Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

[HHURRICANE]

I was really hoping for a star to fall to us at #12. Someone who would help sell tickets and could have a major impact on us. We lost solid starters in Fletcher and McGahee. I was hoping to get one of those holes filled with an upgrade.

Poz, Beason, etc. are not at the same level as Patrick Willis and you are kidding yourself otherwise.

The only player left that I could see myself getting jazzed about would be Lynch and I'm still pretty afraid that he's a Willis McGahee clone. But he can catch the ball out of the backfield so maybe that's something.

Overall, I think our first pick will not be worth the #12 spot when we take them.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

Could you please say something positive. I don't care what it is, just say one, just one thing positive. Please. Nobody can be that negative all the time.

[gil]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

I think you're wrong on a bit of that - maybe to us freaks who hang out on a Bills message board all day it will be a disappointment to not get one of "marquee" guys, but to the average fan coupled with the local media and Bills own promotions, they can blow our 1st rounder up into the 2nd coming of Cornelius Bennett or Thurman or whatever.

In any case, I don't think I've ever looked forward to a draft being over more than I have this one.

[HAMMER]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

You cry A LOT.

[HHURRICANE]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

Could you please say something positive. I don't care what it is, just say one, just one thing positive. Please. Nobody can be that negative all the time.

Your a positive person!!!

[justasportsfan]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

Could you please say something positive. I don't care what it is, just say one, just one thing positive. Please. Nobody can be that negative all the time.

the mods have told me to stop oiling the squeaky wheels. Sorry I tried, but they win. Might as well bring back ICE back. He's no different.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

Your a positive person!!!

Thank you, I just wanted to hear something positive from you.

[BuffaloBillsStampede]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

Agreed Hurricane

[HHURRICANE]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

Thank you, I just wanted to hear something positive from you.

I'm really not trying to be negative at all. However we did lose 4 well known players and I was hoping to get a stud in here and generate some excitement.

We may very well get a good player in here at #12. But Willis, Okoye, or Peterson are players that you can get pretty excited about.

I'm not sure that the Poz or Hall jersey is going to be that big a seller.

[BuffaloBillsStampede]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

He is dead on with this. We will all know that we got a solid player, but the average Bills fan wont give two shi*s if we pick Jon Beason or POS or Hall. The Bills do need to generate some excitement similar to what the Cards did with the Leinart pick last year. I can Peterson doing the same for us.

[dasaybz]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

I was really hoping for a star to fall to us at #12. Someone who would help sell tickets and could have a major impact on us. We lost solid starters in Fletcher and McGahee. I was hoping to get one of those holes filled with an upgrade.

Poz, Beason, etc. are not at the same level as Patrick Willis and you are kidding yourself otherwise.

The only player left that I could see myself getting jazzed about would be Lynch and I'm still pretty afraid that he's a Willis McGahee clone. But he can catch the ball out of the backfield so maybe that's something.

Overall, I think our first pick will not be worth the #12 spot when we take them.

I don't think we'll know if the player we draft is a star or not until he actually plays some games.

Over the years of following this team, I have really been able to not get too excited about draft picks. So what if the Bills draft a bigger name player? We don't have a crystal ball and we don't know for sure if Willis is going to be a better pro than Beason or Poz.

I'll be more pissed off if the Bills don't address holes. IF they finish this draft and they haven't drafted a RB of LB, I'll be fuming.

[Night Train]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

I'm no fan of Kiper but if his rumor of Michigan MLB David Harris being our top pick comes true, I'd hardly be upset. I saw him play often and know he's the best run stopping LB in the Draft. He's just not the athlete Willis is but he's hardly stiff. Can cover in short areas.

Of course, the hounds would howl for days, screaming about value and other snappy terms they've read on Mock draft boards. Whatever.

I'm open to multiple players and not polarized by specific players being hyped to death.

[tat2dmike77]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

It amazes me on how many "experts" are on this board.


The season is not made on draft day. Yeah it helps but big name players in college does not mean thier going to tear it up in the nfl. Look back at the draft and all the "can't miss' draft picks.

So if your tired of the bills. If your sick of the way this team is being run. If your tired of not signing big names then hey go root for anthor team. All these "fans" just annoy me that spew gloom and doom before the season even starts. I'm realistic do i think the bills will be a playoff contender highly doubt it. Ya never know though things happen during the season. Yes every year i say the bills are gonna win it all. But that is the fan in me and wishfull thinking. Call it being a homer call it whatever i call it being a fan. I wouldn't consider myself much of a fan if all i did was spew the bills suck the season is over if they don't draft willis.

[justasportsfan]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

It amazes me on how many "experts" are on this board.


The season is not made on draft day. Yeah it helps but big name players in college does not mean thier going to tear it up in the nfl. Look back at the draft and all the "can't miss' draft picks.

So if your tired of the bills. If your sick of the way this team is being run. If your tired of not signing big names then hey go root for anthor team. All these "fans" just annoy me that spew gloom and doom before the season even starts. I'm realistic do i think the bills will be a playoff contender highly doubt it. Ya never know though things happen during the season. Yes every year i say the bills are gonna win it all. But that is the fan in me and wishfull thinking. Call it being a homer call it whatever i call it being a fan. I wouldn't consider myself much of a fan if all i did was spew the bills suck the season is over if they don't draft willis.

I get called a homer because I'd rather see results on the field.

[MikeInRoch]

Re: Sorry, but without AP or Willis our 1st rounder isn't that special.

Maybe you should wait until, I dunno, AFTER the draft to be disappointed?