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With your top point on size and always open - I used to feel that way as well. I think I have evolved past that though. I need someone who can separate and catch. As McD says, I want someone who can catch the ball - we have had too many drops (higgins catches the ball). IIRC, Josh is better when he gets rid of the ball in under 2.5 seconds - so knowing what route to run based on the D (and be able to go in or out) and be open in 2.5 seconds is a skill I am looking highly at right now. In that short time frame, making a catch in tight quarters and being able to accelerate to generate YAC and make some people miss is at the top of my list for needs in a WR. When I hear a WR who is big and open regardless of speartation I envision that player as the QBs best friend, a TE, which is where I like that profile a lot, someone who can be mean like Knox (when he holds on to the ball). It's not that I don't like Higgins, just feel he isn't a match skill wise for what I see at least. I think he will be a solid WR in the NFL.

I mean I don't hate him, just not a great for for us and see a skill vs need/want mismatch.

I don't disgaree, he is huge in terms of size and a phsyical WR. I also think him getting dinged could be related to needing a bit more muscle on his frame... We have no explosive playmakers on our offense, which is an issue. If you look at how we run our offense, as of now (have no ccue how we are looking to evolve it). Get the ball out of Josh's hands quickly and WRs being able to read the D and adjust their routes - you need good quick separtation... I fail to see him as the best fit at 22 with the other tier 2 WRs on the board; the same basic reasoning why I am down on Shenault as well.

how are his hands when he isn't outside and is in tight space? How is is YAC on shorter throws? The way he gets free in college - how does that translate in the NFL? I have concerns here

ah! a good PFF thread

He misses time during the games, my best friend went to Clemson and is a huge fan (I have watched enough games), personally I see a Will Fuller type player in him. What he does have: 1.) good catch radius 2.) makes contested catches 3.) body control 4.) good on the outside What he doesn't have: 1.) struggles in tight spaces (dropsies) and 2.) does not get good separation, 3.) YAC is based on big plays and not on stopping making a defender miss and taking it to the house 4.) limited route tree - is this based on slower agility and he can only be effective on the outside (as Beane says are the coaches protecting the player?) 5.) double digit receptions What we are missing on the team 1.) Separation 2.) YAC 3.) consistent catching What Daboll requires: 1.) good route tree 2.) I am going to generalize here, but the WR needs to have a brain in his skull to read the D and change their route Where I struggle is: 1.) a limited route tree (by far better on the outside than in, 2.) doesn't make players miss 3.) most of his success (stats) have been on downfield plays, which is not a staple of our offense. Josh as of now is a short and mid throw passer, our OL is not great and we want to get the ball out of his hands quicker. A slower WR who seems to be an outside only guy who plays better with the long ball than the short =/= what we are doing on offense. There are simply better players who fit the mold Edit: forgot to mention this - Is he CJ Spiller/Sammy level clemson intelligent?

Just my opinion, we can do a lot better at #22. Of the tier 2 WR prospects, my least favorite one

Didn't say it was all the time, but he has had some concetration drops here and there and hoenstly, the bills have enough of those types of players

I will be bummed if we pick Higgins, just have no love for this guy. Gets dinged up, not good a releasing, can suffer from the dropsies, not great at seperation, not great at YAC = not what I want, especially at 22

Define Pro Bowler: 1.) Fan choice of a popular name who sucks 2.) The Tyrod-type Pro Bowler who makes it because 32 other players decline it

Lol I didn't name names

I just looked up LAMP gifs and i was cracking up when I saw this

perfect deal (again)

Brady could certainly be his miss elizabeth in 2020

so what you are saying is Reader, Clowney & Joseph

I wanted to be quick about it, so we don't get trolled for not posting news again I wonder what that list and $$$ outlay is up to now...

I will say this, there are some who dump on PFF when they are "against" Allen or Tre or the BIlls in general, call their info/stats BS by a bunch of guys who know nothing & then in another thread are using PFF grades as to why we should or should not sign Jack Conklin (random player I chose) / xyz player....

Or he has the coronavirus

I just want a guy who can get separtaion quickly, catch and pile up the YAC 5'11" or bigger and 4.4ish (or faster) speed.

Or the Big WR who is open even when he is covered - that was Buddy for christsakes