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Fair, and Beane literally said that in his last interview before the draft...alluding to having a higher priority on secondary help than DL for those reasons heading into the draft essentially. But DT was def still a need, we need to get off the field on 3rd downs...near last in the league was a massive issue. Getting more guys on the DL to just get us off the field one or two more times a game puts us literally in the SB this year and past KC in our last 3 losses. So if TJ can just impact 3rd downs and help our front guys affect the play and get us off the field more, thats a pretty important aspect we have literally been devoid of. I get what you are saying...but its not 80% of the snaps we are struggling the most - its those 3rd down plays where we give up 3rd and long because our corners failed and our front guys got no pressure. First 2 picks literally were to change those very things, which is what helped Philly dominate KC a game after we got embarrassed nearly every 3rd down by KC. Will it work? We will see, but I get the intent here.

I thought Raiders would take Sanders here to groom behind Geno...lmao...he may not go this round now

I don't know anything here...but I have a feeling Raiders take him to groom behind Geno...steal this late and I don't think Carrol is afraid of handling his ego.

To be fair though: Any DL player we chose comes in essentially as a rotational piece, that is just how we run our DL here. Whether that is the right or wrong way to do it is fair to question, but it is how they use them, even Ed

2 myths already for a guy whose been a Bill less than 30 minutes...might be a new record. He is too small - Incorrect. We gave up 2 seconds to go up 15 spots - Also incorrect. We moved back 10 spots in regards to our other 2nd. TSW doing TSW things in peak midseason form

My guess 305

Amazing - this kid has been a Bill for all of 10 minutes and already has a false fan myth - "He is too small" I don't know who needs to hear this (although it seems to be most of you) - but he is not undersized or small...not to mention he just said he is comfortable playing at 310 without losing any of his explosiveness. That is neither undersized or small.

He said he is comfortable playing at 310 and loses no explosiveness. Thats not small though...

Everything is always fair to question...declaring the kid a bust like some are over a name they heard called is wild. Not you, but others. Especially when we had him in for a visit and met with him multiple times. Picking him shouldn't have been a surprise.

I get where you are coming from...but think about that for a second...by default of that statement, that essentially means no DT he picks is the right DT then, because he doesn't get the benefit when it comes to DT...so by default its gonna be the wrong pick just by the nature of being a DT

Its amazing watching the freak out happen by people who don't know anything about him other than his weight they just read when he was picked. This guy can play. Everyone upset over "part-time" DT not realizing any and every DT we could have or would have drafted would have been on the same rotation and "part-time" snap count. That is how they use their DL. There is a lot of beef still left in this draft too for them to add some later for situational run clogging as well. PS: We aren't losing many games because we are being run on...we keep getting bounced by teams like KC we allow 35 PPG to while they lose the next week avg 17 PPG. And its Mahomes and the inability to cover and the inability to get to Mahomes. 2 things Eagles did to smash Chiefs. And 2 things we just tried to address with our first 2 picks.

OH SNAP ON THE CLOCK! LFG

Not a surprise...best QB in the draft IMHO.

Doesn't look like Sanders...

Would have preferred he went elsewhere than our division, I think he is gonna be a good back

This felt like an obvious pick here

Higgins is a nice fit for Houston...trade down worked out well for them

I might be in the minority, but watching him at UCLA I like Carson. He had been rising fast on draft boards after killing his workouts and interviews too.

I wouldn't be against it...he is a talent...especially if it's a day 3 pick. HOWEVER - From what I seen, it seems pretty doubtful this guy is a culture fit here. I mean it seems like the main reason he is available is because he has had effort and attitude problems. He has been in Tomlin's dog house several times. And he doesn't seem like a guy who would be happy/content in a system that isn't feeding him the ball like a lead WR. So I remain skeptical Bills would be interested personally...

Those grades and projections are pretty meaningless though. Once you get out of the early rounds, those things are wildly different from team to team and how picks flow. IMHO Thornton likely doesn't make it to our pick at 109 and I think likely goes 3rd round. Lot of teams showing interest, including Bills.

Being a dad makes this stuff hit different now...not gonna lie actually got choked up a little bit just reading this story out loud to my wife. Its like sad yet uplifting all at the same time.

Yup...thats a lot different than what is being insinuated here. Most important thing here is that when these meetings are happening, the teams evaluations of all players are not complete, their board isn't finalized, their scouting and interviewing isn't done. There is no way as he is ending their meeting they are certain he is their guy...and then you still have the actual draft and how the board falls factoring in. Everything leading up to the draft suggested DB first, and everything I saw from Beane during and after the draft suggests to me they got their guy, especially given most the top corners were still on the board, so they had their pick of who they wanted. Beane also said he had trade offers to go back, but they were not moving off him. They got their guy IMHO

Most projections say like 4th...but 6'5" and 4.3 speed is getting peoples attention. I doubt he makes it to the 4th. He has reportedly been crushing his interviews and workouts too. I think he is going to go earlier than projections had been saying.

I would legit consider him at 62...but ideally we get back in the 3rd and get him there, although I think he can come off anywhere from late 2nd to 4th. So if they want him, I wouldn't be mad if he was the guy at 62 which would tell me they came away from his interview and private workouts with the same opinion I have...which he is both an elite vertical prospect with untapped potential to be a future starter and more than just a deep threat. DO IT BEANE!

Can you find me a regime that has a perfect score and hits 100% of the time? Did you forget Benford was a 6th round pick the same year and developed into an immediate starter and then into a pretty good CB we just gave a nice 2nd contract too? This need to hang only the losses and never credit the wins with this regime is something I will never get.