Christian Benford appreciation thread

[MJS]

25 minutes ago, djp14150 said:

Tre is not 100% from injury. 

Is he ever?

[BuffaloBill]

1 hour ago, No_Matter_What said:

I searched but didn't find a thread dedicated to this guy, and he surely deserves it. He was all over the field vs Dolphins and this time PFF confirms it

 

He is playing on an elite lever right now.

 

I'd love Elam to be successful and on the field but Benford makes up for it.

 

Not sure how to post photos hopefully you'll be able to see it.

 

 

 Look how far Sauce has fallen from grace.  Not to mention injuries have just ruined Tre White.

[L Ron Burgundy]

1 hour ago, MJS said:

Gardner is really overrated. He holds ALL the time and that is starting to catch up to him.

 

Tre White has really struggled. I think we moved on at the right time.

Nah he's good.

 

But he does have a glaring weakness.  He does not like to tackle.  He ran from Deebo like a biatch.  

 

Benford is having his best year. 

[BillsFanForever19]

17 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

That's part of the reason I want their extensions spread out.

I would rather see them all get a second contract than for us to throw huge dollars at a "#1" WR.

 

Agreed. Though in spreading them out, it can only be this coming offseason or the following offseason. Which then brings Greg Rousseau into the equation also. 

 

Good problem to have and we have all those players through next season regardless. But keeping all 5 is going to be tough proposition.

[Augie]

1 hour ago, DapperCam said:

I guess if Benford is a Pro Bowler and Elam busts we just give Beane a mulligan on that one?

 

The 49’ers are winning with Purdy. It doesn’t matter when you find them as much as that you find them. We have a bit of the same deal. 

[Ralonzo]

11 minutes ago, msw2112 said:

• Sauce Gardner has a cool nickname

 

Nothing beats Toast Patterson.

 

Wait, let me rephrase that...

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

I would like to actually take full credit for Benford. The day we drafted him, I said he reminded me exactly of one of my favorite Bills, Terrence McGee, and I was expecting greatness from him too. 
 

so, you can all thank me for posting that into fruition.

[Augie]

11 minutes ago, MJS said:

Is he ever?

 

When he is, you might want to look away. That is when he seems to be due for something gruesome. 

[947]

My initial reaction when we drafted Benford was "Oh great, we drafted another CB, we usually do that in half of the late rounds..." Then i looked into him & saw that would likely be a great fit for our scheme. I'm really glad they found him, dude is playing elite right now.

[MJS]

20 minutes ago, L Ron Burgundy said:

Nah he's good.

 

But he does have a glaring weakness.  He does not like to tackle.  He ran from Deebo like a biatch.  

 

Benford is having his best year. 

Gardner is good. But he is not the best corner in the league. That is why he is overrated. Many have annointed him the best corner since Revis, and that is garbage.

[Johnny Bravo]

I love this thread.  I’ve been on the Benford bandwagon for a year or so and he has never let me down.  Great pick and even better player!

[RoscoeParrish]

2 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

I do too. The issue is that Draft Class has so many Post Round 1 hits, are we going to be able to extend them all?

 

Benford may or may not be Priority 1. All these players were Drafted in the same class and all their contracts come due at the same time. And they're all going to be pricey.

 

James Cook

Terrel Bernard

Khalil Shakir

Christian Benford

It’s simple. You only extend two of them.

[GunnerBill]

He has been the Bills best player not name Josh Allen through two weeks. He is playing at a really high level. This could be a true breakout year for him.

[Beast]

Benford is going to get at least 20 million per when he signs his next deal. Keep drafting and developing.

[NewEra]

I thoroughly appreciate Christian Benford.  What a stud. Maybe the best tackling CB in the NFL

[RochesterLifer]

3 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:

When you watch on TV, you don't often see what the secondary is doing.   Especially if you're like me and keep your eyes on the ball.  I could only infer the Bills secondary was doing its job because it contained two good QBs.

 

The chart is interesting because I consider Douglas the better of our two boundary CBs but it seems, so far, Benford has outplayed him.  Then again, as Matt_in-NH says, it's a small sample size.  

 

It's too bad Taron isn't out there too. 

I am definitely no defensive backfield expert, but I spent the whole Miami game thinking, “Wow, Christian, just wow!”

Edited September 16 by RochesterLifer

[LABILLBACKER]

3 hours ago, MJS said:

Gardner is really overrated. He holds ALL the time and that is starting to catch up to him.

 

Tre White has really struggled. I think we moved on at the right time.

We moved on from White, Poyer and Hyde at the perfect time.

[msw2112]

2 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I would like to actually take full credit for Benford. The day we drafted him, I said he reminded me exactly of one of my favorite Bills, Terrence McGee, and I was expecting greatness from him too. 
 

so, you can all thank me for posting that into fruition.

 

I would like to take NO credit for Benford.  The day we drafted him, I said who in the hell is this kid from Villanova and why are we drafting him?  Who drafts NFL players from Villanova?

[Mister Defense]

Who loves ya, baby?

 

We do!

 

Go CB!

[the_D]

3 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

I do too. The issue is that Draft Class has so many Post Round 1 hits, are we going to be able to extend them all?

 

Benford may or may not be Priority 1. All these players were Drafted in the same class and all their contracts come due at the same time. And they're all going to be pricey.

 

James Cook

Terrel Bernard

Khalil Shakir

Christian Benford

Which one of the four has the highest trade value? 😆