Buffalo Bills 2014 Draft: Rd1#4 WR Sammy Watkins; Rd2#44 C. Kouandjio; Stevie traded

[Mit Yarrum]

If not for the fumbles, this dude could be a star IMO.

edit Bryce Brown, that is

 

[Takeo]

He blew up when McCoy was hurt, right? I don't know much about him.

 

[Mit Yarrum]

He blew up when McCoy was hurt, right? I don't know much about him.

Yep. Had a coming out party so to speak on national TV, but literally fumbled away his chance to prove he could do it consistently. He's had a few chances.

Talent wise he's far better than any RB we could draft right now.

Fumbles like a champ though.

 

[CrazyPsycho]

He blew up when McCoy was hurt, right? I don't know much about him.

He did. I believe he was the #1 recruited RB coming out of high school. Was a Kiffin recruit at Tennessee, so there's that. Has ball control issues, but he's been lightly used which I like, good Fred/CJ injury insurance with the potential to break out. I prefer this to drafting a RB.

 

[Woodhouse]

KC Joyner 12:52pm
Bryce Brown was second in the league in GBYPA in 2012. Bills were 4th in GBR in 2013. Potentially high-impact FFB combo.

Adam Schefter 12:54pm
For Bryce Brown, Eagles are getting back a conditional 4th-round pick in 2015 that can be a 3rd in 2016, per source.

 

[TkachukMyAho]

Reading through these posts, it's fair to say I'm not a knowledgeable as most of you on NFL football...but I love the Watkins pick. If nothing else, it's the first time this team has aggressively pursued an area of weakness in a long time. It's nice to see this statement from the Bills that enough is enough.

Or, maybe I'm just reading it wrong.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

If we traded that much for him then Freddy definitely isn't getting re-signed. I'll take a Spiller/Brown combo.

 

[Takeo]

So they basically traded Johnson for Brown.

 

[CrazyPsycho]

Seems like Brown has been around forever, he's only turning 23. I think they do one more year of Freddy while Brown works himself into the lineup. Or they don't want to re-sign Spiller.

 

[Mit Yarrum]

IMO this is the kind of move good franchises make. ID a player stuck in a situation where he's not getting a lot of playtime, but when he's played he's exploded.

With age/contract/injury concerns at that position on the Bills, I love this.

 

[Woodhouse]

So they basically traded Johnson for Brown.

Yeah, pretty much. I think the knock on Brown is he likes to bounce everything outside.

 

[Sabreality]

Yep. Had a coming out party so to speak on national TV, but literally fumbled away his chance to prove he could do it consistently. He's had a few chances.

Talent wise he's far better than any RB we could draft right now.

Fumbles like a champ though.

i dont think he fumbled once last season.

 

[Djp]

KC Joyner 12:52pm
Bryce Brown was second in the league in GBYPA in 2012. Bills were 4th in GBR in 2013. Potentially high-impact FFB combo.

Adam Schefter 12:54pm
For Bryce Brown, Eagles are getting back a conditional 4th-round pick in 2015 that can be a 3rd in 2016, per source.

What I heard was it was the SF pick we got for SJ.....is it different?

 

[Paxon]

He blew up when McCoy was hurt, right? I don't know much about him.

I only know him from the NFL because I don't follow much college football, but I read that he was one of the top RB recruits over the past many years going into college. However, he didn't start a single game in college or until McCoy got hurt.

From what I've seen (and I clearly remember watching his first game as starter for the Eagles), he has just a fantastic blend of speed and strength. Dude is like 5'11 22X pounds.

He suffers from some East-West-itis and had fumble issues in his first year. I think fumble issues get overblown based on sample size. I believe he had 4 fumbles in not a ton (obviously) of carries that year. What if he only had 2 fumbles, would anyone care? Probably not. He needed to protect the ball better but chance factors heavily into such a sample size. He had 0 fumbles last year.

I love the pick [edit: the trade]. He will be in the mix even with CJ and Fred. If one gets hurt they shouldn't miss too much of a beat, having two good backs still. If both get hurt he's the kind of guy who could start a few games and have big performances. After this year, if Fred retires or CJ negotations break down, he gives some serious insurance going forward. He could become a starter and probably a top 15 back, but he needs coaching just like Spiller did when he came in.

 

[Takeo]

I only know him from the NFL because I don't follow much college football, but I read that he was one of the top RB recruits over the past many years going into college. However, he didn't start a single game in college or until McCoy got hurt.

From what I've seen (and I clearly remember watching his first game as starter for the Eagles), he has just a fantastic blend of speed and strength. Dude is like 5'11 22X pounds.

He suffers from some East-West-itis and had fumble issues in his first year. I think fumble issues get overblown based on sample size. I believe he had 4 fumbles in not a ton (obviously) of carries that year. What if he only had 2 fumbles, would anyone care? Probably not. He needed to protect the ball better but chance factors heavily into such a sample size. He had 0 fumbles last year.

I love the pick. He will be in the mix even with CJ and Fred. If one gets hurt they shouldn't miss too much of a beat, having two good backs still. If both get hurt he's the kind of guy who could start a few games and have big performances. After this year, if Fred retires or CJ negotations break down, he gives some serious insurance going forward. He could become a starter and probably a top 15 back, but he needs coaching just like Spiller did when he came in.

Good analysis, thanks. And they also have Dixon to complement whatever East-West-itis that Brown may have. That's a nice stable of RB's with flexibility for the future.

Come on David Yankey!!!!

 

[whiplash]

Good analysis, thanks. And they also have Dixon to complement whatever East-West-itis that Brown may have. That's a nice stable of RB's with flexibility for the future.

Come on David Yankey!!!!

****ing Vikings, man. 2 times they screwed us

 

[Takeo]

doh!!!!

 

[whiplash]

ANOTHER commercial for the bills pick!

 

[whiplash]

Trade down? Can't tell because it's on a ****ING COMMERCIAL

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Bills just traded down again. This time with the Bucs.

 

[Takeo]

Whaley seems to be loving this whole GM thing

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Bills traded down their 1st of 2 in the 5th round in a deal to Tampa Bay.

 

[CrazyPsycho]

Bills trade this year's 5th for Tampa's 7th this year and a 5th next year. Good deal, especially when they pick in 4 spots

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Are you kidding me? Kuondjio owned ND in the National Championship game 2 years ago. He made pancake after pancake. Alabama ran continuously to his side all game!! they ran the hell out of ND in that game. Kuandjio is a beast, 6 ft 7, 322 lbs. If you haven't seen much of him and I assume you haven't you'll quickly change your mind on him. The only thing that prevented him from being a top 15 pick was his knee injury. Other than that he is going to be a star. He's only 20 years old as well. I love our picks so far.

No offense but that 2012 ND team has to be the most overrated college team I can think of in quite some time.

 

[whiplash]

Bills trade this year's 5th for Tampa's 7th this year and a 5th next year. Good deal, especially when they pick in 4 spots

I don't understand it at all... Meager return and it's not like we don't still have positions we can upgrade or bolster this year with a 5th round pick