Pirate Angel Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 whoever is responsible for finding some of these no names reminds me of Al Pacino in the Recruit " youve gotta give me one thing; I am a scary judge of talent." David Nelson - didn't even start at Florida Scott Chandler- Cowboys Practice squad Eric Pears- castoff from Denver Craig Urbik- castoff from Pittsburgh I believe Fitz- well you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 At this point I'm guessing wizardry is involved. Chan and Buddy divine who will be cheap and good, and then summon Brad Smith to act as the moneyball manager. Either way, maybe we can make a football remake of Major League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 whoever is responsible for finding some of these no names reminds me of Al Pacino in the Recruit " youve gotta give me one thing; I am a scary judge of talent." David Nelson - didn't even start at Florida Scott Chandler- Cowboys Practice squad Eric Pears- castoff from Denver Craig Urbik- castoff from Pittsburgh I believe Fitz- well you know Not sure when Buddy left SD but I think he was there when they drafted Chandler. He most likey faced Pears when Pears was a Bronco. Urbik has a Whaley connection to Pittsburgh. Hard to say. Buddy loves being a scout and probably talks to lots of scouts through out the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Its buddy that is finding them....but chan is doing a good job making the stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagon Circler Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I'm giving the credit to Doug Whaley who I believe runs the pro personnel scouting dep't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I doubt it's any 'one' guy. What you can say, is that Chan has brought in coaches who can make a difference and Nix has brought in people who evaluate talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalScotts Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I'm giving the credit to Doug Whaley who I believe runs the pro personnel scouting dep't. year two of a three year build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I woulda have told you these guys would be good... after id seen it of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Most of these guys if not all were here before Doug was head of pro personal if not here before Doug was here at all, so can't give him credit. I'm giving the credit to Doug Whaley who I believe runs the pro personnel scouting dep't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Most of these guys if not all were here before Doug was head of pro personal if not here before Doug was here at all, so can't give him credit. Whaley showed up within weeks of Buddy being hired. All of those players (besides Fitz) were acquired during his tenure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Both of these guys have done a great job not just in finding and exploiting talent, but also in getting rid of the deadwood. Just think: in the 18 months or so since taking over, they've said goodbye to Marshawn Lynch, Trent Edwards, Lee Evans, Kawika Mitchell, Paul Posluszny, Donte Whitner and Aaron Maybin. Now, I don't have the figures, but I'm betting these were seven of the nine or so top jersey sellers of the preceding year or two. High draft choices all, except for Mitchell who was a free agent signee. All gone - replaced largely by players who were lower draft picks and/or had something to prove. The talent level increased, and so did the heart. Color me impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleed Bills Blue Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 David Nelson - didn't even start at Florida Scott Chandler- Cowboys Practice squad Eric Pears- castoff from Denver Craig Urbik- castoff from Pittsburgh I believe Fitz- well you know Fred Jackson...a nobody from Coe College. Stevie Johnson...seventh round pick. Demetrius Bell...seventh round pick. Yeah, it's impressive. The Bills have been pretty good at this kind of talent evaluation for a while. If we can just continue to hit on the higher round picks as well, the future is bright! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robkmil Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 The bills have done a great job of picking through scraps, It takes a late of research and talent evaluating to make sure these guys will succeed here. We have done at awesome at rhe WR position. Let's justhope we work on re signing some of these players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPicc2114 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 QB- 7th round pick RB- Undrafted FB- Undrafted WR #1- 7th Round WR #2- Undrafted WR #3- Undrafted TE- 4th round + released by 2 teams LT- 7th Round LG- 2nd Round C - 1st Round RG- 3rd Round + released by Steelers RT- Undrafted This is unbelievable to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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