Reading more into pre-draft visits makes the case for Evans

[The Jokeman]

I know we've debated at will on whom the Bills will draft. One argument everyone has made that Evans look like a logical pick is because he has the measurables and might be available with our pick. Toss in he did visit the Bills for a pre-draft visit. Yet looking more in depth we also visited with his former teammate Jake Matthews but also met with two CBs that faced Texas A&M in their 1st game of and last game of their season in bringing in CBs from Rice and Duke. Is it possible we wanted to get some intel from the guys against Evans to see just how good he is? As I was just reviewing the notes from Whaley's pre-draft conference talking about size of WRs etc. but then again it might also make for the case as to why we brought in said CBs as both (along with Fuller) do offer up some size at the position for what it's worth. I know everyone is trying to read tea leaves to determine what we're targeting so I might be over reading into things but it's tough with the draft so far away.

[YardRat]

Re: Reading more into pre-draft visits makes the case for Evans

Player	Pos.	College	Ht	Wt	Spd
Terrance Cobb	RB	Cumberlands	5101	218
Jeremy Hill	RB	LSU	6005	233	4.66
Carlos Hyde	RB	Ohio State	5117	230	4.66
Jerick McKinnon	RB	Georgia Southern	5087	209	4.41
Lache Seastrunk	RB	Baylor	5090	201	4.51
Terrance West	RB	Towson	5092	225	4.54
Odell Beckham, Jr.	WR	LSU	5112	198	4.43
Mike Evans	WR	Texas A&M	6046	231	4.53
Cody Latimer	WR	Indiana	6020	215	4.39
Sammy Watkins	WR	Clemson	6006	211	4.43
Eric Ebron	TE	North Carolina	6043	250	4.60
Troy Niklas	TE	Notre Dame	6064	270
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	Washington	6054	262
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	OT	McGill	6050	321	4.98
Cyrus Kouandjio	OT	Alabama	6066	322	5.59
Zack Martin	OT	Notre Dame	6041	308
Jake Matthews	OT	Texas A&M	6054	308	5.07
Charles Siddoway	OT	Mississippi State	6053	301	5.07
Marcus Martin	C	USC	6033	320	5.22
Scott Crichton	DE	Oregon State	6030	273	4.84
Preston Brown	LB	Louisville	6010	251	4.86
C.J. Mosley	LB	Alabama	6020	234	4.63
Ryan Shazier	LB	Ohio State	6010	237
Walt Aikens	CB	Liberty	6005	203	4.49
Bashaud Breeland	CB	Clemson	5110	197	4.62
Ross Cockrell	CB	Duke	5110	194	4.56
Kyle Fuller	CB	Virginia Tech	5116	190	4.49
Phillip Gaines	CB	Rice	6003	193	4.38
Bradley Roby	CB	Ohio State	5110	194	4.39

[YardRat]

Re: Reading more into pre-draft visits makes the case for Evans

Matthews, Evans or Ebron, it looks like.

[TacklingDummy]

Re: Reading more into pre-draft visits makes the case for Evans

Evans and Matthews will be gone before the Bills pick.

Hooray for meaningless wins.

[The Jokeman]

Re: Reading more into pre-draft visits makes the case for Evans

Evans and Matthews will be gone before the Bills pick.

Hooray for meaningless wins.

I'm not sure of Matthews being gone, his stock is taking a bit of a fall as the latest talk is Raiders supposedly like Lewan. If that's the case it could open up a small opening that Matthews falls to us. As if Houston goes Clowney, the Rams go Richardson, the Jaguars could go Manziel or Watkins, the Browns go with whomever the Jags don't take, the Raiders take Lewan, the Falcons take Mack, the Bucs take Evans, the Vikings take Broyles and that leaves the Bills Matthews. Right now I think the Bills targets are Evans, Matthews or Ebron. One of the three should definitely be there for the taking. Wile I'm not big on Evans or Ebron but if read into things it seems like these 3 make the most sense. Yet trading down could still be an option if the right partner is there or someone dangles a nice offer our way like the Rams did last year.

[TacklingDummy]

Re: Reading more into pre-draft visits makes the case for Evans

Ebron will be there, the other 2 will not.

Book it.

[Saratoga Slim]

Re: Reading more into pre-draft visits makes the case for Evans

Well, the good news is there are several teams ahead of us fully capable of making a stupid pick. Combine that with the possibility of at least one QB going in the top 8, and I'm pretty sure we'll have someone interesting to pick, whether it's Matthews, Evans, or one of the guys non one expects to still be there..

[DraftBoy]

Re: Reading more into pre-draft visits makes the case for Evans

Nah...I think the visits show you that Cobb is the pick.

[Mr. Miyagi]

Re: Reading more into pre-draft visits makes the case for Evans

Matthews, Evans or Ebron, it looks like.

I'd be very excited about either one of these 3.

[gonzo1105]

Re: Reading more into pre-draft visits makes the case for Evans

Its my opinion but I don't think they are drafting Ebron. Its my opinion but I think that Zach Martin and O'Dell Beckham are higher on the board than Ebron. So even if Matthews and Evans are gone I would suspect you'd see those two before Ebron