GunnerBill

Sean actually started as Andy's personal assistant. If there is anyone who knows how Andy Reid ticks it is Sean McDermott. Oh and of active Head Coaches in the NFL the guy with the best record against Andy Reid is also Sean McDermott.

I don't think KC won by conspiracy on Sunday. I think both the questionable calls the officials very much erred towards stay on the field. On the 4th down, being perfectly honest, I would not have overturned the call on the field either based on the video and my gut instinct at the time was he didn't make it. When I watch the video back I think he probably did make it but the ball is not in view at the critical moment it's behind someone's back so the refs would be guessing. They screwed the pooch on the Worthy catch though. That was clearly incomplete and should have been overturned. I'm not getting super mad about it though, they Bills had a hold call on that play anyway (think it was Taron Johnson) so the Chiefs were getting a new set of downs anyway even if it was 15 yards or so further back.

The NFL is a franchise model. They are all ultimately employees of the shield.

I think the league probably prefers that he keeps that detail private. He told the league he thought both calls were wrong, the league stood by them. The exact detail of that conversation can never come out well for the league, hence they are keen to avoid it.

I think he played heavier. I have seen him listed at 317lbs. That is roughly where I expect him to play at in the NFL. Somewhere between 315lbs and 320lbs which is right in the middle of the range for modern 1Ts. Indeed there are 1Ts who play at 310lbs. There are not many old school 340lbs beasts out there now and those that are generally are playing as true nose tackles in 3-4 schemes. He needs to catch the damn ball. His hands are BAD.

No, no, no. I could not disagree more. Blitzing the best QBs is an invitation to get carved up.

The last couple of years they have not drafted a ton of defense in the early rounds or spent that much on defensive FAs. They have moved their investment to offense somewhat. The issue in the draft is they have three first rounders in a row that have not played to expectations to varying degrees.

If we can get Princely at pick #56 that is an absolute steal. Love the Bryant pick too. In terms of mid round corners that suit our scheme he is #1 on the list.

I think they are both inside/outside flex guys.... as is Golden tbh. Of the three I'd describe Burden as an inside guy who can play some outside receiver and the other two as outside receivers who can play some slot (although Egbuka has played more slot for Ohio State the past two years).

He needs some help from Brandon though. Rolling this Dline and secondary out next year is not gonna do it.

He won't lose him job I don't think. Talent wise this is the worst D we have fielded since 2017 and that will give him some leeway. But I think he goes into next year very much on the hotseat.

None of which have any relevance to this regime.

Yes. They do. It is those two and Cole Bishop. That's it. In 8 drafts.

As I have demonstrated to you before though this regime's investment in DBs on the first two days of the draft (3 picks in 8 drafts) is a league low. The only position they have depriotitised more in the first 3 rounds of the draft has been Wide Receiver.

I do think corner is in play but by the time the Bills get on the board at their spots end of the 2nd the board is pretty cleared out. You are into Denzel Burke, Zy Alexander, Darien Porter etc and I think the 2nd round is too rich for all those guys. Given they don't have a third if they haven't snagged one in FA one of these three picks will be a corner. But it will require the draft to fall quite differently or some moving about the board.

I don't think it is fair to say Harmon is just a run stopper. As I said in the mock he had more QB pressures than any DT in the FBS last season. I think he brings more pass rush potential than either of the two 1Ts they have had here in Star and DQ. But yes his run game fundamentals are part of why I think he would be attractive to them. They like long arms, good pad level and solid fundamentals and Harmon ticks all those boxes. Yea, exactly. Played all over for the Ducks but mostly 3T. I think he projects better as a 1T in a modern NFL defense but he is gonna give you more pass rush juice than a lot of traditional 1Ts. I know Bond is gonna run fast but I would be really surprised if he ends up late 1st based on his film. I would want no part of him there. That is a reach IMO.

I like Golden too, he is my WR2. I am a little bit worried about his hands, there are too many drops on the film, and for the Bills sadly I just don't think he will be their type. He doesn't block, he isn't physical, he is a bit inconsistent with his effort at times and he has some injury history... and they have just always tended to shy away from those guys

Agree with both of those tweets although I'm not sure I describe 20-60 as "the middle". But I do largely agree with DJ's point. There are not a ton if top end, pure 1st round talents, but there is a lot of 2nd and 3rd round guys that are pretty interesting.

Cincy traditionally trades very little. I think something like 18 draft day trades since 1990. I would expect them to stay and pick. Yep. Occured to me putting it together too.

That would be another way of doing it, sure. My worry a bit on Tre to the Bills is I don't think he has that explosiveness you'd look for. I prefer him as a prospect to Keon Coleman but I think if you are running the two of them out there as your outside receivers you really lack an over the top threat. He is a better route runner than Keon, no doubt, and he can separate. I have a higher grade on him than I did Keon a year ago, I just think he is more possession receiver than an explosive guy. Somehow the Bills need some explosiveness.

Pad level and hands are the two big concerns I have. His hand technique is sloppy and he plays too upright other than in short yardage when it becomes a point of emphasis and he really focuses on getting in low. I also think the proliferation of outside zone run scheme in the NFL make him pretty easy to attack because once he has to move laterally, it's game off. Agree he is quicker than you'd expect at his size once he is getting up the field. But make him move laterally he struggles big time.

Yea that's true and I just think Oliver and Nolen might be too similar for the Bills tastes. I'd be really surprised if they wanted two shorter armed DTs together in the middle. Both Nolen and Harmon played more as 3Ts at the college level but I think Harmon is the safer projection to be a 1T in the NFL. Even though, having said that, Nolen is a beast of a run defender. I'm less high on Walker from Kentucky. While he is massive I don't love his game. Round 3 earliest for me.

I think Nolen's upside is higher personally. That isn't to say Harmon can't be a really good player, he can. I'm probably a bit higher than the consensus on Nolen at this point but I think teams will like him more than the talking heads. There will definitely be teams that don't have Sanders as a first round grade. I haven't graded the Quarterbacks yet, but based on what I saw watching Colorado a couple of times the past two years I'd be surprised if I have a 1st on him. But I think he is going top 6 at worst. I'd be amazed if at least two of Tennessee, Cleveland, Vegas and New York don't take Quarterbacks

As I said to @Bill from NYC above I love Nolen. I'd take him. My reasons for thinking the Bills would go Harmon in this scenario are: 1. Length. I know they took Ed Oliver who has shorter arms but generally long arms is something they look for and given they are looking for a guy to pair with Ed I think another shorter armed guy is unlikely to be where they go. Harmon has freakishly long arms. 2. I think Harmon right now is the better player at absorbing double teams and preventing offensive lineman from being able to get to the next level and get hands on a linebacker. The Bills are big on that from their D Tackles. 3. I think he is more consistent with his leverage than Nolen who can have issues letting olinemen get under his pad level and becoming a bit upright. Harmon's fundamentals are just a bit more consistent.

I haven't tried to justify or spin anything. The defense has to be better.