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Grading the Buffalo Bills’ 2010 NFL Draft: C.J. Spiller

Monday, May 20th, 2013

C.J. Spiller has been very impressive on the field, but has been underutilized in his first three seasons with the Buffalo Bills. (Photo: USA Today Sports Images)

BBD Staff Writer: Ryan Talbot

As an educator, I place letter grades on papers daily. It’s important for students to know how they did on a particular assignment. Simply put, grades are important.

However, not everything should be graded. I’m sure you can see where I’m headed with this, but if not I’ll make it crystal clear. I hate NFL draft grades that are given out before the players have even seen the field.

Personally, I’ve always felt that giving players three to four years is a sufficient amount of time in the NFL. By the end of three years, you should have an idea of how good a player is going to be; in a few cases, it takes a fourth year.

In light of Buddy Nix stepping down as Bills general manager, we here at Buffalo Bills Draft thought it would be as good of a time as ever to evaluate his first draft class: the 2010 NFL Draft.

First up to get his report card? C.J. Spiller.

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Sophomore Spotlight: Zebrie Sanders

Friday, May 17th, 2013

Zebrie Sanders never got a chance to see the field in his rookie season due to hip surgery. (Photo: USA Today Sports Images)

BBD Staff Writer: Ryan Talbot

The last installment of Buffalo Bills Draft’s six-part Sophomore Spotlight series focuses on Zebrie Sanders, Buffalo’s fifth-round selection.

Since Sanders did not play in his rookie season, this entry is shorter than the others. After reading Sanders’ Sophomore Spotlight, be sure to check out the bottom of the page to find out how you could win an autographed card of each player in the series!

Zebrie Sanders

Selected Round 5, Pick 144 from Florida State

Sanders was the last Bills draft selection to make the roster in 2012.

Sanders received a pre-draft rating of 82.7 from NFL.com — that put Sanders on the high end of NFL.com’s “Eventual Starter” scale, and graded as a second-round value. Thus, Sanders provided great value to the Bills as a fifth-round selection.

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Sophomore Spotlight: Cordy Glenn

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Cordy Glenn displayed the makings of a great NFL left tackle in his rookie season. (Photo: USA Today Sports Images)

BBD Staff Writer: Ryan Talbot

The second installment of Buffalo Bills Draft’s six-part Sophomore Spotlight series focuses on 2012 second-round draft selection and starting left tackle Cordy Glenn.

 

Cordy Glenn

Selected Round 2, Pick 41 from University of Georgia

Offensive line was one area that the Bills were looking to upgrade in the 2012 NFL draft, and many felt Buffalo would select an offensive tackle in round one. However, it was in the second round of the draft that Cordy Glenn fell right into the Bills’ lap.

Glenn started 50 games over his four seasons at Georgia, which tied a team record for most starts on the offensive line with Clint Boling. In his career at Georgia, Glenn played 28 games at left guard, 18 games at left tackle and four games at right guard.

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BBD Week in Review: 4/28 – 5/5

Monday, May 6th, 2013

Coming off of the 2013 NFL Draft, much of last week’s attention was placed upon quarterback E.J. Manuel and the Bills’ eight draft choices. (Photo: US Presswire)

BBD Editor: Dan Hope

Each Monday, we’ll take a look back at the biggest and best stories pertaining to the Buffalo Bills, NFL Draft and NFL from within Buffalo Bills Draft, around the NFL Draft Sites Network and around the web from the past week.

This was my first week as the Editor of BBD — if you’d like to learn more about me, you can read my introductory post.

Last Week’s Stories
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Sophomore Spotlight: Stephon Gilmore

Monday, May 6th, 2013

The Buffalo Bills will be counting on Stephon Gilmore to improve upon his rookie season with a strong sophomore year. (Photo: USA Today Sports Images)

BBD Staff Writer: Ryan Talbot

Much of the talk this offseason will revolve around the projections and expectations from the Buffalo Bills’ 2013 draft class, but also important to the Bills’ success this season will be the progress and performance of their 2012 draft class.

Buffalo had three strong picks in 2012: CB Stephon Gilmore, OT Cordy Glenn and OLB Nigel Bradham. In the later rounds, the Bills had three duds in ILB Tank Carder, OG Mark Asper and kicker John Potter. The verdict is still out on WR T.J. Graham, CB Ron Brooks and OG Zebrie Sanders.

Over the next two weeks, I’ll be focusing on each of the 2012 draft picks still with the Bills, in my Sophomore Spotlight series. Starting with first-round pick Stephon Gilmore, I’ll discuss each player’s rookie season, look at his best and worst performances and attempt to predict their 2013 stat line. Each player’s actual stat line will be discussed as well as analytics provided by Pro Football Focus (PFF – subscription required for premium statistics).

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