if the buffalo bills draft Patrick Willis in the first and a running back in the second round and the o line?

Question

will be better do you think they will be a good time in 07

Answer 1

O line is still a weak point.

Answer 2

If anyone says the Bills Oline is a weak point, then obviously they are not paying attention to the team. The Bills aquired Dockery and great OL from the Redskins. Plus picked up an OL from Minnesota and Oakland. They have returning starters Peters, Preston, and Pennington. The Bills O'line is definately not an issue. They need LB which , if still there, Patrick Willis will fill a void, unless they aquire Lance Briggs on draft day. Due to the relationship with Juron. Which ,also, is a possibility because the Bills have a few extra picks to play with. For RB situation, definately "A" train isn't the answer, he will be more of a third down back or spell a play or two after the Bills new starter breaks off 90 yrd runs. ( don't laugh it could happen..lol) If Adrian Peterson falls to them in Rd 1 then they have to take him, but if not, then look at the Bills taking one of these 3 backs. Antonio Pittman ( Ohio St) runs and catches like Thurman Thomas, good fit and has speed to get around the corner. Kenny Irons ( Auburn) another good all-purpose back, but seems to think too highly of himself. Then you have Michael Bush ( Louisville) Broke his leg early last year, has speed and power, runs like a Natron Means ( old Chargers power back). 3rd round has to be Corner Back- with the departure of the 80 million dollar man Clemments, the Bills may look to add depth at the stage, then may look QB eventually. I think the bills will surprise teams this year with their "youth movement" expect a 10-6 or 11-5 year, but don't rule out being better than that, offense will score plenty, just hope the defense can hold.

Answer 3

Willis would be a stud & make people forget London Fletcher rather quickly. I'm not convinced, however, that the RBs after the top two (Adrian Peterson and Marshawn Lynch) are entirely worth a second round pick -or- able to replace Willis McGahee without missing a beat. I could be wrong about that. But Antonio Pittman and Kenny Irons seem decent but not great, Tony Hunt and Brian Leonard seem like role players, and Michael Bush seems like a huge injury risk (not that McGahee wasn't when he was drafted.)

The Bills might be better off making a deal with the Chargers for Michael Turner, or picking up a free agent like Kevan Barlow or Chris Brown, to share carries with the A-Train.

Will they have a good year? They're in a tough division, so it won't be easy for them to post a winning record. But they have been making a lot of offseason moves that should improve the team (so long as they get a starting RB, MLB and CB along the way.)

The Bills *might* be better off taking Marshawn Lynch in the first, the best available MLB in the 2nd (David Harris? Buster Davis? Tim Shaw? Justin Durant?), and taking a CB in the 3rd. Of those three positions, IMHO, the dropoff in talent will be sharper for RB and CB on Day One than it will be for MLB.

Answer 4

That makes the most sense. Patrick Willis is one of the safest picks in the draft. He'll succeed no matter what kind of defense he's in. there are plenty of running backs in the draft, but only two, possibly three are worthy of first round pick status. They need to beef up on the o-line to give Losman some protection. He's coming off a good year and they need to keep him upright.

Answer 5

Losing Spikes, Fletcher, and Clements (as overrated as I think Clements is) makes me think their defense will be more of a liability than the offense next year. The Bills have a lot of young guys with some upside but they will probably still be a work in progress. I dont see this year's RB class being as good as last year. I dont know if they will be able to draft a feature RB that will transition immediately into the NFL. I like the way the team is going though.

Answer 6

First of all the bills are not going to draft a LB in the first round. I think they will draft a corner or other defensive back. Or a O-Line Men but hey thats my opinion