voodoo poonani Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Eric Wood @EWood70 4m “@ESPNNFL: Of the 256 players picked in 2009, only 38 remain on the team that drafted them. pic.twitter.com/p72Z9nsmvQ” this is pretty wild I think the other stats are important as we'll 13 1st rounders with the same team 19 1st rounders on different teams or out of the league (ours being one of them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Cain Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I think the other stats are important as we'll 13 1st rounders with the same team 19 1st rounders on different teams or out of the league (ours being one of them) Wood was a 1st rounder too. 1/2 ain't bad, plus we hit on round 2 Levitre & round 3 Byrd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) This pick was an absolute disaster. We chose an undersized guy who had one decent year at PSU. He had the temerity to hold out and, as I recall, would not even answer the phone when Marv called him. I remember reading on PFT (or one of those sites) that buyer's remorse set in very quickly once he got on the field. The Bills quickly realized that the guy had no business being a first round pick. (As an aside, I think our 7th round pick Seantrel Henderson will have more of an impact than Maybin ever had). His value to the Bills was even less than our first round pick next year (at least that pick helped us get Sammy). On the other hand, Maybin is a pretty good artist. Edited May 14, 2014 by Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overseas Bills Fan Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 And so his illustrious career ends link Leaf, Mirer, Maybin. . .three of the biggest 1st round busts in NFL history. Thank you, whomever drafted him. Maybin personifies the last 14 yeats, as does Losman, Evans and Mike Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thanks Marv. Thanks Dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Did the Argonauts ask him to put on a little weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Always wondered what players such as Maybin do after there NFL career isn't successful and it ends. Do they go out into the workforce and get normal jobs? Why would he? He owns millions. He'll prolly goes to do stuff he likes such as making music, artsy stuff, party hard and other silly stuff millions allow you to do. Edited May 14, 2014 by bladiebla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Can't blame Maybin for the Bills drafting him over legit NFL prospects, he's just a guy who parlayed 1 good college season & combine into the most money he could. It's the Bills' FO's fault for that debacle. How about "one good football game" against, was it Central Florida??? Even PSU fans knew he was a one hit wonder. But in the end, It's not Maybin we sould loath, its the incredibly ridiculous front office people who drafted him when they did. Interestingly, he is one of the few 1st round picks that both Mel Kiper and Adam Shafter liked of the Bills in recent years. . . . just further evidence Edited May 14, 2014 by CSBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Always wondered what players such as Maybin do after there NFL career isn't successful and it ends. Do they go out into the workforce and get normal jobs? Seemed like a good kid , im sure he will do well out in the real world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Why would he? He owns millions. He'll prolly goes to do stuff he likes such as making music, artsy stuff, party hard and other silly stuff millions allow you to do. On the other hand, I'm not sure he collected all of that $25M / 5 yr deal that he held out for. And something tells me throwing oneself a jet-set birthday bash in an Atlanta nightclub isn't on the Forbes investment list either. Though, I'd guess your take about the music scene is a good guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousetrap08 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 So long Maybin have a nice life and don't let the door hit you in the behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowery4 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I wish him the best of luck and happiness in life. He is a pretty good artist and very in to the arts. He seems to be fairly intelligent and will land on his feet. He will not take the route that most wash-outs never take. No he wasn't, he's very bad artist and seems to know nothing about art. He might be a good artist on Ebay but he isn't getting shows in galleries like good artists strive to. His art IQ may even be lower than his abilities as a football player. All that said, good for him to have retired, being an artist takes a lot of work, learning and commitment and have some unspecified millions of dollars really can be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Bryan Orakpo says good luck in your future endeavors. Worst pick ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDorkula Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Eric Wood @EWood70 4m “@ESPNNFL: Of the 256 players picked in 2009, only 38 remain on the team that drafted them. pic.twitter.com/p72Z9nsmvQ” this is pretty wild Average NFL career is just over 4 years I do believe, so that sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Average NFL career is just over 4 years I do believe, so that sounds about right. The sad thing is even with the bust Maybin, that was one of the Bills very best draft classes in some posters' lifetimes. And, Eric Wood is all we have left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 It's hard to draft in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster Guy Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Can't blame Maybin for the Bills drafting him over legit NFL prospects, he's just a guy who parlayed 1 good college season & combine into the most money he could. It's the Bills' FO's fault for that debacle. Besides, if we'd drafted any of the studs who were available instead of Maybin, we probably wouldn't have been bad enough last year to be in position to move up for Watkins this year. He held out for his entire rookie training camp and was always behind the 8 ball. I think he juiced heavily before the combine and misrepresented himself because he could never naturally be the size he needed to be in order to play effectively in the NFL. For that reason, I don't wish him well at all. Scammer. Here's a quote from Aaron the bust: "Those years when I was struggling in Buffalo, I was really struggling," he said. "I was mad and pissed off, too. I was mad every single day. They wanted me to be something I wasn't" (yeah, a legitimate honest human being and team player...... how dare we......) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 And so his illustrious career ends link I thought his illustrator career was just beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ (not THAT RJ) Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I wonder whether the holdout was to give his body more time to process the steroids so he wouldn't flunk a drug test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Every time I hear maybin's name, I think of Dickie Jauron lobbying to draft him in the Bills' war room. Ugh. I know, I still wince at the absurdness of picking Maybin over Arakpo! Dick Jauron should be beaten every day as result of that decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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