Revisting 2019 Draft - D.K. Metcalf?

[billsfan89]

I wanted the Bills to take Ford early in round 2, however once DK started to fall deep into the second around pick 55ish I really wanted the Bills to trade back into round 2 for him. He had a big injury history but he was/is a freak talent worth a late second round pick. By the time it was pick 60 I was really angry the Bills weren't making the move. By around pick 60 the Bills only had to trade up 14 spots from pick 74. I thought the Bills could have traded pick 112 and 74 to get him around pick 60. It would have been a great moment to build both sides of the trenches with Oliver and Ford while adding a weapon for Josh. 

 

It ended up being Singletary at pick 74 which seems to be working out. Ford is going to be a solid to pro-bowl guard for many years to come. Stop complaining. 

[formerlyofCtown]

On 10/9/2020 at 2:09 PM, Houston's #1 Bills Fan said:

So, watching what D.K. Metcalf has done so far this season and listening to Russell Wilson, I was looking over the 2019 draft and was thinking about our picks. Metcalf went #64 - last player chosen in Round 2. We took Ed Oliver Round 1 and Cody Ford Round 2. 

 

Would we change anything? If we took Metcalf, probably not make the trade for Diggs? Is Metcalf more "valuable" than Oliver or Ford? Thoughts??

I'm happy where we are.  I would rather have Diggs than Metcalf but I was hoping we grabbed him in that draft.  If Ford becomes the Guard I think he will then you take the OL.  WRs are regularly available.  Just take a look at our top 3.  We didn't draft them and our 4th guy we drafted looks pretty good.  If Ford were to have his career end tomorrow we would have a harder time replacing him with something other than a short rental.

[GunnerBill]

1 hour ago, formerlyofCtown said:

I'm happy where we are.  I would rather have Diggs than Metcalf but I was hoping we grabbed him in that draft.  If Ford becomes the Guard I think he will then you take the OL.  WRs are regularly available.  Just take a look at our top 3.  We didn't draft them and our 4th guy we drafted looks pretty good.  If Ford were to have his career end tomorrow we would have a harder time replacing him with something other than a short rental.

 

I think the response to that is that you can get by with short term rentals at guard. I am happy with where the Bills are at with receiver now but when the Bills spent the pick they did on Ford it was because they believed he could play tackle.

[RaoulDuke79]

On 10/9/2020 at 2:26 PM, RoyBatty is alive said:

Why do people insist on doing this, repeatedly?  What is the purpose, self flagellation?

 

We go to to ANY draft and see what gems we missed.  

100% agree. What's done is done. Its water under the bridge. Look forward not back.

[Coach Tuesday]

2 hours ago, formerlyofCtown said:

I'm happy where we are.  I would rather have Diggs than Metcalf but I was hoping we grabbed him in that draft.  If Ford becomes the Guard I think he will then you take the OL.  WRs are regularly available.  Just take a look at our top 3.  We didn't draft them and our 4th guy we drafted looks pretty good.  If Ford were to have his career end tomorrow we would have a harder time replacing him with something other than a short rental.

If you switch “WR” and “guard” I’d completely agree with your take.

[Buffalo Barbarian]

On 10/9/2020 at 2:09 PM, Houston's #1 Bills Fan said:

So, watching what D.K. Metcalf has done so far this season and listening to Russell Wilson, I was looking over the 2019 draft and was thinking about our picks. Metcalf went #64 - last player chosen in Round 2. We took Ed Oliver Round 1 and Cody Ford Round 2. 

 

Would we change anything? If we took Metcalf, probably not make the trade for Diggs? Is Metcalf more "valuable" than Oliver or Ford? Thoughts??

 

The more WRs the better and he would be way better than Ford.

 

 

Edited October 12, 2020 by Buffalo Barbarian

[BillsVet]

5 hours ago, formerlyofCtown said:

I'm happy where we are.  I would rather have Diggs than Metcalf but I was hoping we grabbed him in that draft.  If Ford becomes the Guard I think he will then you take the OL.  WRs are regularly available.  Just take a look at our top 3.  We didn't draft them and our 4th guy we drafted looks pretty good.  If Ford were to have his career end tomorrow we would have a harder time replacing him with something other than a short rental.

 

Reminds me of something discussed here seemingly every off-season.  There are starting guards available at pretty decent bargain prices each year in free agency.  Rarely though do you find physical type WR's with excellent speed when the new league year begins.  

 

Positional value has long been disregarded or flat-out not taken into consideration during free agency and the draft on TBD.  Because, when Metcalf and Ford are up for their next contract, a guard of Ford's level isn't getting paid more than a WR like Metcalf.   

[Virgil]

There's a reason he dropped as far as he did.  There were quite a few red flags.  Good for him in regards to getting it together, but it wasn't a slam dunk pick.  Many people passed on him for reasons.

 

He looked like a David Boston type who got so ripped, he didn't have much agility

 

[Rock-A-Bye Beasley]

Wow Seattle’s guards just won the game

[34-78-83]

Metcalf looking like Megatron Jr.

[JoshAllenReceipts]

Metcalf is a better WR than Diggs.

[Rock-A-Bye Beasley]

Why won’t poster’s admit they were wrong here? I have no problem admitting I was wrong about Allen. 
 

Then I come in this thread and people are throwing around the old “hindsight” 

 

nah, it’s not hindsight when I spent the whole summer before his draft arguing with y’all, saying we should draft him even if we have the first overall pick. 
 

you can’t sign a player like him in free agency but we have 5 guards every year picked up from other teams or traded/released because we have too many. Spain, teller, Long, Winters, etc.  that’s enough guard depth Ford is not essential but DK would have been a dream with Allen

[BADOLBILZ]

5 minutes ago, JoshAllenReceipts said:

Metcalf is a better WR than Diggs.

 

 

That 94 yard game winning drive was basically Wilson just chucking it towards Metcalf.  

 

He's just a matchup nightmare in a matchup league.

 

 

[bobobonators]

1 minute ago, Chemical said:

Why won’t poster’s admit they were wrong here? I have no problem admitting I was wrong about Allen. 
 

Then I come in this thread and people are throwing around the old “hindsight” 

 

nah, it’s not hindsight when I spent the whole summer before his draft arguing with y’all, saying we should draft him even if we have the first overall pick. 
 

you can’t sign a player like him in free agency but we have 5 guards every year picked up from other teams or traded/released because we have too many. Spain, teller, Long, Winters, etc.  that’s enough guard depth Ford is not essential but DK would have been a dream with Allen

calm down

 

[Rock-A-Bye Beasley]

Just now, bobobonators said:

calm down

 

do I not seem calm, should I have used smaller pt font?

[Gugny]

I remember, like yesterday, @Joe in Winslow saying, "PLEASE, GOD, DON'T LET BEANE PICK METCALF!!!!"  Man, was he wrong.

[Mark Vader]

9 minutes ago, Chemical said:

Why won’t poster’s admit they were wrong here? I have no problem admitting I was wrong about Allen. 
 

Then I come in this thread and people are throwing around the old “hindsight” 

 

nah, it’s not hindsight when I spent the whole summer before his draft arguing with y’all, saying we should draft him even if we have the first overall pick. 
 

you can’t sign a player like him in free agency but we have 5 guards every year picked up from other teams or traded/released because we have too many. Spain, teller, Long, Winters, etc.  that’s enough guard depth Ford is not essential but DK would have been a dream with Allen

The Bills are 4-0.

 

What's the problem?

[Rc2catch]

Just now, Mark Vader said:

The Bills are 4-0.

 

What's the problem?

Gm’s gonna gm on message boards. They “scout” ya know and they know better than the guys being paid millions to make these decisions. 

[Gambit]

11 minutes ago, Chemical said:

Why won’t poster’s admit they were wrong here? I have no problem admitting I was wrong about Allen. 
 

Then I come in this thread and people are throwing around the old “hindsight” 

 

nah, it’s not hindsight when I spent the whole summer before his draft arguing with y’all, saying we should draft him even if we have the first overall pick. 
 

you can’t sign a player like him in free agency but we have 5 guards every year picked up from other teams or traded/released because we have too many. Spain, teller, Long, Winters, etc.  that’s enough guard depth Ford is not essential but DK would have been a dream with Allen

If we had the first overall pick,  we should have easily drafted Bosa. I would have loved us to have drafted DK but not that high. 

[Rock-A-Bye Beasley]

8 minutes ago, Mark Vader said:

The Bills are 4-0.

 

What's the problem?

 Psyched about that.
 

I was pretty specific in my complaints about posters crying hindsight however. 

7 minutes ago, Gambit said:

If we had the first overall pick,  we should have easily drafted Bosa. I would have loved us to have drafted DK but not that high. 

 Yeah, I probably would have taken Bosa too but at that time we had just signed Brown/Beasley and didn’t know how they would turn out 

9 minutes ago, Rc2catch said:

Gm’s gonna gm on message boards. They “scout” ya know and they know better than the guys being paid millions to make these decisions. 

Oh this old dismissive nothing post