Bills Select CB McKelvin in Round One of NFL Draft
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
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With the eleventh overall selection in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills have selected Troy cornerback Leodis McKelvin. The small-school product with big-time potential was reportedly the top player on their board, and fills an immediate need at cornerback.
We can now report that McKelvin was the top player available on Buffalo's board, which was finalized this week. The team did consider other options at one point earlier this week, but ultimately, McKelvin was "their guy" all along. Had McKelvin been gone, the team would have targeted a trade down, with selecting WR Devin Thomas atop the priority list.
The McKelvin Skinny
McKelvin is widely regarded as the top cornerback available this year and comes from a Troy program that has produced such NFL stars as Cowboys OLB DeMarcus Ware. McKelvin is a pro-ready corner that is a solid tackler, has good size, outstanding leadership skills and instincts, and is also a dynamic punt returner.
The biggest knock on McKelvin, which is widely known, is his lack of outstanding ball skills. McKelvin himself acknowledged at the NFL Combine that becoming a better playmaker when the ball is in the air is something he needs to work on. By all accounts, he is a hard worker, a good character guy, and can be considered a very solid and safe (if unspectacular) selection here. I, personally, am comforted by the fact that the Bills got their guy. I have great faith in Buffalo's scouting department and front office, and if McKelvin is the guy, then I'm on board.
Please use this thread to leave your thoughts on McKelvin as well as another open thread for the rest of the first round. The Bills are expected to target offense with their next pick, whether it's wide receiver or tight end. Stay tuned to Buffalo Rumblings for further draft-day updates and live chats. Go Bills!
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Not my first choice of the way to go
But I can live with it.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
Very solid pick, although Id say we need to trade back into the first early second to snag
a WR and hopefully still have enough ammo to land a quality TE
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
Gotta
Trade back up now… Looks like using the newer value chart so far today, could bode well for a trade
Great. Just great
The Bills really needed another smurf who can’t cover Randy Moss….oh, and he gets about an interception per year.
Its very very nice to know that Mcgee can focus soley on CB and not returns.
Im very happy with this pick
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
let hope there is a good one left when
we pick again if we don’t land a wr this year that can really help we’re screwed—-again
Bills Fan in PA
While I preferred DRC...
McKelvin is very good, too. Instant starter? WR a must in the 2nd? Trade up? This blog is going crazy!!!
No guarantees WR will be the next pick
Having blown off WR, the Bills ought to at least get a starting caliber TE.
Blown Off WR?
I don’t think they have blown off the position, there just wasn’t enough WR value at 11. There is plenty of solid players available there.
i like it
he returns and is a solid defensive player. i like that he fell to us, remember they thought he would go to ne or someone else, i like this pick
Bills make me wanna SHOUT!
how many 6'6 wr
do we play again?
Bills make me wanna SHOUT!
by silverstreak3k on Apr 26, 2008 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactley
they needed a CB. Might as well get the best one availble.
by RabidBuffalo on Apr 26, 2008 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe not
But Albert and Clady and Mendenhall were on the board. This lack-of-trade smacks of lack-of-balls.
No it doesn’t. All this week it’s been apparent that McKelvin was their guy. The got their guy. Had McKelvin been gone and they stayed to take Thomas, THEN you can make that argument.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Why trade down? We got a solid starter at CB and could still trade up to get someone of value
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
Taking corner is the best value
... he’s a great selection… am surprised that some of you are upset.
taking the best corners translates to the most wins behind K and RB… check out this research while we wait for the 2nd round.
Does anyone feel like the Bills feel they can stay put and still get Malcolm Kelly who they have liked all along?
Not a chance?
Not only was he there—he’s still there 10 picks later. Leave the drafting to the experts.
Skill players going fast
Stewart at #13? Harvey at #8? There must not be much faith in OLs this year…
also notice
... taking the best WRs results in the least amount of wins statistically… also notice how taking expensive DTs have a negative correlation!
Mayo was the first
this is the second
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
Talk about a reach.
Jonathan Stewart, I have watched almost every game he has played. Very weak pick.
weird move by Carolina there taking stewart
I would have taken someone else there
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alright second round....
Davis, Keller for TEs
Kelly, Hardy, Sweed, Nelson (assuming Thomas is gone)
start hoping wideouts fall. i really don’t want to trade back up. I want to keep the third.
John I.
not a bad player
but doesn’t fill any needs of Carolina’s at this time, they really needed another WR or CB themselves
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Chicago and Detroit
are really excited right now
by RabidBuffalo on Apr 26, 2008 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
#25 with Seattle
Thats my guess.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
No it isn't.
Buffalo can get one of their top TEs in the 2nd but likely not one of their top WRs. If the Bills don’t trade back into the end of the first they should just go TE and give the WR slot a lick and a promise.
TEs
If the Bills stay put in the 2nd they will get to choose between the 3rd or so TE off the board and 3rd or 4th WR….not exactly top or best.
Trading back up
If one of the big WRs is on the board in the mid 20s Buffalo could offer a 2nd this year and next to move up. I don’t know that anyone would take it…
Whomever is left
That’s the position the Bills are in with WRs…they don’t have anywhere near as many options as they did if they traded down.
MEdenhall to Chicago is my guess
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McKelvin
It fits with the Bills present mood. Avoid developmental players. I’m not ecstatic either, but he is the most NFL ready. His KR capability is a big plus. I’m surprised he fell to 11. The non-intercepts is the biggest bothersome to me. They got their man! Now we have a very good secondary.
Few pass break ups either
McKelvin just didn’t produce on defense. As for KRs, we have a couple of good ones already.
If Buffalo can harness his aggressiveness and turn it into more heady plays, he could be an outstanding playmaker. He just had free license in college and got a little over-anxious at times.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
TE in the 2nd, and then WR in the 3rd
unless the Seahawks and Titans take Davis and Keller in the 1st, then swap WR and TE
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KC must be happy
With Otah and Albert STILL on the board, they can probably get their lineman at #17, unless someone trades with Detroit.
"Best Value On The Board"
So proclaims Chris Brown on buffalobills.com. I’d rather have seen the Bills taken their top rated WR and not cared about the ‘reach’ talk. Ugh.
Plenty of time, and still no WRs taken… just be patient. The Bills can still get their WR.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
A lot of jockeying for position
More trading than predicted. And some INTERESTING picks. Stewart over Mendenhall? WOW! Just about like picking Whitner over Ngata. I think this bodes very well for us in the 2nd. The 20’s will definitely tell us whether we get a good WR or TE in the 2nd. The question now is – do the men at OBD now value TE? Or is this wishful thinking? Without a trade, I’d go WR in the 2nd.
Eagles, Bucs, Skins, Cowboys, Titans, Seahawks
All of them could take WRs….
The Chiefs moved up to #15 to get Albert. My guess is that they called Buffalo about #11 and were turned down.
Chiefs are rolling a good draft
they have made some nice picks today
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More likely wideouts. The Bills just don’t have the ammo to move up this year, either. I’m expecting the team to take a TE at 41, then make a serious move with their 3 and 4 to try to get up into the low 60s for a WR… hopefully Jordy Nelson is available.
Of course, Nelson could be the pick at 41, too…
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Hence the trade back up into the late 2nd suggestion. But I don’t know… that might be hard to pull off… the Bills may not end up trading at all.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I could live with Jordy at #41, we NEED guys on offense.
We can’t hope for some scrap heap players in training camp to contribute right away
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Buffalo REALLY likes Nelson. I think he’s the pick if he’s there.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I say Otah or DRC for Az.
They’re pass defense isn’t to good
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So, is the McKelvin pick
An indictment against Youboty? I think so. I think if they really believed in the kid, they wouldn’t have gone wth McKelvin…
Not an indictment, but more of a warning. He’s got to prove himself this year, or he’s gone.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Warning?
With a 1st ound draft pick? I don’t think the Bills are sending anyone a message so much as demonstrating that they’re not happy with what they have.
Likely so....
The Bills are clearly hoping that McKelvin can displace either Greer or McGee, sending Greer to the #3 CB slot and Youboty to #4.
or 4th
Youboty hasn’t done much of anything yet so he might wind up 5th on the depth chart at the start of the year.
that may have been part of it, but I think it was more that Harvey was gone, and they're not sold on Greer
I think the DRC move by Az was a sharp pick, Rolle is a much better safety than CB
Fear the mighty helmet wearing gopher, he is coming for your soul....
Cover 2 Mantra
you can never have enough corners
by RabidBuffalo on Apr 26, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Between DRC and Pacman
is seems Deon thinks he is a coach. To bad nobody wants to pay him as one. Haaaa!
hah, though the pick by the Lions is a surprise
They needed a RB and I figured Medenhall would be their guy
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Many talked about two CBs taken in the draft.
Does taking McKelvin eliminate the need to get another CB?
On day one, yes. Early in day two, yes. But they should take another one.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Houston would blow a nut if they got him
That would make Kubiak’s day
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Flacco’s the pick for Baltimore at 18.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Otah still on the board
It seems that the front offices around the league didn’t see Clady/Williams/Otah quite as interchangable as the pundits did…
We don't need anymore CBs
We now have McGee as #1, McKelvin as our #2, and Youbuty and Greer fighting for the #3 and #4 spots, with James as #5, until James proves he is better than that
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I agree there, Brian goes to the Ravens
Keller or Davis to the Seahawks, unless they reach for a DT
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Picks
I am very pleased with the pick and think our D has the potential to be elite. I am shocked at what teams are giving up to move up. Doesn’t seem like much. balt moves down 18 spacess for 2 3’s and a 4th. In years past that would require next years first.
Again this is a need filled by the best CB in the draft. Well done Bills. Go get a solid WR now.
WRs in 2nd
If Buffalo takes a WR in the second round they’re pretty much guaranteed to get a second tier WR and a second tier TE.
Ha, a whole bunch. Buffalo appears to be letting the draft come to them at this point… it could work out. Still no wideouts taken…
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Big one, McNabb has a much bigger gun than Kolb
Fear the mighty helmet wearing gopher, he is coming for your soul....
It matter more if McNabb
can stay on the field. I wouldn’t draft a WR based on the QB, but on need of a type of WR and the system.
Hats
I’m just wondering – do these potential first round guys (Flacco, Rivers) get deliveries of 32 hats, and then have to search through them when they get drafted?
I hope the Bills nail down Jordy Nelson
Don’t know why the man crush is running so strong today, but I want that guy in our uniform.
Fear the mighty helmet wearing gopher, he is coming for your soul....
Reports
earlier were that they like Otah
by RabidBuffalo on Apr 26, 2008 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Philly takes Otah as well, or Thomas
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A pair of second rouders....
....should be enough to get Buffalo into the end of the first round from about here onwards. The Texans have no second this year….
TE
I am not that concerned about TE. I feel the position is ok and wont be utilized as much since Lynch will catch more out of the backfield.
My top 6 left
1. Hardy
2. Thomas
3. Nelson
4. Jackson (another evans, not for the Bills)
5. Kelly
6. Sweed
This draft.
I still can’t believe how fast it’s going. I thought 15 minutes was too much. I’m beginning to think 10 minutes is too little…
i like it... 10min is perfect...
only prob is there’s not enough time in between picks if you want to take a dump (which i need to do)... but i have to keep watching!... ug.
I like the speed, it makes for a lot mroe fun while I'm stuck at work
of course, that could be the drugs my doc’s got me on talking as well
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It shouldn’t. I’m pretty sure this is going to be Jeff Otah.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Not quite yet. Tampa REALLY likes Mike Jenkins, the CB.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure about that move by Carolina
Would have thought another WR to help out Steve Smith would make more sense. Hmmm, interesting to see how many WRs now disappear in the next 10 picks.
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However, i think they assumed either sweed or thomas would be gone by now...
and they’re still on the board… so they could be changing their mind right now.
As a member of the military
I’m a little irked that the ESPN guys spoke over Goodell as he introduced those troops.
TB
Bucs are a big pick here. Hope they go QB as oppose to WR.
And new O coordinator and lynch not being a rookie will improve his reception total. CB was a great 1st round move with what was on the board. No one really wants Thomas by the Eagles moving down too when they had the chance.
Possible trade
Houston coming back up to get mendenhall?
by RabidBuffalo on Apr 26, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
If not Jackson...
...and they go another direction the Skins and Boys might be interested… A big WR will be coming off the board when Pittsburgh picks, and likely he’ll be the 2nd…
WOW, Philly robbed Carolina blind
Fox must figure his job is toast next year if they don’t go deep into the playoffs
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Yikes!
Forget trading back into the first round. The Panthers gave the farm—2nd and 4th this year and a first next year. At least Philly knows how to deal…
LOL of course not. It just means that teams will start snatching up receivers left and right…
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
At this rate
Are rounds 1 and 2 of the draft really going to go to 10:00? 20 picks in 2 hours, so the first round should be done around 6:30, and then the 2nd round has less than 10 minutes per pick.
I think Thomas goes to TB
at this point
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Drew Rosenhaus
There goes Rosenhaus with the cell phone BS. He did it when the Bills were picking at 11 also.
Dallas will bag MEdenhall and probably DeSean Jackson
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Ha, yeah. I start at the University of Rochester on June 2.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Junior HelpDesk Consultant. I’m in the IT field!
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Certainly not. I’m a Rumbler for the forseeable future. :)
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
wow, didn't see the Talib pick here
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TB pick
I thought they would have gone with jenkins
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
Hey mckelvin, welcome to the site. Nice screen name. ;)
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Super Agent
I don’t want Thomas on our roster as long as Super agent represents him. The cell phone S@#t is getting old. I’d rather have Hardy anyway and like Geronimo said the Bills loved my man Bowman on film. He could be had later.
Everyone is trading down and waiting on WR
this is perfect. The first WR taken will probably start a run.
I thought that was Minnesota.
I guess the Vikings gave up their 1st round pick so they wouldn’t screw up and forget to draft someone.
Yeah
There is not enough time for them to draft someone. By the way, I think they got completely screwed on the Jared Allen trade. Ridiculous.
A Lineman
Ron, I’m surprised at your reaction. I was sure you would be pleased with a lineman. I like the fact that they are acquiring linemen to protect Matt Ryan.
mendanhall
Would you rather win one superbowl or Lose four in a row? Which defines your teams place in history more ... 1yr wonder or Perennially 2nd best?
Neslon ahead of big names at WR
Maybe teams have Nelson higher on thier boards versus the big names?
Would you rather win one superbowl or Lose four in a row? Which defines your teams place in history more ... 1yr wonder or Perennially 2nd best?
Mike Mayock
This dude is unbelievable. He had the first 16 players right. He had Talib rated as his top CB.
Both at this point
I think Medenhall now, and then Cason or Jenkins with the other pic, unless they want a replacmement guy for TO or Terry Glenn in say JAckson
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Really?
I wanted Buffalo to get a big WR but his 40 time and maturity issue made him more of 2nd rounder…higher than 41….
Hmmmm....
ESPN is reporting that Dallas doesn’t like any of the WRs but Mendenhall and Cason instead.
perfect sceanrio, trade wityh dallas for there second first rounder to grap thomas
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
Brian,
Are you going to move this thread to another after the first? I think it might be a good idea…
Maybe sooner. This is starting to lag a bit…
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
NEW OPEN THREAD on the home page. Hop on over there!
by Brian Galliford on Apr 26, 2008 5:39 PM EDT reply actions
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