MrEpsYtown

Man when you look at some of the guys picked after him? Ugh wasted opportunity there and another wasted pick. I think it’s a combination of the coach connection and the need for depth at linebacker, I suppose a Milano backup. Baylon Spector looked better every time we saw him. So this, the punter, and Tenuta, 3 wasted draft picks. And that is why we are where we are.

Yep I feel you, but I just like quality over quantity. That is why we are home right now, lack of quality.

But then you are spending like 6 million or so on the position. In that case I would rather just sign a Miles Sanders, David Montgomery type in that 6-8 million range. Honestly I’d cut down Hines’s pay and replace Devin with a rookie. 3.5 does make some sense though. That was what the range was thats they were going to pay for McKittrick. BTW they got extremely lucky there. Washington did the Bills a favor. He totally sucked this year. No touchdowns. 95 yards rushing, 173 receiving. Got hurt. Might be done as it is his second serious neck injury and he is probably going to get cut. Again, exhibit 6,734 why you don’t pay running backs unless they are elite. After the elite its all the same.

I just want to pay the guy who knocks my socks off. I am just against signing a meh player whose production can be filled by a mid round rookie. Spend another draft pick on another average back. That’s fine in my book. Paying an average RB doesn’t make sense unless he is extremely cheap.

“Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent. They build bridges to nowhere and tunnels to nothingness…Those who excel in them seldom do in anything else, therefore, there are no excuses.” At the end of the day you have to overcome, as hard as it is and as sad as all those terrible events are, you have to. Champion caliber teams and people overcome. Remember Dion’s player tribune: “There’s been enough talking. But the Mafia knows what’s true. And what’s true is: We’re all in. We’re done waiting, we’re done coming at the king and missing, we’re done knocking on the door of this sh*t, with no answer, for this damn long. We’re keeping it SIMPLE this run. Because — straight up: It’s just football. You know what I’m saying? It’s JUST football!! And we’re better than these other teams at it, so let’s beat four of them and then have a parade.“ Forget about the elephant. Enough is enough. Get it done. Finish the job.

And honestly, I am not sure what they are going to do. It will interesting to see. He’s a perfectly good player and better than a lot in the league. His presence or lack thereof will not be the determining factor whether or not we win a super bowl, that all falls on Josh and the offense at the end of the day. It comes down to dollars and cents. Sure you can pay him like a top 5 backer, but its an overpay. He’s more like a top 15-20 guy. I’ve been a defender of his and felt like he would get better, but after 5 seasons, he is what he is, a solid top 15 inside backer….Paul Pozluzny. You could probably get the same production in this defense from other UFAs like TJ Edwards or Drue Tranquill. They don’t look as impressive, but get the job done and are probably much cheaper.

So if you go back a page or two in this thread, there is a video I posted where Jake Butt analyzes Jack Campbell. A part of the video Campbell knocks the ball out, anticipates a throw, and catches a tipped pass. What Butt says is that the game has truly slowed down for Campbell so he makes these plays off anticipation and instincts. That made a ton of sense to me. As I am watching it I started to think about Tremaine. The game has not slowed down for him. He always plays with his hair on fire. He doesn’t anticipate or make instinctual plays and that is why he doesn’t cause any turnovers. He gets manipulated in coverage and doesn’t anticipate where the ball is going. That is always going to hold him back. Despite being an incredible athlete, he is almost always a half a step behind. The people who cause turnovers are always a half a step ahead. Solid player, but the game is moving too fast for him at this point.

If you have speed, downfield blocking doesn’t matter. I mean I like Singletary, but he isn’t special and that’s why you do not pay him. His blocking is ok, he can catch a little. Solid, but meh. And I think that is why they keep drafting RBs, so they never have to pay one.

My thrift shop WR targets look like this: I would like them to take a look at Randall Cobb. An older guy yes, but I think he could come here and be the Emmanuel Sanders vet who makes big plays for Josh. A slot guy who may be a bit under the radar is Scotty Miller. Runs in the 4.3s and has shown off that speed in games. He catches the ball and has had some very good games in the past in which he kind of took over. He is coming off a bit of a down year. Can he become a faster Cole Beasley? Maybe. All I know is he is faster and younger than Zay McKenzie. I really like Mack Hollins from the Raiders. Honestly whenever I watch them, he makes plays. He is aggressive and he really blocks. He should not be expensive. Hollins is huge, fast, and excels on special teams but is also a functional receiver. He can replace Kumerow as a gunner and actually help the offense. Plus he is a super weird dude, which is awesome. Another under the radar guy who continues to make plays for KC is Justin Watson. Big athlete, great size, big hands and ball skills. Super smart UPENN kid. He posted a big time RAS, 6-2, 215, a 4.4 forty and 40 inch vert. He is showing that he can play in the NFL with KC.

Just add here, I think the Bates looking more comfy at left guard thing has two sides to it. First, he was playing next to Dion as opposed to Spencer Brown. Playing next to an experienced guy makes a lot of difference for a young guy. Also at PSU he made the majority of his starts at LT, so in practice he was never working as a swing type guy and would have taken all his reps in indy as a LT. So perhaps he just has a natural feel for that right side.

I hear ya, I still don’t he will ever be more than a 10-12 carry a game guy. Hes meh

I disagree. Teams are going to keep chasing the Sean McVay model and hire losers like Nate Hackett over and over again, every once in awhile you find a Zac Taylor. Just hire good coaches and leaders of men. Side of the ball should not matter. Head coaches are supposed to be CEOs and should not favor one side or the other. I think the Texans are going to hire DeMeco Ryans and the Colts may hire Wink Martindale.

Yeah nobody is going to sign Devin to be a feature back. Maybe a #2. I hope that he is not back. He ain’t it.

Because Josh is big and tall it doesn't matter. His center is 6-6. However, Brown really struggles with leverage and that would hurt him as the post man on double teams and dealing with the smaller stockier bowl ball DTs. It is his skill set that keeps him from being a guard, not his size. I mentioned him in another thread. I like Edwards. He replaced Saffold in LA and was very solid. Here is the thing with Edwards, he had a horrible year and he got hurt. When Jordan Phillips embarrassed that guard in week 1 with the inside swim move, that was Edwards. He had been mostly durable and an above average guard under Kromer and he fell off a cliff this past year. So he can't be your answer, but he is a great guy to bring in and compete.

I didn't have a problem with the Saffold signing. But it was clear as day, to anyone who watches football how horrible he was, and they never made any effort to replace him at all. I know their depth wasn't great, but their was no attempt. Is Van Roten better? I dunno. Ike Boettger when he came back? At this point yeah. They got rid of Quentin Spain quick and should have replaced Saffold in the same manner. Another weird thing to me, why put the two most inexperienced linemen on the line next to each other on the right? I mean stick Bates between Dawkins and Morse and Saffold/Van Roten next to Brown. The whole process around Saffold was weird and illogical.

Frazier would have never been here because he would not spend on quality assistants and coordinators. Zero shot. It would George Edwards or bust.

He exists and his name is Jack Campbell. Love that guy. He has Tremaine's size and his instincts are off the charts, but it's unlikely he will test like Tremaine. I am excited to see what he does at the combine. Campbell might be one of my favorite linebackers I have seen in awhile. 6-5, 246. The Bills likely won't draft him because he doesn't have that sideline to sideline range, but he makes up for that with tremendous instincts. He's awesome. To me he is a bigger Logan Wilson with better instincts.

Yeah don't pay either. Never pay a running back, draft them in the 3-6 range, use them for all they are worth, rinse and repeat. Restructure Hines and spread that money over two years as a change of pace guy and return guy. Say goodbye to Singletary and watch him toil in obscurity as a the #2 back in Jacksonville or something.

As crazy as it might sound, I see the Panthers throwing the bag of money at Daniel Jones. Born and raised in Charlotte, went to Duke, good fit with Reich, still young. DJ Moore is really good.

I am not surprised they didn't hire Wilks, but they screwed up.

Yeah I think that is where losing Beasley hurt. I thought Crowder looked pretty good early on as that intermediate guy, then he got hurt. That really intelligent and subtle route running was missing with McKenzie (who will never be that guy) and Shakir, who has a chance to develop into that. You have to consider bringing back a Beasley or a Crowder or similar guy in FA like Randall Cobb. Jakobi Meyers is a perfect fit but may be too expensive.

Steve Wilks, come on down

Yeah I think their personnel is tailor made fo a gap scheme run mix. That is when they are at their best. Their run and pass games are super vanilla, zero play action. As much as he sucks as a play caller, a little Greg Roman run game would really help their cause.

This was the knock on Davis when he was drafted, and part of why he dropped. And honestly it is a problem that it has not changed. Blame him and the coaches. Also blame them for allowing Hodgins to get away (essentially the anti Davis). Just poor evaluations.

Agreed. They have not shown the patience to let these IOL guys develop. With the Wyatt Teler thing (not trying to beat a dead horse) but they brought in guys like Quentin Spain and Jon Feliciano and draft Cody Ford. That essentially pushed Teller off the roster. They never let the guy develop. I suppose my point is that if they drafted interior O linemen every year, they still would have signed guys like Saffold and pushed the young guys off the roster anyway. The only reason you cut a guy like Morse if you are reallocating that money to a top guard and moving Ryan Bates to center. Otherwise they should keep him around and extend imo.