I mean this means they missed a ton if they only got 1-2 meaningful contributors per draft, doesn’t it?
You could do the same thing for Beane.
Also a lot of those first rounders were in the teens which is much easier to find an impact player than 26+ where the bills picked for the last several years.
I really hope Brandon Beane’s new Joe Schoen doesn’t show him this post 1st thing this morning OR ELSE the boys at WGR 550 better steer clear today! ! !
Drafting is only half the battle. Development and scheme fit matter just as much.
Russell Wilson trade brought quite a few picks. QB on a fairly friendly contract at around 30 million.
The draft is mostly a crap shoot and you just need one or two really good ones to completely change a team.
Not taking anything away from Seattle, and not excusing picks like Elam, but it should be pointed out that the Seahawks picks were much higher than Buffalo’s in those drafts: 9, 5, 16, and 18th overall, compared to the Bills 23, 25, 28 (traded to 33), and 30, with some extra first and seconds mixed in from the Wilson trade.
Didn’t hurt that they scored more points than the Pats!
Any of these guys could have been busts without a strong organization and good development.
Been saying it for 2+ years now. Beane is mediocre at best when drafting. He’s been living off the JA pick for a decade.
The GM has won two Super Bowls with two 100% completely different rosters. Not one player was on the recent team that was on the first to win it all. also a different coach. The guy is a stud.
I need someone to do this graphic for me Beane… because there aren’t a whole lot of checkmarks.
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I mean this means they missed a ton if they only got 1-2 meaningful contributors per draft, doesn’t it?
You could do the same thing for Beane.
Also a lot of those first rounders were in the teens which is much easier to find an impact player than 26+ where the bills picked for the last several years.
I really hope Brandon Beane’s new Joe Schoen doesn’t show him this post 1st thing this morning OR ELSE the boys at WGR 550 better steer clear today! ! !
Drafting is only half the battle. Development and scheme fit matter just as much.
Russell Wilson trade brought quite a few picks. QB on a fairly friendly contract at around 30 million.
The draft is mostly a crap shoot and you just need one or two really good ones to completely change a team.
Not taking anything away from Seattle, and not excusing picks like Elam, but it should be pointed out that the Seahawks picks were much higher than Buffalo’s in those drafts: 9, 5, 16, and 18th overall, compared to the Bills 23, 25, 28 (traded to 33), and 30, with some extra first and seconds mixed in from the Wilson trade.
Didn’t hurt that they scored more points than the Pats!
Any of these guys could have been busts without a strong organization and good development.
Been saying it for 2+ years now. Beane is mediocre at best when drafting. He’s been living off the JA pick for a decade.
The GM has won two Super Bowls with two 100% completely different rosters. Not one player was on the recent team that was on the first to win it all. also a different coach. The guy is a stud.
I need someone to do this graphic for me Beane… because there aren’t a whole lot of checkmarks.
2025
Deone Walker. (Maybe he was OK)
Jackson Hawes (maybe, does a 3rd TE even count?)
2024
Cole Bishop
2023
Dalton Kincaid
Ocyrus Torrence
2022
James Cook
Terrell Bernard
Khalil Shakir
Christian Benford
That is an extraordinarily low hit rate.