Best pick: James Hardy/Steve Johnson
Worst pick: Xavier Omon/Kennard Cox (position wise)
Surprising pick: the 4th rounders
Biggest first year impact: Hardy/Ellis

I think I might want to put together a “what I would have done” mock in the next day or so. I definitely wouldn’t have added 3 CB’s or a poor receiving/blocking TE in the 4th.

I just watched his interview on buffalobills.com and he’s not exactly a well spoken individual. I realize that doesn’t matter a great deal in the grand scheme of things (so long as he is indeed a football savant), particularly in light of the fact that he made more money on Saturday than I’ll make in my lifetime. Yes, I’m still a little miffed about the pick but I’ll (likely) get over it sooner rather than later. Apparently yelling “Trade down! Trade down!” repeatedly at the TV doesn’t make it happen….

Unless Fine comes in and lights the world on fire I think I’ll remember this draft as the one where the Bills didn’t get the TE that they needed. That feeling will probably last longer than the McKelvin selection….kind of like the 2006 draft is the one where the Bills didn’t draft Ngata.

Johnson has nice size but Buffalo had receivers right around the same size who never could get on the field except when a kick was involved. For those people hoping that drafting 2 WRs would result in Reed being cut, well, keep dreaming. While I was openly rooting for Sweed (What was wrong with him anyway?) I’ve got to admit to liking the fact that the tallest guy picked by Buffalo is a WR. Let’s hope that the domestic issue was one of those blown out of proportion things.

NFL.com listed Odom at 5’11” and 226 but buffalobills.com has him at 6’3” and 245. If buffalobills.com is right then he could be the FB that most of us wanted the Bills to take. If NFL.com is right I’d be surprised if he made the roster. (Practice squad doesn’t count—and where Omon would likely go.)

Cox has 2 or more inches on every DB on the roster except James. His size might inspire Buffalo to keep him. However, I see the order as being McGee, McKelvin, Greer, James, Youboty, Corner at the start of the camp. Cox and Fox will likely be on the outside looking in when all is said and done….unless the coaches really are down on Youboty in which case he and Fox will be on the outside looking in.

The only way I see Bell making the cut is if he outduels Chambers for the backup tackle position. Buffalo only carried 7 OLs for much of last year. Sadly, they didn’t bring in a C/G who could boot Preston off the squad. Damn.

Ellis should make the roster by process of lack-of-elimination. If he can’t beat out the horde of no-name DEs to get the 4th (and likely final) DE slot then he wasn’t worth the 3rd round pick—something the coaches are unlikely to acknowledge at the end of this summer.

Bowen is the lighted LB on the roster. He may make the cut just because he’s built to be a special teams guy.

the Bills do get a fullback:

Army’s Viti signs two-year contract with Bills

Blue-collar city for a blue-collar guy.

Fullback Mike Viti, who made a name for himself as a bruising blocker at Army, has signed a two-year free-agent contract with the Buffalo Bills.

He will report to the Bills’ rookie minicamp in Buffalo this weekend.

“I’m just extremely fortunate to get this opportunity,” Viti said. “I think it’s a good fit.

They told me I’m the only rookie fullback they are bringing in. I just look forward to going in and competing.”

Viti, who is 5-foot-9, 240 pounds, has been in contact with Buffalo for several weeks. Officials from the team began talking to him about a free-agent deal during the seventh and final round of yesterday’s NFL draft.

Two other Army players — punter Owen Tolson and wide receiver Jeremy Trimble — hope to sign NFL free-agent deals. Tolson said last night that his agent has spoken with Dallas and Pittsburgh. Trimble’s rep has heard from Denver, Washington and Kansas City.

“I’m confident something will happen,” Trimble said.”

Added Tolson: “My agent is doing a lot of legwork. We want to see if we can come up with any other options.”

NORMAL—As the NFL Draft ended late Sunday afternoon, the fun was just beginning for former Illinois State quarterback Luke Drone and offensive lineman Isaiah Wiggins. | Complete draft coverage

After quick conversations with his agent, Steve Raquel, and Buffalo Bills quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt, Drone had agreed to a free agent contract with Buffalo. Wiggins is a free agent acquisition of the Baltimore Ravens.

"The whole draft was kind of long. Right after it, I was hoping to get a call and it happened. I’m excited," Drone said. "My agent said Buffalo wanted to sign me. A couple of other teams were interested, but Buffalo was a definite yes. I talked with their quarterbacks coach about five minutes and it sounds like a good situation."

The Bills, who did not draft a quarterback, have Trent Edwards as their starting quarterback with J.P. Losman at No. 2 and Gibran Hamdan listed at third string.

"Their coach said they are looking for me to come in and compete with the third guy and try to make the team," said Drone. "I fly out to Buffalo on Thursday and we have a mini camp this weekend."

Drone finished his ISU career second in school history in completions (610), passing yards (8,123), passing touchdowns (61) and total offense (8,391).

Wiggins, who anticipated his NFL career being as a center, was signed by Baltimore to play tackle, where he was a two-time all-Gateway Conference first-team selection with the Redbirds.

"I just want to do the best that I can, and make a spot on the roster," said Wiggins. "I’m relieved this part is over, and I’m just anxious to get to camp this weekend and start working."

The Redbirds did not have a player selected in the Draft for the first time since 2004.

Every year, they end up bringing in 10-15 undrafted free agents. Usually a couple stick. We’ll see what they can find this year.

As for this draft. It was one of the more confusing drafts the Bills have had in years. I agree that most of these players are aimed at special teams considering how many of those type of guys we lost this year. Like Brian said, it’s probably best to step back for a while and let it all play out and to see how some of these guys fit in the grand scheme.

but here is the list of undrafted free agent signings. It comes from a website called: FFLiveWire.com.

If true, the Bills didn’t delve too deep into the pool this year. But the Vikings and Jaguars went nuts.

Dolphins WR Davone Bess (Hawaii)
Dolphins LB Kelly Poppinga (BYU)
Dolphins T Mike Byrne (Delaware)
Dolphins T Dan Gore (Boise State)
Dolphins QB Jayson Foster (Georgia Southern)
Dolphins K Dan Carpenter (Montana)
Eagles T Franklin Dunbar (MTSU)
Bears Nick Hill (Southern Illinois)
Bears WR Curtis Hamilton (Western Kentucky)
Bills QB Luke Drone (Illinois State)
Bills LB Joe Brockington (Notre Dame)
Bills DT Teraz McCray (Miami, FL)
Vikings S Husain Abdullah (Washington State)
Vikings DE Martail Burnett (Utah)
Vikings DT Leger Douzable (Central Florida)
Vikings S Marcus Griffin (Texas)
Vikings K Steven Hauschka (NC State)
Vikings LB Erin Henderson (Maryland)
Vikings WR Nate Jones (Texas)
Vikings CB Travis Key (Michigan State)
Vikings Jeremy “J” Leman (Illinois)
Vikings C Tim Mattran (Stanford)
Vikings T Drew Radovich (USC)
Vikings WR Darius Reynaud (West Virginia)
Vikings CB Brandon Sumrall (Southern Mississippi)
Vikings CB Marcus Walker (Oklahoma)
Vikings QB Kyle Wright (Miami)
Vikings RB Albert Young (Iowa)
Saints QB T.C. Ostrander (Stanford)
Saints LB Rocky Schwartz (Houston)
Saints DE Jeremy Geathers (UNLV)
Jaguars QB Paul Smith (Tulsa)
Jaguars WR Adam Bishop (Nevada)
Jaguars DE Alex Boston (Florida State)
Jaguars TE Chris Brown (Tennessee)
Jaguars WR Rudy Burgess (Arizona State)
Jaguars FB Anthony Catrone (Maine)
Jaguars WR Clyde Edwards (Grambling)
Jaguars CB Isaiah Gardner (Maryland)
Jaguars CB Michael Grant (Arkansas)
Jaguars WR Jeron Harvey (Houston)
Jaguars DT Theo Horrocks (Vanderbilt)
Jaguars OL Drew Miller (Florida)
Jaguars LB Lamar Myles (Louisville)
Jaguars CB Brian Witherspoon (Stillman)
Falcons DE Brandon Miller (Georgia)
Falcons P Jimmie Kaylor (Colorado State)
Falcons RB Jamar Brittingham (Bloomsburg University)
Falcons LB Ike Brown (Central Michigan)
Cardinals T Thaddeus Coleman (Mississippi Valley State)
Cardinals QB Anthony Morelli (Penn State)
Cardinals T Hercules Satele (Hawaii)
Cardinals DT Keilen Dykes (West Virginia)
Cardinals DL Bryan Robinson (Wesley College)
Cardinals G Carlton Medder (Florida)
Cardinals FB Dionte Johnson (OSU)
Jets RB Danny Woodhead (Chadron State)
Jets RB Jehuu Caulcrick (Michigan State)
Bengals FB Tyler Whaley (Ohio State)
Bengals DB Simeon Castille (Alabama)
Bengals OL Justin Britt (Alabama)
Browns QB Craig Hormann (Columbia)
Browns DE Xavier Mitchell (Tennessee)
Browns RB Austin Scott (Penn State)
Browns K Jason Reda (Illinois)
Browns WR Lance Leggett (Miami, FL)
Browns LB Nick Moore (Baylor)
Browns RB Tony Temple (Missouri)
Browns CB Darnell Terrell (Missouri)
Browns DT Brian Schaefering (Lindenwood)
Browns S Justin Harrison (Illinois)
Browns C Robbie Powell (Purdue)
49ers TE Joe Jon Finley (Oklahoma)
49ers WR Cameron Colvin (Oregon)
49ers LB Ezra Butler (University of Nevada)
49ers WR Robert Jordan (University of California)
49ers LB Gary Guyton (Georgia Tech)
Buccaneers DB Jonathan Hefney (Tennessee)
Buccaneers DT Tywain Myles (Tarleton St.)
Buccaneers DT Chris Bradwell (Troy)
Buccaneers CB Elbert Mack (Troy)
Buccaneers K Chris Gould (Virginia)
Buccaneers WR Amarri Jackson (USF) tryout
Buccaneers T Jared Carnes (USF) tryout
Buccaneers T Walt Walker (USF) tryout
Broncos RB Anthony Alridge (Houston)
Broncos K Garrett Hartley (Oklahoma)
Broncos T Mitch Erickson (South Dakota State)
Broncos T Tyler Polumbus (Colorado)
Broncos P Brett Kern (Toledo)
Broncos WR Lorne Sam (Texas-El Paso)
Seahawks S Jamar Adams (Michigan)
Seahawks CB Donovan Alexander (North Dakota)
Seahawks WR Travis Brown (New Mexico)
Seahawks WR Michael Bumpus (Washington State)
Seahawks LB Matt Castelo (San Jose State)
Seahawks C Dustin Dickinson (Houston)
Seahawks CB DeMichael Dizer (Grambling)
Seahawks LB David Hawthorne (Texas Christian)
Seahawks S Kelin Johnson (Georgia)
Seahawks T Williams Robinson (San Diego State)
Seahawks WR Anthony Russo (Washington)
Seahawks S Eric Wicks (West Virginia)
Cowboys WR Danny Amendola (Texas Tech)
Cowboys DE Marcus Dixon (Hampton)
Redskins T Shannon Boatman (Florida State)
Redskins T Devin Clark (New Mexico)
Redskins G Kerry Brown (Appalachian State)
Redskins S Kevin Mitchell (Illinois)
Redskins CB Matterral Richardson (Arkansas)
Packers TE Michael Peterson (Northwest Missouri State)
Packers LB Danny Lansanah (UConn)
Packers RB Kregg Lumpkin (Georgia)
Packers WR Taj Smith (Syracuse)
Packers LS J.J. Jansen (Notre Dame)
Packers P Ken Debauche (Wisconsin)
Packers RB Justin Beaver (UW-Whitewater)
Texans LB Ben Moffitt (USF)
Texans WR Ryan Grice-Mullins (Hawaii)
Texans LB Marcus Richardson (Troy)
Texans WR Darnell Jenkins (Miami, FL)
Titans WR Jason Rivers (Hawaii)
Titans RB Omar Cuff (Delaware)
Titans OL Eric Scott (Kentucky)
Titans LB Jerrell Freeman (UMHB)
Titans S Tony Joiner (Florida)
Titans OL Fernando Velasco (Georgia)
Colts DT Don Davis (UConn)
Colts DE Curtis Johnson (Clark Atlanta)
Colts CB Brandon Foster (Texas)
Colts WR Sam Giguere (Sherbrooke)
Colts T Darren Marquez (Southern Illinois)
Chiefs DT Derek Lokey (Texas)
Chiefs QB Ricky Santos (New Hampshire)
Chiefs LB Steve Octavien (Nebraska)
Chiefs WR Luke Swan (Wisconsin)
Chiefs FB Mike Cox (Georgia Tech)
Chiefs K Connor Barth (North Carolina)
Chiefs DL Johnny Dingle (West Virginia)
Chiefs WR Sean Bailey (Georgia)
Chiefs LB SirDarean Adams (Michigan State)
Patriots LB Vince Redd (Liberty)
Patriots P Mike Dragosavich (NDSU)
Patriots DT Chris Norwell (Illinois)
Giants OL Glenn Bujnoch (Cincinnati)
Giants DE Wallace Gilberry (Alabama)
Giants S Nehemiah Warrick (Michigan State)
Giants OL Andrew Bain (Miami, FL)
Ravens LB Jameel McClain (Syracuse)
Ravens QB Brad Roach (Catawba)
Ravens C Isaiah Wiggins (Illinois State)
Ravens TE Scott Kuhn (Louisville)
Ravens DL Lorenzo Williams (Missouri)
Ravens K Piotr Czech (Wagner)
Chargers OL Tyler Luellen (Missouri)
Chargers FB Mike Tolbert (Coastal Carolina)
Chargers WR Gary Banks (Troy)
Chargers DT Keith Shologan (UCF)
Steelers WR Micah Rucker (Eastern Illinois)
Steelers C Doug Legursky (Marshall)
Steelers K Julian Rauch (Appalachian State)
Steelers WR Dorien Bryant (Purdue)
Rams FB Brandon McAnderson (Kansas)
Rams G Stephen Sene (Liberty)
Rams LB Vince Hall (Virginia Tech)
Raiders LB Shane Simmons (Western Washington)
Raiders TE Chris Wagner (South Dakota State)
Raiders RB Louis Rankin (Washington)
Raiders C Adam Spieker (Missouri)
Panthers TE Chris Conklin (Wingate)
Panthers S Joe Fields (Syracuse)
Lions RB Allen Ervin (Lambuth College)