EmotionallyUnstable Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 ...is he still in the green room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Was he ever? And if so, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 He's going to be a Bill. I have a hunch. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domdab99 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 love his story...not sure the Bills need a one-handed LB, tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I think thy're just going to lock him in there when they turn off the lights tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I really like Griffin. Hope we get him ornSeattle and he plus with his twin brother. Amazing story. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Robotulism Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Gotta hand it to the kid, he's a hard worker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Domdab99 said: love his story...not sure the Bills need a one-handed LB, tho He's got the McDermott charecter. Plus he'd be an absolute special teams beast. Hasn't he shown he can play one-handed? Edited April 28, 2018 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domdab99 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Just now, PromoTheRobot said: He's got the McDermott charterer. Plus he'd be an absolute special teams beast. Hasn't he shown he can play one-handed? Yeah, I guess. I know I'm being prejudicial because of his handicap, but I just feel football players need two hands! It'd be a good story to pick him, tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mr_Robotulism said: Gotta hand it to the kid, he's a hard worker I see what you did there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 They've been saying it's a positional thing, so a bit later on for him. He's an off the ball defender without a true position. The value has to be there for a limited role player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianb386 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I believe he will at the least be a good special teams player. We are now heading into the 5th round and I would like to see the Bills draft him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosen-not-Chosen Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Cool story, but I don't see how it makes any sense he's drafted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said: They've been saying it's a positional thing, so a bit later on for him. He's an off the ball defender without a true position. The value has to be there for a limited role player. That special teams is phasing out makes it harder on him too but I think he has a better shot than most day three linebackers Just now, Rosen-not-Chosen said: Cool story, but I don't see how it makes any sense he's drafted... I bet plenty of college coaches regret thinking the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Returntoglory Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Mr_Robotulism said: Gotta hand it to the kid, he's a hard worker Dick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Not a good look for the league to bring him to the draft to sit there for three days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Makes sense for a 3-4 or hybrid team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said: Not a good look for the league to bring him to the draft to sit there for three days... I think all involved knew late last night was the earliest. I’m guessing all are comfortable with him going today and they likely have some feature planned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 With his brother in Seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Joining his brother on Seahawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) Glad he got selected by Seahawks to reunite with his Brother. Not 100% he came back to green room today Edited April 28, 2018 by MAJBobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeskillitMoorman Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I think the Bills will regret not taking this guy. I don't care about the arm, he's a really good football player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I live in Central Florida and have watched this kid play quite a bit. He is a baller and would make our team better by being on it. He would immediately be a special teams ace, and I could see him playing some sort of "in the box" safety for special packages. Believe it or not, his ball skills are not horribly worse than some of the "thumper" type of safeties/CBs even though he has one hand. Sad fact is NFL front offices are pretty much "old school" and if a player doesn't fit a prototypical blueprint, they won't give him much consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napmaster Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 32 minutes ago, wppete said: I really like Griffin. Hope we get him ornSeattle and he plus with his twin brother. Amazing story. Nice call!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, HomeskillitMoorman said: I think the Bills will regret not taking this guy. I don't care about the arm, he's a really good football player. He is going to be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 1 minute ago, macaroni said: I live in Central Florida and have watched this kid play quite a bit. He is a baller and would make our team better by being on it. He would immediately be a special teams ace, and I could see him playing some sort of "in the box" safety for special packages. Believe it or not, his ball skills are not horribly worse than some of the "thumper" type of safeties/CBs even though he has one hand. Sad fact is NFL front offices are pretty much "old school" and if a player doesn't fit a prototypical blueprint, they won't give him much consideration. This is exactly the round he was always getting drafted in. A 220 tweener whats his position? He isnt an edge like he was at UCF. Hips are too tight for a Safety position. I think he is a sub package guy and WLB with weight being added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosen-not-Chosen Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Seahawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, NoSaint said: I think all involved knew late last night was the earliest. I’m guessing all are comfortable with him going today and they likely have some feature planned Agreed. Would have been a bad look NOT having Griffin there. Early on it was thought he would go 4th round. Not too far off from where he was picked. Great story with a great ending draft wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffAlone Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 What a great story. Reunited with the twin who turned down multiple scholarships to stay with his brother. Unreal. Congrats to that young man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 1 minute ago, macaroni said: I live in Central Florida and have watched this kid play quite a bit. He is a baller and would make our team better by being on it. He would immediately be a special teams ace, and I could see him playing some sort of "in the box" safety for special packages. Believe it or not, his ball skills are not horribly worse than some of the "thumper" type of safeties/CBs even though he has one hand. Sad fact is NFL front offices are pretty much "old school" and if a player doesn't fit a prototypical blueprint, they won't give him much consideration. Dude is bigger than Milano and his forty was 0.3 sec quicker. He definitely has a position. Will his hand cost him him an interception or tackle along the way? Surely. Will his athleticism create opportunities to make plays others wouldn’t get? Likewise definitely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17 Josh Allen Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) So happy to see this and to play in seattle with his brother is awesome. He is really a inspiration to everyone. I would of loved him in a Bills uniform but it ended well for him. Edited April 28, 2018 by Thurmanator 12074 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, MAJBobby said: This is exactly the round he was always getting drafted in. A 220 tweener whats his position? He isnt an edge like he was at UCF. Hips are too tight for a Safety position. I think he is a sub package guy and WLB with weight being added Hes heavier than Milano and MUCH quicker. Why couldn’t he fill the role? 7 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said: Agreed. Would have been a bad look NOT having Griffin there. Early on it was thought he would go 4th round. Not too far off from where he was picked. Great story with a great ending draft wise. I wouldn’t knock them for not having him there either. Treat him like a player. Not many mid rounders get to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, NoSaint said: Hes heavier than Milano and MUCH quicker. Why couldn’t he fill the role? He was an edge rusher. So any pick for him was a projection pick. He is not an edge in the league full time. Milano was always a LBer. This is the point in the draft these guys go. I am not saying he cannot be a WLB in the league. I actually think he can. Immediately he will be a stud ST player and a package rusher. Edited April 28, 2018 by MAJBobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, MAJBobby said: He was an edge rusher. So any pick for him was a projection pick. He is not an edge in the league full time. Milano was always a LBer. This is the point in the draft these guys go. I am not saying he cannot be a WLB in the league. I actually think he can. Immediately he will be a stud ST player and a package rusher. You called him a 220 tweener without a position - so I addressed that he’s bigger than that, and both bigger and much faster than a guy filling the position you say he needs to bulk up to play for us. Agreed he would be learning a new position but he’s played in coverage and done it well. He wasn’t purely a pass rusher and 4.38 speed can run in coverage with anyone. Edited April 28, 2018 by NoSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, NoSaint said: You called him a 220 tweener without a position - so I addressed that he’s bigger than that, and both bigger and much faster than a guy filling the position you say he needs to bulk up to play for us. Agreed he would be learning a new position but he’s played in coverage and done it well. He wasn’t purely a pass rusher I get what you were saying. Just trying to head off the he didnt get drafted earlier because of the hand stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, MAJBobby said: I get what you were saying. Just trying to head off the he didnt get drafted earlier because of the hand stuff That’s definitely part of why. There’s no shame in admitting that knocked him down a bit compared to his measurables otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosen-not-Chosen Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Just now, NoSaint said: That’s definitely part of why. There’s no shame in admitting that knocked him down a bit compared to his measurables otherwise. I wonder when we'll see the first Seahawk's game that they could have won if he had another hand. I understand the heart warming story and all that, but c'mon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Rosen-not-Chosen said: I wonder when we'll see the first Seahawk's game that they could have won if he had another hand. I understand the heart warming story and all that, but c'mon... With him running in the 4.3s I wonder when we see him win a game where another guy wouldn’t be able to get there. Im not propping him up because of the story- the dudes a freak athlete. Roquan Smith is same height, only 7 lbs heavier (which is a smaller gap in this case for obvious reasons) and was considered fast running in the 4.5s. Our own Milano is lighter and in the 4.6s..... Preston brown was in the 4.8s.... at 4.38 this kid I believe times out faster than literally anyone on our roster If he can read offenses and have good instincts off the ball he can be an impact player. He might miss an opportunity but he will also create ones no one else can. Edited April 28, 2018 by NoSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 3 hours ago, macaroni said: I live in Central Florida and have watched this kid play quite a bit. He is a baller and would make our team better by being on it. He would immediately be a special teams ace, and I could see him playing some sort of "in the box" safety for special packages. Believe it or not, his ball skills are not horribly worse than some of the "thumper" type of safeties/CBs even though he has one hand. Sad fact is NFL front offices are pretty much "old school" and if a player doesn't fit a prototypical blueprint, they won't give him much consideration. This kid is a STARTING NFL Linebacker. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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