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In any case, it's a drop-off after Winston and Mariota. However, Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley doesn't believe the cliff is as pronounced as some believe.
"I would say that there is a drop-off. I don’t think it’s as steep as a lot of people are saying," Whaley said at the NFL owners meetings last week. "And the way the system is, with the new CBA and everything, and that position being so important, guys are going to get drafted higher. Because you might as well try to hit on a guy, and it’s not that big of a financial commitment, as in years past.
"So I think there will be a run on some guys maybe in the second and third round that are a little lower. But, again, I don’t think the drop-off is as big as a lot of people are saying."
While Winston or Mariota aren't coming to Buffalo, the anticipated second-day "run" on quarterbacks could have implications for the Bills. With a long-term need at quarterback, would Whaley take a swing on Hundley in the second round or Grayson in the third round if he felt another team could scoop either up?
I asked Whaley last week if it would be realistic to add another quarterback in the draft even as the Bills are set to enter training camp with a three-way competition among EJ Manuel, Matt Cassel and Tyrod Taylor.
"It could [be realistic]," Whaley said. "It’s one of those things the way we’ve set it up in free agency, it helps us as personnel guys, because we’re going to set the board in the truest sense because we really don’t have a need.
In any case, it's a drop-off after Winston and Mariota. However, Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley doesn't believe the cliff is as pronounced as some believe.
"I would say that there is a drop-off. I don’t think it’s as steep as a lot of people are saying," Whaley said at the NFL owners meetings last week. "And the way the system is, with the new CBA and everything, and that position being so important, guys are going to get drafted higher. Because you might as well try to hit on a guy, and it’s not that big of a financial commitment, as in years past.
"So I think there will be a run on some guys maybe in the second and third round that are a little lower. But, again, I don’t think the drop-off is as big as a lot of people are saying."
While Winston or Mariota aren't coming to Buffalo, the anticipated second-day "run" on quarterbacks could have implications for the Bills. With a long-term need at quarterback, would Whaley take a swing on Hundley in the second round or Grayson in the third round if he felt another team could scoop either up?
I asked Whaley last week if it would be realistic to add another quarterback in the draft even as the Bills are set to enter training camp with a three-way competition among EJ Manuel, Matt Cassel and Tyrod Taylor.
"It could [be realistic]," Whaley said. "It’s one of those things the way we’ve set it up in free agency, it helps us as personnel guys, because we’re going to set the board in the truest sense because we really don’t have a need.
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