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The Bills pre-draft visits were in full swing this week. Stay close to Buffalobills.com for more visit updates in the weeks to come. For now here are some of your latest questions from email at AskChris bills.nfl.net and on Twitter ChrisBrownBills.1 Chris,Thank you for keeping me informed for the last decade. Before I only had the newspaper to go by and it was very slow and incomplete.Three or more of these eleven players Jake Mathews, Taylor Lewan, Greg Robinson, Sammy Watkins, Eric Ebron,Boston Red Sox Koji Uehara Jersey, Mike Evans, Kahlil Mack, Anthony Barr, C.J. Mosley, Justin Gilbert and Jadeveon Clowney will be avilable to the Bills for sure. If any of the top three QB s are added to the mix then Buffalo can even be more selective.I think the top 9 will go like this 1) QB/DE, 2) WR/DE, 3)&4) QBs, 5)QB/LB ,6) OT,Rod Woodson Steelers Jersey, 7) OT/LB,8)QB and Buffalo will choose Mack,Authentic Dwyane Wade Bulls Jersey, Lewan, Watkins or Evans in that order depending on their availability.I actually think the Bills will take an OT because it affects the most players. Players such as the RBs, the QB and the WR/TEs directly. No other position does this. I hope they get Lewan but if Mack is available I would go with him first because the defense wins FB games and Mack would push our D past Seattle in my modest opinion.How do you see it at this point in time?ThanksKenCB: It’s hard to know exactly what will fall to the Bills at nine as the teams in front of them, for the most part,Rodney Hudson Raiders Jersey, need a lot of different building blocks. That means they could go in a number of different directions with their top pick. Knowing the QB class is far from intriguing outside of Manziel the popular speculation now is that only two QBs will go in the top 8, with Teddy Bridgewater looked upon as the QB falling out of the top 10.Jacksonville at three is one of those pivot type picks, where what they do could largely impact the teams right behind them. They’re now thought to be considering a QB in round two rather than round one and will look to add a difference maker at another position on offense (Sammy Watkins?) after loading up on defense in free agency. I still think they’re still considering a QB, especially if Bortles is still on the board.Mack will not make it to nine, no way, no how. So cross him off your list. Cleveland is unpredictable as to what they might do as are the Raiders at five. Atlanta is expected to go OL or DL and it will depend on which player is ranked highest on their board among those two positions. Tampa Bay is a virtual lock to receiver and take Mike Evans. Minnesota is likely to take a QB knowing the mess they had at the position last year and it could be Manziel there.So what should be there for Buffalo? Probably one of the top three OTs (presumably Lewan), Ebron and C.J. Mosley. I don’t see Justin Gilbert or Anthony Barr as part of the equation there. Whether the Bills have another player or two ranked as high is unclear.The most talented of the three I mentioned (Lewan,Andre Drummond Pistons Jersey, Ebron, Mosley) is probably Ebron, who one could argue also has the most upside. Lewan and Mosley kind of are what they are. They’ll both be very solid pros and should be in an NFL starting lineup right away,Chicago Cubs Miguel Montero Jersey, but Ebron has a chance to be special and that could give him the edge there. We’re all guessing, but the most important factor is how things play out in front of Buffalo.2 Chris,Pardon me, but my brain is working overtime on the Bills. With Carpenter in the fold where does this leave Hopkins? Thought he was supposed to be the new guy with the strong leg.Jim (Skaneateles)CB: It puts Hopkins in a tough spot. First of all he’s trying to come back from a bad groin injury on his kicking leg side. Second, he’s competing with a veteran kicker who put up the second most accurate FG kicking season in team history. With the money invested in Carpenter by the Bills, Hopkins is going to need to have the training camp of his life to unseat Carpenter.Now head coach Doug Marrone is not opposed to carrying a second kicker as a kickoff specialist, which is a role that Hopkins could most definitely fill. However, the roster numbers have to work out right to keep a second kicker for such a luxury. We’ll see how it plays out this summer.3 Hey Chris,Huge fan of yours and the Bills obviously. Just wondering about the Corey Graham signing. Will he be competing for second cornerback position with Leodis? And if not, how will that affect Nickel Robey s playing time, if at all? Do you think it was a big contract for a potentially 3rd string corner or will his special teams play make up for it?Thanks,BrendanCB: As I’m sure you and most other fans have seen coach Marrone has said he intends to make Graham a part of the safety competition with Duke Williams, Jonathan Meeks and Da’Norris Searcy to fill the spot left by Jairus Byrd. He’ll also be the first guy in on the boundary at corner if McKelvin or Gilmore are sidelined by injury. As for Robey he will hold onto the role if Graham lands the safety spot next to Aaron Williams.4 Hey Chris,I was just curious,Los Angeles Dodgers Andre Ethier Jersey, if team a wanted to trade a player for a pick in the draft, and the traded player ended up failing the physical for team b,Jonathan Cooper Patriots Jersey, what would happen? Would the player(s) selected with the traded pick pick(s) go to team b and the player that failed the physical would return to team a? Or would something else happen?Thanks,TommyCB: Yes,Chuck Howley Cowboys Jersey, if a player did not pass the physical for his new team the trade would be nullified and any and all assets exchanged in the deal would revert back to their original clubs. That’s what happened several years ago when the Bills tried to trade John McCargo to the Indianapolis Colts. He failed his physical with the Colts due to a back problem they cited and the trade was nullified.5 Hi Chris,Just wondering what your thoughts are on the Bills seemingly not attempting to keep Carrington or Moats. There was so much talk last summer about how well Carrington was coming along and now they could seem to care less about keeping him. I wouldn t imagine it s because of competition from other teams as he hasn t proven himself on the field for any stretch of time.Also looking at Rivers career he hardly seems like an upgrade from Moats. They both seem to be in the same kind of position as fill in LB s struggling to get more snaps. Also what is the deal with Chris Williams? NFL.com says he graded out terribly last season. To be honest I m less than pleased with where the offensive line has gone under Marrone. In Gailey s last season we had the fewest sacks and CJ s yards per carry were through the roof. Marrone’s supposed to be a line guy and during his first year we were at the bottom of those stats and seem content to downgrade from Levitre to Williams at LG. Do you know anything we dont about where this might be going?DanCB: I have it on very good authority that the Bills offered Carrington a contract extension before the 2013 season, but he and his agent (the same one as Jairus Byrd) turned it down. Three weeks later Carrington tore his quadriceps tendon and went on I-R in a contract year. Moats was presented with a contract offer this offseason and he chose not to take it thinking he could do better. Whether he did or not we may never know, but he signed a one-year veteran minimum deal with a $65K signing bonus. |
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