Review: 2010 NFL Draft, Buffalo Bills Picks

I absolutely loved this draft. I also think it will be an amazing story if Ed Wang makes the team. Which, I firmly believe he will. Imagine all the Wang jersey sales. Aside from the revenue and market building due to the drafting of Wang I think this kid could become a good NFL player. He has only been play OL since his sophomore year at VaTech.
I am warming a bit on Spiller but I do worry about his durability. I think we did an amazing job rebuilding the D.
Good draft overall.

beat up on the Patriots first round pick right?

We did not get a capable starter at LT
We did not get a QB who will compete in the near future
We reached for Troupe
We got an outstanding RB when we didn’t need one.

Again, snap judgement. BPA makes sense, but if you are going to “build through the draft” you need to fill your gaping holes there.

I won’t rake Nix accross the coals on the draft yet… If he “shows us the baby” that is fine. You only draft Spiller 1st round if you think your team is ready to compete this year.

How hilariously bad do Trent and Brian have to perform for Levi to start at QB? Ha

Let’s put it this way:

I just got done looking at a 2011 mock draft.

May have voted “Incomplete” had it been an option. Seems like the first part of a two part series where the second part will be the 2011 draft. Still a lot of holes and we knew that would be the case leaving this draft. Good talent, but a lot of projects. Time will tell.

Spiller was a surprising but exciting pick. The rest… steady, solid if unspectacular picks.
For me, this years draft could have been a lot worse and I’ve bought into each pick.
Seeing as we didn’t address the QB in the draft I’d liked us to have traded for Campbell but wasn’t to be still, Happy enough.

live post draft press conference with Nix and Gailey. Already some really instersting things said

I’m not saying this was the 1985 draft, but Nix and Gailey are building. They’re really looking beyond this season, esp. with all the projects — which they knew were projects. There are many reasons to be optimstic about 2012 and beyond.
Next year’s draft: MUST have QB. MUST have LT.
But the number of major needs is dwindling.

Moat is going to be an inside LB
They are high on Wang.

Give the picks some time to practice , play and compete before you give us your grades. They mean nothing right now to anyone, and are completely and utterly unfounded. They will likely be embarrassing to you in the future once the guys you have already written off do well in the league. I think OBD took a good step forward this weekend. Spare us all your snap judgments and talk about something constructive, like where they will fit in the new scheme, and where they will land on the depth chart come opening day. Let’s not be ridiculous NFL bandwagoners that have the foresight of Stevie Wonder as so many on the internet are. They’ve watched a lot more film than any of us, and have far more information than what you have gathered off this site and walterfootball.

I like what this does for the team.

The defense should be much better.
We got an elite playmaker who makes the defense game plan for him (Spiller) which should open things up for the rest of the offense.
We got some really good pieces for special teams, both playmakers and defensively
We got some projects for the offensive line and QB.

We did not get a top QB and a top OT, so we have to assume / hope that Trent / Brian / Ryan can step up and that Bell can deliver on his promise

I was hoping around the 60th pick or so to hear a Marshawn trade with the Bills getting in there, but they clearly didn’t value any of the QBs beyond Bradford.

But not the order in which those positions were addressed.

But not a fan of how the team went about this draft.

I like adding high upside prospects that need some time, but other than Spiller, Troup and possibly Calloway, we got a bunch of small school players that need time. Seems we went a little overboard on those types. How many small school kids ever amount to much from the mid/late rounds?

Spiller: I loved this pick and continue to. Spiller will bring excitement back to Buffalo on the field and gives more stability to a RB corps that really only includes a 30 year old and a guy 1 mistake away from suspension or a trade. How often do you get a guy compared with Chris Johnson? A
Troup: I like the pick more than I probably should, since I don’t see him as a reach. Cam Thomas was overrated enough to get put on most people’s draft boards as high as Troup wound up going, but I think Troup is a much safer choice. The fact that he has the ability to gain up to 30 more pounds while losing no stamina makes me happy as well. B
Carrington: Very underrated DE prospect, he should be an upgrade over the other iffy veterans that were going to man the DE spots before. Dwan Edwards and Carrington should be a good starting group in a year or two. A
Wang: A big project, but a much better one than Bell considering he’s been playing football all his life. He’ll need to work on it but I think he’ll be a good starter at some part of the line eventually. Would have preferred Jason Fox. B
Moats: I like the guy, he was the best player on the team at JMU by far and was a sack wizard according to my friend. If he’s playing ILB I don’t like the pick as much but as an OLB I think he can shine. A
Batten: One of the only picks I didn’t like, Moats is a great player and I don’t think another OLB project was needed. He’s a good player at the very least. C-
Brown: I laughed when this pick came up because he’s pretty obviously just a last second wrench thrown into the QB battle. I’m pretty sure he won’t be the thing keeping us from drafting a QB next season though. B
Calloway: I like him because he’s a steady, corn-fed guy, just the Buffalo type. Might be a great starting G or RT in time. A

Can we officially shorten CHIX to HIX?

Naaman Roosevelt WR Buffalo

I like the majority of the players, I think we have finally solidified our D Line for years to come, and I bet next draft we see an abundance of Offense picks. I think Nix and Gailey made the smart move of draft D heavy in a draft with a lot of players who could be a huge help to us making the transition to a 3-4 and they got them.

Our O will stink for another season, whats new there? Easley will either become “The Big Easy” at WR for us, or will fail, which is what Scuba Steve and Hardy Boy need to prove this season, that they can be real players at the NFL level. We got some more OLB depth, and I bet that if anyone shows any ability we see Chris Ellis go this offseason.

Keep your eyes out for veterans who will be released later this week to make room for the rookies on other teams, I wouldn’t be surprised if we snatch up some solid older players to teach the young kids somethings for a season or two.

I predict next draft we see a ton of offensive players taken with some more D players late.

Can Spiller Catch the ball? (haven’t checked stats yet)

Who wants to bet we take a flyer on him and chuck Bong Mode?

I would be willing to sniff around him and see what it would take to bring him up here for a season or two, though I may be in the minority there

We need to sign him lol

compared to what we were expecting, glad I don’t drink anymore:)?
Seems to me Chix went with Areas of need rather than Positions. The “experts” would have given us an “A” if we picked Clausen AND Spiller, now it will probably be a “D”. Me?, I gave it a “B”. Very happy.

what can I say, I grade on a curve…. :-)
The Spiller pick is growing on me for 2 reasons… 1, I don’t view him as an every down back, but he doesn’t have to be, and 2, I’ll leave it to the experts, and our current expert, Buddy, says a player like him only comes along every few years… OK… I’m not buyin’ that yet, but he does indeed add another dimension to our team we haven’t had in…. forever????
Troup, well, the only other NT gone by then was Williams, so our FO had their choice.. I’ve said before, we’re all armchair scouts, and what we perceive as grades, prolly ain’t gonna match OBDs grades…
Carrington.. Loved the pick.. When you look at him, you’ll see why I mentioned I thought he could play OLB as well as DE… I kept forgetting about him during all our predraft discussions, but this kid can play, will be impossible to keep off the field this year….
Easley, I wasn’t joking.. I know nothing about him… Looking over prospects before the draft, just a cursory glance at stats, and moved on.. Watched the"highlights" now though, and one of the things that jumped out were all the catches across the middle of the field, and fly patterns, and wondering if I was watching Bey Bey Thomas… Raw, definitely… But WTH… We missed on my favorite WR in Roberts….
Moats I like the idea of moving him inside.. I think he’s got the power to take on the guards, and good enough range to cause some havoc…
Calloway.. May develop, but friends, if nothing else, he’ll easily replace Chambers in a utility role…
Batten and Brown, like Easley, I gotta leave to the experts….
But even more important I think in this draft… All these guys, without exception, love the game, love to work, and all are smart, and tough… All in all, a solid Bill type draft…

Chan said that Calloway projects inside to guard which provides insurance for Wood. The scouts also said that (as strange as it might sound) the DE Moats actually projects to inside LB, but will primarily star on special teams until he gets the hand techniques for the inside down.

Looks like the Bills have signed John Destin, CB from Tampa and Naaman Roosevelt, our old friend from the University of Buffalo.

Nice to see Nix dipping his toe in the UDFA pool.

WR Donald Jones (Youngstown State)

Our record over the last 10 years certainly does not support the "we were right, they were wrong" defense.
Another head scratcher is, we changed GM and coach, and the pattern continues. Ralph and Russ are the only common denominator.

I generally enjoy your posts, but personally, I think the Bills track record the last 10 years has jack all to do with the current regime

I gave it a D. It’s one thing to not find a QB because you don’t think there’s one that is good enough, but not finding a QB or LT is pretty nuts. Especially when the reason that you didn’t draft an LT is because you took a RB in the first and then reached on a NT in the 2nd.

The grade is much more about the overall philosophy of the draft than it is about the players they took. I’m not a fan of their old school win with running and stopping the run philosophy. I’d love to see this team move towards a more smash mouth approach, but I don’t think that changes what you need positionally, it just means that you need to add size and toughness. No strategy reduces the need for a QB if your goal is to win a Super Bowl. So, even if you’re not drafting one high, start building the offense that you want to put him into and I don’t buy that CJ Spiller, Marcus Easley, Ed Wang and Kyle Calloway was the best way to do that.

I love CJ Spiller as a player, but I don’t think he’s Chris Johnson. I don’t think he runs well between the tackles and his desire to bounce every run outside is Reggie Bush-esque. That alone limits him to 8-10 carries per game, so Buffalo will need to get creative with him to get him up to around 15-20 touches per game, not that it will be tough to get creative with a player like Spiller. My biggest fear of this group of players that Buffalo drafted is that we have to sit around and watch Spiller touch the ball 9 times per game on offense all year wondering why the hell they took a player in the first round for that role. I’ve got faith in Gailey to not make that fear a reality.

I thought Torrell Troup was a serious reach. Not a bad player by any means, but I think he’s got a lot of work to do before he’s anything other than a space eater. I have doubts he’ll ever be impactful in terms of tackles or plays in the backfield. I thought Buffalo could have found a player like Troup later in the draft.

I liked the Carrington pick even though it wasn’t a major need. I think he’s going to be a good pass rusher and that’s something the Bills don’t have on the roster at 3-4 DE. I like that most of his growing as a player is physical and he just needs some more size and strength to be an every down option at DE.

I didn’t like the Easley pick. I thought it was way too early for a guy who might mostly be a downfield threat. I’d bet against him ever being a starter. I think he’ll be a career special teamer and depth player.

I think Ed Wang is terrible. I didn’t like him at all when I tried to break down his and Sergio Render’s game against Maryland. And it was Maryland. I thought he completely lacked instincts. It was like he was always a step behind the defender and always trying to react to what he did instead of playing with any flow or natural understanding of what was going on.

I liked the Moats pick until they said he’s moving inside. Not sure why you would take a pass rusher to play at ILB. Let’s just hope it’s a sign that Buffalo wants to get creative and aggressive with their defense.

Really liked the Danny Batten choice. Astounding tackle numbers. High motor guys are the ones who typically surprise out of the later rounds.

I like Levi Brown. Nothing wrong with a developmental QB at this point.

Loved Kyle Calloway. Getting a guy who could potentially start in the league at multiple positions is a great selection this late.

If anybody cares, here’s what I ended up picking for the Bills in my annual live mock:
1 – Clausen – his fall in the draft doesn’t change my opinion of him. I think he’ll be starting and doing well in Carolina soon.
2 – Charles Brown, OT, USC – He’s still raw physically and as a run blocker, but I think he can develop into a well rounder player and not just an athletic pass blocker. I never thought Buffalo would actually draft Clausen here and them passing on Brown was probably the most dissapointing part of the draft for me.
3 – Eric Norwood, OLB, other USC – I think he’ll be productive.
4 – Cam Thomas, NT, UNC – I got lucky that he slid.
5 – Arthur Jones, WR, Cuse – No way was I passing up a Cuse kid at this point of the draft.
6 – Jonathon Dwyer, RB, Georgia Tech – I wouldn’t keep Lynch if I were the Bills.
6 – Jeremy Williams, WR, Tulane – Went undrafted. Would have loved David Reed who went earlier.
7 – Kyle Calloway, OT, Iowa – I thought it was a very solid pick by the Bills
7 – Josh Hull, LB, Penn St. – I’ve been a fan of his for awhile now. I’d be very surprised if he didn’t make the Rams roster.

Joique Bell, RB, Wayne State

"We’ll play Moats inside and Batten outside," said Gailey. "They’re both guys that you’ve got to kind of look at their size, speed, toughness and intelligence and say they can make that move. We feel like they both have that kind of quality to be able to do that. Even though Batten played inside in the Texas vs. Nation game we feel he’s better suited as an outside guy. He’s taller and has the range to be at that spot better than Arthur does."

John Destin, CB, Tulsa
Naaman Roosevelt, WR, Buffalo
Donald Jones, WR, Youngstown St.
Joique Bell, RB, Wayne State
Stephan Virgil, CB, Virginia Tech
Brett Johnson, S, Cal
Antonio Coleman, DE/OLB, Auburn

So far

Any chance we still trade for him? Not really any need on Miami for him to stay.

Is how all 3 of these running backs are going to help extend each others career. Which to me is the real reason Lynch is still a Bill.

Not going to nit-pick on each player drafted because I’m looking at the long term. I’ve said months ago I’d wish they would avoid the QB fever and focus on the lines, which on both sides of the ball were inadequate. After taking the BPA in the 1st, they focused on the D-line. IMO is good because you have a very good secondary but the front seven was their weakness. The O-line got some help via FA and a couple draftees. i wished they would get Campbell for cheap but I’m quite sure their thinking next year for franchise QB. Hey, you’re not doing much this year anyway why not start working on the lines. I do remember a quote from Gailey saying “You can never have enough linemen”. Just hope he doesn’t go to the extreme like Jauron did. The thing I like most is the upside to these picks. Now its just a matter if they can make that transition to the next level of play.

I like what they did for the most part helping work on our defense. Didn’t care for taking a RB with our first pick but Spiller is pretty damn good so at the same time I won’t complain about it. Reaching for troupe seemed a bit iffy but if it pays off then cool. Carrington looks good on film so we’ll have to see what he does. Taking a wr in the 4th made me scratch my head a bit. Wang is a funny name to go with Wood and Levitre so I like that pick. Levi Brown… well they added that 4th QB so all the QB rumors will go away until next off-season. Now we dont have to listen to all the Tebow-Vick-Campbell-Clausen talk.

If it can stay healthy I think it can be decent.

……. and rotate him with a young guy(s). Flo stays healthy, and our little runts get more experience. Simple math to me.

Leaning towards a B- but not available. Two that will contribute in September, three that will contribute before season end, three that will compete for depth and critical areas and one long term project. Brown is the project. Alot of special team help.

but the way they (Chix) conducted the draft. I like the fact that we improved our defense, but I think the reason they struggled is because our offense sucked so bad. The “D” played pretty good for 3 quarters and ran out of gas. I was totally shocked we didn’t address the OT early, but I do like the OL projects, especially Wang. Anyhow, there’s always next years draft. I never thought I’d say this, but I wish we could switch players with the Raiders.

over OLB? I thought he was a pass rush special?

And the main reason I do, is Buddy Nix said when he was hired

“You can’t evaluate a QB when he is always on his back”

Well guess what Buddy, unless you have a LT up your sleeve to sign or trade for, you are not going to be able to evalute the QBs we have, because they are gonna be on their backs quite often, when we are in 2nd and 3d and more than 10 to go, and they will be in that situation if Bell is playing LT to start the season.

Spiller is a good player, but for once I agree with an unnamed Bills beat writer, he is a luxury pick. I think Spiller can be an electrifying player if you can get him the ball. The problem is he is gonna make our Defense be on the field even longer. Sure, he can score from anywhere on the field, but without an OL who can wear down a defensive front, he is not peeling off anywhere near the 50+ yard TDs he did in college.

The ball was really dropped not getting us an LT that can help us now. I like the picks they made mostly, I thought Troup was a reach, but I can live with it if we don’t have a glaring need at LT, but unless we can get another LT through FA or a trade, we could easily go 3-13 this year if Bell gets hurt again or Green or both goes down.

Get me another LT through a trade I can Billeve in to start at LT instead of Penalty Machine, then the grade goes up to an A.

Will need to learn to take the snap and drop back from under center

If Tebow was changing his game between the end of college and the draft, would it be safe to assume that Brown could have also been practicing to drop back from under center and training to become a better player?
I know Tebow might have better teachers, since I don’t know what Brown has done if anything, but I am thinking that the kid has as much potential as anything on the roster.

As a side note: Edwards, to me, is the player to beat as the starting QB. I think people on this site have to admit that just a year plus ago, talk of Edwards’ upside was thorugh the roof, and after a strong start last year, things looked good. Then the whole team exploded. I hope someone takes the QB competition by the horns and makes a statement, so the question is moot early during, if not before, training camp.

“Brown did everything he could to stand out at Troy and in postseason workouts, showing NFL-caliber arm strength and athleticism. If he works hard to match his natural abilities, Buffalo will have its elusive franchise quarterback.”

I really do not watch Clemson a lot but can anyone tell me who he compares to in the NFL. Sounds like he can explode through a hole so chris johnson style runner?

They said that those were the two most important things and that is how they drafted with the first 3 picks. As much as everyone wanted OL (and as bad as the OL was), the run defense was worse. They potentially fixed it (along with Edwards and Davis free agent signings). The QB class wasn’t ass deep this year, so I agree with the FO’s philosophy.

I won’t give our draft a grade… just yet. I think that we had great balance between selecting the best player, and addressing our needs. Spiller? Who in their right mind doesn’t want a play maker on their team? As far as not drafting a franchise QB, I didn’t think there were any QB’s that fit with Buffalo. We’ll wait until next year. And, Trent Edwards isn’t that bad, he’s a victim of Dick Jauron, not enough faith in him, and injuries. Remember two years ago before his concussion?

 “I’ve got a feeling, Buffalo is going to the Super Bowl, Edwards’ is our hero, Buffalo is going to the Super Bowl.”

Put yourself in Chix’s shoes. You come to an organization that has years of folly already in place, and you are expected to turn it around in one year? I’m not saying that the Bills are horrible, they could be worse (see St. Louis, Oakland, Detroit), but they do need some direction. As long as Chix is headed in the right direction, which I think they did with this years draft, I believe in three years we will be a Super Bowl contender.

Every draft is always over-analyzed. Think of all of the “top” prospects that fall to mediocrity. Overall, I would say that the Bills avoided the top names for a reason, and ended up with a pretty solid draft class. I’ll let you know what I really feel like in a couple years when these kids pan out or don’t.

My first post by the way, let me know what you think. Thank you. GO BILLS!!!