JinWPB Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Dead wood is a flyin , go Brandon. Doesn't make some recent drafts look all that good, but if this is what it takes to build a winner.... Ko just never lived up to the hype of his rookie year and has been outplayed on the field. If he goes I could see a safety early in 4th. Wonder what Whitner will bring????
davefan66 Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Dead wood is a flyin , go Brandon. Doesn't make some recent drafts look all that good, but if this is what it takes to build a winner.... Ko just never lived up to the hype of his rookie year and has been outplayed on the field. If he goes I could see a safety early in 4th. Wonder what Whitner will bring???? Either the Bills think this is a pretty deep draft, and are trying to stockpile picks, or are slashing costs. Man I hope it has nothing to do with money.
JoeF Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 National Football Post is reporting that Alex Smith, TE Tampa is on the block as well....hmmmmmm http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/0...opping-simpson/ Same article as Simpson
Acantha Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Dead wood is a flyin , go Brandon. Doesn't make some recent drafts look all that good, but if this is what it takes to build a winner.... Ko just never lived up to the hype of his rookie year and has been outplayed on the field. If he goes I could see a safety early in 4th. Wonder what Whitner will bring???? Honestly, this just doesn't make sense. He's still on his rookie contract (isn't he??) and will bring in almost nothing in a trade. Why bother? There's no reason to get rid of a guy that can at very least be a back-up.
robkmil Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Dead wood is a flyin , go Brandon. Doesn't make some recent drafts look all that good, but if this is what it takes to build a winner.... Ko just never lived up to the hype of his rookie year and has been outplayed on the field. If he goes I could see a safety early in 4th. Wonder what Whitner will bring???? you really heard this? this makes Simpson, Kelsey and Parrish. Any word on McCargo?
robkmil Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Honestly, this just doesn't make sense. He's still on his rookie contract (isn't he??) and will bring in almost nothing in a trade. Why bother? There's no reason to get rid of a guy that can at very least be a back-up. If he brings in a 4th that would help, maybe we are stockpiling to be able to trade some picks?
Lurker Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 I wish we had Jim Leonhard still... Jim (I'm slower than Ko) Leonhard is not an answer...
Astrobot Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Dead wood is a flyin , go Brandon. Doesn't make some recent drafts look all that good, but if this is what it takes to build a winner.... Ko just never lived up to the hype of his rookie year and has been outplayed on the field. If he goes I could see a safety early in 4th. Wonder what Whitner will bring???? Two guys I know they like: William Moore and Chip Vaughn. However, I am surprised by this move at this time. Moore will be gone by our RD3 pick, and Vaughn would still be there around Philly's pick in that round. We may not be done with the Eagles.
robkmil Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Jim (I'm slower than Ko) Leonhard is not an answer... He sure was for baltimore last year and got offered a lot form the jets, and he made some plays when given the opportunity for us.
jahnyc Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 This is getting stupid and ugly. You can't fix everything in the draft. The Bills will be lucky to get one or two players that become decent starters (eventually). Why are they creating so many holes that cannot possibly be filled before the season starts? This team is not rebuilding, it is cratering.
Lurker Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 He sure was for baltimore last year and got offered a lot form the jets, and he made some plays when given the opportunity for us. What plays were those? Two tipped ball INTs and a few nice punt returns? He won't be lining up next to Ed Reed this year, so we'll see how 'Lil Oppie really stacks up once and for all.
Phil Hansen Forever Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 I wish we had Jim Leonhard still... That makes two of us, what he lacked in height, he made up with in heart and brains.
ans4e64 Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Getting the dead weight off this team is a must. If we can stockpile picks in the last rounds of the draft, we may be able to trade up (example: two 5ths for a 4th) and acquire quality. The reason would be because we have so many holes to fill. We likely need starters at at least TE, OG, OT, OLB and DE. That is 5 positions. We have two 1's, a 2, 3, and two 4th's. That means one of those starters/heavy contributors is going to have to be a 4th round player, like it or not. And that's if we don't slip another position in there such as DT or SS. One of those positions isn't going to be addressed until the 4th round, and that is scary. Getting as many picks in the 4th-5th round area is essential for trading purposes. Also, if we are looking to move up from 28 to grab Pettigrew.
The Big Cat Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 May be the FO's just bluffing will all these "trade blocks." If they're not that serious about trading them, then why not float the rumors? Two things are going to happen: they'll get a team to bite and take more than what they believe a player is worth, or they sit on their hand and see if a fire appears under the asses of some of their players.
robkmil Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 What plays were those? Two tipped ball INTs and a few nice punt returns? He won't be lining up next to Ed Reed this year, so we'll see how 'Lil Oppie really stacks up once and for all. just watching the game you see he is good enough, some people get caught up on size, speed and stats just watch guys play and you can tell who is good. slow people don't return punts, and you don't run 40's during games. He was dynamic last year
davefan66 Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Getting the dead weight off this team is a must. If we can stockpile picks in the last rounds of the draft, we may be able to trade up (example: two 5ths for a 4th) and acquire quality. The reason would be because we have so many holes to fill. We likely need starters at at least TE, OG, OT, OLB and DE. That is 5 positions. We have two 1's, a 2, 3, and two 4th's. That means one of those starters/heavy contributors is going to have to be a 4th round player, like it or not. And that's if we don't slip another position in there such as DT or SS. One of those positions isn't going to be addressed until the 4th round, and that is scary. Getting as many picks in the 4th-5th round area is essential for trading purposes. Also, if we are looking to move up from 28 to grab Pettigrew. The issue I have with it is, what pick could we possibly get for him? A 7th? Wouldn't be worth it if it is.
ans4e64 Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 The issue I have with it is, what pick could we possibly get for him? A 7th? Wouldn'tbe worth it if it is. I think it would, because I feel we are going to cut him after camp anyway. We've got Whitner, Scott, Wilson, Wendling, Simpson, and are actively pursuing a safety in the draft. That means at least one has to go.
Maddog69 Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 If they can get a pick for Ko, good for them. He is a backup at best. John Wendling can take his spot. Plus, he is an idiot. "I'm Ko Simpson, I'm worth Millions." Not exactly, kid.
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