BillsDad51 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Javon Solomon is only player listed as EDGE on the roster. Not making a big deal out of it, but it is a little curious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 7 minutes ago, BillsDad51 said: Javon Solomon is only player listed as EDGE on the roster. Not making a big deal out of it, but it is a little curious. Von Miller is listed as a linebacker. I wouldnt put too much stock into the Bills website. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 He will be a pass rush specialists and 3rd and long downs. Looking forward to see him out there. Tons of potential. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 5 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said: Von Miller is listed as a linebacker. I wouldnt put too much stock into the Bills website. Bills website once reported wrong score for a game. QA is not a big thing there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuba guy Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 It's just new terminology 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Doug Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Back when I was younger, there was no such a thing as an EDGE. Considering DEs make more money than LBs, some ingenious agent said, my client isn’t a LB, he should be paid as a DE, because all he does is rush the passer. Thus the EDGE was born. But they are basically just a LB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostwriter Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 If he can stick as a STs player that may guarantee him a roster spot but I do wonder if he can: • Big enough to hold up as a pure EDGE. • Play off the ball. • Play EDGE in wide formations. • Blitz from SAM. • Any positional versatility. • Can he hold up in zone coverage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 19 minutes ago, ghostwriter said: If he can stick as a STs player that may guarantee him a roster spot but I do wonder if he can: • Big enough to hold up as a pure EDGE. • Play off the ball. • Play EDGE in wide formations. • Blitz from SAM. • Any positional versatility. • Can he hold up in zone coverage. Maybe play the same position as Lorenzo Alexander? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPL Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 What I don't understand is why EDGE is in all caps? It's not an abbreviation like QB, DL, LB, or WR. I mean, Nobody else gets their entire position spelled out in all caps. That lack of consistency in how we abbreviate and capitalize positions... I mean, you just can't win a Super Bowl with that kind of indifference. Just can't. 1 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Firebaugh Kid Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Kids gonna light it up. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 We don’t have a single left fielder listed. Doomed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 2 hours ago, thenorthremembers said: Von Miller is listed as a linebacker. I wouldnt put too much stock into the Bills website. I think to have his jersey number he had to be listed as a linebacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YattaOkasan Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 3 hours ago, ghostwriter said: If he can stick as a STs player that may guarantee him a roster spot but I do wonder if he can: • Big enough to hold up as a pure EDGE. • Play off the ball. • Play EDGE in wide formations. • Blitz from SAM. • Any positional versatility. • Can he hold up in zone coverage. Bills DEs feel very strong side/weak side right now. Strong side is Rousseau with smoot as back up and weak side is AJ/Von split with Javon also getting in but even less early downs. strong/weak side may not be to the TE so much as passing strength because you want taron with Rousseau ahead of him on the passing strength. I ain’t got the time but I wonder how much taron lined up on groot or Shaqs side on early downs. Obvious passing and run downs wouldn’t need this approach as much imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickelCity Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 It's that time of the year where I think he's gonna be dynamite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Buffalo Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 5 hours ago, BillsDad51 said: Javon Solomon is only player listed as EDGE on the roster. Not making a big deal out of it, but it is a little curious. So . . . you're saying this situation doesn't have you on the EDGE of your seat? 😮 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 If it's an issue of nomenclature I have seen it before used to designate a pass rushing specialist, especially when you're trying to parse the difference between a 3-4 and 4-3 scheme DE. There is bleed and sensational players but the spectrum usually looks something like this: - 3/4 DE: a big body, usually a space eater. Mostly a dying out position. - 4/3 DE: expected to be able to both set the edge in run support and pass rush, though it can vary how much of each. Mario Williams, Groot, Shaq. -EDGE: a designated pass rusher. Lines up wide over the OT (or TE) and pins their ears back. Hughes, Von Miller -Strongside linebacker: plays off but close to the line in run support, often included in blitz packages. The Bills have mostly phased it out to play 4-2 nickel but this was what Lorenzo Alexander was designated as in McDermott's first year. So calling him EDGE hints at his they plan to start him: coming in as a rotational pass rusher, especially on third and long situations, which matches his draft profile and a body type similar to Hughes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 9 hours ago, thenorthremembers said: Von Miller is listed as a linebacker. I wouldnt put too much stock into the Bills website. Well, he's certainly not an edge rusher anymore. So that is about right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I'm cautiously optimistic of the pass rush Solomon can bring to the team. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP51 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 2 hours ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said: If it's an issue of nomenclature I have seen it before used to designate a pass rushing specialist, especially when you're trying to parse the difference between a 3-4 and 4-3 scheme DE. There is bleed and sensational players but the spectrum usually looks something like this: - 3/4 DE: a big body, usually a space eater. Mostly a dying out position. - 4/3 DE: expected to be able to both set the edge in run support and pass rush, though it can vary how much of each. Mario Williams, Groot, Shaq. -EDGE: a designated pass rusher. Lines up wide over the OT (or TE) and pins their ears back. Hughes, Von Miller -Strongside linebacker: plays off but close to the line in run support, often included in blitz packages. The Bills have mostly phased it out to play 4-2 nickel but this was what Lorenzo Alexander was designated as in McDermott's first year. So calling him EDGE hints at his they plan to start him: coming in as a rotational pass rusher, especially on third and long situations, which matches his draft profile and a body type similar to Hughes. I like your analysis here... I think one of the other things is that he will never or almost never be in pass coverage like a true LB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 (edited) Found this pic of Javon Solomon at practice. Edited July 9 by skibum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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