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The Bills have a need at quarterback, and do not have a first-round draft pick. That’s a bad combination for a team.

But Bills General Manager Doug Whaley indicated that the Bills could take a quarterback in the second or third round of this month’s draft. And Whaley said he doesn’t think the drop-off at quarterback after the top two — Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota — is as great as people are making it out to be.

“I think there will be a run on some guys maybe in the second and third round that are a little lower. But, again, I don’t think the drop-off is as big as a lot of people are saying,” Whaley said, via ESPN.

Last year the Bills made a big splash in the draft by trading this year’s first-round and fourth-round picks to move up and select Sammy Watkins. It’s great to add a receiver with the talent of Watkins, but it’s not so great to lose that much ammunition, especially for a team like the Bills, that still has to address the quarterback position.

But if Whaley is to be believed, a player like UCLA’s Brett Hundley, Baylor’s Bryce Petty or Colorado State’s Garrett Grayson could be a franchise quarterback. And could be available to the Bills on Day 2 of the draft.