elegantelliotoffen Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 I always thought it was Butler but didnt Berman correctly pick the Evans and McGahee picks? He also said something along the lines of "here comes the drafts first curveball" before we picked Whitner.
RayFinkle Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 Whoever it was, I don't know that they are with the organization anymore as he did not do it last year.
2003Contenders Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 In the old days, I think it was Butler, largely because Berman was always such a friend to the Bills. TD was less inclined to share his thoughts with Berman -- but occasionally would throw his buddy Mort a bone. It was, in fact, Mort who reported the McGahee surprise pick. You are right that Berman did refer to the Whitner pick as a curveball -- but he failed to actually identify the pick ahead of time. Looking back, predicting a curveball wasn't such a huge prediction. The first 6-7 picks that year pretty well went true to form. There was no consensus pick at 8, although many pundits had us taking Ngata.
Hazed and Amuzed Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 Kwame Cavil I haven't thought about him in years... lol
LynchMob23 Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 He gets to hear the announcement via the production crew who sees the card. Typically he's had more time, but the last few years he's been getting it at the last second. I think.
Dr. Trooth Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 I'm pretty sure it was Dwight Adams.... and I think he was around for Evans & McGee.
taterhill Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 I'm pretty sure it was Dwight Adams.... and I think he was around for Evans & McGee. D-wight Adams is great...that boy is as tough as a $2 steak....lol
KOKBILLS Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 I always figurd it was a combination of Butler and Adams...I know Bermen LOVED Butler...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 In the old days, I think it was Butler, largely because Berman was always such a friend to the Bills. TD was less inclined to share his thoughts with Berman -- but occasionally would throw his buddy Mort a bone. It was, in fact, Mort who reported the McGahee surprise pick. You are right that Berman did refer to the Whitner pick as a curveball -- but he failed to actually identify the pick ahead of time. Looking back, predicting a curveball wasn't such a huge prediction. The first 6-7 picks that year pretty well went true to form. There was no consensus pick at 8, although many pundits had us taking Ngata. Are you sure about that? I could definitely be mistaken, but I seem to remember Berman hinting at the Bills taking McGahee right before the announcement, saying something like, "Just don't rule it out, you never know..."
Ozymandius Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 He gets to hear the announcement via the production crew who sees the card. Typically he's had more time, but the last few years he's been getting it at the last second. I think. Everyone read this. There is no cab driver.
stuckincincy Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 I always thought it was Butler but didnt Berman correctly pick the Evans and McGahee picks? He also said something along the lines of "here comes the drafts first curveball" before we picked Whitner. Aldrich Hazen Ames.
IDBillzFan Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 I always figurd it was a combination of Butler and Adams...I know Bermen LOVED Butler... Berman was actually a speaker at Butler's memorial service, and spent some time talking about the cab driver story, and at the time he was kind of insinuating it was Butler or someone very close to him.
SuperKillerRobots Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 The longest tenured Bills' staffer: Chuck Lester
elegantelliotoffen Posted April 24, 2008 Author Posted April 24, 2008 I remember last year Berman said something along the lines of "Lets see if the Bills decide between the RB or the CB". I really wish we would have picked Revis................................NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT!!!!!!!!!!!
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