Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills Links, 4/11

by MattRichWarren on Apr 11, 2011 7:33 AM EDT in Buffalo Bills News

NFL: John Clayton Mailbag - ESPN
John Clayton thinks both Blaine Gabbert and Cam Newton will go in the top three picks one way or the other. He also thinks taking a defensive player won't turn the Bills around.

NFL.com news: QB-needy teams might wait to find their guy in Round 2
Pat Kirwan takes a look at the QBs who could go in Round 2 and beyond.

DEs to push other talent down? - BuffaloBills.com
"Ends will be coming off the board early and often, which means for teams with positional needs elsewhere some outstanding values could be available in round two or later with the ends pushing other top flight talent down the board."

Bills Focus: Guard/Center Draft Preview - BuffaloBills.com
Five of the top interior linemen in the draft.

Buffalo Bills Evaluation of Cam Newton | Bills Chronicle
Taking a look at Cam Newton.

Bills Second Round Prospects: Ryan Mallett : Buffalo Sports Daily
Taking a closer look at second round prospect QB Ryan Mallett.

Carolina Panthers request junior college tape on Cam Newton - Peter King - SI.com
"9. Buffalo is a black hole of draft information. Von Miller's the odds-on-favorite there at number three."

Cleveland Daily Banner - Peerless Price to be FCA guest speaker
"Former Vol and NFL star Peerless Price will be the speaker on Monday for the 2011 FCA 'Game Changer' Fundraising Banquet."

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Peter King quote:

9. Buffalo is a black hole of draft information. Von Miller’s the odds-on-favorite there at number three.

I love seeing this, it makes me feel like Chix is doing it right. If they want to trade back this year, last year will have set up this year perfectly. If other teams really like a guy at 3, they are gonna ring the OBD guys pretty quick so that they can get their offer in before Mr Ralph Chix pulls the trigger in .5 seconds again…. Or they just wont bother, I hope its the first.

by Birddin on Apr 11, 2011 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

That King quote made me laugh. It’s like saying “It is very dark in this room… it’s odds on that I left my wallet exactly 3.4 inches from my keys.”

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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

haha, great analogy. Again:

34, Bills, Unlikely to pick QB here, but you never know.

“I know I put them here last night after the bar. I just know I did.”

by Birddin on Apr 11, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

For once, I agree with John Clayton.

I don’t think picking a defensive player will turn Buffalo around.

But…I don’t know that the chances are great of it happening with any of the available QBs.

In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!

by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 11, 2011 10:39 AM EDT reply actions

Thus, the inevitable and obvious conclusion: this one draft pick isn’t going to turn the franchise around. :)

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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2011 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Right. Though, tanking could turn the team around sooner. (See Luck, Andrew and the 2012 draft).

In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!

by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 11, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

I believe the initiative has already been coined “Suck For Luck” by several different NFL fan bases.

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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

That sounds way too dirty.

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by MattRichWarren on Apr 11, 2011 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Page 3 of MMQB showed a breakdown of Quinn’s sacks in 2009. Racked them up against bad competition.

It’d be interesting to see a similar breakdown of Von Miller.

by Pistol on Apr 11, 2011 10:47 AM EDT reply actions

I’ve heard the same argument made against Ryan Kerrigan, for what it’s worth.

As for Miller: in 2009, 8 of his 17 sacks came in his first three games, against New Mexico, Utah State and UAB. He then put up 9 more in conference play and against Arkansas. Last season, all of his 10.5 sacks came in conference play and in two games against SEC teams (Arkansas, LSU).

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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions

This, from Peter King, was enlightening:

Robert Quinn, the highly regarded defensive end from North Carolina, is proving to be a tough study for many teams. He hasn’t played football in 16 months, having been suspended for taking improper benefits at North Carolina and being banned for the entire 2010 season. He had a benign brain tumor in high school. Those two elements would make it tough enough. Add this one: He fattened up his sack totals — 11 in 13 games — against some weak sisters.

Quinn’s game-by-game sack results:

Sacks Foe

3 (twice) Duke (5-7), Virginia (3-9).

2 East Carolina (9-5, Conference USA).

1 Citadel (4-7 Div. I-AA), Georgia Southern (5-6 Div. I-AA), Boston College (8-5).

0 Connecticut (8-5), Georgia Tech (11-3), Florida State (7-6), Virginia Tech (10-3), Miami (Fla.) (9-4), North Carolina State (5-7), Pittsburgh (10-3).

Of his 11 sacks, six came in two games against ACC doormats, two more against NCAA Football Championship Subdivision teams with losing records, and three against Bowl Subdivision winning teams.

If you pick Quinn — and Cleveland, at number six, may do so — he’ll be a perfect metaphor for the 2011 draft: High picks in the first round almost all come with a risk.