jimmy10 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 He never got enough of a chance to play with Levitre long-term, for the best effect. A line featuring Wang, Levitre and Wood? The marketing writes itself. The Western New York economy would've been completely reinvigorated by the billions of dollars in tshirt sales alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 #78 Yes. #1 overall pick who played even better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 And Bruce is a "Mt. Rushmore" defensive end. Still a great value pick. He wasn't just a great player. He was arguably the greatest ever. He would NOT have been if Rusty Jones had not been on staff and even Bruce admits this. No love for the 9th round pick Steve Tasker? One of the greatest special team's player of all time, a changer of field position? He was NOT drafted by Bills - he was signed by Bills when his team tried to waive him for a week to allow them to sign another player to replace an injured player for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Thurman. No happens close to what occurred without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 #78 Agree. He was a once in a generation player and great value when taken #1 overall when you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Future Hall of Fame QB Leif Larson. (Being serious: Bruuuuuuuce) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I'd have to go with #83 or #34 due to value... But the best player drafted was #78... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 1962 Tom Sestak - Round 17, pick 132 (equivalent of a modern 5th round pick) 1987 Howard Ballard - Round 11, pick 283 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 #78 Ditto !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) OJ & Bruce don't really apply here, IMO. They were both taken #1 overall. These picks are expected to be perennial Pro-Bowlers, HOF candidates if they have a long, healthy career. Tom Sestak, 17th Round pick '62 I get Chandler's point of view and Sestak was an amazingly productive pick for the 17th round. But I also see OJ and Bruce as great picks. OJ was one of the best players ever. Bruce was one of the 2 best DEs ever. Any pick that nets you a generational talent is a good pick, even if it came at the top of the draft. With no offense meant toward Kelly, Cookie, or any other Wall-of-Famer, OJ and Bruce were - in my mind - the two best Bills of all time. Thus they were very good picks. Edited March 10, 2016 by hondo in seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 No discussion necessary. Bruce Smith is the GOAT. People forget how many were calling for Flutie to be the pick and not Bruce. I was 100% for Bruce, and a good friend of mine was 100% for Flutie. Nice to have bragging rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Who wins the totally subjective choice as the Bills best draft pick ever? Your thoughts? I would argue that OJ gets the prize for the combination of his play and then his trade which indirectly led to the selection of Jim Kelly. Without that trade who knows where Jim, arguably the winner of best Bills draft pick ever, ends up. It's still Jim, thanx OJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRQ_BillsFan Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) Here you go... In one of the most involved train of events, the 1979 Bills #1 draft choice, Tom Cousineau, also obtained in the OJ trade to San Fran gets packaged along with future draft choices of no account but end up with the Bills getting Clevelands #1 pick in 1983 - for some Miami QB - Jim Kelly http://www.billsdaily.com/draft/2004/historyprint.shtml But I gotta go with BRUCE bad things man. Edited March 12, 2016 by SRQ_BillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 OJ & Bruce don't really apply here, IMO. They were both taken #1 overall. These picks are expected to be perennial Pro-Bowlers, HOF candidates if they have a long, healthy career. Tom Sestak, 17th Round pick '62 Of course you're right BUT, the "17th round" is a real blast from the past! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsMagic1 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) OJ & Bruce don't really apply here, IMO. They were both taken #1 overall. These picks are expected to be perennial Pro-Bowlers, HOF candidates if they have a long, healthy career.Tom Sestak, 17th Round pick '62beat me to it, I saw Tom Day, Ron McDole, Jim Dunaway, Harry Jacobs, Mike Stratton, John Tracy,George Saimes, Booker Edgerson, Butch Byrd, etc, but Tom Sestak was great and being a 27 round pick has to be best ever Edited March 13, 2016 by BuffaloBillsMagic1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) When we draft Chad Kelly and Christian McCaffrey Edited March 13, 2016 by Buffalo Barbarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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