The Draft

by KPM428 on Jan 20, 2012 2:12 PM EST

I have been reading some of the mock draft people have been posting and some are good while others just don't make any sense.

We have a good amount of needs in Buffalo which all can not be addressed with 1st round talent. Yes I know we had many injuries on both sides of the field with can contribute to the lack of production.The biggest issue I see is the Defense, especially the pass rush. Every time I listen to anybody talk about stopping or slowing down Brady, Rogers, Brees or any other QB they say you need to make him uncomfortable. You can argue on ways to do that but the fact is you need guys who can get into the backfield and move them of their spot. This also helps to defend the run when the running back has to make his first move behind the line of scrimmage it helps to slow him down. A pass rush with also make your secondary look better because they don't have to cover as long and the throws in general won't be as accurate and forced. You could have 4 hall of fame DBs, but if you give Brady time he will destroy them.

For anyone with the argument of offense I have some points to make for you. No I don't think Fitz is the QB of the future. He is a stop gap QB at best. He is decent enough to be able to win games but we won't go far. With him we have the ability to sit a young QB and let him learn. If Trent Dilfer can win a Super Bowl, Fitz can atleast get us to the playoffs. I also think we should resign Stevie because he is best we have and buffalo always has a hard time to sign free agents. Yes he has made a lot bone headed plays and dropped important passes but he is one of the few guys who have seemed to beat Revis for a whole game, and since we play them twice I would like him on my team. It would be nice to get another WR but I would also like to see Donald Jones a whole season and if Easley can stay healthy see what he has. Our O-line is pretty good we did have the leading rusher at one point before injury, we gave up the least number of sacks (fitz does have a quick release) and we were great at running the screens.

With all the being here is how I think we should draft. I am not going to say name because a players draft stock goes up and down faster then the real stock market.

1st Round: Get the best pass rusher available. Unless something crazy happens and RG3 or Blackmon is still on the board then take them at 10. We gave Fitz to big of a contract and QB it not our biggest need.

2nd Round: Get another D-line or Linebacker. It depends on what kind of Defense we are running but you can never have too many good D-line/Linebackers

3rd-7th Round:Fill needs with best available. This is were GM need to earn there money. I would like to see us grab a CB, QB that needs to develop(Wilson, Moore etc.), more defense, TE (I like Chandler but we need depth), OL (Need Depth), WR.

I feel that if we can get a good defense on the field it will help out the offense a lot. When we were winning we got a lot of turnovers with gave the offense chances to score the problem is we were only able to stop teams if we took the ball away and when we didn't get turnovers the other team just drove it down the field. I still believe defense wins championships and if we have a good one then we will be able to compete a lot more.

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1st Round: Get the best pass rusher available.

This is how major reaches happen and we are drafting in top 10. there is no reason for us to reach for ‘best available pass rusher’

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by NolaBillsFan on Jan 20, 2012 5:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Get the best pass rusher available

that exact philosophy, only applied to safeties, is exactly why the bills ended up with donte whitner instead of haloti ngata.
theres no rule that says the ‘best pass rusher available’ is even remotely worth the 10th overall pick.
and on the quarterback debate, you made my argument for me:

He is a stop gap QB at best

golden rule drafting in the NFL: do not pass on a franchise quarterback if you dont already have one. you admitted point blank here that the bills dont have one

Its fun to think quarterback, but i think the odds of nix taking one in the first are close to 0%.

by boomsauce on Jan 20, 2012 5:27 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

But what about passing on a franchise passrusher?

by Ian MacPersonoid on Jan 20, 2012 5:36 PM EST up reply actions

do you believe that a franchise pass rusher has more value than a franchise quarterback?

Its fun to think quarterback, but i think the odds of nix taking one in the first are close to 0%.

by boomsauce on Jan 20, 2012 5:58 PM EST up reply actions

do you believe that a franchise pass rusher has more value than a franchise quarterback?

Sometimes, yes. Lawerence Taylor, for example. Bruce Smith was as valuable as Jim Kelly. Ray Lewis has been a rock for Baltimore. Even Polamalu is, at times, Pittsburgh’s MVP.

by JapanJohn on Jan 20, 2012 8:49 PM EST up reply actions

Which "franchise pass rusher" is going to be available at 10?

I’ve asked that question a few times, and still don’t have an answer.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 20, 2012 10:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

None

Top ten is franchise guys no matter the position and there is no lawrence taylor or bruce smith in this draft

With the first pick in the 2012 draft the Indianapolis Colts select Robert Griffen III

by Gpluehri on Jan 21, 2012 2:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I’m becoming less and less convinced a quality franchise QB candidate is going to be there at that pick. I’m hoping the combine will get us a bit more amped for our choices at ten. Cause right now it feels, okay, but meh compared to the options 10-15 had last year.

I have low expectations. But high hopes.

by greysquirrel on Jan 20, 2012 5:38 PM EST up reply actions

my argument there has nothing to do with the guys available in the 2012 draft. if you look at my sig, its apparent that i sincerely doubt nix taking a QB in the first round.
my argument is about quarterbacks in general. any time i see someone say “they shouldnt take a QB because its not a need!” im going to argue against it. quarterback is not only a need, its absolutely their biggest one.

Its fun to think quarterback, but i think the odds of nix taking one in the first are close to 0%.

by boomsauce on Jan 20, 2012 5:57 PM EST up reply actions

Drafting quarterbacks

The franchise quarterback is the most important piece for an NFL team and also the most difficult piece to find. For that reason, you cannot pick and choose when you draft one. If there’s a guy you believe is a franchise QB available, and you don’t already have one, and you don’t take him, because you think you can get a developmental guy later in the draft or because you think you can afford to wait a year, you are a fool.

The opportunity to draft such a player is rare. If the opportunity presents itself, jump on it.

Unfortunately for the Bills, it’s unlikely that opportunity will present itself this year. Luck will go #1. In my opinion, RG3 will go #2 via a trade-up by either Cleveland or Washington. Also in my opinion, Tannehill will go to #9 to Miami, although there’s a lot of debate on whether he’s a franchise QB anyway.

That doesn’t mean don’t draft any QB. We can get a developmental guy later on and hope he works out. Tyler Thigpen shouldn’t be the only QB on the roster after Fitz. But if we do that it shouldn’t prevent us from drafting a better QB next year if we’re able.

by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Jan 20, 2012 6:44 PM EST up reply actions

agreed. but i don’t think nix thinks he has a “franchise” qb. or at least, thats not the way it sounds to me.

I have low expectations. But high hopes.

by greysquirrel on Jan 20, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions

There will be good pass rushing talent available in the top 10. Upshaw is a beast and if that reach I will take it. There isn’t a franchise QB that will be available to us at 10 that I would trust. I like tannenhill but not till the 2nd or later in the 1st.

by KPM428 on Jan 21, 2012 9:56 AM EST up reply actions

There will be good pass rushing talent available in the top 10. Upshaw is a beast

‘good pass rushing talent’ will also be available in the second, third, and fourth rounds. if the bills take a pass rusher at pick number 10 he better be better than just good.
on the second part of that quote i wont comment, ive been loud and repetitive in my evaluation of upshaw.

Its fun to think quarterback, but i think the odds of nix taking one in the first are close to 0%.

by boomsauce on Jan 21, 2012 1:34 PM EST up reply actions

My draft strategy

Round 1: Add the player that will give us the biggest net gain of talent.
Round 2: Add the player that will give us the biggest net gain of talent.
Round 3: Add the player that will give us the biggest net gain of talent.
Round 4: Add the player that will give us the biggest net gain of talent.
Round 5: Add the player that will give us the biggest net gain of talent.
Round 6: Add the player that will give us the biggest net gain of talent.
Round 7: Add the player that will give us the biggest net gain of talent.

"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.

by stetzwebs on Jan 20, 2012 5:50 PM EST reply actions 4 recs

I have no problem with this draft.

When the job is finished no one remembers how long it took, just how well it was performed.

by Buffalo for Eternity on Jan 20, 2012 5:56 PM EST up reply actions

what about with the second 4th round pick…

*Be Smart, But Don't Ever Back Down* ~Chan Gailey

by Beck3 on Jan 20, 2012 7:59 PM EST up reply actions

It’s just a drafting strategy, not a mock draft. But if I had to lay it out, it would be:

Round 4b: Add the player that will give us the biggest net gain of talent.

"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.

by stetzwebs on Jan 20, 2012 8:32 PM EST up reply actions

I do not want to see anymore of Donald Jones as a #2 wideout. He’s a special teams guy/4th or 5th receiver. I could see him as a roster cut next year along with Naaman. Wideouts tend to be good value later in the draft. I’d like to see the Bills grab one with some size and speed in the 4th or 5th round. Hopefully, easley will play next year and added to Nelson and Stevie and possibly retaining either Hagan or Aiken, we would have a big, fast, respectable WR core.

by billsfancolorado on Jan 20, 2012 6:44 PM EST reply actions

My draft strategy is...

draft the best avalible player that fills a need.

by P2C5S on Jan 20, 2012 10:18 PM EST reply actions

I haven't said this in over a week, so here it goes

Buffalo should draft Ryan Tannehill.

He’s an indicator why: the media guys, like Chad Reuter and Todd McShay, and everyone else, get their information from team sources. E.g.: if Reuter knows Chris Leak at BLESTO, and Leak talks highly of Tannehill, and places him in the first round, Reuter is going to move Tannehill up in his mock draft.

If Leak is talking to McShay, or the Scouts Inc. folks, that may force ESPN to move Tannehill up in their top 32 board.

Think that’s crazy? Explain how Ryan Tannehill breaks his foot in training, but moves from 28 to 20 overall on ESPN’s top 32. Explain how Reuter, out of nowhere, has Tannehill going 6th overall in his last mock draft.

But no of that’s really relevant. We, the fans, are just seeing the wave tops of the information. The mock drafts and top 32’s are irrelevant. They are glimpses into inside information. In the past two weeks, I’ve seen two large media outlets publish mock drafts with Tannehill in the top 10, one in the top 12, and Tannehill rise up boards. That’s the wave top information.

Tannehill wouldn’t move a bit if the teams weren’t already grading him high. If the information that the media gets from sources placed Tannehill as a solid second rounder, we’d see no movement, or mocks with Tannehill in the top ten. But we are. The media is slowly, but surely hearing from the teams what I’ve already seen in games: this kid is a top ten player.

Now here’s another bomb: watch Brock Osweiller to the same thing. I watched a ton of ASU games on the PAC-12 channel on DirecTV, and this guys got talent. Lots of it. I wouldn’t be surprise to see him in the end of the first round.

We, as fans, don’t have the access to this information. As the media slowly gets it through leaks, we watch and wonder how a guy like Tannehill can rise up boards. We did the same with Gabbert last year. Gabbert didn’t rise up boards. He was already there. Same with Tannehill. The media reports it as “rising” instead of saying, my “sources just told me.” If they did, their source would never say another word.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 20, 2012 10:49 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

Interesting

So you’re saying, for example, that when Christian Ponder went 12, we should have been less surprised than we were – due to the buzz that HAD been gathering around him being sort of the tip of the iceberg of teams’ true assessments of him?

I’m sorry, that’s a horrible, horrible sentence.

by lord gloom on Jan 21, 2012 8:21 AM EST up reply actions

(grammatically speaking)

by lord gloom on Jan 21, 2012 8:22 AM EST up reply actions

Yes (I think)

Here’s a non-QB example: Michael Brockers, DT, LSU. Before he declared, I said there were only two defenders with talent worthy of the tenth pick: Claiborne and Kirkpatrick. When Brockers declared, I said he did as well. I had him as a top ten pick.

McShay had Brockers initially around 20 in his top 32, just after the BCS game. Now he’s got Brockers at 12. Literally, nothing has happened to justify that move: no combine, no all-star game, no workouts. McShay had all the tape, and rated him around 20. Now he’s 12? How?

The situation above is how. McShay talks to someone he know. Lets assume it’s Chris Leak, the Bills’ BLESTO scout. McShay says he’s only got Coples, Claiborne, Kirkpatrick, and Still in his top ten. Leak makes an off-the-cuff remark about “you’ve got the wrong DT.” McShay goes back and reviews film, but in the end, he’s trying to mimic teams, and Brockers rises.

That’s not to say Scouts Inc. isn’t watching film. But they’re getting insider information that’s causing their boards to fluctuate.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 21, 2012 8:27 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs

you nailed it in those 2 posts. these scouts spend all of their time all year learning about prospects, reviewing tape, filing their reports.
a guy like brockers doesnt suddenly get a higher grade from a team in this past 2 weeks or so, hes always had that grade. hes likely had it since before this college season even started.
guys like mcshay and kiper will have their board fluctuate, to move brockers up, and say “hes rising on teams boards”. no hes not. he was always that high, its just that kiper cant piece those things together until late in the draft game. id bet that even if teams havent physically put their board together, the grades on probably 90% of these prospects are set in stone right now today. combine, pro days, bowl games are mostly used to clarify the things that front offices already know

Its fun to think quarterback, but i think the odds of nix taking one in the first are close to 0%.

by boomsauce on Jan 21, 2012 9:03 AM EST up reply actions

That's right

You’re right on the draft grades. This part of the year is when fans get introduced to a lot of these prospects, and are putting their mental boards together. The teams have already graded all the players by now, or are just about finishing. The all-star games, combine, and workouts confirm what the teams think they already know.

e.g.: Let’s say a team has a 1- grade on Courtney Upshaw, because they don’t think he’s got elite burst off the line of scrimmage. But he goes to the senior bowl, and the coaches play him at end, and he bursts well. That’s confirmed by his ten yard split at the combine. And his grade changes to a 1.

It takes all of that to happen to change a grade positively.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 21, 2012 9:07 AM EST up reply actions

By that logic (I agree by the way)

then we will probably wind up drafting Dont’a Hightower @10. He’s another of those fast risers (national football post has him ranked#15 now— previously a rd2 pick). He’s even ahead of Upshaw (who’s dropped out of the top 25).

then factor in CHIX saying he wanted a 6-4 / 260 OLB prospect, which Hightower is and….

by Nepenthe88 on Jan 21, 2012 11:29 AM EST up reply actions

I'm a big Hightower fan

And if Tannehill wasn’t the pick, he’d soften the blow

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 21, 2012 1:03 PM EST up reply actions

i couldn't agree more, sir.

by LeClaire Bill on Jan 22, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions

But wait, the Todd McShay’s of the world didn’t have enough Ponder info, because he went WAY earlier than they had anticipated. So I’m not sure what the logic is here. Someone clearly liked Ponder much more than anyone let on. Simiarly, how does this explain how these dufuses were so wrong on a guy like Clausen?

I gotta think misinformation and lack of forthrightness add a decent amount of noise to whatever information these pundits glean from guys like Chris Leak right? I’m not sure I wanna take this and just say, well Kiper and McShay have him moving up, therefore its MUST be a good idea.

I have low expectations. But high hopes.

by greysquirrel on Jan 21, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions

The word on draft day was the vikings were trying to shop their pick to trade down, but couldn’t find a partner. I have to imagine they knew that he was a reach at that spot but he was the guy they wanted.

As for Clausen, I remember hearing that many teams felt that Clausen was who he was. He wasn’t going to improve. He had reached his physical potential. That was coupled with the fact that he wasn’t likely going to learn much more on reading Ds, Chuck Weis is known for his coaching with QBs, so the likelihood of him improving his game was very low. You take a franchise QB that is not only already very very good, but that will also continue to improve. You don’t want a college QB to run your offense for the next 5 years.

by NDbuffalo on Jan 21, 2012 11:40 AM EST up reply actions

what jaeger is saying

is that when mcshay et al say a guy’s going at 20, and he’s a riser, the truth is he’s rated higher than where they have him

by lord gloom on Jan 21, 2012 11:54 AM EST up reply actions

Sure, I get that — makes sense. I just don’t think it is always the case. Particuarly in Ponder’s case, where (as NDbuffalo points out) the story has been the Vikes panicked a bit cause they couldnt trade out. Other teams really didnt want to take him that high nor did they grade him that high.

I have low expectations. But high hopes.

by greysquirrel on Jan 21, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions

I see what you’re saying – but if he was the guy they wanted – in the long run does it really matter if they took him at 12 or at 22?
Just my opinion, but I find the whole “where” in the first round thing over-blown. If you’ve identified a guy you like – that you feel strongly will fit your team and your strategy – you take him. You only get one pick in the 1st round (under usual circumstances) – if it works out nobody will remember “where” in the first round you took the player.

by LeClaire Bill on Jan 22, 2012 1:58 PM EST up reply actions

Not sure what failed there. Just was trying to respond that I see that point and its fine. But that it doesn’t rationalize everything (like say Ponder going so early). It still sounds like he was drafted before the Vikes even wanted to draft him.

I have low expectations. But high hopes.

by greysquirrel on Jan 21, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions

Two things to consider

Kiper and McShay never really had Ponder higher than a late first rounder. Minnesota, seeing Newton, Locker, and Gabbert all off the board, and not wanting to be left with nobody in the second round, reached drastically to take Ponder. I think they abandoned their board for that one pick.

In my draft rules, I mention that if you’re going to reach, the only acceptable position is QB, and that’s what Minnesota did.

A lot of media information is casual conversations with an insider where the reporter connects the dots.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 21, 2012 1:06 PM EST up reply actions

That all said, I'd go this way with the Bills top five picks

1- Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M
2- Chandler Jones, DE, Syracuse
3- Tommy Streeter, WR, Miami, Fla.
4a- Malik Jackson, DE, Tennessee
4b- DeQuan Menzie, CB, Alabama

Top pass rusher? Check. I think in five years folks look back at this draft and kick themselves for passing over Jones. Jackson’s got potential too.

Cornerback? Check. Menzie is well schooled and could play a dime role early on.

QB of the future? Check. Introduce Tannehill to the clipboard and the 2013 schedule.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 20, 2012 10:54 PM EST reply actions

My rebuttal

RD 1 Nick Perry USC
RD 2 Nick Foles QB Arizona
RD 3 Andrew Datko OT Florida State
RD 4 Juron Criner WR Arizona
RD 4 Manny Abreu OLB Rutgers
RD 5 Emanuel Davis CB, East Carolina (This kid is going to be a stud.) (http://www.nationalf…ml&player=37381)
RD 6-7 BPA

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by mob16151 on Jan 20, 2012 11:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Foles won’t be there when the Bills pick in the second round. Datko is small-framed and struggles to anchor, pass. Criner might be a first round pick. No way he’s there in round four.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 21, 2012 8:28 AM EST up reply actions

Datko

is 6 foot 6 321 pounds, and has the room to grow. As for Foles, we’ll see, but how many teams legitimately need QB’s.

Cleveland
Miami
Oakland(But they don’t have the ammo to draft one)
Kansas City(Who has Stanzi as a developmental guy)
Redskins
Seattle

And you have Flynn,RGIII,and Luck floating around in FA, and near the top of the draft as well.

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by mob16151 on Jan 21, 2012 8:33 AM EST up reply actions

Don't forget that Cleveland and Washington get two picks before Buffalo's 2nd

And maybe the Dolphins as well, depending on the coin flip with Carolina.

We’ll see about Datko when he actually weighs in at the combine. Plus, he looks thin in his lower half. It doesn’t matter the weight if his legs aren’t strong enough to anchor against power ends. That’s exactly why Robert Gallery struggled. He was well over 320 pounds, but couldn’t anchor on the move.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 21, 2012 8:43 AM EST up reply actions

But Hairston also had the same knocks coming out

and he did alright. But yea we’ll see at the combine.

As to Cleveland, I think they take RGIII, and Philbin brings Flynn to Miami. , and I think the skins take Tannehill, at least thats how I think it will shake out right now.

This is obviously subject to change. lol

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by mob16151 on Jan 21, 2012 8:47 AM EST up reply actions

I think Hairston is bigger all over, so it's mitigated

The most important news for Buffalo, if they want to take a guy like Tannehill, is that Joe Philbin is the head coach in Miami. He’s going to ask for Matt Flynn, and it might resonate with a Miami front office living with the ghosts of not signing Drew Brees.

That leaves Cleveland and Washington ahead of Buffalo. I’m not sure I buy the Cleveland-first round QB talk. Holmgren doesn’t draft QB’s in the first round, and he’d be more apt to take one in the second, or later, following his GB and Seattle pattern. That would leave Washington to move to take RGIII.

Even if that happens, Cleveland could take Tannehill, but #4 might be too high for them, especially considering that Blackmon, Richardson, and Claiborne could still all be available.

In that manner, which isn’t far-fetched, Tannehill drops to Buffalo. I used the word dropped, because I think the Tannehill-in-the-second or late first fan assessment is getting more nails in the coffin from the draft media every day.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 21, 2012 9:13 AM EST up reply actions

I agree someone is going to take Tannenhill

in the first. Not a biggie for me, because personally, I like Foles better.

Also I’m intrigued by Ostweiler. That size and arm strength is just plus,plus, to borrow a baseball term.

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by mob16151 on Jan 21, 2012 9:17 AM EST up reply actions

I wouldn't be surprised

if Washington takes Tannehill. I’m thinking that Colts take Luck, Browns take RG3, Wasington takes Tannehill and Seattle or Miami sign Matt Flynn. But either way I am leaning toward the Bills taking Brockers, after signing Mario Williams…. :)

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by tomcs on Jan 21, 2012 10:57 AM EST up reply actions

I'm not sure that the Redskins do that

If I was Shanahan, I’d go hard after RGIII. Washington can get there with two firsts, or a first and two seconds. It’s not breaking the draft like the Redskins have done in the past. Plus, it gives Shanahan time. Starting over with an elite QB prospect essentially restarts Shanahan’s clock in Washington. I’m not sure Tannehill does that.

Though, Mike Sherman and Shanahan probably talk, and there’s potential there.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 21, 2012 1:12 PM EST up reply actions

yea

I heard something like the Redskins had picked their Franchise QB. And a mock on walter I think where they had Tannehill going to them. I think the Browns are going to make sure they get RG3, and probably try to draft Kendall Wright, with their 1st from the Falcons.

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by tomcs on Jan 21, 2012 1:19 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe

I just hope Shanahan thinks he can get a QB later, in the second round.

It’s funny how a week or so ago, this site was on fire about where in the draft Tannehill would go. Now, it’s a foregone conclusion that he’s a first round pick, and a bunch of sites have him in the top ten.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 21, 2012 4:44 PM EST up reply actions

haha yea I know.

People didn’t really know of him since about a month ago, and then he was a second rounder maybe. and now he might be a top 10 pick. I think that is mostly due to Barkley and Jones staying, but still. Only 3 months to go…

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by tomcs on Jan 21, 2012 4:51 PM EST up reply actions

Guess we are ahead of the curve

I project Tannehill will be taken in the top ten…..there, now it is official :-)

by Joe P. on Jan 2, 2012 10:13 AM CST up actions

"Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there." - John Wooden

"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." - Sun Tzu

by Joe P. on Jan 21, 2012 8:46 PM EST up reply actions

Now Joe

Remember the e-mail I sent you? I was pretty far ahead of the media, and a little behind the real scouts.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 21, 2012 9:15 PM EST up reply actions

yes.....You were further ahead of the curve than I ;-)

"Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there." - John Wooden

"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." - Sun Tzu

by Joe P. on Jan 21, 2012 9:35 PM EST up reply actions

Forgot

Tall, deep threat receiver? Check. Streeter’s probably a one-trick-pony, but his one trick is needed in Buffalo.

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by Der Jaeger on Jan 20, 2012 10:55 PM EST reply actions

Excellent Post!

You took the words right out of my mouth with this post – Defense still wins and Bills fans should stoo worrying about finding the next Peyton Manning – He is not out there.

First two picks to draft Defense – Agreed! When was the last time this team had a defense that could stop the run? When we had Ted Washington?

by BuffaloWhiner on Jan 22, 2012 4:26 PM EST reply actions