tennesseeboy Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Lombardi, Dukes et al, seemed to indicate that the Bills were considering Peterson if Dareus weren't there at 3. I'm still in favor of a Dareus or Von Miller pick, but I guess if Peterson is a Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly, Peyton Manning, Deion Sanders kind of player he might be worth going after. I just can't imagine he's that kind of player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWVABillsFan Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Lombardi, Dukes et al, seemed to indicate that the Bills were considering Peterson if Dareus weren't there at 3. I'm still in favor of a Dareus or Von Miller pick, but I guess if Peterson is a Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly, Peyton Manning, Deion Sanders kind of player he might be worth going after. I just can't imagine he's that kind of player. Peterson is a god pick if Dareus is gone, lockdown on the corner and put more men in the box; so not so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMan Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) I still think you build from the inside and go from there. With a stellar D-lineman, you have support for both the run and pass. A shutdown corner doesn't contribute much on runs up the middle or off tackle. This has been the Bills achilles heal - their inability to stop the run. Why would opposing offenses want to pass when they can run all over the Bills and eat up the clock, keeping the Bills offense off the field. If the Bills go with a corner, I'll think Jauron is still lurking in the warroom doing a Cyrano de Bergerac act with Nix & Co. When there's pressure on the QB and they don't have time for a designed pass play to develop, the D-backs suddenly look like stars. With no pressure, give a QB plenty of time to checkoff, and eventually they'll find somebody open no matter how good the corner is. Think back to the last several seasons when Brady, Sanchez, et al, just stood there playing catch. It's a whole different game when they're running for their lives and a D-lineman is creating havoc. When you have a disruptive force on the D line that requires double teaming, the rest of the D line becomes mroe effectve. Bang for the buck you go D-line or at least somewhere in the front 7. Edited April 28, 2011 by DML2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 I still think you build from the inside and go from there. With a stellar D-lineman, you have support for both the run and pass. A shutdown corner doesn't contribute much on runs up the middle or off tackle. This has been the Bills achilles heal - their inability to stop the run. Why would opposing offenses want to pass when they can run all over the Bills and eat up the clock, keeping the Bills offense off the field. If the Bills go with a corner, I'll think Jauron is still lurking in the warroom doing a Cyrano de Bergerac act with Nix & Co. When there's pressure on the QB and they don't have time for a designed pass play to develop, the D-backs suddenly look like stars. With no pressure, give a QB plenty of time to checkoff, and eventually they'll find somebody open no matter how good the corner is. Think back to the last several seasons when Brady, Sanchez, et al, just stood there playing catch. It's a whole different game when they're running for their lives and a D-lineman is creating havoc. When you have a disruptive force on the D line that requires double teaming, the rest of the D line becomes mroe effectve. Bang for the buck you go D-line or at least somewhere in the front 7. I agree with you and particularly with your reasoning. I would hope its Dareus or Miller or a trade down. If it can't be either, I'd hate to see us stretching and turning a 3 pick into a 9 pick, and would rather take a Peterson, although everything else should go toward strengthening the front 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Lombardi, Dukes et al, seemed to indicate that the Bills were considering Peterson if Dareus weren't there at 3. I'm still in favor of a Dareus or Von Miller pick, but I guess if Peterson is a Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly, Peyton Manning, Deion Sanders kind of player he might be worth going after. I just can't imagine he's that kind of player. I'm hoping the Bills let this information slip to entice a team to trade up w/ Denver for Peterson. That would assure them of getting Von Miller. I was not a fan of Miller earlier mainly thanks to the complete bust Maybin turned out to be. Every scout seems to love Miller they can't all be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPhan Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Lombardi, Dukes et al, seemed to indicate that the Bills were considering Peterson if Dareus weren't there at 3. I'm still in favor of a Dareus or Von Miller pick, but I guess if Peterson is a Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly, Peyton Manning, Deion Sanders kind of player he might be worth going after. I just can't imagine he's that kind of player. If Buddy passes on Newton or Gabbert, then Patrick Peterson would be a terrific choice at #3 in my humble opinion. Look at what Revis did for the Jets before his injury! A lock down corner can be a game changer, and he can allow the D to do riskier things blitz-wise. And obviously, the Bills don't have a true lock down corner on the roster now, so I say yes to that possibility. Although I still hope it's Newton or Gabbert, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) Lombardi, Dukes et al, seemed to indicate that the Bills were considering Peterson if Dareus weren't there at 3. I'm still in favor of a Dareus or Von Miller pick, but I guess if Peterson is a Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly, Peyton Manning, Deion Sanders kind of player he might be worth going after. I just can't imagine he's that kind of player. There is nothing to indicate that the Bills would not be this stupid. Nothing whatsoever. Dick Levy is gone, but the fact that the new regime wasted a pick on Spiller does linger. We are a tiny little weak team that pays in the wind, cold and snow, and so do our main opponents. The next few days are a chance for us to turn around the unexplainable stupidity of picks such as Whitner, McKelvin, Lynch, Maybin, and other flops. We can make this team strong, one our opponents will be forced to respect. You and I are not young, but we are obviously in this for life. If the stupidity continues, the franchise will be in serious jeopardy. My hope is that they go in a different, sane direction right now. Peterson? I would rather draft a guard at #3, and I am 100% serious. GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited April 28, 2011 by Bill from NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) The NFL Network has to float stuff out there like this to build some drama for tonight. If all the analysts agreed that the top 4 picks at least are etched in stone (Newton,Dareus,Miller, then Green) it would be like saying the Draft starts at 8 but you really don't have to tune in until 8:40. Edited April 28, 2011 by Kingfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 There is nothing to indicate that the Bills would not be this stupid. Nothing whatsoever. Dick Levy is gone, but the fact that the new regime wasted a pick on Spiller does linger. We are a tiny little weak team that pays in the wind, cold and snow, and so do our main opponents. The next few days are a chance for us to turn around the unexplainable stupidity of picks such as Whitner, McKelvin, Lynch, Maybin, and other flops. We can make this team strong, one our opponents will be forced to respect. You and I are not young, but we are obviously in this for life. If the stupidity continues, the franchise will be in serious jeopardy. My hope is that they go in a different, sane direction right now. Peterson? I would rather draft a guard at #3, and I am 100% serious. GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just yesterday you seemed to like Peterson and now this? Taking the best player in the draft is not stupid. You point out that you are a long time life long fan which is admirable. The drawback to this is that you may think of football in yesterday's terms. Today's NFL is about speed and agility, not simply size. Think of it this way: those little rovers they put on Mars sent back tons of valuable information to Earth. They were built to be nimble and used innovative engineering ideas. They also built a device that scooped up pieces of a comet and brought it back to Earth furthering science even more. These things are like cornerbacks. They are small and you barely know they are there, but they are valuable. Contrast this with the Apollo missions which are like lineman. Of course the Apollo missions were ground breaking in their time and should be admired forever, but what really happened? We had a lumbering, clunky ship that only got to our next door cosmic neighbor and all we got was a bunch of rocks and some dude got to hit a golf ball further than Tiger Woods. Big whoop. I'll take the corner. So will Bill Parcells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Just yesterday you seemed to like Peterson and now this? Taking the best player in the draft is not stupid. You point out that you are a long time life long fan which is admirable. The drawback to this is that you may think of football in yesterday's terms. Today's NFL is about speed and agility, not simply size. Think of it this way: those little rovers they put on Mars sent back tons of valuable information to Earth. They were built to be nimble and used innovative engineering ideas. They also built a device that scooped up pieces of a comet and brought it back to Earth furthering science even more. These things are like cornerbacks. They are small and you barely know they are there, but they are valuable. Contrast this with the Apollo missions which are like lineman. Of course the Apollo missions were ground breaking in their time and should be admired forever, but what really happened? We had a lumbering, clunky ship that only got to our next door cosmic neighbor and all we got was a bunch of rocks and some dude got to hit a golf ball further than Tiger Woods. Big whoop. I'll take the corner. So will Bill Parcells. You really are funny!!! It's good to see that you are also using some of hogboy's style. Yes it is, but as good as you are, he is the master! Enjoy the draft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Lombardi, Dukes et al, seemed to indicate that the Bills were considering Peterson if Dareus weren't there at 3. I'm still in favor of a Dareus or Von Miller pick, but I guess if Peterson is a Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly, Peyton Manning, Deion Sanders kind of player he might be worth going after. I just can't imagine he's that kind of player. I watched that whole sequence twice...Here's how it went... The Reporter (who I've never seen before on NFL Network and BELIEVE me when I tell you that means something because My TV is on NFL Network 90% of the time it is on and I NEVER, ever, ever, miss Total Access) said it looked like Miller could be gone, and IF so The Bills would be looking at Dareus and Peterson...Then he went on to speculate that Peterson would be the Pick because of what he could do for the Defense...It was complete speculation...Then they throw it back to the the Studio and I think Lombardi even says something like "I did not have Peterson on The Bills radar but sure that would be a good Pick" and so on...There was ZERO inside information behind that conversation...Not that Peterson won't be considered by The Bills because I'm sure he will...But there was not even really a rumor from what I could tell...I could be wrong though...But it seemed like it was a reporters speculation based on what HE thought the Bills Defensive Needs were... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Defensive back don't win games. Didn't we learn anything during the Jauron era? If the Bills take another CB with so many gaping holes on their team I'm going to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I watched that whole sequence twice...Here's how it went... The Reporter (who I've never seen before on NFL Network and BELIEVE me when I tell you that means something because My TV is on NFL Network 90% of the time it is on and I NEVER, ever, ever, miss Total Access) said it looked like Miller could be gone, and IF so The Bills would be looking at Dareus and Peterson... His name is Ari Wolf. Who the hell is Ari Wolf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealityCheck Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Defensive back don't win games. Didn't we learn anything during the Jauron era? If the Bills take another CB with so many gaping holes on their team I'm going to You are confusing taking a CB in the generic sense instead of taking the right CB. No position single handedly wins games, although it can be the reason you lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st. pete gogolak Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 You know how lame picking a conerback is? In the 1987 draft we passed on Rod Woodson to take Shane Conlan. Woodson was selected to the 50th Anniversary All-NFL team and is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Has anyone on this board EVER, EVER lamented passing on Woodson? Would Woodson have made the difference in winning a SuperBowl in the early 90's? No and No! You don't pick a conerback with the no. 3 pick. You just don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 You know how lame picking a conerback is? In the 1987 draft we passed on Rod Woodson to take Shane Conlan. Woodson was selected to the 50th Anniversary All-NFL team and is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Has anyone on this board EVER, EVER lamented passing on Woodson? Would Woodson have made the difference in winning a SuperBowl in the early 90's? No and No! You don't pick a conerback with the no. 3 pick. You just don't. So we should take an average guy if one of the best players of all time is available? Good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotta Dream Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 So we should take an average guy if one of the best players of all time is available? Good one. As long has he "Fits a need" - sarcasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I still think you build from the inside and go from there. With a stellar D-lineman, you have support for both the run and pass. A shutdown corner doesn't contribute much on runs up the middle or off tackle. This has been the Bills achilles heal - their inability to stop the run. Why would opposing offenses want to pass when they can run all over the Bills and eat up the clock, keeping the Bills offense off the field. If the Bills go with a corner, I'll think Jauron is still lurking in the warroom doing a Cyrano de Bergerac act with Nix & Co. When there's pressure on the QB and they don't have time for a designed pass play to develop, the D-backs suddenly look like stars. With no pressure, give a QB plenty of time to checkoff, and eventually they'll find somebody open no matter how good the corner is. Think back to the last several seasons when Brady, Sanchez, et al, just stood there playing catch. It's a whole different game when they're running for their lives and a D-lineman is creating havoc. When you have a disruptive force on the D line that requires double teaming, the rest of the D line becomes mroe effectve. Bang for the buck you go D-line or at least somewhere in the front 7. You make good points. But do you recall Deion Sanders and Rod Woodson? Those guys were shutdown corners. QB's could rarely throw on them. That gives DL and LB's more time to get to the QB. Peterson has that type of potential. Also, I agree the Bills need more on the DL. BUT there is a deep well of D-linemen in this draft. There will be several available at pick #34. So why not take the player that is not as easily found? There is only one Peterson and one Miller in this draft. Dareus is good, but Heyward or Ballard or Clayborn could be good too and one of them will be there at 34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDaZone Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 You make good points. But do you recall Deion Sanders and Rod Woodson? Those guys were shutdown corners. QB's could rarely throw on them. That gives DL and LB's more time to get to the QB. Peterson has that type of potential. Also, I agree the Bills need more on the DL. BUT there is a deep well of D-linemen in this draft. There will be several available at pick #34. So why not take the player that is not as easily found? There is only one Peterson and one Miller in this draft. Dareus is good, but Heyward or Ballard or Clayborn could be good too and one of them will be there at 34. What good is a cornerback going to do when teams don't have to pass the ball on us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Lombardi, Dukes et al, seemed to indicate that the Bills were considering Peterson if Dareus weren't there at 3. I'm still in favor of a Dareus or Von Miller pick, but I guess if Peterson is a Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly, Peyton Manning, Deion Sanders kind of player he might be worth going after. I just can't imagine he's that kind of player. If he is a Peyton Manning then I would take him. But he's only a CB. Even if he is the next Sanders, how many guys can he cover in a game. How many WRs can he "shut down" at a time? It would be a monumentally stupid move to take a CB at #3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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