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Sean Salisbury isn't alone. Mel Kiper also agrees. But more importantly, one of the best NFL's best GM's and talent evaluators agrees, "Tom Donahoe has no second thoughts about giving up the Buffalo Bills' No. 1 pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.
The Buffalo Bills' president and general manager looks at the quarterbacks available in this year's draft and thinks he was fortunate to select J.P. Losman in the draft a year ago.
"I think he could be the first player taken (this year)," Donahoe said of Losman at a pre-draft media briefing Monday in Orchard Park. "That's just my opinion. I think he's definitely the first quarterback taken, and generally quarterbacks go first....Donahoe obviously is biased in favor of Losman, whom the Bills acquired last year in exchange for this year's No. 1 choice, along with second- and fifth-rounders last year. However, all draft experts agree that the quarterback class this year pales in comparison to last year's class.
Two quarterbacks this year - Utah's Alex Smith and California's Aaron Rodgers - are rated as top 10 prospects. No experts suggest they would have been top 10 picks last year. And if the Bills had kept what turned out to be the 23rd overall pick this year, it's apparent there would not have been a prime QB candidate worthy of the pick.
"As an organization we felt last year going into the draft that we wanted to try to get a young quarterback either last year or this year," Donahoe said. "When we looked at some of the grades Blesto (a national scouting service) had on juniors for this year - you don't know what underclassmen are going to come out - the junior grades on the quarterbacks were not exceptional. And there were four quarterbacks last year that we really liked."
" (Buffalo News)
Buffalo News Article Discussing Tom Donahoe's views on the QB's
The Green Bay Packers had Losman as a top 3 QB and the GM of the Rams said he liked Losman better than Manning, Roethlisberger, and Rivers.
I know you guys are praying that Losman is a bust. No one knows what will happen until we see the guy play real NFL games. But Salisbury isn't the only one that likes Losman...
The Buffalo Bills' president and general manager looks at the quarterbacks available in this year's draft and thinks he was fortunate to select J.P. Losman in the draft a year ago.
"I think he could be the first player taken (this year)," Donahoe said of Losman at a pre-draft media briefing Monday in Orchard Park. "That's just my opinion. I think he's definitely the first quarterback taken, and generally quarterbacks go first....Donahoe obviously is biased in favor of Losman, whom the Bills acquired last year in exchange for this year's No. 1 choice, along with second- and fifth-rounders last year. However, all draft experts agree that the quarterback class this year pales in comparison to last year's class.
Two quarterbacks this year - Utah's Alex Smith and California's Aaron Rodgers - are rated as top 10 prospects. No experts suggest they would have been top 10 picks last year. And if the Bills had kept what turned out to be the 23rd overall pick this year, it's apparent there would not have been a prime QB candidate worthy of the pick.
"As an organization we felt last year going into the draft that we wanted to try to get a young quarterback either last year or this year," Donahoe said. "When we looked at some of the grades Blesto (a national scouting service) had on juniors for this year - you don't know what underclassmen are going to come out - the junior grades on the quarterbacks were not exceptional. And there were four quarterbacks last year that we really liked."
" (Buffalo News)
Buffalo News Article Discussing Tom Donahoe's views on the QB's
The Green Bay Packers had Losman as a top 3 QB and the GM of the Rams said he liked Losman better than Manning, Roethlisberger, and Rivers.
I know you guys are praying that Losman is a bust. No one knows what will happen until we see the guy play real NFL games. But Salisbury isn't the only one that likes Losman...