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Trading Edmunds makes no sense at this point
DrDawkinstein replied to bubba2018's topic in The Stadium Wall
There are plenty of us critics (I wont say haters cause I def dont hate the guy) who are informed enough to know exactly how we use him, and how that may make him look different than the productivity of a lot of other LBs in the league. But are still left wanting and think either he could play better (make more plays) or the Bills could do better at the position. It's not fair or accurate to dismiss the criticisms with "folks dont understand his role". Plenty of us understand it perfectly and are still disappointed. We could definitely do worse at the position. But for the money he will likely want and command, we could do better. -
Trading Edmunds makes no sense at this point
DrDawkinstein replied to bubba2018's topic in The Stadium Wall
We have to get at least one new one in every day. -
Trading Edmunds makes no sense at this point
DrDawkinstein replied to bubba2018's topic in The Stadium Wall
I've watched the (very informative) Cover1 breakdowns, so I get that they give him a ton of responsibility. Often covering 2 gaps instead of just one, which makes him pause and wait instead of simply shooting a gap. I'm not out here just hating without understanding everything he does do, and all the responsibility he has. But something is still missing. Kuechly had the same responsibilites in the same position in the same scheme and made a TON of plays. If Edmunds just met those stats HALFWAY, not even expecting him to be a full Kuechly, then I'd be happy. But he's just this shell out there. -
Trading Edmunds makes no sense at this point
DrDawkinstein replied to bubba2018's topic in The Stadium Wall
This is my biggest beef. He never makes any plays. I understand that MLBs dont make a ton of plays as it is, but he makes NO plays. I'm not expecting an INT every game. But I'd be thrilled with something like 4 tipped balls, 2-3 INTs for himself, and a handful of TFLs across the whole season. Heck, I'd be thrilled if he just stopped overpursuing and learned to take better angles on open field tackles. My bar for him last year was really low, and he didnt even live up to that. Klein came in for two games and immediately made a couple plays (tipped/defended a pass). -
Trading Edmunds makes no sense at this point
DrDawkinstein replied to bubba2018's topic in The Stadium Wall
As much as I want to upgrade the spot, I'm fine with keeping Edmunds this year. If for no other reason than to see him behind an improved DL and one more year of maturity, just to prove to all the apologists and fanboys that he really is Just A Guy. -
Trading Edmunds makes no sense at this point
DrDawkinstein replied to bubba2018's topic in The Stadium Wall
He's worse at pass rushing than he is at playing MLB. Everyone who wants to move him to OLB/DE is only wishing based on his size. He has no fire or power to get to the QB. 2020 he had something like 76 blitzes and tallied ZERO pressures. -
Star released. Pre-6/1 per Joe B, $1.5M cap savings.
DrDawkinstein replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall
Murphy or Vernon Butler off the top of my head. -
It's all horseshoes and handgrenades for us message board GMs. Every site will have different rankings, just like every team will have different rankings.
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You had me until the end. We traded down to #17, and still took the 1st QB off the board. Sure, it was a pick based purely on need, but I cant call it a "ridiculous" reach with the trade down and first dibs. Whitner will always be the best example of reaching on need. A top-10 pick used on a need when there were many better players there for the taking.
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Right on. I'm just going off Draftek rankings since it's so hard to guess who will be available when. Im interested in Elam too. I also believe McD could make do with a 3rd or 4th round CB. But if the talent is there and available, and we really dont have any other holes, might as well.
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That (OG if Bates leaves) is a need-based pick, and not a BPA. WR would be early if there was a big talent there (Williams) since they would be BPA at position of need.
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HEre are all the CBs, WRs, and C/Gs that we met with at the Combine (that we know of). Play mix-and-match from here: Cam Jurgens - C/G Nebraska Logan Bruss - C/G Wisconsin Zion Johnson - C/G Boston College Lecitus Smith - G Virginia Tech Dohnovan West - C/G Arizona State Kenyon Green - C/G Texas A&M Josh Thompson - CB Texas (Senior Bowl) Roger McCreary - CB Auburn Trent McDuffie - CB - Washington Kaiir Elam - CB Florida Kyler Gordon - CB Washington Andrew Booth - CB Clemson Jameson Williams- WR Bama Treylon Burks - WR Arkansas Garrett Wilson - WR OSU Chris Olave - WR OSU John Metchie III - WR Bama I could see something like: 1. CB McDuffie 2. WR Metchie 3. C/G Jurgens
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Every GM will tell you they want to draft BPA. But every GM ultimately ends up drafting BPA at position of need. You dont want to reach on need too much, but it always plays into the equation. Beane is no different. All his picks are typically BPA at a position of need.
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Depends on which WRs and which CBs are on the board. Have their been any runs? etc We met with CBs, C/Gs, and WRs the most, so I'd bet our first 3 picks come at those positions. The order depends on how the draft falls. If you gave us some different combos, we might be able to give better answers.
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Za'Darius Smith backs out of Ravens contract, still a FA
DrDawkinstein replied to Big Turk's topic in The Stadium Wall
No, there are always a handful of cases every year. But people forget in the year between, and then overreact when it happens again. -
This is VERY interesting stuff. Beane running a tight ship.
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TAYLOR LEWAN, OFFICIALLY ON NOTICE!
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AZ cuts Jordan Phillips - now signed by Bills
DrDawkinstein replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall
Well there it is -
AZ cuts Jordan Phillips - now signed by Bills
DrDawkinstein replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall
He ended it with "SHAQ SIGN THE CONTRACT" -
OT: The sudden existential crisis in New England
DrDawkinstein replied to Success's topic in The Stadium Wall
The Dolphins, Jets, and Pats subreddits were all in full meltdown last night after the Miller news broke. Everyone fearing for the lives of their QBs. Most already conceding the division to us. Was a fun night of reading.