2024 NFL Draft - Day 3 debrief

[GunnerBill]

Sorry to be late to the party with my final roundup folks. I'm having my kitchen renovated and spent yesterday morning doing admin relating to that and then the afternoon biting my fingers off through the North London Derby (London is Red). I just ran out of steam in the evening. But here is my final summary of how it ended up looking for the Buffalo Bills and the rest of the league after three days of drafting in Detroit.

 

The Bills picks...

All seven of them.... yes the Bills made SEVEN picks on day 3 of the draft to add to the three that they made on day 2. I'll try and keep it brief on each one to make sure this is readable . The first was Ray Davis the running back out of Kentucky and we should begin with his age. He will turn 24 midway through his rookie season. He will be 28 by the time he finishes his rookie contract and in a league where running backs age out pretty fast he is likely a one contract player. I'll be honest I'd have rather they wait than go running back in round 4 but in terms of holes on the roster there was a gaping one behind James Cook. Davis reminds me a bit of Zack Moss in terms of style, short, but thick, compact back that likes to run through contact but he has better explosion and pop than Moss. I wouldn't call him a home run hitter as such but he definitely has a few gears he can get through. He had over 1,000 yards at 5.7 a tote in the SEC last year and he was the "best of the rest" for me after the top 5 backs - Brooks, Benson, Wright, Lloyd and Corum. He was RB6 at the top of that next tier. Like the player, don't love using round 4 for a running back. The second is probably my favourite pick of the entire draft for the Bills - Sedrick Van-Pran. He was a three year starter at center on a Georgia team that won two national titles in that period. I had a late 3rd round grade and if his arms were an inch longer he is easily a day 2 pick. Occasionally that lack of length means rushers just seem to get on him a bit fast, but even when they are he can fight his way back into a rep and come out on top. I think he will compete to start the year and if the Bills do go with the vets - McGovern in to center and Edwards at guard and it doesn't gel quickly then I would not be shocked if he found himself on the field early. This guy has a chance to be the Bills center for the next 7 or 8 seasons.

 

The next one was the pick that flummoxed me a bit - Edefuan Ulofoshio (and not just because I can't pronounce it!) The Bills traded out of #144 for a 2025 4th rounder, then they took a linebacker at #160. This is a team that only plays with two linebackers and already has Milano, Bernard, Williams and Spector on the roster and added Nicholas Morrow to be vet insurance in free agency. I don't understand why a 6th linebacker there was a preference. I get that they like him for special teams but both Morrow and Spector are already good special teamers. Jamari Thrash was still on the board when they traded out and then Malik Washington was still on the board when they Ulofoshio. Do they really feel better about their receiver room than their linebacker depth? I dunno. Oddest pick of the draft IMO. Maybe it is in Beane's contract that he has to pick at least one linebacker every year? Eight picks later they took Javon Solomon the undersized edge rusher out of Troy. I'm not sure how many successful 6'1 edge rushers there are but despite lacking height Solomon has near 34 inch arms and he plays longer than his size. It's fair to question whether he would hold up in run support as a starting base end but this guy can rush the passer. He is explosive off the snap and he has a pretty wide array of moves. He led the entire FBS with 16 sacks in 2023 and as a 5th round flier he was absolutely worth the pick they spent here. As a rotational pass rush specialist I think he can be really effective. 

 

They then went for Tylan Grable the offensive tackle out of UCF in round 6. He is the definition of toolsy. Former skill position player converted to offensive line. Athletic, can move, has the size you look for. Played for Deion Sanders at Jacksonville State before transferring to UCF but a contact I converse with occasionally in the draft media was at the Shrine game practices this year and had Grable as one of his standouts. If he has a decent camp he has a shot at the roster. Then Daequan Hardy the corner out of Penn State came next. He is an undersized corner who probably takes over the "backup nickel and special teams" role that Siran Neal used to occupy. He is a scrappy guy in coverage who makes up for lacking size with his effort and he has both return experience and gunner experience to play on 4th down. Finally it was the Brit! Travis Clayton is obviously the best pick of the entire draft and will be the Bills starting guard for the next 15 years going to 15 pro bowls and being a 15 time first team all pro. People keep comparing him to Christian Wade because he played rugby. Wade was an international rugby player. He is a star in the Rugby Permier League. Travis played amateur rugby in the 8th tier of the sport's league system. To put that in perspective soccer is a much more popular and well organised sport at the semi-pro and amateur level and the standard is higher. I played in the 7th tier of English soccer. If I turned up to try out for the Bills they wouldn't be selling me as a former soccer star. I expect very little. But it's a nice story and I'm rooting for the kid. 

 

My overall take on the Bills draft? This was a draft for need. There is a legit argument that: a wide receiver, a safety, a DT and a second running back were the four biggest needs on the roster and they hit them with the first four picks. Take what they say about the board with a pinch of slat this year. This was a team that couldn't fill all its holes in free agency having to go after certain positions to re-stock. I like some of the players. Bishop, Van-Pran and Solomon in particular. Coleman and Davis I like some too although I have questions about the exact nature of the value and fit in those cases. But this is a class that will re-stock the roster and hopefully give them fewer big gaps to fill when they come to free agency and the draft next year. I don't know that it has made the roster a lot better than it was on Thursday morning but it has made it a bit deeper and hopefully they can stack a few more names onto the little core of guys that they got out of 2022 and 2023 to further drive this transition. 

 

The UDFAs

I will confess I don't know a lot about many of them. I was glad to see a punter on the list. They have Haack and Martin on the roster but Haack sucks and Martin after a good 2022 struggled in 2023. If the rookie Jack Browning out of San Diego State can give himself a chance in that competition I'd like to see him come out on top. The two guys I do know about are two of my Shrine Game standouts - Frank Gore Jnr and David Ugwoegbu. Here is what I said about on here about them each on the back of that game in February:

Frank Gore Jnr (#3, Running Back, West) who had 6 rushes for 87 yards and a touchdown. It is an obvious thing to say but he is so reminiscent of his dad in the way he plays. He isn't fast, he isn't big, but he has great vision, fantastic feet and he always seems to fall forwards. Gore Snr went in round 3 of the draft way back in 2005 but I suspect a player of his type would be much more like a day three pick now and that is where I expect Gore Jnr to end up. But I won't be betting against him making a team and making an impact in the pros.

David Ogwoegbu (#92, EDGE, East) out of Houston (but who spent his first four years at Oklahoma) did turn his flashes into plays with two tackles for loss in the run game and the East team's only sack. He is a bit of a tweener for me in that he started his college career at linebacker, moved onto the line but isn't twitchy or bend enough to play as a true edge and probably isn't big enough to be a starting defensive tackle but as someone who plays as an interior penetrator in sub packages I think he has a chance to make a team - although my gut instinct is he will have to do so as an UDFA because that lack of a true position will prevent him being drafted.

 

Other notable moves

I like the Giants entire draft tbh. Okay they didn't get a Quarterback. But if they didn't value any after the consensus top 3 guys they were right not to reach down the board for one. They got a game changing receiver, the best safety in the draft an intriguing prospect at corner and then three guys I liked on day three in tight end Theo Johnson, running back Tyrone Tracy (former receiver with some return ability and a pass catching option) and Darius Muasu who was yet another of my Shrine Game standouts - a smart, hard hitting linebacker from UCLA. The Ravens also had a good day 3 with TJ Tampa who fell based on speed concerns but has really solid corner tape and fits the smart, tough Raven mould. They also too Tez Walker in round and if he can be brought along slowly and asked just to be a go route specialist and learn to catch the ball a bit better he compliments what they already have on that offense. The Rams had a good draft too for me. Liked their first three picks and while I'm not a Kam Kinchens guys they came back on day 3 with Brennan Jackson, a developmental pass rusher, Tyler Davis to add further to that Dline and then Beaux Limmer who was a steal in round 6 as a developmental center. Finally the Dolphins day 3 picks were an example of a team who know what they are leaning into it, I don't love the value of trading a future 3rd rounder for the 4th round pick they used to take Jaylen Wright when they already have two fast running backs on the roster but when you take that and Malik Washington together it just said to me "here is a team who know what they are." Whether what they are is conducive to winning championships in January and February is a different question. 

 

And then there were FOUR...

Just the four guys remaining on my board by the end of the draft. The joint fewest I've had - tied with 2021. Halfway through round 5 I was sure I was going to clear it and I was slightly surprised that I didn't. But here are the four and where they have ended up:

 

1. Beau Brade, S, Mayland - BALTIMORE RAVENS

2. Leonard Taylor II, DT, Miami - NEW YORK JETS

3. Javion Cohen, IOL, Miami - CLEVELAND BROWNS

4. Dallin Holker, TE, Colorado State - NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

 

There was also one sleeper who I hadn't done enough on to grade for the board who went undrafted:

 

N/R. Blake Watson, RB, Memphis - DENVER BRONCOS

 

I wish all those guys well in their future NFL careers. Brade to Baltimore in particular is a fit I absolutely love. Speed stopped him being drafted but he plays physical, downhill and can hit. The Ravens will love him.

 

So that's it. Four months worth of work and free time filling study over and done with for another year. Another draft in the books. Was not my favourite either for drama or for the Bills selections but as with every draft the time to look back is 3 or 4 years down the road. Until next year, that will be a wrap!

[CNYfan]

Most of the Board ranges from disappointed to cautiously hopeful.  But 3 years will tell the tale.

Many measuring sticks, the most obvious Pearsall, Worthy and Legette, against Coleman.  But others along the way.  

[HappyDays]

In classic Beane fashion I thought late day three was the best part of our draft. A possible starting center in the 5th round, long term bets on OL with traits, and a couple guys that play special teams so we can stop paying the Siran Neals and Tyler Matakevichs of the word. Wish they had taken a swing on a WR at some point on day three, but whatever once they drafted a safety, a backup DT, and a backup RB with the middle of our draft I knew what kind of class this was going to be.

 

I agree they found cheap rookie options to fill out the bottom of the roster, which is something I've been advocating for. Hopefully this year they are willing to actually let those rookies be on the roster and active on gamedays. I would rather see Solomon make the roster than Toohill for example. Might as well given the overall state of the roster, this is going to be a down year IMO.

 

Of course what they didn't do is make it a priority to build the offensive core around Allen as he enters the second half of his career. We have to hope Kincaid is ready to effectively be the WR1. Maybe they are going to try and run the ball a lot more. I don't personally think we have enough talent on the interior to really pull that off consistently but maybe that's the plan. Kind of feels like for the entire season we'll be stuck in the small ball grind it out offense that we displayed in our final game last season. I guess we'll see how it goes...

[No_Matter_What]

On 4/29/2024 at 7:44 PM, GunnerBill said:

The next one was the pick that flummoxed me a bit - Edefuan Ulofoshio (and not just because I can't pronounce it!) The Bills traded out of #144 for a 2025 4th rounder, then they took a linebacker at #160. This is a team that only plays with two linebackers and already has Milano, Bernard, Williams and Spector on the roster and added Nicholas Morrow to be vet insurance in free agency. I don't understand why a 6th linebacker there was a preference. I get that they like him for special teams but both Morrow and Spector are already good special teamers. Jamari Thrash was still on the board when they traded out and then Malik Washington was still on the board when they Ulofoshio. Do they really feel better about their receiver room than their linebacker depth? I dunno. Oddest pick of the draft IMO. Maybe it is in Beane's contract that he has to pick at least one linebacker every year?

Thanks for your thoughts Gunner, appreciated as always.

 

It seems pretty obvious that you didn’t like Ulofoshio pick, you were unusually vocal about it in other threads 😊

 

Two things.

 

1. As for WRs, you are the one who says Bills have 100 or so players on their board. So maybe Thrash just wasn’t on their board at all and Washington was rated way lower than Ulofoshio. Then they made the right choice. I don’t want them to take flyer on WR just for the sake of taking flyer (or actually I do want, but not at all costs).

 

2. I have no idea about the player, but if they think he could for example play Matakevich’s role in ST, and be as good as him, that alone makes him a good pick. We need to fill these roles with cheap rookies and not pay $3M a year for ST players and depth pieces at DL. And if he also becomes solid backup LB, even better.

 

I wanted 2 WRs from this draft just as anybody else. It seems that they felt differently, and apparently it wasn’t their priority. Maybe they really see something in Shorter or Shavers or Hamler we don’t know. I am ready to give them benefit of doubt. Last summer we all thought we are doomed at LB and look how it all changed thanks to Bernard.

 

And apart from not drafting 2 WRs I really like how they filled the holes. I’d prefer more BPA oriented approach, but at least Beane is really good to match value and need.

[SoonerBillsFan]

On 4/29/2024 at 12:44 PM, GunnerBill said:

Sorry to be late to the party with my final roundup folks. I'm having my kitchen renovated and spent yesterday morning doing admin relating to that and then the afternoon biting my fingers off through the North London Derby (London is Red). I just ran out of steam in the evening. But here is my final summary of how it ended up looking for the Buffalo Bills and the rest of the league after three days of drafting in Detroit.

 

The Bills picks...

All seven of them.... yes the Bills made SEVEN picks on day 3 of the draft to add to the three that they made on day 2. I'll try and keep it brief on each one to make sure this is readable . The first was Ray Davis the running back out of Kentucky and we should begin with his age. He will turn 24 midway through his rookie season. He will be 28 by the time he finishes his rookie contract and in a league where running backs age out pretty fast he is likely a one contract player. I'll be honest I'd have rather they wait than go running back in round 4 but in terms of holes on the roster there was a gaping one behind James Cook. Davis reminds me a bit of Zack Moss in terms of style, short, but thick, compact back that likes to run through contact but he has better explosion and pop than Moss. I wouldn't call him a home run hitter as such but he definitely has a few gears he can get through. He had over 1,000 yards at 5.7 a tote in the SEC last year and he was the "best of the rest" for me after the top 5 backs - Brooks, Benson, Wright, Lloyd and Corum. He was RB6 at the top of that next tier. Like the player, don't love using round 4 for a running back. The second is probably my favourite pick of the entire draft for the Bills - Sedrick Van-Pran. He was a three year starter at center on a Georgia team that won two national titles in that period. I had a late 3rd round grade and if his arms were an inch longer he is easily a day 2 pick. Occasionally that lack of length means rushers just seem to get on him a bit fast, but even when they are he can fight his way back into a rep and come out on top. I think he will compete to start the year and if the Bills do go with the vets - McGovern in to center and Edwards at guard and it doesn't gel quickly then I would not be shocked if he found himself on the field early. This guy has a chance to be the Bills center for the next 7 or 8 seasons.

 

The next one was the pick that flummoxed me a bit - Edefuan Ulofoshio (and not just because I can't pronounce it!) The Bills traded out of #144 for a 2025 4th rounder, then they took a linebacker at #160. This is a team that only plays with two linebackers and already has Milano, Bernard, Williams and Spector on the roster and added Nicholas Morrow to be vet insurance in free agency. I don't understand why a 6th linebacker there was a preference. I get that they like him for special teams but both Morrow and Spector are already good special teamers. Jamari Thrash was still on the board when they traded out and then Malik Washington was still on the board when they Ulofoshio. Do they really feel better about their receiver room than their linebacker depth? I dunno. Oddest pick of the draft IMO. Maybe it is in Beane's contract that he has to pick at least one linebacker every year? Eight picks later they took Javon Solomon the undersized edge rusher out of Troy. I'm not sure how many successful 6'1 edge rushers there are but despite lacking height Solomon has near 34 inch arms and he plays longer than his size. It's fair to question whether he would hold up in run support as a starting base end but this guy can rush the passer. He is explosive off the snap and he has a pretty wide array of moves. He led the entire FBS with 16 sacks in 2023 and as a 5th round flier he was absolutely worth the pick they spent here. As a rotational pass rush specialist I think he can be really effective. 

 

They then went for Tylan Grable the offensive tackle out of UCF in round 6. He is the definition of toolsy. Former skill position player converted to offensive line. Athletic, can move, has the size you look for. Played for Deion Sanders at Jacksonville State before transferring to UCF but a contact I converse with occasionally in the draft media was at the Shrine game practices this year and had Grable as one of his standouts. If he has a decent camp he has a shot at the roster. Then Daequan Hardy the corner out of Penn State came next. He is an undersized corner who probably takes over the "backup nickel and special teams" role that Siran Neal used to occupy. He is a scrappy guy in coverage who makes up for lacking size with his effort and he has both return experience and gunner experience to play on 4th down. Finally it was the Brit! Travis Clayton is obviously the best pick of the entire draft and will be the Bills starting guard for the next 15 years going to 15 pro bowls and being a 15 time first team all pro. People keep comparing him to Christian Wade because he played rugby. Wade was an international rugby player. He is a star in the Rugby Permier League. Travis played amateur rugby in the 8th tier of the sport's league system. To put that in perspective soccer is a much more popular and well organised sport at the semi-pro and amateur level and the standard is higher. I played in the 7th tier of English soccer. If I turned up to try out for the Bills they wouldn't be selling me as a former soccer star. I expect very little. But it's a nice story and I'm rooting for the kid. 

 

My overall take on the Bills draft? This was a draft for need. There is a legit argument that: a wide receiver, a safety, a DT and a second running back were the four biggest needs on the roster and they hit them with the first four picks. Take what they say about the board with a pinch of slat this year. This was a team that couldn't fill all its holes in free agency having to go after certain positions to re-stock. I like some of the players. Bishop, Van-Pran and Solomon in particular. Coleman and Davis I like some too although I have questions about the exact nature of the value and fit in those cases. But this is a class that will re-stock the roster and hopefully give them fewer big gaps to fill when they come to free agency and the draft next year. I don't know that it has made the roster a lot better than it was on Thursday morning but it has made it a bit deeper and hopefully they can stack a few more names onto the little core of guys that they got out of 2022 and 2023 to further drive this transition. 

 

The UDFAs

I will confess I don't know a lot about many of them. I was glad to see a punter on the list. They have Haack and Martin on the roster but Haack sucks and Martin after a good 2022 struggled in 2023. If the rookie Jack Browning out of San Diego State can give himself a chance in that competition I'd like to see him come out on top. The two guys I do know about are two of my Shrine Game standouts - Frank Gore Jnr and David Ugwoegbu. Here is what I said about on here about them each on the back of that game in February:

Frank Gore Jnr (#3, Running Back, West) who had 6 rushes for 87 yards and a touchdown. It is an obvious thing to say but he is so reminiscent of his dad in the way he plays. He isn't fast, he isn't big, but he has great vision, fantastic feet and he always seems to fall forwards. Gore Snr went in round 3 of the draft way back in 2005 but I suspect a player of his type would be much more like a day three pick now and that is where I expect Gore Jnr to end up. But I won't be betting against him making a team and making an impact in the pros.

David Ogwoegbu (#92, EDGE, East) out of Houston (but who spent his first four years at Oklahoma) did turn his flashes into plays with two tackles for loss in the run game and the East team's only sack. He is a bit of a tweener for me in that he started his college career at linebacker, moved onto the line but isn't twitchy or bend enough to play as a true edge and probably isn't big enough to be a starting defensive tackle but as someone who plays as an interior penetrator in sub packages I think he has a chance to make a team - although my gut instinct is he will have to do so as an UDFA because that lack of a true position will prevent him being drafted.

 

Other notable moves

I like the Giants entire draft tbh. Okay they didn't get a Quarterback. But if they didn't value any after the consensus top 3 guys they were right not to reach down the board for one. They got a game changing receiver, the best safety in the draft an intriguing prospect at corner and then three guys I liked on day three in tight end Theo Johnson, running back Tyrone Tracy (former receiver with some return ability and a pass catching option) and Darius Muasu who was yet another of my Shrine Game standouts - a smart, hard hitting linebacker from UCLA. The Ravens also had a good day 3 with TJ Tampa who fell based on speed concerns but has really solid corner tape and fits the smart, tough Raven mould. They also too Tez Walker in round and if he can be brought along slowly and asked just to be a go route specialist and learn to catch the ball a bit better he compliments what they already have on that offense. The Rams had a good draft too for me. Liked their first three picks and while I'm not a Kam Kinchens guys they came back on day 3 with Brennan Jackson, a developmental pass rusher, Tyler Davis to add further to that Dline and then Beaux Limmer who was a steal in round 6 as a developmental center. Finally the Dolphins day 3 picks were an example of a team who know what they are leaning into it, I don't love the value of trading a future 3rd rounder for the 4th round pick they used to take Jaylen Wright when they already have two fast running backs on the roster but when you take that and Malik Washington together it just said to me "here is a team who know what they are." Whether what they are is conducive to winning championships in January and February is a different question. 

 

And then there were FOUR...

Just the four guys remaining on my board by the end of the draft. The joint fewest I've had - tied with 2021. Halfway through round 5 I was sure I was going to clear it and I was slightly surprised that I didn't. But here are the four and where they have ended up:

 

1. Beau Brade, S, Mayland - BALTIMORE RAVENS

2. Leonard Taylor II, DT, Miami - NEW YORK JETS

3. Javion Cohen, IOL, Miami - CLEVELAND BROWNS

4. Dallin Holker, TE, Colorado State - NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

 

There was also one sleeper who I hadn't done enough on to grade for the board who went undrafted:

 

N/R. Blake Watson, RB, Memphis - DENVER BRONCOS

 

I wish all those guys well in their future NFL careers. Brade to Baltimore in particular is a fit I absolutely love. Speed stopped him being drafted but he plays physical, downhill and can hit. The Ravens will love him.

 

So that's it. Four months worth of work and free time filling study over and done with for another year. Another draft in the books. Was not my favourite either for drama or for the Bills selections but as with every draft the time to look back is 3 or 4 years down the road. Until next year, that will be a wrap!

Good stuff as always. I am higher on Coleman than many,I think he can develop into a top 10 WR.  I'm sure I'm gonna hear it about saying that,but it's how I feel.

 

Bishop will be starting mid season,we found our "Poyer".

 

I love Davis, Van pran, gore etal.  I am feeling really good about our draft and agree we filled possibly 5 holes and drafted some dang good depth.

[GunnerBill]

37 minutes ago, No_Matter_What said:

Thanks for your thoughts Gunner, appreciated as always.

 

It seems pretty obvious that you didn’t like Ulofoshio pick, you were unusually vocal about it in other threads 😊

 

Two things.

 

1. As for WRs, you are the one who says Bills have 100 or so players on their board. So maybe Thrash just wasn’t on their board at all and Washington was rated way lower than Ulofoshio. Then they made the right choice. I don’t want them to take flyer on WR just for the sake of taking flyer (or actually I do want, but not at all costs).

 

2. I have no idea about the player, but if they think he could for example play Matakevich’s role in ST, and be as good as him, that alone makes him a good pick. We need to fill these roles with cheap rookies and not pay $3M a year for ST players and depth pieces at DL. And if he also becomes solid backup LB, even better.

 

I wanted 2 WRs from this draft just as anybody else. It seems that they felt differently, and apparently it wasn’t their priority. Maybe they really see something in Shorter or Shavers or Hamler we don’t know. I am ready to give them benefit of doubt. Last summer we all thought we are doomed at LB and look how it all changed thanks to Bernard.

 

And apart from not drafting 2 WRs I really like how they filled the holes. I’d prefer more BPA oriented approach, but at least Beane is really good to match value and need.

 

 

You are right they may not have been on their board. But Beane did say they "had a couple of chances to take a receiver" and decided "other positions were greater needs." I don't know which picks those were. But fair to make some assumptions.

[section122]

13 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

 

You are right they may not have been on their board. But Beane did say they "had a couple of chances to take a receiver" and decided "other positions were greater needs." I don't know which picks those were. But fair to make some assumptions.

 

After having to start klein last year i think it was clear lb was a need.  

 

I know many people wanted to double up at wr but when you go down the line of kincaid, coleman, shakir, samuel, cook, and knox, you are talking about someone fighting to be the 6th target at best.  

 

Lastly the Bills have a 5th round dart throw at wr on the roster already in shorter. I don't know that they wanted another late round developmental guy.

[GunnerBill]

7 minutes ago, section122 said:

 

After having to start klein last year i think it was clear lb was a need.  

 

I know many people wanted to double up at wr but when you go down the line of kincaid, coleman, shakir, samuel, cook, and knox, you are talking about someone fighting to be the 6th target at best.  

 

Lastly the Bills have a 5th round dart throw at wr on the roster already in shorter. I don't know that they wanted another late round developmental guy.

 

Not to me it wasn't. If any single team in the NFL is down 3 or 4 guys at a position they are starting someone like an AJ Klein. It sucks that we had a cluster injury at a position but we did. Thats like saying the 49ers needed a QB because if what happened in the NFCCG in 2022. 

[section122]

Just now, GunnerBill said:

 

Not to me it wasn't. If any single team in the NFL is down 3 or 4 guys at a position they are starting someone like an AJ Klein. It sucks that we had a cluster injury at a position but we did. Thats like saying the 49ers needed a QB because if what happened in the NFCCG in 2022. 

 

They were down 3 guys and 1 of them left.  If dodson had come back i would agree with you.

 

Specter is what he is at this point (he was hurt but hadn't really been relied on all year to that point) and Matakavich also left.  I think ulofoshio will replace matakavich on st and save a ton of cap dollars while also offering a chance to be a piece on defense. 

 

Besides that his name is so fun to say!

 

It has long been one of my complaints that the Bills have guys who are jags instead of having young guys who can possibly develop.  My other concern was the softness and the Bills added physicality with this draft so on those 2 accounts I am pretty happy with how it all played out.