Drew Sanders vs Jack Campbell

[Doc]

48 minutes ago, TOboy said:

He’s bigger. He’s most definitely not faster and more agile. Campbell may be more instinctive, and is certainly more proven to be able to get off blocks, a more natural MLB if you will. 
 

Sanders is a little lighter, just as tall, and certainly moves better. I think he’s got the higher upside, but maybe a lower floor. 
 

Really depends on what they are looking for. I think Sanders is more of an Edmunds clone (not exactly but more stylistic match), and Campbell is more of a thumper. 

 

Looking at the numbers, Campbell bested Sanders in every measurable except 40-time (4.65 versus 4.59), but the differences are that Sanders' numbers were from his Pro Day (where players typically test better) and at 14# lighter (big affect on speed/agility).  Have Campbell drop a few pounds and he likely improves on those numbers while have Sanders add weight and his drop. 

 

32 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

No. I mean the fans when I say "they" not the Bills.

 

I don't think anyone wants a 90's thumper. 

[GunnerBill]

9 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

I don't think anyone wants a 90's thumper. 

 

From reading 5 years worth of comments on Edmunds that is what this board leans towards. A lot of people just want a physical hitter.

[LyndonvilleBill]

28 minutes ago, NewEra said:

I prefer Dane Brugler over everyone. 
His current top 100 includes: 
31 Sanders

37 Simpson 

53 Campbell

64 Henley

98 To’oTo’o

 

 

 

 

I prefer multiple versus one persons opinion. 🤷‍♂️

 

 

 

[Chaos]

1 hour ago, TOboy said:

He’s bigger. He’s most definitely not faster and more agile. Campbell may be more instinctive, and is certainly more proven to be able to get off blocks, a more natural MLB if you will. 
 

Sanders is a little lighter, just as tall, and certainly moves better. I think he’s got the higher upside, but maybe a lower floor. 
 

Really depends on what they are looking for. I think Sanders is more of an Edmunds clone (not exactly but more stylistic match), and Campbell is more of a thumper. 

 

Campbell measures better in the shuttle. Measures better in the 3 cone.  Measures better in vertical. Measures better in Broad Jump.  A tick slower in the 40. 

Better in pass coverage. Calling him a "thumper" who is deficient in other areas is ridiculous. 

 

 

 

[HappyDays]

18 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

From reading 5 years worth of comments on Edmunds that is what this board leans towards. A lot of people just want a physical hitter.

 

I do want a physical hitter. That isn't the same as a Brandon Spikes-esque downhill thumper though. I know Campbell can't cover sideline to sideline as well as Edmunds. But he apparently still covers very well in zone and also tackles well.

[Doc]

25 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

From reading 5 years worth of comments on Edmunds that is what this board leans towards. A lot of people just want a physical hitter.

 

4 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

I do want a physical hitter. That isn't the same as a Brandon Spikes-esque downhill thumper though. I know Campbell can't cover sideline to sideline as well as Edmunds. But he apparently still covers very well in zone and also tackles well.

 

This.  We want a player with Edmunds' athleticism but MLB  instincts.

[GunnerBill]

3 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

I do want a physical hitter. That isn't the same as a Brandon Spikes-esque downhill thumper though. I know Campbell can't cover sideline to sideline as well as Edmunds. But he apparently still covers very well in zone and also tackles well.

 

I wasn't saying Campbell is just a 90s thumper. I was just commenting on that particular post. 

 

I think Campbell is more of a downhill type than Edmunds or Sanders / Simpson. But he isn't Brandon Spikes. He can cover in zone. He can't shadow in 1v1 as well as the other guys.

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

I think you can get one of these guys with our second pick.

[NewEra]

25 minutes ago, LyndonvilleBill said:

I prefer multiple versus one persons opinion. 🤷‍♂️

 

 

 

I read them all, but have been following Dane for awhile.  I think he has a better grasp evaluating talent than most. 

[John from Riverside]

10 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

I do want a physical hitter. That isn't the same as a Brandon Spikes-esque downhill thumper though. I know Campbell can't cover sideline to sideline as well as Edmunds. But he apparently still covers very well in zone and also tackles well.

I want a guy that’s got good instincts you can make up for a tick of a second in speed if you have good instincts
 

Being a hitter doesn’t really bother me as long as they can get them on the ground

 

also, it would be nice to have a guy that didn’t need perfect defense of lineman in front of him in order to get off blocks and make tackles

[GunnerBill]

28 minutes ago, Chaos said:

 

Campbell measures better in the shuttle. Measures better in the 3 cone.  Measures better in vertical. Measures better in Broad Jump.  A tick slower in the 40. 

Better in pass coverage. Calling him a "thumper" who is deficient in other areas is ridiculous. 

 

 

 

 

To be clear I (can't speak for others) was not calling Campbell a thumper. I was replying to a specific post about what Bills fans lean towards in linebackers. 

 

But I would say, and indeed have said, I think Campbell tested a little better than he plays per his tape. 

 

I am not anti-Campbell. He is the highest floor of the top 3 linebackers. I think he might be the lowest ceiling though. If we ended up with any of Campbell, Simpson or Sanders I'd feel pretty good about the MLB spot in the medium term. 

[Doc]

26 minutes ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said:

I think you can get one of these guys with our second pick.

 

At 59?  No chance.  I'd even bet that one of them will go to the Steelers at 32.

[TOboy]

58 minutes ago, Chaos said:

 

Campbell measures better in the shuttle. Measures better in the 3 cone.  Measures better in vertical. Measures better in Broad Jump.  A tick slower in the 40. 

Better in pass coverage. Calling him a "thumper" who is deficient in other areas is ridiculous. 

 

 

 

Who said he was deficient in other areas? 
 

I like Campbell. He’s decent in zone coverage, but his tape doesn’t show as fluid an athlete as either Simpson or Sanders. That’s not a knock, they are physical freaks. The fact Campbell tested that well is very encouraging. 

[Billz4ever]

5 hours ago, FrenchConnection said:

the posters on TBD tend to skew older. They want a white LB with a mullet and a neck pad, like it was 1995. Edmunds was a modern LB and was hated here because he is a coverage LB and not Shane Conlin.

I don't give a rats arse what color the guy is.  I want the guy who can fill a hole, who's a dependable tackler, and who has good MLB instincts.

 

IMO, the guy that does those three things the best coming right out of college is Campbell. Maybe someone else will eventually be better, but that's why they are a bigger gamble. We need to make solid hits, especially this draft.

[Sherlock Holmes]

3 hours ago, Chaos said:

Campbell is bigger stronger faster more agile.  he led the nation in pass coverage from the LB position in 2022. Why is Sanders better?

Because he's not white 

[newcam2012]

1 hour ago, GunnerBill said:

 

I wasn't saying Campbell is just a 90s thumper. I was just commenting on that particular post. 

 

I think Campbell is more of a downhill type than Edmunds or Sanders / Simpson. But he isn't Brandon Spikes. He can cover in zone. He can't shadow in 1v1 as well as the other guys.

I think Campbell is the best LB in the draft. He'd be a good fit in the Bills D. Ideally, the Bills move down a tad and pick up Campbell with extra picks added. 

[RunTheBall]

3 minutes ago, newcam2012 said:

I think Campbell is the best LB in the draft. He'd be a good fit in the Bills D. Ideally, the Bills move down a tad and pick up Campbell with extra picks added. 

I’d agree but if Beane thinks he’s the guy I doubt he takes the chance of moving down. I say that because he’s got a habit of targeting specific players and moving up the board to get them, so I don’t think he’s worried about over-drafting a guy if he’s there.

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

1 hour ago, Doc said:

 

At 59?  No chance.  I'd even bet that one of them will go to the Steelers at 32.

Oh well then you don't take the 53rd rated player at 27

[Chaos]

1 hour ago, GunnerBill said:

But I would say, and indeed have said, I think Campbell tested a little better than he plays per his tape. 

You watch more tape than me. (And i on on record of wanting to go for Darnell Wright with #27).  But I think regarding Campbell, you need to watch his tape  again when he is in coverage.  He is so much smoother in his change of direction than Edmunds, it looks slower, but I am pretty certaion he is not slower on the change in directions. His measurements reflect what is on tape.  It is just different than frantic change of directions Edmunds had to make to recover from his lack of instincts. 

[KCNC]

I trust McBeane to pick the best one that fits the Bills.