RD 1, Pick 16: Tremaine Edmunds OLB - Virginia Tech

[BuffaloHokie13]

1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:

My buddy is a VT alum and LOVES him. I’d be interested to get @BuffaloHokie13 thoughts

This softened the blow of the Allen pick for me. One thing is for sure, Beane is drafting for potential. For now I'm okay with that. It shows he has faith in our coaching staff. I also don't think we're done yet at LB, but I truly believe this is the best start anyone could expect. I don't love Tremaine's instincts, but he's very young and he'll learn a TON from McD.

[Fadingpain]

59 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

My fear is not having a WR that can get open deep and track a football thrown 50 yards in the air when you have a QB who can flick it 75 yards off his back foot.

 

Kind've a waste of the young QB's unique strength.    

A QB who can read a defense at the line and accurately throw a 7 yard completion in tight coverage is actually a far more useful player in the NFL.

 

Even if the odd 60 yard bomb is a lot of fun to see, when you see it.... like 3 times in a season.

 

 

[JerseyBills]

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[starrymessenger]

Beane could not have done better.

With his second pick.

[BADOLBILZ]

7 minutes ago, Fadingpain said:

A QB who can read a defense at the line and accurately throw a 7 yard completion in tight coverage is actually a far more useful player in the NFL.

 

Even if the odd 60 yard bomb is a lot of fun to see, when you see it.... like 3 times in a season.

 

 

 

Question:

 

Are you surprised that a HC whose defense is designed to encourage QB's to throw 7 yard passes until they turn the ball over wants a QB who can stretch and throw over opposing defenses?

 

I preferred Darnold or Rosen but I also kinda' liked having a great WR talent like Watkins and a one man run defense in Dareus more than I liked a second and fifth round pick in a mediocre draft.............but I didn't hire these dudes to run my team.    

 

All that said......the WCO is essentially dead.....and Big Ben and Eli have 4 SB wins playing a downfield first game opposite good defenses while Matt Ice has none.....so it's not entirely an either/or choice in terms of QB styles.

[QBorBust2018]

I can’t belive they got edmunds !  Steeler fan laughed at me when I told him Edmunds at 12 and Rudolph at 22, 

 

“edmunds doesn’t fall out of top 10!”

[Comebackkid]

2 hours ago, #34fan said:

High ceiling, but too Young.... What did he cost?

i bet  he gets older

[Doc Brown]

 I feel like Beane/McDermott said let's find our next Newton and Kuechly no matter what the cost and we'll put our jobs/reputation on the line for them.

[Joe Miner]

5 minutes ago, QBorBust2018 said:

I can’t belive they got edmunds !  Steeler fan laughed at me when I told him Edmunds at 12 and Rudolph at 22, 

 

“edmunds doesn’t fall out of top 10!”

 

So wait...

 

He laughed at the Edmunds part?

[Lurker]

1 hour ago, KD in CA said:

Just like with race horses, I always love the guys with the right bloodlines.  NFL players all over his family.  The dude knows football.   

 

And it seems like a very nice, humble and tight group as well.   He'll be a great Bill.

 

OT:   Would he be the youngest guy ever drafted by the team?    I can't ever remember a teenager (I know, he'll be 20 when TC opens)??

[GunnerBill]

Edmunds is a great pick and the value they gave up I am fine with. Top 10 talent at #16. 

 

I get the point about WRs but there are almost none worth having in this draft. The WR class sucks. 

[NewEraBills]

This pick I like on paper.  I don't know how he'll transition.  The other pick I just don't feel good about.

[sven233]

While you never like to have to give up picks to trade up, all Bills fans should be pumped about this pick.  This kid is a beast and could be one of the best LBs in the entire league for the next decade.

 

There were many that had him as a top 10 talent in this draft, so to get him at 16 is awesome, despite having to give up the extra picks....

 

Great pick here.

[John from Riverside]

55 minutes ago, Fadingpain said:

A QB who can read a defense at the line and accurately throw a 7 yard completion in tight coverage is actually a far more useful player in the NFL.

 

Even if the odd 60 yard bomb is a lot of fun to see, when you see it.... like 3 times in a season.

 

 

There was some talk that Wyoming’s offense didn’t give Josh Allen a chance to show that he could complete the short stuff we will see

[Magox]

23 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

 I feel like Beane/McDermott said let's find our next Newton and Kuechly no matter what the cost and we'll put our jobs/reputation on the line for them.

 

Not quite but something along these lines.   I do think they see similarities in those players but Kuechly is the QB of that defense and Edmunds I think won't play that role. Edmunds I do believe will be a very dynamic football player on the defensive side of the ball though.  His size and speed will allow McD to use him to match up against TE's.  He'll probably be used to rush the passer at times and I believe he's going to be a sideline to sideline player that will be able to chase down his opponents.  He's going to be multi purpose and has a good chance at being our best defender on our team after a few years.  He's got it all.

 

Allen, we'll just have to see.  I know he's worked a lot on his footwork and you've heard it from a few "experts" that he's looked better.  We all know his intangibles, they are off-the-charts.  He's mobile, big with one of the strongest arms we've ever seen.  I can see him breaking lots of arm tackles in the pocket, shrugging them off and extending plays.   

 

Bandit did a really good write up on him and after watching a lot more of the videos of Allen, I definitely came away a lot more impressed.  I even said coming in to the draft that I was warming up to him and definitely see where the intrigue will be.  I do believe Allen will be a starting caliber QB in this league, and I know he has the qualities to be a franchise QB, I just don't know whether he will be or not.    Personally I was hoping for Rosen but I'm ok with Allen.  

[Tcali]

3 hours ago, Billznut said:

Let’s hope he’s not another Maybin. 

hehehe.....

2 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TREMAINE EDMUNDS

 

253 pounds of badass

[MarlinTheMagician]

Dodging the Rosen bullet, landing Allen, and then getting a top 10 talent on top of it?  Dream come true! A+++

[Chicken Boo]

Had the Bills stayed put at #12, this was my 1B to Quenten Nelson who was already gone.

 

Love this pick!

Edited April 27, 2018 by Chicken Boo

[#34fan]

1 hour ago, Comebackkid said:

i bet  he gets older

 

Busts usually do.

[Buffalo716]

Love the Edmunds pick.

 

we just got a future star LBr... He has perennial pro bowler written all over him !