BigAl2526

Burks doesn't have the speed or quickness to create a lot of separation. His calling card was as a physical receiver who wins contested catches. That means he's going to face a lot of physical contact. If he is having a lot of injury issues, his playing style is not likely to help him stay healthy.

I'm wary of Worthy's lack of body mass, though I don't know of a specific reason he couldn't add 15 -20 lbs of muscle. If the Bills did draft him, that would be my hope. I don't know that I would rule out the possibility that Thomas and Mitchell cand develop their route running and ability to gain separation. They have ample athleticism to do so, and have already grown in their route running through the course of their college careers.

He's an expensive band aid for a team already dealing with cap challenges.

If he doesn't miss Odunze, the pick he has for the Bills could definitely get changed. Maybe Odunze goes to Cincinnati at #18 and Brian Thomas is freed up for Buffalo.

Kickers can have slumps. They can also recover from slumps. Bringing in competition is never a bad thing, but don't be shocked if Bass is able to kick the competition to the curb.

Among those who reach free agency, the following rule of thumb applies: the more intriguing they are, the more expensive they are likely to be.

Absolutely, there are going to be adjustments early in the season. Of course, other teams have had significant personnel changes and face similar adjustments. We don't yet know who the starting WRs will be the first game of the season. Allen is going to need to develop chemistry with at least two new receivers who are going to get significant reps. I'm wondering if that means McDermott will play his starters a little more in preseason than he would if there was less turnover. I don't want to downplay the loss of Morse at center, but McGovern is a quality lineman and with preseason to work out the kinks, I think the offensive line will be fine. The other big chemistry question is at safety. I'm hoping that the Bills might have found themselves a young version of Poyer in Mike Edwards. He has plenty of athleticism and he's played well when given an opportunity. I'm not as optimistic that Taylor Rapp is going to make me forget Micah Hyde. He played better late in the 2023 season than he did earlier, but I think his lack of athleticism is always going to make him a liability in coverage. I don't see the Bills picking up any safety help in the draft before round 4 and a don't think the odds are great that a mid to late draft pick is going to step in as a starter and not be a downgrade. I think the Bills will be OK in the front seven on defense. Leonard Floyd is a significant loss. I'm hoping that Von Millier will get some of his former greatness back, but I don't have any concrete evidence that will be the case. I'm afraid Buffalo is going to struggle some trying to create pressure on opposing QBs. That said, McDermott is terrific as scheming on defense to minimize holes in the roster. Hopefully with smart coaching the Bills can stay competitive early in the season and get solid contributions from whatever rookies they draft.

Gotta draft Steel Chambers just for the name. Looks decent athletically. May need to raise his football IQ to have a regular role on defense in the NFL.

At least one online source rates him as a 3rd rounder, where Buffalo lacks any picks. They would have to like him well enough to trade away draft capital to get back into the third round.

You always want better. Not getting compensation in this year's draft is disappointing. Still, Diggs is on the wrong side of 30, and that makes it tough. Age might be the single biggest factor in driving trade value down.

I'm assuming there are some behind the scenes reasons for the trade, mainly that Diggs has been privately expressing frustration and wanted to leave. Maybe McDermott and Beane felt a disgruntled Diggs would be worse than trading him away. Houston is an up and coming team that likely makes the playoffs next season. I would much rather the Bills had gotten a high pick in this upcoming draft than having to wait a year. This seals a first round WR in this draft and makes a small trade up more likely. I haven't looked at the whole thread to see if anyone has posted what the cap implications are.

Aren't we feeling snarky today.

If Williams can't be molded into a competent NFL safety, he might still be a role player on defense, You just couldn't draft him as the answer to Buffalo's need at safety.

I'm a bit wary of real tall offensive tackles. It's hard for them to get low enough and match quickness with really quick, bendy defensive ends.

A developmental QB late in the draft would not be the dumbest draft pick ever.

If the Bills picked Cooper De Jean, I would be happy with Devontez Walker in round 2.

Scouting reports are a kind of underwhelming. He's a bit undersized, but has average quickness at best. At least one scouting report suggests that due to his lack of mass, he's probably best suited for a run heavy zone blocking concept, which the Bills have shifted away from because it didn't seem to fit the strengths of the linemen they had. They got rid of the interior lineman they had who makes the most sense for a zone blocking scheme (Ryan Bates) Bottom line is it would be a pick that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Just my opinion

I go with the first. My notes say this was an Aramaic phrase. I don't know if there are many people that know how to speak Aramaic from 2000 years ago.

Hey! we fat old Welsh dudes (25%) resent that remark.

The only one that would give me trouble is Olumuyiwa Fashanu's first name. My undergrad degree was in vocal music. I learned to sing in multiple languages phonetically. Then I went to seminary and became a church pastor for forty years. I've read a whole bunch of weird names in the Bible on Sunday mornings. You get used to it. When in doubt, go with phonetics.

He'd be a viable pick. If Thomas and Mitchell are gone, the Bills don't like Troy Franklin there and DeJean is there, he might even be the most likely pick.

I think that when the Bills moved Conner McGovern into the center spot, they were signaling that McGovern would be Morse's replacement for the foreseeable future. I still think WR is slightly more likely than other positions Buffalo could address at #28, but if they didn't go that route, I think they would look to DT, (Jer'Zahn Newton) DE, (Chop Robinson) or Safety (Cooper De Jean) before they pick an interior offensive lineman. Just my opinion

If you look at him as a DE, his athleticism in nothing special, but he's got really good body mass and strength. If you look at him as a DT, which is what he's listed at in this score of athleticism, he's, but his numbers are absolutely elite. As is, he's kind of a tweener. The Bills like versatility, but he might not have the traits to be full time at either spot unless he can drop a little weight and gain some speed and quickness or gain 20 lbs and retain most of the the quickness and athleticism he has at 267 lbs.

In a Bills mock format: #28 Adonai Mitchell WR #60 Kris Jenkins DT # 128 Beau Brade S #133 Renardo Green CB #144 Mohamed Kamara DE #160 Tory Taylor P #163 Sam Hartman QB #189 Miyan Williams RB #200 Matt Lee IOL #204 Jaylon Carlies S #248 Steele Chambers ILB

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