I wuestion the Oregon CB pick, yet I like Wood and Maybin…although Maybin scares me…not sure why

That seems to be a lot to give up for Levitre, but I like that we saw that our O line was being manhandled in the middle and are trying to fix it. Good job….would have rather had the TE at 42

I wasnt until the trade to move up to get Levitre…….

I have been saying all along I wanted every pick used for the LINES……obviously that wasnt gonna happen but thats what I wanted……and if the Bills did nothing else but take the BPA from here on out I would be extremely satisfied………

The OL has been a sore spot on this team for a long long time…but now with this day in the book it should now become a position of great strength on this team…..

For those of you who hate the Byrd pick so much as a Pac-10 homer I can tell you….that he will be a welcomed and productive addition to our team…..

Cant wait to hear what everyone else says and am looking forward to tomorrow….

I know he was graded at guard, but is there a possibility that he is being seen as a RT? That would give a line with Walker, Butler, Hangartner, wood, Levitre. Two rooks on the right side might be too much risk.

Maybin- Boom or bust, can’t argue the cajones for making him the pick

Wood- Solid solid pick, no problems with him here since Mack and Pettigrew were gone

Byrd- wtf, just wtf

Levitre- Feel we should have just taken him at 42, that being said yet another Solid Solid pick like Wood

I like the new nastiness of our Oline, and I see us going Walker-Wood-Harngarter-Levitre-Butler as our oline this year.

I don’t hand out grades, just a feeling, and I think this will end up as an OK draft, but DJ had better explain that Byrd pick really well, especially since it cost us a 3rd and our early 4th to get Levitre since they took Byrd.

on ESPN.

I actually LOVE the draft so far.

We got the best DE in the Draft
We got the best Center in the Draft
We got the best Guard in the Draft

And we got that other guy, no explanation.

If we could have taken someone other than Byrd there, or taken Levitre there and not had to give up our third and fourths I would say we did awesome.

Wood and Levitre have to start, right? We didn’t pick one in the 1st round and trade two picks to get the other to have potentially one of them as a backup, did we? Brad Butler has to be moving out to RT, it makes too much sense now. It’ll allow us to keep Chambers as the swing OT and Bell more time to continue developing. We have the potential to be an excellent rushing offense, if only we make it a priority.

Still don’t like the Byrd pick. Just a waste of picks (I include the picks used to get Levitre because we could have just picked him then) to take a CB that will be buried on the depth chart, or FS that will be trying to learn the position or a potential decent punt returner when we already have other options. I still don’t get it, especially for a front office and coaching staff looking to win now.

I like the 1st round though. Two good quality picks, and they FINALLY addressed the pass rush. Now I just have to hope Maybin works out. I would have added Everette Brown in addition instead of Byrd, as I’m sure nearly every one of you would have as well.

Todd McShay has a woodie for our draft. He absolutely LOVES it.

Tomorrow, we have to find a TE or two. We have to get a LB if any of the quality prospects slide. If we do plan to move Butler to RT, I don’t think we’ll be adding a Tackle. I could use another pass rushing prospect, as always.

4th: TE
5th: TE
6th: LB
7th: DE
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This pick may have been completely left-field and certainly not a need-centric selection, but there is undeniably some value here.

Value? I don’t see any value for Buffalo in 2009. In 2010, maybe but Byrd won’t contribute much this year outside of—maybe—special teams. That’s not what Buffalo needed out of a second round pick. It’s just sickening to think that Buffalo could have had Maybin, Brown, Wood and Levitre.

People always say you can’t look back at drafts and say that the Bills could have had (insert pro bowlers name) who was chosen later but this is like the Ngata situation. Buffalo blew it by taking a no-name corner over Brown and it was easy to see it in the moment.

Given the Bill’s choices I don’t have a problem with any of their picks except for Wood, and only because it was a 2nd round pick. The coaches must have seen something in him. He seems like a smart kid, so many interceptions in College. Scouts, inc has him as the 7th best CB on the board, and a four star prospect. So we shall see. I love the OL depth, two solid picks. Maybin needs to keep showing progress in the weight room, getting bigger. His 30 inch waist and lower body seems to worry the local paper from Penn State. Worst comes to worst, he could be a LB in a few years. Hopefully he’ll produce more then Chris Ellis and/or Ellis will show something this year.

I am begging the Bills to pick USF LB Tyrone McKenzie if he’s available tomorrow.

Maybin is the most potentially disruptive 4-3 DE in the class. Bold and beautiful. He is 250 now and will settle out at 260-270 or so. Great pick.
Wood is a top 2 C/G prospect. Strong and plays nasty. Solid value.
Levitre is the highest rated G. Played a lot of T. Great work ethic. Dependable choice.
Byrd. Don’t know squat about him. Trusting Modrak and Nix here. Highly regarded in the PAC 10. Ballhawk. CB who translates well to S in the NFL.
Best first day in a long time. I like the Modrak and Nix influence. Sleeping well tonite.

than it was with elite players like Fowler, Dockery, and Peters here.

I must admit that when they took Maybin I was disapointed but I do realize that if we are able to generate pressure we could be a totally different team. And when you consider our competition in the AFC East, it was the logical thing to do. His upside if h turns out like many of you think he will is a very exiting thought.

Then when Pettigrew went to Detroit and then Mack to Cleveland, I was extremely depressed – not surprised at all just depressed, I wanted these guys something awful! Now that being said, I am really happy with the Wood pick because he is a mean lineman, I really like that. I love guys who finish and this guys is a finisher.

Then like many of you my jaw dropped when I saw the Byrd (CB) selection and believe me I was fuming because my guy, Patrick Chung went off the board to none other than the dam Patriots. But after calming down I realized that they might see him at Safety and then the interview with Catavolos confirmed it. I love the idea that they decided to address Free Safety. I never bought into Brian’s notion of shifting Whitner over to the Free side. He has no ball skills but he is a decent DB against the run and he hits hard, so keeping him at SS and getting a guy with great ball skills at FS is great news to me. Again, considering our competition, FS production is a position of huge need. Hopefully with Maybin pinning his hears back and terrorizing opposing QBs, our DBs will increase their production as well this year. And finally when I read that we have so many of our current DBs coming to the end of their contracts, this pick makes sense.

I am a Bill Parcells Disciple, and I really believe that playoffs teams are dominant in the trenches and I think that with our 4 picks, OBD did a fantastic job at taking that first step at bring us back to the promised land. Butler, Wood & Levitre are mean nasty dominant linemen, a great recipe for a power run game.

As for tomorrow, I think that we might see a trade of Roscoe Parrish (especially since we now have Byrd, a proven Punt returner) to get back into the 3rd or early 4th round. I really hope that they can pickup Shawn Nelson and I’d still love to see them get Quinn Johnson in the 6th or 7th

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Did we get players who can start now and make a difference in our run to the playoffs?
 I have to say yes. We now have a lighter and smarter offensive line. We now have a ballhawk FS that likes getting in the trenches and could cover a TE if necessary. WE gained a speed rusher who may give us a couple crucial plays during a game that may give us two or three more wins. 7-9 to 10-6 is possible.

a good first day

big upgrade on OL and DE, help at DB extra competition to bring the best out of whitner and scott

Is Ko Simpson about to shout “i used to be a buffalo bill”

but perry fewell used to work with byrds dad so he has known him for years

Read about it here, here and here

seriously? most of you are satisfied?? This draft stunk. And no matter how you dress it, it still stinks.

the Bills were also focused on adding playmakers defensively – and Byrd is decidedly that

Yuck, yuck. Everette Brown was on the board. He would have added playmaking in an area which we desperately need far more than the secondary.

While I like the wood pick, I think he would have still been available when we picked in the 2nd round

That is all that has to be said Sabresfan, you are correct. Wood?? In the 1st round? Wow.

Did we get players to start at positions of need? Yes we did. But that is such a bogus argument, our team had so many friggin holes we could have drafted any way of a dozen and accomplished the same thing. The point wasn’t to get starters at positions of need, the point was to get impact starters.

Slice and dice this draft all you want, and I’m happy with the Maybin pick, but somehow, we were in position to get Brian Orakpo and Everette Brown in the same draft and blew it.

Really, Byrd? Please lets not justify this pick. We needed a linebacker, a tight end, and a left tackle and could have gotten all of them with that pick.

The best draft of the day was the Packers. I still hope day 2 can salvage this draft for us, but right now, my faith in the front office has been shot.

I really, really rate the pick of Wood, but I think he has to be a future center rather than guard.

I like the pick of Maybin less, just because I’m worried over his bust potential. But can’t blame OBD for taking the risk and taking a pass rusher.

I think Byrd will work out- we need extra cover for the secondary and he makes plays. Can’t ask any more than that.

Levitre- not sure whether we gave up too much here, and also why not take William Beatty?? Why two interior linemen??

All in all, happy so far but in my view we still need the pass catching TE. without a third rounder, we’ll have to look to move up to get Ingram, Nelson or Cook.

My view on the o-line next year is:

Walker-Wood-Hangartner-Butler-Bell. That leaves Chambers, Levitre and McKinney as depth and I’m happy with that.

If they really believe that Bell is a future LT (and Walker can only be viewed as a stop-gap) then they have to get him some snaps next year at RT the same as we did with Peters.

Hangartner better work out at C otherwise I could see Wood taking that slot.

Also, I’m glad we didn’t take Brown in addition to Maybin.

Every team clearly had concerns over Brown and he’s got bust written all over him since he’s an FSU product.

I think Carolina took a chance that was worth taking for them due to the Peppers situation and the fact they need to win now.

The more I look at Byrd and the other draft picks, the more I like them. Byrd had 86 tackles from the corner sr. year. Mos def a safety, his neck is huge. I noticed that the ESPN draft analyst who’s not Mel Kiper said the Bills had the best first day during sportscenter, I think Mel said Green Bay, GB drafted a few picks ahead of us in the first and got B.J..

He’s the safety we need….so after seeing CB next to his name, and nearl losing my lunch, I am somewhat happy, since we probably took a very good player, who was a CB but we project him at a different position. I almost don’t like that Fewell knows him, because that makes it sound like we may have reached or been blinded by that recognition, but oh well