TC in St. Louis Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Leif Larsen. The reason I know this is I just saw a guy who looked like a statue of Leif Erickson. That made me think of Leif Larsen. So I googled it and found out that he is a professional boxer or something. And his claim to fame is that he bench pressed 225 pounds 45 times. We all knew that. His main claim to fame is being drafted five positions ahead of Tom Brady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalothruMyVeins Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Let's not rush to judgment, you know it takes almost 20 years to grade a draft. We might end up coming out on the smart end of this draft selection, still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I am sure every other player taken before Brady is a bust and all of the front office personnel should be fired including those who waited until 6th round to draft this guaranteed hall of fame player. That includes the hoodie himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Let's not rush to judgment, you know it takes almost 20 years to grade a draft. We might end up coming out on the smart end of this draft selection, still. hahahahahahahhahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Is it a guess when we know who they drafted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 Just posted for your amusement. Pretty hard to find anyone in any year who has been as good as Brady. The Pats whiffed on him 5 times before they picked him. Is it a guess when we know who they drafted? Did you know it was larsen? I am a pretty big fan and just found out a couple hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Let's not rush to judgment, you know it takes almost 20 years to grade a draft. We might end up coming out on the smart end of this draft selection, still. I lol'd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis in NC Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 So who was that Patriots asst coach (or scout?) who insisted they draft Brady in the 6th round? Does anyone remember that guy's name? Is he still in the business? That bah-stahd ought to get the keys to the city of Beantown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Let's not rush to judgment, you know it takes almost 20 years to grade a draft. We might end up coming out on the smart end of this draft selection, still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Who did we draft when Big Ben or Aaron Rodgers was drafted? Even better TJ Graham over Russell Wilson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 My favorite one is "guess who the Bills drafted one pick before Gronk" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Who did we draft when Big Ben or Aaron Rodgers was drafted? Even better TJ Graham over Russell Wilson. Big Ben went #11 to Pitt, and we took Lee Evans two picks later in the 2004 Draft. In the 2005 draft, Rodgers went to GB with the #24 pick. We had no first round pick that year. We had traded it to Dallas the previous year to get JP. Yes, that JP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalScotts Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) yep 32 teams passed on Brady 4-5-6 times, their GMs and coaches they should all be fired Edited April 23, 2016 by CardinalScotts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Really to be fair I think the net swing wouldn't have been putting a hall of famer on our roster as much as destroying him and preventing this reign of terror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Somehow I'm thinking that if Brady were drafted by the Bills, his career would have gone a tad differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 My favorite one is "guess who the Bills drafted one pick before Gronk"Torrel back issues troup. Oddly both gronk and troup had back issues. Troup claims he ddidn't receive proper care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobu Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Somehow I'm thinking that if Brady were drafted by the Bills, his career would have gone a tad differently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._P._Losman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 We should have signed Winfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 pointless exercise. We had so many screw ups over the last 20 years it is laughable. We can only hope they make more of the right calls now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 Like I said, I googled Leif Larsen to see what became of him. We all know the Patriots were lucky to have taken Brady in the 6th. Even the Patriots know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 This assumes that Tom Brady would have been any good with a team other than the Patriots. Consider the superior (ahem) "video scouting" he received. Not to mention the Highly Good Help the Patriots provide their players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Just posted for your amusement. Pretty hard to find anyone in any year who has been as good as Brady. The Pats whiffed on him 5 times before they picked him. Did you know it was larsen? I am a pretty big fan and just found out a couple hours ago. It's been stated many times, but I thought it was one pick before. Somehow I'm thinking that if Brady were drafted by the Bills, his career would have gone a tad differently. Levi Brown This assumes that Tom Brady would have been any good with a team other than the Patriots. Consider the superior (ahem) "video scouting" he received. Not to mention the Highly Good Help the Patriots provide their players. HGH does nothing for performance, it helps heal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Every team passed on Brady 5 times including the Pats*. Can't cry over spilt milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 91 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Big Ben went #11 to Pitt, and we took Lee Evans two picks later in the 2004 Draft. In the 2005 draft, Rodgers went to GB with the #24 pick. We had no first round pick that year. We had traded it to Dallas the previous year to get JP. Yes, that JP. Thats about right. I was gonna day ben and Rodgers we didnt have a shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Find the archives. I was calling to draft Brady! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 What's worse is that the Bills selected Erik Flowers a full 173 picks ahead of Brady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I'm going to start a thread the day after the draft and let everyone list who they'd have picked for Buffalo with each pick given who's on the board. That way, there's no speculation as to who liked who. I'll revisit at the end of the rookie season to see who knew what they were talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 yep 32 teams passed on Brady 4-5-6 times, their GMs and coaches they should all be fired The exact problem with the draft...it is a crapshoot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 We screwed up Us and 30 other NFL teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Every team passed on Brady 5 times including the Pats*. Can't cry over spilt milk. For those interested, before they picked Brady that year, they picked.... no first round pick Rd 2 - Adrian Klemm - OT Rd 3 - J.R. Redmond - RB Rd 4 - Greg Randall - OT Rd 5 - Dave Stachelski - TE Rd 5 - Jeff Marriott - G Rd 6 - Antwan Harris - SS then Rd 6 - Tom Brady - QB and after him... Rd 6 - David Nugent - DE Rd 7 - Casey Tisdale - DE Rd 7 - Patrick Pass - FB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I had delusional hopes for Leif Larsen. Wasn't he the guy that broke all the lifting records at the combine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 I had delusional hopes for Leif Larsen. Wasn't he the guy that broke all the lifting records at the combine? Yeah, he bench pressed 45 times. I get high hopes on just about every pick. There is a reason every guy is chosen, and they are certain to tell us why. They drafted Kamil Loud because his name spoke volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 For those interested, before they picked Brady that year, they picked.... no first round pick Rd 2 - Adrian Klemm - OT Rd 3 - J.R. Redmond - RB Rd 4 - Greg Randall - OT Rd 5 - Dave Stachelski - TE Rd 5 - Jeff Marriott - G Rd 6 - Antwan Harris - SS then Rd 6 - Tom Brady - QB and after him... Rd 6 - David Nugent - DE Rd 7 - Casey Tisdale - DE Rd 7 - Patrick Pass - FB Besides Brady, I remember Redmond for a hot second and Patrick Pass for the same reason What an awful class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 For those interested, before they picked Brady that year, they picked.... no first round pick Rd 2 - Adrian Klemm - OT Rd 3 - J.R. Redmond - RB Rd 4 - Greg Randall - OT Rd 5 - Dave Stachelski - TE Rd 5 - Jeff Marriott - G Rd 6 - Antwan Harris - SS then Rd 6 - Tom Brady - QB and after him... Rd 6 - David Nugent - DE Rd 7 - Casey Tisdale - DE Rd 7 - Patrick Pass - FB That's amazing. The best pick (possibly) in the history of the NFL, surrounded by mediocre (at best) picks. Proves that it really was a lucky pick in many ways. I don't know if Brady would have been as good without Belichick, and vice-versa. I really think that dumb luck created an amazing dynasty. I don't doubt that the Pats would have been a good team without Brady, and maybe won a SB, but there's no way they would have done what they did for the past 15 years without Brady. They certainly wouldn't have dominated the AFC east the way they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Let's not rush to judgment, you know it takes almost 20 years to grade a draft. We might end up coming out on the smart end of this draft selection, still. This made me laugh out loud. On a more serious note, I find it absolutely interesting that possibly the best QB of all time went so low in the draft. Brady obviously inherently has all the key characteristics to be a great NFL QB, yet they were missed by all the experts in the business multiple times. Why? One can only assume their process/metrics for determining QB quality are poorly constructed. I would like to think the Bills and other organizations are using Brady as a test case to better evaluate QB talent, but I bet they are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I'm going to start a thread the day after the draft and let everyone list who they'd have picked for Buffalo with each pick given who's on the board. That way, there's no speculation as to who liked who. I'll revisit at the end of the rookie season to see who knew what they were talking about. you have to wait 15 years to rate a draft.Yeah, he bench pressed 45 times. I get high hopes on just about every pick. There is a reason every guy is chosen, and they are certain to tell us why. They drafted Kamil Loud because his name spoke volumes.Why did they pick Ed Wang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) The one point that sticks out more than anything is that 31 32 teams passed on him for five rounds, so goes to show there's often more luck involved than anything else. To me, it also makes it seem more silly to want to fire Whaley for not getting us a franchise QB. All the GM's and their assistants failed to properly realize Brady's potential and passed on him, so now we're going to fire Whaley and bring in one of these same guys whom passed on Brady, and expect he will find us the answer. You want to fire Whaley for other reasons, fine, (though personally I fell he's done way more good than bad moves) but getting rid of him for not getting a franchise QB is pretty laughable when there's a good chance the unknown is even worse. Edited April 26, 2016 by Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 The one point that sticks out more than anything is that 32 teams passed on him for five rounds, so goes to show there's often more luck involved than anything else. To me, it also makes it seem more silly to want to fire Whaley for not getting us a franchise QB. All the GM's and their assistants failed to properly realize Brady's potential and passed on him, so now we're going to fire Whaley and bring in one of these same guys whom passed on Brady, and expect he will find us the answer. You want to fire Whaley for other reasons, fine, (though personally I fell he's done way more good than bad moves) but getting rid of him for not getting a franchise QB is pretty laughable when there's a good chance the unknown is even worse. The Houston Texans joined the NFL as an expansion team in 2002 under owner Robert McNair. Brady was drafted in 2000. The one point that sticks out more than anything is you do not know when Texans joined NFL. The one team which has no blame for not drafting Tom Brady is the Texans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 There Koolaid, hope you're happy now!! The Houston Texans joined the NFL as an expansion team in 2002 under owner Robert McNair. Brady was drafted in 2000. The one point that sticks out more than anything is you do not know when Texans joined NFL. The one team which has no blame for not drafting Tom Brady is the Texans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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