Russ Brandon era
BUF · Composite skill θ = -0.08 · maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval -0.80 to +0.63
Evidence: 10 mapped picks across 1 draft classes, 2008–2008 · 100% portfolio maturity · provisional estimate.
THE ADJUSTMENT, MADE VISIBLE
The record vs. the verdict Jury still out
The open dot is his record alone: a fixed projection of raw per-pick outcomes (era-normalized games and AV, draft capital, honors) onto the composite scale. The filled dot is the published verdict. The bar between them is the adjustment.
- partial pooling + era/capital adjustment
- +0.20
- maturity discount
- 0.00
His record alone is a support view of the unadjusted record, not a second rating. The published verdict keeps its interval above.
ONE PERSON, COMPLETE CONTEXT
Team and tenure chronology
The Big Board ranks one person once across their full portfolio. The checked-in release keeps 190 people distinct from its 209 GM-team careers; these dated team assignments show the context behind this profile.
- 2008–2008BUFNo formal GM; Brandon/Modrak/Guy collective between Levy and Nix
Top 5 hits
Support residuals: picks where the player most over-performed the league baseline at their draft slot. They explain the profile; they are not a second GM rating.
| Yr | Pick | Player | Pos | Support contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #224 | Stevie Johnson | OFF | +1.45 |
| 2008 | #219 | Demetress Bell | OFF | +0.94 |
| 2008 | #114 | Reggie Corner | DEF | +0.66 |
| 2008 | #132 | Derek Fine | OFF | +0.15 |
| 2008 | #251 | Kennard Cox | DEF | -0.06 |
Top 5 misses
Support residuals: picks where the player most under-performed the slot baseline. Related outcomes are collapsed inside their bucket before the final contribution.
| Yr | Pick | Player | Pos | Support contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #11 | Leodis McKelvin | DEF | -1.17 |
| 2008 | #41 | James Hardy | OFF | -0.94 |
| 2008 | #147 | Alvin Bowen | DEF | -0.57 |
| 2008 | #72 | Chris Ellis | DEF | -0.51 |
| 2008 | #179 | Xavier Omon | OFF | -0.21 |
earned playing time
value per opportunity
league honors
All 10 picks · bucketed residuals
Each cell is a support z-score: how far the player's outcome deviated from the league baseline at their draft slot. The total gives one vote to each bucket, so playing-time proxies do not drown out AV, AV/snap quality, or honors. It is not the maturity-adjusted headline composite.
| Draft pick | Opportunity | Quality | Recognition | Support | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Pick | Player | Pos | GP | GS | Snaps | AV | AV/snap | PB | AP1 | Total |
| 2008 | #224 | Stevie Johnson | OFF | +0.91 | +1.09 | +0.94 | +0.83 | +0.19 | -0.04 | -0.03 | +1.45 |
| 2008 | #219 | Demetress Bell | OFF | +0.40 | +0.64 | — | +0.43 | — | -0.01 | -0.01 | +0.94 |
| 2008 | #114 | Reggie Corner | DEF | +0.77 | +0.14 | — | +0.23 | — | -0.02 | -0.01 | +0.66 |
| 2008 | #132 | Derek Fine | OFF | -0.13 | +0.09 | — | +0.18 | — | -0.02 | -0.01 | +0.15 |
| 2008 | #251 | Kennard Cox | DEF | -0.29 | +0.03 | — | +0.08 | — | -0.01 | -0.01 | -0.06 |
| 2008 | #179 | Xavier Omon | OFF | -0.26 | -0.01 | — | -0.06 | — | -0.02 | -0.01 | -0.21 |
| 2008 | #72 | Chris Ellis | DEF | -0.32 | -0.33 | — | -0.17 | — | -0.02 | -0.01 | -0.51 |
| 2008 | #147 | Alvin Bowen | DEF | -0.56 | -0.21 | — | -0.17 | — | -0.02 | -0.01 | -0.57 |
| 2008 | #41 | James Hardy | OFF | -0.43 | -0.47 | — | -0.45 | — | -0.06 | -0.03 | -0.94 |
| 2008 | #11 | Leodis McKelvin | DEF | +0.51 | -0.05 | -0.45 | -0.32 | -0.84 | -0.66 | -0.52 | -1.17 |
How to read this
- Support residual is the per-pick sum of three bucket scores: opportunity (GP, starts, snaps), quality (AV, AV/snap when available), and recognition (Pro Bowl, AP1). Positive = over-baseline.
- Era-gated outcomes: snaps and AV/snap require snap_counts data (2013+). Cells show "—" when the outcome wasn't observable for that pick.
- The headline model is v30 deep NUTS MCMC; the score and interval above are the published maturity-adjusted composite. This per-pick table is support evidence, not another interval or GM rating.
- "Misses" means "underperformed slot expectation," not that the player lacked a substantial NFL career. Carson Palmer (2003 #1) appears because the model expects elite production from #1-overall QBs.