Keon WTF?

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

1 hour ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Coleman has now been disciplined twice by the coach for reasons we don't know. Where are all the posters that called Diggs a cancer and wanted him gone?  Why so silent? 

I think he’s probably late to meetings if I had to guess…no idea what the Diggs deal would be but you can be a lot more cancerous than being late to meetings for sure 

[starrymessenger]

50 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Coleman has now been disciplined twice by the coach for reasons we don't know. Where are all the posters that called Diggs a cancer and wanted him gone?  Why so silent? 

I think how Coleman reacts to the benching will tell us a lot. I think he will show maturity and mind his behaviour but we need to closely watch this. To me he's just a 22 year old kid having to grow up and become a professional in an ultra competitive environment, to display all of the attributes that professionalism requires. I take comfort from the fact that he was reputedly privileged with a very good upbringing. That's important. There is no doubt in my mind that #17 is the person he is, and I think we all know by now that he's a great guy independently football, is probably largely because of the child rearing his parents practised.
No question in my mind that what the Bills O could well use, and perhaps need, is a Brian Thomas or facsimile. But if we had moved up for Thomas some of us at least would probably be saying, possibly with justification, that we could now really use a guy like Coleman, the guy we passed on. 
This only makes sense of course if, as I believe, Coleman can become a professional and develop as a big play contributor and a threat that D's need to pay some attention to in their game planning.

If, contrary to my expectations, he cannot mature of course they can only get rid of him. Its really all up to him to make the right decisions.

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

On 10/9/2025 at 4:23 AM, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

It depends how far he traded back.

 

Considering Ja'Lynn Polk, who was considered to go much later than Coleman as an Outside WR prospect, was reached for just 4 Picks after we took him (and has already been traded away for a bag of balls) - I think the idea that we could have waited on Coleman is inaccurate.

 

It's been said they settled on Polk bc they missed out on Coleman. And the other Top 3 Outside WR's left - Adonai Mitchell, Troy Franklin, and Jermaine Burton, all had red flags that caused them to heavily slip down boards. 

 

On the Ladd or Cooper note - I've beaten this horse to death, both Pre-Draft and Post-Draft to this day, but Ladd wasn't compatible for us. We didn't need guys who were Slots. Anyone who worked out of the Slot even as much as 50% of snaps were out. We had that covered with Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid, and Curtis Samuel. But we had nothing (besides Mack Hollins) to replace Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis on the Outside. And as I said in the post, Coleman has better numbers than McConkey thus far this season anyways.

 

Hard to argue against the idea of taking Cooper DeJean instead of Keon Coleman with hindsight, especially seeing the position we're in at CB right now. But at the time, we didn't know Douglas was going to hit a wall and as I said, we had a *glaring hole* at Outside WR. And when you consider the Draft red flags with Mitchell, Burton, and Franklin - the pickings were incredibly slim at that point.

A good football player is a good football player. The Bills would’ve found ways to get McConkey on the field despite him being a “slot.” People get too caught up in position and scheme. You think Buffalo wouldn’t be immediately better w/ a player like Wes Welker or Cooper Kupp ? 

[BVBILLS]

I hope Keon does better, so far It's not so impressive

[BillsFanForever19]

5 hours ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

A good football player is a good football player. The Bills would’ve found ways to get McConkey on the field despite him being a “slot.” People get too caught up in position and scheme. You think Buffalo wouldn’t be immediately better w/ a player like Wes Welker or Cooper Kupp ? 

 

I disagree.

 

When the Rams had Cooper Kupp, but needed help on the Outside - would it have made sense for them to pass on trading for Odell Beckham Jr. (that they could put on the field at the same time as Kupp) to bring in another Slot like Kupp? No.

 

Likewise It would have made zero sense, when we already had Khalil Shakir (our Kupp), Dalton Kincaid, and Curtis Samuel to bring in another Slot guy - when literally all we had was Mack Hollins and nothing else on the Outside.

 

In a vacuum, I see the logic you're trying to go with. But when you have literally nothing at a position, you have to fill those spots first. Ladd McConkey would have served to take Khalil Shakir or Kincaid off the field and we'd be rolling with Hollins and MVS as our Outside guys with no backups. 

 

It'd have been like us drafting a Nickel CB in 2023 or 2025 when we already had Taron Johnson but needed to replace a starting Outside CB. Drafting a 3T when you need a 1T, a Middle Linebacker when you need an Outside Linebacker, an Interior Offensive Lineman when you need an Offensive Tackle. Just because they're in the same position group doesn't mean their skill set and talent at their natural position is transferrable anywhere.

Edited 12 hours ago by BillsFanForever19

[bmur66]

Staying up too late playing video games and then late for practice?

[billsfan_34]

Never liked the Coleman pick, still don’t like it. I think he is a 3 at best. I would sit his ass for a game and elevate Gabe Davis. 

[Jester]

I still like the Coleman pick. They were trying to get away from the little WRs and wanted someone that could get over the top of DBs. That’s what we go and I’m OK with it. 

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

Its clear to me that Keon has lost his mojo.

 

He needs to get it back and soon...

[uticaclub]

4 minutes ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

Its clear to me that Keon has lost his mojo.

 

He needs to get it back and soon...

Did he ever have mojo?