Fake-Fat Sunny Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I found this draft pretty frustrating though actually not disappointing because I did not really expect it to produce much help for the '05 Bills. The fact we traded away the '05 1st round choice for JP last year and it turned out to be a good thing we did as JP appears to have likely been the 1st QB taken in '05 if he had stayed in school meant that this draft was quite unlikely to produce a player who would contribute to this year's Bill's squad. I had held on to some hope that through trading the Henry resource that though the draft itself was unlikelu to produce much to fill the holes we must fill at LT, DT, QB and #2 RB we might get some '05 help on draft day. However, it appears that among the things essential to pulling this off was a trading partner and apparently one wasn't there. Hope can still spring eternal on the trade front because one can happen at any time and if it does before the next "voluntary" mini camp it will be great, but its frustrating because not yet. Additional fun begins now with UDFA and actually given the success we had last year with folks like Baker, Greer and Peters, their is actually more good hope for getting '05 help from UDFAs rather than the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdelma Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 There seem to be slim pickings this year. All the hype from having a#1 wasn't there. There was no emotion as a fan this year. Thats my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in SC Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I found this draft pretty frustrating though actually not disappointing because I did not really expect it to produce much help for the '05 Bills. The fact we traded away the '05 1st round choice for JP last year and it turned out to be a good thing we did as JP appears to have likely been the 1st QB taken in '05 if he had stayed in school meant that this draft was quite unlikely to produce a player who would contribute to this year's Bill's squad. I had held on to some hope that through trading the Henry resource that though the draft itself was unlikelu to produce much to fill the holes we must fill at LT, DT, QB and #2 RB we might get some '05 help on draft day. However, it appears that among the things essential to pulling this off was a trading partner and apparently one wasn't there. Hope can still spring eternal on the trade front because one can happen at any time and if it does before the next "voluntary" mini camp it will be great, but its frustrating because not yet. Additional fun begins now with UDFA and actually given the success we had last year with folks like Baker, Greer and Peters, their is actually more good hope for getting '05 help from UDFAs rather than the draft. Exactly. The draft is an over-rated, over-priced crap shoot. But free agency is a cheap one. Should be interesting! 317101[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Just questioning, Idon't believe JP come out as a junior? I thought he had used up all four years of eligability?? From what I can find online, he played four years at Tulane. I think the question that has been raised was if the Bills hadn't made the trade last year, they would have picked a QB with the 20th pick which likely would have been the guy from Cal that went to Green Bay. And Bledsoe still would have been our QB in 05 which would have meant we would have paid his bonus this March too. Ironically from what I read last year, if we hadn't traded up and drafted JP, Green Bay was ready to grab him then. so we'd likely now have the oposite QB's I thought TD was comparing JP to this years QB's not that JP could have been there as a senior this season, but just more putting into terms if he hadn't made the trade could the Bills have picked up someone as good as JP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeRay Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I found this draft pretty frustrating though actually not disappointing because I did not really expect it to produce much help for the '05 Bills Would you have viewed it as a better draft if Adam Terry were selected instead of Roscoe Parish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I think the question that has been raised was if the Bills hadn't made the trade last year, they would have picked a QB with the 20th pick which likely would have been the guy from Cal that went to Green Bay. And Bledsoe still would have been our QB in 05 which would have meant we would have paid his bonus this March too. Ironically from what I read last year, if we hadn't traded up and drafted JP, Green Bay was ready to grab him then. so we'd likely now have the oposite QB's 317127[/snapback] Yep. Much rather have JP than Akili Boller Rodgers. And of course, the best part is that Drew is not our QB this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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