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Bills have private workout scheduled with WR Troy Franklin
HappyDays replied to Alphadawg7's topic in The Stadium Wall
There really is no excuse not to take a WR with our 1st pick. I'll be viscerally angry if Beane flubs it. I don't even mind if KC jumps us. There will be multiple 1st round WR talents available at #28. -
Bills sign Taron Johnson to 3-year $31 million extension
HappyDays replied to Roundybout's topic in The Stadium Wall
Classic case of don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. Taron and Milano are the only two players I look at on defense right now where I say there is effectively zero room for improvement, not without spending a premium asset on a non-premium position. I'm good paying those two their $10M and leaving them alone. -
Bills sign Taron Johnson to 3-year $31 million extension
HappyDays replied to Roundybout's topic in The Stadium Wall
His role is much more difficult to fill than you make it out to be. He's basically playing hybrid LB/CB depending on the play call. He's constantly put in vulnerable situations because McDermott knows he can handle it. Once you remove him, you get the same problem we got when Tre White went down - McDermott has to compromise other parts of his defense to cover the area that the missing player is usually covering. -
Bills sign Taron Johnson to 3-year $31 million extension
HappyDays replied to Roundybout's topic in The Stadium Wall
Clumsy football player. No way this guy will ever react fast enough to intercept the ball. -
I mean we at least need a starting caliber safety, ideally two. Right now we have zero on the roster. The hope is that Blackmon's injury history means we get a young safety with high upside signed to a lowball deal, just like we did with Poyer and Hyde.
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Medicals are going to be the biggest thing. I'm sure that's why they're bringing him in for a visit. The safety market has dried up a bit so they are looking at options they wouldn't have otherwise considered.
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He is a good player but had a torn achilles in 2021 and missed the tail end of last season with a shoulder injury.
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Bills sign Taron Johnson to 3-year $31 million extension
HappyDays replied to Roundybout's topic in The Stadium Wall
A fair deal for a great player and almost certainly frees up cap space this year. No notes, perfectly done. -
Bills have private workout scheduled with WR Troy Franklin
HappyDays replied to Alphadawg7's topic in The Stadium Wall
Watching this video, I fell in love with him all over again. I'm inclined to just throw out the combine performance. The film doesn't lie. In addition to the route running, the release, and the vertical speed, two other things jump out on tape: 1) YAC instincts. This is an underrated trait that I think you either have or you don't. When he catches a pass on any kind of stop route facing the QB, he has a natural feel for coming back a bit and then turning to get around the waiting DB. Too many WRs on these plays are instantly tackled because they lack that natural feel. Khalil Shakir has this same trait. That trait with Franklin's speed is a lethal combination. 2) Competitiveness. He is constantly fighting through contact to pick up extra yards. When he catches the ball he is looking for ways to be creative to maximize YAC instead of just letting a soft tackle bring him down. He looks like he genuinely loves playing football which means he will work hard at it. -
Bills have private workout scheduled with WR Troy Franklin
HappyDays replied to Alphadawg7's topic in The Stadium Wall
I don't agree that he's only a deep threat. That's my concern with Brian Thomas. Franklin I think can run a full route tree. He has quick footwork and overall good technical route running. His size and hands do concern me a bit though, I'll admit. -
The argument is that as Allen's cap hits grow larger, every bit of cap savings is welcome. Phasing out players like Rapp and Lewis and Hollins for day three rookie contracts is a lot more valuable than it gets credit for. All those special teams specialists that we pay decent money to, try and find those types of players late in the draft. The cap savings adds up and suddenly we can afford Curtis Samuel AND Arik Armstead instead of choosing between them.
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We are set at WR. Maybe we’ll grab one in Round 6.
HappyDays replied to BringBackFergy's topic in The Stadium Wall
Really won't be necessary to move up for a WR in this class. There are going to be 4-5 guys available at #28 that are 1st round talents or at least borderline 1st round talents. If there was one that stuck out as an obvious perfect fit in a relatively weak class then I would agree that trading up should be strongly considered, but as it stands we have a golden opportunity to just let the draft come to us and still come away with a possible stud. I would actually be taking offers to move down if anything, ideally no later than #36. Try and get our 3rd round pick back. WR is the biggest priority but the rest of the roster from top to bottom also needs a big influx of young talent, and using as many picks as possible in this draft can prevent us from having to sign the Mack Hollins and Nicholas Morrows of the world in week one of FA.