I see a lot of mock drafts have us taking Lewan. I don't see it.
Last season if he came out, he might have been the 1st overall pick. Lots (most?) thought he was better than Eric Fisher. But the last year brought up a bunch of off the field problems that may indicate some severe character issues. Whether or not they are true is irrelevant to my point:
A team isn't going to risk drafting him 9th overall without being sure those problems aren't real.
Below is a list of who we've interviewed:
Another list from BB.com
Notice a name that's missing?
I just don't see the Bills drafting a guy facing assault charges, a guy with warnings from the police about threatening an alleged rape victim - without meeting with him a couple of times. It's possible they've met with him quietly, but I don't see why they'd try to keep that quiet.
Last season if he came out, he might have been the 1st overall pick. Lots (most?) thought he was better than Eric Fisher. But the last year brought up a bunch of off the field problems that may indicate some severe character issues. Whether or not they are true is irrelevant to my point:
A team isn't going to risk drafting him 9th overall without being sure those problems aren't real.
Below is a list of who we've interviewed:
Walt Aikens, DB, Liberty (PRI)
Odell Beckham, WR, LSU (PRI)
Bashaud Breeland, DB, Clemson (PRI)
Preston Brown, LB, Louisville (PRI)
Terrance Cobb, RB, Cumberland (PRI)
Ross Cockrell, DB, Duke (PRI)
Scott Crichton, DL, Oregon State (PRI)
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, OL, McGill (PRI)
Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina (PRI)
Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M (PRI)
Kyle Fuller%, DB, Virginia Tech (PRI) (PRO)
Phillip Gaines, DB, Rice (PRI)
Jeremy Hill, RB, LSU (PRI)
Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State (PRI)
Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana (PRI)
Marcus Martin, OL, USC (PRI)
Zack Martin, OL, Notre Dame (PRI)
Jake Matthews, OL, Texas A&M (PRI)
Jerick McKinnon, RB, Georgia Southern (PRI)
C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama (PRI)
Troy Niklas, TE, Notre Dame (PRI)
Bradley Roby, DB, Ohio State (PRI)
Lache Seastrunk, RB, Baylor (PRI)
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington (PRI)
Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State (PRI)
Charles Siddoway, OL, Mississippi State (PRI)
Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson (PRI)
Terrance West, RB, Towson (PRI)
Andre Williams, RB, Boston College (COM)
http://walterfootball.com/draft2014meetingsteams.php
Odell Beckham, WR, LSU (PRI)
Bashaud Breeland, DB, Clemson (PRI)
Preston Brown, LB, Louisville (PRI)
Terrance Cobb, RB, Cumberland (PRI)
Ross Cockrell, DB, Duke (PRI)
Scott Crichton, DL, Oregon State (PRI)
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, OL, McGill (PRI)
Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina (PRI)
Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M (PRI)
Kyle Fuller%, DB, Virginia Tech (PRI) (PRO)
Phillip Gaines, DB, Rice (PRI)
Jeremy Hill, RB, LSU (PRI)
Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State (PRI)
Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana (PRI)
Marcus Martin, OL, USC (PRI)
Zack Martin, OL, Notre Dame (PRI)
Jake Matthews, OL, Texas A&M (PRI)
Jerick McKinnon, RB, Georgia Southern (PRI)
C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama (PRI)
Troy Niklas, TE, Notre Dame (PRI)
Bradley Roby, DB, Ohio State (PRI)
Lache Seastrunk, RB, Baylor (PRI)
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington (PRI)
Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State (PRI)
Charles Siddoway, OL, Mississippi State (PRI)
Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson (PRI)
Terrance West, RB, Towson (PRI)
Andre Williams, RB, Boston College (COM)
http://walterfootball.com/draft2014meetingsteams.php
Bills pre-draft visitors 2014
(in order in which they visited)
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/art...a-c7894aa3b9ff
(in order in which they visited)
TE Troy Niklas, Notre Dame |
WR Cody Latimer, Indiana |
RB Lache Seastrunk, Baylor |
LB Ryan Shazier, Ohio State |
CB Bradley Roby, Ohio State |
DB Bashaud Breeland, Clemson |
CB Ross Cockrell, Duke |
RB Jeremy Hill, LSU |
TE Eric Ebron, UNC |
DE Scott Crichton, Oregon State |
OT Charles Siddoway, Mississippi State |
OT Jake Matthews, Texas A&M |
LB Preston Brown, Louisville |
WR Odell Beckham, LSU |
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington |
RB Terrance Cobb, Cumberlands (Ky) |
CB Phillip Gaines, Rice |
CB Walt Aikens, Liberty |
RB Carlos Hyde, Ohio State |
CB Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech |
WR Mike Evans, Texas A&M |
RB Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern |
OL Marcus Martin, USC |
WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson |
OT Zack Martin, Notre Dame |
OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, McGill |
RB Terrance West, Towson |
LB CJ Mosley, Alabama |
T Cyrus Kouandijo, Alabama |
I just don't see the Bills drafting a guy facing assault charges, a guy with warnings from the police about threatening an alleged rape victim - without meeting with him a couple of times. It's possible they've met with him quietly, but I don't see why they'd try to keep that quiet.
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