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What are your thoughts on Ed Oliver?


JohnNord

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Overall, I’m a little disappointed with what we’ve seen from Ed Oliver.   Last year, some had theorized that his lack of production was the result of not having a true 1TDT to take on blockers.   Well Star is back and is having his best season with the Bills, yet Oliver still hasn’t made much more of an impact.  
 

He hasn’t been bad necessarily and can make an occasional splash play.  But he also seems to be a non-factor for long stretches of game and has provided little in terms of a pass rush.  It seems to me that he doesn’t win his matchup enough.  The word on Oliver is that you can take him out of a play completely with a double team.  
 

At this point, if I’m Brandon Beane, I definitely wouldn’t  pick up his option this off-season, unless Ed takes his game to another level this year.   I feel that you can match Oliver’s production with a younger player or a veteran that will sign for a much cheaper deal than what it would take to keep Oliver in town.  

Would you pick up Oliver’s option after this season?

 

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I’d probably let him walk when the time comes. 
 

My ideal draft would be Jordan Davis late 1st and the BPA IOL in the 2nd.  
 

Starting to lean towards extending Edmunds so Oliver is odd man out on this defense.  
 

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5 minutes ago, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said:

 

Yea, draft star DTs from Alabama. Like Marcell Dareus 

 

OK, point taken, they're not all sure things, but I'm just saying, expectations for Oliver may have been overhyped by his play against teams like Rice and Tulsa. Oh, and I could name many Alabama DTs that thrived in the NFL.

 

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1 hour ago, JohnNord said:

Has he flashed enough to earn a second contract?  

That’s the question we’ll be asking next season.  It depends what that next contract will be.  I don’t see anyone paying him over 12M aav.  If that.  
 

i still need to see more.

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1 hour ago, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said:

 

Yea, draft star DTs from Alabama. Like Marcell Dareus 

You must not have seen Dareus play.  For four years he was an excellent DT - probably top 3 in the league.  Oliver has 8 career sacks.  Dareus had 10 in one season.  He was two time ProBowl player and one time 1st team All-Pro. 

Yes he went to hell after the big contract, but to compare Oliver to Dareus at this point in his career is to not know your history.  

Oliver is playing at a decent quality starter level.  Way under his draft status and well below what he will want to get paid.  DT can take some time to develop. If he stays healthy I have no issue picking up his option.  I'm fine with getting one more year out of him.  No way am I giving him a long term deal.

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I said it before his draft and I’ll say it again. It’s not smart to use a top 10 pick on a rotational player. DT is just that in McDermott’s system. 55% of snaps. We have already found decent DTs for nothing since drafting him (Phillips, Zimmer). Should have taken DK and it’s not “hindsight” because I said it before the draft. 

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