Marcell Dareus, Chris Hairston Earn High Bills Fan Approval

by Brian Galliford on May 4, 2011 11:15 AM EDT in Buffalo Bills News

One of the themes to the 2011 NFL Draft - at least here at Buffalo Rumblings - was the fact that each and every Buffalo Bills pick was so well-received by the fans that spent time with us over draft weekend. We've covered five separate drafts here, starting in 2007 with the likes of Marshawn Lynch and Trent Edwards, and this is by far the best mood we've seen Bills fans in after a draft.

Even the least popular picks this weekend - which, unsurprisingly (and perhaps unfairly), were the three defensive backs - had approval from at least three out of every five Bills fans. Meanwhile, you'll be hard-pressed to find a draft pick that's ever been as universally accepted as Marcell Dareus was. After the jump, you'll find all nine Bills draft picks ranked by approval rating from over the weekend - with fourth-round pick Chris Hairston making a surprise stop at No. 2 overall.

Rd.	No.	Player	Pos.	College	Rate	Link
1	3	Marcell Dareus	DE	Alabama	96% approval	story
4	122	Chris Hairston	OT	Clemson	81% approval	story
6	169	Chris White	ILB	Mississippi State	77% approval	story
7	245	Michael Jasper	NT	Bethel (TN)	75% approval	story
5	133	Johnny White	RB	North Carolina	68% approval	story
3	68	Kelvin Sheppard	ILB	LSU	66% approval	story
2	34	Aaron Williams	CB	Texas	63% approval	story
7	206	Justin Rogers	CB	Richmond	59% approval	story
4	100	Da'Norris Searcy	SS	North Carolina	59% approval	story

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Wondering if

We should do a pre season poll on Eric Pears followed by a mid season poll and an end of the season poll. I like the Hariston Pick, the guy could be a great addition from a swing tackle perspective and push Pears at RT, I realize this, but what I don’t realize is that Pears has no support around here except from Buddy and Chan. Those guys must not know what they are talking about.

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by VanScottM on May 4, 2011 11:22 AM EDT reply actions

hey Brian have you done this kind of a post before on previous drafts?

Please base your arguments in provable facts instead of pulling stuff out of your rear. -CanadianBillsFan- This is why talk is cheap because the supply always exceeds the demand.

by jbbillfan on May 4, 2011 11:28 AM EDT reply actions

Negative.

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by Brian Galliford on May 4, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Id be curious to see the Maybin year results, and last years too.

Lets Go Buff a lo!!!

by bflo on May 4, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

shouldn't use

Maybin and “results” in the same sentence.

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by fansince60 on May 4, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs

I’ve got to say, I always appreciate your comments. Your a funny dude when it comes to Bills humor!

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by arbon78 on May 4, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions

thanks

with this team, if I don’t laugh, I’ll cry!

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by fansince60 on May 4, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Awesome sig as well!

by angcx619 on May 4, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Hairston was an approval of position more than selection. Cool numbers nonetheless.

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by MattRichWarren on May 4, 2011 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I gotta agree with you.

But the fact that he was the strongest OT in the draft… thats a pretty good thing to have. Plus his measureables are pretty darn good.

Still very surprised that the DB’s were so low on the approval. I would say majority of people on this board want Whitner gone, we drafted a SS and his approval wasnt very high, that shocked me.

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by bflo on May 4, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions

I think a lot of people didn’t approve the Searcy pick because they might have initially thought he was another CB and not a Safety.

by Dr. Brackish Okun on May 4, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions

I approved because of his “weird, fleshy body type.”

by Undee on May 4, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks to the “wierd, fleshy body type” comment, every time i think of this guy an image of doctor Zoidberg from Futurama pops up in my head…

by BuffaloSpaniard on May 4, 2011 12:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

exactly

and who wants to run into Zoidberg?

Fleshy Harriston is da man

by Undee on May 4, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

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by UZ on May 4, 2011 12:00 PM EDT reply actions

Draft thoughts...

Please don’t take this the wrong way, for I’m very happy who and how we drafted. [I’m not worry about getting a QB when we are ready]. It did get me thinking, however, that we tend to get very high on our Draft picks and predict rosy projections and nicknames [which is fun].

Anyway, highlights of Doctor Dare made me think of Terrence Cody, the NT out of Alabama, that many folks wanted us to draft instead of Troup in 2010. So for grins and giggles, I looked him up on Wikipedia.

Cody signed a four-year, $3.385 million maximum value contract with the Ravens on July 26, 2010 In training camp at McDaniel College, Cody—along with veteran cornerback Walt Harris—failed his conditioning test for the Ravens, and was thus placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. He eventually passed the conditioning test on his third try, allowing him to go to training camp for the Ravens

In his unofficial NFL debut, a preseason game against the Carolina Panthers, Cody had a solid performance, finishing with five tackles (four solo). His most impressive play came in the first half, when he tackled DeAngelo Williams with one arm for a loss while holding off Panthers center Ryan Kalil with the other.

On November 21, he made his first official start, debuting against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. Unlike his preseason performance, he was criticized for his poor performance from fans and head coach John Harbaugh.

During a play, the Panthers offensive lineman pushed Cody out of the way, allowing Mike Goodson to have a 45-yard run. Cody finished the game without any tackles, as the Ravens defense allowed 120 rushing yards.

This, at least to me, is a sobering reminder that the Draft is the Draft, preseason is preseason and our favorite football team is still going to be ‘who they are’ as indicated by their Regular Season [and hopefully in the near future] Post Season records.

by StandingBillFan on May 4, 2011 12:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Too early

I loved Mount Cody last year and would’ve been happy if the Bills took him so I hear you. He may still turn out to be a better player than Troup but I think it is way too early to make that call and it doesn’t look good so far. I think the point is that there were no picks that made the fan base scream in horror. It is easy to see a valuable role for every pick even if their biggest impact is on special teams.
That might not apply to Jasper though. Its just a good story and fun to envision what they could do with such an enormous human being. He’s a lottery ticket and the winning numbers won’t be revealed for a while.

by Buf on May 5, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m surprised that the selection of Sheppard didn’t get a higher approval score. He is going to be a mainstay of our defense for years, while the four guys who came in above him in the poll (Hairston, Jasper, and the two Whites) are likely to be no more than back-ups — although Hairston and Johnny White could be very good back-ups.

by Macktruck on May 4, 2011 12:09 PM EDT reply actions

this is one reason why I like the draft so much.

We got some starters, and we got some depth. I have always viewed depth as a huge weakness. I also agree with you Mack that there were other options at most of our selections that are agueably better choices, but I like the fact that we focused so much on the bigger weakness of all and that is being defense. Those other options we passed on could remain or we could address them through FA when it begins. Hopefully, it will be pass rush, or tackle or TE depth. We need a stronger running game to compliment this offense.

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by VanScottM on May 4, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions

are you really surprised, though?

a blocking sled, drafted to play OT, would have about the same results

by Undee on May 4, 2011 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Shep is the 6th most approved pick

and he may be a captain on the D very soon (next year)

that’s why these gut reaction polls won’t mean anything. They measure instant reaction

by Undee on May 4, 2011 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Quite right. I focus less on the names and more on the positions as you go down the list. Which is why I was most surprised by Johnny White.

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by Brian Galliford on May 4, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Jasper...

as an example, I voted not sure, but after looking into it more, with the 245th pick I now fully endorse this pick…so my gut reaction was a bit off due to lack of knowledge.

by Rob B on May 4, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions