DarthICE Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 That to me is going to be the key thing. I personally think its possible to find 4 that should start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperKillerRobots Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 That to me is going to be the key thing. I personally think its possible to find 4 that should start. I'd agree with four, but that would be including the first rounder. I think the expectation should be - especially with all the holes and new alignments - that the first and seconders both start/contribute heavily and then two of the later round picks (between 3 and 7) also start/contribute this season. Because of the positions of need being the more important positions however, I could see these numbers decreasing solely because they don't want to start a rookie QB or LT from day one. I definitely see a NT, OLB, and OG or RT as potential starting positions for this year's rookie class. LT I think depends more on which player you draft, as I'm sure we'd all like to them play all year, they may be more of a developmental project in year one if it isn't one of the top two or three guys. I have a hard time seeing a rookie QB coming in here and starting. Not that I think the current QBs are that great, it just seems like Gailey won't rush someone in there until they can play and be successful and that Nix is probably on board with this strategy as well. If nothing else, the Cornell green signing shows that they would rather have a cheap, serviceable veteran as a stop-gap option as opposed to some rookie or second year-unproven player being the only option. It shows that they are trying to groom players that they draft into players that will play big roles for the team in the future. Last coaching staff seemed to be in more of a win now mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthICE Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 If we can address QB, NT, LT and OLB in this draft we are light years ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 That to me is going to be the key thing. I personally think its possible to find 4 that should start.You may find 4 that can start this year... will they still be starting or even on the team 3 years from now, that's more relevant to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 That to me is going to be the key thing. I personally think its possible to find 4 that should start. How sad that would be...4 rookies having to start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BfloBillsFan Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 That to me is going to be the key thing. I personally think its possible to find 4 that should start. Even with all the needs of the Bills, getting 2 starters out of round 2-7 would lead me to believe that it was a successful draft. Above 2 starters in those rounds would be an exceptional draft (Assuming that this year's first rounder will be a starter). 1 starter in rounds 2 to 7 would probably be on par with the rest of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 If we're talking about solid starters, 2 would be great IMO. If you can get 3 quality players in each years draft that's very good. If you can get a 4th quality starter, that's just gravy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 That to me is going to be the key thing. I personally think its possible to find 4 that should start. should be a no brainer since the entire front 7 needs to be overhauled, they have no NFL caliber OTs on the roster and only 1 NFL quality WR. the players drafted could all suck and they still would start since there are so many holes. they just wouldn't make rosters of real NFL teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munch Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 should be a no brainer since the entire front 7 needs to be overhauled, they have no NFL caliber OTs on the roster and only 1 NFL quality WR. the players drafted could all suck and they still would start since there are so many holes. they just wouldn't make rosters of real NFL teams I get that the Bills suck, but statements like this are ridiculous. We pick 9th out of 32 teams, which means 8 teams were worse than us last year. Thats with no QB and no Oline, and a terrible coaching staff. This team really isnt that far off from being very competitive, certainly nowhere near a statement like this. Our D especially isnt bad, a few pieces and we may have a GOOD defense. Add a LT and QB to the offense and a NT to the D, and I think the addition of Edwards and Davis and the 3-4 switch will make us quite a bit better. I try to remain optimistic yet face reality, and I just dont see us being nearly as bad as some of you make us out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkc Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 That to me is going to be the key thing. I personally think its possible to find 4 that should start. on this team with all the changes at least 4 will be starting at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 I get that the Bills suck, but statements like this are ridiculous. We pick 9th out of 32 teams, which means 8 teams were worse than us last year. Thats with no QB and no Oline, and a terrible coaching staff. This team really isnt that far off from being very competitive, certainly nowhere near a statement like this. Our D especially isnt bad, a few pieces and we may have a GOOD defense. Add a LT and QB to the offense and a NT to the D, and I think the addition of Edwards and Davis and the 3-4 switch will make us quite a bit better. I try to remain optimistic yet face reality, and I just dont see us being nearly as bad as some of you make us out to be. Thank you I hate how negatiive everyone is on this board. We do have some needs but we are far from hopeless. We didnt go 0-16 but we didnt win the super bowl We are medicore...Ive seen far worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkc Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 If we can address QB, NT, LT and OLB in this draft we are light years ahead. it will be tought to fill two premier positions in one draft but a LT , NT, center , olb wold be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 You may find 4 that can start this year... will they still be starting or even on the team 3 years from now, that's more relevant to me. Hey, back in the magical 2006 draft, they had Whitner, Simpson, (EDIT: K. Williams), and Ellison starting. What a great draft, though conceivably none of those guys start in 2010. I think it's funny to merely talk about starters. Finding starters at RB, LB, OG, and S isn't as challenging as locating QB's, OT's, NT/DT, and pass rushers. Yet, Buffalo drafted plenty of the first group from 06-09, and never found much in the latter. It's a heckuva lot easier to find certain positions, especially when you use high picks. As good as Levitre and Wood are, I would expect guards taken in rounds 1 and 2 to be outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 That to me is going to be the key thing. I personally think its possible to find 4 that should start. I'm confused. I didn't see the word "ass" in this post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing Man Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Even the blind squirrel gets the nut some of the time (see Brandon), but three starters would be what we could normally hope for. Development is what this team has lacked this decade. Show me a Bills team that ended the season with players playing better than they did at the start of the season. We've drafted some quality players but they haven't grown and excelled because the coaching was $#*&ing clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 !@#$ I would just take getting a NT, LT, and RT in the first three picks. Draft a solid LT round 1, pick up a big body NT in round 2, and fortify the RT in round 3. Getting both lines in order with this draft should be the priority. I feel like we can take this season to let this line get (Two more rookie starters) in order and build the 3-4 front 7 and figure out which 4-3 guys can fit the system. Then next year we can put together the major offensive skill pieces. Either go after a QB or a WR then use the later round picks to pull in some more players for our D. Bottom line we get a good O-line and any QB we draft next year will be in a much better position to have success. If we get a NT we have one of the biggest pieces needed for a successful 3-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 How sad that would be...4 rookies having to start... Nothing wrong with that so long as they can play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McClane Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Hypothetically, if they draft Spiller in the 1st, trade their 2nd for Gathier, draft Cam Thomas in the 3rd, and trade a 4th for Jason Campbell, I think it's safe to say they get 4 starters out of this draft... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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