Bills First Rnd pick in 2025 draft: Maxwell Hairston - CB - Kentucky

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

9 hours ago, Cheektowaga Chad said:

Dane is the back up outside corner 

 

Tre is a practice squad player 

I mean Tre started for the ravens in the most important games of the season and played well lol I think he could have some juice left but we’ll see 

[TheyCallMeAndy]

I fully expect he and Tre are splitting time at CB2. Not a bad position to be in

Edited 22 hours ago by TheyCallMeAndy

[Captain Hindsight]

25 minutes ago, BearNorth said:

Antoine Winfield was undersized, but a feared tackler, played 14 years in the league.

I would be afraid to be tackled by any NFL player

[finn]

3 hours ago, LEBills said:

Yea Cosell tries not to be disparaging to players so he won’t usually say a player is bad. But if there is a guy he like he is usually effusive in his praise like he has been with Hairston. He was that way with James Cook in 2022 too.

He really liked George Pickens a few years ago, too, when others were not so keen on him (he dropped to the second round). 

[Augie]

29 minutes ago, stevewin said:

Didnt realize the missed time from shoulder "injury" was mostly because of an infected needle at the hospital - that's crazy

 

Yeah, what actually happened matters. Tyrod Taylor was not injury prone because somebody stuck a needle into his lung. This is not the same as recovering from a blown out knee. And yes, I would expect a bad shoulder to have some impact on his tackling. 

[nedboy7]

I love this guys swagger.  Great addition. 

 

 

 

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[BearNorth]

8 minutes ago, Dunkirk Donski said:

Beebe's offical combine time was 4.42

Does anyone know where the 4.25 time comes from ?  Interweb research is inconclusive...

This is from his coaching Bio.  1989 Combine was coaches only, not a media event like today.

 

He was invited to NFL combine trials in Indianapolis in 1989 where he (and Deion Sanders) ran the 40-yard dash in a record-setting 4.25 seconds.

[Doc]

4 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I mean Tre started for the ravens in the most important games of the season and played well lol I think he could have some juice left but we’ll see 

 

5 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

I fully expect he and Tre are splitting time at CB2. Not a bad position to be in

 

I'd start Hairston at CB2 and see if he can handle it, and move Tre' to safety.

[Dillenger4]

I LOVE this pick! I called CB all the way up until the pick was in, for months. I do agree with many posters here - The Bills will double dip at CB today especially if Amos or Will Johnson drop. Hairston will start day 1 no doubt. The questions is.... is Benford OK after the concussion/neck injury? I'm not saying he isn't but we need another CB. 

Taron Johnson and Dane Jackson with be the slot corner/Nickel corner. That leaves us Hairston, Benford at CB #1 and #2. If one falls today snag him!

Go get a safety after that and boom baby - we are gonna be a tough D to beat.

 

No get Carter back. Bosa play well. Ogun and Heicht after 6 games come back ready and full of piss!

[BillsFan130]

23 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

If you do it, you're essentially using a very valuable pick on a guy that's in all likelihood not going to see the field or make any contributions this year, or possibly even in the future, depending on Taron Johnson's arc.

imo, that's really irresponsible when they are going to have plenty of other good options at that spot.

Ya if you draft another corner at that spot, you're basically signing up for one of your first or second round picks to be a back up for multiple years - Just wouldn't make sense

[noacls]

2 hours ago, RichRiderBills said:

The bills draft a guy smaller and worse at tackling than Elam was. I don't like to pick as I said I'm just very dubious of some SEC players in this day and age a lot of coddling and I'm going to question how hard they're going to work especially pouring to cold weather. 

 

I saw a few Kentucky games and hairston never really stood out to me. A lot of the analysis by the bills guys like Joe Marino, Chopin bulldog. I just didn't think hairston was a scheme fit for us. A weak tackler. 

 

A weak tackler somewhat undersized more accustomed to man. I think I recalled Joe Marino saying just recently that Amos was much better fit than hairston. 

 

And so I don't like to pick. I probably would have The South Carolina safety. He's an undeniable athlete, a predator in the backfield. I don't think there's anyone of that talent that was available. Safety is a sneaky need and our defense has not been good since we had elite safeties. 

 

I get the good DT s were off the board again. Why didn't we move up to get one? Even staying put , we could have wound up with the best safety in this draft. Instead we get probably the 4th or fifth Best corner. It feels like the elam picked to me and I know know we can't be traumatized by that, but that's how I feel.

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He is the same size as Tre White.  In WGR interview said he is up to 192. Elams problem was he could not keep his hands off people, not tackling

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[ddaryl]

1 hour ago, HamptonBillsfan said:

. Between his insistence on alienating Cook and this wasted pick

 

 

please explain, and feel free to get real long winded trying to explain that to us?  

[Slippery Rubber Mats]

1 hour ago, HamptonBillsfan said:

Was injured for most of the season, trouble locating the ball downfield and is not great at tackling. Scouting report indicates he will struggle with big receivers. This guy’s not a first rounder.  What happened to the big swing with the extra pick. Between his insistence on alienating Cook and this wasted pick, I’m hoping Beane’ stubbornness and the fact he can’t draft defensive backs is his only weakness. Having Elam and Bishop on his resume doesn’t instill confidence.

 

Brandon Beane INSISTS on alienating THIS player click to find out

[Logic]

3 hours ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

I will be irrationally upset to make the board normal again!

 

*Ahem*

 

I'm not in love with it. I don't think CB was the dire need people have painted it, and I would have much preferred someone in the trenches. That said, DL was pretty picked over and Golden & Starks were gone. With a major drop on CBs, Hairston is probably darn close to BPA and *does* fill *a* need, even if it's not as critical as I think some believe it to be.

 

That said, a three way battle of Hairston-Tre-Dane for the CB2-4 rankings seems to make is one of the deepest CB groups in the league

I love that your "irrationally upset" post still included the facts that DL and WR were picked over, that CB was probably the best value at our pick, and that we may now have one of the deepest CB groups in the league.

If this is the new "shouting angry Bills fan", I'll take it! 😅

Bravo!

[entropyrules]

17 minutes ago, nedboy7 said:

I love this guys swagger.  Great addition. 

 

 

He reminds me of Chris Rock

 

[Chandler#81]

42 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

Don’t mince words. Tell us what you really think, 🤣

 

no offense but I think you are somewhat confused in your criticism, 

Hey! He’s my 2025 1st Round Ignore list pick!

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

12 minutes ago, JP51 said:

It could be like Rousseau and Basham... but in the end I could see it... I do think them going safety is more likely if they dont go DT or WR.  I know they like this Joshua Farmer kid... I would be surprised if we dont see us draft him if we keep both 2s. 

 

I'd probably prefer someone with some inside/out potential, or even a big nickel type safety for the future.  

[Since1981]

Forget about tackles. The CB main job is coverage. Huge upgrade, need. 
 

aside from chain gang—Elam had a huge part of that loss. He was horrific. 

 

Chiefs completed passes of 11 and 12 yard. third-down conversion, facemask penalty, pass interference early in the second half.

[JP51]

4 minutes ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

I'd probably prefer someone with some inside/out potential, or even a big nickel type safety for the future.  

Thats where I am at... If we were to go DB I would prefer it be a Safety like Emmanwori if he drops... 

[HappyDays]

1 hour ago, BarleyNY said:

Hairston was one of the players where I questioned his fit with the Bills. In his case it’s obviously not his coverage I am worried about, but the run support/tackling issues he has had. Seems as though that would have been a deal breaker for McDermott and his scheme. What are your thoughts on this?

 

Apparently he was a better and more willing tackler before his shoulder injury. But anyways I just don't care that much about run support for my CBs. It's like blocking for a WR, a nice plus but not the make or break attribute. Tre White even in his prime also was not great in run support or as a tackler and he was still elite in our scheme. I just want my top CBs to cover and break up passes.