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    A Good Read On AJ Epenesa

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    31 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

    After watching the highlights I will state he is definitely a good athlete but the ability to get off the line is huge at the next level and I don't know how to judge it when some of the lineman were clearly so overmatched.

    That is always an issue when judging college players, look at Ed O he dominated in college but it is a big transition to the pro game, Ed is doing well imo but it took a few games for him to start to show more frequently, the same is likely for A.J. I trust Beane and his teams judgement. 

    A Good Read On AJ Epenesa

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    8 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

    And he was available at 58 why?  Quickness?

    I read a while back he had slow feet or some such a thing, he appears to be athletic enough and reasonably quick/fast, and had a successful college career, we shall see how he adapts as a pro. Good scheme need pick imo. 

    Bills sign Trey Adams

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    43 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

    well, they’ll have to come up with more ‘creative medical diagnosis’ again, following the final preseason game..

     

    Never ceases to amaze me how promising, late Round rookies get “injured” significantly enough following the last preseason game that they’re ‘lost for the year’, yet never any update on their ‘rehab’ nor League investigations...?

    So true, the league just doesn’t want to know, la la la la, I’m not listening... did you say ratings... ?

     

    Go Bills!!!

    Bills sign Trey Adams

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    43 minutes ago, USABuffaloFan said:

    17 straight games played for 2018 to 2019, this man is not hurt anymore.

    Why, he played 17 straight games from end of 2018 to 2019?

    So they can keep him and get him healthier and not have him count towards the 53,  like they did with Vosean this past year. 
     

    Go Bills!!!

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    The Bills front office did a ton of work this year on the WR class and then traded for Stefon Diggs, but that work was not wasted

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    We should trade/let go Roberts and McKittrick, and PS two ish of the following, Foster, RayRay, and that other PS guy who’s name I always forget. KR duties and sweeps can be assigned to a WR or even a RB for that matter. 

     

    We should run with Diggs, Brown, Beasley, and Williams, the guys with the best catch percentages on the team, and our two freshly drafted guys.
     

    Its like the movie money ball. We all know the line,  “he gets on base a lot” or in our case “ he catches the ball a lot”. You go with the most likely positive outcome, that in turn creates the points, that in turn gets you the wins. 
     

    Go Bills!!!

    My Thoughts on the Draft.

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    13 minutes ago, SoTier said:

    I think the Bills pretty much went BPA which I believe in.  Having a decent roster means that the team doesn't have to "reach" to fill desperate needs on either side of the ball, consequently no 'WTF picks".  Now, if the Bills can re-sign their top performers from recent drafts, they'll be on their way to doing what teams that consistently make the playoffs do -- grab talented players regardless of position rather than trying to fill holescreated by continually letting their top young starters leave in FA.

       
    Beane as usual has done a great job of drafting the right players to fill the teams positional scheme needs, he has a very good crew assessing that needed talent. 
         You are absolutely correct in your assessment of how Beane has set up the team for a high likelihood of continued success, and as you said no wtf picks.  Nothing like a competent front office.  This season is going to be fun to watch unfold. ?

     

    Go Bills!!!

    Post-Draft Roster Predictions

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    15 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

    You forgot that it's not a 53 anymore. It's 55.

    Allen / Barkley / Fromm

     

    Moss / Singletary / Yeldon / Jones / DiMarco

     

    Diggs / Brown / Beasley / Davis / Du. Williams / McKenzie / Roberts

     

    Knox / Sweeney / Kroft / Smith

     

    Dawkins / Spain / Morse / Ford / Da. Williams / Nsekhe / Bates / Long / Feliciano

     

    Bass / Vedvik / Ferguson

     

    Hughes / Phillips / Oliver / Epenesa / Addison / Butler / Lotulelei / Murphy / Jefferson

     

    Klein / Edmunds / Milano / Matakevich / Joseph / Thompson

     

    White / Norman / T. Johnson / Gaines / Wallace / Neal

     

    Hyde / Poyer / J. Johnson

    I like these roster groupings, some minor rearranging within a group or two...

    The Bills front office did a ton of work this year on the WR class and then traded for Stefon Diggs, but that work was not wasted

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    42 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

    Competition is king. And when McD was asked what he looked for in a WR he said “well they need to be able to catch the ball.” Word, Coach.  He knows he would have won that playoff game if Duke caught that TD or John Brown gets his feet in bounds. 

    Yup, I quoted that very statement by Sean several times in threads post combine. It is the single most important trait for any receiver, nothing else matters if ya can’t do the one thing consistently.

     

    Of our current receivers Duke has the 4th highest catch percentage at 63.2 percent, behind Diggs, Brown, and Beasley iirc.  Imo Foster, Nick and Ray Ray should be goners. Roberts, Williams and Mckenzie are all on the bubble. Roberts although good as a returner is not a good WR, sure wish the would assign someone else to do returns and gain a roster position for another scoring option on offense, and let the chips fall where they may with the remaining receivers. Jmo.

     

    Go Bills!!!

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    Rd 6, Pick 188 (from Browns): K Tyler Bass, Georgia Southern

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    20 minutes ago, Rc2catch said:

    You’re not the gm though right? They obviously have some familiarity with this kid and feel comfortable bringing him in. What qualifies you over Beane to say he can’t win the job? Cause you read an article? 
    How about the senior bowl? Read about that? 

    He is an official member of the gang of six,  that mighty group of permanently disgruntled supposed Bills fans, to get in to this club ya gotta complain about pretty much anything the Bills do as an organization, all the time, Great isn’t it... ??

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    Rd 4, Pick 128: WR Gabriel Davis UCF

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    14 minutes ago, BillsRdue said:

    Seems to me this is the combination of Duke and Foster. Maybe they feel they can roll both skillsets into one.   Foster started out great but then had trouble tracking Josh's long ball and fell out of favor with the coaches as he was wasting downs. Duke came on late to be that contested catch monster, but he was 50/50 at best with a few drops. From what I hear of this kid, he's got strong hands so being able to track down the deep ball and haul in the stuff in the middle could earn him a roster spot as the 4/5.  

     

    Foster, McKenzie and Duke are on notice and one of them gets cut. My guess is this is Foster's replacement.

     

     

    I think you are right in that Foster is not long for this team, DW has a 63.2 catch percentage so at least he is likely to actually catch what’s thrown to him,  McKittrick  may be a goner too,  relevant to who else gets brought in. 

    RD 2, Pick 54: DE AJ Epenesa, University of Iowa

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    4 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said:

    I agree. Except Beane and folks on this board keep saying they draft BPA. It's nonsense.  They needed a DE and a RB after getting the dynamic WR via trade. Mission accomplished 

    Strict BPA is indeed nonsense,  draft selections are made to fit scheme need, it is the reality of how selections are made.   Believe it or not, Beane just yesterday stated that he drafted  Edge and RB and traded our first for a WR because they were needs, so we who know how it is actually done have some confirmation that GMs draft for need all the time. 
     

    Go Bills!!!

    RD 2, Pick 54: DE AJ Epenesa, University of Iowa

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    16 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:

    LOL. Allen, Edmunds, Oliver, Knox, Epenesa, Ford were all need picks.  The only one that may have not been a need was Singletary.  

    Ethan, the draft is 100% need driven, from guys who will be starters to the late round developmental picks, they are all needs. Show us all a team that drafts guys they don’t need. Be it to gain talent, depth, development you name it, it’s all need based. 
     

    Go Bills!!!

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