MrEpsYtown

Ok while I was commenting in the receiver coach post I was talking about Raheem Morris and brought up Kyle Flood. As I'm thinking about it, Kyle Flood would be a good fit as an offensive line coach. He was the head coach at Rutgers for a bit and work on those Greg Schiano teams. He has no Daboll connection, but he coached Bill Belicheck's son at Rutgers. He's currently the assistant offensive line coach in Atlanta, and McDermott and Dan Quinn are pretty tight, so if Quinn and Belicheck would recommend Flood, it would be hard to turn down. Kyle Flood is a good coach who struggled recruiting and got a bad rap because his kids on his teams got in lots of trouble.

Oh lord I'm a middle school teacher. You have no idea how bad it is.

Agreed. A 17 year career, played with Kurt Warner and Peyton Manning and won chamipnships. He got by doing his job and working hard and such. I think he is a great match.

I agree. I think Elway is terrible at his job. He gets a pass becuase of his legendary status.

Yeah my bad, that comment wasn't meant for you, it just was a general comment for th board. I am vehemently against drafting guards and right tackles in the top ten and people on the board keep using Nelson as a reason why you should, but they are ignoring the fact that Nelson is an amazing elite can't miss prospect. So apologies if it felt like I was being snarky towards you.

I agree that it's going to be a defensive lineman. Have you looked at right tackles on rosters around the NFL? It's not pretty. And of all 32 teams there are 2 right tackles who where top ten picks, Johnson and Conklin. And Johnson is really a left tackle playing right. Neither are all pros this year. And there a whole mess of linemen who where reached on and suck. Luke Joeckel, Jonathan Cooper, Warmack etc etc etc. it's just bad drafting. Quentin Nelson elite player. Lane Johnson elite athlete in a crap draft. You simply can't draft these guys if they aren't elite. There's no draft value and you will be passing on elite talents at more important positions. Left tackles are simply more important becuase they protect the blindside. It's a simple concept, but that's really it.

I thînk the fact that he was even drafted was a favor from McBeane to Ricky Proehl, kind like how Elway drafted Chad Kelly. I guess the good news is that they only crossed over one year in Carolina with McBEANE.

Raheem Morris and Dan Quinn are really tight. They go back to their days when Morris was playing at Hofstra and Dan Quinn was coaching there. Morris spend some time a sa graduate assistant there too. My buddy played at Hofstra during that time and he's tight with Quinn, Morris and Kyle Flood. They are all Hofstra guys.

I've sat in on clinics with Noel Mazzone a number of times. He is a huge zone blocking guy and an RPO guy. Not sure that fits with Daboll, but I just wanted to lend what little knowledge I had on the subject. You can find a lot of his presentations online as he teaches an N-Zone concept. If you want to learn more about football and RPOs check them out. He's worked with Daboll on Mangini's staff so who knows. I like Ricky Proehl, and I wonder if McDermott can lure him back. Return the favor for drafting his son?

Ok some offensive line stuff I have learned over the years, coaching for 12 years in high school and going to many clinics. For some, right guard is considered more difficult to play because offensive lines usually slide their protection to the left. Meaning the center, guard and left tackle work in tandem to pick up blitzes. It makes sense to slide your protection to the side of the team's best pass rushers, which is usually the right end or rolb to attack the blind side of the quarterback. The running back usually goes opposite the slide, or tight end usually lines up on the other side, giving the right tackle some help. That often leaves the right guard in a one on one situation. Marshall Yanda/Zach Martin are the prototypes. With all of the crazy exotic blitzes these days, not all of this is important, but it is in line with the simple concept that teams need to protect the blind side of the quarterback. Also, because teams mostly use their tight ends on the right, (obviously this changes but many teams are very right handed) your defensive three technique winds up on that side a lot, giving him a one on one. It's how guys like Geno Atkins are so dominate.

I think Conklin is a bit overrated and I think the trade up did not make sense. However, it really was not a very good draft. I probably would have waited and took he or Decker..whoever was left. Conklin is a very good player, but I think rushers with some speed like Jerry Hughes would give him a lot of problems if he were playing left tackle. He'd probably be okay because of his excessively long arms. (I feel like we debated Conklin a little while back Gunner.) I do think Conklin can work his way up to the Lane Johnson category.

On the center idea, they highest drafted center over the last 20 years or so was Mike Pouncey at #15. It just is not done. The highest paid center in the league is Ryan Jensen, who was a tackle drafted in the sixth round who converted to center. Free agents we all want Paradis - 6th round Morse - 2nd round Easton - UDFA Darryl Williams - 4th round According to PFF, who I don't love but a lot of people do...Jason Kelce is their highest rated center. Drafted in the 6th round. Their highest rated RT is Mitchell Schwartz, who was drafted in round 2. Take a look at their top 25 offensive lineman of 2018. https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-top-25-offensive-linemen-of-the-2018-nfl-season Just 4 of them are top ten picks, Lane Johnson being the only RT on the list drafted in the top ten. The value just isn't there. If a guy is deemed a right tackle it means that there is some flaw in his game that keeps him from being a left tackle. That means he's going to be a flawed player right off the bat.

They need to be elite to be picked in the top ten imo. Trade down? Sure. Otherwise it's a wasted pick with little upside. If they aren't in the Quentin Nelson, class you don't do it. I believe you should't do it for left tackles either...unless they are elite. They elite talent in the class are defensive tackles, Allen and Bosa, Devin White. The exception to this is when the Titans took Jack Conklin. It was a sort of weak draft after the top five so they drafted for need. But the passed on Leonard Floyd, Tunsil, Taylor Decker to do so. If Williams or Taylor are teh BPA at 9, fine take them. I count 12 defensive prospects better than those guys. Seriously everyone, please understand that Jonah Williams and Taylor and Little are nowhere near the elite talent that Quentin Nelson is. Not even close.

I think Lawrence definitely gets the franchise tag and I am assuming Clowney does as well. But I think Trey Flowers from New England maybe hits the market. I think they may use the tag on Gostkowski.

In the 2017 draft I really liked Trubisky and I was intrigued by Mahomes. I did not like Watson at all. But deep down I really wanted to wait for 2018 and get Josh Allen. He seemed like the prototype quarterback the Bills had been looking for, for a very long time. Big, huge arm, big hands etc etc etc. As we approached the draft in 2018 I didn't think we would get a shot at Allen. So I started to study Rosen a lot and started to feel very strongly that he was our guy. I did not like Mayfield or Jackson. I liked Allen, Rosen, Darnold. On draft night I was somewhat disappointed for about 2 seconds, because I really convinced myself that we were going to draft Rosen. I realized that I should have stuck with my gut all along and stayed loyal to the idea of Josh Allen. I flip flopped a bit, but I really was okay with Darnold, Allen, or Rosen. I've been very happy watching him play. The last time I was excited about a Bills quarterback was Drew Bledsoe, and Jim before that obviously. Allen is the real deal. He's humble, hard working, smart, and has ridiculous athletic upside as a passer and runner. There is a ton of work to be done, but I truly believe we have found our guy for the long haul. He's perfect for Buffalo.

I was thinking about the Chicago model on my way in to work. I think it is a great point.

I will keep beating the Mitch Morse drum, but he's a better player than Paradis. I know PFF grades Paradis higher, but Paradis is a zone center. Smallish, athletic, Gary Kubiak type center, Tom Nalen type. He is not scheme versatile. Morse can fit into any scheme, blocks with power and is really good pass blocking. He's had some injuries, but he is the better player and fit. If we wind up bringing in zone type scheme next year, then Paradis makes sense, but Morse is the guy you really want. He's a great fit for Buffalo. Don't be blinded by PFF grades, look at the whole picture. Morse has been huge for Mahomes and would be great for Josh. Morse has injury concerns, but he is the better player.

Beane says he will not draft for need. I believe him. If he reaches on any of those guys, he's full of it. When teams draft for need that's how guys like JJ Watt and Aaron Donald fall. I hope the teams in front us make that type of mistake.

His ceiling is so much higher than Williams, but he's a right tackle imo. I am not drafting either of those guys in the top ten.

These guys should just stay home, stay single, and swim in their money like Scrooge McDuck. Maybe make love to a microwaved bagel once in a while. Its seems these issues are so easily avoidable, but some of these dudes just don't know how to avoid them.

I think there's something in my eye

Tasker needs to get in. Also getting annoyed at how easy it is for recievers to get in all of a sudden. Andre had to wait, Art Monk. It's dumb that it is so easy all of a sudden. Edgar Martinez needs to get in too. But we probably don't need to worry too much about the HOF for a while.

I think Lock will dominate the combine for sure. Haskins probably does to. I think the Giants take one for sure. Jaguars should sign Teddy Bridgewater.

I appreciate the effort. I love what you did with free agency there. Morse, Conley, Humphries, Williams should be big time pursuits of ours. If we landed Humphries, I'd offer Zay Jones to the Chargers for Forrest Lamp. I don't love the draft, but I'm okay with a receiver if there is a trade down. But I still think we go defensive tackle round 1. Nice job.

He isn't drafting a receiver in the top ten. He will not draft for need and reach.