Thurman#1 Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 Outside of Bradford this years QB's suck. I don't even like Clausen. And yet that's not what your favorite guru, Nawrocki says, is it?
Astrobot Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 Mine looks about the same, although mine is strictly for the Bills: In order of preference in each round. RD1 *Sam Bradford Oklahoma QB Russell Okung Oklahoma State LT *Bryan Bulaga Iowa LT Derrick Morgan Georgia Tech DE43 (but would help Bills) Brandon Graham Michigan OLB34 *Anthony Davis Rutgers OT Trent Williams Oklahoma RT/LT *Jimmy Clausen Notre Dame QB Dan Williams Tennessee DT34 C.J. Spiller Clemson RBC *Rolando McClain Alabama ILB *Bruce Campbell Maryland OT Jared Odrick Penn State DE34 Mike Iupati Idaho OG/OT Sergio Kindle Texas OLB34 RD2 Terrence Cody Alabama DT34 Charles Brown USC OT Jerry Hughes TCU OLB34 Brandon Spikes Florida ILB *Arrelious Benn Illinois WRF Jared Veldheer Hillsdale OT *Carlos Dunlap Florida DE34 Vladimir Ducasse Massachusetts OG/OT Rodger Saffold Indiana OG/OT John Jerry Mississippi OG/OT RD3 Cam Thomas North Carolina DT34 Mardy Gilyard Cincinnati WRS Taylor Price Ohio WRF *Jason Worilds Virginia Tech OLB34 Jason Fox Miami RT Jordan Shipley Texas WRS Matt Tennant Boston College OC/OG *Aaron Hernandez Florida TE Tim Tebow Florida QB Jon Asamoah Illinois OG/OT *Demaryius Thomas Georgia Tech WRP Eric Norwood South Carolina ILB Eric Decker Minnesota WRF Dan LeFevour Central Michigan QB Mike Johnson Alabama OG RD4 Selvish Capers West Virginia OG/OT Ben Tate Auburn RBF Torrell Troup Central Florida DT34 *Linval Joseph East Carolina DE34 Donald Butler Washington ILB Tony Pike Cincinnati QB Dennis Pitta BYU TE J.D. Walton Baylor OC/OG Alex Carrington Arkansas State DE34 Mike Neal Purdue DE34 Jermaine Cunningham Florida OLB34 Jeremy Williams Tulane WRF Jarrett Brown West Virginia QB Mitch Petrus Arkansas OG Andre Roberts Citadel WRS Jamar Chaney Mississippi State ILB Kyle Calloway Iowa RT RD5 Lindsey Witten Connecticut OLB34 Tony Washington Abilene Christian OT Jeff Owens Georgia DT34 Blair White Michigan State WRF Riley Cooper Florida WRF Arthur Jones Syracuse DE34 O'Brien Schofield Wisconsin OLB34 Ted Larsen North Carolina State OC/OG Clay Harbor Missouri State TE/FB Rahim Alem LSU OLB34 Shay Hodge Mississippi WRF Garrett Graham Wisconsin TE Pat Angerer Iowa ILB RD6 Rashawn Jackson Virginia FB Seyi Ajirotutu Fresno State WRF Colin Peek Alabama TE Chris Scott Tennessee OT Freddie Barnes Bowling Green WRF Ed Wang Virginia Tech OT David Gettis Baylor WRF *Dezmon Briscoe Kansas WRP Marcus Easley Connecticut WRF Brandon Carter Texas Tech OG Danario Alexander Missouri WRP Jonathan Crompton Tennessee QB Lonyae Miller Fresno State RBF Andre Dixon Connecticut RBF Tony Moeaki Iowa TE Derek Hardman Eastern Kentucky OT Zane Beadles Utah OT Perry Riley LSU ILB Sam Young Notre Dame OT RD7 Eric Olsen Notre Dame OC Marshall Newhouse TCU OG Nate Byham Pittsburgh TE Kevin Haslam Rutgers OT Zac Robinson Oklahoma State QB Vince Oghobaase Duke DE34 Jammie Kirlew Indiana OLB34 Micah Johnson Kentucky ILB Cameron Sheffield Troy OLB34 Doug Worthington Ohio State DE34 Danny Batten South Dakota State OLB34 *Clifton Geathers South Carolina DE34 Brandon Lang Troy OLB34 Brandon Deaderick Alabama DE34 UDFA Mitch Unrein Wyoming DE34 Mike McLaughlin Boston College ILB Kyle Jolly North Carolina OG/OT Ekom Udofia Stanford NT Travis Ivey Maryland NT Bill Stull Pittsburgh QB John Estes Hawaii OC Scott Long Louisville WR Dexter Davis Arizona State OLB34 Zoltan Mesko Michigan P David Reed Utah WRF Chris Marinelli Stanford OT Arthur Moats James Madison OLB34 Adrian Tracy William & Mary OLB34 Josh Hull Penn State ILB Sean Canfield Oregon State QB John Conner Kentucky FB Shelley Smith Colorado State OG Kade Weston Georgia DT34 Chris Brown Oklahoma RBF Drew Davis Alabama OT Matt Kopa Stanford OT
billnutinphoenix Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 CJ Spiller might be a guy that Gailey was referring to when he said "waterbug". This pick reminds me of Reggie Bush, RB WR KR with the speed to break a long run every time he touches the ball. At 5'9"-195 and a 4.27 40...Cris Johnson / Felix Jones type that never missed a game A finalist for the Doak Walker Award, Spiller had 233 yards rushing in 20 attempts and scored a career high four touchdowns in the ACC Championship game against Georgia Tech on December 5. He now has 1,145 rushing yards this year and 445 receiving yards. He has 50 career touchdowns and needs just one to become Clemson's career leader. I have np at all with this pick as long as they address a LT at some point, doubtfull Bell emerges as a top left tackle this year. Unless he's got Hall-of-Famer written all over him, then you have to pass on him...
Steely Dan Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 Your post seems to assume that the difference between Spiller at #9th best player and whoever is the #10th or #11th best player, but at a needed position will be the difference between very good and mediocre. It's not. The difference level at that point wold be the difference between extremely good and ever so slightly extremely better. And improving that infinitesimally by picking at a position we're already quite good at ... doesn't make sense. Like Al Davis taking McFadden. I spoke to Marv Levy a few years ago and he said that drafting the best player available means that you take the best guy unless it's close and another player fills a need. I think the biggest discrepancy between players probably comes in the third and fourth rounds. Guys who are labeled late first rounders and early second rounders have fallen for one reason or another that has nothing to do with talent. (Teams passing them up due to needs, I'd think, as well as how teams have prospects graded) Finally the discrepancy between one guy and all the rest is too big to pass up. Here are the grades from Nawrocki's 2010 draft preview for the best player at each position. QB - Sam Bradford - 7.00 RB - CJ Spiller - 6.85 FB - Tony Gerhart - 5.50 WR - Dez Bryant - 6.70 TE - Jermaine Gresham - 6.30 OT - Russell Okung - 6.70 G - Mike Iupati - 6.30 C - Maurice Pouncey 6.25 DT - Gerald McCoy - 7.50 DE - Derrick Morgan - 6.55 OLB - Sergio Kindle - 6.45 ILB - Rolando McClain - 6.35 FS - Eric Berry - 6.60 SS - TJ Ward - 5.50 CB - Joe Haden - 6.05 K - Leigh Tiffen - 5.10 P - Matt Dodge - 5.23 Let's assume all the teams draft boards are the same as Nawrocki's. Nawrocki's scoring system goes like this; 9.00 Once in a lifetime player 8.0-8.99 Perennial Pro Bowler 7.5-7.99 Future All Pro 7.0-7.49 Should become a Pro Bowl caliber player. 6.5-6.99 A first rounder that should have a good chance of making the Pro Bowl 6.0-6.49 Should become a quality NFL player 5.5-5.99 Has a chance to become a quality NFL player and should contribute readily. 5.10-5.49 Has better than average chance to make NFL roster It goes lower but it's not necessary to go on. Since Nawrocki's system has a range of numbers for each definition it can be broken down like this; Gerald McCoy - 7.50 - Future All Pro. Sam Bradford - 7.00 - Should become a Pro Bowl caliber player. CJ Spiller - 6.85 - A first rounder that should have a good chance of making the Pro Bowl. Dez Bryant - 6.70 A first rounder that should have a good chance of making the Pro Bowl. Russell Okung - 6.70 -A first rounder that should have a good chance of making the Pro Bowl. Eric Berry - 6.60 - A first rounder that should have a good chance of making the Pro Bowl. Derrick Morgan - 6.55 - A first rounder that should have a good chance of making the Pro Bowl. Sergio Kindle - 6.45 - Should become a quality NFL player. Rolando McClain - 6.35 - Should become a quality NFL player. Jermaine Gresham - 6.30 - Should become a quality NFL player. Mike Iupati - 6.30 Should become a quality NFL player. Maurice Pouncey - 6.25 - Should become a quality NFL player. Joe Haden - 6.05 - Should become quality NFL player. Tony Gerhart - 5.50 - Has a chance to become a quality NFL player and should contribute readily. TJ Ward - 5.50 - Has a chance to become a quality NFL player and should contribute readily. Matt Dodge - 5.23 - Has better than average chance to make NFL roster Leigh Tiffen - 5.10 - Has better than average chance to make NFL roster IMO, as long as the player fits under the same definition it's a no brainer to go for a position of need. Some argument can be made that the scRams should take Gerald McCoy over Sam Bradford but franchise QB's are a lot harder to find and so not taking the best player makes more sense. CJ Spiller, Dez Bryant, Russell Okung, Eric Berry and Derrick Morgan are all in the same boat. So if all of those players fall to Buffalo they can take anyone of them and, IMO, still get the best player on the board and pick the position of greatest need.
Original Byrd Man Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 Outside of Bradford this years QB's suck. I don't even like Clausen. What I'd love to see happen is for the Bills to build up with the best players available in the 1st and 2nd rounds, no QB's though, because like I said no one outside of Bradford is worth #9 and no one but Clausen is worth #41 and they should both be gone by then. Next year is the year for QB's with Locker and Mallett. Mallet's rocket arm would be a thing of beauty in Buffalo, and if the Bills are picking in the top 10 again next year (possible) they would have a shot at him. As much as I want the Bills to compete immediately, I truly like the idea of building this team through a couple of solid drafts and Free agency periods. You can give up picks for say....... McNab,b and you're probably better off for next season, but I like a long term approach. I'd rather add a few solid starters in this years draft and get our QB next year. I truly think Mallet is a big time prospect and that the Bills need to consider anything to acquire him. Even if it's not Mallet though, I like the idea of Gailey being able to groom a young talented prospect. Find yourself a young talented QB and you're competing every single year. I don't happen to think that QB exists in this years draft (outside of Bradford). Guys I happen to like at #9 are: Derrick Morgan, C.J. Spiller, Trent Williams, Brandon Graham, Brian Bulaga I would take Clausen over Bradford. The one knock on JC is a supposed persona problem. Do you remember some one named Kelly???? The kid produces on a sucky football team. And as for Mallet, there is so much more to the position than arm strength. Brees doesn't have a strong arm, Montana didn't, Warner doesn't, Brady doesn't! Are you picking up on this. Yea I get it, it's windy at times at the Ralph but there are other options available for the QB.
evilcape Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 It's not if he doesn't win a ring along with that yellow jacket. HBs don't win super bowls. If this team had a franchise QB, a decent O-Line, decent DL, okay WRs & LBs, then sure. A hall of fame HB in the first round would be worth it. Even with Lynch and Jackson on the roster. But since the Bills have NONE of those things, let alone two or three of those things, wasting their top pick on a HB, NO MATTER HOW GOOD HE IS OR WILL BECOME, is a bad, horrible pick. Now i REALY hope we take Spiller at 9 just to cram it down your !@#$ing pie hole, boy.
Bob in STL Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 It's not if he doesn't win a ring along with that yellow jacket. HBs don't win super bowls. If this team had a franchise QB, a decent O-Line, decent DL, okay WRs & LBs, then sure. A hall of fame HB in the first round would be worth it. Even with Lynch and Jackson on the roster. But since the Bills have NONE of those things, let alone two or three of those things, wasting their top pick on a HB, NO MATTER HOW GOOD HE IS OR WILL BECOME, is a bad, horrible pick. Bad pick, even if he makes the HoF - most rediculous HB's don't win Super Bowls - 2nd most rediculous keep going ...
Rob's House Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 HBs don't win super bowls. There's a little short dude from Dallas who might beg to differ with you on that one.
fansince61 Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 I know everyone here doesn't visit ProFootballWeekly.com, so I wanted to pass on that Nolan Nawrocki has posted his first draft value chart as well as his top 100 prospects for the upcoming draft http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/04/0...aft-value-chart http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/04/0...ess-of-position For those not familar with Nawrcoki, I'll just say the guy knows his sh*t. ProFootballWeekly.com has a lot of great draft coverage, keep an eye out for Nawrocki's final mock draft the morning of the draft, guy's money. Glad to hear Nolan Nawrocki has fans. His last mock in 2009 was by far the most accurate. He did one earlier this year. This is obviously pre-free agency and trades: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/01/3...ackles-dominate
fansince61 Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 I know everyone here doesn't visit ProFootballWeekly.com, so I wanted to pass on that Nolan Nawrocki has posted his first draft value chart as well as his top 100 prospects for the upcoming draft http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/04/0...aft-value-chart http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/04/0...ess-of-position For those not familar with Nawrcoki, I'll just say the guy knows his sh*t. ProFootballWeekly.com has a lot of great draft coverage, keep an eye out for Nawrocki's final mock draft the morning of the draft, guy's money. Glad to hear Nolan Nawrocki has fans. His last mock in 2009 was by far the most accurate. He did one earlier this year. This is obviously pre-free agency and trades: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/01/3...ackles-dominate
thewildrabbit Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 It's not if he doesn't win a ring along with that yellow jacket. HBs don't win super bowls. If this team had a franchise QB, a decent O-Line, decent DL, okay WRs & LBs, then sure. A hall of fame HB in the first round would be worth it. Even with Lynch and Jackson on the roster. But since the Bills have NONE of those things, let alone two or three of those things, wasting their top pick on a HB, NO MATTER HOW GOOD HE IS OR WILL BECOME, is a bad, horrible pick. Tell that to Terrell Davis...
Estro Posted April 4, 2010 Author Posted April 4, 2010 And yet that's not what your favorite guru, Nawrocki says, is it? Nope. Nawrocki also had Aaron Maybin rated in the 1B category last year and I didn't agree with that.
Celtic_soulja Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 I would take Clausen over Bradford. The one knock on JC is a supposed persona problem. Do you remember some one named Kelly???? The kid produces on a sucky football team. And as for Mallet, there is so much more to the position than arm strength. Brees doesn't have a strong arm, Montana didn't, Warner doesn't, Brady doesn't! Are you picking up on this. Yea I get it, it's windy at times at the Ralph but there are other options available for the QB. Do you remember someone named Rick Mirer or Ryan Leaf????...Clausen is a punk...he'll bust...no way I grab him...and to rate him over Bradford shows NO football intelligence at ALL....
CosmicBills Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 There's a little short dude from Dallas who might beg to differ with you on that one. You mean in 1995? News flash. It's 15 years later. The game has changed. Tell that to Terrell Davis... 1998? Okay, 12 years ago. Now, let me school you. Look back at those past 12 years. How many first round picks have the Bills wasted on HBs? How many playoff games did they play? Take your time ... Stop living in the past and accept that NFL football is not longer 3 yards and a cloud of dust. And that style is never coming back. This is a passing league. No team without a franchise QB has won the super bowl in a DECADE. So again, even if Spiller is a hall of fame HB, he's not going to win a super bowl for THIS team. Not until they fix the huge holes everywhere else on the team. It's flat out retarded to think that drafting Spiller at 9 is in anyway going to help this team win a super bowl in the next 5 years. Seriously. If you can't understand that then you don't understand the modern NFL.
BillsVet Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 So again, even if Spiller is a hall of fame HB, he's not going to win a super bowl for THIS team. Not until they fix the huge holes everywhere else on the team. It's flat out retarded to think that drafting Spiller at 9 is in anyway going to help this team win a super bowl in the next 5 years. Seriously. If you can't understand that then you don't understand the modern NFL. Skill players can be quantified with statistics, whereas an OT, even QB in certain cases, cannot be. There's a reason this team leans on skill players and has from TD through Marv, and then Brandon: they sell tickets. Of the last Bills' last 9 first rounders, 7 were non-lineman. And the two lineman, Mike Williams and John McCargo, were big busts. Any Bills fan who continues to believe another skill player will make the difference hasn't been watching. Even if Spiller has Chris Johnson type talent, he doesn't have a Titans-like OL to run behind.
Thurman#1 Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 Nope. Nawrocki also had Aaron Maybin rated in the 1B category last year and I didn't agree with that. Well, we'll see over the next couple of years whether you were right about Maybin. I believe Clausen is going to be an excellent QB at this level. Unfortunately, it looks pretty obvious to me, so I doubt he'll slip all the way to #9, but if he does, I'm betting you will have to get used to him.
Thurman#1 Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 Do you remember someone named Rick Mirer or Ryan Leaf????...Clausen is a punk...he'll bust...no way I grab him...and to rate him over Bradford shows NO football intelligence at ALL.... Yeah, I remember them well. Neither one of them ever had a season in college even CLOSE to the one that Clausen just put together. Not even close. Leaf's problem was that he was so cocky he thought that he didn't have to work to succeed. Clausen is in the film room at all hours and is looking forward to having more free time at the next level to spend even more time in the film room. The kid works like a dog. Sure I remember Rick Mirer and Ryan Leaf. I also remember Jim Kelly and Philip Rivers. And being so completely sure that you are right and those who disagree - including Nolan Nawrocki - are wrong, even though you know that the draft is a crapshoot and that everyone, from Polian on down makes mistakes ... THAT is what "shows NO football intelligence at ALL...."
Thurman#1 Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 Mine looks about the same, although mine is strictly for the Bills:In order of preference in each round. RD1 *Sam Bradford Oklahoma QB Russell Okung Oklahoma State LT *Bryan Bulaga Iowa LT Derrick Morgan Georgia Tech DE43 (but would help Bills) Brandon Graham Michigan OLB34 *Anthony Davis Rutgers OT Trent Williams Oklahoma RT/LT *Jimmy Clausen Notre Dame QB Dan Williams Tennessee DT34 C.J. Spiller Clemson RBC *Rolando McClain Alabama ILB *Bruce Campbell Maryland OT Jared Odrick Penn State DE34 Mike Iupati Idaho OG/OT Sergio Kindle Texas OLB34 RD2 Terrence Cody Alabama DT34 Charles Brown USC OT Jerry Hughes TCU OLB34 Brandon Spikes Florida ILB *Arrelious Benn Illinois WRF Jared Veldheer Hillsdale OT *Carlos Dunlap Florida DE34 Vladimir Ducasse Massachusetts OG/OT Rodger Saffold Indiana OG/OT John Jerry Mississippi OG/OT RD3 Cam Thomas North Carolina DT34 Mardy Gilyard Cincinnati WRS Taylor Price Ohio WRF *Jason Worilds Virginia Tech OLB34 Jason Fox Miami RT Jordan Shipley Texas WRS Matt Tennant Boston College OC/OG *Aaron Hernandez Florida TE Tim Tebow Florida QB Jon Asamoah Illinois OG/OT *Demaryius Thomas Georgia Tech WRP Eric Norwood South Carolina ILB Eric Decker Minnesota WRF Dan LeFevour Central Michigan QB Mike Johnson Alabama OG RD4 Selvish Capers West Virginia OG/OT Ben Tate Auburn RBF Torrell Troup Central Florida DT34 *Linval Joseph East Carolina DE34 Donald Butler Washington ILB Tony Pike Cincinnati QB Dennis Pitta BYU TE J.D. Walton Baylor OC/OG Alex Carrington Arkansas State DE34 Mike Neal Purdue DE34 Jermaine Cunningham Florida OLB34 Jeremy Williams Tulane WRF Jarrett Brown West Virginia QB Mitch Petrus Arkansas OG Andre Roberts Citadel WRS Jamar Chaney Mississippi State ILB Kyle Calloway Iowa RT RD5 Lindsey Witten Connecticut OLB34 Tony Washington Abilene Christian OT Jeff Owens Georgia DT34 Blair White Michigan State WRF Riley Cooper Florida WRF Arthur Jones Syracuse DE34 O'Brien Schofield Wisconsin OLB34 Ted Larsen North Carolina State OC/OG Clay Harbor Missouri State TE/FB Rahim Alem LSU OLB34 Shay Hodge Mississippi WRF Garrett Graham Wisconsin TE Pat Angerer Iowa ILB RD6 Rashawn Jackson Virginia FB Seyi Ajirotutu Fresno State WRF Colin Peek Alabama TE Chris Scott Tennessee OT Freddie Barnes Bowling Green WRF Ed Wang Virginia Tech OT David Gettis Baylor WRF *Dezmon Briscoe Kansas WRP Marcus Easley Connecticut WRF Brandon Carter Texas Tech OG Danario Alexander Missouri WRP Jonathan Crompton Tennessee QB Lonyae Miller Fresno State RBF Andre Dixon Connecticut RBF Tony Moeaki Iowa TE Derek Hardman Eastern Kentucky OT Zane Beadles Utah OT Perry Riley LSU ILB Sam Young Notre Dame OT RD7 Eric Olsen Notre Dame OC Marshall Newhouse TCU OG Nate Byham Pittsburgh TE Kevin Haslam Rutgers OT Zac Robinson Oklahoma State QB Vince Oghobaase Duke DE34 Jammie Kirlew Indiana OLB34 Micah Johnson Kentucky ILB Cameron Sheffield Troy OLB34 Doug Worthington Ohio State DE34 Danny Batten South Dakota State OLB34 *Clifton Geathers South Carolina DE34 Brandon Lang Troy OLB34 Brandon Deaderick Alabama DE34 UDFA Mitch Unrein Wyoming DE34 Mike McLaughlin Boston College ILB Kyle Jolly North Carolina OG/OT Ekom Udofia Stanford NT Travis Ivey Maryland NT Bill Stull Pittsburgh QB John Estes Hawaii OC Scott Long Louisville WR Dexter Davis Arizona State OLB34 Zoltan Mesko Michigan P David Reed Utah WRF Chris Marinelli Stanford OT Arthur Moats James Madison OLB34 Adrian Tracy William & Mary OLB34 Josh Hull Penn State ILB Sean Canfield Oregon State QB John Conner Kentucky FB Shelley Smith Colorado State OG Kade Weston Georgia DT34 Chris Brown Oklahoma RBF Drew Davis Alabama OT Matt Kopa Stanford OT Looks fantastic, Astro. But for God's sake, get Anthony Davis out of there. The guy didn't produce at a first-round level on the field, he's a workout warrior, a "potential" guy, and from everything we've heard, Nix doesn't like those guys. Thanks goodness, because neither do I. As for John Conner, in the seventh, his mother's not named Sarah, is she? Kinda hinky, talks a lot about Cyberdyne Systems? I say pick him up, he's got to be mentally tough! He could be our savior! Also, you don't list Demaryius Thomas in the second, but you think he'll still be available in the third? I doubt it, but would love it if it somehow happens.
Thurman#1 Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 You mean in 1995? News flash. It's 15 years later. The game has changed. 1998? Okay, 12 years ago. Now, let me school you. Look back at those past 12 years. How many first round picks have the Bills wasted on HBs? How many playoff games did they play? Take your time ... Stop living in the past and accept that NFL football is not longer 3 yards and a cloud of dust. And that style is never coming back. This is a passing league. No team without a franchise QB has won the super bowl in a DECADE. So again, even if Spiller is a hall of fame HB, he's not going to win a super bowl for THIS team. Not until they fix the huge holes everywhere else on the team. It's flat out retarded to think that drafting Spiller at 9 is in anyway going to help this team win a super bowl in the next 5 years. Seriously. If you can't understand that then you don't understand the modern NFL. Jeez, relax already. The game has changed only by degree over the past few years, it's not radically different. The NFL hasn't been about three yards and a cloud of dust since the early 60s, if it was even then. Football for decades has been about balance, which produces the ability to be unpredictable. What's the most passing-oriented team to make the Super Bowl in ages? The 18 - 0 Pats, who were beaten because they weren't unpredictable. The Giants didn't have to worry much about the run, they just game-planned a hell of a pass rush and Brady was shell-shocked by the end of the game. If the Pats* had been smart enough to develop a game-breaking RB that season, they would have won that game. Pittsburgh's success at running the ball had a major part in winning the game in the 2005 Super Bowl against Seattle. Willie Parker had 10 carries and 93 yards. Bettis smashed his way down their throats and wore them out. Michael Pittman was a huge part of the Bucs big win in 2003. I agree with you that we shouldn't pick Spiller, but you are way overboard when you say it would be retarded to pick a guy who goes into the Hall of Fame. Picking a hall of famer when you have a chance is a no-brainer. A hall of fame halfback opens up your passing game and has a huge effect on defensive schemes. Do we need other things much more_ Yeah, and that's why I hope we don't pick Spiller. But you appear to be riding about two gallons of coffee and listening to death metal at jet engine decibel levels. Relax already.
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