ROCBillsBeliever

Another quick note on the stiff-arm / upright runner point: I have seen some posts about Texas RB D'Onta Foreman being a good fit for the Bills (i.e. One-cut back, good in short-yardage, BIG back). All of these estimates are true, from the tape of him I've watched; HOWEVER, Foreman--as compared to Perine--has the following flaws (some physical; some "hype-imposed" by draftniks): -Upright runner. Due to his height + running style, he is easier to tackle than the low-running / bulldozer-style Perine. -Too "stiff" of a stiff-arm. Defenders see it coming and avoid it. Watch his tape. -Ranked higher by many draftniks (Walter Football has him at 6th best RB), meaning we may have to use our 3rd for him... I want that 3rd for a CD/S/WR! I don't think he would be as good of a value pick for us, as he would likely require a higher pick than Perine, and the upright running makes me wary that he would be an easier tackle for LB's / DB's. Just my two cents.

New poster, so cut me some slack... With all the ruckus over letting Gilislee walk (this post is not meant to give an opinion either way; what's done is done. Moving on, now...), let's talk potential replacements in the draft. Granted, we have a very big question mark in J. Williams. Posters here--present company included--could argue all day on whether he will step up. I'm not arguing that, either; time will tell... arguing on a message board will not tell what we have in J. Williams. I'm hoping he does work out, BUT, regardless, MY pick to replace Gilly is Oklahoma's Samaje Perine. Here are my reasons: 1) From viewing a few highlight reels, he is clearly capable of the following: -Bouncing off tacklers -Running through LB's, CB's, and S's (Watch some tape... Can you IMAGINE the vaunted Patriot, Stephon Gilmore, attempting to tackle Perine? I would die laughing at Hoodie's expression when he proceeds to flatten Gilmore 10x in a game...). -Stiff Arm City: Population Perine! His use of stiff-arms looks natural and fluid, NOT running upright and putting a hand out there, but throwing an arm if and when necessary, in stride, and while maintaining balance. -Incredible contact balance, coupled with an innate ability to recover from glancing tackles. -One-cut runner, fitting for the Dennison zone-blocking scheme, and similar to Gilly-style. -I would be concerned about his wonderlic score... the guy clearly doesn't know the definition of the phrase "give up"... Fail on the wonderlic... WIN on the locomotive-train-that-pancakes-LB's... I'll take the win... -As a strong short-yardage back, he provides an excellent compliment to Shady. Evidence (please watch before shooting down these claims...): 2) Walter Football ranks Perine as their 9th best RB, and they have him going between the 3rd and 5th rounds: http://walterfootball.com/draft2017RB.php -We are told (okay... here's some speculation... fillet my freaking innards for allowing a hint of it to potentially destroy my argument!) that this is a deep class at RB... That's my only speculation... -That aside, there is ample evidence that the RB position is severely undervalued in today's NFL, providing for a potential drop into Walter Football's "worst case" scenario of Perine going in the 5th round. -The Pats have 6 RB's under contract, and the following picks: Two 3rd's, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th... I HIGHLY doubt they will steal Perine out from under us with either of their 3rds or a 4th. Yeah, they don't need anybody to win another ring... they could draft ME in the 3rd, and still win... Point being: it's highly unlikely they will scorch us on this one. I'm praying that's the case! -We have 3 (THREE) 5th round picks... We can use one on Perine, and let him and J. Williams duke it out for RB 2. I welcome insights and comments. PLEASE don't hate on the speculation that this is a deep RB class... I feel that my argument is sound. Thanks.