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The Bills Top 5 Most Successful Low-Round Draft Picks


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On 2/17/2018 at 7:31 AM, BuffaloRush said:

We’ll have to agree to disagree here.  I think the UDFA should be a different Top 5 List

Then why isn’t it top 5 picks in “rounds that no longer exist?” What is special about round 7 as the jumping off point? Why not 5 or 6?It’s totally random. 

 

I like the idea of top 5’s in each round. I’m just not wrapping my head around rounds 7-17 being the same but anyone added after round 7 being different. It really changes the playing field because there were so many older players that would be eligible. It’s like having a free throw contest to see who would make more. The 2005 group gets 1 shot, the 1975 group gets 10. 

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2 hours ago, BuffaloRush said:

 

Because he was a free agent - not a draft pick.  It’s really not that hard

 

Darrick Holmes is certainly an interesting choice.  Didn’t put him in the list because I thought the others were bigger contributors.  

 

Armour was a 4th round pick - not eligable.

 

Fisher didn’t do enough in Buffalo

 

This is kind of pointless if we are making the distinction of only last 30 years and that somehow a drafted player should be considered while an undrafted one shouldn't, which would lend even more credence to the original point than a low round draft pick would.

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1 hour ago, matter2003 said:

 

This is kind of pointless if we are making the distinction of only last 30 years and that somehow a drafted player should be considered while an undrafted one shouldn't, which would lend even more credence to the original point than a low round draft pick would.

 

In my opinion they are two serperate lists.  One for player drafted low, another for undrafted free agents.  

 

Is silly to have a “low round draft pick list” and then to quantify it by saying “oh by the way, undrafted free agents count too.”   It doesn’t make sense 

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22 hours ago, BuffaloRush said:

 

In my opinion they are two serperate lists.  One for player drafted low, another for undrafted free agents.  

 

Is silly to have a “low round draft pick list” and then to quantify it by saying “oh by the way, undrafted free agents count too.”   It doesn’t make sense 

 

Why not? With a low round draft pick teams are like OK...this guy isnt very good but we will take a flyer on him and see what happens. With a UDFA they are like this guy isnt even good enough to be drafted

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4 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

 

Why not? With a low round draft pick teams are like OK...this guy isnt very good but we will take a flyer on him and see what happens. With a UDFA they are like this guy isnt even good enough to be drafted

 Like I said, I see the UDFA conversation as an entirely different list 

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27 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

 

Why not? With a low round draft pick teams are like OK...this guy isnt very good but we will take a flyer on him and see what happens. With a UDFA they are like this guy isnt even good enough to be drafted

In 1988 (30 years ago) the Bills drafted 9 guys in the 7th round and after. The Bills haven’t taken a guy in the 7th since Dez Lewis in 2015. 

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