RD 3, Pick 91: LB Dorian Williams, Tulane

[Solomon Grundy]

  On 4/29/2023 at 2:40 AM, 3rdand12 said:

Bills and their 3rd round LBs

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Correction... The Bills and the 3rd round!! 

[JerseyBills]

  On 4/29/2023 at 3:12 AM, Reed83HOF said:

 

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Can't stand guys like this. 

Thinking his board is better than Beanes and his multiple scouts

[LyndonvilleBill]

  On 4/29/2023 at 3:11 AM, mrags said:

Lol. London Fletcher was 242. This waste of a pick is 228. 

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Simpson is 235 @6'2" 

Williams is 228 @6'1"

 

Not much of a difference imo.

 

 

[nkreed]

  On 4/29/2023 at 2:51 AM, Augie said:

 

Yeah, he was kidding. Some of us (and I mean the people in the room with me) are a bit punch drunk now. 

 

 

I’m alone in the room. 

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I found you!

[Reed83HOF]

 

[LEBills]

  On 4/29/2023 at 3:11 AM, Reed83HOF said:

Or is it the coaching staff's input and what they want

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yup. Bernard was certainly McDermotts pick last year. And now that Tremaine is gone it was probably his pick again. At least he waited until the third round to put Beane in a chokehold for defensive players, normally that starts the first night.

 

Like the draft as a whole, but this was dissappointing and makes it feel more and more like we have no plan when it comes to drafting.

[Mopreme]

Great, another special teams Linebacker.  I don’t get it and now Beane confirms he won’t play MLB. Are they really going with AJ Klein? What a disaster. 

[Big Blitz]

There probably wasn’t a starter available at this point.  

 

 

Options were

 

Ika
Ringo 

Jones

Antonio Johnson

 

 

Take a flier on Boutte or Washington those still on the WR train.  

[Augie]

  On 4/29/2023 at 3:16 AM, LyndonvilleBill said:

Simpson is 235 @6'2" 

Williams is 228 @6'1"

 

Not much of a difference imo.

 

 

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That is one bucket of wings every weekend.

 

 

And some lifts. 

[JohninMinn.]

  On 4/29/2023 at 2:44 AM, Reed83HOF said:

 

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Milano is undersized.

[CapeBreton]

  On 4/29/2023 at 2:51 AM, gobills404 said:

Here’s what he said on his livestream:

 

”I don’t like this pick at all”

”This is a real stinker”

”Pour me a glass”

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I gotta go back and listen to the LB podcast I guess!

[PrimeTime101]

  On 4/29/2023 at 3:16 AM, Reed83HOF said:

 

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I talked about us running a dime formation for MONTHS on and off and got SLAMMED for it...   I have been saying all along.. Cover 2 great for good offenses... but for the great one's? you need to switch it up

[Warriorspikes51]

W H Y 

 

Williams is 6'1" and 228 pounds.

Terrel Bernard is 6'1" and 224 pounds

Matt Milano is 6' and 223 pounds

Baylon Spector is 6' and 233 pounds.

[BuffaloBillsGospel2014]

  On 4/29/2023 at 3:11 AM, mrags said:

Lol. London Fletcher was 242. This waste of a pick is 228. 

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Jessie Tuggle, Sam Mills, Zach Thomas.

[Cash]

  On 4/29/2023 at 3:12 AM, gonzo1105 said:

why is the assumption we’re gonna run no additional defensive packages next year and roll out the same D. McDermott as a DC didn’t run the defense that Frazier implemented 

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IMO Frazier has been running McD’s defense. I would be very surprised if we saw major changes on that front, even with a different play-caller in effect. And most teams’ actual base defense has been nickel for a while now - especially ours. 
 

Like I alluded, if one of our 3rd-round LBs becomes our big nickel (a la Shaq Thompson), then that guy has a clear path to a lot of playing time. But if both stay at LB proper? Only 1 spot available in our base D. And if both stay at OLB? Then we’re down to zero. 
 

For the record, I’m not worried about this pick. It’s a head scratcher today, but sometimes those head scratchers pan out. And even if not, the fact remains that you can’t hit on every pick. (For real, folks - look it up!) If we hit on picks 1 & 2, this draft is already a success - even if Williams is an abject bust. 

[1ManRaid]

  On 4/29/2023 at 2:40 AM, VW82 said:

All ACC

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All AAC

 

But THE MANE FROM TULANE!

 

This draft has had me erect for more than 4 hours, which I'm told requires medical intervention.  BUT THE ONLY MEDICATION I NEED IS MORE BIG BALLER BEANE INJECTED STRAIGHT INTO MY VEINS!

[Coach Tuesday]

I mean I hope they didn’t just burn a 3rd on a future Matkevich replacement…

[NoSaint]

  On 4/29/2023 at 3:18 AM, Mopreme said:

Great, another special teams Linebacker.  I don’t get it and now Beane confirms he won’t play MLB. Are they really going with AJ Klein? What a disaster. 

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you weren’t getting a viable day one MLB at 91 boss. 

[MphsBillsfan]

What Bills wire had on Williams...

 

Where you want him is in that role as a true half-field ‘backer who can clean things up at the line of scrimmage, create pressure from all over the place, and cover beyond where most linebackers can. In those regards, he’s a modern linebacker who absolutely fits the profile.

[Agent 91]

  On 4/29/2023 at 2:42 AM, JGMcD2 said:

No, that doesn’t make any sense. He was a 7th round pick. 

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And furthermore how do we know Spector sucks?