stevestojan Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 http://www.footballproject.com/story.php?storyid=241 Willis McGahee? No offense to the talented RB, but why the hell is a team that needed help across the defensive board (and has a 1,400-yard runner in Travis Henry) using it’s first round pick (23rd) on a running back? Let’s face it: Drew Rosenhaus, McGahee’s agent, took the Bills on a long ride. http://www.sportsbooknetwork.com/sz_nfldraft_bills_2003.html "That is what makes this pick absolutely mind-boggling and makes me believe the Bills really dropped the ball on this one." http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/6340621 Worst pick: Taking injured Miami running back Willis McGahee in the first round was a luxury this team couldn't afford. They should have gone defense.
duey Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Just goes to show you that the "experts" are nothing more than some guys with opinions, just like us. Plus, they're also a bunch of morons.
Chef Jim Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Plus, they're also a bunch of morons. 157703[/snapback] Which is also like us.
lawnboy1977 Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 One of the best posts on this board in a while!! Look at the history of McGahee in Buffalo. The pick was blasted by critics, fans, pundints and just about everyone. Last year people said trade one of the two backs!! People said trade McGahee, trade Henry!! TD held strong, and the pick has paid off. So has his 31 this year, lee evans. Kelsay is playing solid, Mcgee, good lord, is awsesome. I think the 2003 draft is a success, dont you?
MadBuffaloDisease Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 One of the best posts on this board in a while!! Look at the history of McGahee in Buffalo. The pick was blasted by critics, fans, pundints and just about everyone. Last year people said trade one of the two backs!! People said trade McGahee, trade Henry!! TD held strong, and the pick has paid off. So has his 31 this year, lee evans. Kelsay is playing solid, Mcgee, good lord, is awsesome. I think the 2003 draft is a success, dont you? Even Sape looks...ah, well...nevermind!
VABills Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Listen you little sh-- Just thought I would remind everyone, again, what I have said for several years. Henry sucks, limits the offense too much, poor pass protection in my opinion was the worst of Henry's offenses. I wasn't sure about Mcgahee after the injury, but I sure haven't been complaining about our running back play the last 7 weeks or so either.
flomoe Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Great Post!! Just goes to show that even the experts are wrong. I've always felt that the football guys seem to know a bit more than the so-called experts, so when TD made that pick, it was for a reason. How could he pass up on a guy that probably would have been a top 3 pick and still get him in the low 20's. He still got his guy in Kelsay 20 picks later because, unlike the so-called experts, the football guys tend to know what everyone else is doing in the draft. This was one of many great picks by TD but probably the one that will keep him in Buffalo for a while.
Britbillsfan Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Not being a follower of college football (and considering where I live and the coverage of it that is no surprise) when we went with a RB in round 1 I thought.....wtf???? However, when I looked at the talent that McGahee has and the fact that we got Kelsay as well my oipinion became one of .... if McGahee really is THAT good and the docs are right then this could be a great draft..... Thank you TD.
Guest Guest Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Whatever; this is just a gamble that happened to pay off for it was still a dumb pick at the time! While I take nothing from McGahee as he has amazed me by his strength and power more than razzle dazazle, this was still a dumb pick as we really needed D help in that draft and we had a Pro Bowl RB and that was a unnecessary gamble for a team that had much greater immediate needs. What if he had never recovered from his knee? We'd still be on Henry's jock about how hard and courageuous RB we have in him. It' like a Jeopardy contestant who is up by $20K and still gambles all his money and gets lucky!
Britbillsfan Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Whatever; this is just a gamble that happened to pay off for it was still a dumb pick at the time! While I take nothing from McGahee as he has amazed me by his strength and power more than razzle dazazle, this was still a dumb pick as we really needed D help in that draft and we had a Pro Bowl RB and that was a unnecessary gamble for a team that had much greater immediate needs. What if he had never recovered from his knee? We'd still be on Henry's jock about how hard and courageuous RB we have in him. It' like a Jeopardy contestant who is up by $20K and still gambles all his money and gets lucky! 157985[/snapback] But we did get the D help in that draft with Kelsay...the D lineman we would have chosen if McGahee was not still on the board. Considering our draft plans anyway it was a gutsy call with a small risk (ie: if Kelsay would not still be there which was seen as very unlikely), not a flukey gamble.
Guest Southern Manboob Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 157686[/snapback] Bunch of morons?!?!? Hey...also like us! Calling sports writers/reporters "experts" is labeling them incorrectly. They're expertise is in the field of journalism (i.e. - reporting) and writing. Most sports writers are nothing more than jock wannabes who happened to make their way through a few creative writing courses and received a degree in journalism. A few were actually good athletes, but that shouldn't give them any more creedence regarding issues that are not fact based. Are their weekly picks any better than ours? No. Are their opinions regarding draft and free agent propspects any more valid than ours? No. The only difference is that they have a bigger audience. Too much stock is placed in the quasi-celebrity status of reporters (sports and otherwise). It's true that some have better access and inside info that the fans only get from their reports, but their opinions are just that - opinions - no better or worse than the average moron expressing his/her views in this forum. There will always be a fair share of "I told you so's" and "oops, guess I goofed on tha one". That's what makes the dialogue interesting. How boring would it be if we all held the exact same views.
CajunBillsBacker Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 I like how the first one mentions we needed defensive help across the board along with McGahee being a horrible pick. 2 years later McGahee is about to eclipse 1,000 yards and 10 TD's and not even starting the first month of the season, and our defense is in the top 3 in the league.
col_forbin Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Didn't they know we already did well with a college player with a bum knee named THURMAN THOMAS.
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