Not sure if I voiced it anywhere, but thought the same. Everyone was hung up on bad footwork, but all he did was ball out and have insane accuracy/placement regardless of where his feet were.
I recall loving Wilson as a prospect, getting excited when the Bills traded up in the 3rd round, and then wondering why we took a track guy with a 7th round grade.
I would be ecstatic if this very unrealistic offense-heavy Fanspeak mock draft happened...
27: R1 P27 WR Zay Flowers - Boston College
59: R2 P28 LB Jack Campbell - Iowa
91: R3 P28 G Steve Avila - TCU
130: R4 P28 TE Sam LaPorta - Iowa
137: R5 P2 RB Israel Abanikanda - Pittsburgh
205: R6 P28 QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson - UCLA
...but it won't.
Not sure if I’d rather give Jones someone who is a good separator or someone who is a contested catch guy. To be fair I think Flowers can do a bit of both. Hope he does not go to NE* as I think he’s very talented.
27: R1 P27 OT Paris Johnson Jr. - Ohio State
59: R2 P28 C Steve Avila - TCU
91: R3 P28 S Ji'Ayir Brown - Penn State
130: R4 P28 RB Roschon Johnson - Texas
137: R5 P2 LB Ivan Pace Jr. - Cincinnati
205: R6 P28 WR Tre Tucker - Cincinnati
I disagree in that I think there are a few guys in round 1 who can be WR2/3 right away, which is all we really need - another top 3 WR who is ideally a great WR2.
I agree with you in that I bet Beane sits to see if any of his guys make it to 27 before pulling the trigger on a Hopkins trade.
I think one of the more interesting debates is whether we should be prioritizing targeting competition for Brown at RT or a guy who can come in to compete/start at OG with the long term plan being Morse’s heir apparent at C.
Probably need to take a swing at each at some point this draft.
Fanspeak:
27: R1 P27 WR Zay Flowers - Boston College
59: R2 P28 C Steve Avila - TCU
91: R3 P28 S Ji'Ayir Brown - Penn State
130: R4 P28 LB Ivan Pace Jr. - Cincinnati
137: R5 P2 TE Zack Kuntz - Old Dominion
205: R6 P28 OT Richard Gouraige - Florida
My Mock:
27: Jordan Addison - WR - USC
59: Steve Avila - OG - TCU
91: Noah Sewell - LB - Oregon
130: Luke Musgrave - TE - Oregon State
137: Jartavius Martin - S - Illinois
205: Shakel Brown - DT - Troy
Tear it apart.
The question then becomes… Klein or deKlein?
I think he’s a good LB3/4 and like him as a player generally.
Don’t want him starting or playing significant snaps especially in passing situations.
I expect Allen, Knox, Diggs, Dawkins, Morse, Miller, Rousseau, Milano, White, Poyer, Hyde, and Bass to all play for Buffalo well into their 40s, so really no worries anytime soon.