Wayne Arnold Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Yes, they should have not traded up for a 3-4 inside linebacker and taken Dak Prescott. Cardale is fighting to stay on the roster this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffismagic Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I don't think it takes hindsight to realize trading 3 picks for an inside linebacker is not very smart drafting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 What's more important, the QB you want or the Linebacker you want? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm I know I can work this out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 What's more important, the QB you want have graded as a 4th round prospect or the Linebacker you want have graded as a 1st round prospect? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm I know I can work this out... fix'd assuming you're chiming in on the Ragland/Dak talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 fix'd assuming you're chiming in on the Ragland/Dak talkFixed or adjusted to fit your perspective rather than mine? If you want a QB then get him. It's way more important to come out with your preferred QB prospect than to get "draft value" in my opinion because the importance of the position towers over everything else. I'd gladly trade 3 quality LBs for one quality QB. We screwed ourselves with the Ragland trade costing us our preferred quarterback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsCelticsAngelsBama Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Where was the "we shoulda drafted Prescott" whining immediately after the draft ? I don't get on here all the time, so I might have missed it. Prescott had just a little better rating as Joshua Dobbs from this draft." Inaccurate at times and had to deal with a lousy OL." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Fixed or adjusted to fit your perspective rather than mine? If you want a QB then get him. It's way more important to come out with your preferred QB prospect than to get "draft value" in my opinion because the importance of the position towers over everything else. I'd gladly trade 3 quality LBs for one quality QB. We screwed ourselves with the Ragland trade costing us our preferred quarterback. My perspective? No, that would be Buffalo's grades. You don't trade up in rd 2 for a prospect you have a 4th round grade on no matter their position. Sometimes you do for someone you thought would have gone in the 1st round though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 My perspective? No, that would be Buffalo's grades. You don't trade up in rd 2 for a prospect you have a 4th round grade on no matter their position. Sometimes you do for someone you thought would have gone in the 1st round though.I'll put it this way.If we both GM'ed expansion teams and you insisted on only drafting QBs at the exact spot your scouts graded them, while I insisted on simply getting the quarterback my scouts like best, I am coming away with higher-graded prospects than you are. Assuming our scouting is equal I will logically find a FQB sooner than you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Yes, they should have not traded up for a 3-4 inside linebacker and taken Dak Prescott. Cardale is fighting to stay on the roster this year. My point was that many people said 2016 QBs were weak, wait till 2017! Why assume they would take Dak over Cardale? Players were rated equally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I don't think it takes hindsight to realize trading 3 picks for an inside linebacker is not very smart drafting. where does the 3 picks come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffismagic Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) Why assume they would take Dak over Cardale? Players were rated equally. It has been reported by the insider guys on this board that the Bills loved Dak and were going to take him in the 4th. Edited April 17, 2017 by jeffismagic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 So last year we should have taken....? In the 1st round? I wish we had taken Dak in the 4th instead of trading the pick away but that has nothing to do with a strategy of taking QBs early. The 2 QBs off the board first last year were awful, well Wentz was good for 4 weeks and then started throwing the ball like he was EJ Manuel. its the whole hindsight thing Last year we were coming off a year where TT won the job in a 3 qb competition....went to the pro bowl....was ESPNs top free agent aquistion of the year.......we had RR and we were trying to fix a defense that let us down the year prior Sure.....we take a qb in the first round...that makes a TON of sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsCelticsAngelsBama Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) It has been reported by the insider guys on this board that the Bills loved Dak and were going to take him in the 4th. If they "Loved" Dak they would have taken him earlier Edited April 17, 2017 by MOVALLEYRANDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffismagic Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 If they "Loved" Dak they would have taken him earlier Believe what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Believe what you want. I believe we would have selected Dak over C. Jones Would still like to know where the 3 picks comes from for inside backer comes from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Dak wouldn't have played until 4th qtr of the jets game and looked about the same as Cardale. We should have taken Cardale, they'd be saying now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Dak wouldn't have played until 4th qtr of the jets game and looked about the same as Cardale. We should have taken Cardale, they'd be saying now.They should have prioritized quarterback and gotten the one they had graded higher, reportedly Dak. The problem is not scouting, it's the passive approach to the most important position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffismagic Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Dak wouldn't have played until 4th qtr of the jets game and looked about the same as Cardale. We should have taken Cardale, they'd be saying now. Dak looked incredible the moment he touched down in Dallas. The Dallas coaches realized before the season started that they had struck gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 They should have prioritized quarterback and gotten the one they had graded higher, reportedly Dak. The problem is not scouting, it's the passive approach to the most important position. When they had just given a qb a large contract to be the starter How many NFL teams actually do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffismagic Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I believe we would have selected Dak over C. Jones Would still like to know where the 3 picks comes from for inside backer comes from 2nd round pick, 4th round pick, 4th round pick traded for a 2nd round pick we used on Ragland. That's 3 picks on an inside linebacker that people had questions if he was a 3 down player. Awful draft management. When they had just given a qb a large contract to be the starter How many NFL teams actually do that? The Tyrod contract had a 1 year out. The Bills did not believe Tyrod was franchise before last year's draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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