Scouting the DTs in the 2025 Draft

[Warriorspikes51]

we’ll take them all thanks

[SoonerBillsFan]

3 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

BPA, geeeeeez, I have 20 years doing this

Ok BPA is a QB, we bypass clear needs for a QB? Or LT,Guard etc?

 

I get BPA at a position of need, CB, DE, DT,WR.  But BPA just for  BPA according to our board to bypass needs isnt the way to go.

 

Now if it were the drought years I would be OK with BPA period.

[TheBeaneBandit]

1 hour ago, gotme365 said:

It’s Derrick Harmon for me with Collins as my second choice. He looks like a Cam Heyward clone. If he’s there and we pass on him I’ll be heart broken. 

At what pick?

[somnus00]

Outside of the top two guys, I really like Norman-Lott out of Tennessee.

[DJB]

1. Harmon

2. Grant

 

Thats my list 

 

Ok there are others but these two are my guys 

[Pete]

9 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Ok BPA is a QB, we bypass clear needs for a QB? Or LT,Guard etc?

 

I get BPA at a position of need, CB, DE, DT,WR.  But BPA just for  BPA according to our board to bypass needs isnt the way to go.

 

Now if it were the drought years I would be OK with BPA period.

BPA always, or trade back.  Every Draft  board is unique to that team.   You select the BPA according to the Bills Draft Board.  We are not going to have QB Ward rated than Golden

[Augie]

2 minutes ago, DJB said:

1. Harmon

2. Grant

 

Thats my list 

 

Ok there are others but these two are my guys 

OK, are you saying we should rule them out now? Things rarely go the way I want, but I do love our QB! What the hell do I know???  😂 

[SoonerBillsFan]

1 minute ago, Pete said:

BPA always, or trade back.  Every Draft  board is unique to that team.   You select the BPA according to the Bills Draft Board.  We are not going to have QB Ward rated than Golden

So take a LT if he is highest rated and ignore glaring needs?  It sounds like something Tom Donahoe would do.

[Big Blitz]

52 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

we’ll take them all thanks

 

 

[BuffaloBillyG]

2 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 Kenneth Grant please

This is the move right here and I'm embarrassed to say how much I would give up to get high enough to guarantee we get him.

[Kelly to Allen]

47 minutes ago, Pete said:

BPA always, or trade back.  Every Draft  board is unique to that team.   You select the BPA according to the Bills Draft Board.  We are not going to have QB Ward rated than Golden

 

I generally agree with you about bpa. But the overall consensus is that bpa will be on the dline or possibly a cb/s.... That's where the talent is 

 

Maybe if the linebacker/ pass rusher from Alabama falls a bit that's another bpa I would take. Campbell from Alabama is pretty awesome

But everything I'm reading is he is skyrocketing. So is the safety from Georgia starks

Edited 9 hours ago by Kelly to Allen

[gotme365]

53 minutes ago, TheBeaneBandit said:

At what pick?

I would take him at 30.

[TheBeaneBandit]

Just now, gotme365 said:

I would take him at 30.

I would be cool with Harmon at 30. I would trade up slightly for Collins in the 2nd if need be.

[Buffalo716]

1 hour ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Ok BPA is a QB, we bypass clear needs for a QB? Or LT,Guard etc?

 

I get BPA at a position of need, CB, DE, DT,WR.  But BPA just for  BPA according to our board to bypass needs isnt the way to go.

 

Now if it were the drought years I would be OK with BPA period.

For fans best player available means one thing 

 

For someone in The scouting industry it's completely different 

 

As you said there's a whole bunch of things when you're talking best player available.. we have Josh Allen.. if the best player available is a quarterback in the first or second round we're not taking him 

 

We run a nickel four down base set.. if the best player available is a 34 outside linebacker pass rusher probably not going to take him 

 

Every GM wants to take the best player available for their scheme fit.. scheme trumps everything at the NFL level 

 

You're not taking a 300lb 5 tech when we don't use that even if he's the best player available... We're looking for the best 6-7 technique

 

Best player available is subjective because a 34 and a 4-3 team are not looking for the same types of players

[The Jokeman]

2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

TJ is a really good player. But not a fit for Buffalo because he is an alternative to Ed Oliver not a compliment. 

 

Tyleik. Meh. He is a very good run stuffer but he offers very little backfield penetration potential. If he gets to a round 2 pick I'd consider?

Williams had 11.5 sacks in 4 seasons and 28 Tackles for loss in 51 games.  Compare that to Derrick Brown one of NFL best run defenders had 13 sacks and 35 tackles for loss in 53 college games. 

[HOUSE]

1 hour ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Ok BPA is a QB, we bypass clear needs for a QB? Or LT,Guard etc?

 

I get BPA at a position of need, CB, DE, DT,WR.  But BPA just for  BPA according to our board to bypass needs isnt the way to go.

 

Now if it were the drought years I would be OK with BPA period.

BPA,BPA,BPA 

[JaCrispy]

49 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

This is the move right here and I'm embarrassed to say how much I would give up to get high enough to guarantee we get him.

I feel the same way about Harmon…I would be fine using one of our 2nd rounders to trade up and get him…Something just screams “game wrecker” every time I was his tape…

[billsfan89]

2 hours ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Ok BPA is a QB, we bypass clear needs for a QB? Or LT,Guard etc?

 

I get BPA at a position of need, CB, DE, DT,WR.  But BPA just for  BPA according to our board to bypass needs isnt the way to go.

 

Now if it were the drought years I would be OK with BPA period.

 

People who just blindly say BPA think they sound very smart but in reality when you have a team that is of high quality and has areas where needs aren't pressing then you have to take the best player within a position of need. 

 

The Bills have a range of needs as you mentioned there should be a corner, defensive linemen, or receiver at or close to the top of their board. 

[BlueRed]

I’m really curious what round Jordan Philips (Maryland) goes in - but would be interested in the bills betting on his upside early day 3. 

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

3 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Grant & Collins

 

End this nonsense of our IDL being undersized 

Grant 6’4 330

Joey Bosa 6’5 280
Greg Rousseau 6’7 266

That’s a MASSIVE lengthy defensive line.