sweetbaboo Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I am very pleased with TD's drafts, especially his first one. Mike Williams was also the smart pick at the time, but busted, to everyone's surprise. Actually, I remember alot of people being surprised that we took a RT instead of LT, especially when we REALLY needed a LT to protect Johnson's blind side. Donahoe's idea of transitioning Williams from RT to LT didn't work at all because 1. he couldn't stay healthy and 2. he sucked at RT in the NFL. We all thought Donahoe was smarter than everyone else and his pick was damn sexy...boy oh boy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003Contenders Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Actually, I remember alot of people being surprised that we took a RT instead of LT, especially when we REALLY needed a LT to protect Johnson's blind side. Donahoe's idea of transitioning Williams from RT to LT didn't work at all because 1. he couldn't stay healthy and 2. he sucked at RT in the NFL. We all thought Donahoe was smarter than everyone else and his pick was damn sexy...boy oh boy... Actually, the thought of moving Williams to the left side did NOT seem that far-fetched at the time. Remember that he had protected Chris Simms' blind-side in college. Also, Jennings was transitioning to LT at the time, and he was pretty effective when healthy. Thus, taking Williams, who was a RT -- which was really the greater position of need at the time -- but who still seemed to have the upside to eventually move to LT should Jennings not be up to the task (which he was) or eventually fly the coup (which he did 2 years later) made him a compelling selection over McKinney -- who made it known ahead of time that he wanted a big payday. Yes, Williams turned out to be a bust. But I won't point fingers, since I was on board with the pick at the time myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I am very pleased with TD's drafts, especially his first one. Mike Williams was also the smart pick at the time, but busted, to everyone's surprise. The problem with TD was his poor choices in head coaches. If he had hired Marvin Lewis or John Fox, he probably would still be here. I'm glad he didn't hire Marvin Lewis. It hasn't been super great for Cinci since Marvin has been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 We're about two months ahead of the posts that will ask the compelling question: If The Bills make it to the Playoffs, SuperBowl, etc. How much credit will Marv give to Tom Donahoe? That, and the Draft got me thinking about how many of TD's actual draft picks are still on the team. One can't begin to think about that without thinking that a half a dozen or so of his draft picks that are still on the team now, but - in various degrees of likelihood - they will not be when the old oblong spheroid is tee'd up again come September. They are History - and not all by Marv Likely to be tail lights come March 1st The Fat Lady’s singing their song, “From Jeer to Eternity” Year No. Round Pick Player Name Position College 2006 9 Picks, all signed and not about to go anywhere 2006 1 1 8 8 Donte Whitner DB Ohio State 2006 2 1 26 26 John McCargo DT North Carolina State 2006 3 3 6 70 Ashton Youboty DB Ohio State 2006 4 4 8 105 Ko Simpson DB South Carolina 2006 5 5 1 134 Kyle Williams DT Louisiana State 2006 6 5 10 143 Brad Butler T Virginia 2006 7 6 9 178 Keith Ellison LB Oregon State 2006 8 7 8 216 Terrance Pennington T New Mexico 2006 9 7 40 248 Aaron Merz G California 2005 6 Picks, 3 are gone, one is signed and two are about to depart – if there is a better 98.6 to be found – anywhere 2005 1 2 23 55 Roscoe Parrish WR Miami (FL) 2005 2 3 22 86 Kevin Everett TE Miami (FL) 2005 3 4 21 122 Duke Preston C Illinois 2005 4 5 20 156 Eric King DB Wake Forest 2005 5 6 23 197 Justin Geisinger G Vanderbilt 2005 6 7 22 236 Lionel Gates RB Louisville 2004 6 Picks, 3 are gone, two are signed and one is about to depart – if there is a God in Heaven 2004 1 1 13 13 Lee Evans WR Wisconsin 2004 2 1 22 22 J.P. Losman QB Tulane 2004 3 3 11 74 Tim Anderson DT Ohio State 2004 4 4 13 109 Tim Euhus TE Oregon State 2004 5 7 6 207 Dylan McFarland T Montana 2004 6 7 13 214 Jonathan Smith RB Georgia Tech 2003 8 Picks, 2 are gone, 4 are signed and one is rumored to be departing soon for certain, one is rumored to be departing soon almost as certainly 2003 1 1 23 23 Willis McGahee RB Miami (FL) 2003 2 2 16 48 Chris Kelsay DE Nebraska 2003 3 3 30 94 Angelo Crowell LB Virginia 2003 4 4 14 111 Terrence McGee DB Northwestern State 2003 5 4 30 127 Sam Aiken WR North Carolina 2003 6 5 16 151 Ben Sobieski G Iowa 2003 7 6 14 187 Lauvale Sape DT Utah 2003 8 7 14 228 Mario Haggan LB Mississippi State 2002 10 Picks, 7 are gone, two are signed and one is about to depart 2002 1 1 4 4 Mike Williams T Texas 2002 2 2 4 36 Josh Reed WR Louisiana State 2002 3 2 29 61 Ryan Denney DE Brigham Young 2002 4 3 32 97 Coy Wire DB Stanford 2002 5 5 4 139 Justin Bannan DT Colorado 2002 6 6 4 176 Kevin Thomas DB UNLV 2002 7 7 4 215 Mike Pucillo G Auburn 2002 8 7 39 250 Rodney Wright WR Fresno State 2002 9 7 41 252 Jarrett Ferguson RB Virginia Tech 2002 10 7 49 260 Dominique Stevenson LB Tennessee 2001 6 Picks, 4 are gone, one is re-signed and one is about to depart 2001 1 1 21 21 Nate Clements DB Ohio State 2001 2 2 15 46 Aaron Schobel DE Texas Christian 2001 3 2 27 58 Travis Henry RB Tennessee 2001 4 3 14 76 Ron Edwards DT Texas A&M 2001 5 3 33 95 Jonas Jennings T Georgia 2001 6 4 15 110 Brandon Spoon LB North Carolina Tom’s Terrific Five Years 2001 of 6 picks one is left standing 2002 of 10 picks 2 are likely to remain through training camp 2003 of 8 picks only 4 will be left with the team for certain – possibly 6 if Willis can keep it in his pants and his mind on his cleats 2004 of 6 picks, three are outta here and hopefully one more will be on his way very soon 2005 of 6 picks, three are no longer employed by The Buffalo Bills and it’s no stretch to think Kevin Everett and Duke Preston could be living in another state by June 1. TD Totals: 36 picks and (potentially) 9 will be on this year’s squad = 25%. Possibly four more if the greenies stick around for another year. We’ll be singing the blues about two of the other three UFAs. GOTTA give him credit for a very good 2001--no matter where the players are now.--That being said TD was a failure overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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