jpdex12
03-11-2007, 09:37 PM
This is a bit long, but I hope I am on to something.
While we will all have to wait until April 28th to see who we draft on day one my impatience like most of the rest of you is increasing each day. I am dying to see how this plays out and who Marv and Co. pick on day one. I am reading Marv's book right now and I am finding some interesting trends in his thoughts from yesteryear and applying them to what he is doing as GM for the Bills. When he started coaching for the Chiefs in the mid 70's he battled with their GM in who to take in one year of the draft. The GM wanted the best QB to be taken in round one and Marv didn't think that the best QB ranked as high as the D end that they could get with the second overall pick. Marv saw a QB in the third round that graded out to be as good. Well, Marv got his D end to the GM's dismay and then compromised and grabbed a different QB in round two...but the QB that Marv wanted to grab that was there in the third round was...Joe Montana!
We have Larry Triplett who we paid fairly well to start at DT and I don't see him getting pushed aside yet. We drafted McCargo in round one last year and he went down to injury. He should make a difference this year. We drafted a 5th rounder Williams and he actually was good enough to start a few games for us. We have Hargrove who should be with us again and he filled in nicely. I know we didn't fair well in run defense but I can see the Bills being satisfied with what they have and not getting jumpy in round one for a DT. Okoye isn't heavy enough and we have enough off nose DT's. I don't see us grabbing a DT in round 1.
I really like Pat Willis at LB inside or outside but this year's draft is very deep at LB. There must be another LB that we could grab in round two that could fill the gap that we may or may not have. LB is high priority for us but we may be able to wait until pick two to get one. Siler, Harris, Alexander...
I do not see any CB's that warrant a #12 pick. Yes we need to fill this gap but I don't see OBD getting one in round 1. Round three is more likely.
I absolutely felt that the no brainer in round one was LB but I could easily see the Bills taking Lynch at #12. He is a very good back. All of the intangibles. Yes next year is deeper at RB but I think at the RB position you need a back with at least one year under his belt to expect consitent play from him. I don't see any backs that could be a solid RB on a team in the next few years and be the go to guy when it matters other than Lynch and Peterson. Pittman, Irons, Hunt, Bush, Henry, Jackson all seem very average. Look at Thurman, Barry, Emmit guys like that they had very good colllege careers and never missed a step when arriving to the NFL. I know OBD is looking for a two back system but we can have that with a Lynch and an
A-train.
My best guess for day one is that we go with Lynch at #12 and then stay put with our remaining picks and go LB in round two. Then use our 3rd on a CB.
While we will all have to wait until April 28th to see who we draft on day one my impatience like most of the rest of you is increasing each day. I am dying to see how this plays out and who Marv and Co. pick on day one. I am reading Marv's book right now and I am finding some interesting trends in his thoughts from yesteryear and applying them to what he is doing as GM for the Bills. When he started coaching for the Chiefs in the mid 70's he battled with their GM in who to take in one year of the draft. The GM wanted the best QB to be taken in round one and Marv didn't think that the best QB ranked as high as the D end that they could get with the second overall pick. Marv saw a QB in the third round that graded out to be as good. Well, Marv got his D end to the GM's dismay and then compromised and grabbed a different QB in round two...but the QB that Marv wanted to grab that was there in the third round was...Joe Montana!
We have Larry Triplett who we paid fairly well to start at DT and I don't see him getting pushed aside yet. We drafted McCargo in round one last year and he went down to injury. He should make a difference this year. We drafted a 5th rounder Williams and he actually was good enough to start a few games for us. We have Hargrove who should be with us again and he filled in nicely. I know we didn't fair well in run defense but I can see the Bills being satisfied with what they have and not getting jumpy in round one for a DT. Okoye isn't heavy enough and we have enough off nose DT's. I don't see us grabbing a DT in round 1.
I really like Pat Willis at LB inside or outside but this year's draft is very deep at LB. There must be another LB that we could grab in round two that could fill the gap that we may or may not have. LB is high priority for us but we may be able to wait until pick two to get one. Siler, Harris, Alexander...
I do not see any CB's that warrant a #12 pick. Yes we need to fill this gap but I don't see OBD getting one in round 1. Round three is more likely.
I absolutely felt that the no brainer in round one was LB but I could easily see the Bills taking Lynch at #12. He is a very good back. All of the intangibles. Yes next year is deeper at RB but I think at the RB position you need a back with at least one year under his belt to expect consitent play from him. I don't see any backs that could be a solid RB on a team in the next few years and be the go to guy when it matters other than Lynch and Peterson. Pittman, Irons, Hunt, Bush, Henry, Jackson all seem very average. Look at Thurman, Barry, Emmit guys like that they had very good colllege careers and never missed a step when arriving to the NFL. I know OBD is looking for a two back system but we can have that with a Lynch and an
A-train.
My best guess for day one is that we go with Lynch at #12 and then stay put with our remaining picks and go LB in round two. Then use our 3rd on a CB.