NFL Combine Thread: 1 (PK, DL & LB's)

[SoonerBillsFan]

Anyone ok with having this pinned so we can discuss Prospects in one thread?

 

Edit: per great suggestions I edited the title to Day 1.  We can create Day 2 & 3 threads as well.

Edited 3 hours ago by SoonerBillsFan

[Rocky Landing]

I think it’s a good idea. 

[ghostwriter]

Sounds like a good idea to me..

[EmotionallyUnstable]

I’d prefer separate threads for each positional group/days, so info and commentary isn’t completely buried and is accessible if you jump in late. 
 

(totally for selfish reasons)

[SoonerBillsFan]

1 minute ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

I’d prefer separate threads for each positional group/days, so info and commentary isn’t completely buried and is accessible if you jump in late. 
 

(totally for selfish reasons)

Not a bad idea.

[EmotionallyUnstable]

 

On field workouts are:

 

Thursday (DL and LBs)

Friday (DBs and TEs)

Saturday (QBs, WRs and RBs)

Edited 18 hours ago by EmotionallyUnstable

[Prospector]

28 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

I’d prefer separate threads for each positional group/days, so info and commentary isn’t completely buried and is accessible if you jump in late. 
 

(totally for selfish reasons)

This please 

[RyanC883]

2 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

 

On field workouts are:

 

Thursday (DL and LBs)

Friday (DBs and TEs)

Saturday (QBs, WRs and RBs)

 

Orthodontist exams?   some dr selling everyone invisalign?. 

[MikePJ76]

A nice pre combine state of the bills from Joe buscaglia this morning.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6151943/2025/02/24/bills-2025-nfl-combine-rumors-prospects/?source=user_shared_article

Bills’ 2025 NFL Combine preview: Super Bowl aspirations, James Cook, and WR need

[OldTimer1960]

1 hour ago, MikePJ76 said:

A nice pre combine state of the bills from Joe buscaglia this morning.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6151943/2025/02/24/bills-2025-nfl-combine-rumors-prospects/?source=user_shared_article

Bills’ 2025 NFL Combine preview: Super Bowl aspirations, James Cook, and WR need

Thanks for posting.

 

How did he write a Bills’ combine preview with barely mentioning defense at all?  Heck, I would love for them to nab a good WR with ability to get open with his route running and with speed to threaten deep, but with no viable CB opposite Benford (unless they resign Douglas), a glaring need for pass rush help and a huge need for a 1T DT it is hard for me to see how they will address WR early.

[MikePJ76]

1 minute ago, OldTimer1960 said:

Thanks for posting.

 

How did he write a Bills’ combine preview with barely mentioning defense at all?  Heck, I would love for them to nab a good WR with ability to get open with his route running and with speed to threaten deep, but with no viable CB opposite Benford (unless they resign Douglas), a glaring need for pass rush help and a huge need for a 1T DT it is hard for me to see how they will address WR early.

He had a full offseason breakdown last week, it was excellent.   He had the bills resigning Douglas and drafting a corner!  
 

Here is the post I made the other day highlighting the main points.

 

Bills mock offseason: Free agents, draft plans, and trade markets

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6149415/2025/02/21/bills-2025-mock-offseason-free-agent/

 

I don't want to give the whole thing away but he has a great plan for the offseason.  I will just highlight the big things. I will say I wouldn't even pick up the phone and call hollywood brown let alone 2 years for 18 million.

 

Bills cap space to begin the exercise: -$10.13 million

The NFL informed teams that the 2025 salary cap would fall between $277.5 and $281.5 million, so for this exercise, we split the difference and put it at $279.5 million. The -$10.13 million hole is far smaller than what the Bills had to deal with last offseason before cutting all their big-name veterans to clear cap space.

 

on von miller - resigned

In this case, I had Miller taking a $10 million pay cut — meaning $10 million in cap savings. It would guarantee him over $7 million this season

 

Restructures to 
Josh Allen, Dion Dawkins and Ed Oliver

 

Release Sam Martin and trade Elam.

 

he has the team resigning Douglas, Hollins, Ty Johnson, Reggie Gilliam, Ferguson and Quinton Morris

 

Trade for Myles Garrett

trade details
Buffalo receives: DE Myles Garrett, 2026 5th round, 2027 7th round
Cleveland receives: No. 30, 2026 1st round, 2027 4th round, DE A.J. Epenesa

 

Free agent signings

 

Hollywood Brown, Derek Barnett

 

Then this is his mock for the rest of the draft.

 

The pick at No. 56: CB Darien Porter, Iowa State

The pick at No. 62: DT Jordan Phillips, Maryland

The pick at No. 107: LB Chris Paul Jr., Ole Miss

The pick at No. 130: EDGE Oluwafemi Oladejo, UCLA

Trade!

Bills receive Nos. 132 and 245 from Lions for Nos. 170 and 176.

The pick at No. 132: S Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma

The pick at No. 173: G Connor Colby, Iowa

The pick at No. 203: WR Ricky White III, UNLV

The pick at No. 205: QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana

The pick at No. 245: P Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida

 

New Bills depth chart

 

 

[OldTimer1960]

3 hours ago, MikePJ76 said:

He had a full offseason breakdown last week, it was excellent.   He had the bills resigning Douglas and drafting a corner!  
 

Here is the post I made the other day highlighting the main points.

 

Bills mock offseason: Free agents, draft plans, and trade markets

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6149415/2025/02/21/bills-2025-mock-offseason-free-agent/

 

I don't want to give the whole thing away but he has a great plan for the offseason.  I will just highlight the big things. I will say I wouldn't even pick up the phone and call hollywood brown let alone 2 years for 18 million.

 

Bills cap space to begin the exercise: -$10.13 million

The NFL informed teams that the 2025 salary cap would fall between $277.5 and $281.5 million, so for this exercise, we split the difference and put it at $279.5 million. The -$10.13 million hole is far smaller than what the Bills had to deal with last offseason before cutting all their big-name veterans to clear cap space.

 

on von miller - resigned

In this case, I had Miller taking a $10 million pay cut — meaning $10 million in cap savings. It would guarantee him over $7 million this season

 

Restructures to 
Josh Allen, Dion Dawkins and Ed Oliver

 

Release Sam Martin and trade Elam.

 

he has the team resigning Douglas, Hollins, Ty Johnson, Reggie Gilliam, Ferguson and Quinton Morris

 

Trade for Myles Garrett

trade details
Buffalo receives: DE Myles Garrett, 2026 5th round, 2027 7th round
Cleveland receives: No. 30, 2026 1st round, 2027 4th round, DE A.J. Epenesa

 

Free agent signings

 

Hollywood Brown, Derek Barnett

 

Then this is his mock for the rest of the draft.

 

The pick at No. 56: CB Darien Porter, Iowa State

The pick at No. 62: DT Jordan Phillips, Maryland

The pick at No. 107: LB Chris Paul Jr., Ole Miss

The pick at No. 130: EDGE Oluwafemi Oladejo, UCLA

Trade!

Bills receive Nos. 132 and 245 from Lions for Nos. 170 and 176.

The pick at No. 132: S Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma

The pick at No. 173: G Connor Colby, Iowa

The pick at No. 203: WR Ricky White III, UNLV

The pick at No. 205: QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana

The pick at No. 245: P Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida

 

New Bills depth chart

 

 

Ah, got it, thank you.  I'm not big into the trade for Garrett, but if they could get it done for what is listed here I could get on board.  One concern I would have is where will they find the cap space to include Garrett and field decent players at other positions.  I would think unless they extend Garrett's contract they would have no cap space for any FA signings this year.  

 

I like the selection of a DT in round 2 and I haven't really yet watched Jordan Phillips, even late 2nd feels a little high for him based on what I've read.  I acknowledge that once past the first, ratings jump all over and each team's rankings of players can vary considerably from those of other teams.