Buffalo Barbarian Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 Troupe one pick before hometown Gronk…. that is the stuff of a 14 year playoff drought right there. ugh, so sad
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Troupe one pick before hometown Gronk…. that is the stuff of a 14 year playoff drought right there. Puh-leeeeeez Tim Tevow was drafted by the Broncos before Gronk- look at what that ineptitude bought them. Pats first rounder before Gronk was Devon McCourty, which is well and good but not as important as Gronk has been. the colts, picked jerry highes, who then became Sheppard, etc. they've still been in the playoffs. The hindsight bs is never going to be anything more than whining about the past. Edited October 20, 2014 by over 20 years of fanhood
BillsVet Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 "It's all Buddy's fault." -Russ Brandon, 2014
Sojourner Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 "It's all Buddy's fault." -Russ Brandon, 2014
Thurmal34 Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 Gronkowski missed his entire JR year and then declared. How is that a miss?
Orton's Arm Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 There was only 1 out of the 7 picks that lasted with the Bills for more than 2 years- Sammy Morris. Not even their 1st round pick made it more than 2 years with them- Erik Flowers. At least Spiller had some value for a season. There was not one player from that 2000 draft who had any value to the Bills. Sammy Morris was a decent special teamer. > There was not one player from that 2000 draft who had any value to the Bills. Granted. On the other hand, their first pick of that draft was Erik Flowers, and he wasn't chosen until the mid 20s. Spiller was taken 9th overall. According to the value chart, the pick used on Spiller was worth about double the pick used on Flowers. If I spend $3000 on a used car, and have to sell it for scrap a few weeks later, that's bad. But if I'd spent $6000 on a different car and had to scrap it, that's twice as bad! Even if I got a few weeks of driving out of that $6000 car before it went to the scrap heap, it's still a worse mistake than the $3000 vehicle.
filthymcnasty08 Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 Gronkowski missed his entire JR year and then declared. How is that a miss? So the Pats reached?
Cynical Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 > There was not one player from that 2000 draft who had any value to the Bills. Granted. On the other hand, their first pick of that draft was Erik Flowers, and he wasn't chosen until the mid 20s. Spiller was taken 9th overall. According to the value chart, the pick used on Spiller was worth about double the pick used on Flowers. If I spend $3000 on a used car, and have to sell it for scrap a few weeks later, that's bad. But if I'd spent $6000 on a different car and had to scrap it, that's twice as bad! Even if I got a few weeks of driving out of that $6000 car before it went to the scrap heap, it's still a worse mistake than the $3000 vehicle. Not quite. The 3k car was owned for 2 years and never got out of the driveway. The 6k car lasted 5 years and for at least one year provided reliable transportation.
Max997 Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Spiller might not be gone either, he has a player option he could very well be willing to play under now which would basically be a one year deal to prove himself and hit free agency after next season Edited October 20, 2014 by Max997
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 Not saying the draft was in any way good, but when you consider that the average NFL career is 3.X years, if it takes four years afterwards to determine that the draft wasn't good, it may not be such a terrible thing definitely not the worst ever.
NoSaint Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 Spiller might not be gone either, he has a player option he could very well be willing to play under now which would basically be a one year deal to prove himself and hit free agency after next season A valid point. I'm guessing it'd be at or higher than he'd see as a free agent too if I had to speculate
Recommended Posts