When it comes to the NFL Draft, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane has developed quite a reputation for being willing to move up (and down) the draft board, executing four draft-day trades while making 20 trades involving draft picks since 2017.
In today’s edition of the Bills daily links, we speculate on whether Beane will execute another trade and try and move up in the draft. We also discuss what we have learned about Beane through his first three drafts, take a turn at playing GM by offering up our opinion on what we would do if we were running Buffalo’s draft room, and address Buffalo’s need to address the cornerback position in the draft.
We size up the edge rushers who could potentially be on the board when the Bills pick, compare Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield, Lamar Jackson and the 2018 QB class to this year’s crop of signal callers, explore why the Bills remain the biggest threat to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC, and more!
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Will Brandon Beane trade up/what have we learned from his draft history?
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“Buffalo News Bills reporters Vic Carucci, Jay Skurski, Mark Gaughan and Jason Wolf discuss several questions about the team and the NFL draft.”
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Assessing Buffalo’s likelihood of drafting a cornerback
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“The Buffalo Bills have not selected a cornerback in the first three rounds during Brandon Beane’s first three drafts as general manager,” writes Jay Skurski.
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Latest mock draft analysis
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Which edge rushers could be available when Buffalo picks?
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If the Bills pick an edge rusher early, they may look at Joe Tryon or Jayson Oweh in the second round.
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“Ojulari had an excellent season for Georgia in 2020, playing 10 games and making 8.5 sacks, which ranked eighth in the nation,” writes Mark Gaughan.
Comparing the QB Class of 2018 to this year’s class
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“It seems guaranteed that at least five quarterbacks will be drafted in the first round this year,” Jay Skurski says.
Why the Buffalo Bills are still the Kansas City Chiefs’ top threat in the AFC
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The Bills did not lose any core players this offseason and did a good job of upgrading in a few areas.
Odds and ends
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