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2012 MOCK DRAFT
1 RILEY REIFF OT
2 VINNY CURRY DE
3 RUSSELL WILSON QB
4 TANK CARDER LB
4 JOSH NORMAN CB
5 CORYELL JUDIE CB
5 MARQUIS MAZE WR
6 MATT REYNOLDS OT
7 BPA
7 BPA
Should have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?
Picks 3 and 4a are reaches but really it's not terrible. Reiff is probably the 2nd-best LT in the draft and Curry is a 3-down DE. Norman would be a nice pickup in the 4th. Judie's not bad.
Probably better off taking your 2nd OT in the third (or an OLB) then taking Carder in the 5th or 6th. I think you could switch it up like this:
2012 MOCK DRAFT
1 RILEY REIFF OT
2 VINNY CURRY DE
3 MITCHELL SCHWARTZ OT
4 JOSH NORMAN CB
4 RUSSELL WILSON QB
5 CORYELL JUDIE CB
5 MARQUIS MAZE WR
6 TANK CARDER LB
7 BPA
7 BPA
Getting two guys who can start at OT would be a win for the Bills. Not my best-case scenario but not a MAJOR DISASTER imo.
Reiff at #10 & Wilson in the 3rd rnd are my biggest problems with your mock. Reiff is not a top 10 talent & I hate using a top 10 pick to draft for need. The 3rd rnd is way to high for Wilson, he can probably be had in the 5th. I also do not like your waiting until the 5th rnd for WR.
Reiff at #10 & Wilson in the 3rd rnd are my biggest problems with your mock. Reiff is not a top 10 talent & I hate using a top 10 pick to draft for need. The 3rd rnd is way to high for Wilson, he can probably be had in the 5th. I also do not like your waiting until the 5th rnd for WR.
I get this and it's a valid concern, but it will be very difficult to get a LT who can start at a passable level as a rookie outside the first round in this draft. I think the Bills should trade up for Kalil or trade down to take Reiff or Martin (maybe even Adams) but good luck finding a starting LT by the time pick #41 rolls around. I think if the Bills pass on Reiff he'll probably go 13 to the Cards, so at what point is he not a reach?
I get this and it's a valid concern, but it will be very difficult to get a LT who can start at a passable level as a rookie outside the first round in this draft. I think the Bills should trade up for Kalil or trade down to take Reiff or Martin (maybe even Adams) but good luck finding a starting LT by the time pick #41 rolls around. I think if the Bills pass on Reiff he'll probably go 13 to the Cards, so at what point is he not a reach?
Reiff may not even be able to play LT any better than Hairston does. He has been projected at RT by most experts.
I would love for the Bills to get Kalil, but I doubt it happens. I would rather the Bills wait & draft Glenn or Adams than use the #10 pick on Reiff myself.
Reiff at #10 & Wilson in the 3rd rnd are my biggest problems with your mock. Reiff is not a top 10 talent & I hate using a top 10 pick to draft for need. The 3rd rnd is way to high for Wilson, he can probably be had in the 5th. I also do not like your waiting until the 5th rnd for WR.
Those are some of my issues, too, as well as drafting a DE in the 2nd when we just spent $120 Mil or so on 2 big time pass rushing DEs. Oh, and Carder is pretty much like Sheppard, and you'd like more than depth out of a 4th rounder.
Should have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?
Reiff may not even be able to play LT any better than Hairston does. He has been projected at RT by most experts.
I would love for the Bills to get Kalil, but I doubt it happens. I would rather the Bills wait & draft Glenn or Adams than use the #10 pick on Reiff myself.
Wait and draft Glenn or Adams where? I highly doubt either will be there at 41, I don't think Glenn makes it to 20 and I don't think Adams makes it out of the first.
Wait and draft Glenn or Adams where? I highly doubt either will be there at 41, I don't think Glenn makes it to 20 and I don't think Adams makes it out of the first.
I agree, I think the Bills can either trade down from #10 or trade up from the 2nd rnd.
I agree, I think the Bills can either trade down from #10 or trade up from the 2nd rnd.
Yeah, to me trade down and get one of the tackles around 14-18 is the best case scenario for the Bills picking up an extra second. I think this would be a great start of the draft for the Bills:
1. OT Martin
2a. OLB Lavonte David
2b. OLB Bobby Wagner
3. OT Schwartz (or Mosley or Massie)
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