This is the Bills Shot At Sam Darnold

[Night Train]

Enough picks to package and trade up to #1.

Very possible now.

[kscdogbillsfan1221]

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i hope you're right, but he may not even declare. remember andrew luck stayed in school for a year and because of it, we ended up drafting Dareus instead of potentially Cam Newton.

[Night Train]

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The nice part is, there are still several other QB's not named Sam Darnold that are rated higher than any of the top QB's recently selected.

[Joe Fo Sho]

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Unless the team at #1 wants him.

[JoeMama]

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IF he declares.

IF he remains the best option.

IF a team that's even worse than us are willing to give him up.

I don't like all those clauses in there.

[Night Train]

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From DB's scouting thread

2018 Class -
Mason Rudolph - Oklahoma State
Max Browne - Pitt
Matt Linehan - Idaho
Luke Falk - Washington State
Baker Mayfield - Oklahoma
JT Barrett - Ohio State
Quinton Flowers - South Florida
Mike White - Western Kentucky
Jeremiah Briscoe - Sam Houston State
Logan Woodside - Toledo

2019 Class (Eligible as Jr. Early Entrant) -
Josh Rosen - UCLA
Josh Allen - Wyoming
Lamar Jackson - Louisville
Wilton Speights - Michigan
Nick Fitzgerald - Mississippi State
Brett Rypien - Boise State
Jake Browning - Washington
Clayton Thorson - Northwestern
Blake Barnett - Arizona State
Trace McSorley - Penn State

2020 Class (Eligible as rSo Early Entrant) -
Kyle Allen - Houston
Will Grier - West Virginia
Jarret Stidham - Auburn
Brandon Wimbush - Notre Dame
Sam Darnold - USC

[Buffalogic]

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We've got a real chance as long as the Jets don't get the first overall pick. It's Jets versus the field and we have the field.

[DraftBoy]

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For this to be a successful scenario for the Bills at least one 'ELITE' level QB need to be at our pick. Right now looking at 2018 and who we know will without question be in the draft, there is no elite level QB prospect.

Now there are probably 2-4 who could declare early and come in, but early entrant QB's are the hardest to predict or count on.

Keep in mind it was only 30 days ago when news broke that Darnold was not leaving USC this year. Now he's come out and said he's only focused on USC football and that decisions will be made when appropriate, but this Bills are taking a rather big risk if this is all-in for #1 QB pick.

[Mr. Pink]

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For this to be a successful scenario for the Bills at least one 'ELITE' level QB need to be at our pick. Right now looking at 2018 and who we know will without question be in the draft, there is no elite level QB prospect.

Now there are probably 2-4 who could declare early and come in, but early entrant QB's are the hardest to predict or count on.

Keep in mind it was only 30 days ago when news broke that Darnold was not leaving USC this year. Now he's come out and said he's only focused on USC football and that decisions will be made when appropriate, but this Bills are taking a rather big risk if this is all-in for #1 QB pick.

If that's the case then you take your 1st round pick, likely to be top 6 and trade down with someone and pick up an extra 2019 1st rounder. A guy like Christian Kirk would be tempting for a team in the 20s to want to move up to get and they'll have to pay a heavy price to do so.

[DraftBoy]

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If that's the case then you take your 1st round pick, likely to be top 6 and trade down with someone and pick up an extra 2019 1st rounder. A guy like Christian Kirk would be tempting for a team in the 20s to want to move up to get and they'll have to pay a heavy price to do so.

Easier said than done, also Kirk would need to leave school early as well. He's 2019 prospect.

[Mr. Pink]

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Easier said than done, also Kirk would need to leave school early as well. He's 2019 prospect.

Happens every year in the draft with someone moving up. And WR is usually a position teams do it for.

Replace Kirk with Calvin Ridley...one of the two will definitely declare and I'd be highly surprised if it's not both. Both guys are head and shoulders better than the rest of the WR class.

If not you always have Saquon Barkley who teams will fall in love with over his speed...yeah yeah, he'd have to declare early too before you say it.

[John Doe]

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For this to be a successful scenario for the Bills at least one 'ELITE' level QB need to be at our pick. Right now looking at 2018 and who we know will without question be in the draft, there is no elite level QB prospect.

Are you saying that none of the QBs available in next year's draft can improve their status to "elite" with a big year?

[feldspar]

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Unless the team at #1 wants him.

Yes, exactly.

Dunno why the worst team in the league would think they already have their franchise guy at QB. Although it's been known to happen, it's not exactly likely. Don't see why anybody would pass on a top legit QB prospect for we'd be able to offer...not if they need a QB too.

Most bad teams pass on QBs at the top of the board on years where the pickings are slim, or they have somebody they are trying to develop somehow.

All these picks assure the Bills of nothing.

We'll see how these play in college this year, too...should all be interesting, anyway.

[YardRat]

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These guys aren't cashing in assets for a one-time prayer at an unproven QB that may not even be eligible to draft. If they are, they are a lot dumber than I perceive them to be, and I don't think they are.

[Night Train]

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These guys aren't cashing in assets for a one-time prayer at an unproven QB that may not even be eligible to draft. If they are, they are a lot dumber than I perceive them to be, and I don't think they are.

Watching college football is always great for me. It will be even better this year. Darnold isn't the only QB with talent.