K-9 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Who was the player(s) the Patriots got in the draft from the Bledsoe trade? I think it was Ty Warren. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 First off, it was largely agreed that Spiller was the best talent on the board, and was chosen before Lynch was ever traded. So it wasnt the "aftermath". Spiller is a completely different type of back than Lynch. It didnt come down to Spiller or Lynch. It was Jackson or Lynch. If you want to argue we should have kept Lynch, then you are also arguing we should have cut Jackson. Is that what you are saying? Second, we used our THIRD round pick on a replacement WR who is young and fresh. Our 2nd went to OT. Evans, as a 31 year old, 8 year vet, speed guy is falling off quickly. We're lucky we got anything for him, as he isnt even with the team that traded for him anymore. What I'm saying actually is it should have been Lynch and Jackson. And the best player available in retrospect surely wasn't Spiller- I could see Rob Gronkowski, Maurice Pouncy, Anthony Davis or any of a slew of people picked after him helping us a lot more...and I think we'd have had a better running game with Lynch and Jackson. Looking at our team last season I'm still not at all sure trading Evans was wise, as we didn't have much in the way of a second receiver. That being said I can see the argument that Evans was at the end of his career, although I'd like to see whether he has anything left this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I think it was Ty Warren. GO BILLS!!! Yeah, it was Warren, with a little asterisk. The Bills pick was #14 overall that the Pats got, they traded up one spot, using our pick and their own 6th rounder and then picked Warren at #13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Direhard Fan Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Sorry Lynch was not a good fit for this team. He didn't like Buffalo and they didn't accept his additude. Good trade. I'm happy for him in Seattle. Who would want to be there? Guns in the trunk? Hit and run? Not our team mate for sure. Brawn. I remember real well his mother telling us that once we got to know him we would love him. Sorry Mom- not so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) 1336508891[/url]' post='2461360']Sorry Lynch was not a good fit for this team. He didn't like Buffalo and they didn't accept his additude. Good trade. I'm happy for him in Seattle. Who would want to be there? Guns in the trunk? Hit and run? Not our team mate for sure. Brawn. I remember real well his mother telling us that once we got to know him we would love him. Sorry Mom- not so. Maybe I was the only one, but I loved him. He's still one of my favorite players not playing for the Bills. I root for him week in week out. I don't think he's a bad person. He's done some stupid things for sure, but he's done nothing but play good football for the Seahawks. Now that he got paid, we'll really see what he's made of. IMO, He'll mature some and remain one of the better backs in the league. Edited May 8, 2012 by NewEra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Maybe I was the only one, but I loved him. He's still one of my favorite players not playing for the Bills. I root for him week in week out. I don't think he's a bad person. He's done some stupid things for sure, but he's done nothing but play good football for the Seahawks. Now that he got paid, we'll really see what he's made of. IMO, He'll mature some and remain one of the better backs in the league. Now that he got paid, do you think he'll stop sneaking his own booze into bars? GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Sorry Lynch was not a good fit for this team. He didn't like Buffalo and they didn't accept his additude. Good trade. I'm happy for him in Seattle. Who would want to be there? Guns in the trunk? Hit and run? Not our team mate for sure. Brawn. I remember real well his mother telling us that once we got to know him we would love him. Sorry Mom- not so. Lynch was never one of my favorites, but I never got that vibe from him. I think he enjoyed it here and most fans liked him a lot especially after McGahee's attitude. Lynch was a change of pace from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFFacet Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I don't see what Lynch/Evans production (good or bad) for other teams has to do with whether we made out well on the deals. From our perspective we traded spare parts for potential contributors, and that should be good enough for everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Maybe I was the only one, but I loved him. He's still one of my favorite players not playing for the Bills. I root for him week in week out. I don't think he's a bad person. He's done some stupid things for sure, but he's done nothing but play good football for the Seahawks. Now that he got paid, we'll really see what he's made of. IMO, He'll mature some and remain one of the better backs in the league. I always liked Lynch a lot and agree with mostly everything you said. I wish him nothing but the best in Seattle and wherever his career ends up. I don't see what Lynch/Evans production (good or bad) for other teams has to do with whether we made out well on the deals. From our perspective we traded spare parts for potential contributors, and that should be good enough for everybody. Excellent point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I don't see what Lynch/Evans production (good or bad) for other teams has to do with whether we made out well on the deals. From our perspective we traded spare parts for potential contributors, and that should be good enough for everybody. Exactly. However Lynch didn't need to be a spare part, and Evans, based on our failure to field an effective #2 wide receiver wasn't a spare part. And, in drafting spiller, we brought in another "spare part" when we had major "contributor" needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Exactly. However Lynch didn't need to be a spare part, and Evans, based on our failure to field an effective #2 wide receiver wasn't a spare part. And, in drafting spiller, we brought in another "spare part" when we had major "contributor" needs. Dude, please stop and read something that Ive already written 3 times now... Lynch was already a spare part before we drafted Spiller. He is the same type of power-RB/workhose that Jackson is. Spiller was drafted for a completely different role. The FO had to choose between Lynch and Jackson. They chose Jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Right...and those brilliant moves gave us a six win season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Right...and those brilliant moves gave us a six win season. LOL, because those moves were the only reason behind the losing season? Cmon man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) Right...and those brilliant moves gave us a six win season. Im sure it had nothing to do with the fact we havent addressed our pass rush since last century When our offense was 100% healthy last year, the only thing predicable about them was they were gonna score Edited May 15, 2012 by Captain Hindsight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweb Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Marshawn had 1400 yards from scrimmage, 1200 rushing and 13 TDs in 15 games last year and just signed a 4 year 31 mil contract. This just in, he's good. Hairston is pretty good but a back-up tackle at this point in his career. Carder is a 5th round back-up LB with a chance to start in a couple years. I understand the Marshawn trade but one can hardly say we made out well yet. Actually, the best part about the Lynch trade wasn't as much as who we got, or will get for him, it's the playing time Fred Jackson gained and his production made it all worth while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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