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2 hours ago, bills6969 said:

Coleman is definitely a sleeper pick.  He’s being a bit overlooked due to being a “go up and get it” receiver.  He was one of the better WRs in the country last year and could end up being one of the top WR in the draft when it’s all said and done.

 

Coleman is only slept on in this thread and on this board.

 

He's almost always the 5th Ranked WR by media prognosticators. If you watch the Combine, NFL Network has him as the 4th - above Brian Thomas Jr.

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15 minutes ago, FireChans said:

Coleman may be a great player. I think he’s a nice prospect. But he isn’t going to demand teams get out of man coverage. 

 

I feel the exact opposite. Zone coverage is where I think he could struggle at first, but we have other zone beaters on the roster. I want a WR that can win in 1v1 coverage because as of right now we don't have that player on the roster (unless Diggs returns to form). Coleman is physically dominant at the catch point and wins on vertical routes. That is a great skill set against 1v1 coverage. He can also eat defenses alive on quick slants if they want to live in man. In the red zone he is an automatic mismatch in man.

 

I still have Troy Franklin as my #1 realistic option for the Bills because I agree quick separation and speed at all levels of the field is the most valuable skill set a WR can have. If he's gone however I don't see another realistically available WR that has that skill set. So of the other available skill sets Coleman's intrigues me the most and I think it would be the best fit with Josh Allen. Also his ceiling is sky high, even higher than Franklin's IMO.

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Just now, Warriorspikes51 said:

AD Mitchell 4.35  

Yeah, he's got great hands and plays big in big games. Cosell really likes him. We're going to have to trade up from #28 to get him.

I'll blow a gasket if the Chiefs trade up ahead of us and grab him.

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4 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

AD Mitchell 4.35  

Did. Not. See. That. Coming!!! Wow!!! Well, if we want him it may take a "with the 23rd pick in the NFL draft the Buffalo Bills select"...

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4 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

I feel the exact opposite. Zone coverage is where I think he could struggle at first, but we have other zone beaters on the roster. I want a WR that can win in 1v1 coverage because as of right now we don't have that player on the roster (unless Diggs returns to form). Coleman is physically dominant at the catch point and wins on vertical routes. That is a great skill set against 1v1 coverage. He can also eat defenses alive on quick slants if they want to live in man. In the red zone he is an automatic mismatch in man.

 

I still have Troy Franklin as my #1 realistic option for the Bills because I agree quick separation and speed at all levels of the field is the most valuable skill set a WR can have. If he's gone however I don't see another realistically available WR that has that skill set. So of the other available skill sets Coleman's intrigues me the most and I think it would be the best fit with Josh Allen. Also his ceiling is sky high, even higher than Franklin's IMO.

I think the Mike Williams contested-catch type is not the type to bank on, personally. Give me a guy that demands safety rotations. That can turn the corner on jet sweeps and dump offs and WR screens, and can take it 50 yards if the rest of the defense has their back turned to them.

 

A serious RAC weapon is going to transform the offense and turn the rest of the offense into pitch and catch. 

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Just now, Dr. Who said:

Yeah, he's got great hands and plays big in big games. Cosell really likes him. We're going to have to trade up from #28 to get him.

I'll blow a gasket if the Chiefs trade up ahead of us and grab him.


with Cosell being so high on him, his production in big games, now the speed, only 21 years old, 39.5 vertical, 11.4 broad

 

perhaps he’s #1 on our list  (among realistic targets)

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1 minute ago, HappyDays said:

WRs are running their 40s now. Finally. We can now throw out all of the film evaluation and simply rank WRs by their 40 time.

It's really just a handful of guys though that need the 40 to kinda match their game tape. So far, Mitchell and Coleman were 2 of them and one increased money and the other lost money.

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5 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

Yeah, he's got great hands and plays big in big games. Cosell really likes him. We're going to have to trade up from #28 to get him.

I'll blow a gasket if the Chiefs trade up ahead of us and grab him.

Legit worst case scenario. If they trade Sneed they'll have more than enough ammo to do so if they please 

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1 minute ago, HappyDays said:

WRs are running their 40s now. Finally. We can now throw out all of the film evaluation and simply rank WRs by their 40 time.

 

Thank you.

 

I'm in the Combine thread reading things like "Coleman's now a 3rd Rounder" and "Mitchell is now clearly WR4 or WR5".

 

It's important. But it's not EVERYTHING.

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Just now, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Thank you.

 

I'm in the Combine thread reading things like "Coleman's now a 3rd Rounder" and "Mitchell is now clearly WR4 or WR5".

 

It's important. But it's not EVERYTHING.

I agree it's not everything, but Mitchell has excellent traits. The knock on him was speed, though I always felt he was faster than folks gave him credit for.

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5 minutes ago, FireChans said:

I think the Mike Williams contested-catch type is not the type to bank on, personally.

 

You might be surprised to know that I almost always agree with this. The first time I saw Coleman's profile was "contested catch specialist" I was out on him. But the more I've seen the more I have liked him. He has more nuance to his route running than the moniker would have you believe. He also moves very well with the ball in his hands. Not going to speed by guys of course but he will bully through him and fight for tough extra yards. Mike Williams is a pure contested catch specialist with really nothing else to write home about. And even he has two 1000 yard seasons on his resume, he has just unfortunately dealt with a ton of injuries.

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Just watched Coleman. No thanks. Not saying he won't be a good WR in this league. But we need outside speed and explosion.  Beane and McDermott said that themselves. Mitchell if he drops, Franklin, and McConkey opened my eyes as well.

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Up until that Mitchell run I was all but convinced he would slide down to 28 and be the pick...

 

4.35 with a 1.52 10 yd split... 39.5" vert, 11.33' broad jump...

 

Let's see what you've got BBB... B-)

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Gotta say, I'm disappointed in Troy Franklin's time.

 

That's not to say 4.41 is slow. It's just his "elite" speed is what separated him from others for me and made it easier to look past his skinny frame.

 

3 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Legette has a huge frame for a WR

 

1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said:


more like DK Metcalf just shorter

 

This is why I've been all about him. You don't get 4.39 on a body like that every day.

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1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Legette has a huge frame for a WR

Thomas, Mitchell, Legette -- Bills have to land one of them in the first. I don't want to hear about Chop Robinson. Get Josh WR talent and start seeing other teams scared to play us because they can't stop us. Miami does that with Tua at QB, and some folks here think it's fine to waste Josh Allen on mid-round WRs and modest free agents. It's criminal neglect. Thankfully, this is the draft to make up for it.

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Mitchell to me is an example of why the combine is dangerous for evaluation. Suddenly because of his 40 time he is a 1st round talent. But everything I've read and watched on him shows that he is an inconsistent route runner and struggles against press coverage and isn't a particularly high-effort player. Very impressive 40 time but it changes nothing. The tape doesn't lie.

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Of the guys we realistically have a shot at where we're picking, Mitchell is the guy I am targeting.  The problem is, his workout is maybe going a little too well.  We might have to trade up to the late teens to get him. 

 

The last thing I want is for us to sit on our hands if there is a guy at 17, 18, 19 that we really like and watch another WR needy team actually do what it takes to get there ahead of us.  The Chiefs have already done that to us in the past, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them be aggressive to get the guy they want to again.  We have to be active.

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4 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

Gotta say, I'm disappointed in Troy Franklin's time.

 

That's not to say 4.41 is slow. It's just his "elite" speed is what separated him from others for me and made it easier to look past his skinny frame.

 

 

 

This is why I've been all about him. You don't get 4.39 on a body like that every day.


someone was on WGR the other day talked about how hard he worked last year to become the player he is.  
 

his shoulder width looks unbelievable for a WR. He might only be 6’1 but with a 40 inch vertical he can play 6’3 - 6’4

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8 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

McConkey looked fake that was so clean 

Soooo smooth, he is really impressive when you add in that 40 time. Just wonder if he's a classic outside threat. Probably will be a monster in slot but we have our guy in Shakir 

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2 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

Mitchell to me is an example of why the combine is dangerous for evaluation. Suddenly because of his 40 time he is a 1st round talent. But everything I've read and watched on him shows that he is an inconsistent route runner and struggles against press coverage and isn't a particularly high-effort player. Very impressive 40 time but it changes nothing. The tape doesn't lie.


Greg Cosell raved about him 

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