PIZ Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 https://billswire.usatoday.com/2019/05/04/devin-singletary-excited-to-feel-wanted-buffalo-bills-brandon-beane/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Someone can move this to another Singletary thread if needed. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Thanks for posting. I'll say this: a lot of people -- myself included -- thought that the Bills actually wanted David Montgomery at running back but had to "settle" for Singletary after Montgomery was picked one spot ahead of them in the 3rd round. Now I'm not so sure. After hearing Beane's effusive praise of Singletary, and now hearing that they were one of the teams that showed the most interest in Singletary in the pre-draft process, I think he may have been the target all along. As a team that's gotten to watch LeSean McCoy juke defenders out of their shoes the past few years and believes that Singeltary shares some of those traits, the Bills probably weren't as scared off by Singletary's lack of home run speed as some other teams. They may have wanted Singletary whether Montgomery was on the board or not. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Logic said: Thanks for posting. I'll say this: a lot of people -- myself included -- thought that the Bills actually wanted David Montgomery at running back but had to "settle" for Singletary after Montgomery was picked one spot ahead of them in the 3rd round. Now I'm not so sure. After hearing Beane's effusive praise of Singletary, and now hearing that they were one of the teams that showed the most interest in Singletary in the pre-draft process, I think he may have been the target all along. As a team that's gotten to watch LeSean McCoy juke defenders out of their shoes the past few years and believes that Singeltary shares some of those traits, the Bills probably weren't as scared off by Singletary's lack of home run speed as some other teams. They may have wanted Singletary whether Montgomery was on the board or not. I’ll continue to say that the Bills showed zero interest in Montgomery so I’d be very surprised if they had him ranked higher than singletary. Live scouting, meetings, and workouts aren’t completely indicative but with this FO, we have now seen at least one pattern: Beane wants to see most of his picks play live. If he never did, or never even sent a credentialed scout, good indication that player isn’t high on their list. Edited May 5, 2019 by YoloinOhio 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: I’ll continue to say that the Bills showed zero interest in Montgomery so I’d be very surprised if they had him ranked higher than singletary. Live scouting, meetings, and workouts aren’t completely indicative but with this FO, we have now seen at least one pattern: Beane wants to see most of his picks play live. If he never did, or never even sent a credentialed scout, good indication that player isn’t high on their list. I agree completely. Astro's list of visits, as well as any other info I could scare up in the pre-draft process, always linked the Bills to Singletary. I never saw ANYTHING linking them to Montgomery. Also, Devin Singletary's nickname is "Motor", so basic science dictated that Beane and McDermott HAD to draft him. They had no choice. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 There's always a lot of mystery with small school players. At least we know he won't go down without a fight and I'm guessing he'll be good in short yardage situations like Marcus Allen was. He makes quick decisions, sees the field well like Fred did and he's slippery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara Dude Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 9 hours ago, PIZ said: https://billswire.usatoday.com/2019/05/04/devin-singletary-excited-to-feel-wanted-buffalo-bills-brandon-beane/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Someone can move this to another Singletary thread if needed. This was a bad pick that the Bills did not have a need for to begin with. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Funny Singletary, maybe it will stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardb1952 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 That's a lot of pressure on a third round pick, to come in as the funniest. I'm sure he will be tested. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 7 hours ago, Logic said: I agree completely. Astro's list of visits, as well as any other info I could scare up in the pre-draft process, always linked the Bills to Singletary. I never saw ANYTHING linking them to Montgomery. Also, Devin Singletary's nickname is "Motor", so basic science dictated that Beane and McDermott HAD to draft him. They had no choice. ...McBeane and his gang certainly do their homework...impressive IMO........... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 29 minutes ago, Niagara Dude said: This was a bad pick that the Bills did not have a need for to begin with. They weren’t worried about need. On their board he was seen as max value and they grabbed him. This is the way you build a team. 2 older backs, with Yeldon and Singletary providing depth with long term in mind is very smart. The odd men out, imo is Murphy and DiMarco. Camp injuries can dictate otherwise- go Bills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEN-CAL17 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Bucky Brooks has Singletary the #2 overall RB in the draft.... there are a lot of people that had him rated very high 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardb1952 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Let's hope the new OL is improved enough to at least give these backs a lane to run through. It would greatly improve this offense if Bills can run effectively. Looks like a crease is all Singletary needs. Plus I hear he's funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Shady’s first practice with Singletary: “Son listen - no more of this ‘both-hands’ stuff. Let’s get a loaf of bread to demonstrate. ..” 3 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Man Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Niagara Dude said: This was a bad pick that the Bills did not have a need for to begin with. We have the oldest running back group in the league by a long way. Of course we needed to draft a running back. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeSomeProcess Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Love me some Singletary, elusive, amazing vision and a Travis Henry type of burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Niagara Dude said: This was a bad pick that the Bills did not have a need for to begin with. Care to share your track record about being right about anything ever ? 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd1 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 1 hour ago, HOUSE said: Funny Singletary, maybe it will stick Bean said he was the most fun to watch play; not the most comical player. "Beane further said about Singletary’s selection. “He had 66 touchdowns, I think. Out of all the guys I watched, I still have a note on this little surface where I write that this is the funnest guy I’ve watched all year. " just say'n... ;-) 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 It's good to hear so many Bills draftees excited to be picked by the Bills. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Niagara Dude said: This was a bad pick that the Bills did not have a need for to begin with. There's this game going on up in your neck of the woods that you might want to play. First you get a barrel...……………………………….. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 9 hours ago, Logic said: I agree completely. Astro's list of visits, as well as any other info I could scare up in the pre-draft process, always linked the Bills to Singletary. I never saw ANYTHING linking them to Montgomery. Also, Devin Singletary's nickname is "Motor", so basic science dictated that Beane and McDermott HAD to draft him. They had no choice. McD loves the high motor, intense competitor guys. I've started wondering whether there's too much focus on that type of player. Maybe you can't have too many of them. They got Murphy based on his motor. Maybe he will still work out. I just give as an example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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