If the Bills make the playoffs?

[Bling]

Who gets the credit for this miracle? Donahue? Levy? Which GM built this team?

[hydro]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

Levy. /thread

[mybills]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

Levy

[User Manuel]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

Marv, Donahoe made some good decisions and some bad, Marv vetted those out and I gotta say I really like what he has come up with.

[Dr. Lecter]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

While TD made some key moves (Evans, Peters, Parrish) Marv is the one who fixed his gaffe's and drafted Trent, Lynch, Whitner, Poz and traded for Stroud and signed guys like Mitchell, Walker and adn Dockery.

[Mitchy moo]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

Russ for promoting Turk, Marv for setting it up and Dick for executing it.

[casdhf]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

Dick.

[DaBillzAhDaShiznit]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

I think Marv definately laid the groundwork.

It's just a shame he did not stick it out and see the fruit of his labor.

I am sure Marv is enjoying this as much as anyone at this point, though.

[baalworship]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

Tom Modrak has been running the draft since 2002, even when Marv was here. John Guy has been free agent guy. Marv also get credit because he was in charge for 2 years and made sure we were not just selecting talent but building a team.

Donahoe's failure was not talent selection as much as his overall team construction strategy and terrible head coaches (Gregg Williams and Mularkey). When you can't find a quarterback and your head coach is in over his head all your draft picks will not look as good.

[Romes]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

How many players on the roster are playing on a Donahoe era contract?

Losman, Evans...I can't think of any others...

Modrak, Guy, Levy and Dick deserve the credit from a front office standpoint.

[jdbillsfan]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

Dick

[parrishlynchevans]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

Why did Marv leave his job to go learn Spanish? I would of loved to see him overlook the team for the next ten years and win us a couple of Lombardis.

[baalworship]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

Significant players acquired under: Tom Donahoe GM/Tom Modrak asst GM/John Guy pro personnel: (2001-2005)

Aaron Schobel, 2nd round 2001
Josh Reed, 2nd round 2002
Chris Kelsay, 2nd round 2003
Terrance McGee, 4th round 2003
Lee Evans, 1st round 2004
Roscoe Parrish, 2nd round 2005
Jason Peters, undrafted free agent
Jabari Greer, undrafted free agent
Brian Moorman, undrafted free agent

Free Agent: Rian Lindell


Significant Players acquired under Marv Levy GM, Tom Modrak asst GM, John Guy pro personnel (2006-2007)

Donte Whitner ,1st round 2006
Ashton Youboty, 3rd round 2006
Ko Simpson, 4th round 2006
Kyle Williams, 5th round 2006
Brad Butler, 5th round 2006
Keith Ellison, 6th round
Marshawn Lynch, 1st round 2007
Paul Posluzny, 2nd round 2007
Trent Edwards, 3rd round 2007
Free Agents signed: Robert Royal, Melvin Fowler, Derrick Dockery, Langston Walker

Significant players under Russ Brandon GM/ Tom Modrak Asst GM, John Guy pro player personnel 2008-present

Leodis McKelvin and James Hardy top draft picks
Free agents, Kawika Mitchell
Traded for Marcus Stroud

[OpIv37]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

Significant players acquired under: Tom Donahoe GM/Tom Modrak asst GM/John Guy pro personnel: (2001-2005)

Aaron Schobel, 2nd round 2001
Josh Reed, 2nd round 2002
Chris Kelsay, 2nd round 2003
Terrance McGee, 4th round 2003
Lee Evans, 1st round 2004
Roscoe Parrish, 2nd round 2005
Jason Peters, undrafted free agent

Don't forget that every one of those guys except Evans and Parrish have been extended by Levy or the current regime. So, while Donahoe found them initially, it was Levy who chose to keep them.

[OpIv37]

Re: If the Bills make the playoffs?

Actually, now that I think about it, McGee's extension may have been at the end of the TD era- I can't remember now.