MrEpsYtown

Edwards was good under Kromer, then kind of regresses a bit and got the concussion. But he was on is way to becoming one of the better guards in the league. People want competition for the interior guys, to me this is legit competition if it happens. Just turned 26.

I thought the same thing.

Just a total lack awareness. I wish him luck, i’m glad he’s gone.

Q was okay. Veteran depth that you need to have around. I’m sure they will contine to add depth. This will probably turn into a “why aren’t we replacing Brown” thread. Then inevitably Creed Humphrey will get involved.

I don’t think they take him in the first, but he won’t get by them in the second. They are going to take Joey Porter imo, if he’s there.

I’m deep diving here Interesting under the radar edge guy, small school guy Oshane Ximines. Rookie year plays some DE, has 4.5 sacks as a rookie, second year he tears his rotator cuff and has surgery, it takes him awhile to get back. By then Pat Shurmur is fired, Joe Judge comes in. He get kind of lost in the shuffle. Daboll comes in and he moves to OLB and has 2 sacks. Became a rotational piece. I feel like he has been a bit of a victim of circumstance, I’d love to see what he can do as a rotational DE to complement the rest of the guys we have, a younger Shaq replacement with upside. He is a free agent and it doesn’t look like he is getting much of a look. The Bills had him in for a private workout visit during the 2019 draft year. Excellent first step, violent hands, and great bend, natural pass rush traits.

People have to get over the Creed Humphrey thing. Seriously. The Bills had Morse signed to a long term contract and obviously like him because he was still here. Humphrey was a flawed prospect coming out and that’s why he was a second round pick and the third center chosen, bad body, short arms, some sloppy things in his game. The Chiefs probably won’t even sign him when he becomes a free agent. Get over it. The Chiefs have done a nice job of drafting, but they have just as many misses as most other teams. And the Steelers? They are stacking guards for some reason and still don’t have a left tackle.

Oh man that run vs the Jets. Wow.

Yeah I think Sanders makes a lot more sense for a 3-4 team...he would fit awesome in Wink Martindale's defense because he can do so many things. I don't love him as a tampa 2 mike.

I agree with this. I am not sure what to make of him. I feel a lot more confident in Campbell and Simpson, but I do think Sanders can be really good eventually. Is he coming in and wearing the green dot? No way. Campbell yes. Simpson maybe.

100%! Zero chance I get that in if the GOAT was active

So thinking ahead, how many guys are dressed on Sundays last year? If Sherfield is indeed the new Kumerow, he will be active.

This is the kind of functional depth you want to have imo. No problem with this.

Might be the first time I ever broke the news here lol.

Former niner and Dolphin. That's all I know

The general consensus is that the pro bowl is complete BS, see Rodger Saffold. Whereas The All-pro team is legit, the real deal. Tremain has not been an all-pro, though he has gotten votes in the past.

Campbell feels like a guy who is going to be drafted by the Steelers or the Patriots or Seahawks or something and be the best linebacker in the league for 10 years and it will annoy me every day. We seem to ignore these types of blue-chippers, but as Doc mentioned, hopefully, the Kuechly connection pushes the envelope. You will have to take him at 27 though. He won't get to our round 2 pick imo. As crazy as it sounds, I could see Ron Rivera and Washington taking him at 16. Ideally, you can trade back a bit and take Campbell or Simpson. Nice little article on Campbell: https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/iowas-jack-campbell-is-a-middle-linebacker-nfl-scouts-destined-to-love/article_4159d946-b933-11ed-ad5c-2f2d2aa26cab.html

That is definitely Campbell imo. Simpson is kind of still learning the in box position, but his instincts are awesome as well, he just isn't as plug-and-play as Campbell imo. Simpson is probably the better playmaker.

I think they salivate over Simpson. I think that he their flavor of modern coverage backer. He may seem on the smaller side, but he's the same as Lavonte David, a bit taller. I prefer Campbell, but it's close. I really think Campbell is going to be special.

So I distinctly remember that they drafted Lane Johnson to be Peters' replacement and I was trying to remember why, but I couldn't so I had to look it up. Johnson was drafted in 2013. The fact that the Eagles were drafting in the top 5 was because they had a terrible season in 2012. They had a meh season in 2011 - Vince Young's dream team- after drafting a terrible guard in the first round Danny Watkins, and Sean McDermott was the scapegoat firing. So why were they so bad in 2012? Juan Castillo defensive coordinator. Also, in the spring of 2012, Peters ruptured his Achilles tendon. A couple of months later, he re-ruptures his Achilles and King Dunlap is their starting LT all year and he is awful. Jason Kelce was also hurt. The Eagles go 4-12 and Andy Reid gets fired. So fast forward to the 2013 draft, the Eagles aren't sure if a 30-year-old Peters is going to recover and aren't sure if he will still be good. Achilles injuries are tough for OL and especially for a guy who is 330+ and relies on his athletic ability. They draft Johnson with the intention of him replacing Peters, but Peters makes a miraculous recovery and actually continues to play well with Johnson at RT. As the years go by, Johnson expects to eventually move to LT, but Peters sticks around until he is like 38 years old and the Eagles don't want to move Johnson at that point. My overall point is that Johnson is the best RT in football, who should be playing LT, but circumstances put him on the right side. A great pick in an extremely weak first round, the Eagles also came away with Zach Ertz and Jordan Poyer in that draft. Johnson is the example of when picking a non-LT goes right, but the Eagles had every intention of having Johnson be their left tackle. I would say that the best "pure RT" 1st round pick who has worked out is Jack Conklin. He has been hurt a lot, but there is no denying that he is an excellent player. Another I would say is Tristan Wirfs, who was also drafted with the intention of eventually moving him to LT, which it looks like the Bucs will do this year. Good point on Landon Dickerson. With that in mind, it seems that most people feel like there are only 15 first-round players in this draft. The value of pick 27 is really the second round. Because of that, I won't riot if they pick a non-LT OL, however, I would prefer they use some of those mid-round picks on guards etc. Obviously, the draft is a crap shoot and I understand that most guys can be boom or bust. When you take a non elite non-LT in the first round there is no boom with the bust, and that is why I am typically against it.

Cooks is also a smurf whose been traded 4 times.

I hear you. At the end of the day, we all want the same thing here. They have to find good players and try to hit on the few picks they have regardless of round etc.

Got another? I mean c’mon. You cherry pick 1 dude and that’s it and you are telling me to try harder? Johnson was also drafted with the idea that he would move to LT, but Jason Peters lasted longer than they thought. It was also an extremely weak first round. Also if you bothered to read the thread, I actually brought him. So you try harder man.

I would live with it, but man that would suck.