BuffaloBud420 Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 You're wrong, he's already said on Twitter he's SLB. Well that will be a big mistake. Gronk and Allen are licking their chops.
wppete Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Â This is shaping up to be one slow-ass defense. $4.5M/year is starter money. Lo plays the SLB, Preston in middle, and Ragland at Will? Doesn't make alot of sense. Maybe we'll add a speedy WLB, but then who rides the pine? probably Preston. Â I still don't know what D McD is trying to build. Â I don't really understand how everyone will fit this scheme. Ragland, Brown, Alexander our 3 LBs??? But i do trust McDermott
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 (edited) Well that will be a big mistake. Gronk and Allen are licking their chops.If you say so. According to Trapasso the SLB spot in Derm's D is a sort of blitzing SLB / DE role. Edited March 11, 2017 by 2018 Our Year For Sure
BuffaloBud420 Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 If you say so. According to Trapasso the SLB spot in Derm's D is a sort of blitzing SLB / DE role. He will have to cover then. I would switch him in and out at DE with Shaq and Hughes. Also special teams.
NewEra Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Great price tag and if he doesn't fit we can cut him after this year. Agreed where I'd have Zach brown as the priority but it seems like he wants more than we think he's worth  This is shaping up to be one slow-ass defense. $4.5M/year is starter money. Lo plays the SLB, Preston in middle, and Ragland at Will? Doesn't make alot of sense. Maybe we'll add a speedy WLB, but then who rides the pine? probably Preston.  I still don't know what D McD is trying to build. Preston sucks. He needs to be replaced imo.
BillsFanForever19 Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 (edited) Great price tag and if he doesn't fit we can cut him after this year. Agreed where I'd have Zach brown as the priority but it seems like he wants more than we think he's worth Preston sucks. He needs to be replaced imo. Â Agreed on all fronts. Â Zach writing the Bills off to Preston on Twitter prior to the start of the Free Agency combined with him still being unsigned leads me to believe he's asking for too much. Â ... and yeah, Preston Brown has been uninspiring to me since the day he came in. A little better than Kelvin Sheppard. Edited March 11, 2017 by BillsFanForever19
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 He will have to cover then. I would switch him in and out at DE with Shaq and Hughes. Also special teams.What makes you so sure he can't cover at all?
Doc Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Well that will be a big mistake. Gronk and Allen are licking their chops. Allen? LOL!
harmonkillebrew Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Nice first post. I'm wondering where the speed will come from too ... Thanks. BBMB refugee.  Nice write up on McD's D http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2017/1/12/14236950/sean-mcdermott-buffalo-bills-head-coach-4-3-defense-all-22  this first image, shows Lo's most likely lineup, where it says Ragland/Preston on the left. You then get Ragland and Preston in the middle.  https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/9kmYMtbT42OqKaYjjayVgVMgN70=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7795117/McDermott_4_3_under.jpg  But on the 4-3 over look, he doesn't look like a great fit as he's more off the line, playing zone, maybe blitzing up the middle. Really depends how much McD plans to blitz.  Key question is, who are the 2 LBs in the nickel? Hard to see Lo staying on the field, unless its to sub for Hughes. Ragland and Preston don't give me tons of confidence as our nickel LBs.
auburnbillsbacker Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 He is great on special teams and his sacks came from winning one on one battles with offensive lineman. He will apply pressure in any system.
The Frankish Reich Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 He is great on special teams and his sacks came from winning one on one battles with offensive lineman. He will apply pressure in any system. I'm not so sure of that. He had a great first half when Rex was playing "Gilmore/Darby Island" and getting pressure from all over the place. After getting torched one too many times, the Bills started to drop more guys into coverage, and .... the sacks dried up. Not just from Lorax, but from everyone.
26CornerBlitz Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Mike Rodak: Bills OLB Lorenzo Alexander says he expects to have a similar role as Panthers OLB Thomas Davis in Sean McDermott's defense, "both on the field and in the locker room." Alexander is listed at 245 pounds, while Davis is 235 pounds; Alexander might have to shed weight to fill that role. The two are friends from their rookie year with Panthers in 2005.
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Happy to have a guy that wanted to be here. But where is he going to fit? It looks like we have 3 guy that should be playing SLB. Hopefully Ragland is quick enough to play inside because I'm thinking we seriously lack speed at LB right now.
JustWinPlease Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Mike Rodak: Bills OLB Lorenzo Alexander says he expects to have a similar role as Panthers OLB Thomas Davis in Sean McDermott's defense, "both on the field and in the locker room." Alexander is listed at 245 pounds, while Davis is 235 pounds; Alexander might have to shed weight to fill that role. The two are friends from their rookie year with Panthers in 2005. Â Davis is a former safety who can cover, Alexander is a former defensive tackle...Davis has speed, Alexander doesn't. Â Really wish they kept Zach Brown, good QB's are going to absolutely destroy these LB's. Â (I get he's a great guy and all, but I don't like this at all...rather put that $4.5M towards Zach Brown, someone with speed who can play sideline-to-sideline.)
oldmanfan Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Amusing how some here know more about LB play then a HC that got his job because of how good he coached defenses.
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Amusing how some here know more about LB play then a HC that got his job because of how good he coached defenses.rex Ryan got his job that way too and I'm pretty sure most of this board knew better then to be dropping Mario Williams into coverage. This board has been in the playoffs as many times as the bills in this millennium so maybe that's what's funny.
oldmanfan Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 McDermott knows way more about what he needs for hisD than you or me.
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