Pete Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 It would be so great if we had a playmaker at safety. Two of the best safetys(Ed Reed and Sean Taylor) are on right now. They are fun to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 It would be so great if we had a playmaker at safety. Two of the best safetys(Ed Reed and Sean Taylor) are on right now. They are fun to watch 64459[/snapback] I saw Reed's td and his stuff of Portis on a blitz. There was a good crop of 'em in the draft - which TD et al ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodnarb Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 not that i subscribe to the 20-20 hindsight school of drafting, but the bills could have had ed reed when they picked mike williams. ed reed is the best FS in football. There are 6th round tackles outplaying big mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Maybe we could trade MW to the Ravens for Ed Reed. Then the Ravens could have bookend tackles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 It would be so great if we had a playmaker at safety. Two of the best safetys(Ed Reed and Sean Taylor) are on right now. They are fun to watch 64459[/snapback] Come on Pete...what do we need a FS for when we have that awesome 1/2 combo at HB? Seriously, I'm pulling for Willis as much as the next guy, but there were 2 FS's who are Starting for pretty good Defenses available when we picked McGahee. Rashean Mathis in J-Ville and Ken Hamlin in Seattle are 2 pretty decent FS's the Bills could REALLY use right now... But you know, hindsight and all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 11, 2004 Author Share Posted October 11, 2004 Come on Pete...what do we need a FS for when we have that awesome 1/2 combo at HB? Seriously, I'm pulling for Willis as much as the next guy, but there were 2 FS's who are Starting for pretty good Defenses available when we picked McGahee. Rashean Mathis in J-Ville and Ken Hamlin in Seattle are 2 pretty decent FS's the Bills could REALLY use right now... But you know, hindsight and all... 64511[/snapback] Dont forget we could of selected Roy Williams instead of Mike Williams also. Hindsight..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 not that i subscribe to the 20-20 hindsight school of drafting, but the bills could have had ed reed when they picked mike williams. ed reed is the best FS in football. There are 6th round tackles outplaying big mike. 64500[/snapback] I can't recall when the Bills drafted in the top round or two for a safety. They've acquired the likes of Kelso, Simpson etc., but it's as if they have some sort of genetic bias against safeties. OTOH, they seem to feel that the Prevent defense is God's Gift, even though I wouldn't want to attempt to determine how many defeats it brought them thru the decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 I can't recall when the Bills drafted in the top round or two for a safety. They've acquired the likes of Kelso, Simpson etc., but it's as if they have some sort of genetic bias against safeties.64515[/snapback] Traveras Tillman Don't forget Glenn Lott or John Pitts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 11, 2004 Author Share Posted October 11, 2004 I can't recall when the Bills drafted in the top round or two for a safety. They've acquired the likes of Kelso, Simpson etc., but it's as if they have some sort of genetic bias against safeties. OTOH, they seem to feel that the Prevent defense is God's Gift, even though I wouldn't want to attempt to determine how many defeats it brought them thru the decades. 64515[/snapback] We drafted Traveres Tillman in the second round. We were going safety all the way with that pick and Carolina picked a good one the pick before us- Deon Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Traveras Tillman Don't forget Glenn Lott or John Pitts. 64519[/snapback] Tavares, yes. 3 or 4 years ago. Now John Pitts - that was in the 60's, right? I think he only lasted a short time. Dunno who Lott is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Tavares, yes. 3 or 4 years ago. Now John Pitts - that was in the 60's, right? I think he only lasted a short time. Dunno who Lott is. 64523[/snapback] 1975 1 1 19 19 Tom Ruud LB Nebraska 2 2 16 42 Bob Nelson LB Nebraska 3 2 24 50 Glenn Loft DB Drake 4 4 24 102 Tom Donchez RB Penn State 5 5 11 115 John McCrumbly LB Texas A&M 6 7 10 166 Gil Chapman RB Michigan 7 7 18 174 Reggie Cherry RB Houston 8 7 19 175 Harry Banks DB Michigan 9 8 19 201 John Hill DT Duke 10 10 19 253 Roland Hooks RB North Carolina State 11 11 19 279 Tom Drake DB Michigan 12 12 19 305 Mark Johnson DE Missouri 13 13 19 331 Mark Dienhart T St. Thomas (MN) 14 14 19 357 Robert Evans WR Morris Brown 15 15 19 383 Chris Kupec QB North Carolina 16 16 18 408 Tom Fine TE Notre Dame 17 17 19 435 Jeff Turcotte DE Colorado Drafted with a gimpy knee, I don't think he ever played a down for the Bills. 2nd worst draft ever IMO, behind 2002. 1967 1 1 22 22 John Pitts WR Arizona State I never saw him play college ball, so I don't know about WR, but he sure did suck at SS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 11, 2004 Author Share Posted October 11, 2004 Roland Hooks name jumps out at me. He was a great Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Dont forget we could of selected Roy Williams instead of Mike Williams also. Hindsight..... 64514[/snapback] Believe me...I did not forget! BTW...Carolina Drafted Grant (he left in Free Agency), but Travares Tillman is the #3 Safety for them now. And he's probably better than anything we have at FS...I watched him in Pre Season a lot, and he held up well. Plus, he must be a decent Player if he's on John Fox's Defense... Anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Well, it's going back aways but we drafted Henry Jones 1st round 1991 out of Illinois. We also drafted safety Jeff Burris of Notre Dame in round one 1994 and converted him to corner. This position has been ignored largely by Donahoe. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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