....lybob Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 A little over 20 years ago the Buffalo Bills took a chance on an injured running back in the second round of the draft that many considered an elite talent with health concerns. What's the man's name, you ask? Thurman Thomas! Take a chance Buffalo, we've squandered second round picks on guys with much less talent. Did anyone really ask who? That being said I would take a chance on Bowers, that would be a great 1-2 pick for the Bills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbills315 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 we took the chance on merriman why not bowers 5 good years is better then none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akm0404 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 (edited) I love the armchair doctors here talking about his degenerative bone-on-bone lack of cartilage cripple condition. Nobody here knows the extent of his injury. It is borderline. Some teams think there could be long-term risk, other teams have given him a clean bill of health. To call him damage goods with a knee that is "essentially shot" is funny. Edited April 29, 2011 by akm0404 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha22 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Who here thought bowers would be available in the 2nd round? Hmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Pass. He has knee issues and doesn't fit the 3-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I absolutely live this guy. Tha is for the video Cotton. Males me love him even more. He sounds like a great locker room guy and is just nasty on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 This guy was the best pass rushing prospect since Bruce Smith: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Wadsworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 We shouldnt worry about Bowers, because we shouldnt even be considering him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I absolutely live this guy. Tha is for the video Cotton. Males me love him even more. He sounds like a great locker room guy and is just nasty on the field. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I love the armchair doctors here talking about his degenerative bone-on-bone lack of cartilage cripple condition. Nobody here knows the extent of his injury. It is borderline. Some teams think there could be long-term risk, other teams have given him a clean bill of health. To call him damage goods with a knee that is "essentially shot" is funny. If there are some teams that gave him a clean bill of health and no red flags in regard to his knee, he would not still be on the board this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I love the armchair doctors here talking about his degenerative bone-on-bone lack of cartilage cripple condition. Nobody here knows the extent of his injury. It is borderline. Some teams think there could be long-term risk, other teams have given him a clean bill of health. To call him damage goods with a knee that is "essentially shot" is funny. They are quoting Jay Glazer. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/42802989/ns/sports-player_news/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Do the people that keep saying to pass cause he doesn't fit the 3-4 realise that teh bills don't play a true 3-4 and that they play whatever they have the personel for in a "Hybrid" type defence? They want a defence that they can switch to and from depending on who they play if the Doctors clear him and say whatever "condition" he has isn't a longterm concern, take him. If its something that he may only play a couple of years with until he's forced into retirement, pass and hope he falls to the 3rd or 4th. the Bills are still a couple years away from serious SB contender, theres talent that can be taken that will help us out now and by the time we are SB contenders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Do the people that keep saying to pass cause he doesn't fit the 3-4 realise that teh bills don't play a true 3-4 and that they play whatever they have the personel for in a "Hybrid" type defence? They want a defence that they can switch to and from depending on who they play if the Doctors clear him and say whatever "condition" he has isn't a longterm concern, take him. If its something that he may only play a couple of years with until he's forced into retirement, pass and hope he falls to the 3rd or 4th. the Bills are still a couple years away from serious SB contender, theres talent that can be taken that will help us out now and by the time we are SB contenders The Bills only play a hybrid because they don't have the personnel to switch to a full time 3-4. They are still scouting as if they are a pure 3-4 team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 First off - HI FIVES!!!! all around for Marcell!!! I had envisioned the Bills even trading back into round one to get Bowers, so I think drafting him at 34 would be awesome. He would be the final piece in what would be potentially the strongest D-Line in the NFL. That core could be an anchor for the entire team and game plan, and would improve production at nearly every single position on both sides of the ball. If we could line up another monster on O-Line, along with getting Bowers in the second, I will be one happy camper. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I hate the Bills ! Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Would Bowers with his knee issues be better than Spencer Johnson in a rotation ??? Answer yes I think so !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Not going to be him so why bother analyzing. Injury, out of position in 3-4, bills already drafted dl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stl Bills Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Not going to be him so why bother analyzing. Injury, out of position in 3-4, bills already drafted dl Your predictions haven't gone so well though so there might be reason to analyze afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 (edited) No one knows how Bowers knee condition compares to Thurman's. Therefore, the comparison doesn't make much sense. I don't think he was comparing the two players, or their specific injury. The point is the reward is greater than the risk. Can a single draft transform our Pass-Rush/Run-Stop games from worst to first? I think so! And Bowers-Dareus is how you do it. GO BILLS! Edited April 29, 2011 by Stranger in a Strange Land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayman Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 All I can say is if he's there and we pass it will as bad as when we weren't even interested in Mike Vick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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