Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, peterpan said: That was also the year we passed on Gronk I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills4life1924 Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 18 minutes ago, Gray Beard said: I remember telling a friend right before the draft that if they didn’t take o-line or d-line then they are idiots. I also remember being royally ticked off by that pick. As was I, I remember watching highlights of Spiller after we picked him and I got excited for a bit. But I still asked myself why? We already have Freddie and Lynch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Bills4life1924 said: CJ Spiller with the 9th overall pick! Some were upset it wasn't Jimmy Clausen. Some didn't understand need for rb (already had Jackson and Lynch). Who else were you guys hoping for in that draft? Because we know now, Spiller or Clausen didn't amount to anything It's interesting to look at the names knowing what we know now. With that 9th pick we could have had: Earl Thomas Mike Iupati Jason Pierre Paul Maurkice Pouncey Jerry Hughes Or some guy the Patriots ended up taking in the second round named Rob Gronkowski. Bills took Torell Troup with the immediately preceding pick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Kevi Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I wanted Bulaga Would not have been a whole lot better than CJ, but it's who I wanted. I thought we were goimg to draft Gronk, but thought it would have been a reach. I def did not want Clausen, and never quite understood why anyone did. Of course, Chan wanted his "waterbug' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billvernsays Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) I wanted Bulaga, but when Dez Bryant was there when we picked I wanted him. I thought he’d go top 5 for sure, he ended up in the 20s and I thought wow was I off on him. Obviously the NFL scouts know something about DEz that I didn’t. Edited April 23, 2018 by billvernsays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Son Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I really wanted Spiller and was super excited. Thought he was special. I missed the fact that he had zero vision. It was hard to see in college because he really didn't need it. CJ did have one excellent year, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Bills4life1924 said: CJ Spiller with the 9th overall pick! Some were upset it wasn't Jimmy Clausen. Some didn't understand need for rb (already had Jackson and Lynch). Who else were you guys hoping for in that draft? Because we know now, Spiller or Clausen didn't amount to anything Hated it then, hate it even more now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, NewEra said: I wanted to trade down, but there wasn’t anyone good enough for another team to trade up for. Players I hoped for were Bulaga, Brandon Graham or Jimmy Clausen (sadly. I was one that would’ve been ok taking a QB in every draft until we got one that didn’t suck). The 2nd rd pick was one of the worst picks in Bills history. I recalling thinking he'd be a solid pick. But that wasn't nearly flashy enough for many posters here....or the clowns running the Bills draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 the guy always was and will be a joke. dumber than a bag of rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protocal69 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I did not want any of the other QB. I wanted a DE. Brandon Graham or Pierre-Paul interested me. I also wanted help on the OL. Demetress Bell didn't do it for me at LT. If they didn't like him at 9, trading down and grabbing Bulaga or Saffold at T appealed to me. I was appalled by the choice of Spiller: BPA? Seriously? Can't we give a little consideration to building a roster? Trivia: this is the draft where our Vlad Ducasse was taken as a T late in the 2nd. Please repost your original posts regarding who you were banging the table for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 4.8 ypc for his NFL career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Fadingpain said: Or some guy the Patriots ended up taking in the second round named Rob Gronkowski. Bills took Torell Troup with the immediately preceding pick! Everyone is talking about first rd draft fails, but this is more painful to me. Raiders (who traded away that pick to the Pats) actually had him rated the best all-around player in the entire draft. We took Troup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan714 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Any pick would of been better than Spiller, we would of kept Lynch. Remember the talk about him surpassing Jamal Charles...too funny....had flashes that was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I wanted Bulaga, but almost always want to win on the LOS, then get the outside players. Lines and QB, then “skill guys”. Without the OLine and QB, skill guys are wasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 26 minutes ago, KD in CA said: I recalling thinking he'd be a solid pick. But that wasn't nearly flashy enough for many posters here....or the clowns running the Bills draft. The pick reeks of Russ Brandon's erstwhile influence ... flashy player to sell tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkep32 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, billvernsays said: I wanted Bulaga, but when Dez Bryant was there when we picked I wanted him. I thought he’d go top 5 for sure, he ended up in the 20s and I thought wow was I off on him. Obviously the NFL scouts know something about DEz that I didn’t. i wanted dez first then rolando but rolando went to the raiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I did not want any of the other QB. I wanted a DE. Brandon Graham or Pierre-Paul interested me. I also wanted help on the OL. Demetress Bell didn't do it for me at LT. If they didn't like him at 9, trading down and grabbing Bulaga or Saffold at T appealed to me. I was appalled by the choice of Spiller: BPA? Seriously? Can't we give a little consideration to building a roster? Trivia: this is the draft where our Vlad Ducasse was taken as a T late in the 2nd. I wanted a DE, too. But I will admit ... I was excited about the Spiller pick ... after sleeping on it for a night. My initial reaction was, "YOU DON'T PICK A RB IN THE FIRST ROUND!!!" All pets went running for cover. But the next morning, like most of us do, I justified it and saw the good in it. I thought he'd be a game changer. Wrong. This is one of the many reasons I'm not an NFL GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, billsfan714 said: Any pick would of been better than Spiller, we would of kept Lynch. Remember the talk about him surpassing Jamal Charles...too funny....had flashes that was it. The fact that we felt Marshawn Lynch had peaked in 2010 speaks volumes about how bad the FO was in those days. Beast Mode had his issues (ahem), to be sure, but he won one SB and would have won a second if Pete Carroll hadn't overthunk himself in XLIX. 6 minutes ago, Gugny said: All pets went running for cover. LMAO Edited April 23, 2018 by JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkep32 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I think they knew lynch was already walking out the door then. I think dez would have been nice to pair with evans and stevie. We still didnt have anyone to throw them the ball but would have looked good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadonkadonk Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Hated CJ pick. Also wanted Bulaga. I did not think much of Clausen but would have been fine with trading down and taking him late in the first or when he made it to the second round taking him there. Hated the Troup pick as almost everyone said he was a fourth or firth round guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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