This FO hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt.Originally Posted by Mr. Miyagi
This FO hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt.Originally Posted by Mr. Miyagi
"It is better to be divided by truth than to be united by error." -- Martin Luther
"Those who appease the crocodile will simply be eaten last." -- Winston Churchill
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Then we should all panic and over-react to not signing an injury prone slot WR who does not fill our need at WR.Originally Posted by Philagape
Originally Posted by mysticsoto
Hackett was not a good fit for the Bills. We're looking for a WR with the potential to have a long and fruitful career, not a one hit wonder.
We're not a contender looking for a missing piece people. Build thoughtfully and carefully not hasitly.
No? WR Mike Williams ring a bell? Troy Williamson? Jeff Faine?Originally Posted by gr8slayer
Plus, he was a second rounder, not that high of a pick. I agree it's uncommon, but not impossible.
Hackett was a STARTER last year with Seattle when he was averaging close to six catches a game and a TD every other game.
I agree. I'm gonna jump off the bridge this afternoon. See you guys on the other side.Originally Posted by Dr.Lecter
The guy's only 26 and was getting better every year!Originally Posted by madness
At the wrong position though.Originally Posted by Philagape
The Bills don't need a slot WR. They need an outside WR.
Can I have your ZoneBux?Originally Posted by Mr. Miyagi
Especially a WR who was trying to up his worth in FA but who's first priority was to sign with his old team.Originally Posted by Dr.Lecter
Hackett's true worth was definitely revealed.
Greed is one of the seven deadly sins.Originally Posted by Dr.Lecter
I'll wave down at you from heaven.
He was their starting split end. Seattle used a FB and TE, not a base 3-WR set.Originally Posted by Dr.Lecter
http://www.nfl.com/teams/seattleseah...chart?team=SEA
Hackett couldn't cut it on a roster full of underperforming receivers in a pass happy offense.Originally Posted by Philagape
The Bills don't get him, so suddenly he's not right for us. That's how it works in homerland.
Hackett is a good fit because the Bills don't that that kind of possession guy on their roster. He keeps chains moving. They could have signed him and still drafted a WR high, and wouldn't have lost anything. It is unfair to dismiss him as a slot WR, he isn't limited in that way.
That said, it isn't like they lost out on Terrell Owens. Hackett is a good player, but he has to show he can stay healthy.
Averaging six catches a game, with 100 yards and a TD in three of the five full games he played, isn't cutting it????Originally Posted by madness
Whatever you have to tell yourself to get you through to the morning. I didn't want him from the start.Originally Posted by Philagape
I like the no short deals with young players policy,,, why would a team that is building for the future waste time with a player that is only looking for a 1 year contract to prove himself with then bolt to the highest bidder?Originally Posted by Philagape
The Bills want to put the pieces in place that they will move on with for the next 10 years ala the Colts.... Their team is perfectly built and designed. The players they have locked up for the rest of their careers are perfect for their system ie. Freeney, Mathis, Brackett, Sanders, Manning, Wayne, Harrison.
Im 100% sure that the Bills are following in the Colts footsteps...
They want their #1 and #2 receivers locked up for years and preferably drafted by them... Franchise QB, 2 DEs, MLB and safety.
If the Bills can put a core of players together that will stay together for the next 10 years the we can also have similar success.
And as a sidenote im not saying that Evans is that #1 that they envision but whoever it is they want continuity going forward at that position.
God forbid we should be the highest bidder.Originally Posted by Mahdi
And Hackett got two years. We're signing garbage like Courtney Anderson and Teyo Johnson, so why not another no-risk deal? At that deal, Hackett would have been just another body with no big expectations, and we'd still draft a WR high. Nothing to lose, everything to gain.
Wow, he played in 5 whole games?Originally Posted by Philagape
I thought I mentioned the part of being in a pass happy offense. There's no way he comes even close to that production on any other team except NE.
Such massive stats for a player who ended up being a 3rd tier FA.