klos63
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11 minutes ago, NewEra said:
It is evident that visions of Hardman and Hill streaking past our entire defense have stained the inside of McBs eyes. We lacked speed on D and they wanted to address that. They did. Another thing that stood out to me this offseason was their pursuit of versatility. The players they signed and drafted will allow us to play more multiple sets and switch up schemes of both sides of the ball. I expect us to play more man this season on D. Not a lot of man, but enough man to confuse the QB by giving different looks, more often.
Elam, along with his speed, give us some size that we needed on the boundary. Having another potential top 20 corner opposite Tre will allow us to do some different things with our safeties and our coverages. Be more aggressive overall because we won’t be afraid of Levi getting beat deep.
Cook- gives us a playmaking chess piece that we were missing. More versatility, speed, route running, hands. He’s a threat in the backfield (or in the slot, in motion, out wide) that opposing defenses will have to account for. He can take it to the house. Some saw him as a 3rd value….which is basically where we drafted him. He wasn’t going to be there in rd 3 for us, so we got him where we had to get him. Seems like he may have been our guy from the get go.
bernard- the worst pick ever…. Just kidding. Liking this pick more and more. He can be a milano clone imo. Great in coverage and is a very effective blitzer. At worst, we have a ST leader and a great backup for our injury plagued LB Milano. Best case scenario, we move Milano to the middle and he takes his spot on the weak side. He might be able to play next to 49 and 58 on run downs replacing Taron at times. Great locker room and leadership guy. I thought there were better options @ LB (Chenal and Smith), but those guys don’t excel in coverage the way that Bernard does.
Shakir- best value pick of the draft for us imo. I had him as a late 2nd-mid 3rd WR. I feel that his lack of ideal physical traits pushed him down the board. Very good RAC ability from my experience watching him. Ideally a slot, but he can play outside as long as he can continue to add to his release package. Not a burner, but has 4.42 speed. Nuanced wr that knows leverage and gets separations. Tough and another great locker room presence. Great addition to the WR imo. Love this pick.
Araiza- punt god. What’s not like about knowing that we won’t have to see Matt Haaaack play for the bills ever again. Great value.
Benford- Tenuta- Spector- I won’t pretend to know anything about these guys other than what I’ve seen in the last few hours.
Pros-
-added 2 nice playmakers with speed and that add versatility. One @ WR and one @ RB. I was hoping we would do exactly that.
-We added a potentially great cb2 with cb1 upside. When Tre starts to slow down, Elam will be extended and take the reigns if he loves up to expectations.
-versatility and speed on D. More man and more confusion for opposing QBs.
-versatility and speed on O. We needed Rac and added 2 nice rac players.
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- I didn’t like the trade up for Elam because I thought the sweet spot in the draft to trade up was in rd 2. I was hoping we would trade up and over the chiefs to draft Skyy Moore (or Pierce/Pickens). Watching that run on WRs was painful for me. Saw it coming and felt helpless as it occurred. Was then hoping tolbert dropped to us. As he slid, I was hoping to trade up for him. We didn’t and Dallas snagged him. We then reached on Bernard (imo). Strange turn of events to say the least.
-we didn’t draft IOL….but drafted two off ball LBers. Maybe we plan on moving the shorter armed (for his size) Tenuta to guard? I think we’re fine @ tackle depth after the quessenberry addition. Maybe one of Ford, mancz or Ike (if/when he’s healthy) can be dependable backups under Kromer.
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- I think that success of OL will determine our fate in 2022. I feel that if they can stay healthy, the OL is good enough to win the SB. We wont win because of our OL, we just need to not lose because of the OL. If the IOL gets banged up, it could be a HUGE problem and could cost us our Lombardi. Praying that Kromer can be the difference maker. The talent that we added to the OL this offseason doesn’t move the needle imo. It’s basically the same OL. Saffold will he’ll the run blocking, while possibly hurting the pass O. Can Kromer hide his deficiency’s in pass pro? Sure hope so.
- the team has clearly taken on a growth mindset. They are looking to evolve and become less and less predictable. That’s a necessity in todays nfl. Confusion reigns supreme. Opposing OCs and DCs will have more to game-plan for. 11 and 12 personnel on O. James Cook is a different kind of back that will put the defenses on their heels. Shakir, crowder, Howard and Duke may not be the superstar playmaker I was hoping for, but I think our playmakers are in a much better spot than last year. And they came super cheap. On D , now with the speed of the press man force Elam in the fold, we can play more and more man comfortably. Possibly confusing the Qb.
We’re the Super Bowl favorites for a reason. We have the best QB. We have the best team. Now it’s time for the coaches to join them on the top of the mountain. Step it up McD. It’s on you now.
We draft a punter that's never held for a kicker, a year after not signing Bojorquez, who also had an incredibly strong leg, but was a poor holder. The team felt the holder was so critical that we kept an 'elite' holder even though he was a poor punter. It's an interesting pick and Araiza is no lock to make the team.
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8 minutes ago, The Dean said:
I believe they were considered better directional punters, also with great legs ( you knowwhat I mean). I also think they hold foy FGs. I believe if still available the Bills may have preferred the guy from PSU
Nice gams?
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2 punters were drafted ahead of him. Any ideas as to why?
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31 minutes ago, elijah said:
The offense is good, but we needed a #2 WR in my opinion.
Gabe Davis has progressed tremendously and had a crazy postseason, but were relying on a guy jumping from the 5th option to the 2nd and producing at not only the same pace, but a better pace.
He’s a great player and there’s going to be people that read this as me saying he’s not good, but I think WR needed someone just a little more talented to fill in the #2 spot while Davis continued to progress and grow.
Hopefully I’m proven wrong 🤷♂️
Like he did in the KC game? More talented in what way? I'm serious, he's got great hands, good size and speed, gets open and makes the difficult catches. He checks a lot of boxes for WR2
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43 minutes ago, Jerboski said:
They better or it was a complete waste
they aren’t making this roster
there is this thing called the practice squad, they can roster some of the draft picks there if they don't use them to trade up.
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1 hour ago, BillsMafi$ said:
Didn’t have to trade up
So why do you think Beane did it? Just to get posts on TBD?
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9 hours ago, Magox said:
That's it? That's the post?
He likes us, he really likes us!
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6 hours ago, 1ManRaid said:
Some people forget draft picks and mid-season signings aren't free.
Which people?
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1 hour ago, whorlnut said:
Been saying this for a while, but the 1st round corner crowd conveniently ignores it. This staff seems to really like Dane Jackson. If you pair him with a vet or 2nd-3rd round rookie, we will be fine until Tre is 100%, which I believe will be sooner than most of us think.
The history is there. This group has done it before, as Marino has mentioned. Marino is also VERY high on Cam Taylor-Britt in the 3rd. Oh by the way…his comp? James Bradberry. The very guy that the Panthers drafted in the 2nd round that year.
Cam Taylor-Britt? Josh Williams? Martin Emerson?
When do you think he will be 100% and when do most of us think he will be?
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3 hours ago, Warcodered said:
Yes because spending 24% of what your net worth is, isn't an absurd idea at all.
I'd say there was probably a 100% chance they would secure a loan and not have to liquidate their assets, while the value of the franchise continues to rise and with the new TV deals coming into play after the season, they'll be raking in hundreds of millions more a year than they are now. They're fine, don't worry about them.
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51 minutes ago, DCofNC said:
I agree with what you have to say. Regardless of circumstance, Brady has been nothing short of amazing. I still don’t like home, but show the man some respect.
I agree completely on Herbert, he’s got the tools and had the flashes than got us all intrigued with JA. He may not be quite as athletic, but we are splitting hairs on it all., they are top 7 picks in the NFL, they are freaks. Herbert is far better than I realized from his college days, he came in with far better coaching than Allen, he may be further along in development and maybe he hits a plateau, but at this point he’s the closest thing to Allen there is. Nothing against him, I just hope he suck’s against the Bills for the next 20 years.
The Week 18 game vs the Raiders was as exciting as the Bills/Chiefs game. Herbert was amazing, 4th and 21 with the season on the line and makes the throw. He's got that special something that Allen has. Those 2 will be the best in the AFC with Burrow for years to come.
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8 hours ago, Success said:
Did anyone see that heated debate on First Take just now? They were debating if Allen is a top 5 QB in the league. Keyshawn had him behind Brady, Rogers, Mahomes, Burrow, Herbert & Watson.
I actually have issues w/ all of those names being ranked ahead of Allen. I get the deference for Brady, but would anyone really want him over Allen RIGHT NOW? Rogers I can understand more. Herbert has done nothing in the league. Burrow looks to be very good, but hasn't shown nearly the versatility & clutch play that Allen has (imo).
But Watson?
I don't really get it - not just Keyshawn's take, but a still fairly large group of pundits who can't seem to break away from what they thought of Allen in the draft, or his rookie season. I get that it's not that important, and in general, prefer it when the Bills are disrespected, but it just seems like I'm living on a different planet than some of these guys.
EDIT: he also had Mahomes ahead of Allen (which is one I completely get, though I think is closer than most)
Not to get too deep into this discussion, but Herbert has had 2 tremendous season, Burrow is also a dynamic QB, no reason to criticize them to build up Allen. Quite a few very good QB's in the league right now, many capable of winning a Super Bowl.
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14 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:
You and 100,000 other Bills fans.
I was sitting next to him, so was my other brother.
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1 hour ago, ALLEN1QB said:
Dude you have no idea what you're talking about I'm just saying I lived in very very South Florida for a number of years and there are a lot of illegal drivers down there that's all I'm saying if you can't grasp that then tough beans.
Your comment was not relevant to the topic and your poor grammar made you look like a fool for mentioning that others didn't speak English well.
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18 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:
True. It's also pretty safe to say that the Ravens won't be going deep in the playoffs for years to come with a leader like that.
If Watson plays asap, they're probably the 3rd best team in their own division imo
Because of his tweets? Give me a break.
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10 minutes ago, ToGoGo said:
I know that freeway area by the FLL airport. I have no clue why anybody would be there on foot.
Not petty. Totally normal to be wary of that from a supposed leader.
I think it's pretty safe to say that lamar is the Raven's leader, not supposed.
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3 hours ago, ALLEN1QB said:
How terrible I used to live in South Florida a lot of the drivers down there did not even have a license or speak English very dangerous
yeah, most English speaking people are never involved in car accidents.
They 'speak english very dangerous'? And you criticize others English skills.
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3 hours ago, Warcodered said:
His death is tragic, but it's really not that weird a tweet as it describes what his audience might know him for.
If his audience are football fans, they know him mostly from his amazing career at Ohio State.
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14 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
You're entitled to your viewpoint, but not to put words in my mouth. Please review and be absolutely certain that's not what you're doing here.
Neither Hyde nor Poyer were consistent starters on their prior teams, much less "all pro", when they signed here.
My point here, is that it's not a case of our options being to either resign Poyer or draft a safety high. It's possible to sign players in FA or even trade late round picks for a player, and develop them.
I thought Hyde was a regular with Green Bay, I remember seeing him on the field a lot and was very excited when we signed him.
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10 hours ago, Big Turk said:
Perhaps many of the players were not that good to begin with?
What's the success rate for "star" caliber players?
An article I read after Tre's injury stated that most players took a step back. A good player became a marginal player, a star player became a 'good' player.
Did people really think ACL tears were not that big a deal anymore?
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I think fans in other cities look at their team's schedule and say, crap, we have to play the Bills, that's a loss.
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4 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:
People downstate obviously don't care about that. Northeastern NJ is part of the NYC metro area and they look at that as more NY than anywhere upstate. Their football teams play a few miles away from Manhattan--about as close as OP to downtown Buffalo.
Downstate they see how Metlife was funded and say tell the owner to fund it. They look at Yankee stadium and say let the owner and the city of Buffalo/Erie Co split it.
Neither the city of Buffalo nor Erie county paid anything towards new Yankees stadium. The team, NYC taxpayers and MLB funds paid for it.
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19 minutes ago, nucci said:
don't we want everyone to play well?
and for the right price, don't want to overpay.
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4 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:
We need to get beyond the “hurt feelings” and keep the eyes on the prize. The Super Bowl is all that matters!! Gilmore isn’t the player that he was but could be a valuable addition.
Buffalonian's don't get beyond hurt feelings. How can they when everyone is so mean to them all the time?
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Rd 2, Pick 63 (31): RB James Cook, Georgia
in The Stadium Wall
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and by anywhere he means at his natural position of RB or lined up on the line of scrimmage as a receiver.