Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

[Yasgur's Farm]

Can you spell cap hell. How can anyone justify taking any 'O' lineman or DT in the 1st round. Have we not learned our lesson with the $9M the Bills pay Mike Williams.

1st round... A big speedy receiver with good hands... EMo is history as a Bill and we'll need some size opposite Lee Evans. In addition, look to pick up FA Antwaan Randle El or Reggie Wayne.

Lee Evans
FA (Antwaan Randle El or Reggie Wayne)
Rookie
Roscoe Parish
Josh Reed
Sam Aiken

2nd round... A big speedy CB... No way does Nate Clements deserve what he'll be getting as a FA. We'll need size to offset McGee.

McGee
King
Rookie
Greer
Thomas

3rd round #1... Run stuffing DT... I believe we'll switch to a 3/4 'D' due to the emergence of Angelo Crowell. Resigning Posey for cheap will round out a good LB quad. A DT rotation of Bannan, Anderson, Sape and rookie will be adequate. Say goodbye to Sam Adams.

Bannan
Anderson
Rookie
Sape

TKO
Crowell
Fletcher
Posey
Haggan
Ezekiel
Stamer

3rd round #2... A pass defender for SS... Coy Wire can handle the run aspect of that position. We'll bring the rookie in for obvious pass situations. Toodles to Lawyer Milloy and Troy Vincent. Baker starts at FS.

Wire
Baker
Rookie
Leonhard

4th round... OL depth... There will be a fair number of decent FA OT's available. I say we pick one up and move Gandy to LG. In addition, Duke Preston starts at center. We'll resign Teague for cheap if we can. He'll make an excellent versatile backup.

FA
Gandy
Preston
Villarial
Peters
Teague
Geisinger
Lawrence

Sure... I know we won't have the shut down 'D' we had last year... But it will be servicable and equally effective against the run and pass.

With these moves on the 'O'... we should experience some solid and balanced growth here.

Of course... throw it all out the window if we have a shot at Reggie Bush.

[JefftheBillsfan]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

are you serious?

[OpIv37]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

this team needs line help desperately. TD's plan of taking rejects from other teams and late round/undrafted FA's to "develop" hasn't worked at all (with the exception of Jason Peters). McGahee, Losman and Evans will never reach their full potential without adequate protection on O and a D that can get off the field.

If we have to pay first round $ to a lineman for either side of the ball, so be it. We can stay out of cap jail by cutting some dead weight in the form of useless overpaid vets (Vincent, Milloy, MOULDS, Adams, Mike Williams, Posey, Reed come to mind).

[DaBills]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

If TD drops to the later rounds to get 'value' out of another line pick, I'm killin myself.


Either way, WR? Disagree. We absolutely need to build the OL.

[Captain Obvious]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

Picking a OT or a DT in the 1st Round and giving him a huge signing bonus doesn't have to be a problem if that player is eventually a Probowler. A WR taking in the 1st Round could just as easily be a bust as a OL like Mike Williams.

[Devin]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

pass whatever it is your smoking around.

[HHURRICANE]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

are you serious?

I just thought the same thing!!

[Scumbag College]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

The Bills need to use three of their four Day 1 picks on the OL and DL. They would be well advised to use their first two picks on the lines. If we're drafting safeties and receivers before lineman, I'll kick the neighbor's dog in April.

[OpIv37]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

The Bills need to use three of their four Day 1 picks on the OL and DL. They would be well advised to use their first two picks on the lines. If we're drafting safeties and receivers before lineman, I'll kick the neighbor's dog in April.

if TD is still the GM we will be. We need to get that "best player available". Even if it means we have 19 safeties on the roster and 3 defensive tackles.

[Throne Logic]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

Picking a OT or a DT in the 1st Round and giving him a huge signing bonus doesn't have to be a problem if that player is eventually a Probowler. A WR taking in the 1st Round could just as easily be a bust as a OL like Mike Williams.

True, however, I believe Draz was alluding to the fact that the draft is a crap shoot, regardless of what round you are picking in. The money would be better spent on a known commodity or two, rather than one huge unknown.

The perfect example is Mike Williams. Most people were pretty happy with that pick. Now he's an overpaid LG.

Linemen, on both sides of the ball, tend to take a couple of years to develop. Skill players (QB aside) tend to develop quicker. Furthermore, skill players (QB especially included) will have a much better opportunity to develop if you have a strong veteran line anchoring their respective sides of the ball. Proven fact, year after year. Games are ultimately won and lost based on what is happening in the trenches.

[Devin]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

The perfect example is Mike Williams. Most people were pretty happy with that pick. Now he's an overpaid LG.

Backup LG.

[HHURRICANE]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

First off Draz 54 needs to reconsider his post. We might as well draft USC's whole team because they would have more talent than what Draz has on the board!!


With that said you always take DL's early and OL's later. DL's have a better chance of panning out as rookies because they can get by on their athleticism. OL's need time to adjust to the speed of the game. Robert Gallery is still trying to find his head from his ass and he had more hype than any OL since Manadarich. I would take DL's all the way through the 3rd round. I would not draft a receiver. PERIOD.

[Forward_Lateral]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

What? The Bills have 8 million in cap room BEFORE cutting ANYONE. They are anything but in cap hell.

[ajsdx]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

Dude...any situation where Coy Wire is in the game is an obvious passing situation.

[Scumbag College]

Re: Bills can't afford 'O' line or DT in the 1st

One other thing, I root for the Bills and watch every one of their games. No matter if it was during the Super Bowl years or during the dark ages of today.

However...

If Coy Wire is the starting SS on Opening Day 2006, I quit and will just watch golf or NASCAR or some other mindless crap on TV that Sunday.