why did ralph tell everyone we will draft a franchise qb?

[Guest three3]

granted, right after he said it fitzpatrick started to play better. but why let the whole world know your intentions? i really hope the bills do not stand by ralph's promise. fitzp can be our trent dilfer, let's fill the rest of the holes on the roster and not reach for a qb just because ralph said the franchise qb would be taken in this draft

Edited April 29, 2011 by three3

[eball]

Umm...wha???

[Haven Moses]

Ralph is an evil genius. Leader of the smoke screen.

[scribo]

Didn't he make that remark a good seven months ago?

[karl malones other son]

Im supposing it was out of frustration.

 

I will ask this though; Did the Andre Reed tweet force the Vikes to draft Ponder? I think it may've. And if it did, its twice in a row (Jim Kelly/Tebow) that a team reached (IMO) on a QB based on reported interest from the Bills.

[Guest three3]

Umm...wha???

http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2010/10/11/1745407/ralph-wilson-drafting-a-qb-is-bills-top-priority

[Alphadawg7]

granted, right after he said it fitzpatrick started to play better. but why let the whole world know your intentions? i really hope the bills do not stand by ralph's promise. fitzp can be our trent dilfer, let's fill the rest of the holes on the roster and not reach for a qb just because ralph said the franchise qb would be taken in this draft

 

Wait, so you expect the Bills to build one of the top 5, if not the best defense in the history of the NFL? Do you also expect us to find the next greatest TE of all time, a superior OL and a 2000 yard RB to go along with the greatest D of this generation?

 

Yeah...thats much easier than just finding a better QB...LMAO

[Ramius]

Its not exactly a big secret that the Bills were looking for a QB. No one in the league was surprised by that comment.

[RealityCheck]

granted, right after he said it fitzpatrick started to play better. but why let the whole world know your intentions? i really hope the bills do not stand by ralph's promise. fitzp can be our trent dilfer, let's fill the rest of the holes on the roster and not reach for a qb just because ralph said the franchise qb would be taken in this draft

I hope that nobody is dumb enough to pay you to think.

[karl malones other son]

Wait, so you expect the Bills to build one of the top 5, if not the best defense in the history of the NFL? Do you also expect us to find the next greatest TE of all time, a superior OL and a 2000 yard RB to go along with the greatest D of this generation?

 

Yeah...thats much easier than just finding a better QB...LMAO

 

i think hes saying he believes fitzy can get us to the superbowl with the right pieces around him…and you dont need a top 5 all time defense, you just need the right defense at the right time.

[Zulu Cthulhu]

granted, right after he said it fitzpatrick started to play better. but why let the whole world know your intentions? i really hope the bills do not stand by ralph's promise. fitzp can be our trent dilfer, let's fill the rest of the holes on the roster and not reach for a qb just because ralph said the franchise qb would be taken in this draft

 

Better question: Why didn't the Bills just trade their 1st round pick to Denver for Tim Tebow? Just as you advocated a couple of weeks ago? Oh, wait, because that would be dumb, just like this topic.

[Guest three3]

Better question: Why didn't the Bills just trade their 1st round pick to Denver for Tim Tebow? Just as you advocated a couple of weeks ago? Oh, wait, because that would be dumb, just like this topic.

 

you will be eating crow in a couple seasons when tebow is a pro bowler. tebow is better than cam and every other qb in this draft. i see a ton of busts in this qb class

[Alphadawg7]

i think hes saying he believes fitzy can get us to the superbowl with the right pieces around him…and you dont need a top 5 all time defense, you just need the right defense at the right time.

 

And the greatest TE in NFL history, a beast of an OL with a bruising 2000 yard RB.

 

Trent barely got there with all of that plus one of the nastiest defenses in history...

 

Its is VASTLY more difficult to try and win the SB by building a great D and ignoring your below average QB. Not to mention, to it takes one man to play QB, so you only have to be right about a single player...it takes many good to great players to make a great D making it much more difficult to not only build that D, but to keep it in tact as you build it in this era of free agency.

[karl malones other son]

And the greatest TE in NFL history, a beast of an OL with a bruising 2000 yard RB.

 

Trent barely got there with all of that plus one of the nastiest defenses in history...

 

Its is VASTLY more difficult to try and win the SB by building a great D and ignoring your below average QB. Not to mention, to it takes one man to play QB, so you only have to be right about a single player...it takes many good to great players to make a great D making it much more difficult to not only build that D, but to keep it in tact as you build it in this era of free agency.

 

i just wanted to be contrarian. i agree.

[PromoTheRobot]

Who doesn't want a franchise QB? Maybe there wasn't one worth drafting? I want a new Lamborghini but I can't find one for $20,000.

 

PTR

[nucci]

granted, right after he said it fitzpatrick started to play better. but why let the whole world know your intentions? i really hope the bills do not stand by ralph's promise. fitzp can be our trent dilfer, let's fill the rest of the holes on the roster and not reach for a qb just because ralph said the franchise qb would be taken in this draft

If the Bills were going to reach for a QB, they would have picked one last night. Before Fitz started to play better we really needed a QB. Ralph just said what we were all thinking. It was pretty obvious at the time.

[UpperDeck]

you will be eating crow in a couple seasons when tebow is a pro bowler. tebow is better than cam and every other qb in this draft. i see a ton of busts in this qb class

 

I didn't even know that Tebow liked bowling let alone going pro.

[Guest three3]

If the Bills were going to reach for a QB, they would have picked one last night. Before Fitz started to play better we really needed a QB. Ralph just said what we were all thinking. It was pretty obvious at the time.

 

but there was NOTHING to gain from it. so why do it? keep it private if you are sending your gm on the scouting trails in search of a qb to draft in 2011. a lot to lose by tipping your hand, absolutely nothing to gain.

[karl malones other son]

but there was NOTHING to gain from it. so why do it? keep it private if you are sending your gm on the scouting trails in search of a qb to draft in 2011. a lot to lose by tipping your hand, absolutely nothing to gain.

 

you should have a nice, cleansing cry about it. get aaaaaall those bad feelings out, wash your face and see how you feel. i'm guessing you find you feel better.

[nucci]

but there was NOTHING to gain from it. so why do it? keep it private if you are sending your gm on the scouting trails in search of a qb to draft in 2011. a lot to lose by tipping your hand, absolutely nothing to gain.

Agree but nothing to lose either. To me it wasn't a big deal. Every team in the league knew we needed a QB.