White Linen Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Um... Why does this sound remarkably significant? Because in hindsight everyone thinks they're smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 And some people arent. Whaley isnt shrewd and likely never will be. yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan714 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 The Ravens have had between 8-11 picks the past 5 Drafts... They always seem to come up with more than 7...Whether it's through compensatory picks or whatever... Since the 2006 Draft (11 Drafts total) the Ravens have only had less than 7 picks once, and only 7 picks twice...5 of those 11 years they have had 9 or more Draft picks... The Bills have 6 picks this year...3 of those picks are 5th round or later... Whaley loves to Trade Draft picks and it drives me insane...IMHO there is nothing that can stunt team building like trading away Draft picks...ESPECIALLY when you are trading those picks without a Franchise QB, and not to GET a Franchise QB... Yeah I wonder if our depth would be better if we had the 1, 4,4, and 4 picks he traded away. The most FAs of any team. Doug's just done a marvelous job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I don't need any better insult than a replay of your posting history over the playoff drought. :) I am sure that the fans were blamed for the quarterback situation hundreds of times in this glorious catalogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) Because in hindsight everyone thinks they're smart. Hindsight doesn't make you smart.. However, It should make you smarter... If you've made some really unproductive decisions in the past, perhaps you should revisit those as a guide for the future... Whaley's pattern of questionable decision-making isn't the biggest problem... The problem is that his process doesn't seem to be improving... The past few years have seen the Ravens in a downward cycle... Maybe Ozzie's lost it? -I've been tracking their FO moves as much as ours... If they can turn things around, we should be able to also. Edited January 8, 2017 by #34fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Hindsight doesn't make you smart.. However, It should make you smarter... If you've made some really unproductive decisions in the past, perhaps you should revisit those as a guide for the future... Whaley's pattern of questionable decision-making isn't the biggest problem... The problem is that his process doesn't seem to be improving... The past few years have seen the Ravens in a downward cycle... Maybe Ozzie's lost it? -I've been tracking their FO moves as much as ours... If they can turn things around, we should be able to also. Fair point. It's not like Whaley has been the GM for 10 years. I along with ownership believe he evaluates talent well and we're giving him a chance to get better and better. There's no magic way of getting a QB - otherwise I think he's drafted decent - been excellent at picking up FA's, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinii Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Boller started in 42 games for Baltimore over 5 seasons. EJ has started 17 games in 4 seasons. Who propped whom up? It was SARCASM there smart guy I thought that smelled a little like sarcasm. Thanks for clearing that up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wettlaufer Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Excellent ! Ozzie must have someone working with him that we could hire ???? Yes, he does. Make Ravens' AGM Eric DeCosta a highly autonomous GM. Time for a promotion, Eric. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_DeCosta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Yes, he does. Make Ravens' AGM Eric DeCosta a highly autonomous GM. Time for a promotion, Eric. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_DeCosta Don't know anything about DeCosta or how the Raven operate but if I was running the show I'd take a look. Something the Bills will not do here since Whaley seems safe for at least another season. The Ravens are one of several teams that always seem to hit on a majority of their draft picks. And they're not always drafting near the top of the round. Others like the Steelers, Packers, Seahawks identify and draft players that become contributors and starters. Of course it helps these teams are set at the QB position too. The Bills on the other hand cannot recognize a 'good' QB and got more or less nothing out of this years draft class. If you go back a few years and review their selections maybe you count a handful of guys they hit on. It;s pretty depressing how bad they've been at the draft for so long. Stating the obvious but being able to identify a QB and lousy drafting are the biggest problems with the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan2313 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Boller started 17 games before he lost his starting job to Anthony Wright. The other starts were due to injuries to the starter. You are trying to spin your stupid comment now. Even with this spin job, thats the same number of starts by EJ. Again, it makes no sense. No excuse for 2014 though, when Lil Doug went into the pre-season with only EJ, Thad, and Tuel until Marrone screamed bloody murder. Marrone screamed bloody murder? Have a clip or link for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 You are trying to spin your stupid comment now. Even with this spin job, thats the same number of starts by EJ. Again, it makes no sense. Marrone screamed bloody murder? Have a clip or link for this? There are tons of stories about Marrone flipping out in camp that year. Google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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