The Buffalo Bills are in a major transition phase.

Head coach: Out with Chan Gailey, in with Doug Marrone.

Quarterback: Out with Ryan Fitzpatrick, in with Kevin Kolb.

The transition is sure to continue with the 2013 NFL draft, where the Bills have a pick in the first six rounds.

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With just five selections in the 2013 NFL draft, the New England Patriots are not as armed and loaded with picks as they've been in previous years. As we've learned to be the case with Bill Belichick, time and time again, that number of five picks is hardly set in stone.

They could end up with 10 picks if they do business as they've done in the past, or they could end up with just two picks if they move up like they did last year. 

Will the Patriots engage in any trades? Who are they targeting with their picks?

Trying to guess is a feeble task, but at least here you have access to all the latest news, rumors and reports regarding the Patriots and the NFL draft.

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When the Miami Dolphins drafted Jonathan Martin in 2012, there was speculation as to whether he could man the right tackle spot. He had played left tackle for years at Stanford and there wasn't enough room for both he and Jake Long on the left side, so they flipped Martin to right tackle and hoped for the best. 

But when Long went down with an injury in Week 13 against the Patriots, Martin was placed at his original position of left tackle for the final five games of the season.

The results?

Martin struggled at both spots, allowing slightly more pressure on a per-snap basis than he did at right tackle. 

He can still turn things around. He is built like a left tackle at 6'5", 312 pounds and 34" arms to help him keep defenders at bay. His quick feet should help him be a fit in the zone-blocking scheme the Dolphins run on the offensive line.

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The New England Patriots have a tall order to move on from their short receiver, but it can be done.

Tom Brady may be singing the blues after saying goodbye to his favorite target over the past five years, but life goes on, and so will the Patriots offense.

Singing the blues? Hard to say goodbye? This calls for "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday," Fire Joe Morgan style!

How do I say goodbye to what we had?

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The Buffalo Bills may find themselves the beneficiary of a trade that didn't even involve them.

With the Oakland Raiders having already traded for quarterback Matt Flynn and the Arizona Cardinals having just traded for Carson Palmer (via Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports), most of the teams picking in front of the Bills are all but out of the race for one of the draft's top quarterbacks.

Here are the seven teams picking before the Bills, and their starting quarterbacks:

Granted, given the short-term nature of most of those quick-fix situations at quarterback, there's no guarantee that all the quarterbacks will be on the board for the Bills at No. 8.

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In plotting out a plan to fix the Buffalo Bills' moribund quarterback situation, quarterback Kevin Kolb was not a name who crossed the mind.

That's because, even after signing him to a two-year, $13 million max deal, no one should feel better about the quarterback situation now than they did before.

The money clearly suggests that he's in line for a shot at the starting job, but since a majority of it is likely incentive laden, it won't cripple the Bills if he doesn't pan out. Expectations are low, but hopes are high. It's a good thing, too, because Kolb brings with him a four-year history of failing to reach lofty standards.

First, he was supposed to be the quarterback of the future for the Eagles. After developing for three years behind Donovan McNabb, the Eagles were ready to hand him the keys to the car in 2010. Then, Week 1 happened, as did a concussion that knocked Kolb out of the game and Michael Vick into it. No more than a few weeks later, Andy Reid named Vick his starter and never looked back.

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The Dolphins are edging toward filling all their needs before the draft.

They knocked another one off the list on Saturday by signing former Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes, as reported by Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk:

The Dolphins have been in talks with Grimes for a while now, so the signing comes as little surprise. They also have a pretty desperate need at cornerback after losing Vontae Davis and Sean Smith in the span of less than eight calendar months.

Grimes is 5'10" and around 180 pounds. He's not the size of Davis or Smith, who were both over 6'0" and 200 pounds. 

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The Miami Dolphins have filled their roster with top-end talent at several positions this offseason already, but now it's time to turn the attention to the draft, where they have another chance to strike it big with 10 picks in April.

It's a good thing they have so many picks, because even with the spending spree of free agency, they still left several holes on the roster, most notably at cornerback, the offensive line and at defensive end.

If the draft pans out like Emory Hunt of FootballGameplan.com envisions it will, the Dolphins should be happy with how they address those holes.

Here's the run-down of his seven-round mock draft for the Dolphins:

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