Phil The Thrill

True but 1988 was his best season. Of course, it should have been an omen because he was not good in 1989

Good find... I didn’t starting the Bills seriously until the 1990 season. Ive always said this - Bill Polian replaced Scott Norwood 2 years too late. He dropped off quite a bit after the 1988 and was completely unreliable on grass. We’re not talking 40 or 50 yard PAT’s. He was missed those gimme 19 yard PAT’s on grass turf like he did in Cleveland. Norwood’s apologists will say he never should have been in that position because he wasn’t good on grass or from 40+. I’m sorry but even in 1991, if your kicker can’t make that kick, you need a replacement. Ironically it was Matt Bahr’s long FG in San Francisco that won the game for the Giants the week before “the kick.” Norwood’s performance was far from impressive in 1990 or 1991. He didn’t really have any clutch as kick, as Christie would in 1992. You might be able to argue that a better kicker might win them atleast 1 Super Bowl. @JAMIEBUF12 Great nostalgia thread.

He went in around 1 in the mock draft. They never had a chance

Doug Whaley - what a bad GM. I am so glad he’s gone I’m sorry but Whaley was a NOT a GM. He had a shoddy draft record and left the Bills in cap hell. Oh he also never could find the team a QB. Worse yet, he just never seemed to be able to have a long term plan or vision like were seeing now, and it cost him. For everyone who wants to defend Whaley - why is he not working in the NFL and instead banished to the island of XFL misfit toys? John Dorsey was fired in KC and was hired shortly after in Cleveland Brian Gaine was hired almost instantly after getting fired in Houston. Why not Doug?

why you’re hoping for AJ Dillion in Round 2? Not gonna happen I hope he plays more like Charlie Hell

The Bills found that out in Super Bowl 27 as well. To be fair, by the time Reich went to Carolina he was 34 and on the downside of this career. I think his career as starter might have been a little different if they traded him in 1990 or 1991. But still I don’t think he ever would’ve been as good as Kelly

I agree what Buscaglia said I the article that I just read was that Duggar has the athleticism and explosiveness to play all 3 downs. It would let the Bills play mostly Nickel. He also said that Duggar is a game changing playmaker on defense and that has been something that is what the defense honesty lacked last season. I really don’t think they’ll draft a RB until round 4 at the earliest

Joe Buscaglia mocked the Bills draft by trying to run a draft as Brandon Beane’s thinking. Here’s who he came up with. Also he did simulate a draft using The Draft Network’s simulator: You can read all of the analysis and his rationale below: https://theathletic.com/1722463/2020/04/03/how-i-would-draft-for-the-bills-if-im-brandon-beane/?source=shared-article Round 2 - Kyle Duggar S Lenoir Ryne Round 3 - Bryan Edwards WR South Carolina Round 4 - John Simpson OL Clemson Round 5 - Lamical Perine RB Florida Round 7 - Charlie Heck OT North Carolina I don’t know how much I love the picks. He said that Duggar would allow the team to basically be a Nickel defense and could help offset the loss of Lorenzo Alexander. Instead of drafting Perine, I would rather give up one of the lower picks and trade up to take Zack Moss.

This is part of the reason why I liked the Diggs trade. The Bills weren’t going to be on Jerry Juedy or CeeeeDeeee Lamb. Even if they did, rookie WR’s sometimes take time to develop. No excuses with Diggs

It’s hedging and you hear it from anyone who does public speaking - coaches, politicians, CEO’s etc. if the Bills do pick up a new #1 running back they’ll say “well he WAS the #1 back AT THAT TIME.”

I’m a little higher but he had an up and down season. I’m hoping for a very big season during his contract year

Unless Watson completely bottoms out over the next 2 years there’s no chance Houston let’s him hit FA. This entire topic is moot and mute

It’s going to be interesting see Thelin’s numbers this season without having Diggs There’s probably a good chance that Minnesota drafts his replacement this year.

Gotcha... It makes sense but I thought he might have been referring to a WR at the trade deadline last year. Also wasn’t NE rumoured to be in on Hopkins but thought it was too rich? That’s the only thing that makes me wonder whether he was referring to Hopkins.

It’s shocking how many Bills fans still defend Sammy to this day. Here’s a fun activity - how would you rank the WR’s in the 2014 draft? Is Sammy even a first round pick if you could re-draft? See what I mean? Gotta love this Sammy-apologists! But Sammy is still a great WR according to same Bills fans. Also, Doug Whaley was a great GM ?

How so? It said he was talking to “other WR’s in free agency” likely referring to the likes of Emanuel Sanders. Where did he allude to Hopkins?

Bummer anyone else?

Awesome story. But I remember it being really sloppy almost like it had rained earlier in the day. Unless I’m spoiled by today’s turf, I thought that field was a mess

This is the same match-up based philosophy that Brian Daboll believes in. I think we’re likely to see a back with a different style than Motor

No doubt that they overpaid for Jones but he’s a pretty good CB

I actually might watch this...

Again - this isn’t my choice but I’m trying to speculate on what might happen. The exact round isn’t that important but as you pointed out, with a few exceptions the best DE’s are drafted in the first 3 rounds, which I why I think they will go DE in Round 2....or trade back into the bottom of Round 1. I also see CB as a need. I really don’t see Beane drafting an RB in the 2nd. Maybe in the 3rd. I think they’ll try to draft an undervalued WR in the later rounds. Just my prediction

Meh....he’s a good runner but not Lamar Jackson-good. He never was at that level and now it’s 3-4 years later. Teams with good defenses could figure out how to stile Tyrod pretty easily. He has a good deep ball you need to watch out but he’s not going to pick you apart. Tyrod is where he should be - a reliable backup QB that will win you a few games, then lose you a few games

Here’s who have to thank for that: 1. Ralph Wilson 2. Buddy Nix 3. Doug Whaley 4. Marv Levy 5. Russ Brandon

Remember the rumour that Beane was going to trade up to take him?