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Walterfootball draft grades for the Bills
Very good assesment and I'm in complete agreement for the most part - Instead of drafting Corner in the 4th I would have looked at another DE, Center or TE.
Buffalo Bills (Last Year: 7-9)
2008 NFL Draft Picks:
11. Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy State
How do you get the top corner and a top-seven prospect at No. 11? Highway robbery. The Bills won't steal the AFC East like Steve Young likes to suggest, but they took a major step closer to the playoffs. (Pick Grade: A)
41. James Hardy, WR, Indiana
The Bills also managed to grab what could be the best wide receiver in this class at No. 41. You have to love it when your team takes advantage of the ineptitude of other GMs. Buffalo fans have to be smiling tonight. (Pick Grade: A)
72. Chris Ellis, DE, Virginia Tech
Not bad - the Bills need depth at the defensive end position. (Pick Grade: B)
114. Reggie Corner, CB, Akron
If the Bills really wanted Reggie Corner, they could have waited until the seventh round. I doubt he would have been drafted. I'm shocked to see Buffalo make such a horrible pick. (Pick Grade: F)
132. Derek Fine, TE, Kansas
If you listen closely, you may hear Bills fans scowling from western New York. Derek Fine? In the fourth round? Yeeesh. Tight end was a need, but Fine is anything but a fine pick (pun very much intended.) (Pick Grade: D)
147. Alvin Bowen, OLB, Iowa State
Well... the Bills needed linebacker depth... But I didn't have Alvin Bowen drafted. I hope Buffalo realized that Erin Henderson was still on the board. (Pick Grade: C)
179. Xavier Omon, RB, Northwest Missouri State
The scowling is getting louder... Another player I didn't have drafted. This doesn't seem to fill a need either. (Pick Grade: F)
219. Demetrius Bell, OT, Northwestern State
A solid pick in the seventh round; depth is needed at tackle and the range is right. (Pick Grade: A)
224. Steve Johnson, WR, Kentucky
Five years from now, we might look back at this pick and say, "How did Steve Johnson slip all the way to No. 224?" (Pick Grade: A)
251. Kennard Cox, CB, Pittsburgh
Not on my board, but it's the seventh round. (Pick Grade: C)
~The Answer
Buffalo Bills (Last Year: 7-9) 2008 NFL Draft Picks:
11. Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy State
How do you get the top corner and a top-seven prospect at No. 11? Highway robbery. The Bills won't steal the AFC East like Steve Young likes to suggest, but they took a major step closer to the playoffs. (Pick Grade: A)
41. James Hardy, WR, Indiana
The Bills also managed to grab what could be the best wide receiver in this class at No. 41. You have to love it when your team takes advantage of the ineptitude of other GMs. Buffalo fans have to be smiling tonight. (Pick Grade: A)
72. Chris Ellis, DE, Virginia Tech
Not bad - the Bills need depth at the defensive end position. (Pick Grade: B)
114. Reggie Corner, CB, Akron
If the Bills really wanted Reggie Corner, they could have waited until the seventh round. I doubt he would have been drafted. I'm shocked to see Buffalo make such a horrible pick. (Pick Grade: F)
132. Derek Fine, TE, Kansas
If you listen closely, you may hear Bills fans scowling from western New York. Derek Fine? In the fourth round? Yeeesh. Tight end was a need, but Fine is anything but a fine pick (pun very much intended.) (Pick Grade: D)
147. Alvin Bowen, OLB, Iowa State
Well... the Bills needed linebacker depth... But I didn't have Alvin Bowen drafted. I hope Buffalo realized that Erin Henderson was still on the board. (Pick Grade: C)
179. Xavier Omon, RB, Northwest Missouri State
The scowling is getting louder... Another player I didn't have drafted. This doesn't seem to fill a need either. (Pick Grade: F)
219. Demetrius Bell, OT, Northwestern State
A solid pick in the seventh round; depth is needed at tackle and the range is right. (Pick Grade: A)
224. Steve Johnson, WR, Kentucky
Five years from now, we might look back at this pick and say, "How did Steve Johnson slip all the way to No. 224?" (Pick Grade: A)
251. Kennard Cox, CB, Pittsburgh
Not on my board, but it's the seventh round. (Pick Grade: C)
~The Answer
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