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Which teams have cashed in the most with their first-round picks over the past 10 years? Sharon Katz ranks them from 1-32, as Round 1 of the 2016 NFL draft approaches Thursday night.
Surplus AV per pick: Minus-4.2 Biggest hit:Marcell Dareus (No. 3, 2011 draft) Biggest miss: Aaron Maybin (No. 11, 2009 draft)
The Bills have not made the playoffs since 1999, the longest drought in the NFL, and their first-round misses certainly have played a part in that streak. Aaron Maybin was the most egregious of the misses. He recorded only 24 tackles and no sacks in two seasons for the Bills before being released after the 2010 season.
Re: Best and worst drafting teams in Round 1- ESPN
Blah, blah, blah.
They used Pro Football Reference's Approximate Value (AV) metric to figure this out...well, so did this study according to Rotoworld:
"Bills Rank High in Recent Draft Value History
Whether it’s draft pick value over the past three years or the past five years, the Bills are one of the few teams in the NFL who sit above the trend line."
Re: Best and worst drafting teams in Round 1- ESPN
JP Losman is by far the worst in my opinion. Mike Williams sucked, Aaron Maybin sucked, but we were able to replace both those guys with mid grade vets, the JP Losman experiment literally dismantled this team.
Oh.. looks like this is just the past ten year. But either way **** JP Losman.
I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?" "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet. You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
Here's a fun fact: As of right now, the Seattle Seahawks only have one first round draft pick on their roster.
They've done an outstanding job of picking people in the later rounds.
Wilson in the 3rd
Sherman and Chancellor in the 5th
Byron Maxwell in the 6th
Bobby Wagner and Max Unger in the 2nd
And guys like Red Bryant in the 3rd and JR Sweezy in the 6th.
Their scouting dept. definitely earns its pay. They remind me of what the Bills used to do when Polian took over and Butler was the scouting guru.
For those who insist on drafting DB's high and often, 3/4 of the Legion of Boom was taken in rounds 5 and 6.
Re: Best and worst drafting teams in Round 1- ESPN
LT Mike Williams was not a bust from the get go.
He actually had a couple good first seasons with the Bills before falling apart.
As I maintained at the time, his turning point was when he got married to that sweet little wife. After he was getting pussy on a regular basis, he started to play like a pussy. He couldn't even concentrate and rolled his vehicle on the way to Ralph for a game.
In the end, he was a great disappointment, however he was clearly the correct pick and the Bills were applauded by all the draft pundits at the time.
He actually had a couple good first seasons with the Bills before falling apart.
As I maintained at the time, his turning point was when he got married to that sweet little wife. After he was getting pussy on a regular basis, he started to play like a pussy. He couldn't even concentrate and rolled his vehicle on the way to Ralph for a game.
In the end, he was a great disappointment, however he was clearly the correct pick and the Bills were applauded by all the draft pundits at the time.
That's being generous, especially considering the team passed over Bryant McKinnie in favor of MW.
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