[2019 NFL Combine updates]

Right Now Mock Wise I would go:

 

Rd 1:  Metcalf if he makes it to 9

Rd 2:  Chris Lindstrom

 

My alternate would be:

Rd 1: Ed Oliver

Rd 2:  Chris Lindstrom or Dalton Risner

 

BUT if Metcalf can help push a guy like Allen down the board to #9 I'd go

Rd 1:  Josh Allen

Rd 2:  Chris Lindstrom; Dalton Risner

 

Rd 2 wouldn't change.  I think building the line from the inside out is a good way to go.
 

[2019 NFL Combine updates]

7 minutes ago, Troll Toll said:

There’s a good number of receivers I like for the Bills:

 

1. AJ Brown

2. DK Metcalf 

3. Hakeem Butler

4. Parris Campbell

5. Andy Isabella

Kelvin Harmon is that dude.

[2019 NFL Combine updates]

I wouldn't mind Metcalf at 9 and Lindstrom  with the 2nd round pick to solidify the interior.  If not Lindstrom then Risner.

[Carolina WR Devin Funchess unlikely to be extended]

Not interested at WR AT ALL.  

[Mel Kiper Mocks — 1.0 DT Rashan Gary 2.0 DK Metcalf]

2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

They probably used calipers and pinched his bicep.  There is no way ANYONE on the planet is 1.6% body fat.  Not even roided geared up competitive bodybuilders get that lean.

[Calling it now: Zay Jones will not be on the week 1 roster.]

4 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said:

 

Zay blew a lot of opportunities. He should have had more, and that is on the rest of the offense. But he blew a lot of the ones he had, and that's why he is so disappointing in my eye. You can't be a playmaker if you can't make plays. A receiver who can't catch is worthless. If he is on the team this year, I hope he breaks out. 

 

No argument there.  But let's not forget, a great deal of our WR's and TE's blew a lot of opportunities even Foster, who I always thought would make the roster, but early on he blew a lot of catches he should have made.  So I'm not disagreeing.  Just looking at the entire picture, Jones was no worse than anyone else we had last year and he was more consistent than his first season.  Last year, Allen was just getting into things and the OL was one of the worst in the league.  I think you have to let the process work itself out and see how things look with Allen with a year under his belt and a better OL; and Zay Jones where he needs to be, namely in the slot.

[Calling it now: Zay Jones will not be on the week 1 roster.]

I think the other issue you have to consider here as well is that both Jones and Foster know the offense.  We don't know if Duke is picking it up quickly or not.  In addition, rookies (if we go that route) might need someone to help them pick up the offense.  So I don't see Jones as an automatic get the boot guy.  Knowing the offense is important.  Both Jones and Foster can help guys that are unfamiliar.

20 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said:

Whether you hate or love Zay, he has been a massive disappointment. I think there is a chance he could get moved, and I think there is a chance that he could break out. But no one can really deny how terrible he's been. Sure we saw flashes here or there. For a high second round pick, it's simply not good enough. I hope he is better, or moved for an offensive lineman. 

 

Everyone on offense has.  So do we say the OL and the QB and a lack of running game held the WR's back or did the WR's hold the other parts back?  In any case, we do know the line needs serious upgrades.  We do need at least one other player at WR.  More importantly, we need bodies at TE.

[Calling it now: Zay Jones will not be on the week 1 roster.]

1 hour ago, Kelly the Dog said:

All I know is that I don't want Zay Jones to be anything above our #4 WR. We need a solid vet and a potential young star either through the draft, trade or FA. Then hopefully Foster improves and maybe Duke leapfrogs Jones.

 

Even if he has taken the next step you wouldn't want him to be above the #4 WR?  This is just silly and shows you just don't like the guy one bit and no matter what he does you are still not going to like or want him involved with the offense.

[Josh Sitton to be released]

The guy I would want from Miami is Juwan James at RT.

[Matt Parrino (article) - 10 potential outcomes for Bills at No. 9]

10 minutes ago, reddogblitz said:

I like #5. Draft Metcalf at 9.

 

I want to see him at the combine.  If he displays flexibility, burst, speed, to me you take him at 9.  But I don't think the Bills will.  I think Beane will be more in the mindset of when he was an understudy with Dave Gettleman.  It will be a trench player, whether that is edge or interior on defense, which is more than likely, or OT.

[Report: Bills interested in UFA TE Jesse James]

I'd be for it.  I think James hasn't tapped his potential yet and would be a good signing for Buffalo.

[RG John Miller - stay or go?]

Look for other options first.

[USA Today's 4-Round Mock - I'd be Thrilled]

3 hours ago, GreggTX said:

 

I'll be shocked if they draft a CB in the 1st or 2nd round. PFF gave Levi Wallace the highest grade of any rookie CB in 2018, including the 1st round picks. I bet Daboll had something to do with that.

I'm not saying they will draft a DB, but saying that PFF gave him a high grade is not a good argument for where and why the front office and coaching staff will take a DB.  PFF, I'd wager, is irrelevant in talent evaluation.  PFF has specific things they look for in grading players, which more than likely is not the same thing that scouts and GM's are looking at.

[Post your mock draft here]

1 hour ago, LABILLBACKER said:

There no way Metcalf falls to the 2nd round on anyone's mock. I'd pick Jonah @ 9 if available, and maybe trade up for Metcalf in the late 1st. Or take Metcalf @ 15/16 if we trade down.

 

That's what I'm hoping.  We can move back just a little from 9 and land Metcalf.  You have to be careful with those types of things though.  It might just be prudent to take him at 9.

3 hours ago, ctk232 said:

I'd actually disagree with you there - while his more immediate impact could be felt at OG/OT, Risner's performance at Center in the Senior Bowl workouts and demonstrated intelligence for the position and OL (coupled with that aggressive and highly physical play style) would make him a really great pick overall, but even for Center. He'd be a starting option for us along the OL with utility potential and ability.

 

It'd honestly be ideal, given that we can't address every need in FA, and while even some of those FA pick ups won't pan out, Risner has the ability to address most every position along the OL - only thing I couldn't really comment on is his versatility of right v. left OL play.

 

Ahhhh, I haven't been keeping up as much this year.  Have a lot going on and only able to do stuff on the weekends.  I didn't know Risner was working at multiple positions along the line at the Senior Bowl.  Well if that's the case then I like his ability even more.

[Post your mock draft here]

18 hours ago, thunderingsquid said:

And we can always put Metcalf in at DE when needed.  What a freak.

 

 

I'm more interested in this type of ability at the line and separation down the field.
 

 

[Post your mock draft here]

I'm going to have to go with

 

Rd 1 D.K. Metcalf - make it happen.  Even if we move back a couple of spots.  Make this happen.

Rd 2 a trade up - RT Dalton Risner

Rd 3 maybe a trade up - C Ross Pierschbacher

 

That's my 3 rd mock

[DK Metcalf Workout]

I'm going to see if I can find some tape on him.  Would have loved to have seen him live vs Vandy this year but it was AJ Brown schooling Vanderbilt freshmen DBs.  Brown looked very slow to me.  I think you take Metcalf at 9 if you are comfortable with his availability because everything else will most likely be off the charts.  When you can have Metcalf and Foster on the perimeter and Jones in the slot, that could be something dangerous.

[Could the Bill's end up with 2 first rounders?]

1 hour ago, buffalobillswin said:

I'd much rather have the 9th pick than the 24th and 27th

 

If there is a 5 star blue chip player that we covet and he's there at 9 I completely agree.  You just don't pass up on those guys.  But all of those type guys are gone and the difference between who we might covet after those guys is minimal, I think you make the trade.  To me it just really depends on the combine and how the board starts to work itself out on draft night.

[Warren Sharp breaks down why the Rams lost the Super Bowl]

1 hour ago, mjt328 said:

 

If employed properly, a good gameplan trumps everything.  Even talent.

 

The problem is, most coaches in the NFL are average.  No creativity.  No innovation.  No forward thinking.

They usually branch off from a coaching tree (like Andy Reid or Bill Parcells) that started running a particular scheme and style decades ago, and has been passed down for years and years.  If they have right players and pieces, it works.  If they don't, they fail, get fired and become another retread bouncing from team to team.

 

Sean McVay is a small notch ahead of the pack, because he actually built a successful offensive scheme (as opposed to just copying someone else).  But on Sunday, he proved that his ability to prepare for an opponent and make adjustments is just as poor as everyone else.  Belichick figured out how to stop his bread-and-butter, and McVay looked like a deer in the headlights for 4 quarters.

 

I would say that Belichick just gave the NFL a blueprint for stopping the Rams offense next year.  But honestly, how many coaches are going to study what New England did and use it?  My guess is that most of the Rams opponents next year will just try playing the scheme they play every week.

 

 

I wouldn't agree.  A lot of teams run 1 Cross.  It's just many of them don't run it well.  The Chiefs actually tried to run this against the Pats and failed.  1 Cross is a common NFL/College Coverage scheme and that's what the Patriots utilized to muddy up the middle of the field.  The Rams just didn't do their homework to help themselves in this game on the perimeter.  There were several areas they could have attacked, but they kept trying to hit the middle.

[Great Job by Wade Phillips]

I thought Wade called an excellent game.  They played the run well on 1st down barring a couple of plays.  They gave them the soft perimeter on 2nd down to put the Pats in 3rd and 5 or less and that's when they came up and pressed the WR's and forced throws most of the time.  It was smart defensive game planning and playing the downs by Wade.  The Rams offense on the other hand, McVay and Goff just couldn't figure out the 1 Cross.  They needed to pass better on the perimeter and they couldn't.  The Pats defensive plan was flawless based on what the Rams like to do.  They scheme muddied the middle of the field and forced passes on the perimeter and the Rams just couldn't take advantage of that.

15 minutes ago, Buffalo Boy said:

Suffocating?

Yes and no.

There was good coverage but I saw a young QB (and team) who looked tentative and in over their heads.

As mentioned there was at least 1 dropped TD . I also saw Goff waiting to see his guys open at times, thus allowing the DB to make the play.

Coaching??? A hand off on 3-22 in the 4 th with about 10 minutes left? SERIOUSLY???

 

I know I’m not the only one who saw this Coming. You shouldn’t play to not lose in the SB. The Rams did...... and lost in the Worst SB I’ve seen.

Also, can ANY team learn to play Edelman “ man to zone” so when he runs that effing pick play the nearest DB jumps the route?!

 

 

This is coaching and players.  The Rams saw this defense before.  McVay saw this defense before.  They had to know that they would see this in this game.  But their plan didn't do much to help them.  The Rams saw this vs the Lions (Matt Patricia) and McVay saw this when he was with the Redskins (Matt Patricia).  1 Cross muddy the middle and force the team to pass on the perimeter.  For whatever reason the Rams didn't pass much on the perimeter. I'm not sure what they thought they were going to get out of these guys?  Just because Patricia is gone doesn't mean that Bellicheck wasn't the mastermind behind the coverage scheme.   Goff looked thoroughly confused and rather than letting it rip and anticipating guys being open, he was waiting for them to actually be clear and open.  The TD he missed for instance, he was way late.

[Post your mock draft here]

8 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

9: R1P9

 

DL ED OLIVER

HOUSTON

41: R2P9

 

C DALTON RISNER

KANSAS STATE

71: R3P7

 

G CHRIS LINDSTROM

BOSTON COLLEGE

113: R4P11

 

RB DAVID MONTGOMERY

IOWA STATE

131: R4P29

 

WR DEMARCUS LODGE

MISSISSIPPI

149: R5P10

 

WR HUNTER RENFOW

CLEMSON

159: R5P20

 

TE FOSTER MOREAU

LSU

184: R6P9

 

EDGE CORBIN KAUFUSI

BYU

224: R7P8

 

CB JIMMY MORELAND

JMU

230: R7P14

 

CB IMAN MARSHALL

USC

 

 

Not bad at all.  I love the first six picks.  Love the focus on the trenches first.  Only thing I would say is Dalton Risner is not a C.  Other than that, very solid haul for the Bills if it worked out this way.

[Right Tackle market shaping up]

16 hours ago, CaptnCoke11 said:

Massie re-signed for a little over 8 million per season.  Daryl Williams will probably command that or even slightly more.  

 

Coming off that injury I'm not sure he's going to get that.  We'll see.

My hope would be for the Bills to find a vet Center and then make some moves on the board to set themselves up for Risner or Taylor in rd 1 and I'll need to do some research for round 2/3.

[How Does LA Match Up Against New England?]

7 minutes ago, row_33 said:

 

 

nothing vertical?  The TD pass to Dorsett had to be, that was 40 yards through the air.

 

they have a plan and then are ready to adjust every single play, nobody comes close to this thinking out of a series

 

how is it bad to take the easy 7 yards on 1st and 10

 

 

 

Yes, but get the gist of my post.  That's not what they do and they haven't done that since they had Randy Moss.  They've tried to fill that void by bringing in guys like Brandon Cooks last year and Josh Gordon and a few others.  But perimeter vertical is NOT something they are known for this year.  It's just not.  How many vertical perimeter passes did Brady make other than that one.  NONE.  So why does SD play them like OMG, they are going to roast us vertically, so we better sit back in zone.  Why are the Chiefs splitting the middle of the field in the first half?  NE hasn't shown a consistent perimeter vertical attack all year yet teams play them like they still have Moss on the perimeter, leaving the MOF wide open for Edelman and Gronk.  WHY??

 

What teams need to start doing is what Bellicheck does.  Take away what you do best FIRST.  Live with the rest.  If the Pats are consistently beating people by exploiting the middle of the field then take that away first and live with whatever else they do.  Just FOCUS on stopping something they do well and stop getting dangled in their hands like a puppet by allowing them to dictate and eventually do everything well on offense.

[How Does LA Match Up Against New England?]

22 minutes ago, Buffalo Bills Fan said:

 

Pats use lots of screens and there RB core is great. Throws lots of passes to RB esp White. That is there strength for passing right now.

 

I honestly think it's a good matchup for Pats imo

I think the Rams LB'S if they have speed is the key match up vs Pats how they use screens, running the ball, or White type player example catching the ball.

2

 

Yep, that's their perimeter passing attack.  Again, nothing vertical on the perimeter.  They use the backs on the perimeter and then just attack the middle with Edelman and Gronk.  Hogan and the others are add-ons.

[How Does LA Match Up Against New England?]

Denver rushed 5, pressed the WRs, dropped a robber in the hole.  Their Edge guys won their 1 v 1 match ups.  You don't try to fool him because he always knows where the blitz is coming from.  You line up your best 5 guys.  Press the WRs but have a plan for when they try to motion Edelman to get that free release.  Maybe go with some switching, I dunno.  You have to hit Brady, that's all.  Even if you don't sack him, he needs to be hit, A LOT.  The only other strategy that has worked was the Baltimore Strategy.  Don't blitz.  Line up base in zone.  BUT, when the WR's catch it, they must be punished profusely.  They will fold and stop desiring to make those catches.