11. Buffalo Bills

04/17/09- Michael Oher OT. Wow, the Bills agreed to trade away their young Pro Bowl left tackle for one of the Eagles' first round picks, at the 28 spot. Combined with the loss of LG Derrick Dockery, the Bills have now lost the left side of their starting offensive line. I don't think there's any question about it, they are now compelled to select the best LT available with their first pick, which is Oher. Vontae Davis or another CB is a luxury compared to having a good LT prospect that can start immediately.

04/15/09-Vontae Davis CB. Love him or hate him, that TO signing filled one of the Bills’ biggest needs: a big, strong receiver who’s (usually) not afraid to make the tough catches in the middle of the field. Several mock drafts I’ve seen have the Bills taking the best TE, Pettigrew, at this spot. Arguably, there is significantly less need for Pettigrew here with TO now in the fold. So I’ll go with Davis, who fills the need for a CB now that Jabari Greer has left for New Orleans. And, yes, I believe that Davis has overtaken Malcolm Jenkins as the top CB in the draft. I don’t want to get too tied up in Combine statistics, but I think Jenkins really hurt himself there. He didn’t run as fast as hoped or expected, and he put up only fifteen reps of 225 lbs (Davis put up ten more despite being a little shorter and lighter). Fifteen. Let’s put that into perspective. Fifteen reps of four plates is great if you are, say, me. Fifteen reps will score the otherwise average joe quite a few more dates on the weekend. But fifteen reps is bad if you are a top CB who’s supposedly a physical player and an asset as far as stopping the run. I’m not saying Jenkins is bad or won’t go in the first round; I’m just saying I think Davis has passed him in the eyes of most teams. I know this will be perceived as a bit of a reach, but hey, I’m as brave as a lion so long as we’re talking about projections with no penalty for missing.