Old Man Posted May 2, 2021 Posted May 2, 2021 2 guys who are from just northwest of Pittsburgh. Hamlin and Jackson. Hamlin from Mckeesrock, Jackson from right down the hill from me, Coraopolis. 2
YoloinOhio Posted May 2, 2021 Posted May 2, 2021 Poyer was a 6th rounder, Hyde a 5th rounder. We didn’t need an immediate starter but he sure looks like he could develop into one with this staff and play the Marlowe role in the meantime 4
MasterStrategist Posted May 2, 2021 Posted May 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Old Man said: 2 guys who are from just northwest of Pittsburgh. Hamlin and Jackson. Hamlin from Mckeesrock, Jackson from right down the hill from me, Coraopolis. Awesome! Watched both these guys play high school ball, then at Pitt too. Hard working, no nonsense guys. Narduzzi speaks very highly of both of them, and has good positional coaches working with them. Hamlin and Ford formed a very good safety duo. I think Hamlin is a future starter
KOKBILLS Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 5:08 PM, Turbo44 said: Hamlin was at the top of ESPN's available players for over an hour.....like that Just went back and watched ESPN's coverage today (I DVR it and watch the NFL Network live)...Surprised to see how high they were on Hamlin, and Wildgoose for that matter. Hamlin may be the most rare of all players for ESPN because Mel and McShay both loved him...I came away really liking the value on these 2 DB's for 6th Round picks. I think they both have a very decent chance at roster spots in 2021 as ST's players...More so, in a year or two they may be able to positively contribute to this Defense on the back end. At this point of the Draft that's all you can ask for.
Kelly the Dog Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 2:29 PM, BADOLBILZ said: He's Jaquan Johnson-like and Wildgoose reminded me of Dane Jackson. They seem to have a type in their late round safeties and CB's. These 3 picks are why I liked trading back. I often had Wildgoose as my round 6 guy. I like Stevenson in round 6 and Hamlin is decent value as well and fills a need. What are you, Goodol’Bills now? 4
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 1 hour ago, MasterStrategist said: Awesome! Watched both these guys play high school ball, then at Pitt too. Hard working, no nonsense guys. Narduzzi speaks very highly of both of them, and has good positional coaches working with them. Hamlin and Ford formed a very good safety duo. I think Hamlin is a future starter pretty amazing how many guys Pitt puts into the NFL for having such a middling program. This is me just guessing, but I feel like they have more elite guys in the NFL than a lot of the perennial top-5 programs, let alone the number of guys that seem to make NFL rosters. And with Larry Fitzgerald and Aaron Donald (outside chance with Revis), they will have a pretty good number of recent Hall of Farmers too. 2 1
ExWNYer Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 6:27 PM, John from Riverside said: Didn’t we just lose player that got a lot of reps add safety behind our starters to free agency solid pick Yes. Dean Marlowe to the Lions. Solid is right. If nothing else, he should be a staple on special teams.
junior Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 19 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Poyer was a 6th rounder, Hyde a 5th rounder. We didn’t need an immediate starter but he sure looks like he could develop into one with this staff and play the Marlowe role in the meantime I'm curious if we have our future safeties now waiting in the wings - Johnson & Hamlin
DCbillsfan Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 17 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: pretty amazing how many guys Pitt puts into the NFL for having such a middling program. This is me just guessing, but I feel like they have more elite guys in the NFL than a lot of the perennial top-5 programs, let alone the number of guys that seem to make NFL rosters. And with Larry Fitzgerald and Aaron Donald (outside chance with Revis), they will have a pretty good number of recent Hall of Farmers too. They love their football in Western Pennsylvania. 10k people attending high school football games. Football is king over there. Everything else is a distant second.
Big Blitz Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 In watching highlights and reading about these guys over the weekend, this kid might be my favorite of the draft class. The exact kind of player I think the secondary can use.
Bookie Man Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 I'm still waiting for Jaquan Johnson to get his shot. Liked him a lot coming out. Maybe he and Hamlin can develop a chemistry and learn from Poyer and Hyde. I feel like the safety positions in this scheme are cerebral and McD has to really trust who he puts back there. 2
FarrellsFinest Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 I saw him alot last yaer when we drafted the pitt CB. He kept making plays i said who is that guy?? 1
Buffalo716 Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 20 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: pretty amazing how many guys Pitt puts into the NFL for having such a middling program. This is me just guessing, but I feel like they have more elite guys in the NFL than a lot of the perennial top-5 programs, let alone the number of guys that seem to make NFL rosters. And with Larry Fitzgerald and Aaron Donald (outside chance with Revis), they will have a pretty good number of recent Hall of Farmers too. Pennsylvania is a high school football hotbed And they put out some elite talent every couple years Fitzgerald, Donald, revis , shady ... Then you get tyler boyd , then just a whole bunch of backups and fringe starters But it's always been a solid program
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 Just now, Buffalo716 said: Pennsylvania is a high school football hotbed And they put out some elite talent every couple years Fitzgerald, Donald, revis , shady ... Then you get tyler boyd , then just a whole bunch of backups and fringe starters But it's always been a solid program yeah, but what’s weird is that Despite having a lot of NFL talent on their rosters, they never seem to be in contention. Mostly like a .500 team. I can’t remember when they had a top-15 team. Sort of similar to Syracuse football, though with better pro prospects than what Syracuse gets (probably due to the better western PA recruits, you mentioned).
Buffalo716 Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: yeah, but what’s weird is that Despite having a lot of NFL talent on their rosters, they never seem to be in contention. Mostly like a .500 team. I can’t remember when they had a top-15 team. Sort of similar to Syracuse football, though with better pro prospects than what Syracuse gets (probably due to the better western PA recruits, you mentioned). Pitt has obviously fell a long way from the 70s and early 80s But it's still a major division one football program. That knows how to get players in the league It's tough to take that step from a 7 and 7 program to an 11 and 3 program 1
Mr. K Posted May 4, 2021 Posted May 4, 2021 Hopefully he can play at top end speed. Looks like a prototype for safety in the McDefense. Hear me out, you heard it here first.
Bronxbomber21 Posted May 4, 2021 Posted May 4, 2021 I fell like McDermott & Beane hit on a lot of middle to late round draft picks. More so then the 1st and 2nd round
Shaw66 Posted May 4, 2021 Posted May 4, 2021 On 5/3/2021 at 3:55 PM, ßookie_tech said: I'm still waiting for Jaquan Johnson to get his shot. Liked him a lot coming out. Maybe he and Hamlin can develop a chemistry and learn from Poyer and Hyde. I feel like the safety positions in this scheme are cerebral and McD has to really trust who he puts back there. I hope Johnson makes it for a different reason. He said when the Bills drafted him that when he started playing Pee Wee ball, his father told him that all he had to do is run as fast as he could and run into the kid with ball. Next year, his father told him to do the same thing. That's all his father ever taught, hit the guy with the ball as hard as you can. When he got to high school, he was a heat-seeking missile who nothing about how to play football, just how to blow up ball carriers! That's when he started first to take seriously what his coaches were telling him about the nuances of the game. Such a cool story. I hope he's learning the game the way McDermott wants him to play it. 2 1
John from Riverside Posted May 4, 2021 Posted May 4, 2021 I know that the bills loved the safety that department in free agency......but I am hoping this kid can actually be better. If you can put an extra safety type player on the field that would go a long way to attacking these Tight Ends that all our AFC East foes are trying to use to beat us.
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