There have been a lot of threads and posts debating whether it is better for the Bills to win or to lose out to get a higher first round pick because "it will make the team better".
Let me preface this by saying that I would much rather have the players already on the team learn how to win than having them lose out so they can get one better player (maybe) by picking higher in the first round.
Here is a history of the Bills' first round draft picks since 1968 when they picked in the top 10. Some of these players were great, some were good, and some were busts.
Note that we picked in the top 10 SIX years in a row (so much for a high draft pick turning you around).
1968 #9 Haven Moses WR SD State
1969 #1 OJ Simpson RB USC
1970 #5 Al Cowlings DE USC
1971 #4 JD Hill WR Arizona State
1972 #1 Walt Patulski DE Notre Dame
1973 #7 Paul Seymour TE Michigan
1978 #5 Terry Miller RB Oklahoma State
1979 #1 Tom Cousineau LB Ohio State
1979 #5 Jerry Butler WR Clemson
1985 #1 Bruce Smith DE Virginia Tech
1987 #8 Shane Conlan LB Penn State
1988-1989 No first round picks!
2002 #4 Mike Williams OT Texas
2006 #8 Donte Whitner SS THE Ohio State (It was just Ohio State when we drafted Cousineau)
Let me preface this by saying that I would much rather have the players already on the team learn how to win than having them lose out so they can get one better player (maybe) by picking higher in the first round.
Here is a history of the Bills' first round draft picks since 1968 when they picked in the top 10. Some of these players were great, some were good, and some were busts.
Note that we picked in the top 10 SIX years in a row (so much for a high draft pick turning you around).
1968 #9 Haven Moses WR SD State
1969 #1 OJ Simpson RB USC
1970 #5 Al Cowlings DE USC
1971 #4 JD Hill WR Arizona State
1972 #1 Walt Patulski DE Notre Dame
1973 #7 Paul Seymour TE Michigan
1978 #5 Terry Miller RB Oklahoma State
1979 #1 Tom Cousineau LB Ohio State
1979 #5 Jerry Butler WR Clemson
1985 #1 Bruce Smith DE Virginia Tech
1987 #8 Shane Conlan LB Penn State
1988-1989 No first round picks!
2002 #4 Mike Williams OT Texas
2006 #8 Donte Whitner SS THE Ohio State (It was just Ohio State when we drafted Cousineau)
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