MrEpsYtown
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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. -
2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:
Still at 2 pages. OL continue to stay unappreciated.
Even the “blocking TE” is at 6 pages
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6 minutes ago, NeverOutNick said:
C’mon seriously? They drafted Dan Smith, BYU?
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1 minute ago, stevestojan said:
But did you like the Josh pick at the time? I’ll admit I did not.
Which proves one thing: I don’t know jack 💩.
I liked Rosen a lot, also liked Allen, so I wasn’t like a wrong Josh guy, but I loved the pick. I liked Darnold too. Was ok with any of the 3. But I was ready for them to pick either Josh and liked either for different reasons.
I did not want Baker. Was a Baker hater. Didn’t like Jackson either and absolutely hated Mason Rudolph.
And yes, none of us really know anything! That’s 100% truth.
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10 minutes ago, juno999 said:
Curious to see where this guy lines up. Some projected him to guard because of arm length.
Beane said they see him as a tackle, but Kromer wants guys to be flexible so they will see how he looks at guard as well. -
22 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
The Rams will love him and we can watch.
Maybe we can catch him on a UFL game in a couple of years. I was more upset they drafted Paul Jr.-
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1 hour ago, Victory Formation said:
I have been brutal on Beane in the past but credit where it’s due, I cannot give this draft anything less than an A.
His first four picks (Hairston, Sanders, Jackson and Walker) were all home runs and I liked the positions that he drafted after that..
Outside of his 2018 draft class where he took Josh Allen, this may be his best draft after that..
I’m going to give this an A.
Well done Beane, you did good..
Agreed this is probably my favorite draft he has had, aside from Allen ofcourse.-
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9 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:
They replaced Mack Hollins with Josh Palmer and didn’t replace Amari cooper but he was also not on the field a lot of the season. It’s ok I guess.
I think Palmer is the Cooper replacement. They are paying him like a significant guy. Shavers is the Collins replacement at the moment imo.-
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Playing nose in this defense has nothing to do with leverage. They are a gap attacking, penetrating scheme. They pick the guys they think fit their scheme. What we think their scheme should be is and what they should be looking for in a nose is irrelevant.
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13 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:
DA’RICK or bust!
dang that was 12 years ago. I’m old.
Legend!
2025 NFL Draft - Day 3 Debrief
in The Stadium Wall
Posted · Edited by MrEpsYtown
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.