Figster Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, GreggTX said: The god of vague titles has been offended. 10 Hail Mary's please. Hoist the Hardware actually caused me the do a duplicate thread and poll, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer1960 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, MrEpsYtown said: They still picked the wrong guy because Max Unger, who went round two was better. Drafting a center to play him at guard didn't make a whole lot of sense honestly. Wood was okay over his career. Not worth a first imo. Levitre was also good. If the standard is that any pick where a player picked later turns out better is a bad pick, then all GMs and almost every pick is bad. Edited March 8, 2023 by OldTimer1960 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 21 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: I suppose if I was Eric Wood it would make sense for me to publicly bemoan his abilities so I can see people come out and defend my play. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 2 hours ago, MrEpsYtown said: I would be okay with it, but slightly disappointed. I just want more impact with a first-round pick. Does that mean boom or bust? Yes. The solid starter is a meh for me. I really wanted Creed Humphrey a couple years ago and that would be an ideal type of situation but once again I will take a player the caliber of Eric Wood over what we have had on our Offensive Line any day of the week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 2 hours ago, gonzo1105 said: The problem I see at 27 is unless a top guy drops like Skoronski, there isn't an IOL guy that is more worthy of the 27th pick vs a guy you can get in round 2-3. Now if we're talking tackle you could talk me into Darnell Wright or Dawand Jones at 27 I suppose but I don't see the Bills going tackle in round 1 I could totally be talked into a tackle that gets moved into guard or a center that we play at guard for a year while we still have Morse 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, gonzo1105 said: it’s not what I think it’s what the Bills think. I’d draft a RT but I doubt the Bills are going to do it in round 1 True, but for the sake of sanity, common sense and Josh Allen this organization better go HARD this offseason on OL. We need to replace Saffold & Brown immediately as starters. And we'll need a new C and maybe a Bates upgrade next year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, gonzo1105 said: A fig can be a tree and a tree has wood , so it must be Eric Wood - Tell me, what do you do with witches? - Burn them! - And what do you burn, apart from witches? - More witches! - Wood! - So why do witches burn? - 'Cause they're made of wood? - Good! - How do we tell if she is made of wood? - Build a bridge out of her. - But can you not also make bridges out of stone? - Oh, yeah. - Does wood sink in water? - No, it floats. - Throw her into the pond! - What also floats in water? - Bread. - Apples. - Very small rocks. - Cider! Great gravy. - Cherries. Mud. - Churches. - Lead. - A duck! - Exactly. - So, logically-- - If she weighs the same as a duck... - she's made of wood. - And therefore? - A witch! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjv Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Unless you luck out, and you draft need but it also turns out to best player available, you will end up still having that need in the next draft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Any dick-themed OL in this draft, a la Wood, Levitre, Wang? 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bill from NYC Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 4 hours ago, Figster said: A great example IMO. Lots of talk now about revamping the Oline now and round 1 might be the best place to start. Yes and they acquired this pick by trading away a certain future first ballot HOF Left tackle, who was the best player on the team. The Bills never really cared a whole hell of alot about blocking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Bill from NYC said: Yes and they acquired this pick by trading away a certain future first ballot HOF Left tackle, who was the best player on the team. The Bills never really cared a whole hell of alot about blocking. Notorious almost. 4 hours ago, Simon said: [This is an automated response] As a courtesy to the other board members, please use more descriptive topic titles. A better title will help the community find information faster and make your topic more likely to be read. The topic starter can edit the topic title line to make it more appropriate. Thank you. thanks man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 I think OL needs to be on the high pri list of targets but you need to see how the board falls and consider your other needs also. I like the idea of drafting a WR early because the WR cost in FA is ridiculous, find a good one in the draft and you have a bargain at a premium position. But....there needs to be one available that fits the position they are being drafted, don't reach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl2526 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 4 hours ago, gonzo1105 said: The problem I see at 27 is unless a top guy drops like Skoronski, there isn't an IOL guy that is more worthy of the 27th pick vs a guy you can get in round 2-3. Now if we're talking tackle you could talk me into Darnell Wright or Dawand Jones at 27 I suppose but I don't see the Bills going tackle in round 1 Exactly. It is important for Buffalo to let the draft come to them, and not chase players who are poor values. There might be a good offensive lineman that will fall to them, but if the draft falls the way I expect, any offensive lineman they pick at #27 is going to be a reach. Steve Avila in round two might be more realistic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 5 hours ago, Figster said: A great example IMO. Lots of talk now about revamping the Oline now and round 1 might be the best place to start. they drafted Andy Levitre in the 2nd the same year 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer1960 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, BigAl2526 said: Exactly. It is important for Buffalo to let the draft come to them, and not chase players who are poor values. There might be a good offensive lineman that will fall to them, but if the draft falls the way I expect, any offensive lineman they pick at #27 is going to be a reach. Steve Avila in round two might be more realistic. I actually like Avila better than Torrence, but still a G in round 1 doesn’t scream premium position. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern_Bills Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 6 hours ago, gonzo1105 said: The problem I see at 27 is unless a top guy drops like Skoronski, there isn't an IOL guy that is more worthy of the 27th pick vs a guy you can get in round 2-3. Now if we're talking tackle you could talk me into Darnell Wright or Dawand Jones at 27 I suppose but I don't see the Bills going tackle in round 1 True, but if the opportunity arises to trade down, get an additional pick and still get a IOL in the top 7 picks or so of the second, I would prefer that over just grabbing whatever at 27 because the value isn't there for what we need. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBF81 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 6 hours ago, gonzo1105 said: The problem I see at 27 is unless a top guy drops like Skoronski, there isn't an IOL guy that is more worthy of the 27th pick vs a guy you can get in round 2-3. Now if we're talking tackle you could talk me into Darnell Wright or Dawand Jones at 27 I suppose but I don't see the Bills going tackle in round 1 Here's the thing, this is a bind that we're in because of prior drafting, or NOT prior drafting (OL), etc., and poor draft value in general. We may have to take an IOL that would be slated for the early 2nd then, because by the late 2nd they won't be around either, and we end up making the same argument. Then, using the same logic, we go all the way through days 1 & 2 w/o an OL pick. Beane's gotta come up with some IOL-men somewhere, and possibly even a RT. Where he gets them is his job and responsibility. The fact that we have such needs going into his 6th Draft, is on him. I have absolutely no idea why there's a single argument against that. I mean who else's fault is it. The one thing that we do know is that his approach to stocking the OL has been one of dumpster-diving as someone put it, signing a bunch of low-demand 1-2 year signees that has led us to where we are now, and which hasn't cut it. What he does is on him and he'll likely sink or swim on this Draft, not me saying that, but many in the national and regional media despite the fact that I agree. We drafted Cordy Glenn in 2012 nine picks into the 2nd Round, 41st overall. That's the only other OL-man besides Cyrus Kouandjio that we've drafted in round 2 since Wood and before McD showed up. I'll gladly take a Cordy Glenn with the 27th overall. We should be so lucky. And let's be honest here, for the handful of times that Beane's told us how one of his picks "should've gone higher," ... 2 hours ago, Best Player Available said: they drafted Andy Levitre in the 2nd the same year And in 2012 the left side of our line was Glenn OT, Levitre LG, and Wood C. Imagine had we started building a line three seasons ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Round 1 1Houston TexansCarr, DavidQBFresno St. 2Carolina PanthersPeppers, JuliusDENorth Carolina 3Detroit LionsHarrington, JoeyQBOregon 4Buffalo BillsWilliams, MikeTTexas 5San Diego ChargersJammer, QuentinDBTexas 6Kansas City ChiefsSims, RyanDTNorth Carolina(F/Dal) 7Minnesota VikingsMcKinnie, BryantTMiami (Fla) 8Dallas CowboysWilliams, RoyDBOklahoma(F/KC) 9Jacksonville JaguarsHenderson, JohnDTTennessee 10Cincinnati BengalsJones, LeviTArizona St. 11Indianapolis ColtsFreeney, DwightDESyracuse 12Arizona CardinalsBryant, WendellDTWisconsin 13New Orleans SaintsStallworth, Donte'WRTennessee 14New York GiantsShockey, JeremyTEMiami (Fla)(F/Ten) 15Tennessee TitansHaynesworth, AlbertDTTennessee(F/NYG) 16Cleveland BrownsGreen, WilliamRBBoston College 17 Buchanon, PhillipDBMiami (Fla)(F/Atl) 18Atlanta FalconsDuckett, T.J.RBMichigan St.(F/Was/Oak) 19Denver BroncosLelie, AshleyWRHawaii 20Green Bay PackersWalker, JavonWRFlorida St.(F/Sea) 21New England PatriotsGraham, DanielTEColorado(F/TB/Oak/Was) 22New York JetsThomas, BryanDEUAB 23 Harris, NapoleonLBNorthwestern 24Baltimore RavensReed, EdwardDBMiami (Fla) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Wood was a very good center not even close to average every time he went out the line suffered … he was a top 10 center his entire career and had some bad leg breaks and he could really move 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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