Don Otreply
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1 minute ago, Lurker said:
I'd add "scheme fit" and value to need. It's not just checking off a box on a menu, but projecting that player into what you do as an offense or defense. Taking a guy who can set an edge (like Epenesa), which is critical in McD's defense vs. going with a higher rated but undersized speed rusher who can't defend the run. Or picking a RB like Moss for his complimentary skill set to Singletary, rather than another RB who again, might be higher rated.
To me, that's a lot better approach than simply picing BPA and I'm glad Beane operates the way he does...
I agree with what you said, to including the way Beane operates, all the things you stated are part of what in my mind is need ?
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Just now, djp14150 said:
I get the need piece in drafting Spiller as a complementary back. But you don’t burn two top 20 picks on running backs.
they could have drafted a RB in the 3rd or 4th round and it would have bern fine.
All that is true, the point i was making is that a teams needs, real or perceived are a determining factor in all draft selections, its always been that way. Yes some GMs are way better at it than others, we’re talking humans here after all...
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Good to see!!
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Just now, Airbornetrooper said:
Unless you are the 2010 trying to justify taking CJ Spiller with the 10th overall pick ?♂️The team felt they had a need, it’s that simple, good or bad choice doesn’t change that need is always a determining factor. Yes our teams GMs have made bad choices over the the past years, that doesn’t change what determines draft selections. Beane even says need is a determining factor.
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BPA has always been a myth, need is always factored into player acquisitions. Being that regardless of draft position, teams don’t draft players they don’t feel they have a need for, that being a starter or all the way down to developmental selections.
One can play semantics with descriptions, but at the end of the day BPA is need driven. It’s good that Beane has said that need is a determining factor, maybe folk will come to understand.
BPA, you keep saying this, I do not think it means what you think it means...
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4 hours ago, GreggTX said:
Shouldn't we wait until at least 1 or 2 of his 1st and 2nd round picks lives up to their draft status? Also, he has apparently given up on putting a good OL together despite the fact that he had more cap space than 27 other teams. That said, I think Oliver still has a shot at greatness and maybe Edmunds might turn out OK. I do think a lot of people overrate him, though.
Nice opinion, True to form as always...
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23 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said:
I was thinking more along the lines of a glass of chardonnay
Maybe a nice single malt,
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3 minutes ago, Richard Noggin said:
Again, your empathy is overwhelming. You'll be okay despite being reminded of reality. Enjoy the draft!
Remember according to him it’s his draft... so the whole world needs to step aside in deference to his needs...
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4 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said:
what tears?
Well okay then...
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3 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said:
They are the AFCE team to beat because they rest of the division isn't anything special right now. Jets are garbage, Dolphins are getting alot of hype right now and could end up dethroning the Bills as the 'team to beat' if Tua is healthy, and with brady gone and the Pats stubbornly looking at sticking with their unknown backup as starter, its not like this division is scaring anyone. And in those 17 years, there were a few times they came close. They made the playoffs twice but needed a miracle from the Bengals the first year to then get embarrassed by the jags, and had a soft cupcake schedule this year where they didn't have to beat teams with winning records to make the playoffs where they blow the game to the Texans....
Christ man, do ya need a tissue for those tears?
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10 minutes ago, Penfield45 said:
In what world is Epenesa going to start ?
he will be a rotational guy. Dobbins and mimms would have been day 1 starters
Which of our D line guys isn’t in rotation? we rotate our D line players as a matter of course...what team are you following?
Sure another WR would have been nice at 54, but have a tiny bit of faith just four seasons ago and back for 17 years the team couldn’t buy a playoff berth, now we are talked about as the AFCE team to beat, it’s been twenty years since those words were last spoken. Get a grip on yourself man, get yourself a beer and a spliff, and chill a little.
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It’s like asking what makes for a good sailboat to sail down the east coast to the Bahamas and back, the answer depends on who you ask.
The exception is when sports pundits make it their pet topic, then it’s definitely over blown, ?
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3 hours ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
I mean there is literally no competition. It’s like when some genius talks about his ratings during a pandemic news conference.
I’m gonna have to buy you a beer one day ?
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20 minutes ago, jkx2 said:
Alright... good luck in rehab and kicking that meth problem.
It’s a Monty Python reference for those who don’t know... a movie called the Holy Grail...
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Only if there are two and no older than 19, a gallon of Kama sutra oil, and the residents is the castle anthrax... then, and only then would I be willing to face my peril...
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40 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:
I can understand CB or DE.... but man if a big time WR like Claypool is sitting there at 54 I’d love for them to pull the trigger.
I know they claim the philosophy is BPA.... but I feel like the BPA is biased towards positions they like.....somebody who plays defense and def not a WR as Beane has stated numerous times he sees it as the position with a high bust rate. He’s scared to draft them.
Agree, BPA is always at a position of want, BPA is subjective and is an opinion based on the decision makers knowledge, experiences, and preferences. It sure wouldn’t hurt the team to take Claypool.
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56 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:
I don't mind pff as a reference to evaluating players but the NFL and Collinsworth make it seem like it's the holy Grail for determining player rankings.
I wish they just stuck to giving us the raw data and stop their opinionated b.s.
Anyway , I can see us going in so many directions. RB/WR/CB/EDGE/ OL even , basically , minus QB , Beane has the Luxury to go BPA and pretty sure he will
It sure is hard to be certain what Beane will choose to do, but it sure is great to be in such a healthy position team wide. We can now go with the ultimate need in the draft, BPA!
We had so many years of spinning our wheels, it is great to have a competent FO with an actual plan and knows how to implement it.
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its Pff, who cares? Do they use make believe stats in their college evaluations too...
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15 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said:
I find it amazing that the same teams seem to just continue their senseless, losing ways.
These owners are rich beyond imagination. Are all of them actual billionaires? How they got to be just so wealthy when they can't see their way past these dumb, easy to correct mistakes is beyond me.
Most people are smart about a few things, and not so smart about everything else. I knew more than one Pratt and Whitney engineer that were very smart in their fields, but couldn’t change a flat tire on their road bikes to save their lives. It is no different for the billionaires who bought football teams I guess...
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I don’t write up a list, but out of the first 32 I guessed six, but in no particular order, the ones I guessed were obvious candidates to go first round, QBs & WRs. You folk who spend more time specifically following this aspect likely got a lot more right and in more specific spots that I’ll ever hit on. ?
The real fun part for me starts today, Go Bills!!!
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Just now, Joe in Winslow said:
Agreed. This is what competent management looks like.Refreshing isn’t it ?
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9 minutes ago, 32ABBA said:
ctfd.
So using words isn’t your strong point then... that and you could use your own advice ?
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Just now, Greg S said:
Would love to see them add another playmaker on offense to go along with Diggs, Brown, Beasley, Singletary. Beane really has done a good job in getting help for Allen. I would expect that continues tonight.
Agree, ?
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Watching this draft unfold it makes sense to me that the Bills trade for Trent Williams.
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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We can close this thread now. TW is a 49er now