Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

[raphael120]

Ok, youve all seen the insane money being thrown at FA WR's...

Here's something the Bills could do to improve the WR corps immediately while at the same time building a very strong WR corps for the future.

Draft Sweed/Kelly with your first rounder.

Now I read somewhere that we will probably be getting some compensatory picks also, so why not (with such depth at WR in the draft) draft another WR in the 4th or later rounds? If you're thinking "Well why would we draft 2 of the same position in the same draft?", I need to remind you that last year we drafted Lynch in the first, and Wright in the 5th.

I could see us doing that same thing this draft with the WR position. It's a way to improve immediately (Kelly/Sweed coulds start alongside Evans) and whoever we'd draft in the 5th could play in 4/5-wide situations (Schonert mentioned he wanted to open up the offense and do that more, put all of our weapons on the field as much as we can).

Here's my reasoning. Bryant Johnson has never been in a #2 WR role for extended periods of time, when he was in that position he did OK....dare I say about as well as a stud WR we'd draft in the first round would do like a Sweed or Kelly. Only thing is, a Kelly/Sweed guy would be much cheaper, and would have a MUCH bigger upside. The more and more I think about it the more and more I think the Bills are doing the right thing by not signing Johnson unless he realizes we can take or leave him. I think he needs us more than we need him at this point (at least if his asking price is high). I think this is why all other teams are backing off because of Johnsons demands.

Thoughts?

[jmb1099]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

I'm dreaming I know, but Kelly and Sweed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jmb1099]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

Seriously, there is no sense on breaking the bank when the wr class is as deep as it is
WR market is crazy, unless Johnson comes back to earth, draft away

[Meathead]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

no matter how good they are a rookie wr is a liability as a starter. only basement teams should start a rook at that position

even if the bills had a total monster number one like moss or to or fitz theyd still highly prefer to have a decent vet opposite if they are serious about shooting for the playoffs. evans is good but hes not that good so they gotta sign somebody like johnson. both sides know that which is one reason its taking so long

[jmb1099]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

no matter how good they are a rookie wr is a liability as a starter. only basement teams should start a rook at that position

even if the bills had a total monster number one like moss or to or fitz theyd still highly prefer to have a decent vet opposite if they are serious about shooting for the playoffs. evans is good but hes not that good so they gotta sign somebody like johnson. both sides know that which is one reason its taking so long

Don't pee in my pool...
However, good points

[raphael120]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

Bryant Johnson never being a true #2 reciever in his career may be a liability too.

Thing is, you never know...Kelly/Sweed could be as good or better than a Bryant Johnson at the #2 WR position. And would come cheaper too.

[Meathead]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

possible but unlikely. a wr making a mental mistake can easily result in a blown third down conversion or worse a pick and a game changing return for a td. thats why qbs dont have much confidence in them and hesitate to throw their way

if the bills cant find a vet to take that spot the offense will suffer but they may end up having no choice but to platoon a rook with reed and parrish

[FlyingDutchman]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

Theres no need to draft 2 WRs unless we grab one late in the draft. We obviously need a #2 either FA or early in the draft. But Josh Reed is servicable and so is Parrish. Odds are we are not gonna get a WR who is step in and take over their roll at #3, and 4 so whats the point in drafting 2 WRs? We still have a lot of holes to fill. If we do draft one late, it will be strictly for depth, but I wouldnt count on that draft pick to make an impact.

[Jayhawk]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

Sweed/Kelly in the first two rounds! where do I sign?

[patmoran2006]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

How sweeet would it be to draft Kelly at 11, then move back into the first round and grab Sweed as well.

That would be fun.. aint ever gonna happen though

[raphael120]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

How sweeet would it be to draft Kelly at 11, then move back into the first round and grab Sweed as well.

That would be fun.. aint ever gonna happen though

Cha, right. And monkeys might fly outta my butt!

Sorry, just watched Waynes World.

[Al the Bills Fan]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

I am all for drafting two WRs in this year's draft! It will certainly help solidify our WR core for the future, the problem is you cannot count on 2 rookie WRs to produce. Starting one rookie WR is risky, 2 would be insane.

Drafting 2 WRs doesn't help us a ton this year (unless those two rookies last names are Kelly & Sweed, I know it won't happen) but we would see the benefits in the future for sure.

[John Doe]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

Justin Jenkins might be more reliable than a low round draft pick at wide receiver. Assuming that the team does not sign B. Johnson, if the Bills pick a receiver very low, he could wind up on the practice squad:

Reed
Parrish
Evans
Jenkins
Rookie
George Wilson (depth at defensive back and wide receiver)

[raphael120]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

Say we do get Johnson.

Do we still draft a WR in a later round? And if we do, he's probably going to just be the 5th WR. Jenkins I remember was very good in special teams duty so would Jenkins go back to the practice squad?

I think what the Bills are thinking about is that if they get Johnson, thats pretty much all the big work theyre doing on adding to the WR corps. Theyre not going to get Johnson and another WR with a first day pick unless theyre looking to cut Reed.

It gets interesting with all the options that we have for addressing the WR position. In the end, it really comes down to what we think about Evans and if we extend him or not. Once we find that out we can narrow down the possibilities.

[Ferrygoat]

Re: Forget Johnson, With All Our Picks, Do We Draft 2 WR's?

I seen this in Chris Brown's Fan Friday section but i agree with what he had to say and figured it fit in pretty good with this post.

" There's no question that there are big receiver options in the draft like Limas Sweed, Malcolm Kelly, Devin Thomas and James Hardy. But rookie receivers rarely put up big numbers in their first year. Calvin Johnson might be the most freakish athlete I've seen at wide receiver since Randy Moss and his production is what you'd hope for from a number two wideout (48-756 yards, 4 TDs) that's a rookie. Whether this year's crop of big receivers can do the same is a roll of the dice. They all adjust to the pro game differently. I personally like Devin Thomas the most, though I'm not opposed to Kelly either."