Elam now CB4 and playing kickoff coverage in the preseason

[Process]

What's your play here?

 

Hang onto him and hope he develops?

 

Trade him while he still has some value? If he's not playing, his value will only go down the further we get from when he was drafted. 

 

I would say trade him, but we don't have a lot of depth. Who is CB4 then, Austin? If a bad team offered a 3rd, I'd probably take it. 

 

I didn't follow him in college, but him not being a fit for our defense is not a surprise, right? We knew that already going into the draft? That's the frustrating part. 

[CSBill]

Time to trade him. 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

juan valdez will pick no hot take before its time

 

[Virgil]

I was going to wait until the game was over to make this exact post. 
 

I really think the Bills should take trade offers for him.  It’s not that he isn’t good. He just doesn’t fit our system.  
 

A team like the Ravens would love to have him and I’m sure there are other DB needy teams. 
 

Ideally, there’s a team out there with good OT or MLB depth that needs a DB, but this isn’t Madden. 
 

For me, if you can get a 2nd rounder, go for it 

Edited August 26, 2023 by Virgil

[Warriorspikes51]

I still don’t understand this. I thought he was quite good at times last year. Had 2 huge ints

[Goin Breakdown]

Trade to a team that plays more man coverage. Seems to be his "strength". 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Just now, Virgil said:

I was going to wait until the game was over to make this exact post. 
 

I really think the Bills should take trade offers for him.  It’s not that he isn’t good. He just doesn’t fit our system.  
 

A team like the Ravens would love to have him m, and I’m sure there are other DB needy teams. 
 

Ideally, there’s a team out there with good OT or MLB depth that needs a DB, but this isn’t Madden. 
 

For me, if you can get a 2nd rounder, go for it 

there are precisely ZERO teams going to trade an OT of any quality for a CB

 

 

[Virgil]

1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

I still don’t understand this. I thought he was quite good at times last year. Had 2 huge ints

Something is happening in practice to where he’s behind Tre, Benford, and Jackson.  
 

Whatever it is, he’s not worth his contract to this team 

1 minute ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

there are precisely ZERO teams going to trade an OT of any quality for a CB

 

 

Why would you leave out the part of the quote where I indicated the same.  Hence why I said, this isn’t Madden

Edited August 26, 2023 by Virgil

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, Virgil said:

Something is happening in practice to where he’s behind Tre, Benford, and Jackson.  
 

Whatever it is, he’s not worth his contract to this team 

his contract?? He’s on a rookie deal

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Just now, Virgil said:

Hence why I said, this isn’t Madden

then why bother?

 

[Airseven]

I’d like to see a list of young LBs also on the outs.

[MJS]

Eh, it's preseason. And you know there will be injuries. He is a good player and he'll get playing time. If he doesn't start, that's not the end of the world. Getting some more time to develop will help.

[Virgil]

1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

his contract?? He’s on a rookie deal

1st round pick.  He’s got to be making a couple mil, no?

[sven233]

You hold onto him and work to develop him unless you can trade him for an above average MLB.  If you can get someone serviceable in here at MLB, as much as I want to be patient with Elam because he does have talent, we need to worry about this season first.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

7 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

I still don’t understand this. I thought he was quite good at times last year. Had 2 huge ints

Same here. I want to say this pick was a disagreement between management and coach. Coaches loved Dane Jackson. They aren’t even giving Elam the time of day.

[Dopey]

2 minutes ago, Airseven said:

I’d like to see a list of young LBs also on the outs.

And then?
That’s a helluva plan. Beane better be on the lookout. You’re obviously ready to be our new GM. 

[Process]

2 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Same here. I want to say this pick was a disagreement between management and coach. Coaches loved Dane Jackson. They aren’t even giving Elam the time of day.

I don't know. Mcdermott was literally licking his lips when Elam whipped out the notebook in the predraft interview. 

[Shanahan's Horseshoe]

Ya gotta see what you can get for him at this point but absolutely don’t give him away 

[Billl]

There were times last season where he looked like he had a lot of potential.  The only action I’ve seen this preseason was against the Steelers, and he legitimately looked as bad as any CB I’ve ever seen.   He’s one of the strangest cases I’ve ever seen.  

[Big Blitz]

If someone calls Beane and asks about Elam this should be the response 

 

 

We have CB depth.  Keep it.  I still like his pedigree and skill set - can’t let that Benford is awesome sway us.