When will the Bills learn

[Albany,n.y.]

Outside of OJ, the Bills continue to waste 1st round picks on RBs who last a few years, have maybe one good year & are gone. You'd think after 45 years of the common draft they would just look at the results & know better. Spiller is just the latest in a long line of 1st round RB failures by the Bills:
2010 Spiller
2007 Lynch
2003 McGahee
1997 A. Smith (big gap because we hit on Thurman outside the 1st round)
1986 Harmon
1984 Bell
1981 Moore
1978 Miller
1969 Simpson-the last and only 1st round RB who was the answer.

[PTI]

Re: When will the Bills learn

Bills have been decent at secondary players in round 1, but all in all, the first round picks have sucked for the most part.

I didn't realize the Bills also took OJ's buddy Al Cowlings the year after OJ in round 1 too!!

[stuckincincy]

Re: When will the Bills learn

1st round rb picks spur ticket sales - not necessarily wins.

BUF has been egregious - a useful Travis Henry - then drafted (injured) McGahee. A useful McGahee, then drafted Marshawn Lynch. A useful Lynch, then drafted Spiller.

Madness.

[k-oneputt]

Re: When will the Bills learn

They still think it's the 1970's and 80's.

[Mr. Miyagi]

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Disagree on Spiller being a failure.

If it wasn't for Freddie being such a beast, Spiller would be featured and would probably do pretty well. His problem thus far has been not getting the ball.

[zone]

Re: When will the Bills learn

The most recent 4 on that list were/are all pretty darn good RB's IMO.

[Johnny Bugmenot]

Re: When will the Bills learn

...but not the elite running backs that would warrant them being picked up in the first round.

[EDS]

Re: When will the Bills learn

...but not the elite running backs that would warrant them being picked up in the first round.

And more fundamentally, it is worth noting how relatively easy it is to find good running backs outside of the first round. Only 2 of the top 10 rushers this season - lead by undrafted Fred Jackson (not unlike undrafted Arian Foster leading the league in rushing last season) - were picked in the first round.

[chernobylwraiths]

Re: When will the Bills learn

I believe if you look at a list of the best RBs in history, most of them are first round picks.

[paladin warrior]

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I talked to my brother in law about why C. J Spiller is not good that Bills pick 1st round Pick #9. He said that C.J spiller is not big and he is little light WT. It that true??

Fred Jackson WT is 215
C.J Spiller Wt is 197

[Buddo]

Re: When will the Bills learn

I believe if you look at a list of the best RBs in history, most of them are first round picks.

It's not where you pick, it's who you pick.
Is Adrian Peterson a bust?
Darren McFadden?
It's also what you do with the RB - or what they are doing, as both Lynch and McGahee pretty much ran themselves out of town.

With the possible exception in the future of Spiller, it seems to me that the identification of talent at RB, hasn't been an issue. Developing it and hanging on to it, has been.

[better days]

Re: When will the Bills learn

1st round rb picks spur ticket sales - not necessarily wins.

BUF has been egregious - a useful Travis Henry - then drafted (injured) McGahee. A useful McGahee, then drafted Marshawn Lynch. A useful Lynch, then drafted Spiller.

Madness.

Yeah, I'm sure people ran out & bought tickets just to see Henry, McGahee & Lynch. You can't be serious.

[Bill Cody]

Re: When will the Bills learn

it's so true. The Bills should lay off the RB's and stick with picking more tried and true positions like OT (Williams), S (Whitner). DE/LB Maybin, Flowers, QB (Losman), DT (McCargo). When will we learn??

[Bill Cody]

Re: When will the Bills learn

...but not the elite running backs that would warrant them being picked up in the first round.

Spiller's not elite?

[dannyek71]

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Disagree on Spiller being a failure.

If it wasn't for Freddie being such a beast, Spiller would be featured and would probably do pretty well. His problem thus far has been not getting the ball.

Based on what?