Logic Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Mopreme said: How do you pick him over the Oweh and Ojulari? Rousseau seems like another project like Epenesa. Ojulari still on the board in the 2nd round. He's falling due to medical. As for him over Oweh: At least Rousseau had a 15.5 sack year. Oweh just came off a zero sack year. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurlyBurly51 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, 5ths the charm said: Hugely disappointed. This is a throw away pick. Won't be on the team or football in 4 years. Hot takes....get your hot takes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da webster guy Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Nobody has any clue if he's the man we need, I'm still wondering that 3 years later on Tremaine, 2 years later on Ed and a year later on Epenesa. But the dude sure looks the part. Beane doubling down on his philosophy that raw talent can be molded. Worked for Josh, failed on Knox. Hope he goes 2 for 3 with Greg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFBillsfan Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Upside is high but will he reach it? Will he even make an impact this year? Will need to get stronger and more experience. Don’t love the pick but not sure anyone was better at 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelius Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 JOK fell out of the 1st by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 19 minutes ago, Not at the table Karlos said: I hate it. Should have been JOK. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 He is not a fast twitch guy. But great length, good hands, wins with leverage and productive in college. I like the pick although I do have a couple if niggling doubts 1. Having sat out the year turning up at his pro day not in top shape was a bad look. 2. I just worry with he and Epenesa we have two guys who would look great opposite that quick twitch guy who can fly off the edge and that is after spending two premium picks at the spot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY315 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Do people really judge draft picks based on what analysts say? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ths the charm Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Just now, BuffaloBillsGospel said: You should be a GM man, you seem to know what you're talking about. Hey it's what I see. Not high on this guy. Oh wait we are supposed to be mindless, that's right. Then yay go team go! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcalbillsfan Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 At the end of the day guys, this is the first draft we have had in my lifetime that without a doubt we have our franchise QB and we can build around him and we can afford to roll the dice on high ceiling guys like this. It's a huge advantage, really a few teams have that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Gonna need to add 20 pounds of lean muscle to that frame, will make him quicker too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Just now, YoloinOhio said: I think if anyone is upset about the pick it's because we want instant impact and a starter. RB 1? A CB 2? Well what if this kid ends up a stud, which we're clearly hoping, and we still get an RB 1 or CB 2 in the next rounds? A guy like Rousseau will not be there later. The RBs and CBs will. 6 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Just now, BuffaloBillsGospel said: I mean I know you didn't ask me but if the bar is a low 4.5 or 5.5 sacks then Epenesa only needs 4.5 more this year. Hughes has had a highly productive career in Buffalo. He may be on the downside now, but even that downside is still the best on the roster at the moment. I’m not looking to replace 2020 JH. We need somebody as disruptive as his 2014-2018 stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp14150 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 In early drafts after last years had him in the top 10. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2888826-2021-nfl-mock-draft-matt-millers-way-too-early-predictions https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/04/27/way-too-early-nfl-2021-mock-draft 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I like the pick - had my heart set on JOK, but I can live with this. Noticing a pattern with DEs that can play inside - will we be seeing more MINT fronts with OBada, Rousseau, or Addison playing more inside with Oliver - trying to stuff the middle more - letting Milano really flow. Seems Obada and Rousseau are both tall 6’6 guys with long arms - very interesting with the smaller QBs in Miami and NE and even Wilson in NY. I think they have some thoughts about clogging the middle and blocking some passing lanes. Hopefully this forecasts some more aggressive defensive calls. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Oh noes The kid understandably misses a year and they tear him up. Tryon was next...I trust Beane & Company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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78thealltimegreat Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, 5ths the charm said: We had a disruptive Dr, a top flight CB and two LBs on the board which were better than this guy who had a year to prepare for his pro day and sucked eggs. Reached for this guy, who won't even come close to starting for at least two years...in the first round. Nah he’ll be starting by the end of the year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan714 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 If Rousseau is developmental what the heck is Oweh and his zero sacks. Seems production is with Rousseau. 1 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Brandon Beane loves spending high picks on high upside, high ceiling, physical specimen players, and then trusting his coaches to turn said players into productive pros. Time will tell on Rousseau. The fact that Oweh and Tryon were picked in the two picks right afterwords is interesting. It'll be fun to watch all three players' careers and see if the Bills made the right choice. Beane didn't lie. This pick is about the future more so than the present (though Rousseau will able to contribute this year in the DL rotation). 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBills Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Oh noes I know it doesn't mean anything. I trust our F.O. I'm just not a big CFB guy so I have to rely on others opinions . Definitely has the upside. Love his versatility. Can see him moving inside on passing downs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsShredder83 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, Gene1973 said: Could have traded down and still selected him... Beane's weakness seems to be selecting D-Linemen. You don't think we tried in the full 6mins we let the clock run? 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, BillsSbSoon said: Ill trust beane and mcdermott especially with this but when you watch him he was more effective rushing inside on 3rd downs than he was outside His COD is abysmal. I called him Clowney-light for that reason. He can hold the edge on run downs and for contain on running QBs (Lamar) and rush from the inside on passing downs. He’s just not a guy you can line up on the edge and expect to get to the QB. I’d be more excited if he had a quicker first step. He just seems to lack any real explosiveness which makes me worried about him in the NFL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 At 266, he'll clearly play DE, but what to do at DE now? Hughes is clearly the best DE on the roster and Edge guys often play effectively well into their 30's. Epenesa might turn out OK, but hasn't played well so far. Rousseau could be a project with his limited experience. I very seriously doubt they'll move him inside. Love his ceiling too. He had something like 19.5 TFL and 15.5 sacks in his last full season. That's an insane 35 tackles behind the LOS! He's also played WR and S which tells me he has a good skill set. This also addresses our biggest need. So far, so good. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Mango said: Honest question to the college gurus, @MAJBobby @NewEra @GunnerBill Do you project either Epenesa or Rousseau to be able to replace Hugh’s at a high level in the next 2-3 years? We don’t have a huge stable of pass rushers so one of these guys will have to perform at a comparable level or we are in the same spot as we are right now. Yes. I think Rousseau wins a different way than Jerry but he can give us Jerry like production. The slight concern is that even with Jerry I think we need a bit more pass rush. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelius Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Don't you kind of have to swing for the fences with the 30th pick? It's historically littered with awful picks, and then TJ Watt. Definitely not a place where you can just lock in a starter 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awwufelloff Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Love the pick. The guy is massive. The only way you're beating KC is getting after the QB and we got the best guy left at 30 at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said: Cannot believe they wasted a high draft pick on a Renaissance painter. I was thinking philosopher. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsGospel Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 1 minute ago, 5ths the charm said: Hey it's what I see. Not high on this guy. Oh wait we are supposed to be mindless, that's right. Then yay go team go! Alright that's fair but calling him a bust because you don't like the guy doesn't seem mindless? Just asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Brandon Beane just said "it was the pick we wanted and it fell our way". So, if Beane is to be believed, he's the guy they wanted at EDGE. They sure looked happy in the draft room. Time will tell, but Beane seems really excited about him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY315 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Good enough for me 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Okay, someone just compared him to a young JPP. That's the one I'm going to focus on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock-A-Bye Beasley Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Someone on the draft network compared Rousseau to Calais Campbell before the ravens first pick. It will be interesting to see if they ask him to add or lose weight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, biggerdaddynj said: Oliver needs a one technique. I hope Rousseau isn’t a 1 year wonder. I hope you weren't expecting a 1T in the 1st Round. There were none remotely worth taking there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkScrewHill Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) Here is his draft network interview ..sorry if already posted ... It is long 22 minutes .. FYI Edited April 30, 2021 by CorkScrewHill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 18 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: I hope so but the freak was a freak, not sure Rousseau has that twitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Beane just said in an interview they could have traded back. Two teams were really interested. Ugh. Should have pulled the trigger. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milanos Milano Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Beyond excited. There is no way he falls to where he is if he played this year. Today has been a great day. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2888826-2021-nfl-mock-draft-matt-millers-way-too-early-predictions.amp.html https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-mock-draft-trevor-lawrence-jacksonville-jaguars-justin-fields-washington-football-team https://www.google.com/amp/s/primetimesportstalk.com/2020/09/09/2021-nfl-mock-draft-preseason-edition/amp/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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