Rico Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Well, I was dead-sst against drafting an OL in the top 10 until I looked them up again. I went back to Boselli, the last OL IMO to come into the league & play at a HOF level (before injuries)... some definite misses, but it's not as bad as I thought: 2004 1 2 2 Robert Gallery Raiders T Iowa 2003 1 8 8 Jordan Gross Panthers T Utah 2002 1 4 4 Mike Williams Bills T Texas 1 7 7 Bryant McKinnie Vikings T Miami (FL) 1 10 10 Levi Jones Bengals T Arizona State 2001 1 2 2 Leonard Davis Cardinals T Texas 2000 1 3 3 Chris Samuels Redskins T Alabama 1998 1 7 7 Kyle Turley Saints T San Diego State 1997 1 1 1 Orlando Pace Rams T Ohio State 1 6 6 Walter Jones Seahawks T Florida State 1 10 10 Chris Naeole Saints G Colorado 1996 1 4 4 Jonathan Ogden Ravens T UCLA 1995 1 2 2 Tony Boselli Jaguars T USC ...so if Da Brick is in fact Da Real Deal, he's cool with me, grab 'im! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 We have zero shot at him but I guess it's OK to dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 We have zero shot at him but I guess it's OK to dream. 545932[/snapback] It's still December (barely,but)... a lot can happen between now and draft day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 all this talk about trading down, what about trading up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seq004 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 He looked great today. To me he looks to be the type of rookie who has a good chance to make an immediate impact. I think the Bills should do everything possible to move up to take the brick. It would be a great start to the Bills in 2006 and an argument can be made that no other team needs him as much as Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003Contenders Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 I would advocate trading next year's #1 to move up to get him, as I think he is a player that will make an immediate impact. That gives us an entire year to work on re-acquiring that draft pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 But will he play more than 12 games a year? I mean it was always fun watching Jennings replacement in those 4-5 games when he got a hang nail, or whtever. 545907[/snapback] Perhaps the most intelligent comment you've made here today is to draw comparisons between D'Brickashaw Ferguson and Jonas Jennings. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 looks like taking the top (or even top 2) tackles in the draft resulted in a 1 for 6 record over the last 6 drafts. that's pretty bad this ferguson guy looks a bit different tho, there are about 5 or 6 guys that would have been watched to see if they were worthy of a single digit pick at tackle this year, and he is clearly better than the rest. i'd rather keep picks or trade down and get a top 3 dt and a top 3 lt, that and a couple moves in FA would make a HUGE improvement on our team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 This isn't meant to be insulting....but IMO any talk of trading UP to take a player in this draft is absolutely crazy....just CRAZY In order to trade up in a draft you have to GIVE UP SOMETHING and it is usually draft picks..... In our case this year we have the opportunity to get some quality players who can make an impact early for our bills.....AND WE NEED LOTS OF THEM So what if we dont get "the brick" there are a few other OTs in this draft that will be solid pros.....why dont we - Take a game changer (at a need position) with that first pick - Take a OL/DL with our 2nd pick (which we would have to give up in order to move up in the draft - We have 2 third rounders this year......and we have holes to fill. I hate the idea of trading up in a draft where there will be solid players to be had. We could rebiuld this team through the draft and get a couple of solid free agent guys for the lines.....and get right back at it next year. I will say it right here right now.....you get these OL/DL's fixed then next year JPL is a different player....when he had time this year he played well....also what people seem to be missing is JPL ISNT OUR FRANCHISE PLAYER......MAGEHEE IS......if we could just get a OL together that dominated at the point of attack this team would look MUCH different....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nero47 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 This isn't meant to be insulting....but IMO any talk of trading UP to take a player in this draft is absolutely crazy....just CRAZY .......................I will say it right here right now.....you get these OL/DL's fixed then next year JPL is a different player....when he had time this year he played well....also what people seem to be missing is JPL ISNT OUR FRANCHISE PLAYER......MAGEHEE IS......if we could just get a OL together that dominated at the point of attack this team would look MUCH different....... 546134[/snapback] Well said. one player will not make this team better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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