John from Riverside Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I think one thing that will be to keep an eye on is Ragland's weight going into year 2 Thought he played heavy at times in college. It is gonna be important that he is playing at a good weight both because of the injury (at least he had the entire year to rehab it) and to allow him to cover more ground in the NFL I don't think you would get a worthy draft pick for the production he is probably going to put out during his rookie contract TBH. I dont either....if nothing else he would provide veteran young depth on a cheap contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 That's a horrible idea. It is like to ask Ray Lewis play LB. In what universe does this make any sense? Ray Lewis yeah that is a good comparison. He was drafted to be a big take-on-lineman-LB, now we are not using those kind of LBs so a position switch or trade seems in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 He was drafted in the 2nd round and if it wasn't the Bills would have been another team. That's why they traded up in the round. He is not the same as Sam or Nguyen or Tebow at all. Same response to you...don't bundle Nguyen into that group. He was an effective pro, lasted 7 seasons before injuries derailed him and made All Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Ragland should be an upgrade over P. Brown at MLB. P. Brown was an acceptable MLB in the 4-3. Let them both compete for the job. I would not be surprised if P. Borwn is a training camp cut as I don't think he does much for STs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 (edited) That's a horrible idea. It is like to ask Ray Lewis play LB. In what universe does this make any sense?Ray Lewis didn't seem to mind playing LB... But the OP hits on a key topic. Ragland may not have the right skill set for this defense Edited February 26, 2017 by Over 28 years of fanhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Ray Lewis didn't seem to mind playing LB... But the OP hits on a key topic. Ragland may not have the right skill set for this defense Ragland has the skill set for either defense that gets ran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Ray Lewis didn't seem to mind playing LB... But the OP hits on a key topic. Ragland may not have the right skill set for this defense I still maintain that instinctive football players can play in ANY scheme......people put too much emphasis on athletes that put up great 40 times This defense couldnt stop the run last year.....since that is a Ragland strength we can start there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Ray Lewis didn't seem to mind playing LB... But the OP hits on a key topic. Ragland may not have the right skill set for this defense LOL A decent Coach will make it work. Ragland is much too good to ignore. BB has a point but lets not define the scheme just yet. Bills have some very experienced Coaches coming in. Make the roster work for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 LOL A decent Coach will make it work. Ragland is much too good to ignore. BB has a point but lets not define the scheme just yet. Bills have some very experienced Coaches coming in. Make the roster work for you We don't know how good or bad Ragland will be, but we really should find out. I have reservations about him in coverage, but I know I might be wrong - and I hope I am. Or maybe he flexes to the DL in some nickel/dime packages Let's see what we've got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster Guy Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 This was a Rex pick 100%. The rest of the NFL passed on him because he was a great college player who does not fit in the NFL. A different mold but the same idea as a Michael Sam or Dat Nguyen or Tim Tebow. Completely wasted Rex ego pick. Wasted pick? Hasn't played a down yet. You have no clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 3 wasted picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayman Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 He doesn't fit as MLB? If you run cover 2 he's got to be able to get back and play centerfield it's pretty rough ... need a smaller guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 LOL A decent Coach will make it work. Ragland is much too good to ignore. BB has a point but lets not define the scheme just yet. Bills have some very experienced Coaches coming in. Make the roster work for you I also agree but just putting it out there that he MIGHT need a switch, sometimes coaching can only do so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Same response to you...don't bundle Nguyen into that group. He was an effective pro, lasted 7 seasons before injuries derailed him and made All Pro. I didn't really mean to criticize Nguyen, Tebow or anyone else, but Nguyen was a gigantic star in college and not a gigantic star in the pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I didn't really mean to criticize Nguyen, Tebow or anyone else, but Nguyen was a gigantic star in college and not a gigantic star in the pros. its just a little early for all this speculation.....Ragland was having a great camp as rookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I still maintain that instinctive football players can play in ANY scheme......people put too much emphasis on athletes that put up great 40 times This defense couldnt stop the run last year.....since that is a Ragland strength we can start there Exactly....tackle the guy with the ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I also agree but just putting it out there that he MIGHT need a switch, sometimes coaching can only do so much. I have no argument with that. Some have him playing strong side in this 4-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Just hope he is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I don't think Ragland is Courtney Upshaw. He's at least 25 lbs lighter than Upshaw was coming into the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Reggie is a MLB , run stuffer, Preston Brown is also and still on rookie contract. Give Reggie enough time to recover from knee injury then decide if Preston needs to be traded before deadline or not. Preston Brown is a run stuffer???? That is the funniest thing I've read here in a long while. He is the worst run defending MLB that I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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