To be honest, I was upset at every single pick the Bills made.  Starting from the first pick to the very last one.  Heck, I was already upset when the Bills was on the clock for the #11 pick, because I knew they were going to pick McKelvin when he was not picked by the first 10 teams.  I know a lot of fans like the first day picks and might not be as extreme as I am; that's because I was seeing things from my own perspective and what I'd have done and thinking what the Bills could've done.  For one thing, the Redskins showed that getting top WRs and TE in the first day is achievable.  But that's me.  I thought WR, CB, TE, FB, C, LB (in that order) SHOULD have been the Bills needs.  Ok, WR and CB we all agree on, but the rest?  As it turns out, what I think is not what OBD thinks.  I thought I had a good plan for the draft, still do, but that's just not OBD's plan.  For OBD, the main plan after the first 3 rounds is to get Special Team players for Bobby April (whom the Bills lost a lot in this past off-season) -- that's the need.  Myself and a lot of fans get upset, because we felt there were better players and more important holes to fill.  But according to OBD, after the first 3 rounds to fill in the team's needs on CB, WR, and situational pass-rusher, the biggest needs then turns to Special Teams.  After thinking more about it, I think it makes sense.  Both of O and D were horrible last season.  But when you analyze further, even though our yards gained and given up were near the bottom of the league, our points given up and our record were not proportionally as bad.   And I'd argue the biggest reason for that was because our Special Team often gave us good field position.  With so many ST players left in the off-season, filling these spots then becomes our important need in this draft.  Also, we have already added a few TEs in the off-season, what are the chances of the Bills picking starting TE from the 4th round onwards that are much better than our current roster as opposed starting ST players?  By starting, I mean top notch players in their respective position/role as opposed to average players or throw-ins that a lot of teams sign as UDFA to play special teams.  If the Bills want to improve their record, they cannot afford for their ST to perform less in 2008 -- they need excellent (notice I didn't use the word good) ST players + improved play by Edwards/Lynch/Poz + starting quality in McKelvin/Hardy.  Martin Rucker and Kellen Davis might be good, but are we sure either one can be the starting TE in 2008?  But with these players the Bills drafted from 4th to 6th rounds, they are sure starters on ST immediately and we won't even miss a beat.  I think that's how OBD viewed as one of the Bills' more important needs in this draft.  Notice in the 7th round how the Bills picked some high potential guys which a lot of fans were hoping for?  That's after OBD have settled on drafting their need in starting ST players.

I'm not sure whether I'm trying to rationalize the situation to make myself feel better, but I think this makes sense.  And this shows a methodical plan on OBD's part.  It's just that maybe fans like myself just cannot come around to understand management's view on the plan and agree to what the actual needs of this team are.  I hope this post will make everyone sleep better and be more happy about the draft.  I know I will.

Go Bills!