Front-office changes could adversely affect the Bills

[G. Host]

We hear that the Bills may be losing one of their key evaluators following this year’s draft. Tom Modrak, the team’s assistant general manager, is likely the odd man out as Buffalo’s front office continues to cut ties to the Tom Donahoe era.

http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/The+Way+We+Hear+It/default.htm?mode=afceast

Does not sound good to me. FAs have been not as well done as draft picks IMO and some of those draft pick busts (i.e. Mike Williams) and draft pick slow starts (i.e. Losman) can be attributed to coaching and staff issuea.

[TigerJ]

Modrak has solid credentials, but he's not the only talent evaluator in the league with good credentials. Before I assume the Bills are headed for the toilet I'd want to see who the guy is the Bills have in mind to do Modrak's job.

[B-DON]

Modrak is very overrated. We havent one great draft in years. Either they blow or we get 2 decent players. I say let him go.

[jamze132]

I think Marv Levy has a pretty good grasp on evaluating talent. At least he did when he built a 4 time AFC champion. I am pretty sure he can do it again, given thr proper resources.

[X-Era]

We hear that the Bills may be losing one of their key evaluators following this year’s draft. Tom Modrak, the team’s assistant general manager, is likely the odd man out as Buffalo’s front office continues to cut ties to the Tom Donahoe era.

http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/The+Way+We+Hear+It/default.htm?mode=afceast

Does not sound good to me. FAs have been not as well done as draft picks IMO and some of those draft pick busts (i.e. Mike Williams) and draft pick slow starts (i.e. Losman) can be attributed to coaching and staff issuea.


Im not sold that Modrak is the key to our drafting and he certainly has no say on pro moves.

I think hes a part, but I think the Bills have had the leagues best college evaluators for years. I dont think losing him hurts us that much.

Truth is we may never know how much he did behind scenes.

[don137]

Since I am not in the war room its hard to say who Modrak liked or disiked. He may of been overruled by TD on some of his choices. I am not saying its a bad or good thing since none of us really knows who is responsible for bringing here. If he did have a lot to do with drafts under the TD era then I am not impressed at all.

[bigbub2352]

I think Modrak is expendable, there are plenty of guys out there that can do his job effectively, look how many other teams have had beneficial drafts since 2001, and even though he pulled a few good players, non have been a superstar that concerns me

[gr8slayer]

This is pretty old news.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

I think Marv Levy has a pretty good grasp on evaluating talent. At least he did when he built a 4 time AFC champion. I am pretty sure he can do it again, given thr proper resources.


Does anyone else think that Marv doesn't really have anything much to do with the evaluation of players? I don't know why but I don't think Marv does as much as a lot of you think.

[patmoran2006]

Does anyone else think that Marv doesn't really have anything much to do with the evaluation of players? I don't know why but I don't think Marv does as much as a lot of you think.
I 10000000% agree.

Marv is more of a mouthpeice than anything.

If I were the Bills I'd hire a new "assistant" Gm and prepare him now to take over for Marv in a few years. Marv is 81 years old yanno.

[HHURRICANE]

OMG Modrak is leaving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There goes our 7 win seasons.


I guess nobody bothered to look at all of the ****ty players that he drafted.

Lee Evans, wasn't exactly somebody that we needed Modrak for. When you are drafting in the the top 12 every year you should be able to get a starter.

[bigbub2352]

Question isn't Ron Guy a TD hire as well, i am pretty sure he is in charge of talent evaluation, and has to do with salary cap too

[feelthepain]

Modrak is very overrated. We havent one great draft in years. Either they blow or we get 2 decent players. I say let him go.


Gee now he may be leaving and he's very overrated.....another in the long line of once they leave, eveything was their fault, from a Bills fan POV. What a frikin shock!!!!

[patmoran2006]

IF Modrak makes a **** pick, it was TD's fault.. For now, its Levy's fault.
The GM is the one who signs off on EVERY PICK- not Modrak.


I want him gone anyway, because I want a good young asst GM to be brought in to groom for Marv's job in a couple of years anyway

[HHURRICANE]

Gee now he may be leaving and he's very overrated.....another in the long line of once they leave, eveything was their fault, from a Bills fan POV. What a frikin shock!!!!

So you think we should keep Modrak? What great players in the later rounds did he draft?

[HHURRICANE]

Bills Daily 2002 Draft Board

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width=640 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=left width="10%">Round</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Pick</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Overall</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Pos.</TD><TD align=left width="30%">Player</TD><TD align=left width="30%">College</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 1</TD><TD align=left> 4</TD><TD align=left> 4</TD><TD align=left>OT</TD><TD align=left>Mike Williams (http://www.sportsline.com/u/football/nfl/2002/draft/profiles/williams_mike.htm)</TD><TD align=left>Texas</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 2</TD><TD align=left> 4</TD><TD align=left> 36</TD><TD align=left>WR</TD><TD align=left>Jake Reed (http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/reed_josh.htm)</TD><TD align=left>LSU</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 2</TD><TD align=left> 29</TD><TD align=left> 61</TD><TD align=left>DE</TD><TD align=left>Ryan Denney (http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/denney_ryan.htm)</TD><TD align=left>BYU</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 3</TD><TD align=left> 32</TD><TD align=left> 97*</TD><TD align=left>SS</TD><TD align=left>Coy Wire (http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/wire_coy.htm)</TD></TD><TD align=left>Stanford</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 5</TD><TD align=left> 4</TD><TD align=left>139</TD><TD align=left>DT</TD><TD align=left>Justin Bannan (http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/bannan_justin.htm)</TD><TD align=left>Colorado</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 6</TD><TD align=left> 4</TD><TD align=left>176</TD><TD align=left>CB</TD><TD align=left>Kevin Thomas (http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/thomas_marvin.htm)</TD><TD align=left>UNLV</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 7</TD><TD align=left> 4</TD><TD align=left>215</TD><TD align=left>OG</TD><TD align=left>Mike Pucillo (http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/pucillo_mike.htm)</TD><TD align=left>Auburn</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 7</TD><TD align=left> 40</TD><TD align=left>249*</TD><TD align=left>WR</TD><TD align=left>Rodney Wright (http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/wright_rodney.htm)</TD><TD align=left>Fresno St.</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 7</TD><TD align=left> 42</TD><TD align=left>251*</TD><TD align=left>FB</TD><TD align=left>Jarett Ferguson (http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/ferguson_jarrett.htm)</TD><TD align=left>Virginia Tech</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 7</TD><TD align=left> 50</TD><TD align=left>260#</TD><TD align=left>LB</TD><TD align=left>Dominique Stevenson (http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/stevenson_dominique.htm)</TD><TD align=left>Tennessee</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Throne Logic]

So, if Modrak is a lame duck going into this year's draft, what is he doing at this moment?

If I'm Marv, I'd be a bit leary of taking advice from a guy who's got one foot out the door. We still debate the ethics of the Erik Flowers pick when Butler clearly was looking for real estate options in San Diego.

[HHURRICANE]

Bills Daily 2003 Draft Board Here is the Bills final draft board for the class of 2003. The links in each player's name takes you to expert analysis about the player. Check out our player capsules (http://www.billsdaily.com/draft/2003/#capsules) for each of the Bills selections and our final grade (http://www.billsdaily.com/draft/2003/#grades)!

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width=600 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=left width="10%">Round</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Pick</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Overall</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Pos.</TD><TD align=left width="30%">Player</TD><TD align=left width="30%">College</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 1</TD><TD align=left> 23</TD><TD align=left> 23</TD><TD align=left>RB</TD><TD align=left>Willis McGahee (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/mcgahee_willis)</TD><TD align=left>Miami</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 2</TD><TD align=left> 16</TD><TD align=left> 48</TD><TD align=left>DE</TD><TD align=left>Chris Kelsay (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/kelsay_chris) </TD><TD align=left>Nebraska</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 3</TD><TD align=left> 30</TD><TD align=left> 94</TD><TD align=left>LB</TD><TD align=left>Angelo Crowell (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/crowell_angelo) </TD><TD align=left>Virginia</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 4</TD><TD align=left> 14</TD><TD align=left> 111</TD><TD align=left>DB</TD><TD align=left>Terrence McGee (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/mcgee_terrence)</TD><TD align=left>Northwestern State</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 4</TD><TD align=left> 30</TD><TD align=left> 127*</TD><TD align=left>WR</TD><TD align=left>Sam Aiken (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/aiken_sam)</TD><TD align=left>North Carolina</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 5</TD><TD align=left> 16</TD><TD align=left> 151</TD><TD align=left>OG</TD><TD align=left>Ben Sobieski (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/sobieski_ben)</TD><TD align=left>Iowa</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 6</TD><TD align=left> 14</TD><TD align=left> 187</TD><TD align=left>DT</TD><TD align=left>Lauvele Sape (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/sape_lauvale)</TD><TD align=left>Utah</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 7</TD><TD align=left> 14</TD><TD align=left> 228</TD><TD align=left>MLB</TD><TD align=left>Mario Haggan (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/haggan_mario)</TD><TD align=left>Mississippi State</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Carlton Bailey]

I remember hearing how Bobby DePaul was going to be our next GM when TD left. If he's still Chicago's assistant, I'd bring him in to succeed Levy.

[HHURRICANE]

Bills Daily 2004 Draft Board Here is the Bills final draft board for the class of 2004. The links in each player's name takes you to expert analysis about the player. Check out our player capsules (http://www.billsdaily.com/draft/2004/#capsules) for each of the Bills selections and our final grade (http://www.billsdaily.com/draft/2004/#grades)!
<!--Here is the order of where the Bills pick in the 2005 draft. After a player is selected the board will be filled in with the player's name and a link to expert analysis about the player. We will also have our own player capsules about each of the Bills selections and our final grades after the draft. Check back soon for our complete draft preview and our seven round mock draft of who we think the Bills will take with their seven selections.
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width=600 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=left width="10%">Round</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Pick</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Overall</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Pos.</TD><TD align=left width="30%">Player</TD><TD align=left width="30%">College</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 1</TD><TD align=left> 13</TD><TD align=left> 13</TD><TD align=left>WR</TD><TD align=left>Lee Evans (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/lee_evans)</TD><TD align=left>Wisconsin</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 1</TD><TD align=left> 22</TD><TD align=left> 22*</TD><TD align=left>QB</TD><TD align=left>J.P. Losman (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/jp_losman)</TD><TD align=left>Tulane</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 3</TD><TD align=left> 11</TD><TD align=left> 74</TD><TD align=left>DT</TD><TD align=left>Tim Anderson (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/tim_anderson) </TD><TD align=left>Ohio St.</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 4</TD><TD align=left> 13</TD><TD align=left> 109</TD><TD align=left>TE</TD><TD align=left>Tim Euhus (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/tim_euhus)</TD><TD align=left>Oregon State</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 7</TD><TD align=left> 6</TD><TD align=left> 207*</TD><TD align=left>OT</TD><TD align=left>Dylan McFarland (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/dylan_mcfarland)</TD><TD align=left>Montana</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 7</TD><TD align=left> 13</TD><TD align=left> 214</TD><TD align=left>WR</TD><TD align=left>Jonathan Smith (http://www.buffalobills.com/news/index.cfm?cont_id=241708)</TD><TD align=left>Georgia Tech</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[HHURRICANE]

Bills Daily 2005 Draft Board Here is the Bills draft board for the class of 2005. The links in each player's name takes you to expert analysis about the player. Check out our player capsules (http://www.billsdaily.com/draft/2005/#capsules) for each of the Bills selections and our final grade (http://www.billsdaily.com/draft/2005/#grades)!
<!--Here is the order of where the Bills pick in the 2005 draft. After a player is selected the board will be filled in with the player's name and a link to expert analysis about the player. We will also have our own player capsules about each of the Bills selections and our final grades after the draft. Check out our seven round mock draft (http://www.billszone.com/draft/2005/billsmock.shtml) of who we think the Bills will take with their seven selections and our complete draft preview!
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width=600 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=left width="10%">Round</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Pick</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Overall</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Pos.</TD><TD align=left width="30%">Player</TD><TD align=left width="30%">College</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 2</TD><TD align=left> 23</TD><TD align=left> 55</TD><TD align=left>WR</TD><TD align=left>Roscoe Parrish (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2005/parrish_roscoe)</TD><TD align=left>Miami</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 3</TD><TD align=left> 21</TD><TD align=left> 86</TD><TD align=left>TE</TD><TD align=left>Kevin Everett (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2005/everett_kevin)</TD><TD align=left>Miami</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 4</TD><TD align=left> 21</TD><TD align=left> 122</TD><TD align=left>C</TD><TD align=left>Raymond Preston (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2005/preston_raymond) </TD><TD align=left>Illinois</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 5</TD><TD align=left> 20</TD><TD align=left> 156</TD><TD align=left>CB</TD><TD align=left>Eric King (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2005/king_eric)</TD><TD align=left>Wake Forest</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 6</TD><TD align=left> 23</TD><TD align=left> 197</TD><TD align=left>G</TD><TD align=left>Justin Geisinger (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2005/geisinger_justin)</TD><TD align=left>Vanderbilt</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 7</TD><TD align=left> 22</TD><TD align=left> 236</TD><TD align=left>RB</TD><TD align=left>Lionel Gates (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2005/gates_lionel)</TD><TD align=left>Louisville</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!--
*-acquired from Dallas for this year's 3rd round pick (43rd overall), fifth round pick (144th overall) and next year's first round pick.
*-acquired from Detroit in last year's Olandis Gary trade-->

[HHURRICANE]

Bills Daily 2006 Draft Board <!--Here is the Bills draft board for the class of 2006. The links in each player's name takes you to expert analysis about the player. Check out our player capsules (http://www.billszone.com/fanzone/#capsules) for each of the Bills selections and our final grade (http://www.billszone.com/fanzone/#grades)!
-->Here is the order of where the Bills pick in the 2006 draft. After a player is selected the board will be filled in with the player's name and a link to expert analysis about the player. We will also have our own player capsules about each of the Bills selections and our final grades after the draft. The Bills have 10 picks at this time thanks to the trades of Travis Henry and Eric Moulds as well as one compensatory pick. <!-- Check out our seven round mock draft (http://www.billszone.com/draft/2006/billsmock.shtml) of who we think the Bills will take with their seven selections and our complete draft preview! -->

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width=600 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=left width="10%">Round</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Pick</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Overall</TD><TD align=left width="10%">Pos.</TD><TD align=left width="30%">Player</TD><TD align=left width="30%">College</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 1</TD><TD align=left> 8</TD><TD align=left> 8</TD><TD align=left>S</TD><TD align=left>Donte Whitner (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/whitner_donte)</TD><TD align=left>Ohio State</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 1</TD><TD align=left> 26***</TD><TD align=left> 26</TD><TD align=left>DT</TD><TD align=left>John McCargo (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/mccargo_john) </TD><TD align=left>NC State</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 3</TD><TD align=left> 6*</TD><TD align=left> 70</TD><TD align=left>CB</TD><TD align=left>Ashton Youboty (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/youboty_ashton)</TD><TD align=left>Ohio State</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 4</TD><TD align=left> 8</TD><TD align=left> 105</TD><TD align=left>S</TD><TD align=left>Ko Simpson (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/simpson_ko)</TD><TD align=left>South Carolina</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 5</TD><TD align=left> 1**</TD><TD align=left> 134</TD><TD align=left>DT</TD><TD align=left>Kyle Williams (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/williams_kyle) </TD><TD align=left>LSU</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 5</TD><TD align=left> 10</TD><TD align=left> 143</TD><TD align=left>OT</TD><TD align=left>Brad Butler (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/butler_brad) </TD><TD align=left>Virginia</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 6</TD><TD align=left> 9</TD><TD align=left> 178</TD><TD align=left>OLB</TD><TD align=left>Keith Ellison (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/ellison_keith)</TD><TD align=left>Oregon St.</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 7</TD><TD align=left> 8</TD><TD align=left> 216</TD><TD align=left>OT</TD><TD align=left>Terrance Pennington (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/pennington_terrance)</TD><TD align=left>New Mexico</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left> 7</TD><TD align=left> 40</TD><TD align=left> 248</TD><TD align=left>G</TD><TD align=left>Aaron Merz (http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/merz_aaron) </TD><TD align=left>California</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[bigbub2352]

Man we really know how to draft in the later rounds, just this last draft has some players with some potential other than that most of those guys in 05 and down are not even in the NFL, like i said earlier bye bye Modrak

[HHURRICANE]

2005 draft is sooo bad it's not even funny. Modrak sucks.

Marv's 2006 draft might produce more starters than previous 4 years combined!!!

How sad is that.

[bigbub2352]

Absolutley pathetic, that is why we have depth issues, and problems filling seats, i remember when we drafted some of those guys, they weren't in the draft books, they had a hard time finding stats on them on the draft shows, it is almost embarrassing, guys like Dylan Mcfarland, Lavale Sape, geez they were worthless

[B-DON]

Gee now he may be leaving and he's very overrated.....another in the long line of once they leave, eveything was their fault, from a Bills fan POV. What a frikin shock!!!!


Find one post i ever, ever said Modrak was good. Get a life loser. know what the hell you are talking about before you post.

[feelthepain]

2005 draft is sooo bad it's not even funny. Modrak sucks.

Marv's 2006 draft might produce more starters than previous 4 years combined!!!

How sad is that.

It doesn't matter what Modrak says, it's who TD drafts. Until last year TD selected your DP's and made the trades, not Modrak.

[feelthepain]

Find one post i ever, ever said Modrak was good. Get a life loser. know what the hell you are talking about before you post.

I was generalizing, maybe you should learn how to read.

[HHURRICANE]

It doesn't matter what Modrak says, it's who TD drafts. Until last year TD selected your DP's and made the trades, not Modrak.

Although I agree that TD had more say in who we drafted than he should have, somebody was evaluating the talent and drawing up the boards.

TD liked making big splashes early but I'm sure Rounds 3-7 had little to do with him and more to do with Modrak.

[feelthepain]

Although I agree that TD had more say in who we drafted than he should have, somebody was evaluating the talent and drawing up the boards.

TD liked making big splashes early but I'm sure Rounds 3-7 had little to do with him and more to do with Modrak.

TD had the final say in who was drafted, it no shock that the Bills draft was much better last year without TD!

[jamze132]

Does anyone else think that Marv doesn't really have anything much to do with the evaluation of players? I don't know why but I don't think Marv does as much as a lot of you think.
You are right and I agree that he probably doesn't have as much with it as he used to, but he is ultimately responsible for who's name is on the card they give the commish. I am sure he doesn't just take a vote in the war room and say ok. I am pretty sure he still has a little bit of "gut feeling" and I like that. It seemed to work before.