SB Nation User Blog: Gino Parilli

Is a win a win?

Gino Parilli — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:37:36 -0000

The Bills could easily be 5-2 right now, but for 2 unfortunate kick returns. Would that feel good?

I felt elated but uneasy last year when I walked out of the stadium after the San Diego game. They played well. The fans were pumped. The win seemed convincing, but they had barely beaten some marginal teams in previous weeks. I still allowed myself to have some hope that it was coming together. That didn't work out.

This year I'm not getting any sense that the Bills are on the road to coming together. The wins seem hollow and the losses sickening. I'd feel a lot better about a loss if it was like what happened to the Vikings in Pittsburgh today, and a whole lot better if the win were like the Steelers'.

The Bills aren't very good and the injuries are crippling. I always want them to win, but I've gotten to the point that it just doesn't feel particularly good when they do, and there's this (probably) realistic feeling that they're being hurt in the draft next year when they run into a team that is more determined to lose than they are.

Hope will undoubtedly spring back when the season is over. The youthful core of promising players, free agency and the draft will be there to plug a few holes and, hey!, Who knows?

Mock Draft 2010?

Gino Parilli — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:09:43 -0000

Mock Draft 2010?

Peter Schrager's 2010 mock Rd. 1 draft.
The good news? He must think the Bills will do better than 7 - 9; he has them drafting 17th.
Bad news? He has them drafting a safety in Rd 1.

A Story about Mock Drafts

Gino Parilli — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:40:31 -0000

A Story about Mock Drafts

Is there a Mock-Drafts Anonymous Site?

Rookie WRs

Gino Parilli — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:36:14 -0000

Rookie WRs

An article from a suburban Chicago newspaper about how rookie WRs fare. The article is conventional wisdom, but it does assemble the rookie and career stats of the top ten WRs taken in each of the last 4 drafts, which is interesting. Since a WR is so dependent on how much time the OL gives the QB and the QB's ability to get them the ball, the stats don't necessarily mean that much. I guess --- more than the statistics --- the bottom line in evaluating a receiver is their ability to get open and what they do when the ball comes sailing their way.