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Shake_My_Head

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  1. I love how laid back Josh is about what he wears, both in this article and the one on their California date. Unlike Brittany, he's no fashion plate. Made for Buffalo, indeed.
  2. Here's a really neat source of historic combine mesurables data that's sortable by position: https://nflcombineresults.com/nflcombinedata_expanded.php?year=all&pos=CB&college= McDuffie's 29.75" arms appear to be a real liability based on all the other CBs drafted over time. Outside of Winfield (29.75"), Arron Glenn (30.0"), Cam Sutton (30.0"), Will Allen (30.0") or even LEODIS F'n MCKELVIN! (30.125") I don't recognize many standout players with shorter arms, let alone first round picks.
  3. Here's the rest of Winfield's measurables: https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=4911
  4. I'm sure Johnson's system is very dated now, but it's still probably good enough to ballpark trade scenarios. My point is that trading down and adding more picks in the 35-60 range would yield solid prospects who could contribute this year and move into starting roles next year, especially if they move on from Poyer, Edmunds, Saffold, Crowder, Howard, Singletary, etc. .
  5. Seattle is rumored to want a QB at the end of round one. Trading picks 25 and 57 to the Seahawks for picks 40, 41 and 109 (per the Jimmy Johnson point system) is something I'd like to see Beane pull off. The Bills could then go RB (Hall or Walker), DB (Cine, Gordon or Cross), WR (Burks, Dotson, Metchie) or BPA with players that would surely help a lot this year and beyond.
  6. Scott Radecic (Populous' senior principal) is VERY familiar with Buffalo as he played here. That's actually sort of incredible, when you think about it--what other new stadium can say a former player was invoved in its design. I have no doubt that Populous will design a beautiful, WNY-friendly stadium, not some generic monolith. https://populous.com/people/scott-radecic
  7. IDK. He's great against the run, but McD's defense requires the LBs to drop and cover on pass plays. Chenal doesn't appear to be very experienced there and his lack of length works against him. He just doesn't seem that scheme-specific to the Bills, IMO.
  8. Nope. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2459732/Bethenny-Frankel-Carmen-Electra-make-free.html
  9. Good on Beane. Bring as many NFL-quality OL to camp and let the best men win. Lots of competition, as everyone will be starting from scratch with Kromer.
  10. So did Cole Beasley--who's the EXACT same size and speed as Robinson. IMO, the Bills very much value what Beasley provided from the slot--a dependable outlet for Josh, a clutch chain mover on third downs. McKenzie and Crowder are going to fill that role this year--but it's wide open for 2023 and beyond. Having a cost-controlled Beasley-type slot WR for 3-4 years makes a LOT of sense. John Metchie III or Kahilil Shakir would other guys to consider for that slot role as well. .
  11. Exactly the same size as Cole Beasley 5'8" 178 lbs. Per Dane Brugler (The Athletic): STRENGTHS: Versatile weapon with dynamic open-field athleticism ... instinctive field vision to skirt tacklers and weave through the defense ... tough to tackle one-on-one thanks to lateral agility and balance ... uses speed releases to slip the jam and quickly enter his routes ... catches the ball cleanly in stride without gearing down ... able to adjust and make diving grabs when necessary ... in his element on swing/flare routes ... was also used as a running back, averaging 4.9 yards per carry (141/691/4) ... toughness (with or without the ball) definitely belongs in the strengths column, and head coach Mark Stoops refers to him as the “ultimate competitor” ... productive junior season as one of only three FBS players to average 8.0 catches or better per game. WEAKNESSES: Undersized with below-average height, weight, length and growth potential ... smaller target for his quarterback ... can make guys miss, but doesn’t have the run strength to consistently break tackles ... lacks elite speed, and can be caught from behind ... needs to improve the pacing and setup of his routes ... hohum in contested situations ... physical cornerbacks can slow him and disrupt his timing ... worked primarily out of the slot, and unproven outside the numbers ... minimal punt-return experience, averaging just 2.1 yards per return (7/15/0). SUMMARY: A one-year starter at Kentucky, Robinson worked primarily out of the slot in offensive coordinator Liam Coen’s scheme (a discipline of Sean McVay). After two mediocre seasons with Nebraska, he transferred back home for the 2021 season and had the most prolific receiving season in Kentucky history, setting school records for catches (104), receiving yards (1,334) and 100-yard receiving games (six). Robinson is hyper-quick and slippery to create pockets of separation out of his breaks and elude pursuit after the catch. He has excellent field awareness with the ball in his hands, but his routes are a little rough, and he has more career drops (11) than receiving touchdowns (10). Overall, Robinson is undersized and quicker than fast, but he is a catch-and-go creator with outstanding vision and athleticism in the open field. He has potential to be a starting NFL slot receiver and return man.
  12. It's a 9, according to this article: https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/04/18/josh-allen-joins-patrick-mahomes-to-go-head-to-head-against-tom-brady-aaron-rodgers-in-golf/
  13. Davis will be fine, IMO. But with Josh being the centerpiece of the team, adding WR talent is always a good idea. Players get hurt, contracts get complicated, schemes evolve. Giving the QB a steady supply of weapons is the best way to keep the Bills at/near the top.
  14. Yes, he has some "football character" (i.e., diva) flaws that the Bills tend to avoid. But I also think that McBeane are flexible enough to go "oft script" for certain high-talent / high value players, and Pickens in Round 2 fits that, IMO.
  15. Wow! He was my draft crush for the Bills as well. He could have come in, tutored under Beasley for a year and then been a great slot replacement in our scheme. I think he's got a big year ahead with the Jests, assuming Wilson can step up his game.
  16. That was covered in an earlier post somewhere. It has to do with the go-route, deep patterns he primarily ran at ND State (which have a higher degree of passing accuracy/catch difficulty), at the expense of shorter and intermediate routes where drop stats can be lower. He was catching everything at the Senior Bowl, where he was used in all types of patterns with better QB play.
  17. Yeah, he's surging up some boards. https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/george-pickens-nfl-draft-buzz-continues-to-surge
  18. Just because he's an economist, it doesn't mean he knows jack $$$$. Most of the new stadium deals since 2009 were in large, affluent cities with enough ticket demand to pay the high prices needed to self-fund the stadium. The only remote comparable to Buffalo would be U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis which received $498 million in state funding (about 50% of the pricetag). Plus, using the Senaca casino money to fund the majority of the NYS commitment reduces the future taxpayer burden to virtually nil, when offset by annual income tax revenue from player salaries. This guy needs to remove the U, M and E from assume and put a sock in it.
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