JaCrispy
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...Grandma always said, "no guts no glory, no bawls no blue chips sonny".....she was ALWAYS right.....Whaley moved up to grab Sammy and the grade to date is INCOMPLETE because of unfortunate injuries....look at the bold move Dimitrif made to get Julio, a boatload....and the pundits then were WTF?....it paid off......you just never know.....sure as hell cannot question Sammy's head or heart.....
After watching Sammy play on his broken foot last year, i will never question his heart...however, to me, the Falcons getting Julio made more sense than the Bills getting Sammy...they had the franchise QB and Julio was the final piece...
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I am no scout, but have watched NFL football for 48 years and have followed the draft very closely since the early 80s. I've watched 3 games each on Draftbreakdown.com for Trubisky, Watson and Mahomes. My impressions:
Watson - really athletic with great running and escapability. Has enough arm strength, but not a very accurate passer in my view. High completion percentage is mainly due to throwing a lot of behind the line/screens and Mike Williams making a number of great catches. To me, Mike Williams is a much better NFL prospect than Watson and I could not justify selecting Watson over Williams. I think Watson's inaccuracy will be a killer in the NFL.
Mahomes - Clear that he has a tremendous arm. Makes a lot of short passes and a ton of ill-advised throws that he got away with in college, but would turn into a lot of INTs in the NFL unless he learns much better judgement. I will say that he does seem to see a lot of the field, even when scrambling around. I can understand whey some are very enamored with him, but to me he is a major boom or bust prospect. If he can get his game under control and not take nearly as many chances, he could turn out to be great, but man there is a lot of wildness to clean up.
Trubisky - Makes more NFL type throws than the other two, looks smooth and athletic on the move. Seems to see the field well. Had some oddly bad throws mixed in that were kind of inexplicable compared to his typical accuracy. Really bothers me that he couldn't win the job at UNC until his predecessor graduated and there have been a lot of QBs that look good one year in college and then wilted the next (see Deshone Kizer for one).
I'll be interested to look at some of Kizer's games as well, but of these 3, I don't see Watson as a good NFL prospect, Trubisky is interesting, but scary due to limited sample size and Mahomes is a gamble on greatness.
Again, just my opinion. Others may see things differently.
This all sounds about right...and exactly why i hope we don't take a QB before the 2nd round.
He often avoided even more INT's because he was unsure of himself. My point was I would rather have a guy that is confident in the pocket and rein him in vs a guy not sure of himself and then try to get him to throw the ball on time.
I can definitely agree with this...
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...the rookie salary cap took away a huge component in trading down philosophy.....the last boyz to cash under the old system were Bradford at $50 mil guaranteed preceded by Stafford at $41 mil guaranteed.....
this actually makes me happy to hear this, after all the rumors about the Bills possibly willing to trade up instead...if the Bills actually manage to trade down after all, it would give me a little hope that perhaps Whaley can learn from his past mistakes.
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It's funny to me that a team hovering around .500 for the last 3 years, that currently lacks playmakers in a league where a few plays can be the difference between 8-8 and 10-6 can trivialize the value of a guy who produced over 600 offensive yds and 9 TDs last season while seeing limited playing time.
I feel like I took a nap and woke up in Fuktardistan.
excellent point
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Dude. Whaley is the King of Reaches?
His draft choices are way better than the Bills have historically been. You must be like 12, because no one could write that if they were around to witness Modrak, Levy and Russ "Aaron Maybin" Brandon.
I mean seriously, some of you guys out there SMH...
Dude. Whaley is the King of Reaches?
His draft choices are way better than the Bills have historically been. You must be like 12, because no one could write that if they were around to witness Modrak, Levy and Russ "Aaron Maybin" Brandon.
I mean seriously, some of you guys out there SMH...
While I agree with your assessment of the previous GMs and their horrible picks, Whaley is the only GM i could see wasting draft picks to trade up in this mediocre QB draft class...As i said before, I made the statement about "King of reaches" based on his reckless nature with draft picks...and while he can make decent picks at times, it never seems like he gets value...Other than the EJ pick, i don't ever remember trading back- and even then EJ was grossly overvalued, imo
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so, your very negative view of Whaley is based upon one trade up?
doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
I think Doug Whaley does some things well...and others not so much...One of the things i don't think he does well is value draft picks...he is too reckless when it comes to the draft and I don't think he plays it as well as he could imo.
Hey I got an idea make baseless attacks on personnel because of your feelings... (sigh) How do i reach these asshats?
LOL you're fun...
I gave my opinions and the reasons for them...if you still feel they are baseless, then that is your problem, not mine.
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Only if he got advise from your evidently crispy brain. Make sure you donate it when you are done with it.
Hey, I got an idea...let's hurl personal attacks because it's so much easier than adding an insightful post to the discussion....(sigh) How do I reach these kids?
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I'm not a big supporter of Doug Whaley, but what is your reasoning for this comment?
Since he took over as GM, I can't think of too many players that were considered "reaches" where they were drafted. Certainly not at the top of our draft classes.
Most actually considered Shaq Lawson and Reggie Ragland huge bargains last year.
And how do you know what Whaley's reasoning is behind draft picks?
As fans, let's judge Whaley by his results and not speculation.
I'm not a big supporter of Doug Whaley, but what is your reasoning for this comment?
Since he took over as GM, I can't think of too many players that were considered "reaches" where they were drafted. Certainly not at the top of our draft classes.
Most actually considered Shaq Lawson and Reggie Ragland huge bargains last year.
And how do you know what Whaley's reasoning is behind draft picks?
As fans, let's judge Whaley by his results and not speculation.
To me the EJ pick was a reach because the Bills backed themselves into a corner and forced their own hand to reach on a QB. Now, some will say EJ wasn't Whaley's pick because Nix was technically GM at the time of the pick. However, the draft board was set by Whaley, therefore making it seem ok to draft EJ in the 1st round. Furthermore, the "Whaley wasn't GM" point becomes moot when Whaley doubles down on EJ the following year. At any point after Nix left, Whaley could have said that EJ wasn't his choice to save his own butt. But he didn't. In fact, he went to great lengths to, metaphorically, adopt EJ, as if he were his own by building the team around him.
This one action, combined with the sale of the team to new ownership on the horizon caused a chain reaction that sent Whaley to reach on the Sammy pick the following year imo. Now, just to explain, I think everyone would agree that Sammy was top 5 talent. However, to me, where the "reach" comes in was when Whaley included extra 1st and 4th rounders to move up 5 spots in the greatest WR class in history. It seemed he overspent when he didn't have to. I feel that his poor decision was founded in two flawed ideas: The first being that EJ was a franchise QB after an average-at-best showing his first season. The second being mortgaging the future for potentially, his last shot to make the playoffs for new ownership.
Again, i want to reiterate, i have not heard this anywhere being reported, but just a perception of the situation that i have had, along with some other fans. And while this may be speculation, it is hard to deny that the Bills poor results in recent years could be traced back to these decisions.
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89 pages for our backup running back????
This sums up the sad existence of Bills fans.
LOL classic!
Guess we just try to hold onto anything positive we have going for the team.
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It's not considered a strong draft class. Trading the farm to get the first pick would be foolish. Get a QB in other rounds.
exactly, i would take Peterman in the 3rd before i traded the farm for any of these QBs
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Has to be the Bills...Whaley is the King of reaches and he knows a QB is the only position that could extend his employment...this is why he constantly makes poor draft decisions...his choices are always for the wrong reasons...
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He plays and looks like a clone of von miller.
His pass rushing is more valuable then foster. Id be tempted to take him
Hey, you stole my line...lol
I've actually been saying this for weeks...his play looks very similar (maybe a more violent)...i would definitely take him at 10 and wouldn't think twice...i could see him being top 3 players in the draft...i honestly doubt he makes it to 10 though.
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Would be one last hoorah for the clown Whaley.
I can see him walking out of New Era with a smirk and flames high above.
Can't wait to see him high 5-ing Russ in the war room after he's traded away three 1st rounders for the next Andy Dalton....Take a bow, Doug...you will never be a GM again.
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noooooooooooooooooooooo
stop trading up for crap
Sorry my friend...but the Bills can't help themselves...it's in their blood to constantly make the worst moves ever.
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There is no such thing as a bad win at the beginning of the season......
Love how people predict thise horrible records when we have been a stead 8 and 8 with a D that fell like 20 spots
i just feel we have a mediocre team with a difficult schedule...we went 7-9 with a cup cake schedule last year and lost several solid starters this offseason...i think it is a logical assumption we will likely have a worse record this season.
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disappointed the opener is against a team intentionally trying to tank and with no QB... i feel a victory against the Jets means little, unfortunately.
I predict no better than 6-10 overall
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How do you know?
i thought everyone knew
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have to admit, i'm a little disappointed it's against a team that is intentionally trying to tank.
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Holy moly..."shoot me"? Something is very, very wrong here. I blame Whaley.
yup...shoulda taken Garappolo
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The franchise is funny to me. They constantly !@#$ up so I poke a little fun at them and take it for what it is.
Entertainment.
Couldn't agree more...you have to laugh at the organization- otherwise you just might go insane.
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Winston is a real QB you can build a team around. TT is just a guy that we are paying money to because McDermott coaches scared.
...and shots have been fired!
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IMO, Reddick would absolutely not be a reach @ 10. It wouldn't surprise me if he's gone sooner.
totally agree with this...i think people are waaaaay underestimating this kid and i feel come draft day, a lot of people will be surprised how soon he is picked...if he is there at 10 i take him...doubt he will be there if the bills trade back....reminds me too much of Von Miller, but more violent....pass rushers like him are hard to come by.
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I'm curious what y'all think...if the Bills do not give the 5th year to Sammy, should they attempt to trade him during the draft, in hopes to recoup some of their investment, to prevent him from walking after next year- leaving the Bills with nothing?
I ask because I always feel the Bills get screwed in these situations, making it seem like they don't plan for the future like the Pats do.
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So much obsession over comp picks. Some here seem to think that 3rd, 4th and 5th round picks hold a great deal of value. This article discusses the probability of success in the draft by round. By the end of the 3rd, probability of finding a guy that starts even 1 year in his career is pretty low - only about 30%.
https://datascopeanalytics.com/blog/the-chance-of-a-bust-in-the-nfl-draft/
it's not just about drafting in those rounds, but potentially using those picks to trade up for a QB
One NFL team called Browns to trade for #1 to draft a QB.
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I will honest with ya, i am extra nervous for this draft...there is no telling which direction the Bills are planning to go....and for some reason there just seems to be more 'fools gold' this year than normal...we could be getting closer to building something or we could be setting the franchise back again- and with the new staff, there are just so many extra variables.