OT: Dear Mixum, "Sorry about your Bills"

[Nikolokolus]

http://www.startribune.com/sports/v...KArksi8cyaiU9PmP:QiUiacyKU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs

What do you do on days like this?

 

[44Thrilla]

Oh man, that sucks. Hopefully the Blazers lose their next game to make up for it.

 

[MIXUM]

Oh man, that was a wild wild game. I knew fitzy would play well against his old team. Poor Owens though... leaves bills and gos to the team who is below them in standings. But I kinda wanted bills to lose out so they could get luck from Stanford ! Now that has no chance as the panthers won't win another game. In an off topic thread I once said I would rather have 49ers roster then bills... But let's say I have changed my mind lol.

In all honesty though I feel good they won 2 in a row but like I said they are really killing their draft pick in a meaningless season. However Steve Johnson looks like a stud WR!

 

[Nikolokolus]

Oh man, that was a wild wild game. I knew fitzy would play well against his old team. Poor Owens though... leaves bills and gos to the team who is below them in standings. But I kinda wanted bills to lose out so they could get luck from Stanford ! Now that has no chance as the panthers won't win another game. In an off topic thread I once said I would rather have 49ers roster then bills... But let's say I have changed my mind lol.

In all honesty though I feel good they won 2 in a row but like I said they are really killing their draft pick in a meaningless season. However Steve Johnson looks like a stud WR!

It's not what your GM does with a high first or second round pick, it's what he's able to do with his late round selections that really matters ... I know because my team's GM (the Packers) has taken building through the draft to ridiculous new levels.

I will say one thing, you don't need a new QB, you need playmakers and players everywhere else -- Fitz looks good.

 

[RR7]

Who in the late rounds has GB built their team with? A majority of their contributors are high picks.

 

[ABM]

When I read the thread title, my first inclination was that Denny had somehow fined MIXUM for various forum infractions committed.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Who in the late rounds has GB built their team with? A majority of their contributors are high picks.

All of these guys are either starters or regular rotation guys (Not all of these guys are Thompson picks, but still):
Donald Driver: 7th round
Josh Sitton: 4th round
Sam Shields: undrafted free agent nickelback
Tramon Williams: undrafted free agent, signed off waivers from Houston
James Jones: 3rd round
Desmond Bishop: 6th round pick
Cullen Jenkins: undrafted rookie free agent
Frank Zombo: undrafted rookie free agent
etc.

There are certainly a lot of high draft picks that the team counts on, but the point stands that in the NFL a personnel department has to be able to pick guys off the scrap heap and identify unheralded talent at least some of the time to build depth.

 

[Sex Panther]

How badly do Bills fans want Andrew Luck?

They should stop winning.

 

[Nikolokolus]

How badly do Bills fans want Andrew Luck?

They should stop winning.

Actually you might have a point ... Luck probably is worth tanking for.

 

[Sex Panther]

Another scenario (that I've read on other boards) I like more:

Bills try and go after Kevin Kolb, and go draft AJ Green/Patrick Peterson or trade down to get a left tackle.

 

[Natebishop3]

I would be a terrible NFL GM because I think drafting an offensive linemen is boring.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

I would be a terrible NFL GM because I think drafting an offensive linemen is boring.

It is extremely boring. How can you get excited about getting an offensive lineman? I quit football in high school even though I was good because I was an offensive lineman. It sucked.

 

[bodyman5001]

It is extremely boring. How can you get excited about getting an offensive lineman? I quit football in high school even though I was good because I was an offensive lineman. It sucked.

Me too. Well, I could have been good if I cared and had a coach. Our coach would have ran the wing T if Joe Montana and Jerry Rice went to my high school. Way to make it fun there Oz.

 

[maxiep]

But I kinda wanted bills to lose out...

Thank you for telling us the truth.