So what did we think of Buffalo Joe Andreesen at MLB?

[BearNorth]

Why does everyone say he's a small linebacker.  He was 240 at his pro day, listed at 232 on the Roster.  That's pretty close to the average size for the top linebackers.

[Avisan]

14 minutes ago, BearNorth said:

Why does everyone say he's a small linebacker.  He was 240 at his pro day, listed at 232 on the Roster.  That's pretty close to the average size for the top linebackers.

The average poster here is very attached to an era of football that no longer exists.

[zow2]

He did ok.  I noticed him on a few plays, and then other plays he would get taken out by a lineman and couldn't get involved.

[DJB]

1 hour ago, SoMAn said:

FWIW, my wife commented that she thinks he has a nice a s s

Interestingly enough in most polls that particular part of a man more so than biceps, chest etc is the #1 favourite male body part of women

 

 

Edited Monday at 01:37 PM by DJB

[freddyjj]

8 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:

but he definitely is being groomed to replace Matt in a year or two

Andreesen replaces Bernard positiionally in Bills D.  Dorian Williams plays Milano's role.  

[Charles Romes]

He’s an upgrade if he doesn’t sustain an injury every other time he sees the field. 

[Simon]

52 minutes ago, DJB said:

Interestingly enough in most polls that particular part of a man more so than biceps, chest etc is the #1 favourite male body part of women

 

 

 

Damn, I thought she liked me for my mind.....

[The Jokeman]

He looked small and remember seeing him miss a tackle on Gibson early on. That said I wasn't focused on him exclusively but noticed it on that one play. 

[K D]

If you ask Bills fans he looked like the next Brian Urlacher of course. In reality he's about the size of one of Urlacher's legs

[TheFunPolice]

One thing you have to give this staff credit for: they can find and coach LBers and DBs seemingly everywhere 

 

Very rarely does a LB or DB come in, spend serious time here, and not develop into a player.

[BearNorth]

2 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

One thing you have to give this staff credit for: they can find and coach LBers and DBs seemingly everywhere 

 

Very rarely does a LB or DB come in, spend serious time here, and not develop into a player.

Exhibit 1 - Levi Wallace - who unfortunately for us, just got waived by the Bronco's on Christmas Eve.

[streetkings01]

9 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:

He won't probably provide the splash plays we saw from Milano, but he definitely is being groomed to replace Matt in a year or two.  If we ever slide to a more traditional 4-3, I could easily see Bernard, Andreesen and Williams being the starters.

No he isn’t. He’s a depth guy….Milano’s replacement is getting ready for the combine.

[TheFunPolice]

4 minutes ago, BearNorth said:

Exhibit 1 - Levi Wallace - who unfortunately for us, just got waived by the Bronco's on Christmas Eve.

 

No staff is perfect, but it seems like every time a guy goes down with injury the next guy is able to play, until we had to resort to calling retired guys back from their vacation. 

 

I was pleasantly surprised by Andreesen's play, and hopefully he grows into a long-term role on the team!

[US Egg]

I’ll leave the prognostication to the experts, but no doubt a very special moment for him and his family, a day they’ll always cherish. It’s something many college athletes dream of and very few ever experience. 
 

Again, Congrats to Joe.

[JP51]

I noticed a pass breakup and a tackle BLS other than that not noteworthy, which is not a bad thing really... probably good to get him some reps in a realish game... 

[PromoTheRobot]

He led the Bills in tackles, so pretty good.

 

[JESSEFEFFER]

One play of note, he had a chance to get a scrambling Milton in the open field short of a first down and gave him a glancing blow that allowed him another 6 yards or so before he went down.  But, Milton has a very Josh Allen like athletic profile and we know that Josh usually beats the LB in that situation too.

[Augie]

13 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

He led the Bills in tackles, so pretty good.

 

 

Joe led the team in tackles, and I love that Solomon came in right behind him. He’s more than just a pass rush specialist.  Solomon was also very close to a sack and did have a QB hit. That’s encouraging going forward. I’m intrigued by him for some reason. 

 

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Edited Monday at 03:22 PM by Augie

[NI Bills Fan]

1 minute ago, Augie said:

 

Joe led the team in tackles, and I love that Solomon came in right behind him. He’s more than just a pass rush specialist.  Solomon was also very close to a sack and did have a QD hit. That’s encouraging going forward. I’m intrigued by him for some reason. 

Agreed, i thought solomon was impressive agains the run yesterday too, which was i think the knock on him when he was drafted.  Granted I didn't focus on him every play so he may have had some blunders I didn't see.  Interested to see how he comes along next season for sure. 

[Dillenger4]

Joe vs backups. Not much to see. In fact, I agree with the majority here... didn't notice him. And I watched him specifically. He looks a tad slow/late to the ball is my takeaway. Maybe that's why he is a mediocre player vs backups. Time will tell.