Rd 3, Pick 89 (25): LB Terrell Bernard, Baylor

[Rock-A-Bye Beasley]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:48 AM, BillsCuse said:

I'm sure McBeane and their staff have no plan for him at all besides "maybe replace Matakevich"

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That’s a valuable thing to do. Saves a lot of valuable cap space 

[Rochesterfan]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:49 AM, ScorpionZero said:

J.T. Woods, would've been a better pick from Baylor, his size and speed could of accomplished the same thing. I guess thats why I'm just sitting in a chair.

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Are you taking him from another roster? - he was already picked.

 

[Buffalo03]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:36 AM, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Did he wear #2 or #26 or both?  So….Confused

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Looks like 26. Or possibly both lol

[PromoTheRobot]

  On 4/30/2022 at 2:44 AM, BruceVilanch said:

Love it it!!!! Well done Brandt

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No pressure. Now we have to live up to the hype, lol.

[london_bills]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:52 AM, Ethan in Portland said:

The OL has multiple question marks. Brown wasn't that great at RT.  Saffold is old. Morse had a nice bounce back year but has mostly been average. No depth at OT. 

Ford is a bust. Boettger wasn't good before the injury. They should have drafted OL before RB and certainly before undersized LB.

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I was pleased with a RB selection but thought it should have been OL after

Edited April 30, 2022 by london_bills

[Magnum Force]

Would have preferred Parham, Kinnard, Woolen, Cross or even Araiza.

[Special K]

What Beane thinks of our Mock Drafts:

 

[Rocket94]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:43 AM, ScorpionZero said:

I guess that's why I sit in a chair all day, and they get paid millions of dollars. 

I could do it for a year or 2, get fired and retire. I don't need much, live like a king.

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It is like profiling the kid! There is our man! Let's coach him up and he will be custom made for the role!

[Doc Brown]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:49 AM, ScorpionZero said:

J.T. Woods, would've been a better pick from Baylor, his size and speed could of accomplished the same thing. I guess thats why I'm just sitting in a chair.

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Same thing with Trayvon Walker as he seemed to have better size and speed than Bernard but in Beane we trust.

Edited April 30, 2022 by Doc Brown

[Roundybout]

The more I read about this guy, the more I like the pick. 

 

Gentlemen, THIS is the future of the league, the response to these high-flying offenses that we are seeing more and more. You wanna combat Deebo Samuel on end arounds? Tyreek Hill on slants? Wanna send a blitzer to take on Justin Herbert and Zach Wilson? Get a wicked fast, penetrating hybrid linebacker like this. ZERO touchdowns allowed in 983 career coverage snaps, per PFF!!

 

Add in Bernard's apparent leadership skills and place on a very good Baylor defense and I'm on board with this. 

Edited April 30, 2022 by BillsEnthusiast

[The Frankish Reich]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:52 AM, Ethan in Portland said:

The OL has multiple question marks. Brown wasn't that great at RT.  Saffold is old. Morse had a nice bounce back year but has mostly been average. No depth at OT. 

Ford is a bust. Boettger wasn't good before the injury. They should have drafted OL before RB and certainly before undersized LB.

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I really like what Beane did with the O line for not much money and without relying on blue chip draft picks (who wouldn't have been there when the Bills picked).

Compare 2022 to 2021 - add Bates (in what should be an important role somewhere), Saffold, Quesenberry (I think he'll beat out Brown for the starting job), and reduce/eliminate the need for replacement level players like Feliciano, Boettger, Williams. Not to mention moving on from the horrific Ford. If Morse had retired we'd have a hole to fill. We don't. t's a substantial upgrade overall.

[Shake_My_Head]

I wonder what McVay thought of the pick.   😇

[MrEpsYtown]

Seems like draft people are 50/50 split on this pick. He just wasn't on a lot of fans’ radars it seems. I trust these guys though and this guy gives us some depth. 

[ScorpionZero]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:56 AM, BillsEnthusiast said:

The more I read about this guy, the more I like the pick. 

 

Gentlemen, THIS is the future of the league, the response to these high-flying offenses that we are seeing more and more. You wanna combat Deebo Samuel on end arounds? Tyreek Hill on slants? Wanna send a blitzer to take on Justin Herbert and Zach Wilson? Get a wicked fast, penetrating hybrid linebacker like this. Add in Bernard's apparent leadership skills and place on a very good Baylor defense and I'm on board with this. 

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I should say I'm sorry, because I've never been a beat down guy until I've done my due diligence. So until I study him the best I can, I will reserve judgement. My earlier responses were uncalled for. Get back soon.

[Last Guy on the Bench]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:53 AM, Buffalo03 said:

Looks like 26. Or possibly both lol

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I was confused by this too. Thought the highlights were of two different guys who were both fast as *****.

 

But looks like he's both. If you google image search his name, he's wearing 26 and 2 at different times. 

[Aussie Joe]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:39 AM, ScorpionZero said:

Now it doesn't, WTF. Someone's getting punched.

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I’m interested if you had this guy in any of your 1000 mock drafts… even in the 7th…?

[ScorpionZero]

  On 4/30/2022 at 4:00 AM, Aussie Joe said:

I’m interested if you had this guy in any of your 1000 mock drafts… even in the 7th…?

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Lmfao, if I did. Don't tell anyone.

[junior]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:56 AM, BillsEnthusiast said:

The more I read about this guy, the more I like the pick. 

 

Gentlemen, THIS is the future of the league, the response to these high-flying offenses that we are seeing more and more. You wanna combat Deebo Samuel on end arounds? Tyreek Hill on slants? Wanna send a blitzer to take on Justin Herbert and Zach Wilson? Get a wicked fast, penetrating hybrid linebacker like this. Add in Bernard's apparent leadership skills and place on a very good Baylor defense and I'm on board with this. 

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Watched the 3 or 4 YouTube videos I could find on him... Kid just sifts through traffic to make the play. And he absolutely fires his gun when he sees a play develop/sees a QB who's vulnerable. Remember the KC game when NO ONE on defense could bring down Mahomes? Maybe that's where Bernard fits in. 

[Richard Noggin]

  On 4/30/2022 at 3:48 AM, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Yeah yeah everybody says “best player available” but practically speaking, I don’t see how any team could do that.

They grade the guys, they’ll typically have several guys with similar grades at different positions and then yes, of course, need factors into it.

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Of course. The scare quotes are me absolutely seeing Beane draft for need in the first round, and only thereafter living the need-less principles of BPA, except...not really, most of the time.

 

*Basham is the obvious counterpoint that comes to mind. I'm not immediately seeing others.

Edited April 30, 2022 by Richard Noggin

[Roundybout]

  On 4/30/2022 at 4:01 AM, junior said:

 

Watched the 3 or 4 YouTube videos I could find on him... Kid just sifts through traffic to make the play. And he absolutely fires his gun when he sees a play develop/sees a QB who's vulnerable. Remember the KC game when NO ONE on defense could bring down Mahomes? Maybe that's where Bernard fits in. 

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Which is what I keep saying here - we so desperately needed speed on the defense. It was apparent the moment Addison couldn't bring down Kyler during the Hail Murray game.