Buffalo Bills Mock Draft 1.0 The Buffalo Bills 2023 season was one defined as going through the ‘ebbs and flows’ of a long season.  The Bills were 6-6 at one point, and needed to rattle off six of their last seven games to back-door their way into another division title win; which included a Miami Dolphins collapse.  The Buffalo Bills finished the season with an 11-6 record, which surprisingly was good enough for the second seed in the conference due to tie-breakers beating the Kansas City Chiefs in the regular season, something the Bills have gotten used to.  The Bills dealt wi ..read more

ROUND 1 : Get Up To Speed. Don’t overthink it! Take the best-available ‘X’ receiver with the greatest chance of becoming your WR1. Period. All of these guys were heavily-scouted, all made it to One Bills Drive for a thorough interview, and all of them win against your entire position room in a foot race, taking the top off the field. I am partial to having size to go along with your speed, and judging from the highest ScoutScore, Beane sees it the same way. Use your 2025 RD2 if necessary, but make Brady and Mangas happy: bring one of their LSU proteges to the Buffalo Bills: Brian Thomas Jr. Th ..read more

As I See It. I’m not superstitious. That’s bad luck. But it’s hard to argue 13 is a most unlucky number for the Buffalo Sabres franchise, now looking for it’s 8th head coach that can break that number of playoff misses. Just a year ago things looked pretty good for Don Granato as the Sabres 91 points missed the playoffs by one point, with a talented young team that could skate and score goals. But. This past season, there were some offensive setbacks from key players like Tage Thompson and Dylan Cozens among others, and the resulting 84 points and missed playoff spot understandably led to the ..read more

Thank you to everyone on Xwitter who hollered out asking about my thoughts on the Diggs trade. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy interacting with all of you (you know who you are) who read my blab. Well, here it is. First off, I highly recommend you read Ed Kilgore’s take on the subject of the Diggs trade. He can write what employed journalists can’t because it’s coming straight from his vast experience working with professional athletes. Plus, he’s old like me and likes to be called “Gramps”. OK, back to the Diggs trade: -It was evident from behavior patterns that something started going sout ..read more

As I See It. After covering the Bills for some 40 years before retiring from WGRZ-TV 11 years ago, I’ve learned that nothing should ever surprise me. But. Sometimes the circumstances we’re not privy to, much like seeing just the tip of the iceberg, lead to surprises. There’s an awful lot going on we don’t know about. Such is the case with the now widely reported Bills trade of star WR Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans for a pair of cowboy boots and a Stetson hat. Kidding, but that’s not far off the truth. For the record, the Bills absorb a $31m cap hit, meaning another $3.2m more than if they ..read more

The Vault Will the Bills, with Josh Allen now 28 and heading into his 7th season, make THIS the year the Bills not only reach the Super Bowl, but actually WIN it? Fans are fickle, everywhere btw, and many have already decided the Bills SB “window is closed”. But many others, and I’m in that group, feel optimistic even though the AFC East has improved and the Bills have had to part with some popular veterans to get under the salary cap. Jim Kelly told me a few years ago he’s never seen the replay of Super Bowl XXV in Tampa, and I seriously doubt if that has changed, or ever will. Despite the sc ..read more

Total Number of Bills-Scouted Players by Position, 2023 Credit: Dean Kindig, www.BuffaloFAMBase.com. When I first added together all of the Bills-scouted players by position, my eyes bugged out. Besides IDL, more CBs were scouted overall than any other position!!! Could it be that Beane is going to draft a corner? Not so fast, friends: Many of these were scouted before Halloween, the day that Rasul Douglas became a Buffalo Bill. It’s worth noticing, though; Beane has said you can never have too many corners, especially in this pass-happy phase the league is going through. Would BBB still draft ..read more

Bills-scouted OTs in 2023: Credit: Dean Kindig, www.BuffaloFAMBase.com. The Bills souted 22 offensive tackles who’d be draftable this year, with an additional cluster who’d make nice free agents. Glad All-Pro Blind-Side Shnowman Dion Dawkins just extended his deal for 3 more years, and that he needn’t be replaced by the likes of Spencer Brown Van Demark, or Tommy Doyle. The draft has fewer talented RT prospects (Mims, Guyton, Fisher) than LTs and LGs with LT upside. In fact, the Bills met with 3 OT prospects at the Combine: RD1 prospect Graham Barton of Duke (where inner-circle Manny Diaz is n ..read more

Getting a RD4 instead of a RD3 pick for Tremaine Edmunds was a heartbreak for BillsMafia, but not to worry; the Championship window is wide open for Brandon Beane and Company. I like doing “Pick Sixes” especially before Free Agency reduces the positional needs, but later into March, it also helps looking at options when you do mock drafts. I heartily recommend using the BuffaloFAMBase Big Board on FanSpeak to simulate the draft. Why? I take notes on every player (I’ve let you peek at the beginnings of them), and track every visit the Bills credentialed scouts take. I take note of Combine visit ..read more

As I See It. The 2024 NFL Draft, set for April 25-27 in Detroit, is arguably the most important Bills draft in the (GM) Brandon Beane (HC) Sean McDermott era. The Bills have, in my opinion, done an impressive job of resigning some players and free agents despite the worst Salary Cap burden in the entire NFL at the starting line. The latest is an unexpected bomb. The Bills have agreed to terms with former Washington Commanders WR Curtis Samuel to a 3-year, $24 m deal according to ESPN. Adam Shefter reports the deal includes $15m guaranteed. The Bills know him well. Brandon Beane helped draft Sa ..read more