MrEpsYtown
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Looks like he is trying to stay motivated. The dude sucks and has been freely available to anyone all year. He should be thankful for being carried on the practice squad all year. Be grateful for the opportunity while you are selling insurance next year.
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46 minutes ago, Rufridr101 said:
Left guard arms are short
Are you talking about Dawkins? He's got 35 inch arms, which are considered long. Under 33 inches are guards. Typically anything under 34 inches scares front office people.
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6 minutes ago, chris heff said:
Do you think they should sign Jordan Phillips?
I think you let him test the market to see his value. He isn't a key player, but he's a rotational piece that we should try to get back. You just can't overpay. He is better than Harrison Phillips.
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One other thing about Jonah Williams, if you make him a center, I think he could be the best in league. He's a technician with good feet, extremely smart with great intangibles. I'd be interesting in making him our offensive line anchor for the next ten years paired up with Josh Allen. He'd be an elite center imo.
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7 hours ago, BrooklynBills said:
Greg Little is more likely the type of player we'll be targeting IMO
I don't love him, there is way more boom and bust, but the upside is huge. I'd be fine with it in a trade down.
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17 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:
I like Morse too but note he has had a few concussions...KC have cap concerns so I think he will be available,,
I agree that they need to develop guys as well but these late round guys require a year or two time two and Josh needs the help now.,
What do you think of Saffold in FA? Also any later round Center and Guards caught your eye to draft?
The funny thing with KC is that they claimed Austin Reiter off waivers in September and he played well in Morse' absence. He was available to us and we didn't put in the claim, and he is better than anything we have in the interior. But I digress, Reiter actually signed a not so bad contract extension with KC already. I think they really like him and are going to let Morse walk. Jordan Devey is another journeyman type guy who played well for KC and is going to be a free agent.
I think you you have to be concerned with concussions with Morse, but he's such a massive upgrade that it is worth the risk. Maybe there are incentives put in there and insurance policies etc. having a solid backup like Bodine helps alleviate the risk.
Saffold is going back back to the Rams imo. I mean he's been there his whole career and had a ton of ups and downs. He's finally having some sustained success. He even came out in the media and said he wants to stay and would give a hometown discount to to Rams. Aaron Kromer did wonders for him. We should have kept him around. Great coach.
I haven't dug deep enough at this point into the draft, and I do like a lot of the guys talked about, I just don't like them in the first round outside a trade down of some sort.
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One thing I will say about centers, I really like Mitch Morse, Paradis, and even Nick Easton.
I think we go after Morse as a Reid guy as there is familiarality there. He is also a very tall center at 6-6, which doesn't work for all quarterbacks, but would be fine for Josh Allen.
Easton I like as well. I think he winds up with Pat Shurmur and the Giants.
I think Paradis goes to to the Jets or stays in Denver. The Jets are the team with a center need who have more cap than us. Colts don't need one.
If if you miss out on Morse I think you are okay with Bodine if you sign two really good guards. Quinton Spain and Mark Glowinski come to mind. There is enough money to sign both.
At tackle you go after Daryl Williams or Josh Wells.
Btw, people who want to draft an offensive lineman in the first round, look at the guys we are talking about giving good money to.
Paradis - 6th round
Morse - 2nd round
Easton - UDFA
Spain - UDFA
Glowinski - 4th round
Daryl Williams - 4th round
Josh Wells - UDFA
Its all about finding the right guys and developing them, not reaching on guys to fill holes.
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3 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:
So if this is the case then I’m assuming his coach from a year ago Daboll will be aware of these shortcomings and look in another direction right?
if they end up picking him and it turns out to be a reach then it would reflect poorly on Daboll..
Well honestly I will say this, if Brian Daboll thinks he's elite and is the guy, I will support it wholeheartedly. I basically stating my opinion on the guy based on what I have seen and read. But I assume Daboll knows a hell of a lot more than me as a guy with intimate knowledge of the guy. I still won't like it, but I'd support it 100%. I just don't think the difference between Dawkins and Williams is big enough to use a top ten pick.
I think Dawkins is fine and gets a bad rap here. He's been up and down at time, but he's a young player who needs to find consistency in his game.
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Also a lot of film shows he struggles with a speed rush, so bigger longer guys would overpower him and a guy like Jerry Hughes would make him look silly. He's not an elite prospect. I think he's Luke Joeckel.
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2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:
Nor me. I think he is a 1st round pick, but he is more in the "solid long term starter" range than "elite difference maker".
And that's all I'm saying. I don't want a solid long term starter, who might not be a left tackle, in the top ten. I'm sorry, that's just no way to draft.
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7 hours ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:
luckily he isnt great on paper but great on the field and ask the colts how their 6th overall Guard is doing.
Again I have no problem drafting a guard up there if they are elite. Nelson had zero flaws in his game. Elite no doubter. They aren't even in the same stratosphere. It's not an apt comparison.
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13 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:
What exactly are the question marks on Jonah Williams?
So many people are saying the dude is a right tackle or a guard. I even read a scouting report that says he might fit best as a center. To me, his upside is not big and his downside is move to guard. To me, if he's a right tackle or a guard you don't take him in the top ten. If he's a left tackle who isn't elite, don't take him in the top ten either. I think he's an excellent college lineman who is really going to struggle at the next level if he stays at left tackle. Anyway, copy and pasting from my long winded post in the Williams post:
Williams really is not elite. He projects to be very good, but if you really pay attention, he sounds an awful lot like Luke Joeckel. He's a technician, not a road grader, shorter arms, probably better at guard, struggles with speed rushers etc etc. Being a technician sounds good on paper, not so much when Aaron Donald or Jadeveon Clowney are smashing you in your chest. He's 6-5 301...that is long an lean and many analysts have mentioned that he's likely to weigh in at less than 300 at the draft. That's a problem.
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1 minute ago, MJS said:
He had a down year when literally everyone on the offense had a down year.
He's our left tackle. He'll improve. He's young and had a promising rookie year.
I'm with you. He's proven himself to be at least solid at LT. So people think we should move him to draft a guy who is probably a RT or guard who has not played in the league and has a good amount of question marks. This Williams guy is more likely to be Luke Joeckel than Joe Thomas.
Unless you are acquiring Tyron Smith or getting Joe Thomas out of retirement, Dion should stay where he is. The grass isn't always greener.
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3 hours ago, thebandit27 said:
FWIW, the organization really liked Donovan Smith back in 2015. He's a FA left tackle
Smith is Tampa Bays version of Dawkins. All their fans and media people think he is medicore and that he should move to guard.
I don't think he is better than Dawkins. I don't think he is the answer, but perhaps the Bills like him more than others, as you suggested.
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With al, the guys getting fired, a good special teams guy has to shake loose. Keith Armstrong of the Falcons who was big for Devin Hester. Then there is Brant Boyer of the Jets if he shakes loose.
I really hope Leslie Frazier gets a head coaching job and Steve Wilks winds up here.
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48 minutes ago, 947 said:
That highlight video isn't overly impressive. Normally when you see highlights of a 1st round OL talent (like Quenton Nelson last year), they are absolutely mauling people in games. I'm not seeing that in the vid, and even a clear hold is featured. Not saying he's not a 1st round talent, but I expected a more dominant highlight reel.
Looking forward to focusing on him vs Clemson.
You won't see a lot of that. The dude is a technician, which is code for "being good at getting in the way." He is not in the Nelson-Zach Martin class. He is not a road grader type. On top of it all he struggles against speed rushers.
Im with you. Looks like he has a chance to be a solid player. But I can't use top ten on solid. Let someone else make that mistake.
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I hate it for a lot of reasons.
First, if he's going to play right tackle, taking him in the top ten is not getting value. Having an elite right tackle is like putting lipstick on a pig.
Second, a lot of people are advocating drafting him to be a left tackle and moving Dawkins to guard. I hate this as well. This feels like drafting a guard in the top ten. The difference between Dawkins and Williams is minimal if anything. I'm not going to replace a guy who has been solid for two years, not perfect, but solid, with a guy who might be solid. I am very much against top ten centers, guards or right tackles. Unless they are Quentin Nelson, Zach Martin, Alex Mack like elite players. Lane Johnson turned out to be elite, but was a risky pick in a crappy draft. Conklin has been very good, but has been hurt a ton and his team still hasn't gone anywhere.
Lastly, drafting a left tackle in the top ten makes sense if the guy is elite. Williams really isn't. He projects to be very good, but if you really pay attention, he sounds an awful lot like Luke Joeckel. He's a technician, not a road grader, shorter arms, probably better at guard, struggles with speed rushers etc etc. Being a technician sounds good on paper, not so much when Aaron Donald or Jadeveon Clowney are smashing you in your chest. He's 6-5 301...that is long an lean and many analysts have mentioned that he's likely to weigh in at less than 300 at the draft. That's a problem.
Again, I like Jonah Williams and I think he will be a good player, but I do not think he is an elite prospect. I think the idea of having him sounds good on paper, but he has some flaws in his game. This isn't a slam dunk and there is not huge upside here. He's a plug and play, might be solid guy. I want upside with my top 10 pick.
Again thats me. I'm an o line guy through and through, but these are my beliefs when it come to the draft.
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18 minutes ago, DCOrange said:
I think he means if Daboll gets a HC gig, which Buffalo wouldn't be able to prevent.
Yep that's what I meant. I actually think there is a chance (albeit a small one) we could lose Leslie Frazier and Daboll. A team that might want an experienced coach to right the ship, Frazier makes some sense. He'd actually make some sense for Cincinnati, Tampa, Arizona. He's very well liked and respected around the league.
There has been murmurs about Daboll, for a few years actually. I guess we shall see what happens.
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My true dream is that they hire Rex Ryan, and they are forced to trade Geno Atkins to us, becuase he doesn't fit the defense.
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That's why I love Ike Boettger for his reaction yesterday. He didn't hesitate at all to jump on Kiko. I think it's huge for a UDFA who is finally getting a chance to play to run in there and get on Kiko, no hesitation. Really cool to see that edge. Centers and guard need to be nasty in there. I love it.
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If Daboll gets a gig, I'd be all over Gase.
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1 hour ago, MAJBobby said:
I would much rather give Phillips 6-8M a year on a 5 year contract and get a cheap 4th DT.
Star
Harrison
Phillips
cheap Rotational guy
I appreciate your ambition here, but Harrison did nothing this year. He looked small and overmatched. Neither he or Jordan Phillips are starters. I think a three Tech is a glaring need here. McCoy, Sheldon Richardson, Grady Jarrett, those types of guys should be on the radar for us imo.
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12 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:
I never understood that hire.
Made no sense from the beginning. I wonder if Kubiak steps back in.
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Josh Allen round one, Zach Allen round 2? Allen becomes he new Williams?
If Mike Mayock had run our draft last five years
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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He's been pretty inconsistent and hurt as well. He was finally showing some signs of life as a 3 Tech in a 4-3. Seemed like a poor fit in the 3-4. Then he tore his ACL I believe. I actually always liked him as a prospect, but I'm not surprised he has struggled to find consistency. Could be an interesting buy low depending on what happens in Arizona.