Astrobot Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) With WRs M.Easley (heart) & R.Parrish (ankle) out for the year the #Bills (as expected) will start David Nelson at slot-WR moving forward. @nfldraftupdate Dion Caputi Edited September 21, 2011 by Astrobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmjoyce113 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 This isn't really that surprising. I don't think it really matters who starts where though. We run a ton of 4 and 5 receiver sets. The one thing I really liked seeing is our tight end lined up split out like the Colts always do with Dallas Clark. I think that creates a terrible mismatch for defenses to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I've felt that Nelson has earned more PT. Anyway he gets on the field, I don't care, the guy Makes things happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 David Nelson has always produced.....Players make plays......Love the kid.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyHorseAteTheKid Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Hope piles up big numbers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 18 catches in two games (and no drops that I recall) -- dude deserves all the playing time he can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 18 catches in two games (and no drops that I recall) -- dude deserves all the playing time he can get. Thats just in 2011. He looked like a stud in 2010 too. He played on the Tebow Florida team. He was highly recruited (Obviously if he was a WR at Florida) coming out of college but Tebow is a WR killer. I think if he played on a college spread offense he would have shined and been higher regarded coming into the NFL draft. I think this guy is a diamond in the rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 The Bills are assembling a tall WR'ing corps. No one is under 6' tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Nelson makes clutch plays. Believe he caught a game winner in the national championship game at Florida. Always seems to show up when we need it most. 3rd downs, and 4th quarter drives. Looking forward to seeing him on the field more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Buddy hit it out of the park with that signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Buddy hit it out of the park with that signing Goes to show you that the draft (and undraft) is a crap shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I can't wait for BB to talk up the Bills today and instead of refering to Josh Reed (as he did last season) he thinks David is Shawn Nelson. Ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Goes to show you that the draft (and undraft) is a crap shoot. It really is. But it's 1] Awfully hard to draft a player who had a tough time starting on his college team and didn't put up numbers on one of the highest scoring teams in the country, and 2] I think people who do the drafting in the NFL would tell you there is virtually no difference between a player drafted in the 6-7 round and a UDFA who is highly sought after by several teams and immediately signed right after the draft. They all have talent, they all have potential, they all have a couple or even several big question marks as to their ability to make it in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Hope piles up big numbers!! Me too - I just picked him up in my fantasy league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Sounds like Nelson might share the slot with Spiller at times. Whatever it takes to keep teams guessing, especially the freakin Pats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Thats just in 2011. He looked like a stud in 2010 too. He played on the Tebow Florida team. He was highly recruited (Obviously if he was a WR at Florida) coming out of college but Tebow is a WR killer. I think if he played on a college spread offense he would have shined and been higher regarded coming into the NFL draft. I think this guy is a diamond in the rough. Tebow and Nelson performed fine together.....watched a ton of UF games....Tebow threw for over 300 yards many many many times.......Lets tone down the Tebow hate....the dudes a stud.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Tebow and Nelson performed fine together.....watched a ton of UF games....Tebow threw for over 300 yards many many many times.......Lets tone down the Tebow hate....the dudes a stud.... Isn't it fair to suggest that Tebow's strength as a QB doesn't match Nelson's strength as a WR? I didn't see Tebow threading the needle into tight spaces while at Florida; it was more like heaving the ball to wide open targets. Nelson's not a burner; he works the coverage and can use his size as leverage. It's not Tebow "hate" to mention what pretty much everyone else already knows; he's extremely rough as a passer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 How come the Bills freak'in marketing department didn't anticipate this and have Darren Nelson jerseys ready to sell !!!!! Can you believe those guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 How come the Bills freak'in marketing department didn't anticipate this and have Darren Nelson jerseys ready to sell !!!!! Can you believe those guys? Nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Sounds like Nelson might share the slot with Spiller at times. Whatever it takes to keep teams guessing, especially the freakin Pats You new around here? Holy crap! Hope you are well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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