dayman Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) They say it takes 3 years? Well it's been 3 years. How would you grade out the final draft from the old administration? Round Pick Overall Pos. Player College 1 11 11 DE Aaron Maybin Penn St. 1 28* 28 G/C Eric Wood Louisville 2 10 42 S/CB Jairus Byrd Oregon 2 19*** 51 G/OT Andy Levitre Oregon St. 4 21** 121 TE Shawn Nelson Southern Mississippi 5 11 147 OLB/S Nic Harris Oklahoma 6 10 183 CB Cary Harris USC 7 11 220 CB Ellis Lankster West Virginia Edited April 16, 2012 by TheNewBills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 it would have been higher but for maybin. Levitre, Wood and Byrd were first rate choices and Nelson and Harris are holding their own for sure. I think C plus is about right but could have fairly comfortably moved to B-. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog69 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 getting 3 starters makes it a B, but a horrible bust with Maybin and no depth probably drops it to a C+ or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinWPB Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 it would have been higher but for maybin. Levitre, Wood and Byrd were first rate choices and Nelson and Harris are holding their own for sure. I think C plus is about right but could have fairly comfortably moved to B-. Not being on the roster is holding their own??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsrhody Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Imagine if we had just drafted Orakpo like EVERYONE thought we would and expected? This draft would be an A++ and by far the best in recent memory. That still irks me... Orakpo is a beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 3 solid starters has to equal a B, but the Maybin brainfart is so hard to overlook. Worst pick EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KollegeStudnet Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) I still think the '09 draft was'nt that bad... However, it would've been better if Maybin wasn't the pick... I still find myself pondering while watching clips of the 2009 draft, when the commentators saw the Bills select Maybin over Oher and/or Orakpo! The commentators like us fans were stunned! Just imagine if the Bills selected Oher, this Oline would be one of the greater lines in the league! Edit: Best clip from the 2009 draft class...Ellis Lankster http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1fogI-33S4 Edited April 16, 2012 by KollegeStudnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsguy Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 They say it takes 3 years? Well it's been 3 years. How would you grade out the final draft from the old administration? Round Pick Overall Pos. Player College 1 11 11 DE Aaron Maybin Penn St. 1 28* 28 G/C Eric Wood Louisville 2 10 42 S/CB Jairus Byrd Oregon 2 19*** 51 G/OT Andy Levitre Oregon St. 4 21** 121 TE Shawn Nelson Southern Mississippi 5 11 147 OLB/S Nic Harris Oklahoma 6 10 183 CB Cary Harris USC 7 11 220 CB Ellis Lankster West Virginia You can't get any higher than a C+ when your top pick is considered an All-time bust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KollegeStudnet Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) You can't get any higher than a C+ when your top pick is considered an All-time bust! Sadly, he had a higher sack total with the Jestes than any Bills player last season... With Maybin's 6 sacks, Dareus was the closest with 5.5 The jury is still out on Maybin...He is close to being labeled as an "All-time bust"...I guess after the 2012 season, if he produces far less than 6 sacks...he then should be on the "All-time bust" list! EDIT: IMO, Maybin should be on the list after the 2012 season...Mostly, for being a high draft pick...turned into a situational pass specialist who only can play on 3rd down...that can't sack a QB Edited April 16, 2012 by KollegeStudnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayman Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Edit: Best clip from the 2009 draft class...Ellis Lankster youtube.com/watch?v=D1fogI-33S4 Man I hadn't seen that. Poor Lankster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Not being on the roster is holding their own??? nelson is on the jets roster and you are right about harris who was let go by jacksonville, I believe. I figure if the player is playing as a late rounder he is an okay choice. Maybin, although playing for the Jets, seems to be a bust as a first round pick...so far at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Would have been a B with Maybin actually producing. He is a blitzing corner and thats it. Dickie J missed on that pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) I'll give it a B. The Bills will get three Pro Bowl players out of that draft. That is a resounding drafting success in the wilderness years, P.N. (pre Nix). Edited April 16, 2012 by dpberr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelmonSmith6378 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Well, we got Jairus. The only really crappy pick was Maybin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayray808 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I had to give a C+ given the fact our first pick was a COMPLETE BUST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I'll give it a B. The Bills will get three Pro Bowl players out of that draft. That is a resounding drafting success in the wilderness years, P.N. (pre Nix). How is three pro bowlers from one draft not an A if not A+? I'm not sure we're getting three pro bowlers but it's possible. All three of those guys are very good. This is not directed toward you, but if we just took Maybin off the #1 choice and put him at #4 and moved everyone up a notch, very few would say anything negative about the draft. To me, it's nonsense to say you have to hit a homerun with the #1 pick. You just have to get great production from any pick, and good production from 2-3 others to make it a very successful draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playman Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 3 of 8 is a c+ and with a better 11th it would be a B and with that 11th going to the pro-bowl it might have been an A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayboy54 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I give it like um, like um, like um a C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenews Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 -My grade was a solid "D." Just can't miss at #11 and leave so many good players on the board! (11)BillsMaybin, AaronDE6'4"249Penn State (12)BroncosMoreno, KnowshonRB5'11"217Georgia (13)RedskinsOrakpo, BrianDE6'3"263Texas (14)SaintsJenkins, MalcolmCB6'0"204Ohio State (15)TexansCushing, BrianOLB6'3"243Southern Cal (16)ChargersEnglish, LarryDE6'2"274Northern Illinois (17)Buccaneers (From Jets through Browns)Freeman, JoshQB6'6"248Kansas State (18)Broncos (From Bears)Ayers, RobertLB6'3"272Tennessee (19)Eagles (From Buccaneers through Browns)Maclin, JeremyWR6'0"198Missouri (20)Lions (From Cowboys)Pettigrew, BrandonTE6'5"263Oklahoma State (21)Browns (From Eagles)Mack, AlexC6'4"311California (22)VikingsHarvin, PercyWR5'11"192Florida (23)Ravens (From Patriots)Oher, MichaelOT6'5"309Mississippi (24)FalconsJerry, PeriaDT6'2"299Mississippi (25)DolphinsDavis, VontaeCB5'11"203Illinois (26)Packers (From Ravens through Patriots)Matthews, ClayOLB6'3"240Southern Cal (27)ColtsBrown, DonaldRB5'10"210Connecticut (28)Bills (From Panthers through Eagles)Wood, EricC6'4"310Louisville (29)GiantsNicks, HakeemWR6'1"212North Carolina (30)TitansBritt, KennyWR6'3"218Rutgers (31)CardinalsWells, ChrisRB6'1"235Ohio State (32)SteelersHood, Evander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Long Beach Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 As everyone else is, I'm disappointed with the #11 pick. But a miss is a miss, be it a 1st rounder or a 7th. The only difference is that we're LESS likely to miss with a 1st rounder. A number of NFL guys have said that they'd like to get 2.5 starters out of every draft. We did better than that, and the three aren't just decent starters, but very good ones. We should be so lucky EVERY draft. My only quibble is that we got no depth other than the three. Pluses: 3 Excellent starters that would be difficult to upgrade. Minuses: No other (competent) backup players even as emergency fill-ins. Grade: B+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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