Kaiir’s game

[Ya Digg?]

So the PI was really bad, but he made up for it with the pick and almost had another one! I thought he had a pretty good game. Granted there’s a huge difference between Mahomes and Rudolph, but I have confidence he can go in and makes some plays if he needs to play next week. 
 

I’m trying to remember any other plays that caused concern and am not thinking of any. They needed him to step up and he did, props to him 

[dorquemada]

Given that he's been riding the pine allyear he was a pleasant surprise

[CNYfan]

He got bowled over easily; had the egregious PI and then everyone knew they would continue to attack him.  

Then he intercepted that next play and it was mostly quiet after that.  

I did notice a certain unwillingness to tackle at least once later in the game, and I think I saw why he has been inactive.   

 

Edited January 16 by CNYfan

[Doc Brown]

He picked off Mahomes last year in the regular season.  He also had a key pick in the Wild Card game last year just like this year.  He's a very frustrating player to watch because you can see the flashes of what made him a first round pick.  

[pocoboy]

6 minutes ago, Ya Digg? said:

So the PI was really bad, but he made up for it with the pick and almost had another one! I thought he had a pretty good game. Granted there’s a huge difference between Mahomes and Rudolph, but I have confidence he can go in and makes some plays if he needs to play next week. 
 

I’m trying to remember any other plays that caused concern and am not thinking of any. They needed him to step up and he did, props to him 

 

Officials seem to put targets on certain guy's backs, and Elam may be one of them. There's a lot of contact in the defensive backfield every game that gets ignored. It's really difficult to take anything to do with officiating seriously.

 

To me the situation seems like a 1st rounder who thought he should be gifted opening day, got in McDermott's doghouse, then injuries & solid play from Benford pushed him off the depth chart. Has a real chance to show he can contribute and/or rehabilitate value to find another opportunity elsewhere in 2024.

[BuffaloBill]

He seems to get beat often and easily. I’m still not sold. 

[Beast]

5 minutes ago, pocoboy said:

 

Officials seem to put targets on certain guy's backs, and Elam may be one of them. There's a lot of contact in the defensive backfield every game that gets ignored. It's really difficult to take anything to do with officiating seriously.

 

To me the situation seems like a 1st rounder who thought he should be gifted opening day, got in McDermott's doghouse, then injuries & solid play from Benford pushed him off the depth chart. Has a real chance to show he can contribute and/or rehabilitate value to find another opportunity elsewhere in 2024.

Why would he not be here next season?

[GoBills!]

I think with enough playing time he can be a nice back up or maybe switch to safety. He needs to tackle better but his hand eye coordination and catch ability is there. 

[Saxum]

Kaiir Elam seems like Sauce without allowance by referees for extra contact.

[NeverOutNick]

3 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said:

He seems to get beat often and easily. I’m still not sold. 

Agree. I want to like him but he looks lost and indecisive. Even the interception, although awesome, was a last second “whoa the ball is coming at me” play. Hopefully he was just rusty and thankful he got the int but don’t want to have to count on him vs chiefs 

[Danger Mouse]

I started to worry that Elam was soft. 

 

Him getting run over on his INT drive was embarassing. Then the WR verbally violating him after the PI. 

 

Suddenly him being a good 'note-taker' at interview seemed to make sense. Maybe he's a classy thinker, with good hands ... but a bit of a 😽 when playing with the men. 

 

I'm reading a lot into a small bit of data there though. But if he is a softie, it would explain why he's not making his mark in the NFL despite clearly having game. Guts aren't something you can coach. 

Edited January 16 by Bill Grundy

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

15 minutes ago, Bill Grundy said:

I started to worry that Elam was soft. 

 

Him getting run over on his INT drive was embarassing. Then the WR verbally violating him after the PI. 

 

Suddenly him being a good 'note-taker' at interview seemed to make sense. Maybe he's a classy thinker, with good hands ... but a bit of a 😽 when playing with the men. 

 

I'm reading a lot into a small bit of data there though. But if he is a softie, it would explain why he's not making his mark in the NFL despite clearly having game. Guts aren't something you can coach. 

 

This is definitely reading in too much, but there's no denying he's a poor tackler with a bad feel for zone concepts.  A terrible first round pick but Beane balanced it by finding an absolute steal in Benford.

 

But all of that is kind of irrelevant now.  What we need from Elam is to be a good backup and make a play or two and he accomplished that yesterday.

[Rew]

He really doesn't seem to match the physicality of the rest of the defense.  He looks like he's on skates every time someone is running at him with the ball.  He might have been an nfl starter 5 years ago, but with the way the run game seems to be surging back he is a liability.

 

His coverage, as always, is not bad and he makes good plays on the ball.

 

It's like to see him hit the gym in the off-season and come back with another 10 lbs of muscle.  Otherwise, he'll never be a starter for the Bills.

[dickleyjones]

The PI was the right play once he was beat. He prevented a TD that play. 

 

Then he prevented the TD on that drive with the int.

 

Both smart plays. I hope he can improve in other areas because he has a real knack for interceptions.

 

 

[H2o]

I was happy with his performance. We were down to our 2nd and 3rd string CB's last night. Dionte Johnson is no slouch and Pickens has the talent to be one of the best WR's in this league. Kaiir held his own for a guy who probably didn't even get many practice reps this past week before the game. His INT turned out to be a 14 point swing. It was about to be 14-7, he gets the pick, and the ensuing drive ended up being the 52 yd TD run by Josh. 21-0. Huge play. I'm REALLY hoping we get Douglas and Johnson back this week. We are literally the walking wounded now. Even still, I am not overly worried if Elam has to see extended playing time this week. This team just feels like everyone is on a mission, all 53 and then some. 

[BarleyNY]

31 minutes ago, NeverOutNick said:

Agree. I want to like him but he looks lost and indecisive. Even the interception, although awesome, was a last second “whoa the ball is coming at me” play. Hopefully he was just rusty and thankful he got the int but don’t want to have to count on him vs chiefs 

 

This sums him up. He has a lot of the physical tools you want and that INT showed great visual processing and reactions. But he still doesn’t seem comfortable in zone, he can’t seem to stay with WRs at the top of their routes unless he gets grabby and his physicality is at best inconsistent. 

[Paul Costa]

He probably is going to have a role next week. Hopefully Douglas is back. But Benford & Taron didn’t return from injury yesterday. 

[fasteddie]

I was at the stadium so you would not see this on tv, but on one play, he was playing the outside receiver with another in the slot. At the snap, he decided to run straight past the receiver, straight up field. He was covering air, while the receiver made the catch.  I have no clue of what he was thinking. 

Edited January 16 by fasteddie

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

44 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

Kaiir Elam seems like Sauce without allowance by referees for extra contact.

So Elam is 'Gallant' to Gardiner's 'Goofus'?

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Only old people and teef will get that reference. 🤔

[Mr. WEO]

44 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

Kaiir Elam seems like Sauce without allowance by referees for extra contact.

 

how does he seem anything like one of the best CBs in the league??  that's nuts!!

 

On his PI-he was beat after 2 steps and decided it was best to simply grab the receiver by the jersey.