SelmonSmith6378 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Go back to the 1996 draft. WE WERE TWO PICKS AWAY FROM GRABBING THIS GUY!! Ray Lewis, (Who happens to be one of my top 5 fav NFL Players) is the kind of guy who can turn entire organizations around. I honestly believe that we would have had about a 9-7 record if we had drafted Ray Lewis back then. he inspires teammates, fans and even coaches. Oh...Did I mention he's the best linebacker we've seen since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 He sure as hell was no Ray Lewis, but Moulds was pretty damn good value for the #24 pick, so it's all good. And anyways, even if Ray was the pick back then & he had the exact same HOF career with the Bills, Ralph still would've found a way to screw things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnbillsbacker Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Maybe he wouldn't have stabbed a guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Where is the yes but not much button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Maybe he wouldn't have stabbed a guy. Or be doing 10-20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggieScooby Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Unfortunately Ray Lewis suffered a Sam Cowartesque knee injury covering a punt after a Jim Kelly 3 and out in 1996 and never played again. The Buffalo jinx is real and Ralph is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Unfortunately Ray Lewis suffered a Sam Cowartesque knee injury covering a punt after a Jim Kelly 3 and out in 1996 and never played again. The Buffalo jinx is real and Ralph is cheap. The Buffalo jinx is Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Guy is one of the best mlb's of all time. Of course he would have made a difference. He might have had a Bruce smith like impact on the franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPS Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I hate "what ifs". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Im surprised there are so many vote for "no". Ray is coming back next year and it looks like Ed Reed is back for one more year too. Ngata.. Suggs.... ect. Thats the type of defense i would love to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I think it's just a testament to the crapshoot nature of the draft. You scout and inform yourself as much as possible, but there will always be hall of famers drafted later than total busts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Maybe he wouldn't have stabbed a guy. He didn't stab a guy while playing for Baltimore either...know you facts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 He didn't stab a guy while playing for Baltimore either...know you facts No he did not. I actaully read the book about the Baltimore Ravens team. Awesome book. Was really more about football in general but used the Ravens as the team the book focused on. The book detailed a complete season in the NFL from the day after the super bowl up through the end of their season The author choose the Ravens because they had just won the SB. Great book, too bad i cant remember the name. But in it he detailed the Ray Lewis, buckead shooting. Having lived in Atlanta during the rise and fall of Buckhead i took interest in the story. Ray was guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. And maybe hanging out with the wrong people. He seems to me to be the most complete football player that i have watched. I mean from talent wise to attitude. 'You pay me for mon-sat, you get sunday for free'! Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelmonSmith6378 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 No he did not. I actaully read the book about the Baltimore Ravens team. Awesome book. Was really more about football in general but used the Ravens as the team the book focused on. The book detailed a complete season in the NFL from the day after the super bowl up through the end of their season The author choose the Ravens because they had just won the SB. Great book, too bad i cant remember the name. But in it he detailed the Ray Lewis, buckead shooting. Having lived in Atlanta during the rise and fall of Buckhead i took interest in the story. Ray was guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. And maybe hanging out with the wrong people. He seems to me to be the most complete football player that i have watched. I mean from talent wise to attitude. 'You pay me for mon-sat, you get sunday for free'! Love it. I agree. If anything, ray has been what appears to be, a model citizen. he has done so much for underprivleged famalies in baltimore, and I hear he even wants to be a cop when he retires! Well, it would be the closest thing we got to a Robocop for Ray Lewis to be doing police work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankReichComeback Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I agree. If anything, ray has been what appears to be, a model citizen. he has done so much for underprivleged famalies in baltimore, and I hear he even wants to be a cop when he retires! Well, it would be the closest thing we got to a Robocop for Ray Lewis to be doing police work. More importantly...what if Patrick WIllis was a Buffalo Bill? He was super high on our draft board but was selected ONE pick before we took Marshawn Lynch. With Willis gone, we resorted to our plan B and took another guy Marv was in love with....Poz. It didn't work so well. We seriously could have built a defense around Willis...Poz, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalScotts Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Maybe he wouldn't have stabbed a guy. we would have two guys who played for the Buffalo Bills who have killed another human being Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 He didn't stab a guy while playing for Baltimore either...know you facts No he did not. I actaully read the book about the Baltimore Ravens team. Awesome book. Was really more about football in general but used the Ravens as the team the book focused on. The book detailed a complete season in the NFL from the day after the super bowl up through the end of their season The author choose the Ravens because they had just won the SB. Great book, too bad i cant remember the name. But in it he detailed the Ray Lewis, buckead shooting. Having lived in Atlanta during the rise and fall of Buckhead i took interest in the story. Ray was guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. And maybe hanging out with the wrong people. He seems to me to be the most complete football player that i have watched. I mean from talent wise to attitude. 'You pay me for mon-sat, you get sunday for free'! Love it. I agree. If anything, ray has been what appears to be, a model citizen. he has done so much for underprivleged famalies in baltimore, and I hear he even wants to be a cop when he retires! Well, it would be the closest thing we got to a Robocop for Ray Lewis to be doing police work. For the first time ever, I saw a pre-game interview with Ray Lewis (one of those Suzy Kolber deals though it might have been someone else) and I was thoroughly impressed with his intelligence, perspective, wit, and charm. I had been very dismissive of the guy going back to the club incident but in spite of the fact that those interviews are generally useless, this one completely changed my view on Lewis. He's a very impressive person with a high intellect. And of course guys grow up and get wiser. I'd hate to be judged on some of the shenanigans I pulled when I was in my early twenties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 No he did not. I actaully read the book about the Baltimore Ravens team. Awesome book. Was really more about football in general but used the Ravens as the team the book focused on. The book detailed a complete season in the NFL from the day after the super bowl up through the end of their season The author choose the Ravens because they had just won the SB. Great book, too bad i cant remember the name. But in it he detailed the Ray Lewis, buckead shooting. Having lived in Atlanta during the rise and fall of Buckhead i took interest in the story. Ray was guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. And maybe hanging out with the wrong people. He seems to me to be the most complete football player that i have watched. I mean from talent wise to attitude. 'You pay me for mon-sat, you get sunday for free'! Love it. Next Man up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 For the first time ever, I saw a pre-game interview with Ray Lewis (one of those Suzy Kolber deals though it might have been someone else) and I was thoroughly impressed with his intelligence, perspective, wit, and charm. I had been very dismissive of the guy going back to the club incident but in spite of the fact that those interviews are generally useless, this one completely changed my view on Lewis. He's a very impressive person with a high intellect. And of course guys grow up and get wiser. I'd hate to be judged on some of the shenanigans I pulled when I was in my early twenties. Being involved in a murder is not exactly "shenanigans". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelmonSmith6378 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Being involved in a murder is not exactly "shenanigans". except for the fact that he wasn't a murderer?...Idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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