Bills 4th Round Pick : Deone Walker - DT - Kentucky

[3rdand12]

The Big Fella is  is on my Watch list during games now.

 My 1 tech obsession was not resolved last draft. And Walker was just not the right fit physically and his upright leverage post snap

But this man has been a pleasant surprise indeed. He gets push. his eyes are outstanding. he has plenty of upper body power. 

 Trending up too.

 Sanders might become an honest asset too with another year or two

11 minutes ago, Shortchaz said:

Story of the season 

Almost as if we were cursed 🙄

[Sierra Foothills]

37 minutes ago, 3rdand12 said:

Almost as if we were cursed 🙄

 

And yet the playoffs have yet to begin.

 

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38 minutes ago, 3rdand12 said:

Sanders might become an honest asset too with another year or two

I think he could add 10-15 lbs of functional weight and a year of growing comfortable in what he’s seeing will go a long way 

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4 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

I think he could add 10-15 lbs of functional weight and a year of growing comfortable in what he’s seeing will go a long way 

Squats, squats and more squats!

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6 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Squats, squats and more squats!

More power is always good, but I think Beane envisioned him as a penetrating 3-technique tackle in the mold of Oliver. He did ok for someone who missed time early and played out of position quite a bit late. We rip Beane, but if Walker and Sanders both improve, he'll have done a nice job, even if Landon Jackson is a bust. Consider he also signed Hoecht, who looked great for the 36 minutes he played.

[EmotionallyUnstable]

The clip below gives a glimpse of the rookie DTs on a particular play. Walker does a tremendous job working through the mess here - essentially dealing with three interior blockers as they try to get the edge, yet never giving up a yard off the line of scrimmage while maintaining his ability to move laterally. Everything on the front side of this run looks good.

 

 

Sanders, however, is a major reason this thing pops. The tackle gets a good jump on the snap and beats him inside. He never recovers, and isn’t able to work across the face of the blocker or disengage to close down the B gap. In a perfect world, he is able to pinch that gap down or cross the face of the tackle leaving Bosa there unblocked to clean up.