why wasnt pat williams drafted?

[Tatonka]

i have always wondered how a guy so dominant could have been completely passed by in the draft?

anyone know?

[lordofgun]

Ingtar talked everyone out of it so the Bills could sign him as a FA.

[Tatonka]

oic

[Ingtar33]

You ask and I deliver...

I wasn't a scout (for the draft) in 1997... so I asked another fellow in our front office who was... he actually delivered his notes on Pat Williams (he keeps everything, which is why I asked him). Basically Pat was an undersized NT (280ish)... and while very quick, was projected to be an "undersized" NT for a 3-4 defense. The funny thing is that this guy actually thought Pat would be drafted in the 5th round.

His final word was "undersized, 3-4 NT... not worth the time."

[Brian H]

Same reason London Fletcher wasnt,they were underated.....

[Ingtar33]

LOL... Fletcher too?

The thing I remember about Fletcher is he ran a 4.38 in the 40... is only 5'10" and played DIII football (although he absolutely dominated). Why wasn't he drafted? Too small and he played against no serious competition. In all honesty I would have figured he'd have been drafted with a 4.38 40 time.

[Tatonka]

chawn thompson anyone?

[ArcticWildMan]

Even though I hate to admit it, that's one thing Butler and his gang were good at...finding underrated talent like Pat and letting them become dominant players.

TD is a lot like that as well, as shown by Henry and Wire.

Add in TD's prowess in trades and draft day deals, and you have a master GM

[RedEyE]

Originally posted by ArcticWildMan
Even though I hate to admit it, that's one thing Butler and his gang were good at...finding underrated talent like Pat and letting them become dominant players.

TD is a lot like that as well, as shown by Henry and Wire.

Add in TD's prowess in trades and draft day deals, and you have a master GM

That's a great ponit AWM. The offseason is a game of it's own that will determine how a team perfoms in the regular season. We are very lucky to have a GM like Tom Donahoe.

[colin]

Williams and London show us, Speed Kills.

[TigerJ]

Stories like Pat Williams have been happening in the NFL forever. Some years ago there was an undersized center (around 270) who I think went undrafted. He went to the USFL for a while, then finally signed with the Bills. His name? Kent Hull.