"You look for something that stands out in practice and then the next day does it stand out again or is there another attribute or something else that the player does that catches your attention," said defensive coordinator Perry Fewell. "So when you look at the tape of that player and you notice something in their college games, it’s encouraging if it also showed up at the Senior Bowl. You want to see that consistent level of play. You look for that more than anything."
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Why does this article semi-tick me off???
Buffalo’s staff puts a high premium on work ethic and competitiveness in the practice setting. So if a prospect effectively demonstrates that in addition to his talent, it’s a big plus in the eyes of Bills coaches.
No wonder we suck so bad on game day. This staff cares so much about who practices hard and shows a good deal of competitiveness in that setting. They seem to cloud their judgment in this way. Instead of looking for the raw talents or the potential stars, they are more comfortable with the hard workers with limited upside. That’s why we see picks like Reggie Corner, Derek Fine, Dwayne Wright, Kyle Williams, etc in the mid rounds. Instead of looking for high upside talents that need some work, they go with the hard workers that won’t be problems on and off the field, and won’t have any issues working in practice. That’s why we got Donte Whitner and his “intangibles” instead of the much more talented Ngata, Bunkley or even Cutler. That’s why we resign guys like Kelsay and Schobel ASAP, make K.Williams and Butler preferred resignings and refuse to budge on Jason Peters. I’ll catch flack for this, I bet, but it’s all about minimizing risk with this staff instead of trying to hit a home run every now and then. We’re a bunch of singles hitters in a home run hitters park.
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I agree and disagree with you at the same time. And since it’s you, I’ll start with a disagree…
they are more comfortable with the hard workers with limited upside.
I don’t think that’s fair. I think you have some good examples with the mid-rounders you selected, but they also select late-round guys with high upside like Steve Johnson and Demetrius Bell. Does their practice-setting preference cloud their judgment? Probably. But not to the extent where they completely ignore talent, which you seem to posit.
But everything else I agree with, particularly this article being kind of weird. When Brownie wrote “… if a prospect effectively demonstrates that in addition to his talent” (emphasis mine), it’s pretty apparent that he’s tailoring to the fan base. Without that little blurb, a lot more people – including me – are ticked off. (Of course, if he’d written an article entitled “Bills plan on drafting highest-upside monster athletes seven times in April”, no one would believe it.)
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by Brian Galliford on Jan 20, 2009 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
I was talking about mid-round guys though. Taking upside guys in the 7th round is pretty much what every team should be doing….Mid round picks usually include talented players who have some fault. The fault the Bills seem to go with is talent. Instead of going after high upside guys in the mid rounds, they go after the hard working guys that won’t be problems. That’s my argument. I like that they take upside guys late in the draft.
At least OBD finally has something out there today….Chris Brown has been quiet lately, eh?
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