Ball'n Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Detroit wanted a safety... If we traded down would Detroit have taken him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ths the charm Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Detroit wanted a safety... If we traded down would Detroit have taken him? 674746[/snapback] So What...This is just the ridiculous stuff that cost TD his job. Your telling me with the huge needs at DT and the fact we could have gotten the best CB, we took a Safety/CB tweener that runs 4.5, not fast, and is too short and not big enough to be a SS. FS is the best this guy can bring us. Oh yeah, we've got three guys back there now already. Wow we sure needed that position???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 So What...This is just the ridiculous stuff that cost TD his job. Your telling me with the huge needs at DT and the fact we could have gotten the best CB, we took a Safety/CB tweener that runs 4.5, not fast, and is too short and not big enough to be a SS. FS is the best this guy can bring us. Oh yeah, we've got three guys back there now already. Wow we sure needed that position???????? 674779[/snapback] the bills do not have a strong safety capable of playing in the nfl at an even mediocre level. strong safeties are on the field as much as DTs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 the bills do not have a strong safety capable of playing in the nfl at an even mediocre level. strong safeties are on the field as much as DTs. 674796[/snapback] Chasing RB's ten yards downfield, huh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsguy Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 the bills do not have a strong safety capable of playing in the nfl at an even mediocre level. strong safeties are on the field as much as DTs. 674796[/snapback] The game is won in the trenches. When was the last time you heard the game was won at free safety? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball'n Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 He fits our new defense... I would have liked to get him around 15, but if the Ravens or Detriot would have taken hmi I am OK with this pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smapdi Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 He runs a 4.45, stop embelishing to make you seem like some draft guru. I like the player a lot and if the scouts say this kid is worth the 8th pick then we'll have to wait and see how he plays. My buddy is a HUGE Ohio State fan and he says we are getting a football player with whitner. Im not a huge fan of a saftey at 8 with all the holes this team has but the only way they would risk it is if they thought this kid would be a dynamite (polamalu). Im not going to pass judgement on this draft untill they finish up the first day. We can still get 3 very good players with our next 3 picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 So you would have been fine if the bills drafted only linemen, and Coy Wire was in the Backfield an entire game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball'n Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Everything i read about him says he can play safety AND nickle and be a every down player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 So you would have been fine if the bills drafted only linemen, and Coy Wire was in the Backfield an entire game? 674836[/snapback] Yeah, because there would be no safties left on the board after the 8 spot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ths the charm Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 He fits our new defense... I would have liked to get him around 15, but if the Ravens or Detriot would have taken hmi I am OK with this pick 674823[/snapback] Fitting a defense is great, but not when the most imprtant piece is getting to the QB. The whole defense is predicated on QB pressure. We couldn't even pressure wash Donte's Mercedes he will be buying with the stupid money Marv will over pay for him. We've got several FS's that fit the system, and while this guy will be bettter than what we got, this is far from the most pressing need. BAD Decision Marv, Where was Ralph, sleeping in the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 The game is won in the trenches. When was the last time you heard the game was won at free safety? 674813[/snapback] When is the last time you heard we HAD to draft DT's 8th overall either?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball'n Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 When is the last time you heard we HAD to draft DT's 8th overall either?? 674865[/snapback] Have we ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Yeah, because there would be no safties left on the board after the 8 spot... 674860[/snapback] Yeah, because there would be no DT's, or O-linemen left on the board after the #8 spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTR10 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Very solid pick by the Bills. Living down here in Cincinnati (after growing up near Buffalo and going to UB) I’ve become a big OSU fan and believe me this kid can play. As far as the draft experts, please, give me a break! These are the same clowns that had Mike Williams as a 10 year rock at tackle. Also, this kid is high character and will make an impact right out of the gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarthur31 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Yeah, because there would be no safties left on the board after the 8 spot... 674860[/snapback] Ha! I love this board. It makes my senility less revealing............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Very solid pick by the Bills. Living down here in Cincinnati (after growing up near Buffalo and going to UB) I’ve become a big OSU fan and believe me this kid can play. As far as the draft experts, please, give me a break! These are the same clowns that had Mike Williams as a 10 year rock at tackle. Also, this kid is high character and will make an impact right out of the gate. 674912[/snapback] BINGO! Too many people rely on the draft reports of people who sit in their mom's basement, recycling what everyone else thinks of a player. The Bills figured that Whittner would still be there at 14, but Oakland taking Huff screwed that all up. Detroit had safety targeted and Whittner was the next best available. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball'n Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 BINGO! Too many people rely on the draft reports of people who sit in their mom's basement, recycling what everyone else thinks of a player. The Bills figured that Whittner would still be there at 14, but Oakland taking Huff screwed that all up. Detroit had safety targeted and Whittner was the next best available. PTR 674935[/snapback] Would Detriot have taken Whittner at 9 though? or was it to much of a reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbowl Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Would Detriot have taken Whittner at 9 though? or was it to much of a reach. 675016[/snapback] I'm not willing to take that chance as DT is a position of greater depth in this year's draft. This was a wise choice given that Huff was taken at #7. We really don't have a starter at SS and now we will. Whittner would not have been there even if we had only traded down a few spots. It does make me wonder had the Raiders not taken Huff, would we have? Next we need to go either defensive tackle or one of the 3 OG. We need to wait to grade day 1 of the draft at its conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Would Detriot have taken Whittner at 9 though? or was it to much of a reach. 675016[/snapback] They grabbed Ernie Sims who wasn't the highest rated LB avaiable. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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