First Round Bust

would not have happened with the insights and recommendations from Gaine who worked closely with the candidate who has 22 years of experience. they interviewed others so had the ability to compare and contrast candidates as well this is the Schoen replacement on the management team ?

former qb edwards - was given "Captain Checkdown" by the media very appropriate and funny, tragically so McClappy - for current coach Biscuit for Cornelius Bennett a good ole southern boy Ron McDole was the dancing bear Ruben Can't (not Gant) Bubby Braxton (RIP) Mini Max Anderson (RB - early 70s) Fergie Lamonica was the mad bomber - but I guess that was Oak days more than the Bills Marvelous Marv Bateman - 70s punter - seemed to boom one than shank one repeatedly

Bills mileage came in at 13.894 ? the O/U was 13,750 ? does that include bus mileage from airport to team hotel - and if so - is it roundtrip ? cuz if we are going to do this, lets do it right damn it. tie-breaker was time zones apparently - we only cross 10 chubby alert - the pending big news - Thurs nite opener at LA Rams !!!

damn you got me here, thought it was Shakir's !!! well played

1. met tons of willie and mary grads, with the son being one, beyond uber smarts, always impressed with the presence and awareness they have working for them. 2. I would assume the approach is to look at film with Dorsey (who hired him) and see what worked and what did not, then get to know Josh slowly but surely...Josh is now a young vet, gifted with uber athleticism, as well as presence and awareness. Josh signed-off on this hire as well, I bet he spoke to his buddy Sam Darnold to get the inside scoop. So Josh approved it, Dorsey was good with it and McClappy likely agreed only after their input rather than his alumn connection. There also are assistants, assist qb coach as well, so that is another personality in the room, on the practice field, working with the qbs in lesser role etc Brady has had his ups (LSU) and downs (Carolina), so did Daboll, who at the pro level had more downs outside of working for the Pats during the Brady heydays. Daboll benefitted from Brady and Allen, just as Brady benefitted from Burrow. I think its a good hire, and if this goes well, I wouldnt be surprised if Dorsey gets a HC position in the next year or two, and Brady would likely become a hot OC candidate, hopefully ours. The benefit the qb coach also seems to be coaching depth, as its a passing league and with qb being the most important position, having-grooming an in-house replacement is key to business-football success and sustainability. Further, lacking minorities in this kind of a position doesnt help develop the chops to be considered for HC positions...

OL coach Kromer - need OL to play better more consistent than last year - protect Josh, avoid getting outplayed badly like the Jax blitz and Pitts poor performance games

maybe our 7th rounder from last season whom the Iggles poached from our PS mid-season may have something to do with it...it happened before in Clevela...opps sore subject..

thanks, Feliciano RAS was 3.17 and D Williams a 3.37. so this dude is radio-active to the Bills FO I strongly believe the punch and power days of our O-Line are over

and my fav Buddy Nix quote...yeah ya wanna git ta no 'em...bring em in and smell their breath....

Elam replaces Wallace Cook replaces Breida - Moss looking at sitting on gameday unless Motor not running Terrell Bernard likely replaces Dodson or Andre Smith OJ Howard likely replaces Sweeney ? Sweeney to PS ? Punt God replaces Haack Nobody on current roster replaces Ford as yet...TBD Shakir likely replaces Stevenson who if makes it thru cuts goes to the PS unless Isaiah get hurt Rest of draft picks, UDFAs likely cut and placed on PS

update- depending on pronunciation of last name...perhaps "Air Raid or Raider" is a possibility as well...

" boomer" comes to mind..am intrigued that we drafted him, but all that glitters is not gold: interesting stat that his avg hang-time last season was less than 4 seconds and even less than the two P drafted before him so his arc-trajectories are lower but result in longer kicks which is kind of dangerous at NFL-level given he may out-distance our coverage and also give a lower more returnable ball which may negate/offest the additional distance gained via his punts...also have to wonder if not for being left-footed would Beano have picked him ?

just to add...father was career USMC Master SGT, moved around of course, have to like his inherited sense of responsibility and discipline...

yeah what else you gonna do with 6 picks on day 3 - some trading down likely but no way do you trade-up for a punter even if he is a generational talent if there is such thing for a P....will take second-best P on the board and he should beat Haack out after Haack gives him some vet advice esp on holds for FGs and XPs..

tunnel vision maybe ?

extract from Beast - Brugler - rated him 4th round - number 12 LB First Team All-Big 12; Led team in tackles; Missed one game due to knee injury; Team captain; Sugar Bowl MVP STRENGTHS: Plays with plus speed and range … moves well laterally to track the football up-and-down the line of scrimmage … trusts his eyes and diagnoses quickly vs. the run to fill (Rhule: “He’s just a great football mind.”) … resets his vision well to adjust his movement patterns on the fly … has the foot quickness to give blockers the slip … alert and active in zone coverage with smooth coverage transitions … flow-fast blitzer who finished his career No. 3 in school history in sacks (16.5) … adequate length and tackling strength with room to add bulk … wants to be a strength coach after his playing days and invests in his conditioning … disciplined by nature and was a senior captain (head coach Dave Aranda: “When I think of the heart, soul, and character of our team, I think of him.”) … productive with a pair of 100-tackle seasons on his résumé. WEAKNESSES: Lacks ideal size by NFL standards … adequate vision, but his anticipation is lacking … tends to see the ball through a straw and must do a better job locating impending blockers … doesn’t have explosive hands when attacking blocks … overaggressive downhill and can get sucked up too far or out-leveraged on the edge … reactive in coverage and can be caught flat-footed in man-to-man … battled through several injuries in college: suffered a season-ending fractured shoulder nd torn labrum that required surgery (November 2020); broke his right hand that required surgery (November 2019), but didn’t miss any time; missed one game as a senior because of a knee scope (September 2021); redshirted in 2017 after breaking his foot … didn’t play on kickoff coverage in college. SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Baylor, Bernard was the weakside linebacker in head coach Dave Aranda’s 3-3-5 base scheme and played mostly to the field side. He consistently filled up the stat sheet with 8.4 tackles per game over the past three seasons, and both of his head coaches in Waco (Rhule and Aranda) were eager to praise his leadership and integrity. Bernard is always involved in plays because of his play speed and inside-out range, showing the ability to unlock and accelerate in any direction. He tends to be too reactive at times and doesn’t have the play strength or heavy hands to quickly dispose of blockers at the point of attack. Overall, Bernard is undersized and doesn’t have the anticipation of a playmaker, but he has disciplined eyes and athletic range to cover space, projecting as a fourth linebacker and potential down-the-road NFL starter

your problem is that the Bills did not stand pat: rebuilt the D line - Settle, Jones, Von Miller - more size and more pass rush changed the O-line coach - focus on athletic not power - more focus on improving running game, catching more passes out of backfield and double tight end working well last season and improved with OJ Howard we got better and we excel at mid-round picks which is the strength of this draft...

or they could just cut Bradberry (CB) and save 10M to create that space then replace him by drafting either Sauce or Stingley Jr whichever makes it to them at pick 5 or 7...but I am sure they would love to draft an OT to better protect Brown first and foremost.

if we stay at 25 - the surprise pick could be S - Cine - big nickel this year and replaces Poyer next Like RB Hall, Cine has late first round grade, pick makes sense, so take your pick O or D

wishful. but the G-men got cap issues, they have to fix a couple big contracts just to sign their draft picks, Poyers 10M plus pending extension request are likely too big for them this season, it would take our number 1 plus our number two plus another number 2 (next year maybe) just to get close and that doesnt seem attractive enough for me for the Giants to make the deal excluding Poyer.

giants dont have the cap to take on Poyer's 10M salary, they have to do more in-house salary cap fixing as it is and I dont see Poyer's dollars fitting at least for this season If we do get Hamilton, he would be a part-time role player first season, big-nickel primarily as McClappy does not start rooks at least until mid-season and he would study and fill in for Poyer, unless Poyer and Rose-In-House go ballistic and launch the trade bomb request then he would get more reps with J Johnson or Hamlin, not sure which young vet would be the incumbent at FS.

draftek.com for the pick values - example trading-up from first-round #25 costs a second-rounder to get as high as pick #15. only players Bills would trade-up for would be Hamilton (S) or J Williams (WR) with Hamilton my choice based on ability, scheme and aging key players. reading that its not a top-heavy talented draft, Bils don't have 32 players with first-round grades, no franchise qbs, and beware of the rest of the CBs after the studs Sauce and Stingley in the first-round...all of which possibly means teams may consider trading-down more than up....so if Hamilton drops to mid-first round I would hope Beano moves some chips to the center of the table. if we trade down, Detroit last pick of first round, or Sea overall picks 40-41, in that case I see CB-WR-RB being the top three choices, just not sure of the order. Mid-late rounds - usual G and TE pick, supposed to be good quality at LB this year, Stoudt P from PSU, second-best after the stud from SDSU would be nice in the 6th round.

remember that hunter was taken before kelly -imagine the benefit of getting a decent player, let alone all-pro or star level for that pick during the super bowl era...

rules applied to most of us do not apply those in wealth and or power

Q. JD Williams or Mike Williams ? A..both lesson learned...dont draft the williams boys in the first round