Offensive line depth and receiver remain two of the Buffalo Bills most pressing needs with five picks spread over the final four rounds of the NFL draft.

Buffalo opens Saturday with the 21st pick in the fourth round and close with the second-to-last pick in the draft http://www.dallascowboysteamonline.com/sean-lee-jersey , 255th overall.

Offensive line remains a need after center Eric Wood was diagnosed with a career-ending neck injury and left guard Richie Incognito retired. Another possibility if Buffalo adding running back depth behind 29-yeard-old starter LeSean McCoy and free-agent addition Chris Ivory.

The Bills opened the draft making two splashes in trading up to select both Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen and Virginia Tech linebacker Tremaine Edmunds in the first round. Buffalo had one pick on Friday in choosing Stanford defensive tackle Harrison Phillips at 96.

With quarterback Kirk Cousins on his way out the door, Washington traded with the Chiefs for quarterback Alex Smith. And coach Jay Gruden knows that Smith will need to hit the ground sprinting.

鈥淗e has got to get it down by the first game," Gruden told reporters on Tuesday regarding the question of whether Smith has until the middle of the season to get up to speed on the terminology of the offense. "So I think he is already close to having it down for the most part. Each game plan is going to change with different concepts depending on who we play from time to time. But he needs to get it down and he will get it down. That鈥檚 why we got him here. That鈥檚 why we wanted to get a veteran quarterback here that can adjust to different schemes and alert on the fly."

Then came the mandate for the team's new quarterback.

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Smith has the skill to do it, but does he have the talent around him? That remains to be seen, and the problem is that Sam Huff Jersey , if the team doesn't win, Gruden (whether he means to or not) is positioning Smith to take the bulk of the blame for it.

Gruden still believes Smith can do it. Because Gruden thinks Smith has the confidence to do it.

鈥淐onfidence is very, very important and presence . . . is important," Gruden said. "It gives other players confidence, and the whole job a quarterback has is obviously getting the most out of the people around you. That鈥檚 what I think he does as good as anybody. He鈥檒l get the most out of the tight ends. He鈥檒l get the most out of the backs. He鈥檒l get the most out of the receivers and offensive line because they鈥檙e going to want to play for him and they鈥檙e going to feel confident that he鈥檚 going to make something happen in a positive way or at least give it everything he鈥檚 got and take responsibility if something doesn鈥檛 work out. [He's] just a great leader-type guy and a good person http://www.washingtonredskinsteamonline.com/d.j.-swearinger-jersey , good player, that players all seem to react well to and play well with."

Again, if that doesn't happen, the blame won't fall to the subpar players around him or to the people who gathered the players or those who coach them. It's all on Alex Smith, according to the guy who has far less job security (frankly) than Smith enjoys.

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