It's time for AJ Klein to shine

[Joe Ferguson]

He may not be as quick as Milano but he's a smart veteran and already knows Bills defensive plays. There's a reason he is kept in the PS. He will shine in the starting lineup.

[gonzo1105]

No thanks, let Dorian Williams take his lumps in the easier part of the schedule and get him up to speed. 

[Toledo Bill]

Just now, Joe Ferguson said:

He may not be as quick as Milano but he's a smart veteran and already knows Bills defensive plays. There's a reason he is kept in the PS. He will shine in the starting lineup.

With Jones out we will need all the help we can get against the run.. Klein’s strength.

wont help much in pass coverage, though

[SCBills]

Just now, Toledo Bill said:

With Jones out we will need all the help we can get against the run.. Klein’s strength.

wont help much in pass coverage, though

 

Poona Ford is a run stuffing/space eating 1T.  What we lose with Poona vs Daquan is Jones pass rush ability. 

[Your Brown Eye]

Dude has been in the league for 11 years. I don't think he was holding anything back for 10 seasons just waiting for his moment to "shine" in year 11. All you can hope for is an adequate stop-gap that won't win or lose the Bills games.

[Success]

I was really hoping we wouldn't have an "it's time for AJ Klein to shine" thread at any point this season....

 

[PBF81]

28 minutes ago, SCBills said:

 

Poona Ford is a run stuffing/space eating 1T.  What we lose with Poona vs Daquan is Jones pass rush ability. 

 

Ford is 4 years younger and at the same point in his first five seasons he has more sacks and nearly twice the TFLs and QBHits in fewer starts.  

 

Jones had a great start with us, but like the past two seasons, we've started strong and if the pattern held, the D would have cooled off some.  

 

Same for Jones, it's unlikely that his 10 season was the charm for him at 32 to shatter any prior season's best.  

 

While we didn't play our best on Sunday, it's also quite possible and likely that opposing offensive coordinators have started to figure McD's D out.  

 

 

Edited October 9, 2023 by PBF81

[Donuts and Doritos]

It's official. We're F****d!

[MJS]

Dorian Williams time! Klein should be added to the active roster, but he should be the backup.

[Alphadawg7]

Yeah...ummmm...I think your expectations are a tad high on this one.  Glad he is here for depth, but hoping he will go out there and shine suddenly after over a decade in the league feels like a reach

[PBF81]

1 minute ago, Alphadawg7 said:

Yeah...ummmm...I think your expectations are a tad high on this one.  Glad he is here for depth, but hoping he will go out there and shine suddenly after over a decade in the league feels like a reach

 

He's a very average player on a good day.  Not sure that sacrificing the development of Williams/Dodson is a worthwhile exchange.  

 

 

[strive_for_five_guy]

Takeo Spikes interested in unretiring?

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Nope. Let Williams play. 

[ShakAttack]

I'm hearing AJ Klein time and Dorian Williams time

 

...why not T-Dot time?  He actually played very well after filling in for Milano/Dorian...

[PBF81]

One way or another we'll find out whether drafting Williams was a good use of a draft pick.  

 

 

BTW, how long is Jones out for?  I can't imagine more than a few weeks. 

 

I mean honestly, if we need A-Team D to beat the next three teams on our schedule then we have much bigger problems than anyone realizes.   Two of 'em are the two lowest scoring teams in the league, the third is 8th lowest scoring, all in the bottom quartile.  

 

That takes us through October.  

 

 

Edited October 9, 2023 by PBF81

[LABILLBACKER]

1 hour ago, gonzo1105 said:

No thanks, let Dorian Williams take his lumps in the easier part of the schedule and get him up to speed. 

Yup, I'm ready to see what the kids can do.  Sink or swim.  Hopefully no one else goes down.

[LeGOATski]

I'd rather they roll with Dorian and Bernard for the majority. 

 

Would rather have Klein instead of Dotson, though.

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

1 hour ago, PBF81 said:

 

Ford is 4 years younger and at the same point in his first five seasons he has more sacks and nearly twice the TFLs and QBHits in fewer starts.  

 

Jones had a great start with us, but like the past two seasons, we've started strong and if the pattern held, the D would have cooled off some.  

 

Same for Jones, it's unlikely that his 10 season was the charm for him at 32 to shatter any prior season's best.  

 

While we didn't play our best on Sunday, it's also quite possible and likely that opposing offensive coordinators have started to figure McD's D out.  

 

 

Definitely am intrigued by Poona Ford. 

[Mark Vader]

1 hour ago, MJS said:

Dorian Williams time! Klein should be added to the active roster, but he should be the backup.

Reasonable.

 

I'd rather have Klein than Dodson.

[boyst]

1 hour ago, Toledo Bill said:

With Jones out we will need all the help we can get against the run.. Klein’s strength.

wont help much in pass coverage, though

klein at will, rapp in at hybrid/heavy nickel. we can have rapp in with johnson and run a 3-3-5. rapp can be the sam, klein at will, and bernard at mike. this can allow rapp to go up against te's or slots while we bring klein up to the line.

 

basically, we need rapp to now play aztec.

 

liability is not having good edge setters. lawson can set an edge on the weakside, groot, philips, and ford on the inside, with miller on strongside smart enough to protect rapp.

found this quick

 

browsed it, looks reasonable to help understand what we can do.