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Ossai is a real interesting prospect, and I like him. I was especially pleased to see his measurables at his Pro Day. Because, to me at least, he looked like more of a SAM on the field than a 4-3 DE at times...And Texas did stand him up a lot earlier on. Even at MLB some... The kid is almost 6-4 and weighed in at 256...His Pro Day numbers were off the charts good...And his tape show some real explosiveness at times while being a big-time hammer when he squares up...And he seems to be just scratching the surface of what he can be in the NFL...I think in Buffalo it will be easier for him than going to a 3-4 team. He'll be a DE all the way and he can concentrate on just those responsibilities. Sure I'd love to see the Bills land him at #30...But I think the chances of him being there are slim...With that kind of size and athletic ability I just can't see it...There has got to be a team in the mid-late 1st that will see his pretty crazy ceiling and bite...Hope not though...

Shelvin.

He played in 36 of a possible 64 regular season games in the past 4 years. I doubt anyone is in a big hurry...

Shelvin...

Watched this last night... Very impressive... Doubt very much he gets to 30...But if he does...It's a hell ya... If not I just hope he stays out of the AFC...

Not a fan of these 2 picks at all... I personally would not touch Phillips. The concussion deal scares me too much, especially using a 1st Rd. pick. Admittedly he's deserving as a football player, but the head injury deal is just too much of a risk for me. And Onwuzurike does not address what I think the Bills need inside. He's a sub 300 lb DT who definitely moves well, but I saw some tackling issues on tape that concerned me. I was just as impressed, if not more, by Daviyon Nixon... I'd MUCH rather the Bills reach for Shelvin at the end of the 2nd because I know exactly what they will get...Not saying I'd take Shelvin at #61 because I do think it's a little early. But I'll take Shelvin over Onwuzurike for the Bills needs all day...And I think Shelvin's ceiling may be higher if he can lose 25 lbs or so and embrace NFL-level training...

This is actually perfect... I felt I reached my high-mark a couple times during tailgates in my youth.

Taron is a starting slot CB who played on over 77% of Defensive snaps in 2021...Most of these NFL slots will eat a LB/S for lunch...Even one as good as Owusu-Koramoah. No offense at all but I'm not interested in Deablo that high...TDN has him #317 overall, and #169 on their Predictive board...And I trust TDN...So it's a pass on Deablo for me until much later in the Draft... Here's how Joe Marino summed up Deablo..."At the next level, it will be critical for Deablo to excel on special teams to give him an opportunity to develop his skill set and become more consistent across the board. As it stands, he’s an oversized safety that lacks versatility and has athletic limitations." I don't mind the Rousseau idea. If the Bills Scouts believe I trust them...But Rousseau is almost all projection at this point. I think he's got huge upside. But the last time he played he was a tall skinny kid...Now he was pretty damn good as a tall skinny kid I'll grant you that. But it's risky...

So SAM and probably big Nickle? I mean...That's fine, and I don't doubt he can play at 230 don't get me wrong...But it's still not a ton of snaps... What I'm trying to say (without coming out and saying it I guess) is I'm AOK with Drafting the kid...But I feel to fully utilize his skills the Bills will have to take Edmunds off the field more, especially in sub-packages...And I may be in the minority...But I'm not against that at all...

I don't question Owusu-Koramoah's abilities...He's super intriguing as a prospect. My question is who goes to the sidelines when he comes in? And a player of this caliber should be considered as an every down player fairly early in his NFL career. Jordan Poyer is technically the Bills starting SS...He's not coming off the field. The Bills just paid Matt Milano...He's not coming off the field. He could take all of Klein's snaps, but he'd be a 220 lb SAM? Obviously he would be the guy for the big Nickle, but that's not a ton of downs unless it's vs the Pats... Now if you want to tell me he's going to take snaps from Edmunds on obvious passing Downs I'm all ears. I just doubt the Bills are...

This may be my favorite one yet. Did a little maneuvering to end up with 8 picks total. I just flat out want Javonte Williams (or Etienne)on this Bills Offense. The committee thing will be OK, but Williams will be like a turbo-charger...Melifonwu will have a chance to play some. Robinson could develop real well given time. Everyone knows about Schwartz by now. I'm sure he'll go higher than #161. But he was there and I was not going to pass him up. I did not mess around while addressing the interior D-Line depth with size (Zimmer and Phillips combined for over 600 snaps on Defense in 2020. While they are both OK players I think this is an area the Bills can attack in the 4th-6th Rounds. Kyle Williams was a 5th Rd pick. Pat Williams went undrafted. It can happen. Regardless, I think they can improve their depth inside on D. I realize Star will take up some of those snaps...But it's not like Butler set the world on fire last year, and he was on the field for 428 snaps himself)...Beyer and Rumph are both likely Dev squad guys, but they have real nice upside. I think Rumph can fill a LorAx-type roll in a year or two.

F*** the fish... They'll be watching the Bills win the SB from their couches just like everybody else...

These are crazy measurables/test times for an OT... Goodness...

What?

Good...They should have interest in him... They should also have interest in Jaelon Darden and Anthony Schwartz. The Bills can create some really nice match-up problems for Defenses with the added speed one of the WR's would bring...

Slaton is a bit of a sleeper. I like him. If he puts it all together he could really be something. At worst I think he's a good rotational 1/0 tech...😎

Not interested in trade ups...😎

Thanks Bro...I miss our chats...

Well that came out of nowhere...

Oh I agree Cincy is a great option for Golladay...I'm a Burrow fan...But the conversation was about an assumption that he would waltz into Cincy and be the clear cut #1 guy...And I don't agree with that...It's possible. But I also think he's coming off an injury plagued season, he has to learn a new Offense, and Burrow clearly has built some chemistry with Tee Higgins in their Rookie seasons. Plus I do not believe, as good as Golladay has looked at times, that he is a proven NFL #1 WR in the Diggs, Hopkins, Adams, or even Metcalf mold. He certainly can move into that category. He has the natural ability for sure. But so far in his career he has not been a complete WR yet. Maybe it was Detroit's Offense...We'll see...

Be careful? OK...I've only been doing this for 30 plus years...I have a proven history of getting a ton of this correct right here on TSW since the mid 90's...But thanks for the advice Dave... Seriously though I understand what you're saying...Rest assured I'm taking many things beyond statistics into consideration when evaluating NFL players and Draft picks...

I don't disagree...Like I said Golladay's ceiling is clearly very high... But I would not sleep on Higgins there...He had a very nice Rookie season in only 11 games with Burrow. And there was clearly a chemistry building between those 2...

Really? OK...He had back to back 1000 yd seasons in 2018 and 2019...He is an absolute physical beast when healthy...I'll give you that...But his best year (2019) was only 17 yds a game better than Higgins rookie year, with a Rookie QB that went down in week 11 turning the passing game over to...Basically nothing...Higgins still had 67 receptions as a Rookie which is 2 better than Golladay's 2019 season...Golladay's best season for receptions was 2018 with 70... Boyd also had back to back 1000 yd seasons in 2018 and 19...Golladay did have 179 more yds total and 4 more TD's in those 2 seasons combined...He played one more game than Boyd from 2018-2019. But Boyd also had 31 more receptions in those 2 years combined. I think a heathy Golladay is a very good NFL WR...And certainly his upside is better...Don't get me wrong...But he is not WAY better than Boyd. And while Higgins is a little bit of a projection right now, he's certainly off to a better career start than Golladay... Maybe it was just the way he was used in Detriot...But Golladay certainly has not proven he's a complete NFL WR...He's not even in the same league as the elite WR's yet...Maybe he'll get there...But he's not there yet.

OK...But why Cincy then? Assuming Burrow comes back healthy, and I think that a fair assumption. They have Boyd and Higgins already...And the way Higgins played with Burrow once they got clicking last year, his projection is a clear #1 in Cincy... If Golladay is only looking to looking to pile up #1 WR stats in 2021, I don't think Cincy is the best option.

Assuming he's ready to go and back to form it's all good... We can argue all day about whether or not Star is overpaid...That's fair...But there is ZERO doubt the Bills had a major drop-off at the 1 and zero without him...Especially early in the season when they were absolutely gashed... Are there better NFL DT's at doing what Star does? Absolutely. Are any of them on the Bills roster? Absolutely not... Good news...