Bucs fan here... | Page 2 | FinHeaven - Miami Dolphins Forums

Bucs fan here...

Thanx Beatles for your honesty. Hickey knows he can't hide from here on out. We are stuck with him as we are stuck with our Owner. I hope we have good underlings that are actually eyes for talent.
 
Beatles123 said:
Beatles here. I just wanted to offer my two cents on the hiring of your new GM. As always I come in peace.

So, you've hired Dennis Hickey?....Oh...oh....Ohhhhhh....:err:...

Not gonna lie, fellas, this is the one man I hoped you wouldn't hire, for the simple fact I do like you guys alright and I wanted you all to get a good GM...but....well, how do I put this...

Hickey was with us for years and of the 2009 Bucs draft, there ARE NO PLAYERS remaining on our roster and few, if any, from 2005 and 6

Now, if you attribute this to bad GMing i can see that. If you think, as some do, that Dom pulled it together his last two years, you might be inclined to give him a shot...

However..as a PURE TALENT SCOUT...Hickey has a...less than glowing track record...and...and to be honest a lot of us were of the thought that until he left us we would never be rid of Dom/GuAllen drafts.

I'm not making fun, nor am i saying you should panic...I'm just saying that, from our perspective...this hire is..........

Uh........ :confused:

Not...what you guys want. A lot of us are kinda...celebrating this, actually....

*I* however want you, as a Florida franchise, to do well...I just thought you should know how it looked on our end. I do hope he proves us wrong for you guys, but being completely honest...? I don't see it. He has a bad reputation 'round our area and, supposedly, the league.

Here's hoping for the best. Don't shoot the messenger...just some info to think about.

- Beatles.
Click to expand...

Those of us who are objective realize this is just another, in a LONG list, of complete **** UPS by this organization. Just waiting till next year where hopefully Ross fires everybody and has enough sense to start over from scratch.
 
This guy followed him, and now we know he was the bottom of the barrell. No one else wanted the job..
 
We won't know how good of a gm he is until the start of next season. We have no choice but to wait and see what he can to improve our roster.
 
Sons of Shula said:
Which Finheaven troll created this account?
Click to expand...
Not a troll at all, friend. 'Rooted for ya early on last year once our season was done. Just being honest...this hire may turn out VERY meh for you. To be fair his last two drafts were his best because he was relied upon since Schiano came from college...maybe we'll find out he was better than we thought.

Then again, he's been with us since '96 in one form or another, so...where there's smoke..............
 
Hickey can improve his WPA instantly by terminating the contract of Phyllis Wheeler.
 
Beatles123 said:
Well, Fanphins, he worked very closely with Bruce Allen just as he did Dom...so...let us look at the Bucs' draft history.

2004:

1 Michael Clayton Louisiana State
3 Marquis Cooper Washington
4 Will Allen Ohio State
5 Jeb Terry North Carolina
6 Nate Lawrie Yale
7 Mark Jones Tennessee
7 Casey Cramer Dartmouth
7 Lenny Williams Southern

2005:

1 Cadillac Williams Auburn
2 Barrett Ruud Nebraska
3 Alex Smith Stanford
3 Chris Colmer North Carolina State
4 Dan Buenning Wisconsin
5 Donte Nicholson Oklahoma
5 Larry Brackins Pearl River C.C.
6 Anthony Bryant Alabama
7 Rick Razzano Mississippi
7 Paris Warren Utah
7 Hamza Abdullah Washington State
7 J.R. Russell Louisville

2006:

1 Davin Joseph Oklahoma
2 Jeremy Trueblood Boston College
3 Maurice Stovall Notre Dame
4 Alan Zemaitis Penn State
5 Julian Jenkins Stanford
6 Bruce Gradkowski Toledo
6 T.J. Williams North Carolina State
7 Justin Phinisee Oregon
7 Charles Bennett Clemson
7 Tim Massaquoi Michigan

2007:

1 Gaines Adams Clemson
2 Arron Sears Tennessee
2 Sabby Piscitelli Oregon State
3 Quincy Black New Mexico
4 Tanard Jackson Syracuse
5 Greg Peterson North Carolina Central
6 Adam Hayward Portland State
7 Chris Denman Fresno State
7 Marcus Hamilton Virginia
7 Kenneth Darby Alabama


2008:

1 Aqib Talib Kansas
2 Dexter Jackson Appalachian State
3 Jeremy Zuttah Rutgers
4 Dre Moore Maryland
5 Josh Johnson San Diego
6 Geno Hayes Florida State
7 Cory Boyd

2009:

1 Josh Freeman Kansas State
3 Roy Miller Texas
4 Kyle Moore Southern Cal
5 Xavier Fulton Illinois
7 E.J. Biggers Western Michigan
7 Sammie Stroughter Oregon State


2010:

1 Gerald McCoy Oklahoma
2 Brian Price UCLA
2 Arrelious Benn Illinois
3 Myron Lewis Vanderbilt
4 Mike Williams Syracuse
6 Brent Bowden Virginia Tech
7 Cody Grimm Virginia Tech
7 Dekoda Watson Florida State
7 Erik Lorig Stanford


I can keep going but it continues like this...so yeah.
Click to expand...

Good lord those are some horrible drafts. Look at the BUSTS at QB for christ sakes. :lol:

And people here thought Ireland sucked. He at least hit on a few picks here and there. Some solid late round steals on occasion and Tannehill aside(who was Philbin and Sherman obv) he got us decent players in round 1.

---------- Post added at 07:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:13 PM ----------
Sons of Shula said:
Which Finheaven troll created this account?
Click to expand...

Someone dropping heavy doses of reality on you that you dont like......... has to be a troll.
 
Thanks for the 2 cents but when a guy is buried in the pecking order it's hard to either blame him or give him credit. I guess we will just wait and see.
 
do we knw he had any say on draft day whn it was player A or player B
 
Beatles123 said:
Shank:

Hickey was very much a part of those drafts as he was oour head scout and worked very closely with our GM's to make those drafts. The truth is, we have had not one impressive draft with Hickey here until perhaps 2012 when we got Barron, Martin and David all in one. Most fans of our will tell you he was part of our draft problem. Just being honest.
Click to expand...

:lol:

Interesting that you do say that the Bucs didn't have an interesting draft until 2012. You know Hickey was promoted in 2011 to Personal Director which would make 2012 one of the first drafts with Hickey having a more significant influence.

Just being honest.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom