generalmills
03-26-2004, 09:51 AM
Last year on draft day TD made a decision to take the "best player available"...in his mind that just so happend to be WM who had all the potential in the world until his knee was blown into a million pieces.
After the draft TD's decision was met with a mix reaction but the national media was very critical of the decision due to the fact that the bills were in great need in other positions to make a push for the playoffs and to continue their rebuilding process. The only defense to that argument is based upon the "potential" of WM, as there is no factual evidence that WM can play up to his old form, and there is NO test that can promise WM's knee will hold up to the "next big hit".
Now a year after the decision, TD must figure out how this whole mess is going to pan out with WM and TH. If Willis and Henry are to stay in Buffalo, it is very possible that it could work out, or most likely TH will be upset that his carries are cut back..and eventually the locker room could be split over the carry ratio between the two backs.
When TD made the move to pick Willis, it was seen as a "gutsy" decision by a very confident GM. However, IS TD's career on the line with the way this pick turns out?? If the answer in his mind is yes, then he might aswell put all his eggs into one basket and ride the Willis train where ever it takes him 1,the superbowl or 2, the unemployment line.
To trade Willis would be TD backing out of his pick, and we all know that that is not his nature. If the opportunity to trade TH for a move up the draft board to pick one of the sought after QB's, I believe that TD already made that decision a year ago at the draft.
From a personal note, I was a fan of the move when it went down last year. I was excited to see the Bills making a pick that could turn out to be one of the greats. However, TH HAS proven to be a star in Buffalo. He is a 14-1500 yard back and has the dedication that a workhorse back needs to be successful.
I would love to see the two of them work together in the back field: especially the idea of constant fresh legs pounding away on opposing D-lines and linebackers. But would it really work...or would the ego's of the two players get in the way??
Do you believe TD has already made a decision to trade Henry on draft day?....
and do you think that TD's reputation, credibility, and career is on the line with the success of WM??
After the draft TD's decision was met with a mix reaction but the national media was very critical of the decision due to the fact that the bills were in great need in other positions to make a push for the playoffs and to continue their rebuilding process. The only defense to that argument is based upon the "potential" of WM, as there is no factual evidence that WM can play up to his old form, and there is NO test that can promise WM's knee will hold up to the "next big hit".
Now a year after the decision, TD must figure out how this whole mess is going to pan out with WM and TH. If Willis and Henry are to stay in Buffalo, it is very possible that it could work out, or most likely TH will be upset that his carries are cut back..and eventually the locker room could be split over the carry ratio between the two backs.
When TD made the move to pick Willis, it was seen as a "gutsy" decision by a very confident GM. However, IS TD's career on the line with the way this pick turns out?? If the answer in his mind is yes, then he might aswell put all his eggs into one basket and ride the Willis train where ever it takes him 1,the superbowl or 2, the unemployment line.
To trade Willis would be TD backing out of his pick, and we all know that that is not his nature. If the opportunity to trade TH for a move up the draft board to pick one of the sought after QB's, I believe that TD already made that decision a year ago at the draft.
From a personal note, I was a fan of the move when it went down last year. I was excited to see the Bills making a pick that could turn out to be one of the greats. However, TH HAS proven to be a star in Buffalo. He is a 14-1500 yard back and has the dedication that a workhorse back needs to be successful.
I would love to see the two of them work together in the back field: especially the idea of constant fresh legs pounding away on opposing D-lines and linebackers. But would it really work...or would the ego's of the two players get in the way??
Do you believe TD has already made a decision to trade Henry on draft day?....
and do you think that TD's reputation, credibility, and career is on the line with the success of WM??