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You just cant miss in the 1st and 2d rounds as often as we do and expect to be a winner. Looking back at how many 1st rd picks have played as a 5 year starter for the bills since '00 is the answer. It kills our continuity, and has left us in a sort of no mans land for a decade.

I dont think u can count lynch or mcgahee, so we pretty much miss on our 1st rd pick more than not.

Can you name first round picks since '00 who have been a starter for 5+ seasons? 4+ full seasons?

You been a bills fan long? We been redefining dumb for over a decade. Whoever we pick ins sure we will be "surprised that he was there" and will be "excited about his high motor" I watch the bills draft for comedic purposes only.

Did anyone else see this? This guy could not complete a single sentence correctly. I understand you might be a little nervous, but I mean it was really, really bad.

Ya this is a great point. After spending on free agents they will be in cap trouble, then they might, uh fail to make the playoffs for a decade or something.

The answer is "no". Alex carrington is not outplaying McCoy. He can't even get on the field. I hate you front office. Modrak must go.

Outplaying COLT MCCOY? I hate our front office. This team will suck until we have better decionmakers on the phones on draft day.

Who would you take as GM?

I agree, why take a chance when you've got a sure thing.

Maybe someone here who know more about pro contracts can help determine if this is a realistic strategy. Could we: 1. Threaten to release Maybin while he is unmarketable; and 2. Offer in the alternative a renegotiated contract for a longer term (while he is "developing") and lower $$$? Would this generate any real $ savings for us?

I think our draft strategy should be to just draft whoever the experts think we should draft. We haven't tried that one in a while. And given our current results, its worth a shot.

It proves nothing, it does however, show that other good backs have been "developed" when they came out of college. According to your analysis, Spiller was not. Which begs the question of why we drafted him at #9 if he wasn't developed? Upside? See, Maybin. We need to stop it with the upside and draft a guy who can start.

Even though I admittedly posted these stats elsewhere, I have to repost it here to point out the absurdity of the "deliberate" portion of your comment. Given the choice, I'd rather have a RB who was good, than "developing". Just the facts: Name. Rushing att. (1st 5 games) Thurman Thomas. 77 Barry Sanders. 67 Willis McGahee. 61 Adrian Peterson. 96 Chris Johnson. 85 Group Average 77.2 C.J. Spiller. 19 Raw carries below average = 58.2 Percent carries below average = 75.3%

Here are some interesting stats comparing C.J. Spillers rushing attempts in his first five (5) games against other backs of interest. Name. Rushing att. (1st 5 games) Thurman Thomas. 77 Barry Sanders. 67 Willis McGahee. 61 Adrian Peterson. 96 Chris Johnson. 85 Group Average 77.2 C.J. Spiller. 19 Raw carries below average = 58.2 Percent carries below average = 75.3%

Sorry, 5 games, 19 rushing attempts = ~4 Rushing attempts per game = KICK RETURNER. Nice pick Nix.

Actually, what I was saying ... is that we got SCREWED in the draft. We got a KICK RETURNER. What part of KICK RETURNER do people not understand? Our First overall pick, on a team with no less than 7 GLARING positional holes on its roster, was a KICK RETURNER. Is it lonely being the only person on the planet stubborn enough to defend the Bills' front office?

Thanks. My original post was not fully explained. I'm definitely not saying we should have taken ANY Tackle available, I'm just saying there were a lot of need positions we had to fill and we picked a kick returner. I've never seen a team take a Kick returner with their 1st round pick. Then again, I've never seen a team take a 3 year project pass rushing end with their 1st pick either. My point, however subtle, was that our front office is a bad joke. Now, if we had done something incredibly stupid, like say for instance, holding a THIRD running back on our roster, while letting another promising RB (J.Bell) go, so that we could get the same value and just lose the promising back... why then... I'd have to say the difference between genius and stupidity... is that genius has its limits.

Ok ok maybe "owns" is a little over the top... but the guy gave up zero sacks to Ware...as a rookie... Good thing we drafted a Kick returner instead. Coulda woulda shoulda

I'd support just about anything that brings Polian back. God I miss the playoffs.

How about #70 at :55 or #74 at 1:07 who are these guys supposed to be blocking.

Answer: The Bills

Starting Trent is the no-lose choice. If he's good, you look like a genius for starting him. If he sucks, you have a chance to sell Brohm as a winner who will take over. I gotta say Brohm looks like the snappier QB. He has quicker feet and a quicker release, looks pretty accurate. He could come in after Trent has a ****ty game, or a concussion.

Did he give the key to the City back?

I am not a pessimistic or optimistic person, I'm objective. I strip away personal feelings and passions and just look at facts. Based on those facts, I predict, this year, like the past 10 years, will not be good. We did not have the personnel to compete last year, and we really haven't done anything that will change that (for this season anyway). That, and we are in arguably the toughest division in football. I got a little passionate and excited when we brought Marv back and went optimist for a season. Forgive me.