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He’s not a precise route runner is what you mean, nor does he have the feet of a Stefon Diggs, but when you run a 4.28 forty, you can simply run away from defenders. You can beat them physically where others try to win technically.

McKenzie in that sit down interview days after the game said he honestly didn’t know what happened. Said he tried to find out because he’s the gossip king on the roster or something like that, but was running into dead ends. It’s very likely he’s one of Dunne’s sources and it’s also likely STers didn’t know the defensive play calls and vice versa, so no players are entirely aware what happened - unless, possibly, if they were on the kickoff coverage and played those last two defensive plays. And those are the guys that aren’t talking.

It is weird that hand size doesn’t always correlate to height. Michael Jordan, while standing “only” 6’6” has 11.4” hands that check in on the top 10 list of largest hands in NBA history. Even the smaller NBA guards like Stockton, Paul, and especially Rondo have freakishly large hands. Sports-wise, it’s a genetic blessing if you can get them!

I don’t know, I feel it’d be more damning to the FO if Linderbaum was picked at #25. He’s a smaller guy, can he play guard? A year earlier they didn’t have a high enough grade on Humphrey to take him at the back of round 2 - Beane admitted an offer to move back was on the table if Basham wasn’t there - but a year later they’d select arguably an inferior center a round earlier? Remember, Humphrey is a huge guy and had a 9.9 RAS. He was everything the Bills should’ve been looking for at that pick and their evaluations failed them.

Which is why it was crazy to hear some posters regarded the position as a “want” rather than a “need.” Boundary CB absolutely needs added talent. By the way, Beane is a much better interview than McD. He will tell you things if you listen hard enough, while McD is like a fortress, he doesn’t give you anything but what you probably expect to hear.

This is true. Despite picking 30th, if Beane somehow lucked into the “All Hindsight Draft” I recorded above, the class would’ve been regarded as arguably the NFL’s best draft class in at least a decade. Who you pick will always matter more than where you pick.

Rousseau was more impactful as a run defender, yes, but I want pass rush and Oweh was at one point in contention for DROY. He was second amongst all rookies in QB pressures with 47 (Micah Parsons - 59) and made numerous All rookie first teams, including PFWA, Pro Football Writer’s of America. For comparisons sake Rousseau finished the regular season with 26 pressures. Maybe Rousseau develops into a better pass rusher over time, but for now, I’ll stay with the freakish athlete in a redraft.

Can’t remember where I heard it, but the Bills had a first round grade on Cody Ford and when he made it to the 2nd, they were calling the Cardinals and Colts trying to get ahead of the tackle needy teams. When they were leapfrogged by Carolina they were bummed because they thought the Panthers were going with Ford. One thing this regime has yet to prove is that they can properly evaluate OL talent. Hopefully that was a Bobby Johnson issue that Kromer can correct.

I’m not sure how they measure win rate, but I can bet a “win” is not when a player runs 5 yards past the QB, thereby taking himself out of the play 😂 But yes, the DL needs more talent.

I don’t disagree, the post was in response to someone who said we never get pressure rushing four. The one thing the DL needs is a finisher. Doesn’t matter if you get the QB off his spot if he can still turn it into a positive play. I think he lacks the strength, physicality, and aggression needed to rush the passer. If he comes unimpeded to the QB he can get there quickly, but the same can be said for the majority of defenders in the NFL. If he has to beat a block, forget it. When your monster-sized MLB can be handled relatively easy by RBs and TEs, he’s not a threat to get to the QB.

Here’s your 2021 All-Hindsight Draft: Round 1, #30: DE Odafe Oweh (4.37 40 yd dash helps to chase down the likes of Mahomes) Round 2, #61: C Creed Humphrey Round 3, #93: OT Spencer Brown Round 5, #161: RB Elijah Mitchell Round 6, #203: WR Marquez Stevenson Round 6, #212: S Damar Hamlin Round 6, #213: OG Trey Smith Round 7, #236: CB Jerry Jacobs

He was Spencer Brown’s college teammate, right? Don’t know if that’s the case since Spencer sat out a year, but if so, he has all the inside intel the Bills could want.

I remember wanting Rosen because I thought he had the highest skillset of the four and wasn’t all potential like Allen, who I thought was a QB who had struggled against every Power 5 program. My comment was “it’s like having JP Losman and Aaron Rodgers in the same draft and we go for Losman.” 😂

That was an odd little kick by Hunt. I remember thinking that when I saw it years ago. Couldn’t understand why he did it because the intention behind it certainly wasn’t to injure or hurt the woman. As for slapping her around, maybe I missed that part too. I did see him bulldoze some guy into her, which was the worst part of the video. Whether he did it intentionally or not, I have no idea. But when I hear “brutally beat” a woman, I think of Ray Rice, or that newest case, Zac Stacy. Those videos are disturbing, this one wasn’t close to that level. Hunt’s actions still weren’t cool, but it wasn’t quite what it was portrayed to be.

This feels like a 30 for 30, “what if I told you…?” So here’s mine - what if I told you that according to ESPN, the Bills DL finished 6th in pass rush win rate?

This sounds pretty angry 😂 Did Edmunds take your Christmas toys or something? I said he wasn’t a “huge bust,” correct. And I still feel that way even after having read the vitriol in your post. I don’t know where, how, or why you came to the conclusion after reading my post that I’m an Edmunds apologist. Who thinks he’s an impact LB?? I know a few on this board believe that but certainly not me! I’ve said time and time again I’d like to move on from Edmunds, not because he flat out sucks, but because I’m sure the dollar value of his contract having made 2 pro bowls will be overvalued and I want no part of that. Beane’s actions going forward will tell me about him as a GM more so than any other move. Im curious to see what he does with Edmunds and if I was in his place, I’d be feverishly working the phones seeking a trade from some other team who overvalues him. As far as your assertion that Edmunds is “not all that athletic compared to other LBs,” the numbers prove that’s a lie. He had a 9.7 relative athletic score which isn’t too far away from Micah Parson’s 9.78. Now, one of those players maximizes his athletic potential because he’s also equipped with the instincts that enables him to play fast. The other does not, consistently, and is why I called him a slightly above average to average MLB. Just because he hasn’t lived up to the lofty expectations of a 16th overall pick in the NFL Draft does not make him a bust.

LVE went a pick or two after Edmunds.

How do you do the thing where you share posts? That’s what I wanted to do with that other Edmunds opinion poll.

There was a poll already on this topic that read “Should the Bills extend Edmunds?”

He had one against the Patriots in the second matchup where he had a full head of steam and a flat footed Damien Harris stood him up and absolutely stoned him. Never had seen anything like it myself. Thankfully Ed Oliver got the sack on the play, but Edmunds should’ve absolutely destroyed that RB, or at the very least, pushed him back into Jones. EDIT: The play in question is actually the first play of the highlights. It was actually #25, Brandon Bolden not Harris. Edmunds stands 6’5” 250lbs, while Bolden is 5’11” 220lbs.

Tremaine hasn’t been a “huge bust,” but he hasn’t been a difference maker either. His instincts are below average for a MLB, but his size and athleticism are elite. Put the two together and you get a slightly above average linebacker, though I couldn’t argue if someone else were to just call him “average.” Despite being the defensive captain and getting everyone set on defense, his mental acuity and processing do him no favors. I don’t think he’ll ever be a defensive playmaker, a guy the opposing team absolutely fears and has to account for.

I think we’ll see a considerable difference in our pass defense whenever the level of QBs we face goes up - with or without Tremaine.

There was a lot of “whataboutism.” The folks who weren’t satisfied by Edmunds play and critiqued his game, were met by Edmunds apologists who claimed Milano was either worse, or had just as many problems. I think you can find it in the “should Edmunds be re-signed?” thread.

Same thing I was wondering, but I think it implies offense. Never heard of a passing game coordinator on the defensive side unless he’s the defensive backs coach.

No LB in the league is covering Kelce 1 on 1, but I would like to know what his responsibilities were on that last pass to Kelce before OT. He and Wallace weren’t on the same page.