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    Rd 5, Pick 148 (5): WR Khalil Shakir, Boise St

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    6 hours ago, Last Guy on the Bench said:

    Was watching all of Shakir's plays in this Nevada game. Seems like he has a little delay (sometimes even a hitch) at the snap before he starts every route? You can see the other receivers getting off the line into their routes before he does. It's not a quickness thing - to my untrained eye it looks like he kind of stands there or gathers himself at the snap before he leaves the LOS (or wherever he is starting).

     

    Any WR experts see the same thing? Is this normal? I don't know much about route running (my big accomplishment this year was finally learning what stacking was - thanks YouTube). Anyway, even if it is an issue, seems like an easy thing to correct.

     

    In any case, he had some great plays in this game. A couple of wow catches and a nice punt return. Worth a watch regardless. I'm excited to see him in action this preseason.

     

     

     


    Yea he does have a hitch, it was pointed out by some of the draft evaluators as well and may be part of the reason - along with the 29 inch arms - he dropped to round 5.
     

     I think the hitch can be coached out of him and really let his 97th percentile 1.49 ten yard split shine

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    Greg Cosell's List of 14 Guys He Really Likes in the Draft - Bills Got 2 of Them, and Another He Liked

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    In case anyone is wondering, the list as seen when I paused the video was:

    MJ Emerson CB Miss St -BROWNS

    Luke Fortner C UK - JAGS

    Bryan Cook S Cincinnati - CHIEFS

    Zakoby McClain LB Auburn - RAVENS

    James Cook RB Georgia - BILLS

    Wan’Dale Robinson WR UK - GIANTS

    Nik Bonitto EDGE OK - BRONCOS

    Perrion Winfrey DL OK - BROWNS

    Channing Tindall LB Georgia - DOLPHINS

    Deangelo Malone LB W.Kentucky-FALCONS

    Tyrion Davis-Price RB LSU - 9ers

    Marcus Jones CB Houston - PATS

    Terrel Bernard LB Baylor - BILLS

     

    So Shakir wasn’t on that list though he said he was and he said that he loves him. Bills still had 2 on there (Cook and Bernard) and I guess Shakir was an honorable mention.

     

    EDIT: forgot to type one:

     

    Matthew Butler DT - UTenn- RAIDERS

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    I have a 2nd Bills schedule inside rumor/tip (UPDATE: NOW CONFIRMED!)

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    14 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

    I posted this in another thread but I heard two yesterday from a pretty reliable source:

    - Seaon opener in LA

    - Thanksgiving night at home vs. GB


    Obviously, there has been a lot of talk about LA but hadn’t heard about GB on Thanksgiving. I think that the assumption has been the Lions. We will see I guess…

     


    Im not sure Highmark’s bathrooms could handle a Thanksgiving night game

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    Of the serious SB Contenders who had the best draft?

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    6 hours ago, gobills404 said:

    Hurts to say it but the chiefs by far. All of their picks (except for cook) were slam dunks imo. Hopefully I end looking like an idiot for saying that.


    The ont thing about that is they had so many chances to have a good draft because they traded away their all-pro receiver. So not sure how much of a net gain it was for them.

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    2022 NFL Draft - Day 3 debrief

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    Definitely came out of the draft with some interesting pieces this year.

     

    I said in another thread that I was overall disappointed in the offense. Elam should fortify the one weakness on our defense so that’s good. 
     

    Cook, if used correctly, could be a defense busting chess piece. However, I envision his best usage being someone who can flip the 2TE system we hear we are going to run from a heavy running formation to a speed receiving formation. 
     

    Unfortunately, for a team we expect to go 2TE a good amount, out TE2 will have to emerge from OJ Howard (unproductive and coming off major injuries), Tommy Sweeney (not a good player), Quentin Morris and Jalyn Wydermyer (two UDFAs). Would have been nice to inject some real talent behind Knox in round 3 rather than a backup linebacker. But McD gets what he wants for defense first and foremost.

     

    I do love Shakir and think he will be our starting slot receiver by the playoffs, he is really good. I share your concern that we didn’t give ourselves even a lottery ticket by drafting a late rounder WR with some outside ability like Westin, Kevin Austin, Connor Tanner. Their are FAs out there still but would have been nice to try to build our WR depth.

     

    I have a feeling Tenuta’s father, a long time football coach, has connections to this regime and so like with Prohl a few years ago the Bills draft them as a tip of the cap to a friend. Though I don’t know that, just speculation.

     

    Overall another draft is in the books, our roster is better now than before the draft which can’t be said for some other teams. And I am excited and hopeful that our first 6 picks make a real impact.

     

    I just hope between now and next years draft McDermott realizes he has to put a premium on drafting playmakers and protection for our best player - Josh Allen, even if it means having a hole or two on the defense. 

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    Logic's 2022 Draft Review

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    To be honest, it was a bit of an underwhelming draft for me. The success of the draft will all fall on Elam’s shoulders. If he becomes the next Tre, it will be a success. He has the tools to get there.

     

    However, I feel like we did not do much to help the offense with only 2 of our 8 picks being playmakers for Josh. As much as we as a fan base like to say how deep our team is, we are quickly getting thin at a few important positions.

     

    At WR, Steph and Gabe are the only players really built to run on the outside. Crowder, McKenzie, Hodgins, Stephenson and even Shakir (who I think will be a great WR for us) are built best for the slot. Kumerow can play outside but definitely not ideal. 
     

    We are supposedly going to be running a lot of 2TE sets with Dorsey. Yet we have Knox who we hopefully resign, OJ Howard who is a 1 year rental and has not been good lately, and Tommy Sweeney who was not good and whose contract ends after this season. We have Quinton Morris and now Wydermyer as UDFAs but would have been nice to draft someone more talented if we plan on lots of 12 personnel going into the future.

     

    As a Bills fan, I will be hoping and praying that all of our picks become studs. But I feel like we can do a lot more in the future to make sure our most important player - Josh - is protected and given enough playmakers to maximize his otherworldly talent. 

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    NFL Draft 2022 Fourth to Seventh Round Discussion Thread

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    3 minutes ago, Motorin' said:

     

    He played outside 65% of the time. We can use him in any spot. Good route runner, good YAC, good vertical speed. 


    College is different from pros, I think slot is best for him so he gets free releases off the line like he did in a lot of his pass sets at Boise. Arms are short so pressed can hang him up a bit. Very excited for him on this team, type of player we needed

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