His production has also only been part of a safety duo in one specific defensive scheme. If another team signs him they have to wonder if he will be as good without Hyde. Some team may gamble on that with a big time contract like he’s seeking but it’s not the same to just get 1/2 the duo.
He’s bad in coverage and I don’t see that improving against better competition. He would not be a fit for this defense. They play 2 LBs and both need to be sideline to sideline and able to cover. Could he develop? Maybe, his traits suggest he could do this but it’s a projection and not one I’m throwing a 2nd toward.
At first I thought, obviously every franchise QB shows up for everything. Then I realized tannehill didn’t bother to go to phase 1. He told vrabel he might show up next phase. Mahomes didn’t go either. He went to Coachella and organized his own workouts in Texas. Rodgers didn’t go either.
Taylor really just didn’t have a lot of experience in pass blocking coming out of college because Wisconsin’s offense was built around the run game. That’s not uncommon for rookies to need to develop in that facet.
They didn’t miss, he’s a decent RB but they are a passing offense and the defense wins when the ball is in someone hands other than mahomes. Sound familiar? It’s good to have an effective run game but it’s not necessary to have a highly paid RB or one that you spend a premium resource on . Chiefs have been criticized for the pick not because of the player, but because of the positions they didn’t address there - WR and defense.
He was 296 at the combine but his biggest issue at the pro level is arm length and is what limits his position flexibility. His arms are historically short. 31 1/18 - only 3 OL have ever measured shorter in combine history. they are short for either a Center or guard and he also needs more overall mass to play guard.
The Bills specific angle here is not to knock him as a player - he might be a good pro Center as he has good college film of course -but the Bills aren’t spending a 1st on a pure center, I don’t care how much McDermott loves wrestlers and Hawkeyes.
You had me until linderbaum. He’s too small and a poor fit for this oline, plus he only plays Center and we already have a really good one who we just extended. I’m not sure what they will do at RB yet in the draft so it’s too early to get upset about it but they added one of the best run blockers in the league in saffold, hired run game guru Aaron Kromer as ol coach, and paid Ryan bates. I think they get it.