Cooper DeJean - Would he have made a difference?

[LABILLBACKER]

41 minutes ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

Nobody wanted Coleman let’s be honest. I don’t think that’s changed a whole lot. He was really good in big games and I’m sure that’s why they took him but homeboy was invisible last night. 

He's been invisible most of the year. Maybe we can't see him because of that 4.7 speed. I wanted BTJ badly and all it would've cost us is Bishop.  

Edited Monday at 06:59 PM by LABILLBACKER

[dorquemada]

Nothing against Coleman, but it seems like we could get a guy like him in a later round.  Our defensive secondary continues to suck when we need them the most.  DeJean would have certainly made a difference, and probably not just in this game, I bet he would have helped against the Rams too

 

Coleman, Kincaid, Elam. Even Rousseau was invisible yesterday except when one of the other DL wiped him out

 

Can the Bills just trade out of the 1st round?  They're terrible at it outside of the Allen pick

[Dr.Mantis_Toboggan]

Dejean, Ladd, Worthy, take your pick… any of them would’ve been better than Beane’s.

[TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th]

59 minutes ago, ShakAttack said:

Cooper DeJean was commonly regarded as the realistic "BPA" at our draft position, but many of us (including myself) were not open to using our first pick on a non-WR.

 

To be fair, I was hoping to either trade-up for BTJ or draft McConky / AD Mitchell if we stayed put, and if I knew we were going to end up taking Coleman, I probably would have rather just take DeJean because Coleman and Worthy (ironically) were the 2 wrs that I specifically did not want the Bills to draft.

 

But as I watched DeJean against the Commanders and witnessed the undeniable impact he had on that game, it begged the question:

 

Do we think Cooper DeJean makes a difference for us yesterday?   Enough of a difference to have a different outcome?   Or was it always likely going to come down to Allen and Joe Brady finding a way to deliver a game-winning drive? 

 

I tend to think that with these 2 teams, regardless of how the first 3 quarters play out, it will always come down to living and dying with Allen and his cape at the end of the game,  but I would like to hear your thoughts...

I really think we should have. Instead we gave the chiefs a decent receiver in worthy and drafted a guy who , let's be honest, can not separate at all. And Cole bishop kinda looks like the temu white guy secondary version of cooper dejean 

[gonzo1105]

DeJean was brought up numerous times on this board and 98% of the board didn’t even want to hear about him as a possibility. Didn’t play a valuable enough position to warrant a first rounder. Just been playing Safety, Nickle and returning kicks for the most talented roster in the NFL as a rookie. 

[mannc]

1 hour ago, MrEpsYtown said:

He's a blue-chipper. Somehow the Eagles continue to grab guys like him, Mitchell, and Jalen Carter. It's insane how well they do in the draft. 

It’s entirely possible that Bishop will eventually be better than DeJean…Dejean was groomed as a starter from day 1 and Bishop was injured from day 1.  They have very similar athletic profiles, so no, we should not have drafted DeJean.

[DrDawkinstein]

2 minutes ago, mannc said:

It’s entirely possible that Bishop will eventually be better than DeJean…Dejean was groomed as a starter from day 1 and Bishop was injured from day 1.  They have very similar athletic profiles, so no, we should not have drafted DeJean.

 

Possible but unlikely.

 

DeJean was a star in college with true blue chip talents. Bishop was just a guy who played ok. There wasnt much grooming of DeJean to do. He came in and played as his normal self.

 

DeJean would have stepped right in as Hyde Jr., Bishop isnt even Hamlin Jr yet.

 

But had Beane made another 1st round pick on Defense, with such a need at WR in a WR draft, the board would have imploded.

[QB Bills]

A white cornerback? In this economy?