Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills Links, 4/27
by MattRichWarren on Apr 27, 2010 6:35 AM EDT
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PrintWhy did Buffalo draft C.J. Spiller? | National Football Post
"Spiller may have been the best player on the Bills’ draft board last night when they went on the clock, but this is a team that desperately needs to upgrade their offensive line and defensive front seven." Wes Bunting then lists all the other things the Bills could have done.
Bills Fans, Meet Jacob - WGR 550 SportsRadio
Joe Buscaglia evaluates Levi Brown's journey to the Bills as well as his anticipated role with the team.
Grading the draft: AFC East - AFC East Blog - ESPN
The Bills graded out the worst of any team in the AFC East overall with a "B-". Clifton Brown of the Sporting News gave a "C-" while Pro Football Weekly scored the Bills draft a "B+".
NFL Draft Notes
Bills draft choices have common approach - BuffaloBills.com
Chris Brown explores the idea that each Bills draft pick has their work ethic "trumpeted as their overwhelming quality".
Draft Day Steals : FoxSports.com Photo Gallery
Arthur Moats, Levi Brown, and Marcus Easley make Adam Caplan's top five list of Draft Day steals. You heard that right - three of the five are all Bills.
Wang aims to bring 'Yao' factor to Bills : Buffalo Bills : The Buffalo News
"Ed Wang is not as big as Yao Ming in China, but the Virginia Tech offensive tackle endeavors to have the kind of impact in football that Yao has made in basketball. Taken in the fifth round by the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, Wang became the first full-blooded Chinese descendant drafted in the NFL."
Quick Rundown of Bills Draft Picks | WGRZ.com
"Here's a quick thumbnail recap of the Bills 2010 NFL draft." Oh... and my first thought was about Jim Halpert's task the day the Michael Scott Paper Company is formed.
Bills to take look at former RVC cornerback Destin - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
"Destin, a cornerback for the Golden Eagles in 2006 and then for Tulsa for three years, agreed to a contract with the Buffalo Bills on Saturday and plans on signing it when he arrives in Buffalo on May 5 for minicamp."
POLLOCK: It’s too early to accurately assess draft - Olean Times Herald
"You don’t assess the draft the day after it ends. Often you can’t do it after the first year."
Buffalo Bills 2010 NFL Draft Review - The Sports Network
"Bottom Line: Bills' tradition of terrible drafts continues, as they fail to adequately fill their biggest needs at quarterback and left tackle. Grade: D"
Buffalo Bills didn't ace this draft test | Democrat and Chronicle
"Several media draft gurus liked Buffalo's pick of C.J. Spiller in the first round but gave the Bills middling grades for their overall draft."
Video: Bills draft in 10 minutes : Buffalo Sports Daily
"Billszone.com put together a wonderful NFL Network highlight package called 'Bills draft in 10 minutes'."
Breaking down the best and worst of each team's 2010 NFL draft class - Ross Tucker - SI.com
Breaking down the best and worst of each team's selections from the 2010 NFL draft - Levi Brown, C.J. Spiller respectively.
Steals and Reaches from the NFL draft - SI.com - NFL Draft 2010
"Torrell Troup" is listed as a reach. At least they could spell his name right.
Sunday at the Post | National Football Post
"I like running back C.J. Spiller, but I’m not sure how the Bills can make big plays when they can’t block anyone. They feel Levi Brown (seventh round) can compete for a starting job at quarterback, but I strongly doubt his arm can handle the elements in Buffalo. His arm is weak, and he never seems to throw a tight spiral, so this will be interesting."
Verizon Draft Analysis: C.J. Spiller - ESPN Video - ESPN
"Herm Edwards breaks down the Bills' first-round draft pick C.J. Spiller."
Joe from NYC Blog: Bills draft CJ Spiller + Quick hits (First Round)
"Bottom line: Drafting a running back in the first round is a luxury that the Bills CANNOT afford!!!!!! (I could put another 20 exclamation points)!!!!"
Joe from NYC Blog: My thoughts on day two of the draft
Joe liked these picks since the Bills filled needs.
Joe from NYC Blog: Wrapping up the Draft
"The Bills may not have been interested in drafting a left tackle because if that player becomes a franchise guy or even a decent tackle, you're going to have to pay him 10 million dollars a year."
More Bills Links
Our favorite Twitter trash talk of the weekend | ProFootballTalk.com
Drayton Florence and former teammate Mike Sims-Walker got into a little trash talking yesterday on Twitter. Check out what they had to say here.
Time to Get Technical: Roddy White's 42 yard TD - The Falcoholic
"Falcoholic staff writer Adam Schultz breaks down Roddy White's 42 yard touchdown against the Bills in the 2009 season."
Sports, Ink: This Day in Buffalo Sports History: A great draft, eventually
On April 26, 1983, the Bills selected QB Jim Kelly with the second of their two first-round picks. Tony Hunter, the tight end chosen before Kelly, didn't have such a great career but Jimbo did after spending a couple seasons in the USFL. The Bills also selected Darryl Talley in the second round.
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“Bottom Line: Bills’ tradition of terrible drafts continues, as they fail to adequately fill their biggest needs at quarterback and left tackle. Grade: D”
that’s funny. i thought our draft last year was pretty decent.
ANOTHER Champ or CHIMP THAT KNOWS WHAT BEST FOR THE BILLS. I can hook you up for a manager position at the buffalo organisation. come on Big easy even you has a name like that and dont even aknolege it THINK BIG BIG EASY LIKE GODZILLA If you thinkl we did bad you already fell , so you name should be I DONT THINK SO OR MAYBE HAHAHAHA J ust kiding come on everything else this coaches before has try has fell SO LETS GET ON IN THIS BUS cause this is the year we are coming to KICK SOME #$^u%*$% GODZILLA IS COMING BE READY - abayarde is a bloody genius
Tired of those articles
I think I liked it more when people DIDN’T pay attention to us. Why don’t we just let the whole thing play out before everybody makes their decisions.
Eh...
…What I find amusing is that people will talk about the Bills having drafted some pretty good talent this year, but because they didn’t draft based on ‘need’ people blast the draft as being a failure.
The Bills stuck to their board and didn’t reach for a tackle (really, the 49ers reached for their tackle but the Bills failing to grab one at 9 was bad? Or not taking Clausen when he fell to the late second round…?)
I still believe this draft should be judged in conjunction with next draft. Troup is the only questionable pick and it’s my guess he was a result of our inability to move up to grab Dan Williams (my guess on who the Bills wanted to move up for).
It is likely the Bills avoided the QB’s in this class not only due to the questions surrounding them, but the hope of a rookie cap next year. Which will make spending a top pick or even moving up to grab a top prospect a much more feasible plan.
Walter Football had Troup as their third-best NT prospect behind Dan Williams and Mount Cody.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 27, 2010 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I worded that poorly.
I call Troup questionable because of my belief the Bills wanted Dan Williams. I’m uncertain if he was a BPA or a need pick at that point.
Ahhhh. I think they wanted Williams more, too. There were so many good NTs, though, that I don’t think it was a reach.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 27, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Man, I’d take Spiller over Williams every day of the week and twice on Sundays. At 26, he was a great value. At 9, not so much. Trading down for him would be o.k., but I’d rather trade down for an LT and still take Troup in the 2nd.
"the true is we havent had SQUAT, SQUISHY,SAQUASUM SAQGUANDO, DIDLY DORI BING TURY CRAP" - abayarde
I meant Dan Williams over Troup, not Spiller.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 27, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I understand, I think. As far as who the Bills were attempting to move up for, my guess would be the sliding Bulaga. Nix made the comment that the player they were interested in was gone before they could make their move. Bulaga was drafted 2 spots before Tebow and 3 before Williams.
"the true is we havent had SQUAT, SQUISHY,SAQUASUM SAQGUANDO, DIDLY DORI BING TURY CRAP" - abayarde
Overall I’m happy with the draft. I’m not an avid college fan so I base a ton of my information off of forums, scouts, and whatever mocks I can dig up. But the Bills seem to have a consensus of having picked talented players, just not where the ’guru’s’ wanted us to.
I think the reason I’m hopeful (in part), is because Nix and Gailey give the impression of a plan. A several year plan on how to rebuild. Where over the last few years, it’s felt more like the Bills backed into the draft and had no idea how to plan over a stretch of time.
Critiquing drafts is a fantastic opportunity for every wannabe sports writer to parade themselves as experts, because there’s no immediate way to prove them wrong. I’d guess it’s their biggest freebie of the year.
"the true is we havent had SQUAT, SQUISHY,SAQUASUM SAQGUANDO, DIDLY DORI BING TURY CRAP" - abayarde
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I thought the guy "Dave"’s comment was spot on. Build an identity as a run team. With the switch to the 3-4 we needed parts – not much chance of excelling with it. Wasn’t like we were going to get pass rushers to be effective if we can’t hold the interior line on D- edge rushers are kind of pointless if they keep running it right up our gut.
People seem freaked out about how this draft went. I’m not thrilled with it, but theoretically it seemed like what this team needed to do. I’m giving Buddy and Chan an incomplete at least until I see the product on the field.
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