Does CB Now Become a Necessity Early in 2022 Draft

[Purplebulldog]

I would draft a db every year

[DCbillsfan]

20 minutes ago, DJB said:

 

Take the best player available period. 

 

I don't like this phrase anymore.  It reminds me of Boogie Basham

[BearNorth]

I see several mocks with Ahmad Gardner - CB Cincinnati going to the Bills at 21.  6-3 200, not your typical CB size.  Interesting prospect.

[whorlnut]

Just now, DCbillsfan said:

I don't like this phrase anymore.  It reminds me of Boogie Basham

Yes. We are at the point where we need to draft for need. Look at last year. They were being very transparent about “fixing” the pass rush and they took one in 1 and 1 in two. 
 

This year they need to do that with offense. It’s clear that we need interior offensive line. Fix it. And we also need a speedy weapon if we don’t bring back Breida. 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

8 minutes ago, whorlnut said:

I don’t agree with any of this. Hyde and Poyer are the best safety tandem in football and they are showing no signs of slowing down. 
 

If there is one thing (and there is more than one) that McD is good at, it’s developing corners. He’s taken an undrafted free agent and a 7th rounder and made them more than serviceable. In Carolina, he made Josh Norman a star and never had a high draft pick at either corner spot. 
 

If you look at starting CB’s in the NFL (esp CB1), they are mostly first and second round picks. That’s just the reality. Guys like Norman, Sherman are the rare exceptions to the rule. 
 

i just pulled up this PFF list of top CB’s in the NFL, and they are pretty much all 1st and 2nd round picks.

 

it’s just a position where draft position correlates much more highly to NFL success. 
 

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-cornerback-rankings-the-32-best-outside-cornerbacks-entering-the-2021-nfl-season

 

[hondo in seattle]

If you think about the offseason, and not just the draft, then I do think CB is a priority.  Not as big a priority as OL, but something Beane needs to look at.

 

We're a Nickel team and trot out three starting CBs every game.  Having good CB depth is important to the way we play.

[McBean]

It’s me, McBeane.

 

We’ll go all defense and Carolina cast offs in the off season. You all know the drill.

 

Now, let’s get back to focusing on the season.

[Success]

Gotta see how it goes the rest of the way.  I'm open to Dane Jackson emerging, or any possibility.

 

If whatever they put together for the rest of this season works, there won't be a reason to make CB a high priority.  They'll know more about where Tre stands on draft day, also - hopefully, he can get back on the field in a reasonable timeframe and still be a big part of next season.

 

[BuffaloBillyG]

No. 

 

Before the draft even happens there is a whole FA period. Once that's over and we see what's addressed then we think about what needs are. This is putting the cart wayyyyyyy before the horse.

[djp14150]

53 minutes ago, thronethinker said:

With our lack of CB depth and the obvious with Tre, will Buffalo look for a CB early in 2022? Obviously the OL needs to be addressed as well, but this may have created another need. I am not saying Tre wont recover, but with these injuries you never know.

 

did Tre die suddenly?

[Ethan in Cleveland]

No. Get a DB in free agency.  

Priorities are NT, C/G, #2 TE  in the first three rounds.

[NewEra]

8 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

Considering this happened very late Nov, IMO that's optimistic .  He may be back week 1 but maybe at about 75%.  Think it would need to go extremely well to be ready to go week 1 without seeing any drop off.

Yeah, like I said…..he’ll likely be back for the start of next season.  Tre’davious WILL be one of our starting CBs next year.  

 

I don’t see why we would alter our draft strategy because there’s a chance that he has to miss a couple games at the beginning of the season. 
 

like I said, replacing levi or resigning levi + how Dane and Cam play this year will dictate our CB need in the draft.  O don’t see why Tre’s injury would have anything to do with it. 
 

 

[First Round Bust]

take the best of the CBs, or DTs, OC-G in round one

 

[LyndonvilleBill]

5 minutes ago, McBean said:

It’s me, McBeane.

 

We’ll go all defense and Carolina cast offs in the off season. You all know the drill.

 

Now, let’s get back to focusing on the season.

So, your saying Gillmore could be coming back??🤣. I kid, I kid.

 

I think we will be fine. My question is, will they bring someone in or up ?

[NewEra]

Just now, Ethan in Portland said:

No. Get a DB in free agency.  

Priorities are NT, C/G, #2 TE  in the first three rounds.

 

Your thinking is seriously flawed here my man.  CB are expensive.  NTs are cheap.  C/G are cheap.  #2 TEs are cheap. 
 

I FULLY agree that those positions are greater needs than CB (unless we let Levi go, than it becomes more important than all but IOL imo).  
 

draft the expensive positions.  Sign the cheaper positions (if the players align in the draft obv).

[jahnyc]

CB will need to be addressed either in free agency or early in the draft because who knows if Tre will be ready to play by the beginning of next regular season.  If Wallace is not re-signed, then maybe CB is addressed in both free agency and the draft.  Clearly, will be a position of need.

 

I don't think we have much cap space for 2022, but we have definite needs that can't all be filled in the draft.  OG, RB, CB and a stout DT are the areas where we need significant improvement in play or better depth.  I doubt they all can be addressed next offseason, but I would prioritize trying to keep our franchise QB healthy by finding upgrades at OG.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

1 minute ago, NewEra said:

 

Your thinking is seriously flawed here my man.  CB are expensive.  NTs are cheap.  C/G are cheap.  #2 TEs are cheap. 
 

I FULLY agree that those positions are greater needs than CB (unless we let Levi go, than it becomes more important than all but IOL imo).  
 

draft the expensive positions.  Sign the cheaper positions (if the players align in the draft obv).

They will have plenty of cap space next year.  That said, I would be fine with your approach.  I would disagree that starter quality C/G's are cheap though.  Dumpster diving for guys like Feliciano may be cheap but they would have to pay a premium to get a top 15 C/G

[Southern_Bills]

Short answer: yes

 

ACLs are tricky, recovery times vary and results vary.

 

Obviously I hope he makes a speedy full recovery but it would be a disservice to the team to not plan for the worst.

[london_bills]

I really don't think you can, OL and RB are important. It needs to be more focused on the offence for one draft 

[gordong]

33 minutes ago, NewEra said:

I don’t see why his injury would change things right now.  Tre will likely be back for the start of next season if his rehab goes well.   We should let Dane and Cam play, see how they do, than have this conversation.  
 

Levi’s impending FA is a more applicable scenario to this discussion atm.  Will we pay Levi or will someone pay him more?  If he leaves, it will likely be a position of need in the draft unless we add some bargain FA vets. I don’t think we’ll be spending much cap space on his replacement if we let levi go. 

Being back and playing at an all pro level are two very different things, it almost always takes two years to fully recover from an acl tear. We are going to need to draft a corner early next year .  We are not in horrible shape but this is going to hurt the defense which means we need the offense to step up and start playing like they can every week.