Pre Free Agency Mock Draft Poll
by Ron From NM on Feb 14, 2009 11:30 AM EST
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You've seen the pre free agency mock drafts so here's the obligatory poll. Putting aside your thoughts about what you'd like to see happen (such as specific players taken or positions addressed in x round) which of the pre free agency mock drafts do you think has the best chance of actually coming to pass? To some extent, you might be outing yourself as a rank optimist or bitter pessimist. Just to be fair, I only included by initial draft--the one without any trades.
Brian Galliford: DE Brian Orakpo, C Eric Wood, TE James Casey, DT Sammie Lee Hill, LB Lee Robinson, FB Conredge Collins, S Terence Moore
Sireric: DE Everette Brown, S William Moore, C Eric Wood, LB Daniel Holtzclaw, TE Bear Pascoe, G Rich Ohrnberger, DT Nader Abdallah
MattRichWarren: DE Brian Orakpo, LB Clay Matthews, C Eric Wood, TE Shawn Nelson, S Randy Phillips, C Brett Helms, FB Tony Fiammetta
Kurupt: DE Everette Brown, WR Kenny Britt, C Eric Wood, TE Travis Beckum, DE Phillip Hunt, DT Sammie Lee Hill, FB Brannan Southerland
Jri111: DE Brian Orakpo, C Max Unger, TE James Casey, RB Devin Moore, DE Maurice Evans, FB Quinn Johnson, LB Lee Robinson
Ron From NM: LB Rey Maualuga, DE Connor Barwin, TE James Casey, C A.Q. Shipley, FB Quinn Johnson, WR Marko Mitchell, QB John Parker Wilson
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Big Surprise...
I voted for mine since I see it as the most realistic, sadly, of the options. I think I’d like MRW’s best but that doesn’t make it the most likely to happen.
by Ron From NM on Feb 14, 2009 11:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Voted for Ron
(I haven’t posted since probably early December sometime) and I couldn’t get into the previous mocks while at work.
I actually like K’s the best, but I have to say…OBD is playing “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” while Martha Stewart is polishing the brass on the Titanic…it all going down, man.
I see Ron’s mock sans trading pick order as most likely what will happen. Hope for the best, expect the worst.
by Tatunka on Feb 14, 2009 12:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I love that song....espically the version at the beginning of "white men can't jump"
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by Joe P. on Feb 14, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I voted for mine, duh.
Because i think it’s the best. Is it probably? No. Would it be cool? yes.
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 14, 2009 12:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That wasn’t the point of the poll. I think yours is the best in terms of what I’d like to see happen but I just don’t see it happening.
by Ron From NM on Feb 14, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In fact, I can see 4 starters coming out of your draft—5 if you go for FB Johnson in the 6th instead of the C you currently have. It’s just too good to be true…dammit.
by Ron From NM on Feb 14, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome to the SS Optimist!!!!
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 14, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just aboard to plant scuttling charges
by Ron From NM on Feb 14, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well-played
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 14, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I voted for Brian.
Ron, your’s might be the most realistic on some levels, but I don’t think Buffalo will even consider Maualuga with pick 11. I just don’t think he fits what Jauron tries to do on defense to be on Buffalo’s first round board (meaning their top 11 players they would draft). Since I believe that Maualuga basically can’t be the pick, I just can’t vote yours as the most realistic draft.
by kaisertown on Feb 14, 2009 12:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I kind of see the Bills transitioning towards a more traditional 4-3, which says bigger LBs to me but I could be misreading the signs—much like I tend to do with women.
by Ron From NM on Feb 14, 2009 12:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn’t mean we’d bring in another MLB though. THis staff drafted Poz to play that role, and he hasn’t been bad enough to move out of it so quickly.
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by Kurupt on Feb 14, 2009 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree that they were more of a traditional 4-3 last year, but pairing Mitchell and Maualuga would give the Bills some of the biggest linebackers in the league (I think Philly would be the only 4-3 D in the league with a bigger trio than Mitchell, Maualuga and Poz). I think Maualuga is a tad overrated too. I think that great USC defense covered up a lot of mistakes he made when taking angles and missed tackles in space. He is a lot like Mitchell that he is so big that when is moving sideline to sideline, guys can regularly cut right by them and only have to deal with an arm tackle becuase big Rey and Mitchell don’t have that agility to be able to stop and start and make all the plays. Playing with two linebackers in Matthews and Cushing that will probably both go in the top 50 picks as well as a strong safety who is essentially another LB who will be a mid round pick and a FS who would have easily been a top 15 pick covered up a lot of mistakes. That is just my opinion and my guess as to what OBD thinks of Maualuga as a potential first round pick.
by kaisertown on Feb 14, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, I don’t think your average 4-3 LB is as big as you think. I didn’t look into too much, but I’m pretty sure that Kawika Mtichell, at 253 pounds is the biggest starting linebacker on a 4-3 team other than Philly’s Chris Gocong and Matt Stewart. Maualuga is going to play at 260+, I just don’t think he can be anything more than an average player in a 4-3 defense that doesn’t ask the middle linebacker to blitz 40% of the time and ask him to cover zones that are 5-8 yards off the LOS. I think he is a legit top 10 prospect for 3-4 defenses.
by kaisertown on Feb 14, 2009 1:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was glad to see that I wasn’t the only one who voted for me.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Feb 14, 2009 12:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was too...
but about me.
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 14, 2009 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
A complete aside
Who do we need to thank for getting the flabby guy ad replaced with the attractive Commie Babe ad?
by Ron From NM on Feb 14, 2009 12:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
She is much better then that damn punching cat, or the RC planes.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Feb 14, 2009 12:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually know a woman from the former East Bloc. I should ask her if she’s got any good looking friends back there who have really low standards….
by Ron From NM on Feb 14, 2009 12:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
A vote for Kurupt is a vote for freedom. Do the right thing, folks….
~K
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by Kurupt on Feb 14, 2009 1:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wow....
campaigning…. that’s low.
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 14, 2009 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
freedom from what?
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Feb 14, 2009 1:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I voted for yours.
If I’m on the SS Optimist then yours is the best. Mabye not the most likely but the best dream scenario.
everything goes better with a BIG MACK
by keuka121 on Feb 14, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
did you know...
(cue dire music)
that Krupt was once late on his taxes and accepted money from Chris Kelsey to put his mug on his profile pic.
Is this the kind of person you want to vote for?
If not, there are other options (cue sappy music) Vote for John I. A strong advocate for change who will never sell his beliefs for dirty player bribes. Krupt may talk like an advocate for change, but when lobbyist money comes call, can you count on his vote?
This message has been paid for by John I. campaign for a better Bills team.
John I.
by jri111 on Feb 14, 2009 1:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
oh... did I mention...
he also hates puppies!
John I.
by jri111 on Feb 14, 2009 1:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
more lobbying....
you people make me sick. :-)
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 14, 2009 1:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Matt and I will run the clean campaign. of course we will probably lose also.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Feb 14, 2009 1:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
did you know...
in emails between the authors of buffalorumblings this is what Matt had to say about the blogs loyal following: “I think a lot of them are ignorant. They think they know everything there is to know about the Bills, but really they know nothing. It’s rather sad.”
Paid for by John I campaign for a better Bills team.
:)
John I.
by jri111 on Feb 14, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow that's a blatant lie...
and one that is liable to get me in even more hot water than the Josh Reed business with Salem.
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 14, 2009 1:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I did read that email Matt. ;)
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Feb 14, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you were running a clean campaign...
did JRI get to you?
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 14, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the truth
telling the truth is clean my friend :)
John I.
by jri111 on Feb 14, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I said the opposite about this blog...
I said the other blogs had that. I read this one because people by and large are the opposite…
(vote for Matt)
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 14, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Come on Matt
You are never going to win like this. First, you have to say how shocked and disgusted you are at the negative campaigns the others are running. Second, never admit to anything you don’t have to, espically if it was said somewhere else. Third, make a statement that nobody can argue with like, “I stand for truth, justice, and the Bills drafting a special player that will take us to the Super Bowl!!!” Lastly, if all else fails, imply that these attacks are racially motivated.
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by Joe P. on Feb 14, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You know, you people could just vote for the dude who can ban everyone. Stay in my good graces, folks.
And yes. I am a dictator.
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 14, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Death to the proliteriate....
I have publicly derided these negative tactics by JRI111, sireric, and now Brian Galiford. At least Kurupt is running a positive campaign. Your scare tactics impress no one Galiford!
I think these attacks were planned and pre-meditated on the insider knowledge I will be leaving tomorrow morning for a three day trip to NYC and not able to defend myself.
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 14, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not running a campaign at all...
..and still managed to get 15% of the vote, based largely on my ability to shape the poll question.
by Ron From NM on Feb 14, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s actually quite remarkable how even the polling is…
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 14, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, it is
Clearly I needed to do a better job of phrasing the poll to push people towards voting for me….
by Ron From NM on Feb 14, 2009 11:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Then you are a very bad one
A dictator can’t ban everyone, then he has nobody to rule over. You have to eliminate the leaders of the resistance to set an example to the others…..hey…..what do you mean I am banned!!!!! You Son of a ……………. :-)
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by Joe P. on Feb 14, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
nice guys finish last
and since I’m eating everyone’s dust in the poll, I need all the help I can get.
John did make a contribution to the Eric needs a new car fund.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Feb 14, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If by car you mean mini van
Don’t worry about looking lame, you can get the “sport” package! LOL.
In the spirit of the campaign, I am willing to sell my vote to the highest bidder or in this case the one who does the best job kissing up :-)
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by Joe P. on Feb 14, 2009 1:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I drive a Rodeo. It’s a piece of junk. I would take a mini van minus the sports package right now.
Joe, the points you make here at Rumblings are as welcome, and pleasing to the eye as your avatars.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Feb 14, 2009 2:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I see my kissing up didn’t work. You voted for K .
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Feb 14, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I actually feel bad about that
You were the only one who gave it an effort. I want to change my vote!!!! I didn’t understand the ballot, the directions were not clear, my dangling chad got in the way, I am feeling disinfranchized!!!!!!
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by Joe P. on Feb 14, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You can re-vote for Eric in a different browser. Which I totally didn’t do for myself. :P
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 14, 2009 5:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
or from a different computer...
just sayin’
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 14, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stick with your instincts Joe! Don’t be swayed by the dangling chad!
~K
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by Kurupt on Feb 15, 2009 2:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
seems like my campaigning is working...
check out the most recent numbers
John I.
by jri111 on Feb 14, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess the question I have to ask is; what about my draft is so bad as compared to everyone elses?
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Feb 14, 2009 1:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
IMO, the S and TE picks are killing you
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by Joe P. on Feb 14, 2009 1:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I get the TE, I realize that I’m in the minority in that stance, BUT the safety? I took one of the top 3 safeties in the draft. Everybody kills Whitner and this guy could push him either to get better or off the roster, (next year or the year after)
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Feb 14, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but nobody wants a Whitner repeat with so many other holes to fill
Even though Whitner was a reach when we took him, he was considered one of the best in his draft too.
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by Joe P. on Feb 14, 2009 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow! Almost 60 votes and just about neck and neck. I didn’t expect that to happen. Toothpaste is squeezing out on the rail and underpants is falling behind. Oh wait, it’s lettuce by a head!
everything goes better with a BIG MACK
by keuka121 on Feb 14, 2009 2:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
In Ron I trust.......
he got my vote
12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.
by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 14, 2009 8:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sucker!
I mean, ahem, thank you very much for your support. Sucker.
by Ron From NM on Feb 14, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
its just so realistic………..
12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.
by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 14, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Now how many of you have seen Sammie Lee Hill in a game?? Probably none!
by Fam_1st on Feb 15, 2009 12:10 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure students at Stillman College or University or Seminary or A&M or whatever it is haven’t seen him play either.
~K
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by Kurupt on Feb 15, 2009 2:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sammie Lee Hill attended Stillman university in Alabama. I was visiting some relatives in Tennessee in late August, (25th – 27th) One of my cousins was watching the Heritage Classic which was played between Tuskegee and Stillman. Tuskegee won 24-6. I don’t remember to much of Hill but I have seen him play.
So there!!!
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Feb 15, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
RB in round 4, and DE in round 5 won me over
I’m going with JRI — Brian, you were my second choice dodges lightning bolt
The pick that won me over was the RB pick (4th). This totally makes sense to me, especially in light of Marshawn’s alleged arrest this morning. And the DE pick (5) to bolster the DE pick in round 1 was also a vote-getter. Last time we took the same defensive position in round 1 and 5, we took McCargo and Kyle Williams. Being that DE is a vital position for us, we might want to take two in order to wind up with something good, or a combination of playing styles at that position.
by Dyl on Feb 15, 2009 1:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
one more thing
Something else, Brian, I noticed you used the draft to take one player of every position of perceived need. Draft tactics might actually be a great forum, or topic of discussion for this community in the days coming up! It seems everyone has their own philosophies, or at least buys into certain schools of thought going into the draft.
But yeah, I noticed you picked one player at each position of perceived need. While it seems smart at first glance, my philosophy has changed on that in the last few years. Given that some pick(s) will almost surely be busts, I’m not so sure we shouldn’t focus on a few positions in the draft and a few in free agency. That’s why I like the double DE pick in JRI’s draft. I just don’t think taking a DT in round six or seven is worth the pick…unless you plan to address that position with a good free agent as well.
What do you think about that?
by Dyl on Feb 15, 2009 1:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Someone else went with 2 DE’s, neither of which have character or production concerns….
~K
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by Kurupt on Feb 15, 2009 2:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...it's just C is just too huge an issue for me
You know, I like the WR pick early, especially if the Bills are questioning (which they should be) how profitable Roscoe Parrish is to the team. C is just too huge an issue playing in the AFC East with three mammoth NTs that blew up the Bills offense last year to the tune of 0-6 in the division. Also, I’m not sure whether you plan on trading up to pick Wood in the late second round. I don’t know if he’ll be there in Round 3.
So swap the C and WR picks and I’d feel relieved about yours, K.
But it looks like you’re not going to need the votes! :)
by Dyl on Feb 15, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not so sure we shouldn’t focus on a few positions in the draft and a few in free agency.
Couldn’t agree with that sentiment more. In fact, that’s mostly how it shakes out every year. But this is a pre-free agency mock – essentially, we were to draft as if nothing happened in free agency – and needs are needs. For the record, I hated my draft. :)
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 15, 2009 4:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just couldn't be that optimistic
I see. So in that case, yeah, it makes a lot more sense to take one player from many positions. But this assumes that we’ll be silent in free agency. For the sake of the experiment, I guess the poll is asking us to assume that.
Your poll definitely seemed the most well-rounded of all. In fact, if I could guarentee that every player out of the 7 would at least pan out to the extent of at least being a reasonably useful depth player, I’d take yours in a heartbeat. I’d love for that to happen, Brian, but realistically, I’m lacking in the faith here!
by Dyl on Feb 15, 2009 6:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hated my draft.
As you should
~K
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by Kurupt on Feb 15, 2009 10:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's so cute when people assume OBD will seriously take care of any needs in free agency...
I’ll be amazed and delighted if the Bills take care of any major need before the draft.
by Ron From NM on Feb 15, 2009 11:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They added Stroud last year. Mitchell wasn’t a bad addition either. Dockery and Walker weren’t the best additions (especially considering Dock’s contract), but they are both average starters and were upgrades from the previous players. Buffalo has actually done a pretty good job in free agency the last couple of seasons.
by kaisertown on Feb 15, 2009 11:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll grant you Stroud and Dock (contract aside) with Walker coming in 3rd. I can’t get Mitchell’s missed tackles out of my mind at the moment.
DE: re-signed Kelsay, Denney and Schobel—forget their contracts, they just didn’t produce
DT: Stroud was good, Tripplett not so much
LB: Mitchell—how much did he get paid for those missed tackles?
CB: re-signed McGee and Greer early—well done, who was the Eagles’ CB who didn’t make the roster?
S: does moving Wilson to S count? Scott hasn’t been bad but nothing better than average
OT: signed Walker who has been pedestrian, got into a pissing match with Peters, developed Chambers into a guy who can at least fill in
OG: re-signed Butler early which was a good move if he can stay healthy, signed Dock who has been a good G never mind his contract
C: allowed Fowler to pollute the position for years then handed it to Preston
TE: too easy (Royal, Courtney, Teyo)
WR: Peerless Price is the free agent headliner? Who am I forgetting?
RB: Jackson is home grown so well done there
FB: McIntyre was terrible and Barnes not much better
QB: has this incarnation brought in any FA quarterbacks? I can’t think of any…
All in all it’s a pretty bleak free agency picture. Stroud was perhaps the best pick up but there were questions about his health—questions that turned out to be (knock on wood) unfounded. McGee and Greer were prescient re-signings. Jackson and Butler were the best signings on the offensive side of the ball. A case could be made that Peters’ contract was a good move….but then it blew up in OBD’s collective face.
Think about that for a second. Unless I’ve totally overlooked someone (quite possible as it is late here as I type this) Stroud has been the only impact free agent to come to Buffalo in 3 off seasons. The other 5 good signings were Buffalo players who were extended.
by Ron From NM on Feb 16, 2009 12:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You forgot giving a ridiculous contract to Spencer Johnson to do a whole lot of nothing.
They have also resigned Reed, actually brought Fowler in, and signed scrubs like Matt Bowen and Tutan Reyes to be starters.
~K
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by Kurupt on Feb 16, 2009 1:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Fowler, Bowen and Reyes were the last regieme...
by Ron From NM on Feb 16, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They came in during Jauron’s first offseason.
~K
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by Kurupt on Feb 16, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and did Johnson get stupid money, too?
I really didn’t pay much attention to the contracts or the player’s impact as it related to his salary. I was just pointing out that Buffalo really hasn’t had a lot of success in free agency in recent years.
Stroud was a trade but it came during free agency so I counted it. Besides, it was the only really good outside move I could think of.
by Ron From NM on Feb 16, 2009 10:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I will grant you that the Bills have mixed success (to put it kindly) in free agency.
It’s so cute when people assume OBD will seriously take care of any needs in free agency…
I read this comment like Buffalo wouldn’t address their needs in free agency, not that we wouldn’t be talking about the same needs still in 2-3 seasons. I just read it differently than you meant it.
by kaisertown on Feb 16, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't it both?
Can’t we more or less predict that the Bills won’t take care of these needs in 2009 and that we’ll be talking about them as needs in 2011?
by Ron From NM on Feb 16, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree that Buffalo hasn’t filled their holes each free agency. The Bills didn’t find a new center last year, but have they ever left a position of need exactly the same as they did the year before other than that since Marv and DJ took over? The new players have rarely worked out, but at least they added new guys.
I just read your statement in the wrong context. Obviously Buffalo hasn’t had to address every need that it had in February in April over the last few seasons.
by kaisertown on Feb 16, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They gave him a 5 year $17.5M contract, despite having no other teams pursuing him.
~K
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by Kurupt on Feb 16, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and Stroud wasn’t technically a Free Agent. We traded for him.
I don’t think we’ve gotten an impact FA since Takeo Spikes.
~K
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by Kurupt on Feb 16, 2009 1:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you can do a much more idealistic mock draft where you pick someone from every position of need then you can actually pull off in the real draft. In the actual draft when players are flying off your board and guys you have as 4th round options start getting taken in the 2nd round and guys you had listed as 4th rounders are still there in the sixth, then draft philosophy really flies out the window and every pick is a unique situation.
So it is really easy to do a mock where you are in the fifth round and you think, I still need these positions and you can just go to a site and pick whoever you think might still be available. That won’t work in the real draft when half the names on your board are crossed off and you start getting the point where you think X player is so much better then the next player at his position still available and circumstances like that start happening which mockers don’t have to deal with.
by kaisertown on Feb 15, 2009 5:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, But this is a mock, after all
I think that’s a great point. You just described a lot of what is actually going to happen on draft day. The only problem is: we don’t know what players are going to be taken early and who is going to fall. When I make a mock, the law of averages applies; with the absence of knowing who is going When, predictions are all we’re left with.
by Dyl on Feb 15, 2009 6:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I came in second and ran a clean campaign!!!!!
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