Bill from NYC

No thoughts on Chris Allen?

It's that time again. With the draft approaching, the following is how I rate the Crimson Tide draft eligible players. Now, please do understand: 1) I am NOT trying to pass myself off as a scout, or any other type of "expert." We do have a few on this board. I am by no means one of them. 2) My comments are based on years of watching these kids, however; many of the players that I list have only been a starter for 1 season. 3)) This group is a far cry from the 2020 class. In fact, I think that is one of the weakest Alabama classes that I have seen in quite some time. Also, I must point out that the defenders I list had the advantage of playing with Will Anderson who is easily the best defensive player in the NCAA (imo) and took much heat off of them. OK? Here goes..... 1) Evan Neal - OT Evan played at Guard and RT before switching over to LT last season. It was a smooth and easy transition. The kid is gigantic and very smart. He obviously wants to stay on the left side and lost lots of weight for the combines. I believe that he will be a fine NFL LT but he will need to watch his weight. Players his size scare me (Mike Williams Syndrome) but this kid is agile and of course super strong. If he gains weight and plays RT, I project him to be one of the best ever. If only he could be a Buffalo Bill! 2) Josh Jobe - CB Josh lacks true top end speed imo but he is an instinctive, aggressive play maker with good size and strength. He suffered through various injuries last year and struggled at times which will effect his draft status imo. I would love for the Bills to pick him up, but not before round 3 or 4. (Yes, I said this about the Bills drafting a CB). 3) Shane Bolden - Slot Rec. Small but not very fast tough guy who gets open and has decent hands. Now, how much of his getting open was due to the fact that defenders had to cover GREAT WRs and let him roam? Maybe quite a bit. Can he make it in the NFL? I'm not so sure but I hope so. 4) Bryan Robinson - RB BRob is a genuine tough guy. He is a good downhill runner, tough to tackle, a very good pass blocker and a fine ST player. He got better as a receiver in his senior year. His downside? He isn't very fast and does not get off to quick starts. I like the kid but he is no Najee Harris. Not even close imo. I think that he will last into the 4th or 5th round. 5) Jameson Williams - WR Jameson only played 1 year at Bama, so my time watching him was obviously limited. What I can say for sure is that he got better as the season progressed. He has good hands and blinding speed. If he can get a defender to flinch, he is gone. He is thin and his shoulders seem a bit narrow on TV, but he has wiry muscles and doesn't appear to be scared over the middle. Now, would he be a great fit on the Bills? I think so. After he left with the knee injury, he was walking around with no limp (whatever that means). Josh Allen can throw as far as Jameson can run and long pass plays between those 2 are fun to visualize so yes, I would like to see the Bills draft him. Do I think that he is as good as Jalen Waddle or Davonta Smith? Sorry, I do not. 6) Christian Harris - ILB Christian is a VERY talented, clutch player at what is now seen as a lesser value position. He took the field as a true freshman due to injuries to the starters and admittedly had little idea what to do. He seemed to improve every game. He is good in coverage, stout against the run, able to penetrate on blitz plays, and he is smart. I am very high on this kid and would love to see him in a Bills uniform. 7) Chris Owens - OL Backed up at 3 OL positions filling in for injured player. He never really stood out. Probably will be a UDFA. 8 ) Christopher Allen - OLB/Edge Very interesting player. He was GREAT in 2020 but was lost for the season in 2021 after getting injured in the opening game, in which he starred. He is a gifted pass rusher, an intense competetor, and he's good in every phase of the game. He played opposite Will Anderson when Will was a freshman who was still learning. IF Chris stays healthy, I think that he will be a VERY good player in the NFL. 9) John Metchie - WR I like him alot, having seen him in every game he has played, including the "A Game" as a freshman where he stood out. Metch had to wait his turn behind some spectacular receivers but he came through last season with flying colors, despite some injuries. He has very good hands and gets open, but what really stands out to me is the way he can catch the ball in tight coverage as well as make diving catches. He does not have lightening speed but he finds his way to the endzone. Would he be a good fit on the Bills? He sure would imo. 10) Phidarian Mathis - DT Strong kid with good penetration up the middle. Not exceptionally fast and I'm not sure that he is stout enough to be an NFL Nose. He was a vocal team leader at Bama and I liked his effort. I think he will go in the 3rd, or after. 11) Labryan Ray - DE Former 5 star who was often injured. Tide fans were always waiting for a brekout season. He a strong kid who plays hard. He is not exceptionally fast. If he can stay healthy there is upside. He will be a late round pick or a UDFA. 12) Jaylen Armour Davis - CB A big strong corner who ran good times at the combines. He missed time at Bama due to injuries, to include his entire freshman season. In 2021 he suffered a hip injury. JAD is a good player but is inexperienced when compared to the recent very good - excellent corners from Alabama. Still, he sure has talent and upside. With corners gaining in importance in this passing league (yeah, I said that), he might go earlier than I expect, but I view him as 3rd or 4th round. I also really haven't seen so much of him.

That makes sense and btw, long ovdue congrats on a GREAT screen name. I'm not sure what it means lol, but for a short period of time, Lett was the best DT that I have ever seen.

Giving away the store for Watkins when we had no QB was also rather dumb. The man had no self control.

New York City was so damned cold I had to get out of that town before I got old California, rock and roll dream Got too high and we blew our whole scene But we had a good time Old times, good times

Was it, even though he gave him a needless, cap killing raise?

HBD Bro!

Whaley is a horror show as a GM. An utter disaster who gives away the store. He is like an undisciplined kid in a candy store. That said, I heard from posters in the know that he is a gentleman. I believe this and hope that he gets the job. Besides, we tend to not play well against the Steelers and as a Bills fan, it would be nice to see him lead the Steelers straight down the tubes. What I will say in his behalf is that he is a GREAT dresser. The guy wears really nice suits and sure does know his color combinations!

>>>A relative of Hicks told NBC 6 that the customer she shot at squirted or threw mayonnaise in her face before the gunfire. <<< This is great, thanks for posting it. Thanks to God that nobody was hurt, but squirting mayonaise caused 5 gunshots? Really? I gotta admit, I never encountered this exact situation. 🙂😲

How can you help it, when the music starts to play? And your ability to reason, is swept away Oh, heaven on earth is all you see, you're out of touch with reality And now you cry, but when you do, next time around someone cries for you Hey, everybody plays the fool, sometime Use your heart just like a tool, listen baby They never tell you so in school, I wanna say it again, Everybody plays the fool

In fairness to McNally, he had zero talent to work with.

YES!!!!! OMG was he freaking awful!!! Btw in your link, they mention Duke Preston and trey Teague LOL.

No, this was a big, strong looking black guy. We fans were thrilled by the signing. He looked as if he was just what we needed until he took the field. He couldn't block anyone and wasn't even good at snaps. He was the Terrence Pennington (RT) of centers lol. Someone will remember him. And yes, Anderson was another who I completely pushed out of my mind! 👍

I think that this was a GREAT move! 2022 appears to be a very poor QB draft. I will get slammed for saying this but I really don't care: If we need him for a couple of games, he will NOT be such a big dropoff from Trubisky. Excellent move by Beane!!!

Blocking players from your mind is part of being a Bills fan. Thankfully, we are a great team now and it happens less and less. I don't know how far back you go, but do you remember Chris Villarreal? We signed him as a UFA and he was a very good guard.....for 5 or 6 games until his body fell completelyy apart, and we got crushed. I had to look up his name. Later, we signed a center from the Vikes. He looked like he coud really play, until it became apparent after a few games that he could not block anyone, ever. I blocked out his name, and perhaps 10 others just from the OL that were tear inducingly bad. If you think that I place too much emphasis on the importance of blocking, please cut me a bit of slack because as a Bills fan, I have seen some of the worst blockers in NFL history, and I don't want to see a probable HOF QB like our own Josh Allen get crushed.

I never said any different and btw, if you met him in person I think that you would agree. He is modest and unassuming. But ya know, I like it when folks go out on a limb and express opinions.

Do note the word "almost" in my post.

Nobody is perfect in terms of predictions, but he has been almost exclusively correct for well over 20 years.

Hold on just a second.....was @BADOLBILZright? How can this be possible? 😲🏈

Take me down little Susie, take me down I know you think you're the queen of the underground And you can send me dead flowers every morning Send me dead flowers by the mail Send me dead flowers to my wedding And I won't forget to put roses on your grave

I want more. Josh Allen is the primary reason that this team is so good and I want him to have all of the protection that they can provide him with. Doesn't this make sense?

He has suffered some injuries in the NFL. If healthy, OJ is big, fast, has good hands and is a fairly good blocker. Oh.....I left out the fact that he comes up HUGE in the clutch. As I said in another thread, a healthy OJ Howard (with Josh Allen throwing to him) is going to win football games for the Buffalo Bills. Now, can we please get OL help and another high quality wide receiver!?!

Yes and no. It's way more involved.

In just a few days I will give an analysis on every draft eligible Bama player.

You would love the book I talked about, "The Ultimate Evil" by Maury Terry. I won't give it away but there is a 0% chance that Berkowitz did all of those murders. Not any chance at all. He did some, NOT all.