Bleeding Bills Blue

I think my concern with crowning the browns is that they went 2-3 against pitt and baltimore, and the 1 win was against rudolph and the other had a bit of a flukey start to give them some really good field position and points. Good (not great) offense (14th in points, 16th in yards), but a great rushing attack. Defense was 21st in points and 17th in yards - they drafted here and added clowney so there's definitely some room to improve a bit. 2-0 against cincy 4-0 against the NFCE L to the jets L to the raiders The biggest win on their schedule was probably Tennessee, but they also beat Indy. 7-2 in 1 score games. Their offense is probably good for them to win some of these, as mayfield cut down on turnovers and they play more ball control. But these were 1 score games that included Cincyx2, Houston, Philly, jax, the jete, and steelers backups week 17. I think they can push for the division lead here, but any of baltimore/pitt/cleveland can win that division. NFCE vs NFCN is a big difference, and they play the AFCW - plus NE and Houston.

They don't. Teams with fewer picks were dinged with the bottom 3 being the rams, seattle, and houston. Also ignored is the fact that chicago lost a 1st round pick to acquire the player that is giving them such a high mark. So...

I think with limiting what you can bring to rookie minicamps, it may have been somewhat beneficial to add a round or 2 to the end of the draft. Randomize the order of the rounds, and no trades. Just so teams can grab a couple of extra bodies.

I think the scheme wasn't as good a fit for singletary. He's going to need reps to get better on the outside zone stuff if that's what buffalo is trying to run. But generally the offensive line isn't good at it so I'm not sure why we ran it so much. Breida is an interesting case - he's always a change of pace guy as he's somewhat undersized, but he brings some speed to the position. I won't fully ignore miami's failure to utilize him at all, but they have a pretty poor offensive line. He also had 2 fumbles in under 70 touches - which tends to put you in the dog house.

I hope between the new tackle (for tackle eligible plays), and some increased competition at guard/center (lamp, douglas, healthy ford) that there is a better plan for short yardage than QB sweeps. They don't work that well and allen tends to have ball security issues on designed runs more than QB scrambles. Running the ball more effectively in general is important, and its clear that they struggle to get into a rhythm when they are in a pass heavy game. While some of the linemen offer superior pass protection skills, its clearly not been a major upgrade in the run game. Williams, Boettger, Morse all were not good enough as run blockers and it was usually backside players who were blowing up runs to the opposite side. Same goes with the tight ends - they need to get those backside ends and linebackers slowed down enough so that they can't come in and break up zone rushes. Its the big difference between a loss/no gain, and 5 plus. Moss is built well for a zone rushing attack as he has the juice to turn 3 into 5, and he's a solid 1 cut runner with enough speed. Singletary seems more likely a better fit for a power style of attack where he's more heads up into tacklers and can dance a bit more. Morse and the guards in 2019 had some solid execution on these plays with singletary as its a bit more of a block your man situation - pulling players know who to block etc.

Doesn't he have long arms?

Playing time is earned not given. To me Johnson has long odds. Obada isn't guaranteed anything, could be a trade candidate since he was cheap. Addison restructured, is clearly a team guy. But if he's hitting the wall, he doesn't need to be hitting it here. One of those 3 makes the 53, and probably is inactive as the season goes on.

Obada got 800k guaranteed and 1.5 total. To me he's long odds to make the roster. It's basically him and Addison with one spot. My money's on Addison for another year. Johnsons special teams contributions probably aren't enough, maybe he can hit the PS. I don't remember the rules there.

I thought maybe someone would trade up for that linebacker. But considering pass rushers went the next 2 picks, and teams probably saw them as likely pass rush destinations - you really needed someone to want a specific pass rusher and I don't think anyone was biting.

Having NFL nutritionists available, world class gym after a year off working out... wherever. I'm not worried about the testing tbh, more of my concern would be about his development of moves and counters. Just seeing him in a suit he looked like he could easily gain some weight.

You're losing murphy and johnson and gaining rousseau and obada. Who plays where and when - whatever... its still an upgrade.

Yep - Between Obada and Rousseau, johnson knows he needs to really start workin.

I mean... it's not a yes or no thing. You don't think hughes/addison/epenesa/obada will be banged up this year at all? He might not dress at first, and might contribute later in the year. But to say he won't dress all season is a bit premature.

There would be savings if Addison is cut, but he did restructure his contract so i think he's likely to stay. Obada could always be traded as well, same as Johnson.

DE - Hughes, Addison, Epenesa, Obada, Rousseau DT - Oliver Butler phillips Lotulelei Zimmer could absolutely win the job from phillips, and I'm not sure they don't draft another one to compete there anyway. 9 on 53, 8 on gamedays is the most likely scenario.

I like the music on ESPN though. It brings me back to those weekend drafts (that were far superior), where you'd sit on the couch for 16 hours and watch the draft.

I think not having the 4th hurts in a trade up scenario. The 2 5ths only likely push you up like 5-7 picks max. I'm for it. Current depth chart Tackle: Dawkins, Williams, Hart Guard: Ford, Feliciano, Boettger, Lamp, Douglas, Center: Morse, Bates There's definitely a need to infuse some younger talent in there. DB i think there's opportunity to bring in someone opposite Tre, but also someone to play big nickel against some of the more TE heavy rosters we'll be facing. I think the DT rotation could be upgraded too. Same with TE. So i'd put the needs at in some order: T, G/C, CB, DT, TE, S with 6 picks left. The last 4 are 5th rounders or later so unlikely to be major contributors in year 1. I think a CB, S, or DT would see the field more than the other positions so that's probably where I'd aim my next 2 picks assuming the value is appropriate. I wouldn't be mad though if a solidly graded offensive lineman falls, i don't think anyone between the Tackles is guaranteed anything.

I think this would be an interesting spot for rousseau to land. You get handed nothing here - playing time is earned.

Gonna have to take a job from Mckenzie whos well liked and has battled every year for a spot. Def a challenge for a rookie.

"Freak Athlete" "Generational" "Pro Ready" - must improve his hand usage, technique, footwork... So he's pro ready, but he needs to improve at every aspect of the position. And he'll start day 1 because you spent so much to acquire him.

George Godsey and Erik Studesville...

They got 2 OC's...

22nd in yards offensively, and 20th in yards allowed defensively. Turnovers are big, but good teams tend to turn it over less, and they tend to fluctuate from year to year.

I thought it was a big overpay at the time. Same with everyone the jets signed. Byron jones at top 5 money is a bit excessive, but he's a good player at least.

Well Flowers sucked anyway, so i don't think him being there should have prevented them from going oline there. Their offensive line will hold them back if its not addressed - they cant run the ball, and if they don't protect their QB it won't really matter.