For those who don't like this draft

[Lurker]

the OBVIOUS answer is that the front office did not think the better talent was at those OLine positions.

 

just because they bring in someone DIFFERENT than Preston, does not mean they will be BETTER

Aye Carumba...

[Sisyphean Bills]

Because the people who hate the draft have the most vitriol about it, and are mostly the ones acting like children about it. They are also the ones who are completely unable to substantiate their opinions.

Are you seriously trying to equate having a contrary opinion with stupidity and childishness? What of the converse? Is it not childish gullibility to believe absolutely everything someone in authority does as simply infallible? What sort of argumentative substantiation is blind Polyanna optimism? "They are the professionals and they've forgotten more about football than you tards could ever know" is a thought terminating cliche with a smack of general ad hominem tossed in for good measure.

 

But, I actually thought the draft was pretty good. I'd have liked some more attention to the lines as a long term strategy, but realize this team has needs everywhere.

[Lurker]

Why do you assume the FO is "ignoring" positions? Isn't it possible or even plausible that the FO picked the best players available at that selection? Would you feel better if they chose a OL that the FO/scouts didn't think was worth the pick just to make fans happy? If they didn't think a TE or OL was worthy of the pick over some other player they think will contribute on Game One or down the road then how can that be "ignoring" a position?

 

Again, it would be easier to evaluate if you're right and the FO is wrong if you say who they missed would be so much better than who they selected.

Again, BPA is one thing, but team needs also have to factor into the picks after the 3rd round as well.

 

Not to many O-line 'hits' in this group...

[Rico]

For someone who does an awful lot of complaining about others and their idiocy, I question why over the course of 8-10 years you haven't been able to grasp the concept of how public message boards work... Seriously, 10 years later you pull out "signal to noise ratio of this place"?

 

Here's a little task for you while you badger people for their resumes. Click on your name and go to your profile. Click on the link that shows all of your posts. Read through them then calculate YOUR personal "signal to noise ratio" and get back to us...

 

Then we can discuss your signal and compare that to other poster's noise...

[Max Fischer]

Again, for the umpteenth time, you are missing the point that Lurker made in this thread. The positions of the players selected is the concern. It is unknown, without a crystal ball, to know how the individuals we did select will turn out.

 

No, the point is that unless you can say WHO would have been better that who was picked then your vitriol is pointless. Tell us, which position of what players are a concern and which position and which players would have been so much better? If you're not willing to make your case then why get so insane about what a "disaster" the draft was?

[Mike formerly from Florida]

mike, i agree that you are entitled to your opinion. and i agree that you have the right to disagree with anything you want.

 

but if you arent going to take a second to realize that you are arguing something that cant/wont be fairly judged for a long time and that your entire argument at this point is therefore illogical, irrational and flawed... then i cant help you and we really have nothing more to discuss.

 

we get it, you dont like the picks. so? and?

 

 

 

as far as specific players, do you really think that Jauron and Co didnt realize Justice was still on the board? do you think they are that completely inept that they overlooked a Center you had heard of, and chose a RB, by accident?

 

 

No, of course I realize this...and I appreciate your tone. Thank you.

 

The question is can we trust Jauron? Perhaps he has more input this year without Marv.

 

I had complete faith in Marv's picks because Marv had 60 years of scouting/player evaluation, etc.

I'm not so sure of Jauron. I do like the runningback--but how can we go into the season with Fowler/Preston and not start to develop someone with Fowler gone next year? That's what puzzles me.

 

I hope that at least gives you some insight in how I think--for better or worse.

[Lurker]

No, the point is that unless you can say WHO would have been better that who was picked then your vitriol is pointless. Tell us, which position of what players are a concern and which position and which players would have been so much better? If you're not willing to make your case then why get so insane about what a "disaster" the draft was?

Do you even read your own threads?

[Max Fischer]

Again, BPA is one thing, but team needs also have to factor into the picks after the 3rd round as well.

 

Not to many O-line 'hits' in this group...

 

But what makes you think that the players available are worthy of the selection? I'd rather take a player who I feel can make a contribution than select an OL just because we may need one and will get steamrolled when they play.

 

If they FO didn't take YOUR position of need then why do you think that is?

[BenchBledsoe]

No, the point is that unless you can say WHO would have been better that who was picked then your vitriol is pointless. Tell us, which position of what players are a concern and which position and which players would have been so much better? If you're not willing to make your case then why get so insane about what a "disaster" the draft was?

Oh, you're just not getting it are you? I'm saying that they easily could have selected similarly rated players at positions that they are thinner.

[Max Fischer]

Do you even read your own threads?

 

Well done. (more than I can say for others)

 

Why do you think the FO didn't select these guys? I don't know anything about them other than what can be read on the internet. Is there some website that says these guys would make a bigger contribution than the players we selected? How certain are you that their selection would translate into more wins?

[Geno Smith's Arm]

It seems that people are expecting to fill THIS seasons' needs with 5 Rd picks. How many teams that make the playoffs will have a ROOKIE, starting center(or TE) from the 3rd, 4th,5th,6th or 7th rounds?

Yeah it happens, but the second day picks usually take some time to develop.

 

The Bills sucked, and one draft cannot fill all the holes. They have 2 nice prospects that might upgrade 2 positions of need. That's good.

 

People can bicker about what position to spend the top picks on, but the other guys likely won't start as rookies, so the Bills chose the best players on their board, or guys that were recommended, or a guy on the staff used to coach etc. When you are trying to get lucky, you have to take the BPA.

They are just trying to find guys that MIGHT be good enough to actually play in the pros, let alone become starters.

[Max Fischer]

Oh, you're just not getting it are you? I'm saying that they easily could have selected similarly rated players at positions that they are thinner.

 

 

That I agree with (and I'm sure everyone on this board would agree as well). But what makes you so certain that these players would have contributed to more wins than the players that were selected. Let's hope your answer is: "we don't really know."

[BenchBledsoe]

That I agree with (and I'm sure everyone on this board would agree as well). But what makes you so certain that these players would have contributed to more wins than the players that were selected. Let's hope your answer is: "we don't really know."

Yes, nobody but God knows at this point. Unless there is a Nostradamus among us. But, I do know that I'd have felt better without taking a 3rd CB and an RB, while virtually ignoring the OLine, DT and FB.

[DrDawkinstein]

if only the Bills wouldve thought about making you feel better, we wouldnt have to be subjected to all this...

 

for that reason alone, im starting to hate the picks

[Lurker]

But what makes you think that the players available are worthy of the selection? I'd rather take a player who I feel can make a contribution than select an OL just because we may need one and will get steamrolled when they play.

Because I think the guys I named could make a contribution. Yes I'm no more knowledgeable than anyone else on this board...I'm not a scout, I didn't sleep at Holiday Inn Express last night. There, are you happy?

 

But I'm not just picking any available O-linemen out of a hat for the hell of it. These are guys who's skill sets and attitudes--based on the knowledge I have at hand, just like any other TSW poster--would be very helpful to the Bills. I've followed the Bills closely for three decades, attended more than 200 games at the Ralph and have (I think) a modest understanding of the game. Yes, I could be wrong, but I'm willing to express an opinion based on that experience.

 

Bottom Line: There are two--count em--two drafted O-lineman on this team right now. That is not a road to success in my book.

 

(edited: I forgot Duke the first time I posted this and only had Butler as a draft pick...must've been a Freudian Slip!)

[BenchBledsoe]

if only the Bills wouldve thought about making you feel better, we wouldnt have to be subjected to all this...

 

for that reason alone, im starting to hate the picks

Uhhgg, leave it to you to go back to this stuff. We had almost come to a point of agree to disagree, then you go stir the pot yet again.

[DrDawkinstein]

Uhhgg, leave it to you to go back to this stuff. We had almost come to a point of agree to disagree, then you go stir the pot yet again.

 

 

then just agree to disagree and leave it alone already.

 

ive already stated im not even arguing with you, cause your argument isnt fair or valid until months and/or years from now.

 

we get it, you dont like the picks. you dont like the positions. noted.

[keepthefaith]

All these 'don't question the pick' responses seem to be missing the point trying to be made by the "Negative Nancy's." Its the positions being filled or ignored that are vexing, not the players selected.

 

The lack of O-line depth can't be questioned?

 

Duke Preston's showed nothing in three years...is the light bulb gonna go on this year? Did Kirk Chambers suddenly develop into something more than a warm body?

 

The Bills have yet to sign UDFA's and have some young lineman on the team that are being developed. Possibly the front office has confidence in the abilities of the existing lineman and chose to focus the draft in other areas. Possibly they have a few UDFA lineman targeted and will pull the trigger on them quickly.

[Lurker]

The Bills have yet to sign UDFA's and have some young lineman on the team that are being developed. Possibly the front office has confidence in the abilities of the existing lineman and chose to focus the draft in other areas. Possibly they have a few UDFA lineman targeted and will pull the trigger on them quickly.

Peters is the exception to every rule, but the UDFA route is a hard row to hoe.

 

IMO, here are a few guys worth taking a shot on, however:

 

Kirk Elder OG

 

Martin O'Donnell OG

 

Fernado Velasco C/OG

[Mark Long Beach]

Again, for the umpteenth time, you are missing the point that Lurker made in this thread. The positions of the players selected is the concern. It is unknown, without a crystal ball, to know how the individuals we did select will turn out.

 

After about the 3rd round I really believe that you have to pick the best player available. Statistically speaking, few players drafted past this point become productive, quality NFL players. I'd rather have my team trying their best to unearth these diamond-in-the-rough type players who can become good players than to draft a warm body to hold a spot. If we're that desperate that we expect a 4+ rounder to start than we're in way worse shape than our middle of the pack record over the last few years says we are.

 

We already have enough bodies on our team. We're trying to supplant them with better players. Yes sometimes you have to draft for need, McCargo & Hardy as examples. But late rounders we'll be lucky if we find a better player than what we already have even in a "thin" position. Give me the best chance by picking quality guys, not quality positions.

 

Remember, it's easy for us to criticize based on position, but the team isn't drafting position, they're drafting actual people with lots of flaws, most of whom won't have an NFL career longer than maybe 2 years.

[krazykat]

For those who don't like the draft, please post your resume. Please include the following:

 

1. number of hours (+/- 20) spent studying film this past offseason. Anything less than 120, don't bother posting.

2. number of years employed by an NFL team evaluating talent

3. Number of combines attended

4. Specialty in evaluation by position, and years evaluating each position

5. If you don't have 5 years evaluating college talent at the NFL level, please post the NFL position you played and # of years at that position.

6. If you have more than 10 years evaluating talent, please give the number of years at the director level.

7. If none of the above, please post the number of years experience as an NFL coach, assistant, or owner.

 

I just want to get an idea of the credibility of the skeptics around here. Basically, I want to know whose opinions I should ignore.

Why don't you start posting the vast litany of successes that the Bills have had under Majeski and Modrak instead. It would be much shorter, easier, and would save quite a bit of time.

[Big Turk]

I haven't given an opinion either way on the draft. I'm not qualified. I am qualified, however, to call bullsh!t when I see it, though.

 

 

And we can argue or disagree with the selections that were made because other teams took those players, in most cases, soon after the Bills had a chance to take them, so obviously THOSE GM's must have had a different opinion on the player than the Bills had. And I am sure you can look up the other 32 GM's and their scouting staffs resumes on your own...they are usually on the team pages of NFL.com

[In space no one can hear]

For those who don't like the draft, please post your resume. Please include the following:

 

1. number of hours (+/- 20) spent studying film this past offseason. Anything less than 120, don't bother posting.

2. number of years employed by an NFL team evaluating talent

3. Number of combines attended

4. Specialty in evaluation by position, and years evaluating each position

5. If you don't have 5 years evaluating college talent at the NFL level, please post the NFL position you played and # of years at that position.

6. If you have more than 10 years evaluating talent, please give the number of years at the director level.

7. If none of the above, please post the number of years experience as an NFL coach, assistant, or owner.

 

I just want to get an idea of the credibility of the skeptics around here. Basically, I want to know whose opinions I should ignore.

 

 

Gee Todd, I'll have to download a copy of my resume to send to you.

 

Fortunately, I still have a copy of the resume you sent me last week. I think it reflects well on who you really are.

 

Resume

[Big Turk]

Gee Todd, I'll have to download a copy of my resume to send to you.

 

Fortunately, I still have a copy of the resume you sent me last week. I think it reflects well on who you really are.

 

Resume

ROFLMAO!!!!!

[Spiderweb]

Todd, you are better than this.

 

Why must posters on a message board be qualified to dislike, but not to like a draft? Should you too be posting your resume?

 

Thanks Bill, well said.

[nucci]

I flunk your "test" but I hate this draft. It baffles me that this team thinks it has the luxury of drafting a slew of special teams/bubble "skill" position players. This squad is a lineman (offensive or defensive) injury away from a 2-14 season. We need to be drafting Peters' and Stroud's replacements, not Hagan's and A-Train's replacements. Look at Parcells' draft if you want to see the correct method for stabilizing your franchise.

While not great, our franchise is stable. So sick of hearing about Parcells. They were 1-15 last year and had the 1st pick in each round. He better have a good draft.

[Fencesitter]

Todd,

 

Could you please save the "resume" post to bring out whenever some "inexperienced" poster questions running the ball on third or long, or someone without ten years marketing experience questions playing games in Toronto, or when someone without a license as as psychologist questions J.P.'s mental game, or basically if there is any opinion posted by any of these board members at all? (except Simon who has tackled more wide receivers than you have affronted posters--course not sure he would tackle so many if they weren't catching the ball in front of him) Since my own playing career lasted under a decade and I have only been to the one combine, the only football related thing I really have 10 solid years experience on is reading this damn message board. Does that entitle me to evaluate the quality of the posters? If so, I have my assessment of your abilities ready.