re: Sporting News ranks Payton Turner as 2nd worst value pick in round 1

Sporting news 2018 draft grades.

"Buffalo Bills: D
Draft picks: QB Josh Allen (Wyoming), OLB Tremaine Edmunds (Virginia Tech), DT Harrison Phillips (Stanford), CB Taron Johnson (Weber State), S Siran Neal (Jacksonville State), G Wyatt Teller (Virginia Tech), WR Ray-Ray McCloud (Clemson), WR Austin Proehl (North Carolina)

Edmunds and Phillips were the standout picks for Sean McDermott's front seven in his first draft with Brandon Beane. But this grade is based on the fact that Allen is likely to be a big-armed bust. The QB wasn't worth the trade, especially at the cost of two second-rounders. The Bills drafted like a team set to return to the playoffs; their glaring weaknesses on the offensive line and at wide receiver should have been addressed earlier. QB desperation is never a good way to draft, and it led to a chain reaction that gave Allen and AJ McCarron little support.


You are right, Sporting News is gospel. Y'all crack me up.