Dorian and my pet peeve with the staff on rookies

[oldmanfan]

I was watching the second half today.  Williams is quick and clearly athletic, but I didn’t really see him make many plays.  He’ll need time to learn.

[BillsFanForever19]

1 hour ago, DCofNC said:

Then hand the keys to Milano.  It’s not like there is a rule saying the Mike HAS to be the captain. 

 

You don't take an All Pro at one position and make him switch positions because there's better depth behind him than at the other position. That's crazy. Milano's an All Pro OLB. You don't mess with that and have him play differently.

 

On top of the reasoning listed as to why asking a Rookie to start at MLB is a tall ask - do you know what we have behind Milano at OLB if Dorian Williams were to start off at MLB?

 

Absolutely nothing. Nada. Zilch. AJ Klein, Tyrel Dodson, and Terrel Bernard are all MLB's. Tyler Matakevitch is a Special Teams player exclusively.

 

If Milano goes down for any amount of time or even just needs a breather, Williams is in. I know Drafting an OLB prospect when we had less than stellar MLB's and were hoping for something more than what we had was confusing.

 

But we needed another OLB and that's what he was Drafted as. Beane said as much after Drafting him. Williams has flexibility. Maybe next year they try it. But they needed him at OLB this season.

 

You can't go into the season with 1 OLB, 4 MLB's, and a Special Teamer as your LB core.

Edited August 22, 2023 by BillsFanForever19

[DCofNC]

2 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

You don't take an All Pro at one position and make him switch positions because there's better depth behind him than at the other position. That's crazy. Milano's an All Pro OLB. You don't mess with that and have him play differently.

 

On top of the reasoning listed as to why asking a Rookie to start at MLB is a tall ask - do you know what we have behind Milano at OLB if Dorian Williams were to start off at MLB?

 

Absolutely nothing. Nada. Zilch. AJ Klein, Tyrel Dodson, and Terrel Bernard are all MLB's. Tyler Matakevitch is a Special Teams player exclusively.

 

If Milano goes down for any amount of time or even just needs a breather, Williams is in. I know Drafting an OLB prospect when we had less than stellar MLB's and were hoping for something more than what we had was confusing.

 

But we needed another OLB and that's what he was Drafted as. Beane said as much after Drafting him. Williams has flexibility. Maybe next year they try it. But they needed him at OLB this season.

 

You can't go into the season with 1 OLB, 4 MLB's, and a Special Teamer as your LB core.

In no way was I suggesting moving Milano, rather, just let him call the D.  He’s the best player out there, why hand off the calling to a scrub?

[Billever76]

Move Milano to MLB and put Dorian outside...Milano definitely could learn the MLB slot even though he is lacking a bit in size he makes up for it with instinct 

[BUFFALOTONE]

On 8/21/2023 at 3:41 PM, NastyNateSoldiers said:

The Chiefs had 4 rookies starting on defense last yr and won it all. A big part of the reason they won was the experience those rookies got during the season. McD needs to learn from his old mentor some serious lessons. 

Spagnola is a very underrated coach and trusted his players.