You really think Hunt will be available in the fifth? If he runs anything under a 4.75 at the Combine, he’ll be a third-rounder. He’s the type of guy that the Colts routinely snap up.

I highly doubt Sammie Lee Hill will last til round six, too. Maybe round four is too high, as you mentioned, but he’s got too much pre-draft pub already (it’s only February!) to last much longer. Unless he bombs in post-season workouts, I think he’s a fifth-rounder at the latest.

Agree with your thoughts on fullback, though I don’t mind taking one a round earlier. But anything before or during the fifth round would be too high, IMO.

I would tinkle myself with glee if the Bills ended up with Brown and Hunt on draft day.

some sensical sense…..Take your DE if Brown is available, and then go get an offensive playmaker in round 2. Sure we drafted Hardy last year, but we need more horses in the stable on offense, and Britt is an interesting prospect. And if we added Beckum, a guy who if he can just prove he can get back to 100% health, then we will have done what we need to do to provide Trent some more weapons. Im all for taking the BEST PLAYER at 11, but come round 2, offensive playmaker has to be the position of choice.

I love the idea of going with a slightly off the wall pick in the second, drawing the ire of the “we love Mack” crowd. I would give this a solid B, but I had to vote F for obvious reasons.

Come one guys! I got blasted for it. WHere’s the ire?

K, I’m a big fan of this draft. While I haven’t done enough of my own draft homework to comment specifically where I see guys falling, I’m really starting to like Wood (wait, that doesn’t sound right) and I love the idea of taking another big WR in round 2 (assuming we can’t sign Toomer to a small 1 or 2 year deal – or perhaps even if we do). We have a young QB. In order to get a young QB to succeed, you need to surround him with weapons (or hand the ball of to Marshawn and Freddy 35 times a game – which I’m also okay with). I’m leaning a little more towards Orakpo in round 1, but in no way would I be disappointed with Brown either.

I disagree with Sireric on the TE issue. Without a doubt, it would be great to have a guy like Gonzalez or Cooley (I don’t really see Clark block much) because they contribute in the passing game and can still run block. But unless we’re taking a TE in round 1 or 2, I don’t see us getting a dual threat guy. Besides, we have TE’s that can run and pass block (Schouman and Fine). If we have to use three TE’s to match the versatility and production of one Gonzalez, I’m okay with that at this point. We have far too many holes for me to be that picky. Keep Schouman and/or Fine in on run plays and bring Beckum in on obvious pass plays. A lot of teams have a “blocking TE” and a “receiving TE.” I think we’ll be fine (oh puns).

K, you are a great writer and your stuff is one of the reasons why I continue to come back to this site….but….(wait for it)……I think this mock is incredibly improbable. There I said it.

First, Travis Beckum is not going to be there in round 4, no way. Beckum will slide to the 3rd round at the lowest and that is only because his broken leg made him miss most of 2008. I wouldn’t be surprised if a team gobbles up this highly talented receiving weapon at the end of round 2 or the beginning of round 3 but regardless I can almost guarantee that he won’t be there in round 4. Beckum runs a 4.6, is a fantastic route runner, has incredible quickness for a tight end, can make the red zone grabs despite his lack of height because he can jump really freaking high, and he has amazing hands. Blocking will not dissuade teams from taking this guy. I really like him and think he would have been a surefire mid second rounder if not for the injury. He won’t be there at pick #4. All of that said, Cornelius Ingram will be there so I think you should have gone with him. He’s another guy who could have gone earlier if he hadn’t miss so much time with an injury. Ingram can do all the things that Beckum can but is a bit worse of a blocker which should get people like Eric upset. But he is a great receiver.

Second, you say that Britt is more explosive and quicker than Hardy but that doesn’t mean he is explosive or quick. He is in fact neither and his hands are unreliable. Let’s think about this kid for a little while ok? He’s a big receiver who breaks tackles, can block, makes the big redzone grabs and was extremely statistically productive in college. He sounds JUST LIKE HARDY!!! You want to spend another second rounder on another Hardy? No thanks! If you have to go receiver in round 2 then go with one of the UNC receivers Hakeem Nicks or Brandon Tate. Go with Nicks if you want the possession, consistency type, go with Tate if you want the DeSean Jackson, big play type. Personally I think Tate is a freak and if you agree with Brian that its always good to draft athletes, then this is your guy.

I’m starting to think that all of you mockers, except Brian who took him in the second, are compensating for not getting Mack by convincing yourselves that Wood will be there in the third. If you want to wait to go center until third than prepare yourself to take Antoine Caldwell or Luigs because Mack, Wood, and Unger will all be gone in my opinion. At the rate Wood is climbing, and if Brian’s scouts are represenative of league wide opinion, he is going to be gone by mid 2nd, Mack by mid 1st to early 2nd, and Unger by late second, early 3rd.

I do like Southerland though, he is a good receiver and can pass block in addition to run block.

Ok, I’ve said my piece, I’m expecting return fire K, so don’t hold back.

I gave you a C, but not because I can’t see the logic in your picks.

1 – DE – Yes, reason have been beat to death.

2- WR – I don’t like WR with the 2nd pic this season. We have some many more pressing needs. If you are going to take a WR in FA, then this pick is a luxury pick. We have Evans, Reed, and Scubba Steve. Add a FA WR and Britt has little chance of playing this year. Would you cut Hardy next season if he doesn’t pan out? Now, if you plan to cut Hardy next year and Josh Reed will be two years older by the time Britt would most likely be able to start, then yes I see the long term value.

3. Center in the 3rd – If Wood is gone, then who is your backup?

4-7 – I am actually fine with the rest of them.

IMO, you and Brian are tied. I like Brown more than Oroidpo, but I don’t like WR at #2 and don’t see Wood lasting to the 3rd round. Miami, Philly, Steeler, Minny, and Cincy are all in the market for a center.

I like the second round choice of a WR but i was wondering why we would be taking Britt? Will Hakeem Nicks from NC be off the board by the time we pick in the second round?

This is kind of a waste of time without knowing who we get in free agency. I hope you’re doing a post-FA mock draft. That will be much more interesting to me.

But well done anyway.

with you bruucce, it is pointless to speculate who they will draft becuse of FA, now look at this there are three possible decent centers out on the market: Matt Birk, Jeff Saturday, Jason Brown. I look at this and say well if there are five teams in the market besides the Bills there will be 3 less teams looking to go center on draft day. As for WR choices who would be opposed to se the Bills adress this in the later rounds of the draft. The Bills have a solid reciving corp. Evans is a bonafied #1 and Reed proved last year that he can handle the #2 responibilites because any time Edwars needed a man well Reed was “jonny on the spot” and then the last three games of the season you began to see the emergence of Steve Johnson… I understand the want for better talent at the skill postions but as teams have proved in the past winning the game is done in trenches and i think that is where the Bills lost it last yr… let me hear what you think!

As for Evans not being a #1 and only going for the deep ball he caught 4 passes for 40+ yards and caught 8 for 20+. He had over 1,000 yrds this year. And lets face how is he suppose to really get the ball when Edwards is getting blind side or knocked in the chin. As for the comment about teams letting go centers. There usualy a reason they let them go eathier it be contract or they have another man in place. And i understand this is buffalo we are very dedicated to our specualting what our teams will do… Think about the sabres and conolly… there in the middle of a playoff race and people wanna talk about him getting traded or what were gunna do when the season is over. We are a very smart fan base, unlike most sports areas; so we talk about what could or will happen, but all i ment by that was dont get your heart set on a pick becuz it could easily be a non-need area in three weeks.

he had 13 catches for 20+, just to fix that stat

uh……..I dont know.