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BullBuchanan

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  1. 1 minute ago, NewEra said:

    Of they drafted him to be a RT, then why not have him play RT?  Nsekhe said he prefers LT and is better there.  So he competes with the guy that wasn’t good last year and has never won a competition under McD.  Doesn’t hurt that that guy projected better at guard as well.  

     

    Lots of directions we can go, but if MCD says he’s a RT, that means they drafted him to be the RT.  Why put him at guard with exhausting other options (aka, Nsekhe and Dawkins fight for LT) as opposed to ford and Nsekhe battle for RT.


    My only reason for it is to have good pass blockers on the ends when we have to play against very tough ones. If Ford is a better pass blocker than people say, then do whatever. Dawkins was our best lineman last year on a bad squad, and the season before he made Glenn expendable. I think there's more evidence that the kid is good enough than evidence he isn't.

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  2. 1 minute ago, Doc said:

     

    Beane said that Ford's first position is RT.  So I would guess he's pencilled-in there to start.


    But he also said guard is an option. I'm betting that he makes more sense there as a smaller guy who can run block. The competition is also weaker inside.

  3. 5 hours ago, Ittakestime said:

    If the Bills are serious about building a nasty line, they will go with:

     

    Nsekhe, Dawkins, Morse, Spain, Ford

     

    I'm saying it now, if Dawkins is the LT over Nsekhe, this team isn't serious about open competition an building the best line.

    I think they both start on the ends with Ford inside. Rumor has it Ford is a run mauler with a weakness in pass protection and he's undersized. I'd rather pair him up with Nsekhe on the right, allowing the bigger journeyman to take care of the top pass rushers in the league.

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  4. 1) Oliver - I wanted to trade down here after Hock went off the board, but standing pat he was BPA, so w/e. Kid seems to want to be here so that's a plus.

    2) Knox - Calculated risk to get a dominant athlete with a top RAS score. If he lives up to his athletic gifts, it will have a massive positive impact for our team. We need this to work.
    3) Ford - I believe offensive line play hits a point of diminishing returns and the Bills passed it with their offseason signings. If they didn't think those guys were better than what they had last year, why did they sign them? Seems like we draft OL high constantly in Buffalo and they rarely end up being long-term fixtures here.
    4) Joseph - Kid hits like a truck, but is he polished enough to contribute right away? Seems he could whiff a lot against better competition with his wind-up, no-wrap tackle style.
    5) Singletary - Seems like a slow Tarik Cohen knockoff that doesn't catch. I don't get how he fits in. I'm not a fan of going after a 5' 7" RB when we could have gotten Red Zone targets.

  5. 1 hour ago, MakeBuffaloGreatAgain said:

    I see a lot of complaining among our usual doom and gloomers about our WR core, so I wanted to showcase the UDFA we found last year... add in Beasley in the slot and John Brown on the other side, along with a FULLY upgraded O-line (especially at o-line coach). I see this offense taking a giant step in the right direction. GO BILLS GO!

     

     

    PS: song has bad language... I found that out when I showed my 8 yr old son the highlight video, so mute if youngens are around.


    He's a fine depth guy so far, but nothing in that highlight reel is special. Good teams have special weapons. You could have shared this David Nelson Highlight reel and it would have had the same effect.

     

     

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  6. As one of the resident DK supporters. I like the player, and in hindsight maybe there wasn't a better option. I didn't see any indications before the draft that Metcalf would be at best the 3rd WR off the board and that he'd fall to the 2nd round. My main cause for any greif about the pick prior to it being made is that this team has invested heavily in the defensive side of the ball for a long, long time and it's never manufactured into results. When we had to best D in the league under Jim Schwartz and Kyle, Dareus and Hughes all went for double digit sacks, did we make the playoffs?

    I've thought for a few years now that in order to have a defense that can carry a team, you really need 11 great players with 3-4 All-Pro level guys. That's a lot to ask of a team, and even then they often fall short. Teams score far too much for any D to stop them all the time under the new rules. I think it makes more sense to have a solid, opportunistic D with unconventional schemes, and then have an explosive offense that can score at will, and who you know will score every single time with 40 seconds left to win the game.

    To do that you need a great QB, one elite receiver, one great pass-catching RB, and 2 other very good receivers. Your o-line sucks? That's fine. Wilson, Rodgers, and Ben have made due.

  7. 1 minute ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

     

     

    I'm sure that comment didn't have any affect on dropping tonight. hey, maybe the patsies will still pick him up?

     

     

    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001027840/article/drew-lock-rather-go-32nd-than-no-1-to-a-bad-team

    I mean, who really cares about that. I'm sure the tune will change as soon as he's drafted, unless it's as a backup to a QB that's going to be around like Rivers or Ben.

  8. 6 minutes ago, brianb386 said:

    I remember seeing him in the second round towards the end of the season. Sometimes guys get blown up by the media but to the guys doing the drafting there has been no change in where the player is rated. 


    That could be, but from an athletic standpoint, he's probably the best WR prospect since Calvin Johnson. If teams were willing to teach Antonio Gates football from scratch, I have to believe you'd find a way to do what you needed to do to get this kid to destroy everything in his path. Maybe there's a flag on him other than his college production, but I think you have to try. I sure wouldn't fault Beane if a kid like that doesn't pan out. You can't coach what he has.

  9. 3 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:

     

    I think we will have a choice at WRs actually. Why? We have 7 picks to get to our spot. 

     

    I think AZ goes OL - Protect their new QB 

    Indy - might take one of the WRs actually

    Raiders - watch Lock go here 

    San Fran - DB

    Jags OL

    Bucs - CB

     

     

    San Fran's #1 WR is Marquise Goodwin. I'm thinking they'd like an upgrade there. That goes double for the Jags.

  10. Just now, MAJBobby said:

     

    So we have Gaines (will be hurt). Kevin Johnson (hasn’t been healthy). Then a bunch of NBs. 

    I thought they all played well in spot duty last year. Lewis had some big plays. You can always get serviceable DBs in FA. We need *special*  talent ont he offensive side of the ball if we're going to make any sort of leap. We need to stop talking about LeSean McCoy like he's Lesean McCoy and Frank Gore may as well be John Doe at this point in his career. Unless we have legitimate game breaking threats, we really don't stand a chance against teams that can score at will.

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