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1 minute ago, PayDaBill$ said:

Why give up on a potentially talented player. He’s gotten very little run and is lacking reps.  Let’s see what he’s got he’s not co$ting much.  I look at him I see raw talent not sucks.

 

I always liked Elam, so I'm good with it, just shocked since they seem determined that he is not going to play

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Pretty much what I said...in a room full of "Dawgs", he fits like a glove.

2 minutes ago, PayDaBill$ said:

Why give up on a potentially talented player. He’s gotten very little run and is lacking reps.  Let’s see what he’s got he’s not co$ting much.  I look at him I see potential not sucks.

 

Perhaps they plan on Douglas trying to mentor him as well?  

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From PFF, week 8 rankings:

"A new name atop the rankings: Rasul Douglas continues to grade highly and prevent separation. He allowed a touchdown on a pick route against the Broncos in Week 7 but was excellent otherwise, making a pass stop and allowing just two catches for 11 yards."

 

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-8-cornerback-rankings-2023

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3 minutes ago, BeastMaster said:

East Orange, to be exact

 

They don't know what soft is

 

Ask Naughty By Nature how East Orange is...one of the worst ghettos in the country up there with East Saint Louis.  

 

When I went to Saint Louis University and we went over into East Saint Louis on alcohol runs, the rule was you better get your ass out of there before the sun goes down.

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10 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

I would think the learning curve for cbs isn’t as hard as it is for other positions and we just need bodies. 

Well, there’s a reason why the CB section of the defensive playbook is the thinnest but, that said, McD’s zone coverage schemes are a tad more complex for CBs. But it ain’t rocket science regardless and I suspect it will be a fast transition for an experienced vet like Douglas. 

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4 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

My guess is the returns being offered were so low - you might as well hold on to him and hope he's a late bloomer.

 

The CB we just acquired was a 3rd Round Pick who was considered a bust. Floated around the league a bunch. Ended up in Green Bay and then flourished.

 

Sometimes it takes a long time for the light to go on for a player. Look at AJ Epenesa. He was completely written off and over the past year and a half he looks like a different player.

 

If the offers were in the Round 5-7 range, might as well hold on to him. If we gave the guy away and then he develops elsewhere, it would look real foolish.

Good post. Everyone loves labeling players bust first. I haven’t seen much from Elam to be overly optimistic. But he is trying to play corner (the physically hardest position in football) on a team playing for a SB. So there is zero margin for error and any mistake he makes, let’s to him not playing. 
 

what does a 6th or 7th really do for this team? All accounts are he’s a real good dude so as you said, let’s hope he “gets it.”

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32 minutes ago, billsfan714 said:

Profootballtalk says he was drafted by the Eagles, and spent time with the Panthers, Raiders, Texans, Cardinals, Packers and now the Bills.   No its clearly 7 teams.  Dude has been waived multiple times.   Not what I think when I give up a 3rd.

So what I'm getting is he played for the Panthers.

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17 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

He has two Cane Corsos?

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Can they play DT?

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4 minutes ago, Nephilim17 said:

From PFF, week 8 rankings:

"A new name atop the rankings: Rasul Douglas continues to grade highly and prevent separation. He allowed a touchdown on a pick route against the Broncos in Week 7 but was excellent otherwise, making a pass stop and allowing just two catches for 11 yards."

 

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-8-cornerback-rankings-2023

I appreciate this positive report but this is the problem with blindly trusting PFF grades.  It’s one thing to do this against the Broncos. It’s another to do this against the Fins (which White did). 

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4 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Well, there’s a reason why the CB section of the defensive playbook is the thinnest but, that said, McD’s zone coverage schemes are a tad more complex for CBs. But it ain’t rocket science regardless and I suspect it will be a fast transition for an experienced vet like Douglas. 

Probably going to play like a nickel or dime role at first, you think? Get his feet wet?

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1 hour ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I don’t think the people saying they’ve never heard of Rasul Douglas are proving the point they think they are 😂

You couldn't have said it better. He made some big plays for green Bay when they signed him as a FA a couple years ago. He's not going to be our #1 but this is a very solid add to a room that would be crippled if 47 or 30 went down

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3 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

I appreciate this positive report but this is the problem with blindly trusting PFF grades.  It’s one thing to do this against the Broncos. It’s another to do this against the Fins (which White did). 

But we don't have white anymore.  Soooo get help and hope it works or dont get help and hope it works.  Those are the options.

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My favorite way of looking at the trade compensation:

 

I saw someone say “we got Rasul Douglas and a 5th for letting Tremaine Edmunds walk (3rd round comp pick).”

 

I am assuming the Bills traded their own 3rd and not the comp pick, but it still kind of holds true since we will still have a 3rd this year from Edmunds.

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