Former Bill Ross Tucker debunks notion of Philly "fleecing" the Bills

What I really like is that he scoffs at the notion that the Bills got robbed on the trade. "If you start with the assumption that the Bills took the best offer that was available to them, then a number of teams evidently had their head in the sand and missed out on an unbelievable opportunity."

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I agree

I am very hesitant to assume that one team “fleeced” another team.

Basically, Buffalo decided that they were not going to pay Peters and looked to trade him. Whether you beleive they should have signed him or not is irrelevant, I am sure they contacted multiple teams and tried to pit the best offers from those teams against each other. Ultimately I think we should be “happy” with what we got.

I do fault OBD for not taking the 1st and 3rd this year (as has been speculated), I will always go for higher picks rather than more picks. I also beleive they should have resolved this situation sooner as to have been able to reload during the early portion of free agency. However, I can’t get too excited here, because if they had done that, they might not have received the compensation for Peters which they ultimately got as teams became more desperate near the draft.

This might be why they are trying to move Parrish, Kelsay, Simpson?

"It's that time of the year where all teams are involved in making some, to a degree, painful decisions." - Marv Levy

by Jason from OH-IO on Apr 22, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I think the only thing about this whole situation that seems really unexpected or odd to me is that the Bills may have passed up a 1st and a 3rd. I definitely would have taken the higher round pick.

by thefourwinds on Apr 22, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe someday we'll hear something about that from OBD.

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by MattRichWarren on Apr 22, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sure hope so.

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by BillsNYC on Apr 22, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Supposedly if offered them flexibility? Not sure that makes an sense to me. It would be nice to have an explanation. The only thing I can think of is maybe we will find out, next year’s is conditional.

"It's that time of the year where all teams are involved in making some, to a degree, painful decisions." - Marv Levy

by Jason from OH-IO on Apr 22, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

next year’s is conditional.

As I think about it, maybe this reveals something about OBD thinks about Peters ability to perform in Philly. Maybe they think he was simply unhappy as a Bill and expect him to perform well in Philly.

by thefourwinds on Apr 22, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please don’t assume I have that correct. I am completely taking a WAG on that one. But something smells fishy.

"It's that time of the year where all teams are involved in making some, to a degree, painful decisions." - Marv Levy

by Jason from OH-IO on Apr 22, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think that its a conditional escalading pick, as in we get a minimum of a 6th rounder, but if Peters goes to the Pro-Bowl we get a 4th or something like that.

by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 22, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We think alike.

"It's that time of the year where all teams are involved in making some, to a degree, painful decisions." - Marv Levy

by Jason from OH-IO on Apr 22, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In that case, I will be rooting for Peters to make it to the Pro Bowl

aaaaaaaa…. who am I kidding……. I hope he absolutely sucks this year and leads the league in sacks given up again!!!!!!

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by Joe P. on Apr 22, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah I’d settle for a 6th rounder if it means that Peters sucks all year long.

by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 22, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Better yet, let’s vote for him to make the pro bowl even if he doesn’t earn it (like last year)! Actually I hold no ill will towards the guy, he decision ultimately lead to him getting payed more money, can you really blame him for wanting the make the most money he can. How many of us have left our companies for a better paying job somewhere else?

"It's that time of the year where all teams are involved in making some, to a degree, painful decisions." - Marv Levy

by Jason from OH-IO on Apr 22, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs