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3 draft situations which do you prefer

 

Draft 1. Franchise qb and weapons

 

Rd 1. Blaine Gabbert/Cam Newton

Rd 2. Benjamin Ijalana OT

Rd 3. Greg Little Wr

Rd 4. Luke Stocker TE

Rd 4. John Moffit OG

Rd 5. Ahmad Black SS

Rd 6. Alex Wujack ilb

Rd 7. Robert Hughes RB

 

Draft 2. Defensive monsters

 

Rd 1. Marcel Dareus DT

Rd 2. Brooks Reed OLB

Rd 3. Quan Strudivant ILB

Rd 4. Rashad Carmichael CB

Rd 4. DeAndre Mcdaniel SS

Rd 5. Chris Hariston OT

Rd 6. Edmund Gates WR

Rd 7. Charlie Gant TE

 

Draft 3. Drafting for needs

 

Rd 1. Von Miller OLB

Rd 2. Nate Solder OT

Rd 3. Ras-I Dowling CB

Rd 4. Kelvin Sheppard ILB

Rd 4. Will Rackley OG

Rd 5. Lance Kendricks TE

Rd 6. Sharece Wright CB

Rd 7. Duke Ihenacho SS

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Drafting for needs should be

 

1st- DE- We have, Dwan Edwards and Alex Carrington- F+

2nd- TE- Shawn Nelson and Stupar- F-

3rd- ILB- Poz and Davis- D-

4th- OLB- Merriman and Moats- C-, could easily be a A, based on Shawns past and Moats play last year

5th- OT- Bell and Howard- C-

6th- CB- McGee, McKelvin, Florence- C+

7th- ILB- No depth- C+

 

And for the weapons I would switch it to

 

1st- Newton

2nd- Rudolph

3rd- WR (Little)

4th- Sheppard ILB

4th- OT

 

And for the weapons I would switch it to

 

1st- Newton

2nd- Rudolph

3rd- WR (Little)

4th- Sheppard ILB

4th- OT

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I'm at the point where I don't care. All I ask of Nix is he gets a guy that:

 

a) doesn't play RB

b) can contribute in a meaningful way within rookie year

c) becomes perennial pro bowler

 

Aside from that I don't care what position he plays or who he is. This team is in serious need of stars and the #3 pick is the spot to get one. Don't fudge this up, Buddy.

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I'm at the point where I don't care. All I ask of Nix is he gets a guy that:

 

a) doesn't play RB

b) can contribute in a meaningful way within rookie year

c) becomes perennial pro bowler

 

Aside from that I don't care what position he plays or who he is. This team is in serious need of stars and the #3 pick is the spot to get one. Don't fudge this up, Buddy.

 

The expectations that a #3 overall pick has to be a pro-bowler or is a bust is

just flat unrealistic. You HOPE to get an outstanding player, expect to get a solid

starter and dread missing completely like they did with Maybin.

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The expectations that a #3 overall pick has to be a pro-bowler or is a bust is

just flat unrealistic. You HOPE to get an outstanding player, expect to get a solid

starter and dread missing completely like they did with Maybin.

 

 

I get that, but this team has been whiffing on picks for a decade for the most part. If there's a time to really put some lofty expectations on a pick, it's the #3 this year. Like I said, this team needs a star(s). Would I settle for 8-year solid starter? Yes.

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I'm at the point where I don't care. All I ask of Nix is he gets a guy that:

 

a) doesn't play RB

b) can contribute in a meaningful way within rookie year

c) becomes perennial pro bowler

 

Aside from that I don't care what position he plays or who he is. This team is in serious need of stars and the #3 pick is the spot to get one. Don't fudge this up, Buddy.

 

Third overall picks from 03-08:

 

2008 Matt Ryan

2007 Joe Thomas

2006 Vince Young

2005 Braylon Edwards

2004 Larry Fitzgerald

2003 Andre Johnson

 

Vince Young didn't pan out, and there were some guys before 03 who didn't either, but picking third means the player becomes one of the best at their position. With 5 out of 6 guys having met that criteria, it should not be out of the question in 2011 for Buffalo.

 

Nix and Gailey talk about not wanting to pick 3rd again, but if they're going to improve (and that's no guarantee) then they need to strike gold with their top picks. And for a team with 0 Pro Bowl starters from 2010, it has to start with this decision. Just an above average player isn't going to cut it. The league is predicated on having a few stars with a great supporting cast. Buffalo has no stars and an inferior supporting cast, at least as of right now.

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Third overall picks from 03-08:

 

2008 Matt Ryan

2007 Joe Thomas

2006 Vince Young

2005 Braylon Edwards

2004 Larry Fitzgerald

2003 Andre Johnson

 

Vince Young didn't pan out, and there were some guys before 03 who didn't either, but picking third means the player becomes one of the best at their position. With 5 out of 6 guys having met that criteria, it should not be out of the question in 2011 for Buffalo.

 

Nix and Gailey talk about not wanting to pick 3rd again, but if they're going to improve (and that's no guarantee) then they need to strike gold with their top picks. And for a team with 0 Pro Bowl starters from 2010, it has to start with this decision. Just an above average player isn't going to cut it. The league is predicated on having a few stars with a great supporting cast. Buffalo has no stars and an inferior supporting cast, at least as of right now.

 

I don't think that Braylon Edwards has really lived up to expectations. Cleveland didn't want him

any longer and he did OK with the Jets. I do agree that Ryan, Thomas, Fitzgerald and Johnson are

great.

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