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I broke down his film from the Colts game on Cover 1, and I know it is the preseason but his man cover techniques are impressive. Add that to his physical talents and the Bills could have struck gold.. I think he could play the slot corner position..Reports are that he has taken a few snaps there, thoughts?

Also, something to think about is how the Bills ranked in pass rush tendencies last season vs. say the Broncos..Check it out here. What will they need to do more or less of to get by?

I do think he could start on some teams for two reasons. Bryant is a blue collar hard working type guy and because he has very good technique in all areas. As far as blitzing, the Bills will have to be very cautious against them. They like to push the ball down field w speed and have some amazing talent out of the backfield. I'll save my scouting report for the season but does that sound like an offense we know? As the Bills offense elevates their game our defense will to. Is it week one yet?

Rex will have to tweak the defense a little without his star defensive tackle. Here are a couple things he will do.

Yeah I think it is a long shot for the new guys. But Deaderick def has a shot bc of familiarity with scheme. I know, no biggie lol

Nope. Def could be just a camp body. Just wanted to highlight how Rob used him.

Great stuff Ryan

Brandon Deaderick has played in the Ryan brothers scheme before, but he wasn't graded well at all! Film and advanced stats included.. http://www.cover1.net/2016/08/bills-sign-brandon-deaderick/

he doesn't always stick to his keys, but he has the athleticism to overcome it.

Zach Brown has all of the tools to be a star in Rex Ryan's defense. http://www.cover1.net/2016/08/zach-browns-2015-highlights/

Roman has to have a fullback in his offense. Felton did struggle at times but that was only in space. If you go to My Cover 1 site and watch the why it worked series u will see that Felton made quite the difference on a lot of our TDs.

Totally agree. I gave him he benefit of the doubt too. But after watching that film idk if I would waste a practice squad position on him. Practice squad players typically run scout team for starters Thye are relied upon to resemble oposing teams players and give the 1st teamed a good looks. Will he do that for our team? I don't think so.

He struggled in his first game. Couldn't sustain blocks. Didn't get w chance to show his receiving skills. PFF grades him as worse Bills player (-2.4) and a -1.5 run blocking grade (not going to cut it). Watch his film below and tell me does it look like he may make this team? I don't think he will. http://www.cover1.net/2016/08/glenn-gronkowski-will-he-make-the-squad/

#context lol

Here is a Kroy Biermann breakdown with video and advanced stats http://www.cover1.net/2016/08/update-bills-sign-kroy-biermann-deolb/

He only played 263 snaps last season not even 25% of their snaps. 7.7% pass rush productivity which as good for 56th amongst guys that took 25% of the snaps... O sacks, 8 QB hurries, 12 tackles, 8 stops. Allowed 11 catches on 14 targets for 128 yds, 95 YAC, 0 TDs, 1 INT....That is not tradeworthy imo

Valid points. Take into account the system, no expectations for a 5th rounder and pure arm talent Cardale fits better than EJ did when he came in.

All three of these prior comments are spot on. He played well, his fundamentals are still lacking at time but his big arm makes up for it. He is perfect for this offense. The right mix of arm and legs. But his accuracy is lacking. Great outing overall.

Quite a few players made impressions on me, here are a few. Pro Football Focus' advanced stats and videos included. Also included are every throw by an impressive outing by Cardale. http://www.cover1.net/2016/08/preseason-bills-vs-colts-impressions/

Audio and Video from Rex Ryan's book how to teach the 4-6 defense. Check it out paired with some video evidence from the Bills vs. Colts. Kyle Williams gets 1 on 1 and hits Luck leading to an incompletion. http://www.cover1.net/2016/08/inside-playbook-4-6-single/ ***If you have trouble viewing, open in YouTube.***

Definitely his weakness. One thing that Rex does to help guys like he and Hughes are let them freestyle. When the Bills are in their 3-4 look the Rush LB is often given freedom to use his quickness etc to make a play. Not always, but sometimes. That could help Striker in some cases.

Definitely keeping an eye on Striker, I hope he can carve out a niche on this team.

Yeah that does worry me, from what I heard Lorenzo Alexander and IK Enemkpali are filling in at Sam.

Definitely, I am not saying every play but you have to move him around. That is what scheming is, creating mismatches and using him in the slot creates mismatches...

Yeah it is a defensive unit effort, I was trying to highlight the technique used by Manny. If he doesn't squeeze that gap Blount could have bounced it etc.