Bills Fan since '64 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 And if they do, why didn't they see this article before the 2013 draft? http://www.tomahawknation.com/2013/4/25/4264734/nfl-draft-2013-ej-manuel-next-level-florida-state Maybe Buddy didn't know how to turn on the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 They still have dial up. pegula will upgrade to the newer internet tubes I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDorkula Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 And if they do, why didn't they see this article before the 2013 draft? http://www.tomahawkn...l-florida-state Maybe Buddy didn't know how to turn on the computer. We should draft players based on articles, because everyone knows they are always true. We should pick this guy up: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/historical/420059 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 And if they do, why didn't they see this article before the 2013 draft? http://www.tomahawkn...l-florida-state Maybe Buddy didn't know how to turn on the computer. If Bills scouts are basing their assessments off of articles written by people who are not paid to assess talent then we're sooooo f@#$ed long term. Even more so than we're currently f@#$ed. If that is indeed the case, then we're f@#$ed to a degree which exceeds our current ability to comprehend just how f@#$ed we are, which given the last 14 f@#$ing years, is pretty f@#$ing f@#$ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsForever Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Whaley set up the draft board. If Whaley's draft board doesn't have him graded to take in the 1st round, we don't take him. Whaley then doubled down on Manuel when everyone knew there was a lot of question marks with the QB. How could they not like his tall stature, long fingers and the fact that he sleeps with the playbook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Fan since '64 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 If Bills scouts are basing their assessments off of articles written by people who are not paid to assess talent then we're sooooo f@#$ed long term. Even more so than we're currently f@#$ed. If that is indeed the case, then we're f@#$ed to a degree which exceeds our current ability to comprehend just how f@#$ed we are, which given the last 14 f@#$ing years, is pretty f@#$ing f@#$ed. The problem is the guys who wrote the article turn out to have been spot-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtbag Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 buddy is waiting for the newest aol c.d. to arrive in the mail along with this month's aarp magazine. there's a killer profile on mickey rooney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 buddy is waiting for the newest aol c.d. to arrive in the mail along with this month's aarp magazine. there's a killer profile on mickey rooney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDorkula Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 If Bills scouts are basing their assessments off of articles written by people who are not paid to assess talent then we're sooooo f@#$ed long term. Even more so than we're currently f@#$ed. If that is indeed the case, then we're f@#$ed to a degree which exceeds our current ability to comprehend just how f@#$ed we are, which given the last 14 f@#$ing years, is pretty f@#$ing f@#$ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/203116571.html And we have no idea how true any of this was because Rodgers didn't play his first 3 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 That piece is incredibly prescient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 And if they do, why didn't they see this article before the 2013 draft? http://www.tomahawkn...l-florida-state Maybe Buddy didn't know how to turn on the computer. We should draft players based on articles and YouTube highlights, because everyone knows they are always true. We should pick this guy up: http://www.cbssports...storical/420059 fixed it a bit for you. we know we can find the next superstar by also leaning on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 We should draft players based on articles, because everyone knows they are always true. We should pick this guy up: http://www.cbssports...storical/420059 Good response. Personnel evaluation is an inexact science. GMs make bad picks and trades all the time. Kiper and McShay have been notoriously wrong on many, many guys. The average sportswriter is wrong even more often. It's all about probabilities. Professional scouting staffs will be right far more often than Average Joe. (Unless, of course,that scouting staff is run by Matt Millen but that was only because Matt was the Average Joe). Probably everyone on this board can think of a time they were right about a prospect and the Bills were wrong. But even a broken clock is right twice a day. It's good for our egos to think we were smarter than the FO but in fact we don't know a fraction of what they know. I wouldn't want Nix or Whaley making picks based on what they read in some article. I would hope their scouts did far more film study and conducted many more interviews than any sportswriter. And for all the time and money the Bills put into due diligence, they're wrong sometimes. My hope is that Whaley will be wrong less often than 31 other GMs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Whaley instituted a porn-only internet policy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Personnel evaluation is an inexact science. GMs make bad picks and trades all the time. Kiper and McShay have been notoriously wrong on many, many guys. The average sportswriter is wrong even more often. Righhhht, but what you're missing is that THOSE guys are sometimes wrong, but TBD is NEVER wrong. Please adhere to the science of the board when in this alternative universe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtbag Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Whaley instituted a porn-only internet policy are we sure it wasn't buddy who made the call on that? i mean, i'm sure that it had whaley's approval since he was the heir apparent, but it was officially instituted under buddy's watch. i can't determine who deserves the blame/credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 The problem is the guys who wrote the article turn out to have been spot-on. Then i'm convinced. Scrap the scouting department and just read SBNation. They were right once, maybe. Thats a big enough sample for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 If Bills scouts are basing their assessments off of articles written by people who are not paid to assess talent then we're sooooo f@#$ed long term. Even more so than we're currently f@#$ed. If that is indeed the case, then we're f@#$ed to a degree which exceeds our current ability to comprehend just how f@#$ed we are, which given the last 14 f@#$ing years, is pretty f@#$ing f@#$ed. Evidence, see Russ Brandon as GM era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Probably everyone on this board can think of a time they were right about a prospect and the Bills were wrong. But even a broken clock is right twice a day. It's good for our egos to think we were smarter than the FO but in fact we don't know a fraction of what they know. Also, people tend to be 'right' on a curated list of prospects that have already weeded out most players. They also tend to 'forget' the guys they were wrong about and enjoy revisionist history because they don't have hundreds of thousands of fans watching their picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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