Bangarang Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 45 minutes ago, Rochesterfan said: Nope - not a chance would I make that trade. Get rid of a young 2X Probowl LB for a questionable TE that we will barely use. I think we need to rethink a few things around here. 🤦♂️ What makes you think we wouldn’t use him?
DJB Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Conlan58 said: Why is everyone so gung-ho on getting rid of Edmunds? The guy is younger than some college prospects and has 2 pro bowls on his resume. No way in hell would I make that trade. Because he stinks. We should move him now while he still has value before the rest of the league realizes it and before he wants a big contract. Edited March 17, 2021 by DJB
NewEra Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Not at the table Karlos said: Who plays mike? A rookie? We don’t have cap to sign one. We can make room for one. It’s not hard. to the OP.....I would 💯 the bills wouldn’t 💯 edmunds is a good player but he won’t be worth his extension price unless he improves a fair amount imo. It’s possible...but I’d rather get something for him now and Pitts is the perfect piece for this O. It’s a no brainer
Rochesterfan Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Bangarang said: What makes you think we wouldn’t use him? 1) Because this team typically limits rookies especially early in the year until they get experience 2) Because with 4 starting caliber WRs that are good route runners - I do not believe that a TE gets many targets. The TE position is mostly coming out of the H-Back spot and is a part of their blocking scheme and I do not see a rookie being trusted in that role. 3) The team values LBs and I can not see them moving on from a young guy because that means you have Klein as your starting MLB most likely and that really hurts the entire team. 4) Rookie TEs tend to struggle and and take time to become anything - so can this kid come in a do something almost no one else has done and become a star TE. 5) What we have seen with Josh is that he is most comfortable in multi-WR spread formations and he can pick his target. He has for years even when we had very limited WRs - he has picked out WRs as much possible and limited his reads to TEs and RBs, except in the red zone. 6) Finally - I think Josh really likes and trusts Knox and therefore even bringing in a top flight rookie - I think they go with a lot of 11 personnel with a RB and 1 TE and Knox would be the primary guy mostly due to trust. I could go on, but it centers mostly around how rookies are utilized and the trust and knowledge level needed to succeed in this offense. 1
Eastport bills Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 Edmunds will get better and better with incredible physical makeup. A wingspan and speed. Adding an impactful edge rusher or penetrating tackle would make him a star. You don't want him to reach his potential with another team If we don't add anything, he makes 100+ tackles . Every team needs that.
Solomon Grundy Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 Who’s to say Pitts game translates to the NFL?? Remember Sammy Watkins was a sure fire HOFer coming out of college
dbfla10 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Posted March 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, Eastport bills said: Edmunds will get better and better with incredible physical makeup. A wingspan and speed. Adding an impactful edge rusher or penetrating tackle would make him a star. You don't want him to reach his potential with another team If we don't add anything, he makes 100+ tackles . Every team needs that. 100 tackles a year is a pretty overrated stat when you're making them 4plus yards down field. He doesnt have natural instincts to read a run play, and constantly gets caught in the wash... Its like having a 6'3"ft 235 RB with 4.3 speed but cant find the hole and has terrible vision. (trent richardson)
Rk_Bills86 Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 ..... man, the people here who think Edmunds is bad are ridiculous, not to mention - ok you got rid of him..... and you want what - Tyler "Special Teams Ace" Matakevich to start? All because YOU think he's not good (unlike coaches and player around the league where this is there job think highly of his play) and you think he'll "cost too much" in 1 to 2 years. 1 yr from now if we pick up his 5th yr option is 12 million, and 2 years from now the cap is going to be over $210 million. If you are really that concerned about his money - think of it this way, by the time we even have to worry about it, Star won't be here and his contract cost can just be put to Edmunds and it would be a wash. But yes - lets go get a TE, and leave a giant hole in the middle of a D that already has issues because we play 2 LB sets instead of traditional 3 LB ones.
The Jokeman Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 41 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: Who’s to say Pitts game translates to the NFL?? Remember Sammy Watkins was a sure fire HOFer coming out of college No he wasn't many people question if Watkins because he didn't have the physical skills that previous top end WRs came out. I'll never forget reading this before the draft and saying no on Watkins as a result. https://www.si.com/nfl/2014/04/15/sammy-watkins-clemson-nfl-draft
Rochesterfan Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, dbfla10 said: I've watch Every game of pitts the last 2 yrs. Dude is like Kelce or Kittle, and has really improved his blocking. Even if he is - look 4 of the top 5 TEs were drafted 3rd round or later with one guy even being undrafted. Not one of the top TEs in the NFL produced even Knox level numbers in their rookie years and most took 2+ years to produce. The most comparable is TJ Hockenson as a #8 pick that took until year 2 to produce. So if we make this trade and Pitts is like most other rookie TE - especially the top end guys - he does little to nothing this year. The question is he a year 2 breakout like Kittle or a year 5 breakout like Waller or someplace in between like Tonyan. That is assuming he actually makes the transition and is not a below average 1st round pick like Ebron or Howard that never became anything special. I just think like TE most years - Pitts will be over drafted and will take years to determine if he is any good. Almost nothing in NFL history suggests this trade would help the Bills this year or next - if ever. Edited March 17, 2021 by Rochesterfan
Solomon Grundy Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 47 minutes ago, The Jokeman said: No he wasn't many people question if Watkins because he didn't have the physical skills that previous top end WRs came out. I'll never forget reading this before the draft and saying no on Watkins as a result. https://www.si.com/nfl/2014/04/15/sammy-watkins-clemson-nfl-draft This article seems to backup my Edited March 17, 2021 by Solomon Grundy
The Jokeman Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: This article seems to backup my Yes/no I mean when I read that second area you copied it made me worry about Watkins.
Eastport bills Posted March 18, 2021 Posted March 18, 2021 On 3/17/2021 at 1:23 PM, dbfla10 said: 100 tackles a year is a pretty overrated stat when you're making them 4plus yards down field. He doesnt have natural instincts to read a run play, and constantly gets caught in the wash... Its like having a 6'3"ft 235 RB with 4.3 speed but cant find the hole and has terrible vision. (trent richardson) He was the signal caller on a top 5 defense in 19 and leading tackler on the team that played to a 13 and 3 record and won 10 out of 11 going to the AFC championship game. You want to tell me he looked bad against KC , so did 15 other middle backers against Mahomes. He's still a work in progress, but he could be great with good coaching.
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