my email read on sirius today

[T-Long]

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[Mr. Miyagi]

Sure these are the same people who ripped our draft last season, laughing about how Marv is out of touch and Whitner was a reach and yada yada.

They'll come around when the season starts, just like last year.

[Gunzlingr]

transcript? I don't have audio at work.

[Statman]

Sure these are the same people who ripped our draft last season, laughing about how Marv is out of touch and Whitner was a reach and yada yada.

They'll come around when the season starts, just like last year.
See, in shortsighted analyses it all boils down to good, bad.

There's a thing called optimization.

We could have probably drafted any one of 100 players last year that "worked out."

But the questions are is the team being built optimally. When all you do is suggest, player good, team good, then it's a bit trivial and reduces running and managing the team to somewhat of a joke.

The question is would there have been any other players that we could have chosen that would have been even better.

It also doesn't go unnoticed that when people such as yourself mention Whitner, who played well, but certainly wasn't even in contention for DROY honors, that you conveniently seem to overlook three other day-one selections consumed on two players that saw the field for a combined 8 games all in part-time roles. One of which was a 1st rounder.

Selective memory?

[ShadowHawk7]

As a whole, our draft class kicked ass last season Statman, with solid contributions from 4th, 6th, and 7th round choices, not to mention Whitner in the 1st.

Selective memory?

[Goobylal]

See, in shortsighted analyses it all boils down to good, bad.

There's a thing called optimization.

We could have probably drafted any one of 100 players last year that "worked out."

But the questions are is the team being built optimally. When all you do is suggest, player good, team good, then it's a bit trivial and reduces running and managing the team to somewhat of a joke.

The question is would there have been any other players that we could have chosen that would have been even better.

It also doesn't go unnoticed that when people such as yourself mention Whitner, who played well, but certainly wasn't even in contention for DROY honors, that you conveniently seem to overlook three other day-one selections consumed on two players that saw the field for a combined 8 games all in part-time roles. One of which was a 1st rounder.

Selective memory?
So wait, because McCargo got injured and Youboty missed too much time, the draft was a failure? What of that maxim "you can't judge a draft for at least 3 years?"

But even failing being able to see the future, the Bills did a great job in the draft, based on how the rookies who DID play last year performed.

[camelcowboy]

See, in shortsighted analyses it all boils down to good, bad.

There's a thing called optimization.

We could have probably drafted any one of 100 players last year that "worked out."

But the questions are is the team being built optimally. When all you do is suggest, player good, team good, then it's a bit trivial and reduces running and managing the team to somewhat of a joke.

The question is would there have been any other players that we could have chosen that would have been even better.

It also doesn't go unnoticed that when people such as yourself mention Whitner, who played well, but certainly wasn't even in contention for DROY honors, that you conveniently seem to overlook three other day-one selections consumed on two players that saw the field for a combined 8 games all in part-time roles. One of which was a 1st rounder.

Selective memory? Bullcrap its was a great draft that providing us with 4 starters this year and 2 DT's that will be playing alot. People like you who thrive on crap to complain about seem incapable to give credit where credit is due. It's not our role to try to think if other players chosen in the same spot could be as effective. We didn't choose anyone else at 8, or any other of our picks. The reality is the draft was a success and you can keep wasting your time complaining over hypertheticals.

[bflojohn]

That analogy smack of flawed thinking! With approximately 6 billion people in the world, you could have conceivable found a better wife!! Oh well, better luck next time! The truth is somewhere lurking in the FACT that it's OK to simply "dance with who brought you to the dance" and see if all will work out. Unless the Bills can legislate a draft some day where they are picking ALL 255 players, and the rest of the league is left with URFA, the Bills are allowed what EVERY team is allowed..... a chance to get it right, plain and simple!