JohnNord

I don’t know - I will agree that Nix and Whaley were clueless about the QB positions. But If the Bills were so interested in Wilson why did they didn’t they pull the trigger earlier in the 2nd or the 3rd? Their philosophy typically wasn’t to sit back and wait for a prospect to fall to them. If that’s the case why did they reach for EJ In the next year’s draft? Also in you thinking, I think you are also overlooking the fact that the Bills resigned Ryan Fitzpatrick to lower tier starter’s deal months earlier. There was the hope in Buffalo that his late season struggles were due to injury and that he could bounce back in 2012. Again when you look at how badly the Bills handled the QB position under Nix and Whaley, do you honestly see them making the move to draft the future QB to be waiting in the wings? It’s a move that good GM’s make but also one that the regime has never done. So long story short - if they had interest in Wilson, I think it was similar to their interest in Cardale Jones. They’ll pick him if he falls to them but they aren’t convinced. Kind of like the half court shot at the end of the first half of a basketball game

With Johnson, I think the best we can hope for is a contribution on ST’s. I remember him playing really well against NYJ in the season finale but on a team with Hyde and Poyer at safety it will be tough to see him on the field.

yep I think he was still hoping that Fitz would pan out in 2012 and I don’t buy that QB was as big of a need in his mind then. Buddy was not the type of GM that would do something proactive like targeting a QB in the middle rounds.

This is 100. Everyone is trying to paint themselves in the best light possible - especially Buddy Nix. I’m not believing that Nix was that in to Wilson. If he was, he wouldn’t have waited until round 4 to draft him. At worst, he would have taken Wilson with his 3rd round pick and then tried to trade up for Graham or draft another WR. If there is any truth to what Nix said it’s likely that they were interested in taking a flyer on Wilson if he fell to later rounds (maybe the 4th,) but didn’t see enough in him to select him any higher. You don’t draft a TJ Graham if you think there’s a potential starting QB on the board. Nix also tries to make it look like the EJ wasn’t as bad as a pick as it was in actuality. He said EJ would have been a winner, if they waited another round to draft him. This makes absolutely no sense. EJ was not a good NFL QB...whether he was drafted in Round 1, 2, or 3. If Nix viewed EJ the way I believe they viewed Wilson in 2012, they would have waited to draft a him in the 3rd or 4th, where most scouts had him pegged. It’s my belief that Nix and Whaley legit though EJ was “the man” which is why drafted him in round 1. They thought he was a first round talent.

Ummmmmmm why was Eddie charged again?