Bills Draft 2021

[Ann]

 

 

https://twitter.com/BuffaloBillsPR/status/1386679747275546625

[Ann]

Rhett Lewis 2021 NFL mock draft 1.0: Packers help Aaron Rodgers; Bills boost backfield
Rhett Lewis
NFL Network Host

[B-Man]

Bills expected to focus on defense with late 1st-round pick

By JOHN WAWROWApril 23, 2021

 

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brandon Beane hopes he becomes accustomed to picking at the back of the pack in the NFL draft for years to come following the Bills’ breakthrough season.

The lower in the draft order a team selects, the more it reflects success.

And that’s becoming apparent in Buffalo, where the general manager has in four years transformed a franchise which opened the millennium missing the playoffs for 17 consecutive seasons into the makings of a long-term contender.

 

[Foxx]

https://twitter.com/OneBillsLive/status/1386761815955234826

 

[Foxx]

https://twitter.com/SalSports/status/1386775484017610757

 

[Foxx]

In support of the above.

https://twitter.com/RyanTalbotBills/status/1386777154223067137

 

Todd McShay: Bills trying to trade up for Travis Etienne in Round 1 of 2021 NFL Draft

 

... “The last bit of buzz for you,” McShay told Russilo. “Travis Etienne is the hottest running back in this class right now in terms of where his draft stock is going to be. I’m told that Buffalo at 30 is talking to teams ahead of the Jets at 23 and Jacksonville at 25 and going ahead of Pittsburgh as well trying to get in position to get Etienne. They think that he’s the best back. They want to pair him up obviously with Josh Allen and create that backfield.”

 

McShay is not the only draft analyst to link Buffalo to Etienne on Monday. Peter King of NBC Sports mocked Etienne to the Bills at pick 30 and Albert Breer of SI.com linked the Bills to the back saying that Etienne’s name was brought up to him when mentioning who the Bills will target in Round 1.

 

Via SI.com:

 

What you need to know: A second-tier corner probably would make the most sense, but Clemson’s Travis Etienne was a name raised to me for Buffalo. And the comp I’ve gotten most for him is Alvin Kamara—a player you have to have a plan for, but one who can be incredibly difficult for defenses to handle. Adding Etienne to that skill group, as an underneath weapon with the Bills’ ability to go downfield, would be pretty tantalizing. ...

[Nanker]

CJ Spiller 2.0? 
I hope not!

[KD in CA]

Trading up for Spiller 2.0??

 

I really hope not!

[Nanker]

15 minutes ago, KD in CA said:

Trading up for Spiller 2.0??

 

I really hope not!

Harris at 30, and I don’t mean the Kamala witch. 

[Koko]

19 minutes ago, Nanker said:

Harris at 30, and I don’t mean the Kamala witch. 

 

Hey now, be nice. By all accounts Mr. Harris was a good dude.

 

[Dubs]

Trading up for an RB would make me really sad. 

[Ann]

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/1386835049253941250

[B-Man]

18 hours ago, Foxx said:

In support of the above.

https://twitter.com/RyanTalbotBills/status/1386777154223067137

 

Todd McShay: Bills trying to trade up for Travis Etienne in Round 1 of 2021 NFL Draft

 

... “The last bit of buzz for you,” McShay told Russilo. “Travis Etienne is the hottest running back in this class right now in terms of where his draft stock is going to be. I’m told that Buffalo at 30 is talking to teams ahead of the Jets at 23 and Jacksonville at 25 and going ahead of Pittsburgh as well trying to get in position to get Etienne. They think that he’s the best back. They want to pair him up obviously with Josh Allen and create that backfield.”

 

McShay is not the only draft analyst to link Buffalo to Etienne on Monday. Peter King of NBC Sports mocked Etienne to the Bills at pick 30 and Albert Breer of SI.com linked the Bills to the back saying that Etienne’s name was brought up to him when mentioning who the Bills will target in Round 1.

 

Via SI.com:

 

What you need to know: A second-tier corner probably would make the most sense, but Clemson’s Travis Etienne was a name raised to me for Buffalo. And the comp I’ve gotten most for him is Alvin Kamara—a player you have to have a plan for, but one who can be incredibly difficult for defenses to handle. Adding Etienne to that skill group, as an underneath weapon with the Bills’ ability to go downfield, would be pretty tantalizing. ...

 

 

I'm praying that it is a smokescreen.

 

 

[SabreKV]

7 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

I'm praying that it is a smokescreen.

 

 

There's no way that it's not complete bs, in my opinion. I can't picture BB letting anyone outside of the organization know anything about a player on their radar. 

[Jauronimo]

3 hours ago, B-Man said:

 

 

I'm praying that it is a smokescreen.

 

 

Moving up to take an RB in the first will be worse than the time we spent 5 first round picks to get Sammy Watkins.  

[Uncle Joe]

Just now, Jauronimo said:

Moving up to take an RB in the first will be worse than the time we spent 5 first round picks to get Sammy Watkins.  

New math says it was 6 first round picks.

[Ann]

Most mocked to Buffalo...
 

Top 10 prospects picked for the Bills in 2021 NFL mock drafts

1. RB Travis Etienne, Clemson
Mocked to Buffalo: 14 times

 

2. RB Najee Harris, Alabama
Mocked to Buffalo: 10 times

 

3. CB Asante Samuel Jr., Florida State
Mocked to Buffalo: 9 times

 

4. CB Greg Newsome II, Northwestern
Mocked to Buffalo: 9 times

 

5. Edge Azeez Ojulari, Georgia
Mocked to Buffalo: 8 times

 

</snip>

 

[B-Man]

 

Drafttek's final mock for the Bills..............I'm not a fan of this one.

 

30

Buffalo

Joseph Ossai Texas EDGE Reach/Value:   -5

Height: 6'4" Weight: 253

 

 

 

61

Buffalo

Elijah Moore Ole Miss WRS Reach/Value:   +4

Height: 5'9" Weight: 184

 

 

 

93

Buffalo

Josh Myers Ohio State OC Reach/Value:   +11

Height: 6'5'' Weight: 312

 

 

 

 

161

Buffalo (Trade)

Adrian Ealy Oklahoma OT Reach/Value:   -2

Height: 6'6" Weight: 327

 

 

 

 

174

Buffalo

Javian Hawkins Louisville RBC Reach/Value:   +6

Height: 5'9" Weight: 182

 

 

 

 

 

213

Buffalo

D'Ante Smith East Carolina OT Reach/Value:   +3

Height: 6'5" Weight: 294

 

 

 

 

236Buffalo (Trade)
236      Ambry Thomas        

Michigan

CB                                     

Height:

5'11"

Weight:

174

 

 

[Nanker]

19 hours ago, B-Man said:

 

Drafttek's final mock for the Bills..............I'm not a fan of this one.

 

30

Buffalo

Joseph Ossai Texas EDGE Reach/Value:   -5

Height: 6'4" Weight: 253

 

 

 

61

Buffalo

Elijah Moore Ole Miss WRS Reach/Value:   +4

Height: 5'9" Weight: 184

 

 

 

93

Buffalo

Josh Myers Ohio State OC Reach/Value:   +11

Height: 6'5'' Weight: 312

 

 

 

 

161

Buffalo (Trade)

Adrian Ealy Oklahoma OT Reach/Value:   -2

Height: 6'6" Weight: 327

 

 

 

 

174

Buffalo

Javian Hawkins Louisville RBC Reach/Value:   +6

Height: 5'9" Weight: 182

 

 

 

 

 

213

Buffalo

D'Ante Smith East Carolina OT Reach/Value:   +3

Height: 6'5" Weight: 294

 

 

 

 

236Buffalo (Trade)
236      Ambry Thomas        

Michigan

CB                                     

Height:

5'11"

Weight:

174

 

 

[IDBillzFan]

We don't get a lot of moments like this, so I tend to absorb them fully when they show up.