Bills need to be ready for anything as Draft Day unfolds

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There will be plenty of sitting and watching and waiting in the Buffalo Bills’ draft room Thursday night. A good deal of eating will be done, with General Manager Doug Whaley and others within the team’s football hierarchy alternately munching fistfuls of popcorn, peanut M&Ms, and kettle chips. There will be some talking, probably a little bit of staring at the clock … and more sitting … and watching … and waiting.

What there won’t be is any doing, as in the making of a pick.

Thursday night, when Commissioner Roger Goodell takes center stage in Chicago in front of television cameras from ESPN and NFL Network, is for the teams that own first-round selections. The Bills, thanks to…