Darnell Wright Tennessee OT

[CaptnCoke11]

Premium OT prospects don’t fall to late round 1.  He’ll be long gone by 27

[Yantha]

If he's Jason Peters, will he last to 27?

[BADOLBILZ]

7 minutes ago, Yantha said:

If he's Jason Peters, will he last to 27?

 

His comp is Jason Peters like a Myles Murphy comp is Bruce Smith.

 

In both cases........regardless of underwear olympic numbers they may have put up.......vastly different levels of athleticism on the field.

 

 

[BillsShredder83]

10 hours ago, aristocrat said:

The one issue I can’t shake is if brown manages to win the job we have a first round talent on the bench

i get this 100%. after rolling the dice on gabe stepping up last year, and it going awful, id rather make an effort  to permaplug a problematic position. if brown wins out, we gotta killer swing. maybe he pushes dion into G. maybe he works his ass off to fight for a guard spot.  I want that OL room ready to murder each other over a tight tight starter battle.

OL play around the league sucks, if we end up with too many riches, you trade one. i want every player feeling 2nd string nipping at their heals. re-earn that starter position every damn week!!!

[Utah John]

13 hours ago, Bigvinny said:

Jason Peters was drafted as a Tight End. 

And early on, the Bills had Peters covering kickoffs.  He would just run into the wedge and send players flying.  Eventually they discovered he was pretty good at tackle.  As I recall it was his agent who really pulled him away from Buffalo, for reasons that never made sense.

15 hours ago, mrags said:

move Dawkins to LG 

The Bills are paying Dawkins tackle money which >> guard money.  Not to say they won't do that if the tackle would be getting rookie money.  

[GunnerBill]

5 hours ago, CaptnCoke11 said:

Premium OT prospects don’t fall to late round 1.  He’ll be long gone by 27

 

Right Tackle only players are not "premium OT prospects"

2 hours ago, Utah John said:

 

The Bills are paying Dawkins tackle money which >> guard money.  Not to say they won't do that if the tackle would be getting rookie money.  

 

Dawkins would be 7th in AAV at the guard spot if they moved him now on his current contract. 

[GunnerBill]

9 hours ago, starrymessenger said:

 

JMO but I think he can play left tackle at the next level.

 

He couldn't play LT at Tennessee. What makes you think he can in the NFL? He played at LT in 2021, they moved him back to the right side in 2022 and there is really no comparison on film. He is significantly better at RT. 

 

I think he could get you out of a game there if your LT goes down. Or if you have a weak bench and your LT misses 2 or 3 weeks, maybe he could just about hold it down. But he just doesn't have the functional strength or hip bend to play left tackle at a high level IMO. 

9 hours ago, starrymessenger said:

Well if it’s a tackle you want and Wright is off the Board Matthew Bergeron, my home boy, is going to be very good imo.

 

I think Bergeron at right tackle or guard is going to be a very good NFL player. I don't actually think the drop off between Wright and Bergeron is that steep. If you could guarantee me I am getting Bergeron at #59 there is zero chance I'd consider a tackle at #27. The worry is that the drop off after Harrison, Wright and Bergeron (who are my second tier tackles) is significant. So there could well be a run ahead of that. 

[OldTimer1960]

2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

He couldn't play LT at Tennessee. What makes you think he can in the NFL? He played at LT in 2021, they moved him back to the right side in 2022 and there is really no comparison on film. He is significantly better at RT. 

 

I think he could get you out of a game there if your LT goes down. Or if you have a weak bench and your LT misses 2 or 3 weeks, maybe he could just about hold it down. But he just doesn't have the functional strength or hip bend to play left tackle at a high level IMO. 

 

I think Bergeron at right tackle or guard is going to be a very good NFL player. I don't actually think the drop off between Wright and Bergeron is that steep. If you could guarantee me I am getting Bergeron at #59 there is zero chance I'd consider a tackle at #27. The worry is that the drop off after Harrison, Wright and Bergeron (who are my second tier tackles) is significant. So there could well be a run ahead of that. 

I really like the aggressiveness that Bergeron shows in his blocking.  He is looking to finish every block, form what I saw.

[Chaos]

2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

I think Bergeron at right tackle or guard is going to be a very good NFL player. I don't actually think the drop off between Wright and Bergeron is that steep. If you could guarantee me I am getting Bergeron at #59 there is zero chance I'd consider a tackle at #27. The worry is that the drop off after Harrison, Wright and Bergeron (who are my second tier tackles) is significant. So there could well be a run ahead of that. 

The only team reported to have a pre-draft interview with Bergeron is the Chiefs.  Certainly doesn't mean he is their top pick. But they seem to have a tackle need, and if Wright is gone before 31, the Chiefs could very well take him. 

Edited April 3, 2023 by Chaos

[GunnerBill]

4 minutes ago, Chaos said:

The only team reported to have a pre-draft interview with Bergeron is the Chiefs.  Certainly doesn't mean he is their top pick. But they seem to have a tackle need, and if Wright is gone before 31, the Chiefs could very well take him. 

 

They will not be the only team he has met with though. It just means we don't know who the others are. 

[RyanTalbotBills]

23 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

A source told NYUP and Syracuse.com that Buffalo will be hosting Tennessee Volunteers offensive tackle Darnell Wright on a top-30 visit.

Wright is considered one of the best tackle prospects in this year’s draft... Wright recently had his pro day at Tennessee and the Bills were in attendance to get an up close look at the prospect. In terms of his athletic traits, Wright has been compared to future Hall of Fame tackle and former Bills tackle Jason Peters.

In his career at Tennessee, Wright played in 47 games and recorded 42 starts while recording over 2,700 total offensive snaps. He made 27 starts at right tackle, two starts at right guard and 13 starts at left tackle. In his final 19 games with the Volunteers, Wright went without allowing a sack.

 

Wright earned unanimous first-team All-SEC honors as selected by the Associated Press and coaches this season and continued to raise his stock at the Reese’s Senior Bowl where he was named the American team’s OL Practice Player-of-Week. The award was voted on by his peers on the American defensive line and linebacker groups.

 

“Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson, a likely top-five pick, says that Tennessee’s Darnell Wright is the best OT he faced in college.”

 

Is he out of reach? It seems with these credentials the Bills would have to trade up to get him.

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Hope all is well. 

[Chaos]

3 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

They will not be the only team he has met with though. It just means we don't know who the others are. 

My point was pretty good chance Bergeron is gone at 59.  I do think one of Bergeron or Joe Tippman is available at 59.  I would be very happy with either 

[Warriorspikes51]

Don't think he makes it to our pick

[Chaos]

[LyndonvilleBill]

1 minute ago, Chaos said:

But, but, but, I was told not to base a pick on a RAS score.😁

[Mr. WEO]

2 minutes ago, LyndonvilleBill said:

But, but, but, I was told not to base a pick on a RAS score.😁

 

Brown is proof...

[Airseven]

So a 10 RAS doesn’t entail actually being able to move your feet?

[Chaos]

Buddy Nix didn't believe in RAS. He went by his gut. 

[NewEra]

11 minutes ago, LyndonvilleBill said:

But, but, but, I was told not to base a pick on a RAS score.😁

yes, If you base a pick off of RAS, you’re an idiot.  
 

Did you happen to look at Spencer Browns RAS score?  How about Tommy Doyle?  Boogie Basham?  Ed oliver?  
 

How about Stefon Diggs?  Hyde?  Poyer? Tre? Milano, Taron?  
 

RAS is a nice metric- you shouldn’t base a pick off their RAS score.  I will 💯 stand by that.  

[julian]

On 4/3/2023 at 4:29 AM, GunnerBill said:

 

Right Tackle only players are not "premium OT prospects"

 

Dawkins would be 7th in AAV at the guard spot if they moved him now on his current contract. 

Very interesting.