Terrel Bernard Defensive Player of the Week!

[MJS]

1 hour ago, No_Matter_What said:

Haha. 

 

Now what I would like to know what do you guys think where he goes in redraft with hindsight?

 

Late 1st? Earlier? I have no idea.

He'd be first round for sure, along with Benford. There aren't 32 players in that draft better than them.

[ROCBillsBeliever]

2 hours ago, Logic said:

I'd love to dig up the draft night thread about Terrel Bernard and see how absolutely wrong so many people were.

I'm not immune to it. I nearly cried when they drafted Josh Allen. I'm just saying...the discrepancy of opinion between draft night and now would make for some humorous reading.

 

I didn't post about it at the time, but when we picked Bernard, one of my buds texted me, quote: "The Bills just drafted Tingus Pingus!" To this day, we still text "TINGUS!" when Bernard makes a huge play. Gotta embrace it when you're wrong, sometimes. Makes for a laugh.

[CA OC Bills Fan]

5 minutes ago, MJS said:

He'd be first round for sure, along with Benford. There aren't 32 players in that draft better than them.

This morning I listened to the Shout podcast. They had someone from The Athletic on for most of the show. One of the last questions was asking about resigning players. The guy wasn't that high on either Benford or Bernard. He wasn't negative, but for Benford he was basically saying it's all McD. and for Bernard it was that he's not very good against the run. I don't agree with either of these statements (although I do agree that McD. absolutely gets the most out of the secondary), just wanted to share an outside media person's take.

[BringBackFlutie]

3 hours ago, Logic said:

I'd love to dig up the draft night thread about Terrel Bernard and see how absolutely wrong so many people were.

I'm not immune to it. I nearly cried when they drafted Josh Allen. I'm just saying...the discrepancy of opinion between draft night and now would make for some humorous reading.

 

Leave it to you to misread the drafting of a real life demigod great white shark with legs.

[DeltaDigital]

3 hours ago, Lost said:

less than two years of starting and he's already made more big plays than Tremaine Edmunds has in his career.  

BIG Facts! TB43 > EDBUMS

[MJS]

15 minutes ago, CA OC Bills Fan said:

This morning I listened to the Shout podcast. They had someone from The Athletic on for most of the show. One of the last questions was asking about resigning players. The guy wasn't that high on either Benford or Bernard. He wasn't negative, but for Benford he was basically saying it's all McD. and for Bernard it was that he's not very good against the run. I don't agree with either of these statements (although I do agree that McD. absolutely gets the most out of the secondary), just wanted to share an outside media person's take.

He's wrong, plain and simple. Spotrac lists Benford's value at $18 million per year. They don't have a value for Bernard yet because he isn't a free agent till 2026, but he'll be valued highly.

 

But thanks for sharing.

Edited yesterday at 08:26 PM by MJS

[Joe Mama]

When others said he was undersized, I argued he was essentially the same size as another pretty good Baylor Bear Linebacker (Mike Singletary). Needs to work on the Singletary wide eyed stare.

[Niagara Bill]

Bernard's interception in the last minute or so was, to me, one of the most incredible defensive plays I can recall. Yes he maybe a little under sized, a little injury prone maybe. But few people in NFL history could react and close that fast and make that play.

In my mind, equal to Josh's great play that few QB can make.

He is a pleasure to cheer for.

[TheBrownBear]

3 hours ago, Logic said:

I'd love to dig up the draft night thread about Terrel Bernard and see how absolutely wrong so many people were.

I'm not immune to it. I nearly cried when they drafted Josh Allen. I'm just saying...the discrepancy of opinion between draft night and now would make for some humorous reading.

I thought he looked great on film and would be a perfect fit for this defense.  Same thing with the Shakir pick.  You could see that both of them were just "football players." 

[Albany,n.y.]

I hated the pick-no not when he was drafted, but Sunday's interception.  While it didn't cost the Bills because of the time left on the clock, when will defenders learn not to intercept on 4th down & long.  If this was the middle of the game, he would have cost the Bills field position.  Just like on a Hail Mary, just knock the ball down.  Intercepting on 4th down & not gaining yardage is fundamentally unsound.  

[machine gun kelly]

Well deserved 

[GaryPinC]

41 minutes ago, Niagara Bill said:

Bernard's interception in the last minute or so was, to me, one of the most incredible defensive plays I can recall. Yes he maybe a little under sized, a little injury prone maybe. But few people in NFL history could react and close that fast and make that play.

In my mind, equal to Josh's great play that few QB can make.

He is a pleasure to cheer for.

I posted it after the game, but I feel that Bernard's intelligent enough he goaded Mahomes into making that throw.  Kelce is his security blanket over the middle, especially late in games, everyone knows it.  Stay far enough off him to make it look like an open window but keep a good angle and slam it shut once the ball is in the air.

[roboticus]

4 hours ago, Logic said:

I'd love to dig up the draft night thread about Terrel Bernard and see how absolutely wrong so many people were.

I'm not immune to it. I nearly cried when they drafted Josh Allen. I'm just saying...the discrepancy of opinion between draft night and now would make for some humorous reading.

On the other side. If I recall, the Jets "won" the draft the last 2 or 3 years. Hasn’t turned out that way. Lol 

[Bob in STL]

What an excellent Bills Braintrust. 

 

McD knowing exactly what he needs.  Scouts doing their jobs.   Another excellent pick by Beane. Followed by the coaching and development to get him ready.  On top of that he fits the team culture. 

 

 

[transient]

2 hours ago, Comebackkid said:

he covered so much space that he ran right past them... he might have been hard to throw over but i think defenses adjust to him pretty good after a whie 

and took advantage of his short  <--  haha...commings

You can’t blame Edmunds for that, he wasn’t even born yet. Someone shoulda taught his mama to diagnose offensive plays better to put her womb in a better position to make the tackle. 

[Scott7975]

5 hours ago, bills742 said:

 

 

Well deserved. That guy was a beast and all over the field. He was well prepared and knew what was coming at him all game long.

[Chandler#81]

6 hours ago, bills742 said:

 

8th time this year with still 6 games to play!

 

The brainwashing starts early in WNY!

 

[Ralonzo]

6 hours ago, Logic said:

I'd love to dig up the draft night thread about Terrel Bernard and see how absolutely wrong so many people were.

I'm not immune to it. I nearly cried when they drafted Josh Allen. I'm just saying...the discrepancy of opinion between draft night and now would make for some humorous reading.

 

I'll own up to it, my take was this was the next Kelvin Sheppard.

[JerseyBills]

Got robbed of an all pro last year, one of the best in the game  

[Chuck Schick]

2 hours ago, Albany,n.y. said:

I hated the pick-no not when he was drafted, but Sunday's interception.  While it didn't cost the Bills because of the time left on the clock, when will defenders learn not to intercept on 4th down & long.  If this was the middle of the game, he would have cost the Bills field position.  Just like on a Hail Mary, just knock the ball down.  Intercepting on 4th down & not gaining yardage is fundamentally unsound.  

You’re of course not technically wrong, but you’re wasting your energy.  Stats like interceptions and sacks mean so much to these players individually.  They negotiate contracts based on them, and it even directly led to Bernard getting the DPOW award.