A lot of of offseason work is in store for the Buffalo Bills and they’ve barely done anything thanks to a ridiculously tight salary cap that is in no way reflected by the quality of players on their roster. Somehow the Bills have gotten themselves in a salary cap mess and as of this writing have a total of $6.043 million to work with. The Draft will probably eat a lot of that up, if not all of it.
They’ve lost 10 players already and have only signed two as replacements, strong safety Robert Blanton from Minnesota and tight end Jim Dray from Cleveland. Not exactly household names. The Bills can’t afford household names. The best they can do are names whispered in the bathroom of a meth lab trailer. Money is tight.
What follows is the best way the Bills can address some of these problems with by Perfect Mock Draft. If you’d like to see every teams Perfect Draft click here.
Round 1, Pick 19 – A’Shawn Robinson, DT, Alabama
2015: 46 tackles, 7.5 tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, two passes defended, one fumble recovery, 6-foot-4, 307 pounds
Both Alabama defensive tackles are going in the first round of this draft. Robinson gets the nod first because of his versatility. He lined up at every position across the line at Alabama and either made plays or ate up blockers so his teammates could make plays. He can stack blockers or shed them, depending on what’s called for at the time with long arms to bat down passes headed across the middle.
Round 2, Pick 49 – Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
2015: 56.1 completion percentage, 3,131 yards, 24 touchdowns, seven interceptions, 6-foot-4, 217 pounds
Cook made a mistake coming back for his senior season at Michigan State, likely costing himself draft position and money. His accuracy is better than his completion percentage would dictate as he’s brave enough, and has the arm strength, to fit passes into tight windows that sometimes his receivers for the Spartans just didn’t have the talent or ability to haul in. Rex Ryan hasn’t had a decent quarterback at either of his head coaching jobs, dealing with Mark Sanchez with the Jets and Tyrod Taylor last year for the Bills. Taylor would be a fine back up, but he’s not a long term solution. Cook reminds me in every way of Jim Kelly and if Ryan and the Bills see that comparison at all, they’d be fools not to snatch him up at this spot in round two.
Round 3, Pick 80 – Charles Tapper, DE, Oklahoma
2015: 50 tackles, 10 for a loss, seven sacks, three passes defended, one fumble recovery, four forced fumbles, 6-foot-3, 271 pounds
The Bills need help all over, but Tapper gets the nod here as the best player available, but he’ll not be a consolation prize. Tapper should be able to make an immediate impact for the Bills on the defensive line. If he’s not a day one starter, he’s definitely a day 50 starter. He’ll provide more of a spark than anyone the Bills have on the roster right now outside of Marcel Dareus and a line of Tapper, Darius and Robinson should be pretty formidable against any front.
Round 4, Pick 117 – Roberto Aguayo, Kicker, Florida State
2015: 49-for-49 on extra pounds, 21-of-26 on field goals, 6-foot-0, 207 pounds
The Bills need a kicker and adding the most accurate kicker in NCAA history should be a no-brainer, especially with two fourth round picks to use on him. Aguayo is a decent athlete as well and isn’t built like the normal, stick-legged kicker. His accuracy level over his career is 96.73 percent and his only misses last year came from past 40 yards.
Round 4, Pick 139 – Cole Toner, OT, Harvard
2015: Three-year starter at right tackle, 6-foot-5, 306 pounds
The Bills need a right tackle so why not add the smartest right tackle on the board? Toner took over for Harvard on the right side his sophomore year and found a home there. He’s a prototype tackle and durable, having never missed a start.
Round 5, Pick 156 – Thomas Duarte, WR, UCLA
2015: 53 catches, 872 yards, 10 touchdowns, 6-foot-2, 231 pounds
The Bills have fast guys and Duarte won’t be that. His 4.72 40-yard dash at the combine ends that conversation. What Duarte can do is beat coverage with his size and strength. The Bills are tight end poor at the moment and Duarte can fill that role on third down. In fact, they might be better suited just to flat out convert him to a tight end when they draft him.
Round 6, Pick 192 – Donte Deayon, CB, Boise State
2015: 33 tackles, 2.5 for a loss, two interceptions, seven passes defended, 5-foot-9, 155 pounds
Deayon’s size hurts him, but he’s quick and tenacious and makes plays. he may never be a starting outside corner in the NFL, but he could be a nickle guy that plays 10 years.
Round 6, Pick 218 – Ian Seau, OLB, Nevada
2015: 43 tackles, 18.5 for a loss, 10 sacks, four passes defended, one fumble recovery, five forced fumbles
Ian Seau is the nephew of Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau and if I just wrote that and showed you his college stat line, no sane person in America wouldn’t want this kid on his team.
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