I hear all the waves of support from Lynch fans but the point has to be made that if Lynch had come out in his senior year of 2008 rather than 2007, he might not have even been a 1st round pick.
We took Lynch at No12 in a very weak RB class. Apart from Peterson, who else has done well, gained over a 1,000yds etc?
Fast forward to 2008 and there are running backs in each of the first 3 rounds who surpassed 1,000yds
1st round - Chris Johnson 1,228 yds
2nd round - Matt Forte 1,228 yds
3rd round - Steve Slaton 1,282 yds
Lynch just sneaked over a 1,000yds but in a number of those games he was poor.
Whilst Tennesse have a good OL, the Bears and Texans don't
Lynch also has no excuse for his behaviour as he has a number of cousins who have played in the NFL including Lorenzo Lynch who could advise him on his behaviour and how to keep out of trouble.
His wonderlic score of 14* clearly does represent a lack of intelligence.
The 2009 draft is comparatively deep at RB, so the Bills should look to draft an RB and keep Lynch on a very short leash - at worst we may be able to get a R1 selection for him in 2010 if a teams RB goes down, and depending how Trent progresses that could be very important.
But at two strikes for poor judgement and behaviour whilst in a Bills uniform plus incidences before, his time here might be short.
Fortunately he plays in the position most easily replaceable
We took Lynch at No12 in a very weak RB class. Apart from Peterson, who else has done well, gained over a 1,000yds etc?
Fast forward to 2008 and there are running backs in each of the first 3 rounds who surpassed 1,000yds
1st round - Chris Johnson 1,228 yds
2nd round - Matt Forte 1,228 yds
3rd round - Steve Slaton 1,282 yds
Lynch just sneaked over a 1,000yds but in a number of those games he was poor.
Whilst Tennesse have a good OL, the Bears and Texans don't
Lynch also has no excuse for his behaviour as he has a number of cousins who have played in the NFL including Lorenzo Lynch who could advise him on his behaviour and how to keep out of trouble.
His wonderlic score of 14* clearly does represent a lack of intelligence.
The 2009 draft is comparatively deep at RB, so the Bills should look to draft an RB and keep Lynch on a very short leash - at worst we may be able to get a R1 selection for him in 2010 if a teams RB goes down, and depending how Trent progresses that could be very important.
But at two strikes for poor judgement and behaviour whilst in a Bills uniform plus incidences before, his time here might be short.
Fortunately he plays in the position most easily replaceable
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