Prepare NOT To Fill Every Need This Coming Draft Weekend

[Night Train]

Just a reminder that this roster is so depleted that the Bills will still need another off-season to fill all the holes.

Don't blame Nix & Gailey for this mess. They're trying to repair it. Thank TD, Marv & Jauron for 10 years of dumb selections up high.

Last year was a surprising start, with 4 starters (Wood, Levitre,Byrd,Nelson) selected and now Maybin (the wrong pick, made by Jauron) will probably make it 5. That's well above expectations.

I'm hoping the Bills can find 2-3 starters this draft and another 2-3 players that can provide depth. Rinse/repeat next April, plus find a couple more UFA types to start.

There will be some positions this season where the current players will have to sink or swim.

[Buddo]

Re: Prepare NOT To Fill Every Need This Coming Draft Weekend

I think that's fair comment. I also think that there will be quite a lot more activity on the FA front, once the draft is done. Nothing fancy, but depth and role players, dependant on how the draft panned out.

[Goobylal]

Re: Prepare NOT To Fill Every Need This Coming Draft Weekend

Here are the Bills' major needs: NT, LT, WR, and QB. The first 2 will likely be found in the draft. WR would be best filled by re-signing TO because Hardy and Johnson are wholly unproven. Ideally they play slot or in 4 WR sets to prove themselves for a year before getting a starting gig. Less likely the Bills find a starting WR in the draft outside the first 2 rounds.

Now at QB, if they take a rookie, he'll need time to develop. And outside Bradford, there are a lot of question marks about the others, including Clausen. I wouldn't waste 9th overall money on a guy who probably won't help the Bills for a few years. So I'd take a developmental type later in the draft and work on developing Brohm and Edwards (in that order), as both are young and teachable still.

[Don't Panic]

Re: Prepare NOT To Fill Every Need This Coming Draft Weekend

I think we should definitely be able to find 2-3 starters in this draft. I would think OT, NT and OLB could be filled in rounds 1-3. I'm not seeing the sense in a young QB or WR that high, and anything lower than that will likely not produce a starter. And I agree that this is definitely a 2 year project.