Mike In Illinois Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Kawika Mitchell Ka_Mitchell55 I wanted 4 players who can produce rite away... We got 1. Welcome to the Bills Spiller. Lets do this! We need all 53. Health and production via Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Huh? Spiller was going to be gone within the next several picks, at least gone by 12 (either Miami or SD). I like the fact that the Bills got who they targeted, aside from a couple guys who went in the top-8. I'm saying Spiller shouldn't have been on their board. Thus, trading back for more picks would have been far better than taking him because he was BPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I'm saying Spiller shouldn't have been on their board. Thus, trading back for more picks would have been far better than taking him because he was BPA. Again, trade back where and take who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRW Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Ah, hope. The last refuge of the Bills fan. "Well, they tooke the 'best player available.' I'm sure he'll make some really big plays for us!" You read a lot into my last sentence there. I mean like two sentiments that I didn't express in any way, shape, or form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 But to me, that's when you trade back and get more picks because this draft is far deeper than next year's draft. I think, based on the speed of their pick, Spiller was their man from day one. Which is scary. Tough to say. I'm pretty sure that Okung and Williams were at the top of their list. As soon as those guys are gone it makes the pick pretty easy if there is no one you know is worthy of #9 at LT, DT or QB, the positions of obvious severe need. I also think that the trade down scenarios probably just didnt appeal to them. Few of the guys that went from 10-20 would we have wanted. If they had Spiller rated that high (he was probably 5-6 overall on their list, they just didnt think a solid #1 and an extra late second or third was as good as a stud #1. I also think it easily could have been a combination of Nix and the scouts liking him, and the new HC Gailey saying "I can manufacture a lot of offense with this kid that I can't do with a RT like Bulaga." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 You read a lot into my last sentence there. I mean like two sentiments that I didn't express in any way, shape, or form. I do that sometimes. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Again, trade back where and take who? Any of the OL, DL, LB, WRs still available. All of which are far bigger holes than RB. Think Dez Bryant couldn't be just as big of a playmaker? I am not claiming to be a draft guru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 "Lightning28: I’m so happy to be a bill I can’t wait to get there tom. Let’s go Bills" - CJ Spiller from ESPN's draftcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Spiller chat from the ESPN DraftCast: "Lightning28: I’m so happy to be a bill I can’t wait to get there tom. Let’s go Bills" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic_soulja Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Like I said...since we have needs everywhere EXCEPT RB, and DB...we are DEFINITELY going to go with Spiller...we never draft needs...so now we have THREE guys that are 1000 yard backs...and NO TACKLES...good job though...way to go Buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gale Gilbert Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Spiller is a talent, that's a given, but I hate the pick. Who wants Marshawn? There's no guarantee the Bills get rid of him. Someone wrote earlier that any leverage the Bills had in a trade is gone, and it's true. Would much rather have seen an OT. I honestly feel like Buffalo sports teams have made buffoon out of me during the last two evenings, if I haven't done it already on my own. Hopefully the Sabres don't make it three nights in a row tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Any of the OL, DL, LB, WRs still available. All of which are far bigger holes than RB. Think Dez Bryant couldn't be just as big of a playmaker? I am not claiming to be a draft guru. Neither am I. But a lot of draft gurus say you draft BPA and not for need. Had the Bills traded back and taken a LT or NT, they would have had to settle for the 3rd best one, and apparently they didn't want to do that (again, we'll see if bypassing Davis was a mistake, but I wasn't a fan, and I wasn't one of Dan Williams either). As for LB'er, this is a weak crop and McClain was arguably the best one, so they would have had to settle for 2nd-best, and I don't even know if any of the other ones were good 3-4 LB'ers. As for Bryant, he hasn't even gone yet. The guy I wanted, and thought the Bills had a shot at, was Trent Williams. I can't say that Spiller is who I wanted, but I can see him being a good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7THSIGN Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Any of the OL, DL, LB, WRs still available. All of which are far bigger holes than RB. Think Dez Bryant couldn't be just as big of a playmaker? I am not claiming to be a draft guru. Good thing for you ,no qb's and no buluga till 23,spiller was the right choice,let it go already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Like I said...since we have needs everywhere EXCEPT RB, and DB...we are DEFINITELY going to go with Spiller...we never draft needs...so now we have THREE guys that are 1000 yard backs...and NO TACKLES...good job though...way to go Buffalo Last year our biggest needs were arguably pass rush and OL. In the first two rounds we took a pass rusher, two OL -- that is not drafting for need? And the one guy we drafted who wasnt a need was a Pro Bowl player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Spiller is a talent, that's a given, but I hate the pick. Who wants Marshawn? There's no guarantee the Bills get rid of him. Someone wrote earlier that any leverage the Bills had in a trade is gone, and it's true. The Bills have the same amount of leverage with Lynch as before. But they plan on keeping/using him, so it's moot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I already got an email from the BILLS about getting a Spiller jersey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gale Gilbert Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I mean, wasn't Fred Jackson a FA? He's good! Why take an RB at #9? What's the deal? At least Clausen is still out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7THSIGN Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Last year our biggest needs were arguably pass rush and OL. In the first two rounds we took a pass rusher, two OL -- that is not drafting for need? And the one guy we drafted who wasnt a need was a Pro Bowl player. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gale Gilbert Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 The Bills have the same amount of leverage with Lynch as before. But they plan on keeping/using him, so it's moot. Then if they plan on using Lynch, I feel like the Bills have too many needs to justify taking a 3rd RB in a committee with the 9th pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Last year our biggest needs were arguably pass rush and OL. In the first two rounds we took a pass rusher, two OL -- that is not drafting for need? And the one guy we drafted who wasnt a need was a Pro Bowl player. Right as usual, Kelly. And a lot of people bitched about the Byrd pick as well. You can't go wrong picking PROVEN playmakers. Last year they got one in Byrd, this year they got the best one in Spiller. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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