Sky Diver Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Thoughts? Round 1, Pick 27 (No. 27 overall) Tre'Davious White, CB, LSU Round 2, Pick 5 (No. 37) (From L.A. Rams) Zay Jones, WR, ECU Round 2, Pick 31 (No. 63) (From Falcons) Dion Dawkins, G, Temple Round 5, Pick 19 (No. 163) Matt Milano, LB, Boston College Round 5, Pick 28 (No. 171) Nathan Peterman, QB, Pittsburgh Round 6, Pick 11 (195) Tanner Vallejo, LB, Boise State
The Now Moment Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 If the players continue to develop and get better...the best we've had in a while. We could potentially have a lockdown corner, a slot wide out (think Zay just needs a little time to develop), a solid outside linebacker who can cover, a RT, and a backup QB. Nice draft. Three rooks starting right now and Dawkins has started a few games and provided nice depth. I'd say that's a win. Can't wait to see what they do with next year's draft
PromoTheRobot Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Tre' White and the extra 1st pick alone makes this draft a home run. Everything else is gravy.
nucci Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 White and Milano are contributing and playing well
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Do we credit Whaley or Beane? That makes a difference
Watkins101 Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Do we credit Whaley or Beane? That makes a differencemcdermott.
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 mcdermott. that could work. the one constant.
Logic Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Too early to say.White and Milano look like keepers. I have faith that Dawkins, at the very worst, will be an excellent guard. So that would be three quality players. We won't know how the draft stacks up completely until Vallejo and Peterman get playing time.
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 I don't have what I need to declare anyone a bust yet.
Leroi Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 For Whales last draft, and free agents acquisitions. He is a potential Executive of the Year In Absentia candidates. Yes, this was ALL Doug Whaley. Tré could be the best first round pick weve made in over a decade. Imo
Coach Tuesday Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Depends whether Peterman is The Savior or not. For Whales last draft, and free agents acquisitions. He is a potential Executive of the Year In Absentia candidates. Yes, this was ALL Doug Whaley. Then he should have no trouble finding another high-ranking executive job in short order.
Alphadawg7 Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Its way to early to make any final grades on the players or the draft. But, if we are to grade it as of today, I dont see how anyone can say its not an A. Tre has been playing at a Pro Bowl level, Milano is making big contributions now that opportunity has given him playing time, Peterman played well enough to earn the back up job, and ZJ while struggling prior to this week looked like he might be finding some confidence and could become a more impactful player the rest of the season. Add in an extra first round pick next year on top of that and this draft so far has been stellar to say the least. But again, its way way too early to know really what these players careers will be like, but so far the results seem quite promising.
JPicc2114 Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Round 2 bust.. everything else is right in line
HansLanda Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 OK, I'll do it: would you rather have D Watson and no Tre or next year's chiefs #1? Or would you rather have what the Bills have (Tre + pick).
Leroi Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Depends whether Peterman is The Savior or not. Then he should have no trouble finding another high-ranking executive job in short order. He already found another high ranking job in the industry... Imo
GoBills808 Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Solid this year, but they say you can only accurately judge a draft after a few seasons have passed. But overall good: White looks great (although so did Darby and he fell off a cliff his second year), Jones is shaky but I think a player once he gets over the rookie blues, Dawkins can play, Milano contributed immediately, Peterman might be a good backup, and Vallejo is ok so far. I'll go B after 7 games.
TigerJ Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Too early to grade, but the draft looks promising. Obviously, the personnel staff of the Bills leading up to the draft (headed up by Whaley) deserve a lot of credit for setting up the draft board, but it doesn't look like a Whaley draft. It looks like a great deal of effort was made to draft players that were a scheme fit for what the Bills want to do. They want to play mostly zone coverage on defense. TreDavious White does not have an elite man coverage skill set. He's a zone cover guy who can play some man in a pinch. I don't think Whaley would have come up with that pick on his own. I think McDermott probably argued for the trade down. "We don't need Lattimore. White will work perfectly in this offense." Players like Milano and Villeho are McDermott type players, not Whaley players. Whaley gets credit for the homework, but I think McDermott gets credit from making the picks.
mabden Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 Thoughts? Round 1, Pick 27 (No. 27 overall) Tre'Davious White, CB, LSU Round 2, Pick 5 (No. 37) (From L.A. Rams) Zay Jones, WR, ECU Round 2, Pick 31 (No. 63) (From Falcons) Dion Dawkins, G, Temple Round 5, Pick 19 (No. 163) Matt Milano, LB, Boston College Round 5, Pick 28 (No. 171) Nathan Peterman, QB, Pittsburgh Round 6, Pick 11 (195) Tanner Vallejo, LB, Boise State the Top 4 picks are all starting, so there is that.
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