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He won't make the 53 man squad, but I wouldn't rule out the PS again. I don't know that we've heard anything about what the Bills might think of him.

Ran a 4.55 40 at the combine, so, not especially.

I agree on Solomon over Carter. There's nobody like Solomon on the roster, a smallish edge rusher with great explosion and bend on the edge

The exception being Jacksonville in London.

I'm drooling over Nyck Harbor. I'm seeing him listed at 6'5" 235 and running a 4.24 40. Essentially, he's bigger and faster than Megatron. That's hard to do.

I assume Beane traded up for Sanders because he had reason to believe another team was interested in him. Given that Ogunjobe is out until late October on suspension and Carter is being tried at 1 tech, there certainly was a need. Obviously, Beane valued Sanders well above Collins and Josh Farmer and anyone else they could have considered between pick 41 and pick 56When the Bills do something in the draft, I tend not to rush to judgment. He had his reasons. Time is the only judge of whether or not it was a good move whose decision carries any weight.

I don't think so myself. It's not that he's a great player, and maybe not even a good one anymore, but he's the only veteran guy on the team that has natural 1 tech size. Hopefully, Deone Walker has a very bright future, but I can't see the Bills trusting him to be "the man" right out of the gate. The Bills have a history of trusting what they know, even if what they know is only average or a little less. If Jones falls on his face, the Bills may be forced to dump him and try something different, but they are not going to let Walker start until they are sure he can handle it. They sure aren't going to start Carter or Zion Logue and I'm pretty sure they are planning for TJ Sanders to be in a rotation with Oliver at 3 tech.

I kind of agree with you. Essentially, early in round one, you want to find a high floor, high ceiling prospect. Later on, if you see a guy who has a high ceiling, he's probably going to have a low floor. That might be due to deficiencies in technique or skill set, medical or character questions etc. You also might choose a high floor low ceiling guy. That might be due to athletic or size limitations. You might be getting a real solid player, but you're extremely lucky if that player turns out to be a superstar.

The 1 tech room is not at all crowded. The Bills have Daquan Jones who is 34 years old. After him they have Carter, who is trying to switch to 1 tech after a less than promising season in 2024. He was listed at 305 lbs and might have to add some weight to avoid getting pushed around on run downs. Then they have Zion Logue who found a home on the Bills' PS. When Ogunjobe comes back from suspension, I think he would probably compete more at 3 tech. The depth chart probably looks something like this: 3 Tech Ed Oliver - TJ Sanders - (Ogunjobe) 1 tech Daquan Jones - Deone Walker - Dewayne Carter - Zion Logue Zion Logue probably ends up on the PS again. Carter may make the team in a depth role as a fifth DT. He should be able to take some reps at both 1 tech and 3 tech. He'll have a few weeks to prove he deserves a roster spot. When Ogunjobe comes off his suspension either he or Carter is done. I wouldn't call that crowded. Best case scenario is that Buffalo greatly upgrades their interior line rotation. Ed Oliver finds his fire and Daquan Jones becomes more effective with more rest.

Hopefully the drafting of TJ Sanders will light a fire under him. There is a theory out there that ineffectiveness of aging Daquan Jones might have made Oliver less effective. If Deone Walker picks up the Bills' defense quickly, hopefully he can contribute beneficial reps at 1 tech.

I would have thought Bean would get himself some holdout insurance on Cook by drafting somebody. They would be OK in training camp anyway. If Cook does hold out into the season, Buffalo can still rotate Johnson and Davis. Evans and Gore Jr. would compete for the third spot. I'm not high on Gore Jr. I think he's a scrub with a famous name. If necessary, Buffalo can search for a diamond in the rough from among other teams' cuts.

Depth at slot. It's hard to imagine the Bills cutting bait with Shakir or moving him to mostly outside play. Maybe Moore could be effective in gadget plays.

Maybe add a little at a time. Is 5 lbs too much to add for the 2025 season.

I think typically a big nickel is pretty much a 4-3 alignment but with one linebacker switched out for a hybrid LB/safety. Because Taron Johnson is so effective in run support, the Bills have not really felt the need to sub in a hybrid LB/safety.

I gave them a B+. They I think they mostly got good value in their picks. They waited too long to try and snag some speed for the WR position. I thought they might have wanted to draft a bit of insurance in case James Cook decided to stage a holdout. If Cook reports and plays they'll be fine at RB, but I don't think Ray Davis has the same big play ability. Ty Johnson might be able to shoulder more of a load. Darrynton Evans is kind of an unknown. Honestly, I don't see Frank Gore Jr. as much more than a fringe guy with a famous name. I also worry that Walker might not be as NFL ready as is needed. I think they also could have added some competition at linebacker. Oh well, they can't have everything.