If you ask almost any Bills fan who was to blame for the Bills most universally horrible drafts before Buddy Nix rode into town the answer you’ll most often here in Tom Modrak. Now of course these aren’t Modrak’s fault, after all he wasn’t even the GM. However when he was brought into Buffalo as a draft wizard of sorts, he had spent time with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and had done great things in their drafts for them.
Tom Modrak is back!
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I don't understand why people insist on defending anyone associated with the Bills post- 2000.
Ralph, Donahoe, Modrak, Guy, Overdorf, Brandon, Marv- they all have the proverbial blood on their hands.
And just for the record, I'm a huge fan of what Marv did as a coach, but I can't let that cloud my observation over his failed tenure as GM.
As far as the original topic goes, I really don't see it as a big deal at all. Modrak is one staffer working for a scouting service that the Bills use as part of their analysis. I'd prefer that he had no hand in it whatsoever, but he has no decision-making authority and is only one of many sources of information for player evaluation. It's too small of a link to get upset about.
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and btw it's not often that we get a MR thread title of the day in BZ, but we got one today!
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Originally posted by OpIv37 View PostI don't understand why people insist on defending anyone associated with the Bills post- 2000.
Ralph, Donahoe, Modrak, Guy, Overdorf, Brandon, Marv- they all have the proverbial blood on their hands.
And just for the record, I'm a huge fan of what Marv did as a coach, but I can't let that cloud my observation over his failed tenure as GM.
As far as the original topic goes, I really don't see it as a big deal at all. Modrak is one staffer working for a scouting service that the Bills use as part of their analysis. I'd prefer that he had no hand in it whatsoever, but he has no decision-making authority and is only one of many sources of information for player evaluation. It's too small of a link to get upset about.COMING SOON...
Originally posted by Dr.LecterWe were both drunk and Hillary did not look that bad at 2 AM, I swear!!!!!!
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Originally posted by ddaryl View PostKind of mis-leading title.
he was hired by a scouting service. I seriously doubt the Bills go on blind faith of any service.... So it stil comes down to our own scouts, and Nix/Whaley
Not really mis-leading. He's back involved and has a direction connection to Bills scouting and draft, no?
He was hired by a scouting service the Bills subscribe to, do you think they subscribe to a service they have no use for?
Now do I think BLESTO is the end all be all for the Bills scouting? No, but I dont think the opposite is correct either. I think BLESTO plays it role with the amount of rankings and reports they give to their subscribers.Last edited by DraftBoy; 06-12-2012, 02:20 PM.COMING SOON...
Originally posted by Dr.LecterWe were both drunk and Hillary did not look that bad at 2 AM, I swear!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Forward_Lateral View PostLooks like a service that's about as useful to NFL teams as Mel Kiper and other draft "geniuses". I'm sure the Bills, and every other NFL team for that matter, will trust their own scouts over that.
That would be false.COMING SOON...
Originally posted by Dr.LecterWe were both drunk and Hillary did not look that bad at 2 AM, I swear!!!!!!
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As a subscriber, the Bills get info on players from Blesto, but the Bills supplement that with a lot of info from their own scouts and research, then it's the Bills responsibility to take that info and use their best judgment on who to draft when their turn comes up. As has been stated already, there is plenty of blame to go around for the bad drafts prior to Buddy Nix being named as GM. Modrak deserves some of it, but so do a lot of others. I see no point in carrying a grudge over it.I've made up my mind. Don't confuse me with the facts.
I'm the most reasonable poster here. If you don't agree, I'll be forced to have a hissy fit.
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