…and if Jauron is still around you know he’ll stay put and take his guy (whomever that is—possibly someone in Ohio State’s defensive backfield) at #12 even if people will scream that he reached.

Only the pick up of Birk could possibly sway me from taking Mack with our #1 pick.

…but I’m not going to slam him either for taking a blindside hit on a rollout either. It’s not like Losman did his usual thing and kind of hung around in the pocket bobbing and weaving while waiting to be sacked. Losman, quite reasonably, expected Peters to at least make his rusher break stride.

Don’t let your hatred of Losman blind you to the reality that Peters didn’t do his job on the play. After all, there are plenty of legitimate reasons (INTs, sacks taken needlessly, overthrown balls, etc) not to be happy with Losman’s performance.

losman just has to get rid of it. it’s his fault 100% cuz of the situation. You know you have to get rid of it. You can’t risk a fumble there. Either way, DJ looked like he was going to cry on the sidelines….i feel for the guy. The writing is on the wall

I think C needs to be addressed with one of the first two picks……

It needs to be C/DE/OLB with the first three picks I think

I hope Wilson cleans house after the season because otherwise we might wind up with another DB

because I think DE or OLB should be the first pick……….a decent center can be had later on…….like my boy (just for you brian) Stanford’s Alex Fletcher…….

if we have a top 10 pick then we must get one of the big time pass rushers (Brian Orapko, Michael Johnson, Tyson Jackson, et al.). Our defense will not improve until we get a pass rush. Watch a Giants, Cowboys, Steelers, or Ravens game; they cause so much trouble because they can rush the passer. Get a DE!

I sincerely think that a center like Mack does not come around often and given that it is our biggest weakness. Also Mack is quite special because of his intelligence but also because of his size – at 6’4" 316lbs he would be among the largest specimens playing the game, guys like Andre Gurode or Jason Brown.

My different point of view is that we do have Aaron Schobel still tied up for a while and if I am not mistaken it would cost us to cut him next year. Given that he was hurt almost all year we can hardly blame our lack of a pass rush on him. If he can come back to his previous production of 12+ sacks per year, I would suspect that it would free up Stroud a tad bit which would also have an effect on Kelsay. I am just saying that we don’t really know what we have cause Stroud & Schobel have not played together so I would prefer waiting 1 more year before before replacing them.

If center was not so much of an issue it might be different but it isn’t. The truth is that we need a dominant Center to become a dominant running team, especially in a division that features 3 teams that run a 3-4 with big dominant NTs. Another thing is that a Center has a better chance of coming in an producing the first year, like most linemen. Whereas with a DE is way more shoot & miss (I will be publishing a post on this subject later today with some stats to prove my point).

We cannot afford to let Alex Mack slip away from us.

So are DE, FB and LB. I thought about putting up a poll as to which position Buffalo should draft in the first round but that’s fodder for the loooooooooooooong offseason.

Per National Football Post:
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2008/12/nfl-draft-top-20-small-college-prospects/

2 Guys I like:
TE Brian Mandeville (6-6/248), Northeastern
The Buzz: A physically imposing tight end with good length and power at the point of attack. Mandeville, who began his college career at defensive end, has excellent athleticism but it is his power and blocking ability that has NFL teams intrigued. He reminds some scouts of New York Giants tight end Kevin Boss, but Mandeville has the technique and power to become a much better blocker.

TE Jared Bronson (6-4/255), Central Washington
The Buzz: Bronson is a transfer from Washington. He’s an intriguing size/speed prospect who has the explosion to get downfield and threaten the seam at the next level. Bronson is a bit limited as a blocker at this stage, but he has the athleticism to be flexed out in the slot and create mismatches in the passing game. Bronson has the size and power to block; he just needs some time to develop his technique.

Bronson could pair up with Fine who is showing some real guts in the blocking scheme to give us a good 1-2 combo of pass/block TEs. Mandeville won’t last much past the early thrid is my guess, he has way to much skill to not get picked early.

Anyhow, Center needs to be the #1 pick by us if Mack is on the board when we pick, if he is gone, then we can consider a stud DE.

Marv is gone, that’s why he’s no longer criticized for it!!! I know myself, and plenty of other Bills fans, were not fond of the hire at the time. Nothing to do about it now except replace him…..

Heck, I still partially blame Levy for all the SB losses. He let his players have too much control of the team, which led to the “bickering” and in-game confusion and despair against good teams.

I see the need at DE. I just think C is an even greater need. Buffalo needs to get ‘their guy’, whether it’s at #12, later in the draft or free agency.

I think Mack will still be on the board in the second round, by the way.

Standing back letting his guys do the work without micromanaging………….and then AT THE WORST possible time overruling them and costing the team the game………JEEBUS…..

I’m not sure that’s true. I think any head coach has to say that. It’s up to the coach and the quarterback to fall on the sword when things go wrong. If Jauron says that Schonert made the call, he ends up looking like Mike Singletary calling out Mike Martz. The media would misconstrue whatever DJ said and make it seem like he is blaming things on Schonert. Jauron had to say that it was his decision. Maybe it was, but maybe it wasn’t.

Aaron Maybin from Penn State, Everette Brown from Florida State, and Brian Orakpo from Texas are three possibilities in the mid-first round area, assuming they all declare. Out of this bunch, I would want Brown, because he is projected as an elite pass rusher.

The top DE prospects are Aaron Maybin, Brian Orakpo, Everette Brown, Greg Hardy, Michael Johnson and George Selvie. I’d pick any of them before Mack, and I like Mack.

I would have prefered a run. I am very conservative and always play it safe. What I am curious about is what if the Bills ran the ball on second and third down. Punt the ball away to NY who gets it with pretty good field position and about 1:50 left on the clock with no time outs. If Favre marches down the field and into the end zone, how many Bills fans are ripping Jauron for being to conservative or for playing to not lose?