Certainties about this draft

[nodnarb]

First, some sure things:

 

1. Many participants here (henceforth referred to as "you" because you know who you are) will be upset with our first overall pick, and probably our second and subsequent picks, because:

 

a. It's not the name you wanted, even though you have a non-football day job and 95% of your opinion is based on what you've read by *other unemployed amateur scouts*.

b. It's a reach according to so-and-so's board, who is another unemployed scout, or worse.

c. It doesn't fit your from-the-couch vision of a priority need.

 

2. There will be some absolutely ridiculous threads full of energy-wasting diatribes predicated on your higher, superior knowledge, which of course does not exist.

 

3. #2 will happen despite the fact that we're all on the same side, hoping for the same thing. This, I think, is a sad product of the perennial failures of this team, which have made many fans sensitive and irritable. Oh, and a few guys will have their a-hole tendencies amplified by their "not my guy" disappointment and a chorus of steadier minds will tell them to STFU, in various ways.

 

4. If we take Patrick Peterson, two dozen people, at least, will post "another freaking CB?" or equivalent, and SDS will be forced to consolidate threads. I watch that guy's highlights and I see a combination of Revis and yes, Sanders. But I'm not a qualified scout either, so I'll shut up.

 

5. If Newton falls and we take him, the server will Jay Rosen in a storm of polarized fervor, and SDS' evening will be much less enjoyable. We might even lose our avatars again. If we do take Newton, let's give him a chance. He has the most upside of anyone in the draft, and Nix and Gailey think highly of him and so does Parcells, which carries weight.

 

6. If Gabbert falls and we take him, the server will be taxed mightily and we'll get some of those "overload" messages, but it won't go full tilt. Some won't like the pick because:

 

a. They don't like his Land's End catalog name.

b. They don't like his Land's End catalog hair.

c. He threw only 16 TDs last year.

 

I'm also just another profile-reading, highlight-watching fan with an opinion not forged by my own informed study and rigor, but Gabbert is the QB I hope we take. He's ridiculously smart, Gailey hates to repeat himself and this guy has a photographic memory, he's a Rodgers-class athelete, he's big, he has a fantastic release, a strong arm, and the kind of character you never have to worry about.

 

7. If we end up drafting Von Miller, who seems to be the consensus safe pick, this place will be fairly tame relative to other choices, because:

 

a. You've read this guy's name so many times in the context of "top five pick", "sure thing" and "best OLB".

b. Some people will actually feel a sense of schadenfreude with the idea of kicking Maybin to the curb.

c. We've sucked for years in the sack/pressures category.

 

I'll be happy if we pick Miller and eager to see if he can impact immediately, which is supposed to be the reason you take a guy like him. I'll be happy to see us take Dareus, too, because we need to stop the run. However, everything I've read/heard suggests that he's probably best inside in a 4-3, so I'm not sure he's the guy for our scheme unless we're secretly headed back to a Wannstedt 43 or some kind of mutant hybrid medusa head defense (MHMHD).

 

Whatever guy we take, how 'bout we all remember that:

 

a. past draft failures were not led by Buddy Nix, whose authority began only last year.

b. Nix knows quarterbacks. He drafted Brees and Rivers.

c. Gailey knows quarterbacks. Every single QB has raised their level of play under him.

d. past facepalms don't mean that this year's choices will be facepalm-worthy. Time, gentlemen. Time.

e. posting when you're pissed off typically leads to edits, retractions, and temporary leaves of absence.

 

I think there might be a surprise in store. As in, none of the above names. AJ Green or Julio Jones? Cam Jordan or JJ Watt? Any of those guys seem to be rated as top 10 picks on the boards that deserve respect due to their record or experience pedigree.

 

For what it's worth, here's my marginally informed 3-option, 3-round shot in the dark:

 

1. Gabbert/Miller/trade-down

2. Rudolph/Locker/Kerrigan

3. Moch/J.Jenkins/Matthews

 

If you find yourself seething tomorrow, maybe instead of filling the digital realm with angry and forgettable prose, raise a glass and enjoy the fact that we're currently tied for first place with 31 other teams. And remember, as Bills fans, we are all brothers in affliction. So, cheers.

[San Jose Bills Fan]

Cheers nodnarb. Well said.

[Deep Voice]

Yeah

 

 

First, some sure things:

 

1. Many participants here (henceforth referred to as "you" because you know who you are) will be upset with our first overall pick, and probably our second and subsequent picks, because:

 

a. It's not the name you wanted, even though you have a non-football day job and 95% of your opinion is based on what you've read by *other unemployed amateur scouts*.

b. It's a reach according to so-and-so's board, who is another unemployed scout, or worse.

c. It doesn't fit your from-the-couch vision of a priority need.

 

2. There will be some absolutely ridiculous threads full of energy-wasting diatribes predicated on your higher, superior knowledge, which of course does not exist.

 

3. #2 will happen despite the fact that we're all on the same side, hoping for the same thing. This, I think, is a sad product of the perennial failures of this team, which have made many fans sensitive and irritable. Oh, and a few guys will have their a-hole tendencies amplified by their "not my guy" disappointment and a chorus of steadier minds will tell them to STFU, in various ways.

 

4. If we take Patrick Peterson, two dozen people, at least, will post "another freaking CB?" or equivalent, and SDS will be forced to consolidate threads. I watch that guy's highlights and I see a combination of Revis and yes, Sanders. But I'm not a qualified scout either, so I'll shut up.

 

5. If Newton falls and we take him, the server will Jay Rosen in a storm of polarized fervor, and SDS' evening will be much less enjoyable. We might even lose our avatars again. If we do take Newton, let's give him a chance. He has the most upside of anyone in the draft, and Nix and Gailey think highly of him and so does Parcells, which carries weight.

 

6. If Gabbert falls and we take him, the server will be taxed mightily and we'll get some of those "overload" messages, but it won't go full tilt. Some won't like the pick because:

 

a. They don't like his Land's End catalog name.

b. They don't like his Land's End catalog hair.

c. He threw only 16 TDs last year.

 

I'm also just another profile-reading, highlight-watching fan with an opinion not forged by my own informed study and rigor, but Gabbert is the QB I hope we take. He's ridiculously smart, Gailey hates to repeat himself and this guy has a photographic memory, he's a Rodgers-class athelete, he's big, he has a fantastic release, a strong arm, and the kind of character you never have to worry about.

 

7. If we end up drafting Von Miller, who seems to be the consensus safe pick, this place will be fairly tame relative to other choices, because:

 

a. You've read this guy's name so many times in the context of "top five pick", "sure thing" and "best OLB".

b. Some people will actually feel a sense of schadenfreude with the idea of kicking Maybin to the curb.

c. We've sucked for years in the sack/pressures category.

 

I'll be happy if we pick Miller and eager to see if he can impact immediately, which is supposed to be the reason you take a guy like him. I'll be happy to see us take Dareus, too, because we need to stop the run. However, everything I've read/heard suggests that he's probably best inside in a 4-3, so I'm not sure he's the guy for our scheme unless we're secretly headed back to a Wannstedt 43 or some kind of mutant hybrid medusa head defense (MHMHD).

 

Whatever guy we take, how 'bout we all remember that:

 

a. past draft failures were not led by Buddy Nix, whose authority began only last year.

b. Nix knows quarterbacks. He drafted Brees and Rivers.

c. Gailey knows quarterbacks. Every single QB has raised their level of play under him.

d. past facepalms don't mean that this year's choices will be facepalm-worthy. Time, gentlemen. Time.

e. posting when you're pissed off typically leads to edits, retractions, and temporary leaves of absence.

 

I think there might be a surprise in store. As in, none of the above names. AJ Green or Julio Jones? Cam Jordan or JJ Watt? Any of those guys seem to be rated as top 10 picks on the boards that deserve respect due to their record or experience pedigree.

 

For what it's worth, here's my marginally informed 3-option, 3-round shot in the dark:

 

1. Gabbert/Miller/trade-down

2. Rudolph/Locker/Kerrigan

3. Moch/J.Jenkins/Matthews

 

If you find yourself seething tomorrow, maybe instead of filling the digital realm with angry and forgettable prose, raise a glass and enjoy the fact that we're currently tied for first place with 31 other teams. And remember, as Bills fans, we are all brothers in affliction. So, cheers.

[Fan in Chicago]

Whatever guy we take, how 'bout we all remember that:

 

a. past draft failures were not led by Buddy Nix, whose authority began only last year.

b. Nix knows quarterbacks. He drafted Brees and Rivers.

c. Gailey knows quarterbacks. Every single QB has raised their level of play under him.

d. past facepalms don't mean that this year's choices will be facepalm-worthy. Time, gentlemen. Time.

e. posting when you're pissed off typically leads to edits, retractions, and temporary leaves of absence.

 

I think there might be a surprise in store. As in, none of the above names. AJ Green or Julio Jones? Cam Jordan or JJ Watt? Any of those guys seem to be rated as top 10 picks on the boards that deserve respect due to their record or experience pedigree.

 

 

I too am on Nix/Whaley's side and feel they really know what they are doing. I think Nix's influence started ion 2009 with the drafting of Wood, Levitre, Byrd (Maybin looks like a miss). Fully expecting surprises - my prediction this year is that the early part of our draft will be more offense heavy than most people expect. The FO has already said that the draft is deep on the DL.

(Having said all that, I will find it hard to digest a Petersen pick at #3.)

Nice post.

[Bill from NYC]

And remember, as Bills fans, we are all brothers in affliction. So, cheers.

 

This was the best part of your post. We have had a decade plus of sheer stupidity wrt the draft, and the Spiller selection was frightening to say the least.

 

That said, now there is hope. We have early picks, and a chance to transform this team. This is we brothers and sisters in pain do deserve.

 

GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!