Monthly Archives: March 2011
Mayock calls Dareus his top prospect
NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock released his list of top 32 prospects in the draft pool. He has Alabama’s Marcell Dareus number one on his board followed by Von Miller, Patrick Peterson, A.J. Green and Blaine Gabbert. Here’s his entire list, which by the way has Cam Newton rated 21st. For those that missed [...]
NFL scout mock is interesting
NFL.com reporter Albert Breer decided to have an anonymous NFL scout provide him with a mock draft. The results are interesting to say the least. First and foremost neither of the top two quarterbacks come off the board in the first four picks. The unnamed scout has Marcell Dareus going first overall to Carolina followed [...]
NFP mock goes DL for Bills
The National Football Post has just put out their latest mock draft (version 3.0) and they’ve got a defensive lineman going to Buffalo. After Nick Fairley comes off their board first to Carolina, NFP has Denver taking Patrick Peterson and the Bills taking Marcell Dareus third overall. Here’s what NFP’s Wes Bunting had to offer [...]
No Cam in Wyche top 10 mock
NFL.com’s Steve Wyche put together his second top 10 mock draft and he doesn’t have Cam Newton coming off the board. He’s also got a DL going to the Bills. Wyche has Carolina taking Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert and Denver taking Da’Quan Bowers. At three he has Buffalo taking Marcell Dareus. It’s probably the only [...]
Report: LB Houston to visit
According to Yahoo Sports Georgia LB Justin Houston is going to be a busy prospect on the NFL pre-draft visit circuit. He’s reportedly scheduled to visit three teams and have private workouts with two others. The teams he’ll be reportedly visiting are the Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. He’ll have private workouts [...]
More workouts for Watkins
After working out for the Bears and Bengals last week, Baylor OL Danny Watkins has two more teams lined up on Wednesday. According to the National Football Post, Watkins has workouts with the Ravens and Rams. Watkins played tackle at Baylor, but projects inside to guard in the NFL. No word on whether Watkins is [...]
Brooks mock has LB to Bills
NFL.com’s Bucky Brooks mock draft has what is becoming a more and more popular pick for the Bills at 3 in his mock draft. After having Cam Newton first overall to Carolina and Denver taking Marcell Dareus, Brooks has the Bills selecting Texas A&M LB Von Miller third. Here’s his reasoning behind the pick. Chan [...]
Report: Kerrigan to visit
According to Balitimore Sun, Purdue pass rusher Ryan Kerrigan is visiting with the Baltimore Ravens next week with plans to make his way north after that. The report says Kerrigan will visit with the Bills “later this month.” Kerrigan is widely forecast as a mid-first round pick. The Ravens would reportedly be interested in seeing if Kerrigan is [...]
LB Wilson may run at pro day
Illinois ILB Martez Wilson, widely considered the best inside linebacker in the draft class this year, may run again at his pro day despite posting a very low 40 time at the combine. After posting a 4.49 at 250 pounds, Wilson has been running around 4.4 flat according to DraftInsiders and may want to see [...]
Locker to work out for Vikes
According to the National Football Post, quarterback prospect Jake Locker will work out for the Minnesota Vikings today. Locker also has workouts with the Titans and Seahawks. Seattle has been the most popular destination for Locker in mock drafts with the 25th pick. UPDATE: According to NFL Network’s Jason LaCanfora, Locker also has workouts scheduled [...]
Fox sees QB, WR as high risk
Denver Broncos head coach John Fox was asked an interesting question at the NFL combine late last month. He was asked if there were positions he considered to be low risk in the draft. Instead of saying what positions were low risk he hinted at the ones he felt were high risk. ”When you’re dealing [...]
Sleepers at LSU pro day
While all the attention at LSU’s pro day focused on Patrick Peterson, who is gaining traction as a possible top overall pick, there are also some bona fide sleepers that also tested well at the Baton Rouge campus. ILB Kelvin Sheppard (6’2″ 250) ran a 4.7 and a 4.71, but kept everything else from his [...]
PFW picks pass rusher for Bills
In ProFootballWeekly’s most recent mock draft they’ve got the Bills taking a pass rusher third overall. PFW’s latest mock has Marcell Dareus going first overall to Carolina, followed by Da’Quan Bowers to Denver at two. They then select LB Von Miller third for Buffalo with the following comment on the pick. With Dave Wannstedt on board [...]
Bad news for K-State RB
Kansas State RB Daniel Thomas was not able to run at the NFL combine due to a hamstring injury. He hoped to run at K-State’s pro day Tuesday, but reports indicate that won’t happen either. DraftInsiders.net is reporting that Thomas’ hamstring is still not right and will keep him from running at his school’s pro [...]
LSU pro day
Monday may as well be LSU day as far as NFL scouts and personnel executives are concerned. It’s the only major program on the pro day slate today (Monday). Patrick Peterson, Terrance Toliver, Drake Nevis, Kelvin Sheppard and others will be participating in Baton Rouge. Peterson, largely projected as a top five pick has wowed [...]
Kirwan’s 2 picks for Bills
NFL.com’s Pat Kirwan put together a two-round mock draft and has the Bills going D-line first and QB second. In round one he has the Bills taking Clemson DE Da’Quan Bowers and in round two he has Buffalo selecting QB Ryan Mallett. Personally, I’d be surprised if Mallett is the pick. His arm is unmatched, but there [...]
Latest NFL Network mock
Another mock from the endless stream of analysts on the NFL Network. This time Brian Baldinger takes his crack with a mock draft top 10 and has Buffalo taking a QB. After sending Patrick Peterson to Carolina first overall and Marcell Dareus to Denver at two, Baldinger selects Blaine Gabbert for the Bills at three [...]
Solid reviews for TCU QB
TCU held its pro day Friday along with a few other big college programs and their lead pony QB Andy Dalton did not disappoint. According to NFL.com’s Gil Brandt, Dalton lit it up in throwing drills making 50 passes, completing 49 of 52 according to some reports. He was forecast by most as a second round [...]
Fan Friday 3-11
Let’s get right to your questions from AskChris@bills.nfl.net. 1 – Chris, The Bills have long neglected to upgrade the TE position. If Kyle Rudolph of Notre Dame is available in the second round, what do you think are the chances they would draft him? Rudolph is a rare combination of possessing solid blocking skill and [...]
Miller private workout w/Den
The Denver Broncos hold the number two pick in the draft and it’s a virtual lock that they use that pick on a defensive player. Traveling in a lot of the same scouting circles as the Bills this week, the Broncos gave an extra long look to a certain Texas A&M linebacker. According to the [...]
