Players to watch at the Bills OTAs --- Wrap up thus far

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

8 players to watch when Bills OTAs begin on Monday

 

https://www.buffalobills.com/news/8-players-to-watch-when-bills-otas-begin-on-monday

 

Although it sounds slightly pedantic, OTAs represent the first and best simulated football so far in preseason. The collective bargaining agreement allows each team 10 OTA sessions over the next few weeks which lead into mandatory minicamp. In the OTAs, for the first time, teams can run 7-on-7 drills, 9-on-7 drills (run game) and full team 11-on-11 sessions. There are no pads worn, and no contact allowed.

One of the 8 

LB Matt Milano

The Bills are likely to keep a close eye on mobile third-year linebacker Matt Milano in these OTA workouts. His rehab has looked good so far, as he comes back after suffering a fractured and dislocated ankle against the Jets last December. Milano has been participating in the offseason workouts so far and is said to be on schedule to return.

Edited May 23, 2019 by ShadyBillsFan

[Forward Progress]

This is when we get to see our first glimpses of the unknown players, who we haven't seen in an NFL game before.  Last year was all about Allen - remember the video with the sound of the ball flying through the air?  This year we don't have that one guy that everyone wants to see.  Here are my thoughts heading into OTA's

 

• Since OTA's are non-contact, our top two rookies (Oliver and Ford) will have a hard time making headlines.
• Singletary and Christian Wade will be fun to watch.  They are both shifty and elusive and should break some plays in the flag football world of OTA's
• How soon can Allen build chemistry with Brown and Beasley?
• Can Duke Williams and David Sills V make enough plays to crack the roster or even the practice squad?
• What are the Offensive line combinations to open camp?  There are so many possibilities, it will be nice to see where the coaches start them.

One step closer to real football.  

[Aussie Joe]

Shady will be the most watched player this offseason by the Management  as they need to determine whether they are paying him $6 Million this year...

[Cripple Creek]

So many more than 8 things to watch for this offseason.  Looking forward to the scant details that emerge during OTAs.

[Buffalophil1948]

Its a very important offseason for the coaches to find the right 53. There are going to be a lot of tough decisions since competition is the best we have seen in a long time. Just hope they don't drag out the oline competition till September.

[Cripple Creek]

1 minute ago, Aussie Joe said:

Shady will be the most watched player this offseason by the Management  as they need to determine whether they are paying him $6 Million this year...

I personally am 100% certain he’s getting paid. I think that his on field contributions will be greater this year & his off field locker room contributions are big. 

[Rocky Landing]

Kind of an arbitrary "eight guys" in this article. Mike Love? Uh, ok. Personally, I would have a slightly different list of guys that I would want "to watch."  

 

I am looking forward to seeing how D. Williams performs. But, I'm also interested to see who in the RB room might have the ability to break into the triad of McCoy/Gore/Singletary. I'm very interested to see how Kroft fits in, and how the TE depth chart starts to stack up. Looking forward to see if McKenzie can make a case for himself, or is he supplanted by Roberts/Beasley? What will Christian Wade look like? Who do they look at most at RG? 

 

So many things to watch for this time around.

Edited May 19, 2019 by Rocky Landing

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

2 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said:

Kind of an arbitrary "eight guys" in this article. Mike Love? Uh, ok. Personally, I would have a slightly different list of guys that I would want "to watch."  

 

I am looking forward to seeing how D. Williams performs. But, I'm also interested to see who in the RB room might have the ability to break into the triad of McCoy/Gore/Singletary. I'm very interested to see how Kroft fits in, and how the TE depth chart starts to stack up. Looking forward to see if McKenzie can make a case for himself, or is he supplanted by Roberts/Beasley? What will Christian Wade look like? Who do they look at most at RG? 

 

So many things to watch for this time around.

This is true.  Way more than 8.  

 

Curious if the Bills FO has offered them hints as who to watch.  

 

 

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

50 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

https://www.buffalobills.com/news/8-players-to-watch-when-bills-otas-begin-on-monday

 

Although it sounds slightly pedantic, OTAs represent the first and best simulated football so far in preseason. The collective bargaining agreement allows each team 10 OTA sessions over the next few weeks which lead into mandatory minicamp. In the OTAs, for the first time, teams can run 7-on-7 drills, 9-on-7 drills (run game) and full team 11-on-11 sessions. There are no pads worn, and no contact allowed.

One of the 8 

LB Matt Milano

The Bills are likely to keep a close eye on mobile third-year linebacker Matt Milano in these OTA workouts. His rehab has looked good so far, as he comes back after suffering a fractured and dislocated ankle against the Jets last December. Milano has been participating in the offseason workouts so far and is said to be on schedule to return.

 

...certainly need him to come back 100% healthy......his absence was noticeable.....

[HappyDays]

I'll mainly be watching Allen and the receivers. It's hard to tell who's performing well in non contact practices but I want to see if Allen is throwing accurately and if receivers are consistently catching the ball. I'm also curious to see what the first offensive line starting alignment looks like.

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

8 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

I'll mainly be watching Allen and the receivers. It's hard to tell who's performing well in non contact practices but I want to see if Allen is throwing accurately and if receivers are consistently catching the ball. I'm also curious to see what the first offensive line starting alignment looks like.

 

...probably the first priority 'Happy......if we want Allen to be the long term, QB answer, can't have him putting the team on his shoulders weekly...kid will exit the game on a gurney...hope he works on the "touch" throughout camp as in tempering the howitzer when needed.....I think he can do it.....Jordan Palmer is one helluva teacher and Dorsey is a good coaching staff addition IMO....

[GunnerBill]

19 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

I'll mainly be watching Allen and the receivers. It's hard to tell who's performing well in non contact practices but I want to see if Allen is throwing accurately and if receivers are consistently catching the ball. I'm also curious to see what the first offensive line starting alignment looks like.

 

Yea the line ups at this stage matter more to me than the plays. 

[HappyDays]

My prediction for the first starting alignment is:

 

Dawkins - Ducasse - Morse - Long - Ford

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

...Duke Williams.....read and posted a quote where McBeane said "the Williams signing diminished the high priority need to draft a WR early on"....stay tuned............

[RoyBatty is alive]

Non-contact going to be difficult to get a reasonable assessment.

 

Watch Allen and his accuracy on timing routes with his new receivers.

 

I will be watching the O Line, O Line combinations and try to get a sense of how coordinated and how well coached the O Line is.

 

As many others, Duke Williams, see if he looks slow.

 

Mike Love,  didn't think twice about him they sure showered love comments on the guy.

 

Laugh but I want to see the punting competition.  I am a big fan of Cory Bojorquez

24 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

...Duke Williams.....read and posted a quote where McBeane said "the Williams signing diminished the high priority need to draft a WR early on"....stay tuned............

 

Interesting comment.  Not sure how much you can read into that.  I sure hope they werent planning on him being a #1 WR.

Edited May 19, 2019 by RoyBatty is alive

[PIZ]

50 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

...Duke Williams.....read and posted a quote where McBeane said "the Williams signing diminished the high priority need to draft a WR early on"....stay tuned............

 

McBeane meaning McDermott/Beane or McBeane the TBD member?

 

 

[Mister Defense]

To me, the players to watch are Duke Williams, McCoy, Yeldon, and Lawson.

 

If Lawson makes similar strides this year the Bills need to sign him to long term contract now--and cut McCoy if he is done.

[Logic]

3 hours ago, Forward Progress said:

 

• What are the Offensive line combinations to open camp?  There are so many possibilities, it will be nice to see where the coaches start them.

This is pretty much the only thing that will truly be interesting to me. Ty Nsekhe is the wild card. The contract they gave him indicates to me that they may view him as a short term starter. If so, and if it's true they want Ford to start out at RT in hopes of winning that job, does Dawkins get pushed inside to LG? 

[BuffAlone]

1 hour ago, HappyDays said:

My prediction for the first starting alignment is:

 

Dawkins - Ducasse - Morse - Long - Ford

Ducasse over Spain/Teller/Feliciano? I can't see that with Bobby Johnson bringing in his own guys. He owes no loyalty to Vlad. Idk about first alignment, but I'm guessing we are looking at 

Dawkins-Spain-Morse-Long-Ford on opening day. Nsehke our swing Tackle, Teller/Feliciano back up guards. Maybe Waddle makes the cut

[Logic]

8 minutes ago, BuffAlone said:

Ducasse over Spain/Teller/Feliciano? I can't see that with Bobby Johnson bringing in his own guys. He owes no loyalty to Vlad. Idk about first alignment, but I'm guessing we are looking at 

Dawkins-Spain-Morse-Long-Ford on opening day. Nsehke our swing Tackle, Teller/Feliciano back up guards. Maybe Waddle makes the cut

I think he was just saying this will be the FIRST alignment. Beane has shown a history of allowing his tenured players get the first crack at starting reps, even if only for a series or two. It's sort of a gesture of respect and acknowledgement. Along those lines, I might agree with the idea except with Teller in place of Ducasse, since that's who ended last season as the starter at LG.

When it's all said and done, my prediction is Dawkins - Teller - Morse - Long - Ford, with Nsekhe as the swing tackle and Feliciano backing up the interior.

[njbuff]

2 hours ago, HappyDays said:

My prediction for the first starting alignment is:

 

Dawkins - Ducasse - Morse - Long - Ford

 

I think every Bills fan threw up in their mouths seeing the name Ducasse on that list.

 

Hell, if Ducasse even makes the team I think every Bills fan will get physically ill.

 

They brought in all these new OLmen just so they can keep Ducasse? Ain't happening. Unless there are injuries, of course.

[Rocky Landing]

2 hours ago, HappyDays said:

My prediction for the first starting alignment is:

 

Dawkins - Ducasse - Morse - Long - Ford

My prediction:

Nsekhe - Spain - Morse - Feliciano - Ford

(That's right, I said it. Dawkins doesn't start.)

[H2o]

Hoping to get through OTA's and TC without injuries to key players on our roster. Want to see Oliver, Ford, Singletary, Joseph, and Knox out there though. 

[John from Riverside]

2 hours ago, HappyDays said:

My prediction for the first starting alignment is:

 

Dawkins - Ducasse - Morse - Long - Ford

Ducasse?

[RobbRiddicksTDLeap]

2 hours ago, HappyDays said:

My prediction for the first starting alignment is:

 

Dawkins - Ducasse - Morse - Long - Ford

 

No way. 

 

I’m going to bite the hook on this one. If Wyatt Teller and Quinton Spain aren’t out there as the starting G’s, then I’ll be very confused. 

 

If Vlad Ducasse is on this roster past Thursday, I’ll be disappointed. 

[Chandler#81]

2 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

 

Watch Allen and his accuracy on timing routes with his new receivers.

 

 

Laugh but I want to see the punting competition.  I am a big fan of Cory Bojorquez

 

 

Yes, to the top line.

 

Ok, to the 2nd line; BWAHAHAHAHAHA!?

[ajmac]

5 hours ago, Cripple Creek said:

I personally am 100% certain he’s getting paid. I think that his on field contributions will be greater this year & his off field locker room contributions are big. 

I wouldn't even be surprised, if he looks good in camp, for the front office to extend him and restructure deal so he gets less, but stays at least one more year and most likely two to end his careers here. His fitness level hasn't dropped as much as some think.

[HappyDays]

1 hour ago, John from Riverside said:

Ducasse?

 

For the first starting alignment tomorrow, sure. I'm guessing they will give the veterans first go at it, other than Ford since they see him as a 1st round talent. Wouldn't surprise me to see Feliciano there instead and I'm thinking Spain will end up starting there when all is said and done.

[John from Riverside]

1 minute ago, HappyDays said:

 

For the first starting alignment tomorrow, sure. I'm guessing they will give the veterans first go at it, other than Ford since they see him as a 1st round talent. Wouldn't surprise me to see Feliciano there instead and I'm thinking Spain will end up starting there when all is said and done.

I think Vlad will literally get the first rep to show everyone has to earn it....but Spain will be there before the day is out.

 

Spain i a very good player....Morse might have been our top off season aquisition....but Spain is in my opinion....underrated

[RobbRiddick]

I'm still more interested in Allen than anyone else. As he said in a recent presser, this is still all new ground to him. This time last season he was the fresh fish who had guys taking snaps ahead of him. This year it's his team 100%. As this offseason process goes on I'm keen to see how he takes control of the offense and how he does being first in the pecking order.

[billsredneck1]

2 hours ago, Rocky Landing said:

My prediction:

Nsekhe - Spain - Morse - Feliciano - Ford

(That's right, I said it. Dawkins doesn't start.)

ok but dawkins at lg. spain was a fa cast off. it wan't like he was a tag able lineman.  nseke/dawkins/morse/ long and ford. that's where my money is....although i could see teller taking the rg spot.  i think teller will be our undertaker on the dline though....wait and see....

[BuffAlone]

2 hours ago, Logic said:

I think he was just saying this will be the FIRST alignment. Beane has shown a history of allowing his tenured players get the first crack at starting reps, even if only for a series or two. It's sort of a gesture of respect and acknowledgement. Along those lines, I might agree with the idea except with Teller in place of Ducasse, since that's who ended last season as the starter at LG.

When it's all said and done, my prediction is Dawkins - Teller - Morse - Long - Ford, with Nsekhe as the swing tackle and Feliciano backing up the interior.

I get that...but Teller beating out Spain is highly unlikely. Spain is a beast, and without him starting alongside Dawkins, Dawkins himself may be on the move, and that just seems like an awful lot of change IMO. 

2 minutes ago, billsredneck1 said:

ok but dawkins at lg. spain was a fa cast off. it wan't like he was a tag able lineman.  nseke/dawkins/morse/ long and ford. that's where my money is....although i could see teller taking the rg spot.  i think teller will be our undertaker on the dline though....wait and see....

If Spain was an untaggable cast off, what makes you think Nsehke is gonna beat out a 2nd round pick who played good as a rookie, and "ok" as a sophomore...without a probowler lined up next to him? I think that's EXACTLY why they brought in Spain

[billsredneck1]

15 minutes ago, BuffAlone said:

I get that...but Teller beating out Spain is highly unlikely. Spain is a beast, and without him starting alongside Dawkins, Dawkins himself may be on the move, and that just seems like an awful lot of change IMO. 

If Spain was an untaggable cast off, what makes you think Nsehke is gonna beat out a 2nd round pick who played good as a rookie, and "ok" as a sophomore...without a probowler lined up next to him? I think that's EXACTLY why they brought in Spain

because they paid nseke big bucks and he has proven he can play lt. if it benefits the team to move dion inside, so be it for now.  at least one or two of these guys aren't gonna make the final cut. nseke and dawkins ain't it. the only question is whose gonna play rg...imo

[Mark Vader]

3 hours ago, RobbRiddicksTDLeap said:

 

No way. 

 

I’m going to bite the hook on this one. If Wyatt Teller and Quinton Spain aren’t out there as the starting G’s, then I’ll be very confused. 

 

If Vlad Ducasse is on this roster past Thursday, I’ll be disappointed. 

Then, prepare to be disappointed. This is only the first set of OTA's, I don't think the Bills are looking to cut any players right now.

[Beast]

I just hope we don’t nickname Feliciano “Jose” at any time. That will mean things probably aren’t going well for him.

[Mark Vader]

8 hours ago, Forward Progress said:

This is when we get to see our first glimpses of the unknown players, who we haven't seen in an NFL game before.  Last year was all about Allen - remember the video with the sound of the ball flying through the air?  This year we don't have that one guy that everyone wants to see.  Here are my thoughts heading into OTA's

 

• Since OTA's are non-contact, our top two rookies (Oliver and Ford) will have a hard time making headlines.
• Singletary and Christian Wade will be fun to watch.  They are both shifty and elusive and should break some plays in the flag football world of OTA's
• How soon can Allen build chemistry with Brown and Beasley?
• Can Duke Williams and David Sills V make enough plays to crack the roster or even the practice squad?
• What are the Offensive line combinations to open camp?  There are so many possibilities, it will be nice to see where the coaches start them.

One step closer to real football.  

I think Duke Williams & David Sills V, have a realistic shot to make the 53 man roster.

 

Robert Foster, Zay Jones, John Brown & Cole Beasley are the only WR's I see as locks to make the team. Probably Andre Roberts too since he is a KR. After that there are 2-3 spots at the WR position that are wide open.

Edited May 19, 2019 by Mark Vader

[BuffAlone]

1 hour ago, billsredneck1 said:

because they paid nseke big bucks and he has proven he can play lt. if it benefits the team to move dion inside, so be it for now.  at least one or two of these guys aren't gonna make the final cut. nseke and dawkins ain't it. the only question is whose gonna play rg...imo

I hear ya...but, Nsehke has proven in this league that he can play? More so than Spain?? Not true. Ty is our swing tackle. No more, no less

[wppete]

Give Milano’s reps to Vosean Joseph. Let Milano get fully healthy. 

 

[Boca BIlls]

3 minutes ago, wppete said:

Give Milano’s reps to Vosean Joseph. Let Milano get fully healthy. 

 

He is healthy...

[YattaOkasan]

This where we’re posting our OL predictions?

 

Im going with 

Dawkins Spain Morse Ford Nsekhe

 

Long back up center 

Waddle swing tackle (Nsekhe would move over if needed)

feliciano and teller battle for final iOL spot.