KD in CA Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 ...the reason is because nomatter who they draft OL, TE, WR, DT, etc etc they suck period......talent elavuation and or coaching is a serious issue with this football team. This is really the entire issue and why nothing else matters if they don't hire a real GM who knows what he is doing. Let's review the high draft picks in recent history by position: No QB: They miss out on their target so they trade back into the 1st round to take a guy from Tulane who was mediocre in college. OL sucks: Completely miss on evaluating MW. Too soon to tell on Wood/Levitre. DL sucks: Trade back into the first round to pick a guy who was the third best D-lineman on his college team! Then a few years later take a one-year wonder who isn't anywhere near big enough to play the position when run defense is your biggest problem. WRs: Draft two WRs that are 5' 10" or shorter. One of whom can't play WR. RB/DB: Servicable guys but no stars, certainly not impact players like you'd expect from a top 15 pick. I hate to say it, but the Bills are the new Jets of the NFL draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Regarding FA offensive lineman, your point is kind of misplaced. The team had Jason Peters at LT, why would they be looking to draft another one? Unless, of course, you're going to contend that they already knew he'd be a holdout and need to be traded, which I cannot believe is true. well, then, your belief is wrong Brandon told Peters in january before the draft, he would not get a new contract. Peters promptly disappeared. Brandon is either stupid or arrogant to think that hardball tactics with Peters would not turn out badly. Any savvy GM would have gotten some leverage (another option at LT) to play hardball. Instead the Bills pass on 2 stud OTs Albert and Clady, and take a situational DB who still has not made an impact at CB after 2 years. This year Brandon compounds the madness by going into the season with an injured 7th round scrub who has never played a down as his only LT. It looks more like he was purposely trying to sabotage the team, than trying to build a contender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 McKelvin has an attitude that Buffalo hasn't had in a while. The "I'm going to go out there and win the game for my team" mentality that I think was lacking this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoner7 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Our secondary is great without McKelvin - so why exactly do we need him? McGee, Florence, McKelvin, Corner, Whitner, Scott, Wilson, and Byrd. How many DBs can a team even keep on the roster? You could count Youboty too if you really wanted to stay cheap. Either Whitner or McKelvin should/could be removed from that list. Corner IMO is the worst but when factoring in $$$ it has to be one of those two I mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoner7 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 well, then, your belief is wrong Brandon told Peters in january before the draft, he would not get a new contract. Peters promptly disappeared. Brandon is either stupid or arrogant to think that hardball tactics with Peters would not turn out badly. Any savvy GM would have gotten some leverage (another option at LT) to play hardball. Instead the Bills pass on 2 stud OTs Albert and Clady, and take a situational DB who still has not made an impact at CB after 2 years. This year Brandon compounds the madness by going into the season with an injured 7th round scrub who has never played a down as his only LT. It looks more like he was purposely trying to sabotage the team, than trying to build a contender Spartacus for GM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 well, then, your belief is wrong Brandon told Peters in january before the draft, he would not get a new contract. Peters promptly disappeared. Brandon is either stupid or arrogant to think that hardball tactics with Peters would not turn out badly. Any savvy GM would have gotten some leverage (another option at LT) to play hardball. Instead the Bills pass on 2 stud OTs Albert and Clady, and take a situational DB who still has not made an impact at CB after 2 years. This year Brandon compounds the madness by going into the season with an injured 7th round scrub who has never played a down as his only LT. It looks more like he was purposely trying to sabotage the team, than trying to build a contender Very interesting considering that we're talking about the 2007 draft, the season before Peters went to his first pro bowl and 2 seasons before he held out. So it's actually your belief that is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChimp Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 McKelvin and Parrish's fumbles aren't even what piss me off. What STILL gets me ticked off when I think about it, though, are the way that BOTH of them behaved when questioned about their retarded decisions. They not only did not apologize for their stupidity but DEFENDED their actions by basically saying "That's just me, that's how I play, I play to win", some of the most infuriating (not to mention backwater STUPID) grandstanding I have ever heard. Fewell keeps losing points in my book, too, in his "bid" to steal the HC job, every time he puts that assmunch Parrish out there to return kicks. The guy deserved to be fired weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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