Would you actually want that to happen? Buffalo would have to give up a ton and then pay Curry like 60 mil.

I agree, Crabtree would be an exciting pick, but if he is still there, then trading down is probably the smartest thing to do.

Pettigrew = NO THANKS!

In today’s NFL you have to have some sort of speed and Pettigrew is a speed bump.

In this draft in particular (not all drafts), I’m hearing there is excellent value around picks 20-60. There also could be a hole, or a significant drop in grades, around pick #10.

but what’s most important is if you think we have QUALITY WR’s on this roster. Reed, Parrish, Hardy, Johnson, Jenkins, are all 3,4 or 5th WR’s. None of them can claim #2 role. You have to have two. And being Evans isn’t Andre Johnson or Randy Moss, he needs significant threat opposite him. If anyone doesn’t think WR or a pass-catching TE is Priority 1A or 1B, they haven’t watched the Bills inept offense. No matter how good our run game is, this offense will fail to score points where it matters most, the RED ZONE, if we don’t get guys at #2 WR or pass-catching TE that can get open consistently

That seems unlikely. You’re also assuming Crabtree drops draft position because of this foot thing. I’m not sure that’s necessarily the case. If he is as complete a talent as he’s been made out to be, the Seahawks still take him at 4, because the only have 1 receiver worth a crap, and he just signed with the team yesterday.

Josh Reed has missed 11 games in his 7 year career. I wouldn’t exactly call that injury prone.

How is Engram a better chain moving player than Reed. I really like Bobby Engram as a player, but if I have one problem with signing him its because he is the exact same type of player that Reed is. Reed averaged about 3 first downs per game, which isn’t exactly impressive, but it was good for for about the 30-35 most of any WR in the league.

Bobby Engram on the other hand averaged about 2 per game (granted with dreadful QB play). He did average 4 first downs per game during his great 2007 season, but only averaged 2 per game in 2006. And if you want to see an injury prone player take a look at Engram’s career. He has missed 18 games over the last 5 years and at age 36, that is only likely to get worse.

Reed is hurt all the time? What about Engram? He has played in 16 games just once in the last five years, a total of just 62 games.

If Josh Reed isn’t a guy that moves the chains to you, I don’t know what to tell you. That’s pretty much all he does, and Engram is no better at it than him.;

half his catches were for first downs!

It would be nice to have more than one receiving toys, but the Bills seem to be addressing the more pressing need to keep Trent upright, which has the benefit of improving the running game as well. Also, I think that the play calling also limited the effectiveness of the receivers. Cutter (see above) makes a good point that the Bills don’t seem to put their receivers in motion enough. I don’t have any statistics to validate this, but I do remember several games where the offense looked pretty vanilla.

I do agree that a veteran WR with his skills not yet in decline would do a lot for our young QB; unfortunately, there aren’t many available these days and the team has so many other priorities that breaking the bank on one isn’t feasible.

Curry is a decent receiver but a HORRIBLE route runner. There is a reason he hasn’t flourished or become a big name in the NFL.

I think the Big Splash comment was one Brian made, not the organization. I guess that inner sanctum could find a way to use those words publically, but who knows.

To me, it seems like they picked a safe QB. Safe in the respect that he won’t dumb the team down, if called into action. Then also safe in that he really shouldn’t challenge Trent for the #1 job. They’re avoiding controversy, imo.

The Hangarter signing was necessary, so that’s not a splash. I really tire of their unwillingness to reveal what they pay players. It’s not like they’re the only team paying money to guys.

Leonhard played well because of the system in B-more. He’s a player the Bills love to work on, but never seem able to coach up.

facing former bills in the division. The less the better

If he had been average in Buffalo, he might still be here!

I still can’t believe teams are fawning over Leonhard. He was beyond bad in Buffalo.

Of course we will, but it doesn’t mean we’ll be any better with them.

I’d love for Hardy or Johnson to step up as a viable option, but I’m not counting on it. Both were raw coming into the league, and will continue to take time.

Even if I thought Hardy was going to become a very good player, I still wouldn’t expect it this year. He will be losing so much time in the summer due to his rehab, and be behind the 8 ball a bit. Of course, that doesn’t mean as much when there will still be spots to challenge for once he’s healthy.

Kind of like Dawkins signing a 5 year deal with the Broncos. The guy is 35 does he really think that he will see year 3 in that deal much less year 4 or 5?

If it’s true, then I obviously agree. I’m sure there is more to it than that, but if not, this is pretty ridiculous.

doesn’t apply to Buffalo’s front office