Which players do you NOT want to see selected at #3 overall?

[LabattBlue]

So how many of these players are not worthy of the #3 overall pick by the Bills?

Edited January 14, 2011 by LabattBlue

[AReed Deep For 7]

no newton! no newton! no newton! no newton! please please please NO NEWTON!!!!

[VirginiaMike]

To hijack an old cookie jingle -- "Darn Tootin - no Cam Newton"

[mousetrap08]

no newton! no newton! no newton! no newton! please please please NO NEWTON!!!!

so does this mean you don't want newton.

[Fezmid]

so does this mean you don't want newton.

I think he wants Cam Newton the QB, but is telling us that he hates the newton cookies (like the fig newton).

[Offside Number 76]

Neither QB is worthy of #3 overall, and if this team drafts a CB or WR in the first or second round, I will be physically ill.

 

If Nix feels that Quinn is better than Bowers or something like that, I'll trust his judgment.

[AReed Deep For 7]

i would rather us address our running game again in the first round than draft newton hahahaha

[bills_fan_in_raleigh]

I voted against anyone that doesnt play DL or LB. We need a beast up front to help stop run.

[Thoner7]

Anyone not names Fairely, Bowers, Dareus should not be drafted. Ill make 2 exceptions and that is for Quinn/Clayborne. If we pass on the big 3 we are making a mistake.

[stony]

Anyone not names Fairely, Bowers, Dareus should not be drafted. Ill make 2 exceptions and that is for Quinn/Clayborne. If we pass on the big 3 we are making a mistake.

 

First group definitely yes.

 

Second pairing, Quinn maybe (Orakpo-esque?), Clayborn no.

[aristocrat]

just defense baby

[BuffaloWings]

Any player that is on the offensive side of the ball. Of the ones on your list, I might be ok with Gabbert, but he's not what they need as the first pick.

 

Defense, defense, and more defense.

 

Defense wins championships.

[BuffaloATL]

REALLY hoping Fairley's there, and REALLY hoping we take him. If he's not there, I like Bowers. If those guys aren't there, I really don't mind taking the DB from LSU. I know, I know. But he still looks like a game changer, and we need more of those, even at a positions that might not be of greatest need (although I think we're not as set at that postion as some might think).

[Dude Man]

I do not want to see a QB or CB/Db taken with our first pick. Period. D-Line or LB, please.

[NickelCity]

I want: Fairley or Dareus. I'd love to have Von Miller or Ayers but we won't take either that high (stock does change, though). I have reservations about Bowers.

 

If I had to choose just one player that I could make sure we wouldn't draft, it would be Gabbert. I don't think our FO is dumb enough to draft Gabbert though, so I'm not terribly worried.

Edited January 14, 2011 by NickelCity

[Kevin]

I am for all defensive picks. Except for DB's.

[Ghost of Rob Johnson]

Best player available, of those listed Gabbert, Newton, and Miller don't represent that.

[Fixxxer]

I voted nay to:

 

Gabbert: Levi Brown did the same in Troy, play from the shotgun in a spread offense, to me this is a reach of epic proportions.

Peterson: My premise is getting big and better up front

Amukamara: See Peterson and I will add, you draft DBs in the first when you don't have as many holes as we do on our team.

Quinn: big ?, what will you get with this guy? too many questions

Von Miller: too small and dissapears at times in games. Huge reach here.

Newton: terrific one year wonder, his wowability might not translate to the pro game. Is this a poser or a good kid. If you like him you try to find out.

 

I voted yes for AJ Green because he has the production and tangibles you like in a WR but it is said this kid is a terrific kid off the field. He would be the surest pick in the draft, IMO, that is why I would be tempted to draft him.

Edited January 14, 2011 by Fixxxer

[Cash]

I don't like either QB at #3, but I think I could talk myself into either one. I voted for Prince Amukamura Von Miller (which is a weird name for a German prince, but whatever), because neither one seems like an abject stud. But from what I'm reading, AJ Green and Patrick Peterson are the two biggest locks in the entire draft. Every team can use a shutdown corner, including the Bills - especially if McGee can't get healthy and Florence leaves. I'm not saying Peterson would be anywhere near my first choice, but I could live with it.

 

As for Green, c'mon people. I know he's a local product and all, but Naaman Roosevelt does not belong on an NFL field. One nice screen pass notwithstanding, neither does Donald Jones (at least not on offense). Take another look at our passing and scoring numbers the last month or two, and tell me we wouldn't be helped by an upgrade at WR. Especially since Chan loves playing 4 and 5 WR sets. Again, Green wouldn't be my first choice, but from everything I've read so far, he's about as big a lock as Andre Johnson or Megatron. For a team with such a horrible track record in the first round, isn't there something to be said for taking the safest player in the draft, who does fill a need, even if it's not the biggest need?

[Bangarang]

I don't want to see Newton, Gabbert, Quinn and Bowers picked. Newton for obvious reasons. Gabbert because he's a project. Quinn because he's a one year wonder. And Bowers because I think he'll bust in the NFL.

[Green Lightning]

Anyone not names Fairely, Bowers, Dareus should not be drafted. Ill make 2 exceptions and that is for Quinn/Clayborne. If we pass on the big 3 we are making a mistake.

 

 

I'll take any of the first three.

[Ghost of Rob Johnson]

I don't want to see Newton, Gabbert, Quinn and Bowers picked. Newton for obvious reasons. Gabbert because he's a project. Quinn because he's a one year wonder. And Bowers because I think he'll bust in the NFL.

Quinn is just as big a one year wonder as Bowers or Fairley. Bowers had 4 career sacks coming into this season. The risk I see with Quinn is that he didn't play this year, not his one year of production. But, the argument could be made he's the front 7 defensive player who had the earliest success and high level of production and if he hadn't sat out he'd likely be the defensive player at the top with more than one year of production.

[Packerland Bills Fan]

My board would be:

 

1. Fairly

2. Bowers

3. Dareus

 

I wouldn't have a fit if Green or Peterson were picked, because of their talent. If the grades are close, though, I'd go with Dareus if Fairly and Bowers are gone because he'd make a much bigger impact.

 

Gabbert has made a big jump up in a lot of places, but is it really due to what he's done or is it because Luck isn't in the draft now? More likely it's the latter.

[LabattBlue]

Why would anyone vote for all the choices? If you don't like the poll, move along instead of being a dumbass.

[bananathumb]

Why would anyone vote for all the choices? If you don't like the poll, move along instead of being a dumbass.

 

 

I wouldn't want many of those players you listed, maybe one of the QBs, if only because the position is so important and I wouldn't mind gambling when the rest of these chumps are so bloody uninspiring.

 

That's the problem this year; we finally got a top pick and outside of Fairley (who will go first), they are all mid-round picks as far as I'm concerned. Might as well have won a few more games!

[RuntheDamnBall]

I would throw Mallett on this list, not necessarily because I want to see him at #3 though (if they were going to take him I'd prefer they trade down a few slots - because that's how you at least TRY to play the draft).

 

BUT, if they did draft Mallett, and he ended up working out, would anyone here realistically still be mad if they got their franchise QB at #3?

 

Or put it another way... if Whitner did = Reed or Polamalu, would anyone still be bitching about him at #8? We'd probably still be pining for Ngata a bit, but the whining wouldn't be of the proportions we're accustomed to (and I'll self-direct a little of that criticism).

 

Picks at certain high spots are only really bad if they don't work out, or if they're just unanimously foolish, like a kicker in R1.

[LabattBlue]

I would throw Mallett on this list, not necessarily because I want to see him at #3 though (if they were going to take him I'd prefer they trade down a few slots - because that's how you at least TRY to play the draft).

 

BUT, if they did draft Mallett, and he ended up working out, would anyone here realistically still be mad if they got their franchise QB at #3?

 

Or put it another way... if Whitner did = Reed or Polamalu, would anyone still be bitching about him at #8? We'd probably still be pining for Ngata a bit, but the whining wouldn't be of the proportions we're accustomed to (and I'll self-direct a little of that criticism).

 

Picks at certain high spots are only really bad if they don't work out, or if they're just unanimously foolish, like a kicker in R1.

I meant to include Mallett.

[DreReed83]

I think we should just draft Mark Ingram.

[billsfan89]

If Fairley is gone pick one and Bowers pick 2 then the Bills have to go with Dareus. The need a big time run stuffer on D and he fits the bill as he played the 3-4 in Alabama and is a good player against the run.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

I voted against anyone that doesnt play DL or LB. We need a beast up front to help stop run.

 

I would be OK if good talent evaluators like an OT well enough to take him there.

 

OL or DL

[LabattBlue]

I'm surprised that almost 1/3 of the voters would be okay with a CB selection at #3.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

Disapointed or puzzled would be more likely than angry. I hope they pass on the 2 QB's as I would like to see a star they can put on the field week 1.

 

 

[BB-Gun]

My top choice at #3 is DE Bowers. He seems the most likely to not be a bust. He can handle the the end position to the left of Kyle Williams for a decade. Fairly could become a better player, but there is concerns about his work ethics. Slight chance he can become another Mike Williams for us.

[Red Squirrel]

A write-in vote for Mallett here.

[Rico]

I meant to include Mallett.

Mallett. After the Bledsoe catastrophe, I don't want any potential brain-dead statues... even if he pans out (somewhere else!), it's just not worth the risk. Edited January 15, 2011 by Rico

[WickedGame]

To hijack an old cookie jingle -- "Darn Tootin - no Cam Newton"

 

A cookie is just a cookie, but a Newton is fruit and cake. For whatever it's worth.

[KRT88]

I do not want to see a QB or CB/Db taken with our first pick. Period. D-Line or LB, please.

 

you said it! If they draft a DB I'll kick my TV in and if they want a QB, trade down...twice (at least)

 

I'd prefer the shore up the front seven or try to fix the O-line

[BillsPhan]

So how many of these players are not worthy of the #3 overall pick by the Bills?

 

What a shock, Cam Newton is the most "not wanted" draft pick at the number 3 overall spot. Fine, although I would love to see Nix draft him there, I'm sure 70-something year old "lifetime football guy" Buddy Nix agrees with the majority and he won't draft him there anyway.

 

Hey I know Newton's only had one amazing season, but he did if for the number one team in the nation at the highest level of college football against the best teams playing in the best conference. Then he played well enough to finish off the season with a big win over a very good Oregon football team.

 

I predict he will get drafted in the top 5 - 10 anyway, and why not the Bills?? This kid may need a year or two to work on his overall QB skills, but come on, he's a bigger, younger Michael Vick! Everyone on this board loved the idea of Vick the football player coming to Buffalo. (Although there were plenty of us who hated the idea of Vick the person coming to Buffalo.) If the Eagles don't lock him up and the collective bargaining agreement gets done by free agency time, people on this board will probably start crying for Nix to sign Vick anyway.

 

I say forget him and his 30 million dollar debts to pay back meaning he will need a 100 million dollar deal. (And of course some owner will hand it to him.) Nix should roll the dice on the big kid from Auburn at the number 3 pick in the draft. Imagine what Chan Gailey could come up with for him - even if he only comes in as the "wildcat QB" on special sets his entire rookie season while he learns the pro game. He ran the Auburn offense from the line of scrimmage so he has good football intelligence, and his arm was good enough to pile up TD passes. Finally, I could be wrong on this, but I heard that the collective bargaining agreement expires before the draft. That means that either they will have a new rookie cap in place for the Bills not to have to break their bank signing Newton, or they may even cancel the whole draft if they don't have an agreement in place.

[Bills!Win!]

If the Bills ever have anybody with the first name "Prince" on their team, I'm quitting as a Bills fan.

[Trader]

First group definitely yes.

 

Second pairing, Quinn maybe (Orakpo-esque?), Clayborn no.

 

When is the last time Quinn actually played a game? What about character issues?