Night Train
04-01-2007, 04:44 PM
Not saying it's the right thinking but screaming about Value and Building Through The Draft only goes so far with an 81 year old GM and an 88 year old Owner. They're not operating on the 5-7 year plan anymore.
Last I checked, this team has purged a whole bunch of Name, Veteran players in the last 14 Months Marv has been on the job. Is their a Younger team in the NFL than the Bills ? You better bring in some Vets to replace them.
The team had a little trouble with the live gate last year, for various reasons. They haven't been to the playoffs in 7 years and the fanbase showed with their wallets they had doubts they could compete, after starting 4-5 rookies.
They'll always have my season ticket $$ but cutting big names and replacing them with rookies doesn't send borderline ticket buyers streaming to the ticket window. Lots of people own Fletcher, Spikes, McGahee & Clements jerseys. Rookies aren't going to make them feel better about being gone.
Making the initial effort to fix the OL was a good start. The Spikes trade gained us a good rotational DT but wasn't viewed as a big gain by the fanbase. A gaping hole is evident at RB and LB.
Trading high picks for Briggs or Turner would play well to the fanbase and send people to the ticket windows. I sincerely doubt any draft pick outside of WR Calvin Johnson could do that.
I believe the best value in this draft is in Rounds 2-4 and doesn't have the blue chip value in the top 30, with such a financial risk on unproven NFL talent. Next years draft is FAR stronger at the top.
I'm just trying to see this through the Bills eyes and taking into account the age of Ralph & Marv, ticket sales, actual 1st round value and the immediate impact Vets can make over rookies on the field and at the ticket window.
It's ALWAYS a gamble but I can't fault them for making serious plays for these guys. It DOES make sense, when you consider all the factors.
Let's see how it plays out.
Last I checked, this team has purged a whole bunch of Name, Veteran players in the last 14 Months Marv has been on the job. Is their a Younger team in the NFL than the Bills ? You better bring in some Vets to replace them.
The team had a little trouble with the live gate last year, for various reasons. They haven't been to the playoffs in 7 years and the fanbase showed with their wallets they had doubts they could compete, after starting 4-5 rookies.
They'll always have my season ticket $$ but cutting big names and replacing them with rookies doesn't send borderline ticket buyers streaming to the ticket window. Lots of people own Fletcher, Spikes, McGahee & Clements jerseys. Rookies aren't going to make them feel better about being gone.
Making the initial effort to fix the OL was a good start. The Spikes trade gained us a good rotational DT but wasn't viewed as a big gain by the fanbase. A gaping hole is evident at RB and LB.
Trading high picks for Briggs or Turner would play well to the fanbase and send people to the ticket windows. I sincerely doubt any draft pick outside of WR Calvin Johnson could do that.
I believe the best value in this draft is in Rounds 2-4 and doesn't have the blue chip value in the top 30, with such a financial risk on unproven NFL talent. Next years draft is FAR stronger at the top.
I'm just trying to see this through the Bills eyes and taking into account the age of Ralph & Marv, ticket sales, actual 1st round value and the immediate impact Vets can make over rookies on the field and at the ticket window.
It's ALWAYS a gamble but I can't fault them for making serious plays for these guys. It DOES make sense, when you consider all the factors.
Let's see how it plays out.