TE: Bills GM Marv Levy, in a recent interview, said that the team really needed a difference-maker at tight end.  Someone to give the team a presence as a receiver from the position and in the middle of the field.  Something the Bills have lacked since the days of Pete Metzelaars.

WR: When Peerless Price went down, the Bills were forced to use Josh Reed as the #2 wideout. It hasn't worked so well.  Reed needs to play in the slot, and the Bills need a red zone threat in a bad way.  Any receiver whose skills complement Lee Evans' would do; we need a variety of skills at the skill positions to fully help the development of Trent Edwards.

LB: Keith Ellison's production hasn't been great, and the Bills were hammered by injury at the position.  Angelo Crowell and Paul Posluszny are fine as starters going forward, but the team really needs a quick athlete with good-to-great blitz presence to really complete this trio.

DE: Buffalo won't spend a high pick on an end, but a situational pass rusher (perhaps in the mold of Chicago's Mark Anderson) would be a welcome addition to a Cover-2 defense that can't get consistent pressure on the QB up front.

OL: The Bills seem content with their starting lineup, but depth is a huge concern.  This holds true for all line positions.

DT: Buffalo is one good DT short of having a very nice 4-man rotation.  They may only add one DL, so they might target a big athlete who can play inside and out (Calais Campbell comes to mind).

CB: Terrence McGee is entrenched long-term as a starter.  However, Jason Webster isn't (and he's injury-prone); Ashton Youboty has not developed as quickly as we'd have liked; and Jabari Greer probably shouldn't be a full-time starter.  We need a big athlete that can tackle with good ball skills; we're not overly concerned with top-notch speed, as we have plenty of that at the position.

QB: It appears that Trent Edwards is the future of the position; we'll need to add a backup if J.P. Losman forces his way out of Buffalo during the off-season.  I doubt this comes through the draft, as a veteran backup to the youngster Edwards makes a lot more sense.

Honored, Mr. Miller, that you'd value my opinions on the Bills.  Hope this helps.

First and foremost, the offensive line. Besides veteran Brian Waters, the Chiefs could conceivably replace everyone else on the offensive line. Chris Terry and Kyle Turley have no ability left to guard the right side. Off-season acquisition LT Damion McIntosh has proved to be incapable of blocking by himself. You could make a case for keeping center Casey Wiegmann but he's 34 years old.

The next area of concern is the secondary and specifically the corner backs. Patrick Surtain's play has dropped off significantly this year. Ty Law is just getting too old, despite the occasional INT. We don't really have anyone in the cupboard for CB either.

Like a lot of teams, the Chiefs don't have a true fullback. I'm not saying we're out there looking but it would be nice to compliment Larry Johnson. FB Tony Richardson left in 2006 and the Chiefs never replaced him.

Finally, the Chiefs need another receiver to compliment Dwayne Bowe. The guys behind Bowe will never evolve into more than no. 3 type WRs.

Hope this helps!

If they brought back every starter they had this season and just drafted some depth everywhere, I'd feel great.
I think the 1st priority is whatever the lose in free agency. Bob Sanders and Dallas Clark are in the last year of their deals and both starting Guards are playing for the one year contract they got as restricted FAs last season. None of the other unrestricted FAs are starters (using this site http://www.kffl.com/static/nfl/featu...
So, replace what is lost to free agency and pick up some depth, hopefully at , HB, WR, OL, DE and DB.

...because I know everyone's dying to read more about the Rams!

First and foremost, the Rams need an OT. Not just any old OT, a blue chipper ready to step in and make a difference right away, a la Joe Thomas. So, if someone could tell the other teams at the bottom end of the food chain to keep away from Michigan's Jake Long, we'd really appreciate it. Alex Barron, once thought to be O. Pace's understudy just won't cut it, and the Pacer's getting older by the second.

Obviously, there are other needs whose order can be debated. A preliminary ranking might look like:

1. OT

2. speedy DE

3. WR

4. burly fullback

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Return threat - For several years now the Eagles have lacked anything resembling a real threat in either kick or punt returns. The only time they've been able to create any excitement on a return is if they put Brian Westbrook back there, but it's not really feasible to have your starting RB who is already leading the league in touches back returning every punt. Two years ago they picked Jeremy Bloom hoping he would be the solution and obviously wasn't. Going into the draft I honestly think this should be the top priority.

Defensive back - I say just "defensive back" because the Eagles have multiple needs back there. The eventual replacement for Brian Dawkins needs to be here soon and generally the Eagles lack depth at safety. They went into the year with 3 safeties on the roster and all three have ended up missing games this year and Sean Considine, who started at SS, ending up on IR. Also, the Eagles are in dire need of a solid nickel corner. I think the starters are pretty solid, but guys like Will James and Joselio Hanson have just not got the job done. The Eagles play nickel so much that the third corner is almost like another starter. Plus, the fact that starter and 2 time pro bowler Lito Sheppard seems to get hurt every year is becoming more and more of a concern. Frankly, I was downright shocked when the Eagles didn't pick any DBs on the first day last year.

Defensive End - This is a position I'd prefer to fill in free agency, but it could be considered a draft need as well. Basically the Eagles are just going to need numbers at the position. In all likelihood the high priced and under performing veterans like Darren Howard and Jevon Kearse will be cut. So the Eagles will be left with just 3 DEs. It is more than just numbers though, Trent Cole has done a good job bringing pressure from one side but has rarely had any consistent pressure from the other. They are in sore need of a real pass rusher from the other side

We are hurting on defense, but aging elsewhere, so we have to weigh a lot of considerations.

We have 8 picks currently:
1st
2nd
(2)4th
(2)5th
(2)7th

The debate rages over at MHR about those first two picks, with everyone getting realitively settled down by the fourth round.  I feel qualified to throw up two of the opinions that are getting discussed a lot.

The first argument (my own, for now) is to take LB with both picks.  We need a starter bad, and taking a chance and not suceeding actually sets us back by about two years, as the only real starter we have right now is D.J. Williams and he is out of position.  I would like to see us take an OLB and a MLB, and I think we could muster enough leverage to move up in the second round to help out.  This gives us a better chance at securing a future starter, and if we got 2 starters we might even be able to move D.J. back to weakside where he excels.

The other argument says if a great safety drops to you in the first round take him, and then take a LB second, and if need be, insure the LB with a later round pick.  I am so close to buying this argument and dropping my own.  I have been following Green Bay's adoption of the Bates defensive scheme, and they pursued the safety position hard until they hit on the right combination.  They also didn't turn around their defense until they got the safety position nailed and stopped giving up the big play.  On the other hand, I keep thinking that if we could just put off safety for one more year, to put the finger in the dike as it were, that we could approach the 09 draft ready to get our future safeties.  (We only really are looking at one, whereas we need two LBs).

The rest of the draft is getting a decent consensus, and involves depth at OL (we tend to pick these guys up sucessfully in the later rounds), a DT project (the good ones are just to expensive for us this year, and at least 8 decent stopgaps, and one perfect fit, Corey Williams in GB, will be on the market in FA), and then WR.

My own opinion is to take a WR in the fourth, and I would like to see a bigger, more physical style of player, given Denver's offensive style.  To this end I created an amateurish diary that is up at MHR, and which I will put up here in hopes of garnering some input and hearing about the guys I'm forgetting, or shouldn't have included.

Primary areas of need:
OL - Hopefully they take an OT in the first and a center in the 2nd.
DL - This is mostly for depth and guys to groom as starters in the future, considering the age of the starting DL right now.
Power RB - It's no secret that Fast Willie Parker isn't much of a power back and it wouldn't be a bad idea to pick up a guy with some power late in the draft.
Tall WR - The tallest wide out is third string Nate Washington at 6-1. Not much there to throw a fade route to.

Where to do we start?  We need upgrades to QB and the Offensive Line, but I hope we address that in free agency not the draft.

Aside from that in the draft we need to look at safety and running back.

Depending on what Bernard Berrian does we may also need to look at receiver.

We need owner.
Thanks.

OK, seriously.

Contracts are solid on offense, though we have Willie Anderson close to retiring and a desperate need for a good center and a guard. Though one of our existing guards is a natural tackle so moving him out there could free up that spot and force the need for a guard. Either way, we need at least two quality offensive linemen.

On offense, I'd say center and right tackle will be good starting points.

On defense... where do I start?

At end, we have 10.5 sack in 2006 Robert Geathers that accidently became a weak-side outside linebacker. Justin Smith won't get paid his $8.5 million franchise contract again and negotiations are pretty far apart. We have Bryan Robinson (contract up), John Thornton and Michael Myers at defensive tackle. All three are long in the tooth.

So I'd say a defense end and tackle on the line.

Linebacker. Man. First, we have to figure out if Odell Thurman will (a) be back and (b) be in football shape. If he is on both, there's no doubt he plays and starts. Then we have to see what David Pollack's status is whether or not he'll play again. If so, we'll have to figure out if they'll move him back to end -- where he should have been anyway.

Then we have contracts up for Dhani Jones, Rashad Jeanty (RFA), Landon Johnson and Caleb Miller (the last two are unrestricted).

Secondary. We're close to being set in the secondary with three rookies at corner and safety. We have Madieu Williams whose contract is up and Dexter Jackson who's getting older.

So, in summation -- what you're looking for, I'd say.

1. LB

2. G/C

3. DT

4. DE

5. RB (depends on Rudi Johnson and Chris Perry... both could be gone next season).

6. TE (Reggie Kelly long in the tooth with no apparent apprentice)

Hope that does it.