BuffaloBillsForever Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Post your reaction here (previous thread is closed). Discussion warranted because Whaley got blasted for this pick. http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/178054-rd-2-pick-50-db-ronald-darby-florida-state/ Edited September 28, 2015 by BuffaloBillsForever
FireChan Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Important to note, this was before Graham was moved to S.
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Yeah I remember being shocked, but it looked like great value. And then McKelvin hurt himself again. Now it looks brilliant.
YoloinOhio Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Yeah I remember being shocked, but it looked like great value. And then McKelvin hurt himself again. Now it looks brilliant.thats why BPA rules - you never know who will get hurt
BuffaloHokie13 Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 I still think Whaley looks like John Legend...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Important to note, this was before Graham was moved to S. And yet, he had done so already on a part time basis beforehand. And we haven't gone three years without one CB going down for at least a few games so it was smart even before the injuries/position switches.
FireChan Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 And yet, he had done so already on a part time basis beforehand. And we haven't gone three years without one CB going down for at least a few games so it was smart even before the injuries/position switches. Fair enough. At the time it didn't seem like it made too much sense. Many of the posters who have a ton of football knowledge seemed to disagree with the pick. Just goes to show you, the draft is a total crapshoot. I doubt even DW thought Darby would be playing as well as he has been.
BuffaloBillsForever Posted September 28, 2015 Author Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Fair enough. At the time it didn't seem like it made too much sense. Many of the posters who have a ton of football knowledge seemed to disagree with the pick. Just goes to show you, the draft is a total crapshoot. I doubt even DW thought Darby would be playing as well as he has been. I don't know about that. DW had darby as best player available and by a large margin. What gets me about Whaley is that he nailed Watkins in saying there wasn't a large gap between him and the rest of the WR's but still went full derp. Edited September 28, 2015 by BuffaloBillsForever
FireChan Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 I don't know about that. They had him as best player available and by a large margin. What gets me about Whaley is that he nailed Watkins in saying there wasn't a large gap between him and the rest of the WR's but still went full derp. That's true, but Darby is playing lights out. At the NFL level, that's almost unheard of for a rookie CB. It's commonly said it has the second biggest learning curve in the NFL. Darby is playing better than GIlmore was as a rookie, and Gilmore went #9 overall. I don't doubt Whaley thought he'd be decent, and loved his potential as a physical freak, but he's playing like a #1 overall CB. Similar to how no one thought ODB would be as good as he was once he started playing.
johnnywo Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 I still think Whaley looks like John Legend... And he drafted Terrance Trent D'arby!! Glad he dipped into that wishing well!
Numark3 Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 It made complete football sense at the time of the pic. Not all fans can understand that
Rob's House Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Post your reaction here (previous thread is closed). Discussion warranted because Whaley got blasted for this pick. http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/178054-rd-2-pick-50-db-ronald-darby-florida-state/ I found my first quote in that thread: Posted 01 May 2015 - 10:00 PM I think he's going to be good. I dig it.
Kelly the Dog Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 My initial reaction to the pick was that I didn't like it. I didn't think we needed a CB even though you can never have enough good CBs. But we didn't know that Leodis would suffer a setback and wouldn't be ready. Quickly after the pick, however, like a lot of people, it started to make a lot more sense. And I was a lot more in favor of it after my initial emotional reaction, like a lot of people here were as I recall. Turns out to be a great pick.
The Frankish Reich Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 It made complete football sense at the time of the pic. Not all fans can understand that I think everyone understood he was at least a second round talent. The question was his behavior off the field. And of course time will tell on that.
KD in CA Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 I think everyone understood he was at least a second round talent. The question was his behavior off the field. And of course time will tell on that. Did you read that thread? lol People were in hysterics over the pick.
Formerly Allan in MD Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 The kid is growing before our eyes. Great pick Doug. It enabled Graham to move to safety, where he's been great.
YattaOkasan Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 I don't know about that. DW had darby as best player available and by a large margin. What gets me about Whaley is that he nailed Watkins in saying there wasn't a large gap between him and the rest of the WR's but still went full derp. I'm going to assume that Whaley new before the Watkins pick that 2015 was a down year. So he knew he would move up for the most potential in the draft using his 2014 first round choice if it became available. I like the choice. I don't think we missed much in the 2014 first round.
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