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  • And another thing, BM...

    check this out: Not only did Watkins not score when the Bills played the Browns, he had the dropsies (see above)

    http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/16725/sammy-watkins

    Check it out - he only had 3 receptions out of NINE FREAKING TARGETS, for a total of 11 yards, and my,

    what a world beating average gain per pass - 3.7 yards. WOWEEEEE !

    I rest my case. I didn't want Watkins in the first freakin place. Have a nice day.

    http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/16725/sammy-watkins

    W 26-10 3 9 11 3.7 5

  • And another thing, BM...

    check this out: Not only did Watkins not score when the Bills played the Browns, he had the dropsies (see above)

    http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/16725/sammy-watkins

    Check it out - he only had 3 receptions out of NINE FREAKING TARGETS, for a total of 11 yards, and my,

    what a world beating average gain per pass - 3.7 yards. WOWEEEEE !

    I rest my case. I didn't want Watkins in the first freakin place. Have a nice day.

    http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/16725/sammy-watkins

    W 26-10 3 9 11 3.7 5

    Watkins played one game in our stadium and didn't fill up the stat sheet. Yes, he would totally have been garbage for us based on that one game. Forget the near 1000 yd season at 21 years old playing with bums at QB... you literally made a post criticizing someone based on a single game.

    This is what you just did:

    @calfoxwc said:

    check this out: Aaron Rodgers only had 185 yds passing against the Bills last year

    http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/8439/aaron-rodgers

    WOWWEEEEEEE check this out: he was 17 for 42 FREAKING TARGETS!!!

    Are you kidding this Rodgers guy is trash! He threw 0 TD's and 2 INT's that game as well.

    - I rest my case Aaron Rodgers is garbage. Have a nice day

  • Seriously? Sammy fucking Watkins all over again. Lock this stupid thread. But not before we take a look at the top receivers from last year's draft (in no particular order):

    Beckham

    Evans

    Watkins

    Benjamin

    Matthews

    Taylor Fucking Gabriel.

    OK, maybe not gabriel, but the others have the potential to be game breaking receivers, and some have already shown it. Would we be a better team with one of them? Sure. Did we shit the bed by 'missing out' on Watkins? Hell no. With the trade with buffalo, we could still have had Beckham, Benjamin and Matthews. So you could *maybe* make an argument for missing out on a receiver, and many have. But singling out one of them because he was the first picked? That's bullshit - give it a rest.

  • It should be easy to decide on the whole Watkins thing.....

    Right now today.....would ANYONE trade both the 12th and 19th picks for him (oh yeah, and our 4th rounder too)???.....(cause thats a little LESS than we got)....

    Heck, Id rather have Kevin White and Im still undecided if Id even spend #12 alone on him.....

    so.....to answer my own question.....hell no!!!!

  • HELL NO !!!

    (and yet again, Steve's ZiLLOW post would have had me spitting my coffee all over my keyboard,

    but I don't have cofffee on the Brownsboard anymore)

  • no,no,no...

    Here is what I did, BM, now read it this time, because Aaron Rodgers has none

    of the below weaknesses.

    WEAKNESSES: Only average height with a leaner than ideal build, lacking elite muscle definition or strength. Lacks elite speed and more of a glider. Not overly physical and won't break many tackles.

    Hands are steady, but he'll have his share of focus drops, especially when he hears footsteps - a few botched returns on his resume. Room to improve his reliability on 50/50 passes. Minor durability concerns. Character needs investigated - arrested in May 2012 on drug-related charges.

    COMPARES TO: Mix of Torrey Smith (Ravens) and Percy Harvin (Seahawks) - Watkins has the size and vertical ability of Smith and the acceleration, toughness and multiple gears like Harvin.

    --Dane Brugler (1/5/13)

  • It should be easy to decide on the whole Watkins thing.....

    Right now today.....would ANYONE trade both the 12th and 19th picks for him (oh yeah, and our 4th rounder too)???.....(cause thats a little LESS than we got)....

    Heck, Id rather have Kevin White and Im still undecided if Id even spend #12 alone on him.....

    so.....to answer my own question.....hell no!!!!

    @mudfly said:

    Watkins.....

    Right now ....would ANYONE trade both the 12th and 19th and our 4th rounder too...??

    .....hell no!!!!

    @calfoxwc said:

    HELL NO !!!

    @calfoxwc said:

    no,no,no...

    exactly....

    here's a well put together comparison between Watkins and Cooper, which puts Cooper ahead as the better overall prospect.....

    http://withthefirstpick.com/2015/03/29/2015-nfl-prospect-comparisons-amari-cooper-vs-sammy-watkins/

    yet, I'll bet no one offers 2 firsts for Cooper.......(at least it wont be us)......😉

  • That is excellent ! I'm even more impressed by Cooper now.

  • I don't even understand the point you're trying to illustrate, what does playing in the snow have to do with us passing on Watkins or his long term potential?



    You'll be happier with whoever we draft at wr this year? What kind of stupid angle are you trying to work with that statement? You have no idea who/when we'll draft a wr, what if we don't draft a guy until the 2nd or 3rd round. Do you realize that last year's wr class was significantly stronger? Do you realize there isn't a wr as good as Watkins in this entire draft in all likelihood? There's nothing we can do about missing out on Watkins, all we can do is move forward. But acting like it wasn't a mistake is just ridiculous. -BM-


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    A. Cleveland is in Ohio, that's N. United States. It's snows here. And, it was fun to point out, that as I remember it, Watkins


    was joking around about scary snowstorms, and playing in the snow. The point is, stop your stupid bitching over watkins.


    Newsflash - he isn't with the Browns. You would do better for yourself, if you went over to the boofalo forum somewhere,


    and gloated endlessly. At least you would be being a positive.



    We don't know if it was a mistake, suppose the Browns go to the playoffs, and Manziel and Gilbert had


    a large part of that? Then will you shut up with the watkins crap? Watkins hasn't been around long enough to say


    there is no wr in this draft that can match or surpass his output this past year. Why not just run with what you


    blabbered? "All we can do is move forward". Then stick a cork in it about Watkins blah blah blah, and move on already.



    Oh, and read about Watkin's weaknesses back then:



    http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1850743/sammy-watkins



    WEAKNESSES: Only average height with a leaner than ideal build, lacking elite muscle definition or strength. Lacks elite speed and more of a glider. Not overly physical and won't break many tackles.



    Hands are steady, but he'll have his share of focus drops, especially when he hears footsteps - a few botched returns on his resume. Room to improve his reliability on 50/50 passes. Minor durability concerns. Character needs investigated - arrested in May 2012 on drug-related charges.



    COMPARES TO: Mix of Torrey Smith (Ravens) and Percy Harvin (Seahawks) - Watkins has the size and vertical ability of Smith and the acceleration, toughness and multiple gears like Harvin.



    --Dane Brugler (1/5/13)

    @calfoxwc said:

    WEAKNESSES: Only average height with a leaner than ideal build, lacking elite muscle definition or strength. Lacks elite speed and more of a glider. Not overly physical and won't break many tackles.

    Hands are steady, but he'll have his share of focus drops, especially when he hears footsteps - a few botched returns on his resume. Room to improve his reliability on 50/50 passes. Minor durability concerns. Character needs investigated - arrested in May 2012 on drug-related charges.

    COMPARES TO: Mix of Torrey Smith (Ravens) and Percy Harvin (Seahawks) - Watkins has the size and vertical ability of Smith and the acceleration, toughness and multiple gears like Harvin.

    --Dane Brugler (1/5/13)

    OK, let's assume Watkins turns out Torry Smith or Percy Harvin good. (I doubt he's going to be Megatron good) Anyone going to offer a first and a fourth for those two? And you could say the Bills screwed up- could have stood pat taken Odell Beckham, and giving up nothing. (Of course the Browns made the same mistake). BUT Beckham helped the Giants to a not so stellar 6-10 record, the same way Gordon in his league leading year had the Browns at 4-12. So maybe Farmer is right having a stud WR is only a part of the puzzle.

  • I'm reconsidering my welcome... and I'm one who thinks Watkins will ultimately emerge as the best WR in the class of 2014.

  • I'm reconsidering my welcome... and I'm one who thinks Watkins will ultimately emerge as the best WR in the class of 2014.

    @tour2ma said:

    I'm reconsidering my welcome... and I'm one who thinks Watkins will ultimately emerge as the best WR in the class of 2014.

    Now, they are reporting that he had hip surgery a couple months ago......(apparently it was injured against the Browns)...

    No details on what the injury was or the severity of it....but, I dunno, a bad hip is probably not a good thing for a speedster....

    hoping for his sake it's minor and he gets his game on track this season

    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000483413/article/sammy-watkins-recovering-from-offseason-hip-surgery