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There are a ton that would suffice, usually surrounding the Bills picking a wash out when we could have had a superstar or franchise QB instead.

 

A few examples:  2008: We took Leodis McKelvin 11th, could have taken Joe Flacco instead.

 

2009:  we took Aaron Maybin 11th; could have had Clay Matthews.

 

2011: We took Fat Boy Dareus; could have had JJ Watt, AJ Green, Julio Jones, Mike Pouncey, etc...

 

There are massive, glaring errors made in every draft, which is why those who suggest amateurs should leave draft picking to the "professionals" are laughable.

 

It's also why you don't trade UP, you trade DOWN....quantity of picks trumps quality of picks, b/c these guys have no idea who will be good, great, or bust.

 

 

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20 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said:

Knowing what you know now, if you could go back and change one draft pick in the past 15 years, what would it be, and what player that was still on the board would you have taken?

 

Let's go back farther and draft Tom Brady instead of Leif Larsson.

 

Getting Roethlisberger at all costs

Not trading for Losman and drafting Aaron Rodgers

 

 

Clay Matthews instead of Maybin

JJ Watt over Dareus

Ngata > whitner

Dwight Freeney > Mike Williams

 

 

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41 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said:

Knowing what you know now, if you could go back and change one draft pick in the past 15 years, what would it be, and what player that was still on the board would you have taken?

 

 

Drafting Gronk over Troup 

 

 

Also....literally ANYONE over Maybin

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Although I hate this 20/20 hindsight threads i will play.

 

Odell Beckham or Aaron Donald  instead of moving up .  That would have added a 1st and 4th the next year.

 

Unreal what an absurdly expensive bad trade Watkins turned out to be.

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1 hour ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

 

Let's go back farther and draft Tom Brady instead of Leif Larsson.

 

Getting Roethlisberger at all costs

Not trading for Losman and drafting Aaron Rodgers

 

 

Clay Matthews instead of Maybin

JJ Watt over Dareus

Ngata > whitner

Dwight Freeney > Mike Williams

 

 

Winner!

1 hour ago, Captain Hindsight said:

Ryan Succop (Mr. Irrelevant) over Maybin in 2011

Oh hindsight! 1st rounder < Mr. Irrelevant!

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