason Witten in Dallas. He's young athletic,and while not the best of blockers, he has the athletic ability to be a JerMicheal Finley type recieving target. His signing would give the Bills a TE depth chart that looked like this.

1.Chandler

2.Bennett

3.Smith

The third and final Free agent acquisition I'd like the Bills to make is Tracey Porter CB New Orleans. He's struggled some with injuries, since he's been a pro, but when healthy he's one of the top 15 corners in the NFL, in my opinion. Plus it would be nice to steal a corner off the Saints, after they stole Greer. His signing would give the Bills a CB rotation that looked like this.

1.Porter

2.Williams

3.Florence

4.Rodgers

In the first round of the draft I'd like to see the Bills take Nick Perry OLB USC. He's young athletic and explosive. He sadly, would immediately become the Bills best pass rusher as soon as his name was called on draft day. Look for him to explode at the combine, and have a Clay Matthews like rise up draft boards.

In the second, I'd like to see the Bills take Nick Foles QB from Arizona. He's strong armed, but comes from a west coast type offense. He had a very good season, until the end of the year, when it looked like he was trying to do to much to keep his team in games. Keep a close eye on him at the senior bowl.

In the third round Emmanuel Acho OLB Texas. He's not a great pass rusher, but he's big,physical, and is pretty good at holding his ground against offensive lineman. And the Bills need a LB like that.

Anyhow let me know what you think.

Hello Bucs nation, hope your all enjoying your offseason. Anyhow I'm here with a quick trade idea. But first a confession. I am a huge McCutchen fan. I think he is a beastly player, and I want him in a Cardinals uniform someday. SO to that end I'd like to propose a trade. If the Cardinals offered you, Lance Lynn,Jon Jay,Zack Cox, and Tyler Greene for McCutchen would you make that deal? Why or why not? And feel free to consider that the starting point for negotiations.

We have a brouhaha brewing in Buffalo folks.(Nice alliteration eh?) Incumbent Fred Jackson feels disrespected, and perhaps he should. He's been the Bills best and most consistent offensive player the last few seasons. And many fans love him. Personally I think he's a nice Running back to have, but he's hardly elite, and he's a guy who can be relatively easily replaced.

 

Looking at PFF RB projections for 2011(http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2011/04/26/2011-running-back-player-projections-ppr-rankings/) they have Jackson ranked 34th, behind such not notables as Tim Hightower,Danny Woodhead,and Mike Tolbert to name a few.  Now some will argue that well jackson plays behind a bad line, well so do Steven Jackson,Arian Foster, and Frank Gore, and all three of those players are ranked in the top 10.

 

Some well argue that well Jackson plays with an anemic passing game, however so do Peyton Hillis, Matt Forte, and Darren McFadden, and all of those players are projected as top 15 Running Backs.

 

Jackson has never scored more than 7 total TD's in one season. He has never had a rushing yards per game average of more than 67 yards per game over a season.(Random example, both Darren McFadden, and Marshawn  Lynch have had seasons with better.) He's never had a rush longer than 43 yards in his career.

 

In my opinion Jackson had 1 great year in 2009, where he was valuable in rushing,returning, and catching. The rest of his career so far can be best described as slightly above average at best.

Poll

Is Jackson an elite back?

48%

Yes

53 votes

51%

No

56 votes

109 votes | Poll has closed

So the lockout is droning on, and on, and on, and on, and on, etc,etc. Theres not a lot of Bills news, and I can't rouse an interest in re watching last seasons train wreck of near misses, and butt kickings. SO I figured I'd do a bit of a mind dump here on these pages.

 

So Lets jump

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So we all remember the Vanek situation from a while back. Vanek was an RFA and the Edmonton Oilers offered Vanek a 7 year 50 million dollar offer sheet. There was much debate and angst amongst Sabres fans as to whether or not to match said offer sheet, or to take the draft picks. Well long story short we matched the offer, kept vanek and everything worked out fine.

 

Lets take the plunge.

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I just wanted to wish a happy easter to the best community on the web. I hope everyone is having a safe and happy easter. As a sidenote what I'm happy about this easter is i'm going to be a daddy. My girlfriend is pregnant with my first child. So what is everyone else happy about this easter? And what is everyone elses Easter plans?

 

BTW the Bills first round pick will be Patrick Peterson. So now ya know. Happy Easter.