1B4IDie Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) Picks 1-3 = A Got the best defender in the draft, 1st round CB in the 2nd and 2nd round LB in the 3rd. Dareus and Sheppard are run stuffer to the extreme and Aaron Williams isnt afraid to make tackles. If he works out at CB the draft goes A+ if he is moved to FS draft moves to a B+. All 3 players have very little bust potential. First time in awhile I can rest easy after the draft. Edited April 30, 2011 by Why So Serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_red Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Sheppard i thought was a late 3 early 4 we took him early 3 but i love the kid and we coached him at the sr. bowl so we know what we are getting. kid can play and should start day 1 next to poz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I think they've done a great job through three rounds. They got a potential All Pro 3-4 DE in R1, a first round talent to upgrade a depleted defensive backfield in R2, and a solid ILB prospect who excelled in the best division of the best conference in college football. I can't complain at all with what they've done so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest... Rd1 - Darues = 10 - Dareus, nuff said Rd2 - Williams = 9 - Top corner on the board, top 30 talent Rd3 - Shepperd = 7 - Solid pick, but better options were on the board IMO (Mallet, Houston) Total = 8.7 = B+ Would easily be an A if we went Houston or Mallet in the 3rd for me, but still a pretty good draft thus far. I hope we address TE and QB in FA. We at least need a back up to Fitz, and hopefully someone who can challenge for the job (Kolb, Young, etc). There is also several talented TE's on the FA market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 1. A 2. B- 3. B- Why can't this team ever trade down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NishP Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I wish people would stop saying i wish we would have drafted mallet or houston, Buddy Nix and Chan Gailey have made it very clear that they will not draft any players who have character concerns and thats basically it, i would have loved to pick justin houston as well but any players with red flags will not get drafted by the buffalo bills. And thats a good thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1billsfan Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 A As in we finally have A defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NishP Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 1. A 2. B- 3. B- Why can't this team ever trade down? More then likely because our general manager has said more then once that he likes to stay put, idk just throwing that out their... No need to lose picks for next year its gonna take more then one year so lets take it slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billnutinphoenix Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog69 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I grade it incomplete. Too early to tell Give it three years to see how the picks pan out and what players we passed on that turn out great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 More then likely because our general manager has said more then once that he likes to stay put, idk just throwing that out their... No need to lose picks for next year its gonna take more then one year so lets take it slow. Plus it's not that easy...New England was looking to trade out of #33 and couldn't so it's not that surprising that we didn't get the deal we wanted at #34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NishP Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I grade it incomplete. Too early to tell Give it three years to see how the picks pan out and what players we passed on that turn out great. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 More then likely because our general manager has said more then once that he likes to stay put, idk just throwing that out their... No need to lose picks for next year its gonna take more then one year so lets take it slow. Thank goodness he isn;t trading up Either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Picks 1-3 = A Got the best defender in the draft, 1st round CB in the 2nd and 2nd round LB in the 3rd. Dareus and Sheppard are run stuffer to the extreme and Aaron Williams isnt afraid to make tackles. If he works out at CB the draft goes A+ if he is moved to FS draft moves to a B+. All 3 players have very little bust potential. First time in awhile I can rest easy after the draft. Stop with shepperd hype. He was projected 4th round and you know it. He sure wasn't 2nd round. 4.8 40 linebackers are 4th round not 2nd .... Duh. It's hardly a steal getting him early in 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreReed83 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 A- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I give it an A. One thing that the people who have complained that we should have taken this guy instead of that guy might want to consider is the following: The one constant that I have observed in the two years this regime has been picking players is that they try to pick good guys who are good players. I have no personal knowledge of the character of the players that some of you wanted instead of Williams or Sheppard, but that might help explain why we picked the guys that we did. As for Martez Wilson, I honestly cannot say whether he is better or worse than Sheppard. If you look at the production of the two players, Sheppard produced over a longer period of time in a much better conference. Again, that might help explain why the Bills like him better -- in addition to the fact that the Bills obviously know him very well having coached him in the Senior Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San-O Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) 1. A 2. B- 3. B- Why can't this team ever trade down? A - You haven't been paying ATTENTION: You can't trade down in the early rounds of the NFL Draft! Oh, wait. I think Washington traded down four times in the first 2 rounds? Edited April 30, 2011 by SoCal-Surf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan74 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Stop with shepperd hype. He was projected 4th round and you know it. He sure wasn't 2nd round. 4.8 40 linebackers are 4th round not 2nd .... Duh. It's hardly a steal getting him early in 3rd. Agreed, why did they pass on Martez Wilson he was most draft experts #1 ILB?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Rob Johnson Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Stop with shepperd hype. He was projected 4th round and you know it. He sure wasn't 2nd round. 4.8 40 linebackers are 4th round not 2nd .... Duh. It's hardly a steal getting him early in 3rd. Neck injury, more athlete than football player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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