NIAGARA FALLS — Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

However you want to frame it, the Buffalo Bills selection of Clemson running back C.J. Spiller with the ninth pick in last night’s NFL Draft shows the hometown team still doesn’t have a clue how to build a Super Bowl contender.

Don’t kid yourselves folks, the Bills don’t need a re-tooling, they need a re-building. Picking an exceptionally gifted running back, is not how you lay the foundation for a year-in and year-out contender.

Oh, its a splashy, flashy kinda pick. But great football teams are not built on running backs.

Great teams are built with franchise quarterbacks or in the trenches. If you doubt that, think about the career of O.J. Simpson before Lou Saban put together the Electric Company offensive line that paved the way for the “Juice.”

I have no doubt that my “buddies” at One Bills Drive might have had Spiller as the most talented player on the board at pick number nine and I’m no fan of reaching on a pick to try to fill a need.

That said, the Bills passed up solid prospects at both nose tackle and left tackle to draft Spiller.

Can anyone say, Willis McGahee. Somethings never change.

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It’s not clear to me if the Bills’ second-round draft pick, nose tackle Torell Troup of Central Florida elevates them out of their status as the Oakland Raiders of the East Coast, but if you were looking D-line in this round and you’re playing the 3-4, Troup works.

Alabama NT Terrence Cody is a beast, but can’t play three downs in a row and comes with serious motor and motivation questions. Cam Thomas of North Carolina could be an All-Pro or he could be the second coming of John McCargo, so I’d take Troup over him.

Bad news for the Bills was St. Louis’ selection of Indiana tackle Roger Saffold with the first pick of the second round. I though he might fall to round three because he is a pretty raw talent.

Also, if you truly want a left tackle, Saffold may project better as a right tackle or guard.

I also liked USC tackle Charles Brown, who I think could have been a low first or second round pick. He has good size and great potential (He’s a former tight end, so think Jason Peters).

Instead we get Adam Carrington, a middle-of-the-road defensive end prospect.

Interesting to note, all of the Bills’ draft selections have come from the Southeastern part of the country. Makes me think my “buddies” at One Bills Drive ought to learn how to look outside their own backyard for talent.