Never been so disinterested in a draft

[Bakin]

Don’t get me wrong - I LOVE the draft. Always have. Always felt like the team needed me to mock really well!  I needed to be on top of all the prospects and team needs, etc...
This year, I have so much faith in Beane that I don’t even know what day the draft is. 
First time I can remember. 
Not sure if I’m the only diehard psycho who feels this way. Maybe it’s the stupid covid?
 

Edited April 17, 2021 by Bakin

[The Jokeman]

I'm sure Covid plays a part since several of the prospects didn't play last year. Toss in we craft so late with any major needs the draft doesn't feel as big. Kind of like in the days of getting Jeff Burris and Thomas Smith in the 1st Round. That said I'll be watching every pick as it happens.

[glazeduck]

7 minutes ago, Bakin said:

Don’t get me wrong - I LOVE the draft. Always have. Always felt like the team needed me to mock really well!  I needed to be on top of all the prospects and team needs, etc...
This year, I have so much faith in Beane that I don’t even know what day the draft is. 
First time I can remember. 
Not sure if I’m the only diehard psycho who feels this way. Maybe it’s the stupid covid?
 

Might want to get checked out. This sounds serious... PLEASE consult a professional. Draft disinterest is no laughing matter.

[26TrapDraw]

Was thinking the same thing! I usually call the Bills front office every year to ask them WTAF?! But this year Beane”s got this.

sigh of relief.

[billsherd]

At pick 30 it's hard to mock, not that I was ever into mocks. 

[billsfanmiamioh]

I honestly kinda feel the same way. I mean anything they add is just gravy at this point. It’s a very strange feeling. 

[Don Otreply]

For me this draft is different from the last very many years, it will be interesting to see how Beane operates in this new territory, mostly because, no matter where your pick is you have to do it so it benefits your team even when your team is already good, this to me is a big boys draft, not the clutching for straw drafts that have marked all to many Bills drafts in the past, we get to see how a good team drafts well this time. 

[Shaw66]

I have a similar feeling.  For me it's a combination of a couple of things.   First, drafting 30th, the Bills aren't getting a Hall of Famer, so I just can't get all that excited.   Second, drafting 30th means that right now there are about 40 possible guys who might be the Bills' pick.  I don't have the energy to figure out who the top 20 are and then analyze the bottom 20.  It's easier just to wait for the draft, see who they pick, then find out some things about the guy.   When you're drafting 8th, there are only 10-12 guys to study.  

 

Like others, I have confidence that Beane will get a good player, and I'm interested to see who it is.  Trying to figure out who it might be isn't my thing. 

[RiotAct]

wouldn’t the fact that we have a really good GM -increase- your interest in the draft?

[Process]

I think picking 30 has a lot to do with it. 

 

I am not a college football fan, don't watch at all, but it also seems like this is an extremely weak class? At least the first round. Seems like there is very little elite talent other than at QB and WR. 

[SirAndrew]

Agree, I don’t know much about any of these guys this year, and I trust Beane to make a decent pick. A couple good picks could put us over the top, but we’re not looking for a savior anymore. That gives it a different vibe compared to what Bills fans were used to. 

[Aussie Joe]

There are too many variables at Pick 30... they could even trade down 10 spots or so making it even harder to speculate...

 

Ive found myself doing less mock drafts this year as can’t get too excited by anyone who is left at 30 most of the time

 

Ive got some guys I hope they take and a smaller list of guys that I hope they don’t pick... most likely it will end up being someone else..

 

The experience is a little meh this year,  but if this is the price to pay for being a top 4 team than so be it..

 

 

[wppete]

I’m pumped for this draft.... if we hit on this one we will be scary. 

[Putin]

28 minutes ago, Bakin said:

Don’t get me wrong - I LOVE the draft. Always have. Always felt like the team needed me to mock really well!  I needed to be on top of all the prospects and team needs, etc...
This year, I have so much faith in Beane that I don’t even know what day the draft is. 
First time I can remember. 
Not sure if I’m the only diehard psycho who feels this way. Maybe it’s the stupid covid?
 

Actually I’m more interested in this year’s draft then any other that I can remember , with the exception of 2018 of course 

[Another Fan]

16 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

 First, drafting 30th, the Bills aren't getting a Hall of Famer, so I just can't get all that excited.   

Thurman Thomas was selected 40th in the draft.

 

Just sayin'

[mushypeaches]

If having a top notch, Super Bowl caliber team means that I'm much less interested in the draft, I'll gladly take it.

 

It got real tiring having an awful-to-mediocre team then watching them pick guys like Mike Williams, Donte Whitner, and Marcel Dareus with high selections

 

Let's not do that again for a long long time

[Augie]

59 minutes ago, Bakin said:

Don’t get me wrong - I LOVE the draft. Always have. Always felt like the team needed me to mock really well!  I needed to be on top of all the prospects and team needs, etc...
This year, I have so much faith in Beane that I don’t even know what day the draft is. 
First time I can remember. 
Not sure if I’m the only diehard psycho who feels this way. Maybe it’s the stupid covid?
 

 

Tell the truth, you’ve been “Bakin” again, haven’t you? That could lead to this relaxed feeling on.....just about anything but Krispy Kreme!  HOT!!!

 

 

I trust Beane and the FO. My son’s wedding is going down on the first 2 nights of the draft, so it will be the least attention I’ve had on the draft in a couple decades. I can live with that and keep up on my phone. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

As arrogant as it sounds and as unusual as it seems to actually type this....this team is built. We don’t need 7 guys that will mostly battle just to get fringe playing time or even make the team. Trade up and get 1 or 2 top end guys and that push us over the edge. Find a way to put picks together to move up and get a difference maker at TE.

[Logic]

We could have one solitary pick in the whole draft — say, the last pick in the third round — and I’d STILL sit and watch all three days of the draft, with my dorky little draft magazines laid out and a cold beer.

 

INJECT THE NFL DRAFT DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS.

 

Edited April 17, 2021 by Logic

[Steve Billieve]

Same. Literally the only mock I've even looked at has been Gunner's.

[Shaw66]

50 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

Thurman Thomas was selected 40th in the draft.

 

Just sayin'

So far as I could tell, there has been exactly one player drafted 30th who made the Hall of Fame - Sam Huff.  

 

I could study the draft for the next 100 hours and I wouldn't be able to tell you which guy in the draft was the next Sam Huff, or the next Thurman.  

 

For the past two years, I've had little to no interest in free agency or the draft.  Enormous interest in the guys the Bills actually acquired, but no interest in the process running up the drafting or signing.  Didn't see Diggs coming, didn't know who Epenesa was when he was drafted, didn't even realize that Sanders was a free agent.  

 

 

 

[buffalojedwardo]

I love it. favorite offseason event. plus drafting late makes it more interesting. 

[Mojo44]

It’s draft ennui 

[1st Ammendment NoMas]

My interest lies in seeing what magic Bean will weave to get his 2-3 top guys and sleepers. Last year I was saying Gabe Davis "meh? We'll see," but damn if that guy doesn't have 1-2nd rd talent.  Dane Jackson, "diamond in the rough".  I'm sure I'll have some type of device turned on, even if in the background waiting to hear the words "Buffalo Bills select"

[CowgirlsFan]

It's okay.

 

There's still a few days to go 

[transplantbillsfan]

Completely agree with you. Frankly our starters are pretty much set with the exception probably of a #2 CB (perhaps our 1st round pick) and possibly a DE (perhaps our 1st round pick).

 

Whoever we draft will likely be a good pick and make some kind of impact.  But since the Bills are already (FINALLY!!!) really good, I don't know how noticeable that impact will be.

 

To me... drafting an RB like Harris in round 1 or doing something insane like trading up for Kyle Pitts would be the only things that push this draft into excitement territory.

 

I'll watch and pay attention and hope for the best with our picks.  But we no longer need to count on them.  And that's a good thing.

 

I'm more excited about the schedule release a couple weeks after.

[glazeduck]

2 hours ago, glazeduck said:

Might want to get checked out. This sounds serious... PLEASE consult a professional. Draft disinterest is no laughing matter.

I’m really glad to see that people found this funny, but I was only kind of kidding. I cannot imagine myself NOT counting down the days until the draft. I genuinely feel for the guy. 

[Thurman#1]

2 hours ago, wppete said:

I’m pumped for this draft.... if we hit on this one we will be scary. 

 

 

Me too.

 

It's harder to predict, but I don't mind that. Really looking forward to it.

[In Summary]

1) Tre was drafted 27th overall so why panic over 30?

2) Looking forward to see if they improve corner, 1T DT, or interior OL.

3) Will they find an infusion of speed at WR?

4) These picks are critical to having a percentage of active players with low salaries and a shorter injury history. 

 

Lots to make the draft interesting. 

[Fan in Chicago]

3 hours ago, Bakin said:

Maybe it’s the stupid covid?
 

No it's not. It's you . Don't blame Covid for everything. 

[Thurman#1]

1 hour ago, Shaw66 said:

So far as I could tell, there has been exactly one player drafted 30th who made the Hall of Fame - Sam Huff.  

 

I could study the draft for the next 100 hours and I wouldn't be able to tell you which guy in the draft was the next Sam Huff, or the next Thurman.  

 

For the past two years, I've had little to no interest in free agency or the draft.  Enormous interest in the guys the Bills actually acquired, but no interest in the process running up the drafting or signing.  Didn't see Diggs coming, didn't know who Epenesa was when he was drafted, didn't even realize that Sanders was a free agent.  

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, but how many HOFers come from one draft slot isn't predictive of how likely you are to get one at that slot in one year.

 

From what I can find, the lowest draft pick to be enshrined came at #321. Roosevelt Brown. One at #245, one at #232. You can get 'em anywhere.

 

https://hofexperiences.com/blog/lowest-draft-picks-pro-football-hall-of-fame

 

It could happen. The odds are strongly against it, but they're strongly against it in any one year no matter where you're drafting. Even at #1 your odds are, what?, 20%? 30%?

 

Terry Bradshaw, Jim Plunkett, Walt Patulski, John Matuszak, Too Tall Jones, Steve Bartkowski, Lee Roy Selmon, Ricky Bell, Earl Campbell, Tom Cousineau, Bills Sims, George Rogers, Kenneth Sim, John Elway, Irving Friar, Bruce Smith, Bo Jackson, Vinny Testaverde, Aundray Bruce, Troy Aikman and Jeff George are all the #1s from the 70s and 80s. (Later and many of them we still don't know if they'll make it to the HOF.) 

 

Is it as high as 40%? I'm too lazy to look but there are at least 15 of the 20 who aren't in the HOF of that group.

 

The draft isn't supposed to be predictable. That's the joy of it. It's watching the process and figuring out how your front office thinks that makes it so much fun.

Edited April 17, 2021 by Thurman#1

[Jay_Fixit]

3 hours ago, billsherd said:

At pick 30 it's hard to mock, not that I was ever into mocks. 

Dude I mocked Penei Sewell to the Bills at 30 the other day.

 

MOCKS.

[benderbender]

I was always jealous of teams like the Steelers who always seemed to find the diamonds in the rough despite always picking late in the order. Especially WRs.

[TonyBeets]

I feel similarly but not necessarily because we're picking 30.  I think not having the combine for me really did it.

[HappyDays]

I am weirdly more interested than usual. I think because it's so much harder to predict who the Bills will take, I've taken a much deeper look at the top 40 players or so in the class. In years past there were only about 5 players that were realistic options at our pick. Since I don't really care about the draft outside of the Bills picks there wasn't much for me to look into. When we drafted Tre White I had no clue who he was.

 

We have so few dire needs. I'm excited to see what Beane does now that we just need finishing touches rather than a complete overhaul. If I had to predict the top 3 most likely 1st round candidates for us I'd go Oweh, Campell, and Ossai in that order.

Edited April 17, 2021 by HappyDays

[Nelius]

I'm much more interested than last year. Last year around this time there was too much real world insanity that the draft just kind of snuck up on me and happened. Now that pandemic/riots/total chaos is normalized I can once again focus on what's really important. 

 

Little worried about DB at 30 just because of the history of that position at that pick, but it probably means nothing since this is such a QB heavy draft anyway and every other position will slide. Might see 4 QB's go in the top 5 which is pretty crazy for the league. 

 

For what it's worth looks like TJ Watt is the best 30th pick in the last couple of decades, if not ever. 30th pick has been rough. Cornerback wasteland. Kind of hoping we'll trade around now.

[GunnerBill]

I can see why some Bills fans feel that way. After years of seeing the draft as our salvation we now have a team that is strong enough not to be desperate for the draft. 

 

But my interest in the draft is part of my NFL fandom rather than specifically my Bills fandom. I don't care whether we pick 1st, 32nd or (as last year) don't have a first rounder at all. 

[machine gun kelly]

8 hours ago, Another Fan said:

Thurman Thomas was selected 40th in the draft.

 

Just sayin'

And Diggs was taken in the 5th, Milano in the 5th, and so on.  I agree, but I can only enjoy so much time looking at draft picks, and I really do trust Beane.  Last year we hit in Davis in the 4th, I think Moss will be good from the 3rd in time, Bass was an excellent pick, and I have high hopes for Dane.  Bottom line is I like Beane even more the deeper he goes into the draft.  He has a way of finding people others missed out.

 

Im going to enjoy watching the draft, and bet he’ll find people in the mid rounds we don’t see.

 

To the OP, you’re not off on you’re feelings.

[Buffalo Junction]

My interest in the draft has waned due to Covid. For the first time in a while I just couldn’t get into watching college football. I’m sure part of that is moving back to NY which just have a different type of sports fan than down south. All of the opt outs also took some of the allure away.
 

That said, I’m all in for the draft, especially rounds 2-7 and the subsequent UDFA signings. 

Edited April 17, 2021 by Buffalo Junction

[Bill from NYC]

9 hours ago, Process said:

I think picking 30 has a lot to do with it. 

 

I am not a college football fan, don't watch at all, but it also seems like this is an extremely weak class? At least the first round. Seems like there is very little elite talent other than at QB and WR. 

There are lots of Offensive Tackles, and really all OL positions in this draft. Some of them would go much higher in a different draft imo. 

 

In a normal draft, #30 would be too far back to grab a premier LT but it looks like it might be possible this season.