TOD 8/4: Striker - feel good story or impact player?

[BuffaloBill]

Will Striker be a stud or dud? He is gaining some early momentum in camp.

[YoloinOhio]

I think he will be used strategically by Rex, and I think he will be a stud. Some guys are just born to ball.

Edited August 4, 2016 by YoloinOhio

[Momma Pecoraro]

I think he will be used strategically by Rex, and I think he will be a stud. Some guys are just born to ball.

Agree. Neither Striker nor Ron Jeremy may look the part but they are straight up ballers.

[Big Gun]

Agree. Neither Striker nor Ron Jeremy may look the part but they are straight up ballers.

The Hedgehog

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

Will Striker be a stud or dud? He is gaining some early momentum in camp.

How easily blocked by a TE is he and what happens when they check the play to run at him....

 

Those will predict his fate

[Ohiostyle]

The little I know about him, he seems easy to root for. Good name for a LB to.

[White Linen]

He's small for an LB but there's examples that players his size have had very nice NFL careers. Vilma, Cato, Brackett and Sims come to mind.

 

Football is a game where desire can sometimes outweigh physical attributes - there's no doubt this guy is a motivated player with a big chip.

[Deranged Rhino]

Hard not to root for the guy.

[BaaadThingsMan]

Both. Kids got the hunger inside.

[bacarri and coke]

Ever just get a feeling about a player?I have that with striker...STUD!!

[Blokestradamus]

Never felt that I was looking at a great NFL prospect with Striker. I hope he can carve out a niche somewhere in certain packages and on special teams.

 

The game needs good guys to succeed and he seems to be one. I just feel that objectivity with him is something the fan base struggles with, as with James Wilder.

[Buffalo Barbarian]

Will Striker be a stud or dud? He is gaining some early momentum in camp.

 

He was a stud in college and if used to his talents he should excel.

[eball]

How easily blocked by a TE is he and what happens when they check the play to run at him....

 

Those will predict his fate

 

Yup. He's a great story but offensive coaches in the NFL will attack a weakness mercilessly. If Striker can't fend off blocks and stop the run, he's just a one-trick pony and a liability on the field. Hoping for the best for him, but not expecting much.

[YoloinOhio]

Astro posted this in another thread. Good pre-draft read on Striker.

http://www.thehuddlereport.com/archive/2016profiles/Eric.Striker.htm

Edited August 4, 2016 by YoloinOhio

[8-8 Forever?]

Never felt that I was looking at a great NFL prospect with Striker. I hope he can carve out a niche somewhere in certain packages and on special teams.

 

The game needs good guys to succeed and he seems to be one. I just feel that objectivity with him is something the fan base struggles with, as with James Wilder.

with sentiments like this, don't complain about 8-8 and no playoffs. with all due respect, we need nfl calibre players, not feel good stories about good guys who get a break with a team with crappy LBs .. on the flip side, with Rex's crazy deception, scheme defense, if you are smart, learn the system fast and do what you are told when you are told, anyone can hide their faults as they are just cogs in a wheel

[YoloinOhio]

Carucci must read TSW

 

http://bills.buffalonews.com/2016/08/03/undrafted-striker-gets-show-can-bills-starter/?utm_campaign=puma&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1470314118

[eball]

I'll say this -- I love this kid's attitude, personality, and charisma.

[K-9]

Feel good story that is impossible not to root for. But he faces long odds. I need to see him in person going up against OLmen a hundred pounds heavier and that much stronger. It is hard to imagine him being any kind of force on the edge in defending the running game. Situational rusher? Perhaps. I think an inside LB role might better suit him if we can keep him clean to make plays. And I hope he can play special teams.

 

GO BILLS!!!

[eball]

Feel good story that is impossible not to root for. But he faces long odds. I need to see him in person going up against OLmen a hundred pounds heavier and that much stronger. It is hard to imagine him being any kind of force on the edge in defending the running game. Situational rusher? Perhaps. I think an inside LB role might better suit him if we can keep him clean to make plays. And I hope he can play special teams.

 

GO BILLS!!!

 

Fish out of water. His value is going to be as an edge rusher, and he can also cover.

[K-9]

Fish out of water. His value is going to be as an edge rusher, and he can also cover.

So, situational pass rusher then. At this point, I can't say he is an every down player. He can get off the ball and rush, but I heard he was easily getting shoved aside defending the run at practice. I'd like to see for myself though.

 

I disagree he would be a fish out of water inside partly because he CAN cover.

 

GO BILLS!!!

Edited August 4, 2016 by K-9

[Ted Striker]

I heard he was easily getting shoved aside defending the run at practice.

 

Surely, you can't be serious.

[TheBillsOrDie]

Stud? I hope so!

[YoloinOhio]

So, situational pass rusher then. At this point, I can't say he is an every down player. He can get off the ball and rush, but I heard he was easily getting shoved aside defending the run at practice. I'd like to see for myself though.

 

I disagree he would be a fish out of water inside partly because he CAN cover.

 

GO BILLS!!!

jets have been putting Darron Lee at ILB and he's getting trucked too.

[John from Riverside]

I have always felt that the success or failure of a player like this depends on the situation they go to first in the NFL

 

- If Striker had gone to a team that had set starters and quality back ups at the edge......that team might be telling him to convert to safety or be cut.....he just happens to come into a team where the first round edge had to have surgery....his backup hurt a pec prior to camp.....and so he is getting legit looks. This is the best possible scenario for Striker and he knows it.

 

- Lets keep in mind that Ryan actually got some use out of Aaron Maybin......who has half the heart that Striker has.

 

I am def rooting for him because we need all the pass rush we can get

[Kkspike]

I don't think Corey Moore will make the team.

[John from Riverside]

I don't think Corey Moore will make the team.

I get the Corey Moore comparison

 

What will tell the tale is when the hitting starts against another team will Striker wilt like Moore did

[RyanC883]

I have always felt that the success or failure of a player like this depends on the situation they go to first in the NFL

 

- If Striker had gone to a team that had set starters and quality back ups at the edge......that team might be telling him to convert to safety or be cut.....he just happens to come into a team where the first round edge had to have surgery....his backup hurt a pec prior to camp.....and so he is getting legit looks. This is the best possible scenario for Striker and he knows it.

 

- Lets keep in mind that Ryan actually got some use out of Aaron Maybin......who has half the heart that Striker has.

 

I am def rooting for him because we need all the pass rush we can get

 

good point about Rex getting some production out of Maybin. Striker is built better, and has much more of an attacking attitude.

[YoloinOhio]

Welp

 

@salsports

Rex threw some water on all the Eric Striker love from Tuesday night. Said "he did a couple nice things, then had like five busts."

Edited August 4, 2016 by YoloinOhio

[K-9]

Welp

@salsports

Rex threw some water on all the Eric Striker love from Tuesday night. Said "he did a couple nice things, then had like five busts."

This corresponds to what I heard from close onlookers.

 

Look, he's a great underdog story with charisma and heart and it is natural that we glom onto his good plays and build them up. But if he can't play with leverage most of the time, its gonna be a problem.

[DC Tom]

He'll be an impact player, and I can sum up why in just one word: Courage. Dedication. Daring. Pride, pluck, spirit, grit, mettle, and G-U-T-S, guts. Striker's got more guts in his little finger than most of us have in our large intestine, including the colon!

 

 

As long as he's gotten over Macho Grande.

[bacarri and coke]

Surely, you can't be serious.

Yes and don't call me Shirley!!

[I'm Spartacus]

Special Teamer & maybe transition to backup Safety?

[beerme1]

Welp

 

@salsports

Rex threw some water on all the Eric Striker love from Tuesday night. Said "he did a couple nice things, then had like five busts."

 

 

What does he know!

[John from Riverside]

And when we couple this with the word that Manny has a partial torn pec muscule and "expects to be back by week 1"

 

I think we need to brace ourselves for

 

Ike E. playing majority of snaps because he can set the edge (but literally cant do anything else)

Striker in obvious pass rush situations

 

Jesus I REALLY wish Randell Johnson would just work out like I expected him to and end all this nonsense!

[Malazan]

He's definitely not a feel good story with what he did to Logan

[jimmy10]

What about his drinking problem?

 

And who can ever forget what happened over Macho Grande?

[K-9]

Love the airplane references.

 

Which is why I'd tell Striker that playing OLB in the NFL is just like riding a bike; only it's a little bit harder to get the bubble gum card in the spokes.

[BmarvB]

If used right, he's an impact player in the making who will add great depth to the LB group.

Edited August 4, 2016 by BmarvB

[eball]

Coach Ryan: Nervous?

 

Striker: Yes.

 

Coach Ryan: First time?

 

Striker: No, I've been nervous lots of times.

[Rockinon]

I know a lot of people don't put much stock in college highlight videos, but you guys should look at Striker's. I have seen a lot of pass rushers but have never seen anyone get there faster so many times. The kid flat out fakes OLinemen out of their socks. Normally, I would say speed rushers don't typically work in the NFL, but this some serious speed.