WhitewalkerInPhilly

Low risk high reward. We should have a better WR room purely on development and return from injury but this sounds like a Hollins level replacment

I'm thankful he's no longer in the division

I agree that the boom/bust nature is likely why he made it to the 4th round. Heck I'm even ok with a redshirt year if he needs to rehab because of the talent flashed but with a 4th it's no skin off Beane's nose if things don't pan out

Not trying to blow smoke but I've wondered it as well. What are you using Hoecht for? Why was he a priority signing when his calling card is positional flexibility? At the time I dug up this article about a 4-3 under https://weeklyspiral.com/2021/10/04/4-3-under/#google_vignette Basically the advantge is that you'd give the 3 tech (Oliver, Carter, Sanders) a cleaner shot at penetration by shifting the attack to the weakside but the things you need: -a 3 tech who can penetrate -a weakside LB who you have to trust as play flows to them (Milano) -a strongside LB who effectively plays as a 5th down lineman but who can fall back into coverage (Hoecht) that I would assume would be the 9 tech DE on nickel packages or swap to single S with Taron out playing Is this going to happen? I have no idea. Do think it would be reasonable to at least have that as a subpackage for bringing pressure against, say, a run heavy team *cough Ravens* while keeping coverage options open? I'd say so. Would it explain chasing Hoecht and ignoring Safety (if you plan on just using 1 a lot of the time)? To my deluded brain it just might.

Yeah if the idea is to run stunts, and constantly switch up fronts to the get natural overloads or simulated pressures with 4 rushers I am not mad about that Edit: that would actually be the perfect thing to use Hoect for if that's the plan

Traditional 0-tech NT (Ted Washington era) isn't looked to for pass rush. They are "two gappers" , in charge of defending two rushing lanes and effectively are trying to get double teamed every down so the other linemen are all 1 on 1. Now that has fallen out of favor as pass rushing becomes a priority over run defense but typically a 1-tech attacks the gap between Center and Guard and typically gets the double team by virtue of the fact that they have the shortest path to QB and collapse the pocket What I've heard from people who've crunched take is that Walker tends to do a little slide to pick the gap he likes. I don't think that's intrinsically bad but it means that he's not dedicated to clogging lanes to help the others

Keon Coleman is so slow he just got to the draft podiun

At this point, take Bond. What do you have to lose?

Beane trying to corner the market

Well one, is there anyone on this board who is going to go "Oh no, not Dane Jackson!" If he gets cut? Two, if he's here for safety that makes a lot more sense

He's played Safety too? Nice, let's get one in the can

As much as there are questions marks about the picks if you told me Monday that in four rounds Beane would have: -The odds on favorite for CB2 -some raw players to challenge AJE and DaQuan for starting roles -a backup to Ed Oliver to compete against Carter I'd have been reasonably happy

I mean I'd prefer that to Christian Wilkins. I'd prefer Josh's testicles intact thank you very much

As much as we have legitimate issues with the ceiling of AJE and DaQuan I am very happy that the team has them as spots to beat for Jackson and Walker. Both look like they could be monsters and if they are that defensive line is going to be insane, but we don't have to force them

Hairston gets his college buddy

I was honestly thinking about that in the top 3 picks. DaQuan is one of the few options that would shake free enough cap space for the sundry transactions all teams need it cut during camp. But a 4th? Whose knock is that his technique needs a ton of work? I think DQJ survives

I mean ultimately nothing but I don't think it's a stretch that Beane has his list that he's ticking off

A giant 1 tech to sit a year behind DaQuan? If we are nit picking here I don't know what to do

Honestly I'm amazed we was that low. What's the catch?

It's hard to be too mad about picking up CB, DT and DE with our top 3 picks but somehow I'll find a way

TELL ME WHAT TO FEEL

We got a big boy

Move up? Maybe but the Bills have 10 picks and nowhere near that many roster spots truly open to contention so who cares if you get the guys

While not thrilled at the time the biggest knocks I hear are non-issues for me: He can only play outside? Well it's a good thing we are loaded with nickel and dime DBs He's bad at run defense? I don't want my outside CBs tackling Derrick Henry. Something else has gone wrong in that case. He isn't the best tackler because he's so light, he just hurls himself at the ball carrier? Ok, bit of a problem but that can get coached up and again I don't want him on big bodied guys The only hurdle I see is height, which is an issue but is mitigated by an elite vertical jump. Other than that you have someone with 99th percentile speed, led the SEC in INTs in 2024, who can play zone and man, and is excited to be here

It's the standard I want so I better live up to it Besides *Shakes bottle of pills* The docs say they'll lock me up if I don't stay on the meds. I don't know what for, I just told them I was a drought era Bills fan