Rockinon Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 One of our linebackers last year(can't remember who) said McD runs a linebacker friendly defense. Compton might come in here and light it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 This is all nice, but did they sign him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:  You're missing the point  They could very well be planning to draft a starting LB in round 2 for all we know.  That's not the point either  In the last 2 seasons, the team's best LB were a street FA picked up off the scrap heap (who went to the pro bowl) and a 5th round rookie, respectively. ILB isn't exactly a difficult position to fill these days.  Now, if you want a Luke Kuechly, then yes, you need to be prepared to invest premium assets, but that's clearly not their plan at this point.  You're looking at Milano, LorAx, a round 2/3 rookie, a vet like Compton, a day 3 rookie, Vallejo, and either Lacey or Stanford as the LBs.  You may not like the plan, but that's what it is.  If the plan is to get a top LB in the draft, that's perfect. Just don't go trading up for a QB then. Can't have both worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRT88 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ittakestime said:  If the plan is to get a top LB in the draft, that's perfect. Just don't go trading up for a QB then. Can't have both worlds yes let's skip the chance of getting an elite QB again.   Sorry I'll take a 3-13 season this year to have picked Rosen, Darnold or Mayfield.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Just now, KRT88 said: yes let's skip the chance of getting an elite QB again.   Sorry I'll take a 3-13 season this year to have picked Rosen, Darnold or Mayfield.   Mayfield can be had later and that's who they should be targeting. Going top 6 is not necessary unless Darnold is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Costa Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 The Bills will have 2 Linebackers on the field 80% of the time this year. Trust the process ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 11 minutes ago, Paul Costa said: The Bills will have 2 Linebackers on the field 80% of the time this year. Trust the process ? But the only issue there is we currently only have 1 good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 25 minutes ago, Ittakestime said:  If the plan is to get a top LB in the draft, that's perfect. Just don't go trading up for a QB then. Can't have both worlds You are right that you can't have both worlds so the priority will be to get the best qb. That's not to say that you can't use one of your remaining picks for a good LB prospect. You can fill in one of the gaps with a player like Compton who is not physically imposing but is very smart and analytical on the field. He is another player who fits the wrestling coach's mold of having good football instincts and reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: But the only issue there is we currently only have 1 good one. Who is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 32 minutes ago, vincec said: This is all nice, but did they sign him? Didn't Trent Murphy's comment on the John Murphy Show make this a fore gone conclusion? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, TheTruthHurts said: Who is that? Milano. He is very good. And IMO should have been the MLB last year full time and just learned to call the defense and stayed there for the next 5 years. I said over and over, last year we should have moved Brown to SLB played Milano at MLB and had Humber play WLB. Milano is good and he can run sideline to sideline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: Milano. He is very good. And IMO should have been the MLB last year full time and just learned to call the defense and stayed there for the next 5 years. I said over and over, last year we should have moved Brown to SLB played Milano at MLB and had Humber play WLB. Milano is good and he can run sideline to sideline.  Milano is slated to play WLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: Milano. He is very good. And IMO should have been the MLB last year full time and just learned to call the defense and stayed there for the next 5 years. I said over and over, last year we should have moved Brown to SLB played Milano at MLB and had Humber play WLB. Milano is good and he can run sideline to sideline. Im not ready to crown him yet, definitely showed he can start at WLB. Edited March 17, 2018 by TheTruthHurts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 33 minutes ago, Paul Costa said: The Bills will have 2 Linebackers on the field 80% of the time this year. Trust the process ? Â The problem with that is we don't have a nickel corner either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Just now, Ittakestime said: Â The problem with that is we don't have a nickel corner either They will re-sign Johnson I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Quote B. Reilly @brandonreilly87 Â Hey @ _willcompton sup? Buffalo is the spot...bunk beds? Â Sounds like Brandon Reilly is moving in with Trent and Will too. I'd watch that reality show. All 3 competing for Bills fan favorite Edited March 17, 2018 by kdiggz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:  Milano is slated to play WLB. Yes, I am aware. I was just saying I wanted it to go the other way but at this point as long as they get a MLB in the draft or FA that can run, I’m fine. At least I know it’s not Preston Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, TheTruthHurts said: They will re-sign Johnson I believe.  The safety market is dead. I would love for one of those guys be signed to play the nickel. Cheaper for better overall talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 51 minutes ago, Ittakestime said:  If the plan is to get a top LB in the draft, that's perfect. Just don't go trading up for a QB then. Can't have both worlds Why not? You likely aren't using both second round picks to move up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Ittakestime said: Â Late round draft picks are not a plan, they are desperation. Â Exactly... Â Like Matt Milano... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dr. Who said: Why not? You likely aren't using both second round picks to move up.  ILB is not deep in draft. Need to get one of the top three if u want immediate help 1 minute ago, KOKBILLS said:  Exactly...  Like Matt Milano...  He didn't start last year to start the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: Milano. He is very good. And IMO should have been the MLB last year full time and just learned to call the defense and stayed there for the next 5 years. I said over and over, last year we should have moved Brown to SLB played Milano at MLB and had Humber play WLB. Milano is good and he can run sideline to sideline. I think Milano is just a little too small to play th MIKE at 223. Compton has about 10 pounds on him. The biggest thing to me, if Compton signs, when we get to nickel, Milano and Compton will be on the field, which is a huge upgrade coverage-wise over Humber and Brown. Lorax will continue to be a part time player at SAM imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Just now, MrEpsYtown said: I think Milano is just a little too small to play th MIKE at 223. Compton has about 10 pounds on him. The biggest thing to me, if Compton signs, when we get to nickel, Milano and Compton will be on the field, which is a huge upgrade coverage-wise over Humber and Brown. Lorax will continue to be a part time player at SAM imo.  I wish they would get rid of Lorax with post June status and use the money to sign a real LB. Lorax is a pass rushing specialist. We need an all around LB. We have enough pass rushers now. He is extremely overpaid for his role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemma Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 My only concern is that he used to be 6' 2" (disturbing trend) but has shrunk to 6' 1". Soon, he may need to peer between players legs in order to spot the ball carrier.  Sign him up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, Ittakestime said: Â I wish they would get rid of Lorax with post June status and use the money to sign a real LB. Lorax is a pass rushing specialist. We need an all around LB. We have enough pass rushers now. He is extremely overpaid for his role Agreed. He should really just be a special teams guy. I assume they value his leadership and such, but yes it is way too much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 15 hours ago, Ittakestime said:  3 cone drill is a better indicator of playing speed for the front 7 and preston was way better.   Better than who?  Compton didn't attend the combine and googling "Will Compton 3 cone drill" doesn't produce a result. Have you got one for him? And a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 11 minutes ago, Ittakestime said:  We have enough pass rushers now. We do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: Agreed. He should really just be a special teams guy. I assume they value his leadership and such, but yes it is way too much money.  Almost save 3 million and would be able to structure a contract with Bowman in a way where he could count 3 million this year and more in future. 1 minute ago, Thurman#1 said:   Better than who?  Compton didn't attend the combine and googling "Will Compton 3 cone drill" doesn't produce a result. Have you got one for him? And a link?  I just looked at wikipedia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Kmart128 said:  Well with the amount of money we have left and the holes we still have to fill he will have to do. It's either him or have Tanner Vallejo start... I'll take Compton everday. There is a 3rd option but that requires we not trade up and draft a LB with our extra picks... At this point it doesn't look likely.  I'm thinking we trade our 2 Firsts, Clevelands 3rd, and a mid round pick next year for year and trade to #3 overall.  We sign Compton and a Nickle CB.  Then Drafting goes like this  Round 1. QB Round 2. WR Round 2. OT Round 3. OG/C Round 4. OLB Round 5. CB Round 6. TE  Looking at the way free agency is going I think we will be drafting offensive heavy. Get our rookie a weapon and some protection.  My point being with a trade up it's not likely that we can upgrade EVERY position. We will have to sacrifice a little and settle for a proven player like Compton if we want to move up into the top 5 and make sure our positions get filled.   He's a downgrade from Preston Brown. If he comes cheap he's a good depth signing. But we need to draft a middle linebacker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 25 minutes ago, Ittakestime said:  ILB is not deep in draft. Need to get one of the top three if u want immediate help  Well, I would love to get Roquan Smith, but I think your priorities are skewed. Unless, of course, they are not dialed in on one or two of the top qbs specifically. Qb trumps lb, so I would settle for second tier lb before I settle for second tier qb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dr. Who said: Well, I would love to get Roquan Smith, but I think your priorities are skewed. Unless, of course, they are not dialed in on one or two of the top qbs specifically. Qb trumps lb, so I would settle for second tier lb before I settle for second tier qb.  I feel like you could do both. Don't go to top 6 (take a QB at 12 or a little sooner if you feel someone is trying to move up) you will be able to get one of the top 4 QBs. You keep your second first round pick and draft one of the top 3 ILB. Second round you draft the WR from LSU and a o line guy. 3rd round you probably have one pick because you needed either to move up, and you take a CB.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 Just now, Ittakestime said:  I feel like you could do both. Don't go to top 6 (take a QB at 12 or a little sooner if you feel someone is trying to move up) you will be able to get one of the top 4 QBs. You keep your second first round pick and draft one of the top 3 ILB. Second round you draft the WR from LSU and a o line guy. 3rd round you probably have one pick because you needed either to move up, and you take a CB.   This makes no sense given the void the Bills have long had at QB. LB is just not that much of an impact position to take this approach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited)   15 hours ago, Ittakestime said:  3 cone drill is a better indicator of playing speed for the front 7 and preston was way better.  21 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said: Better than who?  Compton didn't attend the combine and googling "Will Compton 3 cone drill" doesn't produce a result. Have you got one for him? And a link?  19 minutes ago, Ittakestime said:  I just looked at wikipedia.  That's weird. Wiki says that their figures are from the 2012 combine but the combine site doesn't list Will Compton in 2012 or 2013. NFLDraftScout also doesn't list a 3-cone drill for Compton.  I have serious questions.  Especially as I went through this thread and found this:   13 hours ago, noacls said: 3 cone drill Brown 6.98 seconds Compton 6.86 seconds  He doesn't list a link either. I'd have to have some more linkage, from whoever, on this before believing anything.  EDIT: Just checked the official NFL Combine site. They list three Comptons in their history, Tom, Mike and Gary.  http://nflcombineresults.com/psearch.php?nm=Compton  Anyone can put anything on wiki. I use it sometimes but if there's a question I certainly don't trust them unreservedly.  Edited March 17, 2018 by Thurman#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Ittakestime said:  If the plan is to get a top LB in the draft, that's perfect. Just don't go trading up for a QB then. Can't have both worlds  What???  The team can easily trade up for a QB without giving up all of their day 2 picks.  Are you sure you're not putting me on here? 40 minutes ago, Ittakestime said:  ILB is not deep in draft. Need to get one of the top three if u want immediate help  He didn't start last year to start the year  ILB might be the deepest position in the 2018 draft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:  What???  The team can easily trade up for a QB without giving up all of their day 2 picks.  Are you sure you're not putting me on here?  ILB might be the deepest position in the 2018 draft  Beyond top end talent, it is not deep. A guy like Jewell will struggle to athletically keep up in today's NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I see the troll is active in this thread... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmart128 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 24 minutes ago, Green Lightning said: He's a downgrade from Preston Brown. If he comes cheap he's a good depth signing. But we need to draft a middle linebacker.  That's what people said about Poyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemma Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 14 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said:  Anyone can put anything on wiki. I use it sometimes but if there's a question I certainly don't trust them unreservedly.    There is no mention of 3-cone at this link, but he seems to be reasonably athletic.  "LINCOLN — Former Nebraska linebacker Will Compton wore the biggest smile of all the Huskers working out at Thursday's Pro Day. He ran a 4.54 40-yard dash, jumped 32 inches in the vertical, more than nine feet in the broad jump, and finished with 24 repetitions in the 225-pound bench press. Of the 15 scouts on hand, Compton said, several had strong feedback."  http://www.omaha.com/huskers/notes-compton-s-stock-rises-at-pro-day/article_04d686a2-997d-5f2d-8328-077a36d7335d.html  Also, was a Team Captain his senior year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 11 minutes ago, hemma said:   There is no mention of 3-cone at this link, but he seems to be reasonably athletic.  "LINCOLN — Former Nebraska linebacker Will Compton wore the biggest smile of all the Huskers working out at Thursday's Pro Day. He ran a 4.54 40-yard dash, jumped 32 inches in the vertical, more than nine feet in the broad jump, and finished with 24 repetitions in the 225-pound bench press. Of the 15 scouts on hand, Compton said, several had strong feedback."  http://www.omaha.com/huskers/notes-compton-s-stock-rises-at-pro-day/article_04d686a2-997d-5f2d-8328-077a36d7335d.html  Also, was a Team Captain his senior year.   Thanks.  I don't really know Compton at all. Don't have any educated opinion beyond being convinced that Beane has been doing a terrific job so far.  GAAAH!! OK, taking another look at NFLDraftScout, they do have a 3-cone for Compton, from his Pro Day rather than the combine. 6.86. Whereas Preston Brown's 3-cone is listed as 6.98 at the combine and 7.13 at his Pro Day.  Not that this is some huge deal, but earlier somebody said that Brown's 3-cone was better. That doesn't appear to be true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 44 minutes ago, Ittakestime said:  Beyond top end talent, it is not deep. A guy like Jewell will struggle to athletically keep up in today's NFL.  Well that's simply untrue.  You have guys like Edmunds, Smith, Evans, and LVE that are round 1 talents. Then you've got D Leonard, M Jefferson, and J Baker that are day 2 prospects who could potentially start as rookies. Then there's the day 3 sub package guys, like Jewell, who is very likely a guy that could carve out a role and play for a long time. There's more than a handful of those  And you're still missing the point  You don't need an elite LB group. You need 3-4 guys that can get it done in a platoon fashion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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