Buftex Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/589/the-25-least-valuable-players-in-the-nfl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Maybin only #23??? Bills get screwed again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 The good news is that neither player on the list is a surprise. I'd be shocked to see Ayodele on the opening day roster, and Maybin is a whisker away from the unemployment line as well unless Wanny can create some chicken salad out of you-know-what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Maybin only #23??? Bills get screwed again!! At least DelHomme can toss a touchdown pass for every three pics he throws. Maybin can't even get on the field...for one of the worst defenses in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Looks like Ayodele took a lot of pressure off of Poz. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 The good news is that neither player on the list is a surprise. I'd be shocked to see Ayodele on the opening day roster, and Maybin is a whisker away from the unemployment line as well unless Wanny can create some chicken salad out of you-know-what. Not that I think Ayodele is anything great, especially at this point, and I wouldn't be shocked at all to see him cut, but I was kind of surprised to see him on this list. I can think of quite a few guys, on the Bills roster alone, who are less valuable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Not that I think Ayodele is anything great, especially at this point, and I wouldn't be shocked at all to see him cut, but I was kind of surprised to see him on this list. I can think of quite a few guys, on the Bills roster alone, who are less valuable. I dunno, man...even though he had 60 solo tackles, I can't recall a single down after which I thought to myself, "Ayodele really made a fine play there." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 I dunno, man...even though he had 60 solo tackles, I can't recall a single down after which I thought to myself, "Ayodele really made a fine play there." I can't remember when it was, but I do recall, one boozy Sunday afternoon, turnig to my buddy at the bar and saying "Ayodele is having a pretty good game." Can't rememember which game it was, all I am pretty sure of is, we lost! On the other hand, there are about 15-20 guys on the roster, so insignificant their play, I can't even remember who they are, and I certainly don't remember thinking they had a good game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I can't remember when it was, but I do recall, one boozy Sunday afternoon, turnig to my buddy at the bar and saying "Ayodele is having a pretty good game." Can't rememember which game it was, all I am pretty sure of is, we lost! On the other hand, there are about 15-20 guys on the roster, so insignificant their play, I can't even remember who they are, and I certainly don't remember thinking they had a good game... Actually, I do recall one exchange as my wife and I hollered from one room to the other after a play: "Who made the tackle?" "Ayodele" "Who?" "Ayodele" "Who?" You'd have thought a pack of yodelers had broken in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton's Arm Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I can't remember when it was, but I do recall, one boozy Sunday afternoon, turnig to my buddy at the bar and saying "Ayodele is having a pretty good game." Can't rememember which game it was, all I am pretty sure of is, we lost! On the other hand, there are about 15-20 guys on the roster, so insignificant their play, I can't even remember who they are, and I certainly don't remember thinking they had a good game... Lousy play alone isn't enough to make the top-25 list. A guy also has to have high expectations and/or a high draft position associated with him. And he needs to play very far below those expectations or draft position. A list like this was made for Maybin and for others like him. It wasn't created for UDFAs who barely made the final roster cut, and from whom nobody had ever expected anything anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Lousy play alone isn't enough to make the top-25 list. A guy also has to have high expectations and/or a high draft position associated with him. And he needs to play very far below those expectations or draft position. A list like this was made for Maybin and for others like him. It wasn't created for UDFAs who barely made the final roster cut, and from whom nobody had ever expected anything anyway. +1 I actually feel kind of ticked that Ayodele made this list for that reason. Like Ayodele, there are dozens of scrubs that end up logging a lot of PT due to injuries or lack of depth; these types of players don't qualify for such a list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInUticaTampa Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 kinda sad to see Amobi Okoye end up on the list. I know he has pretty much not existed in the nfl, but he had a good story coming out. And to make it more crazy, I remember a lot of threads here with people wanting to use our 1st round pick on the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Lousy play alone isn't enough to make the top-25 list. A guy also has to have high expectations and/or a high draft position associated with him. And he needs to play very far below those expectations or draft position. A list like this was made for Maybin and for others like him. It wasn't created for UDFAs who barely made the final roster cut, and from whom nobody had ever expected anything anyway. One question that maybe you or the others might be able to explain to me. Is the 1st guy on this list a worse player or a better player than the 25th guy on the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 That's a little harsh for Levi Brown, a free-agent practice squad 1st year QB--not sure he deserves this. And when did we trade him to the Cardinals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInUticaTampa Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 That's a little harsh for Levi Brown, a free-agent practice squad 1st year QB--not sure he deserves this. And when did we trade him to the Cardinals? And when did he switch positions? har har Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 That's a little harsh for Levi Brown, a free-agent practice squad 1st year QB--not sure he deserves this. And when did we trade him to the Cardinals? And when did he switch positions? har har And when did he have a racial transformation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 One question that maybe you or the others might be able to explain to me. Is the 1st guy on this list a worse player or a better player than the 25th guy on the list? I think #25 is the 25th worst player..etc etc. Which only proves that many outside Buffalo haven't seen Maybin in action. I can't remember a worse player than Maybin.-Some really bad players will luck into a good play here and there.Not Maybin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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