Justice Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 The Bills should avoid drafting the third best defensive lineman (McCargo), on his OWN TEAM . They should also avoid the 4th or 5th best QB (Losman) in round 1, when there are other players at other positions that didn't even get drafted yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 The Bills should avoid drafting the third best defensive lineman (McCargo), on his OWN TEAM . They should also avoid the 4th or 5th best QB (Losman) in round 1, when there are other players at other positions that didn't even get drafted yet. Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San-O Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 By staying home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyDingo Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 The Bills should avoid drafting the third best defensive lineman (McCargo), on his OWN TEAM . They should also avoid the 4th or 5th best QB (Losman) in round 1, when there are other players at other positions that didn't even get drafted yet. Well, maybe they held out the hope that McCargo would become the 3rd best defensive lineman on THIS team, someday, eventually. A team can dream, can't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 The Bills should avoid drafting the third best defensive lineman (McCargo), on his OWN TEAM . They should also avoid the 4th or 5th best QB (Losman) in round 1, when there are other players at other positions that didn't even get drafted yet. Im not sure how tongue in cheek this was meant to be, but that was quite the poignant post. The Bills drafts have marked by passing up the top OGs in the draft and taking defensive backs or an injured Willis MaGahee, despite the crying need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawgg Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 The Bills should avoid drafting the third best defensive lineman (McCargo), on his OWN TEAM . They should also avoid the 4th or 5th best QB (Losman) in round 1, when there are other players at other positions that didn't even get drafted yet. Most of the fans on this board will gush in support of any move the Bills' FO makes, no matter how amateur it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 What if they pull a Vikings move.......and just not pick when they are on the clock in the first round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 What if they pull a Vikings move.......and just not pick when they are on the clock in the first round. Didn't they end up with Kevin Williams in that draft? Bone-headed move, but it worked out quite well for them if I'm right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Didn't they end up with Kevin Williams in that draft? Bone-headed move, but it worked out quite well for them if I'm right. That im not sure about, but they did it twice both times in the first round. Honestly, it may have been back to back years they did that. Dont hold me to it though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 That im not sure about, but they did it twice both times in the first round. Honestly, it may have been back to back years they did that. Dont hold me to it though..... We're both right. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfldraft/columnist?id=1545117 NEW YORK -- Justifiable or not -- and there are those on both sides of the fence -- the Minnesota Vikings are catching heat for a second consecutive year, thanks to a botched first-round maneuver. The Vikings were forced on Saturday to make a rare "pass" on their first-round choice, the seventh pick overall, when they were unable to complete a proposed trade with the Baltimore Ravens before the 15-minute time limit lapsed. By taking a "pass," the Vikings delayed their choice, but were permitted to then make it at any ensuing time. But in frenzied flury in the minutes immediately following the Minnesota move, Jacksonville, choosing No. 8 overall, rushed in its card to pick quarterback Byron Leftwich. In lightning time after that, Carolina jumped in to choose offensive tackle Jordon Gross. Minnesota finally exercised its pick at the No. 9 slot, selecting defensive tackle Kevin Williams, one of the fastest-rising players in the lottery. But by that point, the public relations damage had been done. "I'm pissed," said Vikings coach Mike Tice. "There is no other way I can put it." The background: While on the clock Saturday, the Vikings were discussing trades with three teams -- Baltimore, Jacksonville and New England -- all at the same time. Minnesota officials finally settled on the Ravens proposal, a deal that would have permitted Baltimore to jump up three spots and select the much-coveted Leftwich. In return for moving down to the Ravens' spot at No. 10, the Vikings would have gained additional choices in the fourth and sixth rounds. The Vikings insist they turned in their card to NFL officials, indicating the trade, with about 32 seconds remaining on their time limit. But the league apparently did not have verification from Baltimore on its side of the deal. The Ravens, while acknowledging the trade was agreed upon, contended it was not made official because they didn't speak with league official Joel Bussert. "The deal was not consummated,'' general manager Ozzie Newsome told the Associated Press at Baltimore's headquarters. "A deal is not a deal until I talk to Joel Bussert, and I never talked to Joel Bussert.'' One Ravens official did insist, not for attribution, that team officials attempted to call in the trade but that NFL officials did not answer the telephone. League officials denied that contention. Last year, the Vikings were involved in another awkward situation. That day, the Dallas Cowboys traded down from No. 6 to No. 8, and the clock appeared to run out on their trade partner, the Kansas City Chiefs. The Vikings, choosing at No. 7, attempted to submit the name of defensive tackle Ryan Sims, but were told by league officials the Chiefs had legally handed in their card to take the North Carolina star. Instead of getting Sims, a defender they openly coveted, the Vikings were left to take offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie. The former Miami star then become embroiled in a contract impasse and didn't sign with the Vikings until well into October. Unlike a year ago, when they made no secret of the fact they preferred Sims over McKinnie, the Vikings were adamant Saturday they got the prospect they wanted anyway, in Williams. The Oklahoma State star was rated higher on the Minnesota board than other defensive tackles who were still available and higher than cornerback Marcus Trufant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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