deep2evans Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 Risk/reward. Huge ceiling if he hits it, bigger negative impact on the organization if he doesn't.
DrDawkinstein Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 the entire draft is a gamble, but... i guess with the interior linemen picks being lower risk, you can go after a player like maybin with your first pick. i guess.
nodnarb Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 I don't know about that - he was rated between the #1 and #3 DE on the boards I read, and that's including Jackson who is only a fit in the 34. PFW and Gosselin ranked him the #1 43 DE.
BillsCelticsAngelsBama Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 It's kinda backwards... I find it hard to believe that anyone would have been stupid enough to pick Maybin before the 28th pick, so in that sense we cost ourselves 17 slots.
Pete Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 We drafted arguably the best pass rusher, the best guard, the best center, and the best free safety. I am ok with every pick. And Maybin has the most upside of any DE in the draft
Alphadawg7 Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 We drafted arguably the best pass rusher, the best guard, the best center, and the best free safety. I am ok with every pick. And Maybin has the most upside of any DE in the draft Byrd looks like he could be sick at safety, Maybin has question marks because he is unproven, but he has huge upside, and the lineman were the best at their positions... In the end, we could end up with the best DE, S, C, and G in this draft...I love our draft thus far...
BillsFan Trapped in Pats Land Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 I don't know about that - he was rated between the #1 and #3 DE on the boards I read, and that's including Jackson who is only a fit in the 34. PFW and Gosselin ranked him the #1 43 DE. Ahhh. exactly. I can't figure out why KC is trying to jam its clearly 4-3 personnel (and their new Dcoordinator is a multi defense guy) into a 3-4 scheme. But, what the hell do I know??
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted April 26, 2009 Author Posted April 26, 2009 We drafted arguably the best pass rusher, the best guard, the best center, and the best free safety. I am ok with every pick. And Maybin has the most upside of any DE in the draft "Upside" is such a weird term - to me it means the potential to be much better than he is now. Do you use the 11th pick on upside/potential? That's my point - big question mark. Could be huge, but it's not a slam dunk (not than many draft picks are).
Virgil Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 We are expecting our O-Linemen to hold their own. We're expecting Maybin to change our defense. That's always how it is with your "Savior" first pick.
Pete Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 "Upside" is such a weird term - to me it means the potential to be much better than he is now. Do you use the 11th pick on upside/potential? That's my point - big question mark. Could be huge, but it's not a slam dunk. Well Everett Brown slid to the second- so there must be questions about him. Orakpo is from UT- who has not produced many great NFL players lately. Ayers had 3 sacks last year. DE was by far our number one need, and there were no slam dunks. We need a pass rusher and Maybin is that. Even if he is only a third down player- this Bills team was lacking that last year. At the very least he will bring heat on third down IMO
DrDawkinstein Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 Well Everett Brown slid to the second- so there must be questions about him. Orakpo is from UT- who has not produced many great NFL players lately. Ayers had 3 sacks last year. DE was by far our number one need, and there were no slam dunks. We need a pass rusher and Maybin is that. Even if he is only a third down player- this Bills team was lacking that last year. At the very least he will bring heat on third down IMO from Clayton: The ghosts of Mike Williams and other former Texas players had a major impact in the middle of the first round. Williams, the former No. 1 pick, was a huge bust in Buffalo. Despite that, the Bills spent $8 million a year for guard Derrick Dockery, another Texas product. He was released in the offseason. So the Bills decided not to take Texas linebacker Brian Orakpo at No. 11 because of the Texas Two-Step disaster. Meanwhile, the Washington Redskins said: "Come on down!" They drafted Orakpo and signed Dockery and Williams. The Redskins are hooked on the Longhorns.
Beerball Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 It's kinda backwards... I just said the same thing to my wife when she asked what I thought about the day.
MattyT Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 I don't know about that - he was rated between the #1 and #3 DE on the boards I read, and that's including Jackson who is only a fit in the 34. PFW and Gosselin ranked him the #1 43 DE. Gotta admit that 13 games is a pretty small sample size though.
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