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27 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
See to me 54% is not primarily a slot. Khalil Shakir at 70% slot snaps is primarily slot IMO. 50/50 means moves around in my world. People see Moore's size and assume he is a slot.
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I have been pushing for this move. He's 24 years old and has a chip on his shoulder. He is not a gadget player. He makes a ton of plays in that 20-30 yard range in which Josh Allen feasts and while he isn't a go ball guy exclusively, he can do it. Honestly would love this.
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1 hour ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:
Not trying to blow smoke but I've wondered it as well. What are you using Hoecht for? Why was he a priority signing when his calling card is positional flexibility?
At the time I dug up this article about a 4-3 under
https://weeklyspiral.com/2021/10/04/4-3-under/#google_vignette
Basically the advantge is that you'd give the 3 tech (Oliver, Carter, Sanders) a cleaner shot at penetration by shifting the attack to the weakside but the things you need:
-a 3 tech who can penetrate
-a weakside LB who you have to trust as play flows to them (Milano)
-a strongside LB who effectively plays as a 5th down lineman but who can fall back into coverage (Hoecht) that I would assume would be the 9 tech DE on nickel packages or swap to single S with Taron out playing
Is this going to happen? I have no idea. Do think it would be reasonable to at least have that as a subpackage for bringing pressure against, say, a run heavy team *cough Ravens* while keeping coverage options open? I'd say so. Would it explain chasing Hoecht and ignoring Safety (if you plan on just using 1 a lot of the time)? To my deluded brain it just might.
McDermott ran a ton of 4-3 under when he was with Carolina. I suppose it’s possible, but he has been pretty exclusively 4-2-5 since he got here. And yes I think Hoecht could play that wide 9 sam.
That article explains what we thought the defense would like when he came over to Buffalo. The double A gap mug and nickel package is essentially all we do here these days.
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It’s a dumb prank from a really dumb generation who trash movie theaters etc. however, if the Sanders crew wasn’t documenting every second of every day no one would even know it happened and the embarrassment of situation could have stayed private. All around everyone is stupid here including the coach who did not secure his device. Just all around, old fashioned stupidity.
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1 hour ago, BigDingus said:
Listen to his opinion on Walker (1:07:55 in the video).
Again, the more I watched & read on him, the more I dislike this pick. I don't dislike the player, but it's rare to hear someone say "he's just not good" about a prospect overall. He's big, and that's about it.
I just think you have to watch the film yourself. There are some really interesting things he can do. Additionally, I’m gonna probably side with Pete Prisco’s or Trapasso or whomever’s grade literally on the screen behind this guy who is talking in his mom’s basement.-
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2 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
Watch him win CB2 lol
This is your high floor guy and Hairston is the shoot for the moon. I like the double dip. I think Strong will be CB 3. And long term there are some things you can do with Hairston inside if you want to in nickel and dime stuff with Strong outside. I really like this pick adding you and depth to that room. Way too good to pass up in round 6.-
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On 4/26/2025 at 3:39 PM, wppete said:
Love this pick!!!!
This video he is essentially playing the Anderson role, but he has some upside as a receiver. Ton of split zone, H counter, some iso from fullback, some in line Y, and blocking on the perimeter. This is a really fun piece to have.14 minutes ago, NewEra said:🤷🏻♂️ but he will
2 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:Has he lined up at FB?
He does a bit in the video above-
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1 hour ago, Logic said:
Fair.
Guys like Troy Franklin, Jordan Whittington, and Devaughn Vele at least showed flashes of being legitimate contributors in year two and beyond, though.
And of course the overall hit rate of late round receivers is generally quite low, but there are guys like Stefon Diggs, Antonio Brown, Puka Nacua who were drafted in later rounds. There doesn't appear to be one of THOSE types from the 2024 draft, but on the other hand, you never even get a CRACK at it unless you take a swing. I think I just wanted to see them take some more swings.
Yep it’s that old “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” thing. They don’t even take shots unless you count Márquez Stevenson-
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1 hour ago, Commish said:
I don't understand how there can be such a wide and polarized opinion about Deone Walker. Gunner Bill and Joe Marino - both of whom seem very well-informed - want nothing to do with the guy, and yet the Bills scouts and management obviously see it very differently.
Well I assume that the Bills feel like they can coach out his deficiencies, and this is a pure upside play.
Thats the part of this that knowledgeable scouting community cannot possibly know. They won’t know what kind of worker the guy is in practice, they can’t know the details of the injury situation. They won’t know what the plan is for fixing the issues in his game. So to me that’s the missing piece.
Walker is a very rare body type and typically guys like this haven’t been super successful. Doesn’t mean he can’t. To me this is in some ways similar to taking a shot on a Josh Allen…Walker has huge upside if he hits and I have no problem with that in the 4th round. A fire hydrant can’t move nose tackle is a dime a dozen. A guy who is 6-7, 335 with those movement skills is not. Landon Jackson is a similar upside play as is Maxwell Hairston, TJ Sanders and so was Keon Coleman and Cole Bishop. They all have high upside traits.
This team is devoid of high upside talent. If this class fails, we are in trouble, but if it hits, it probably goes a long way towards possibly helping us win a Super Bowl.
This is a high ceiling shot over a low floor shot. So to me the variance in opinions on Walker are similar to the reasons the scouting community was so split on Josh Allen. It’s risk reward.
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3 minutes ago, LyndonvilleBill said:
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Still have a gut feeling, something is coming that's not expected. 😉😇😁
Probably unrealistic, but I would try to pry Alec Pierce away from the Colts. He’s what we need, in the last year of his contract and expendable with Adonai Mitchell sitting around. I don’t think it’s likely, especially now that the draft has concluded. But maybe something like that, some guy on a roster who is expendable.-
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12 minutes ago, North Buffalo said:
So only some iffy options out there... hmm guess it depends on the cost
Agreed. I think your best bet to replace Hollins is Tyrell Shavers. He’s big, he blocks, he can be a really good gunner and he is already here. DJ Turner, a FA is a very good gunner, not sure he is really more interesting than Shavers.
It will also be interesting to see who gets released from some of these teams who drafted WR this weekend.
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42 minutes ago, North Buffalo said:
So what FA WR are out there that the Bills could sign... losing Mack Hollins gonna be an issue imo because he can catch bullets, block and is a glue guy... Bills need to find a replacement plus get better outside.
its not great…I would sign Elijah Moore.
If you want speed it’s:Elijah Moore
Nelson Agholor
DJ Chark
Kadaroious Toney
Anthony Schwartz
If you want old guys:
Amari Cooper
Keenan Allen
Allen Robinson
Robert Woods
OBJ
If you want a malcontent who can’t catch:
Diontae Johnson
If you want a small fast guy who can return:
Brandon Powell
Deonte Harty
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1 minute ago, SCBills said:
I think Georgia Tech lined him up all over the place as a blocker.I could see a world where we need to free up a roster spot for the DL potentially and do that by making Jackson Hawes our FB/TE3.
He’s an absolute unit. For what we do, this was a great draft pick and he’s probably a 99% lock for this roster.
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1 minute ago, SoonerBillsFan said:
Then adapt and make a change. I think they get stuck on players,and when they aren't there, they don't know what to do.
Yeah I hear that. I think they just punted rather than invest in guys they didn’t love. Not saying it’s right or wrong, but that’s how it feels to me. I’m sure they liked some guys, Beane essentially told us he did not like them as much as the guys he took. Whether he was being genuine or not is another story.-
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And just to add, and sorry to turn your well thought out post into a WR thread…I think it’s likely they wanted Isaiah Bond, he was probably their guy and it all blew up for them. He’s a perfect fit for the roster in terms of what they need. They seem to like to target specific guys in the draft and they probably were not thrilled with the other WRs they met with. JMO
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9 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:
I continue to think it’s something different: they trust their own abilities to evaluate certain positions more than others. They felt they needed to come out of this draft with players who will become starters and they KNOW they know how to evaluate DBs and blockers. They also must like their ability to evaluate d linemen though their track record there isn’t quite as good (but perhaps they are leaning on the new coaches there). They may feel far less confident in their ability to evaluate WRs and felt they couldn’t afford to lose out on the sure thing upgrades to the roster.And honestly can anyone here explain what it is the Bills value and are looking for at the receiver position?
I could see that. Their evaluations have been pretty inconsistent.
I think their view is that they spent a ton on Samuel, Shakir, and Palmer and have a high second round draft pick in Coleman, and while he isn’t on the team, a third on Cooper. In their minds, they are going to try to make it work and in their minds they have spent enough resources on the position. They have essential one spot available at the position and that guy has to play special teams ala Hollins, that’s why I think Shavers has the upper hand. I suppose they did admit they want to add some deep speed, and have yet to do that, unless they feel they did so with Palmer. Sometimes they like to be the smartest guys in the room, and I do think they think they have spent enough on the position.-
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I just assume that they love Hancock. They knew they would miss out on whomever they did when they took him and they did it anyway. Hawes is not really exciting, but seems like the last TE and they valued that over some of the receivers. At the end of the day it seems like they just didn’t value the WRs in this draft the same way some of us do here.
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20 minutes ago, FireChans said:
It’s called the Hokey Pokey round these parts.
Excellent work as always
The hokey cokey was Michael Irvin’s favorite game.-
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Codrington unable to return kicks and Shenault unable to return punts is a problem for roster building if they serve no other purpose at a position. They need one guy to do both. I could see them keeping Shenault with the new kickoff rules and even though he isn’t a great receiver, he is a better receiver than Codrington is a corner. I wouldn’t sleep on Daquan Hardy pushing for a role. He is a way better corner than Codrington.
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4 minutes ago, bills_fan said:
We just signed an UDFA S Wande Owen’s from univ of NH. Seems to be getting some hype on social media.
Thats because he has Tommy Cutlets agent. That dude knows how to market people. How you doin-
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12 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:
Sadly his wife is very involved with the party planning. She’s the new Mrs Barkley.
Lewis is the kind of guy no one else will sign, so when you cut him, he could wind up staying on the practice squad.-
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35 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:
I am convinced the Bills just flipped a coin at 170 to decide which order to draft the guys they liked for 170/173/177. Trouble is everyone in the world knew they LOVED Chris Paul. They took Hancock first as a project to backup safety/nickel, and the Rams snaked 172 to steal their guy. Hindsight, blah blah, but with the CB's taken in this draft, LB is now officially the weak group on the roster as it seems there was no plan B there. Bernard is extended but is always an injury risk at that size. Milano is near the end. Dorian hasn't taken the reins. Spector is all of the injury trouble of the first two combined, but all of the coverage ability of grass. Eddie O looks like a spindly-legged safety. They must love them some Andreessen, I don't know. I can see any bad luck at that position and you're back to flipping to Rolodex to 'K' for Klein or something.
Respect, but Eddie O is jacked up
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12 minutes ago, Nihilarian said:
Kelly Akharaiyi, WR, Mississippi. ...
Devin Brandt-Epps, DT, New Mexico. ...
Stephen Gosnell, WR, Virginia Tech. ...
Keonta Jenkins, S, Virginia Tech. ...
Keleki Latu, TE, Washington. ...
Daryl Porter Jr., CB, Miami. ...
Hal Presley, WR, Baylor.
Akharaiyi and Latu are the only guys with NfL.com draft profiles, so I am assuming they are the only legit guys.
edit: and Jacob Bayer
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4 hours ago, Warcodered said:
Hey there's the Punter.
This guy is not real punter competition, just rookie camp fodder. Leads me to believe it’s Camarda’s job to lose, which I am ok with.
Elijah Moore Visiting the Bills today (Update: Signed!)
in The Stadium Wall
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I agree. Teams do respect his speed as a he runs a ton of deep comebacks. But his deep game is more digs, posts, and post corners, which to me is more in line with Josh's strengths.