bananathumb Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Have you heard the words "big target" come up this year? You know why you haven't?? The cards are being held close to the vest because Pettigrew is a 6'6" 257 lbs beast. They love big targets last year and it makes no sense to trade one expensive OT for another. Pettigrew is our pick at #11, book it. Yeah, that would be in the Bills tradition - picking a player at 11 you could wait and get at 28. Great thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 NO we haven't forgotten but Pettigrew will not be there at 28. I sure hope tomorrow you will be arguing that he would have been and we should have waited as opposed to saying, whoops! didn't see him going to the Jets at 17 or Eagles at 21 or Patriots at 23. A decent upgrade to the DE will be there at 28. This draft has many many 1st round DE choices. There is only one great TE I wouldn't take Pettigrew at 11. This draft should be all about BIG MEN, BIG MEN on both sides of the ball. BIG MEN. AMEN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Yeah, that would be in the Bills tradition - picking a player at 11 you could wait and get at 28. Great thinking. He won't be there by 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Yeah, that would be in the Bills tradition - picking a player at 11 you could wait and get at 28. Great thinking. Wow I'm glad you know that 17 picks after Buffalo's he will still be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthGeorgiaBillsFan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Have you heard the words "big target" come up this year? You know why you haven't?? The cards are being held close to the vest because Pettigrew is a 6'6" 257 lbs beast. They love big targets last year and it makes no sense to trade one expensive OT for another. Pettigrew is our pick at #11, book it. Which is exactly why a substantial block of the Bills fan base was screaming for JP not to be traded. But oh no...he's worthless etc...well now all you Peters haters have to deal with the consequences that we get to waste a top pick drafting a tackle, but you might as well get over it because it has to be done. To simply sit there and pretend otherwise is ignorant and stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthGeorgiaBillsFan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Have you heard the words "big target" come up this year? You know why you haven't?? The cards are being held close to the vest because Pettigrew is a 6'6" 257 lbs beast. They love big targets last year and it makes no sense to trade one expensive OT for another. Pettigrew is our pick at #11, book it. lol. Stupidity. The Bills won't take Pettigrew for the same reason they haven't taken a TE with a high pick before - because they know TE is the lowest priority on the field. You might as well forget it, it's not going to happen. It sucks to waste a pick drafting a player that should have never been needed but that's the price of stupidly trading away your talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stl Bills Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 HELL NO! We have way too many other needs to draft Pettigrew at 11....grab Coffman or Nelson in the 2nd or Beckum in the 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Have you heard the words "big target" come up this year? You know why you haven't?? The cards are being held close to the vest because Pettigrew is a 6'6" 257 lbs beast. They love big targets last year and it makes no sense to trade one expensive OT for another. Pettigrew is our pick at #11, book it. [/quote Seems he will be the only truly dominant-at-his-position player left at 11. For that reason it would be a wise choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richNjoisy Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Which is exactly why a substantial block of the Bills fan base was screaming for JP not to be traded. But oh no...he's worthless etc...well now all you Peters haters have to deal with the consequences that we get to waste a top pick drafting a tackle, but you might as well get over it because it has to be done. To simply sit there and pretend otherwise is ignorant and stupid. Who are reading here that is saying the OL is not a glaring weakness? Do you see Andre Smith as a guaranteed "hit" or Oher? The question is value at pick 11 and the strength at each position of the draft. Reaching for OT's has been going on for years now but with marginal results. Even your point about Peters fits - he was undrafted. He was not even an OT in college - he was a TE. I agree that OT is a huge weakness but the Bills can still get a quality OT at pick 28. Pettigrew, arguably the best TE to come out of college in years, will be gone by pick 28. This will all be decided tomorrow. I would love to grab A Smith at 11 and pettigrew at 28. All for it except I don't think Pett will be there. Eben Britton or Will Beatty might be there or Ayers as a DE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Which is exactly why a substantial block of the Bills fan base was screaming for JP not to be traded. But oh no...he's worthless etc...well now all you Peters haters have to deal with the consequences that we get to waste a top pick drafting a tackle, but you might as well get over it because it has to be done. To simply sit there and pretend otherwise is ignorant and stupid. You mean a high draft pick the Bills didn't have before the draft. As for Pettigrew being around with the 28th pick, this is from Peter King; 1. I think there are four players teams want to trade up for: Mark Sanchez, Tyson Jackson, Michael Oher, Brandon Pettigrew. Linkage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richNjoisy Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 lol. Stupidity. The Bills won't take Pettigrew for the same reason they haven't taken a TE with a high pick before - because they know TE is the lowest priority on the field. You might as well forget it, it's not going to happen. It sucks to waste a pick drafting a player that should have never been needed but that's the price of stupidly trading away your talent. Boy, people are throwing around the words "stupid" and "ignorant" this morning. TE the lowest priority position? Says who? TE - a pass catching/blocking TE - are RARE. All the good ones are playing pro basketball. Give a decent QB a TE like that and he will move the chains. Again, and again and again. I hope you get to see what Pettigrew and do for Trent. With a decent TE sacks plummet too. He's always here to dump off to. Kelly with Metzellars was incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve In Atlanta 2008 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Have you heard the words "big target" come up this year? You know why you haven't?? The cards are being held close to the vest because Pettigrew is a 6'6" 257 lbs beast. They love big targets last year and it makes no sense to trade one expensive OT for another. Pettigrew is our pick at #11, book it. No Way! The Bills BIGGEST glaring need last year was the lack of PASS RUSH... With peters gone now we will get a tackle too.. So.. it could flip and flop but the 1st 2 picks (if we keep em both) will go to DE and OL. Book THAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Is there a source or link to support this statement, or was it shot from the same hip as "Jauron will be fired"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 How about Roscoe and pick #28 to Minnesota for pick #22 if Pettigrew gets past Philly? It would make sense for both teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 How about Roscoe and pick #28 to Minnesota for pick #22 if Pettigrew gets past Philly? It would make sense for both teams. Why spend two picks on a guy they could get for one? The DE position is deeper than the TE position. JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richNjoisy Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Why spend two picks on a guy they could get for one? The DE position is deeper than the TE position. JMO Right now this might be interesting - take Pettigrew at 11 and then trade up to grab Oher or Brown or Ayers (pick plus Roscoe to #22 like you suggested) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Give up Simpson and #28 to move to down. Parrish should be used a bit better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbotymyboty Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Guessing about the draft -the value for D front 7 is strong. This team needs an impact player (or two) on the front 7. They also need a very solid o-lineman. Last they need an impact TE. The chances of quality defensive front-seven being around picks 28-42 is good. -The trade of Peters makes no sense if you draft a OT at 11. You have to believe they are not bluffing when they spew all the praise for Bell,Cpt. Kirk and Lang. -The debate has raged over DE,LB and OL talent. Who is better and where people will get drafted. Ayers could go top 10 or mid 20's. Pettigrew is heads and shoulders above any other TE prospect. If they are in love with him (They are) he will go at 11. -They can snag someone like Larry English at 28. Then go G/C or LB at 42. My preference would be to add a vet to fill one hole on offense. Then draft DE at 11 and LB at 28. O rd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 The one thing to remember is that the Bills still have Parrish, Kelsay and Simpson on the block. Moves in that department could really throw a huge kink in this draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 We will go into the season with Walker at LT and Bell/Chambers at RT, IMO. We will draft IOL in this draft My train of thought if I'm the Bills FO is: Draft Pettigrew 1 - To aid either of the tackle positions in pass pro 2 - To add to the OL with that needed in line blocking for the running game. 3 - Provide Edwards with a reliable set of hands to so the opposing SS has to account for him 4 - hence, we will be facing less 8 men in the box defenses 5 - thus making the play action more effective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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