I Like What Beane has done so far! (First 3 Picks)

[GASabresIUFan]

I may be a little biased since I've actually watched all 3 players in college and all 3 made a positive impression on me.  That said they all fit our needs, are guys the Bills have been monitoring all offseason and are guys you can project as future starters.  

 

Hairston brings speed that our secondary is sorely lacking and I can see him winning a starting job in camp.  He is also a ball hawk.  Sanders has the ability to backup both Jones and Oliver and brings real pass rushing ability from the middle.  It will be interesting to watch how they deploy Carter and Sanders.  We can't forget that Carter is 6-3 305 and can play the one as well.  Lastly Landon Jackson is just a sound football player.  I think he is a better version of AJE.  

Edited April 26 by GASabresIUFan

[Success]

Yeah - this is a good draft.

 

I feel like the O will average close to 30 a game regardless.  We need a top tier defense to get over the hump.

 

[MarlinTheMagician]

We have added some athletes - D needed them.  More to come.

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

  On 4/26/2025 at 2:40 AM, GASabresIUFan said:

I may be a little biased since I've actually watched all 3 players in college and all 3 made a positive impression on me.  That said they all fit our needs, are guys the Bills have been monitoring all offseason and our guys you can project as future starters.  

 

Hairston brings speed that our secondary is sorely lacking and I can see him winning a starting job in camp.  He is also a ball hawk.  Sanders has the ability to backup both Jones and Oliver and brings real pass rushing ability from the middle.  It will be interesting to watch how they deploy Carter and Sanders.  We can't forget that Carter is 6-3 305 and can play the one as well.  Lastly Landon Jackson is just a sound football player.  I think he is a better version of AJE.  

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Article in the Athletic the other day talks about how Carter may likely end up playing a lot of 1T

[GASabresIUFan]

  On 4/26/2025 at 2:46 AM, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

Article in the Athletic the other day talks about how Carter may likely end up playing a lot of 1T

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Beane repeated that tonight.  

[MarlinTheMagician]

When the draft picks are put with the free agents, like 1/2 our D stands to be new players.  Will be a very, very different D.  Check it, and not done yet:

 

Joey Bosa,

Larry Ogunjobi,

Tre White,

Michael Hoecht,

Dane Jackson,

Darrick Forrest.

Maxwell Hairston

TJ Sanders

Landon Jackson

[LEBills]

  On 4/26/2025 at 2:40 AM, GASabresIUFan said:

I may be a little biased since I've actually watched all 3 players in college and all 3 made a positive impression on me.  That said they all fit our needs, are guys the Bills have been monitoring all offseason and our guys you can project as future starters.  

 

Hairston brings speed that our secondary is sorely lacking and I can see him winning a starting job in camp.  He is also a ball hawk.  Sanders has the ability to backup both Jones and Oliver and brings real pass rushing ability from the middle.  It will be interesting to watch how they deploy Carter and Sanders.  We can't forget that Carter is 6-3 305 and can play the one as well.  Lastly Landon Jackson is just a sound football player.  I think he is a better version of AJE.  

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Yea this is the best first two days of the draft I can remember for Beane since 2018. 
 

All are really good players. I honestly think all three have high end upside. And star power is what we needed

 

[TFBillsfan]

Really hope they hit on their picks. Hairston in reality is most likely the only starter. Sanders and Jackson will be rotational depth pieces. 
 

DE: Bosa and Groot

DT: Jones and Oliver

LB: Milano and Bernard

CB: Benford, Hairston and Johnson

S:    Rapp and Bishop

Edited April 26 by TFBillsfan

[Wizard]

You heard it here first...Landon Jackson's nickname will be...

 

Mr. CLEAN

[Victory Formation]

I am not a yes man and I am not a homer. If I don’t like something our FO is doing, I’ll say it..

 

With that said Beane has CRUSHED these first three picks.

Edited April 26 by Victory Formation

[Comebackkid]

  On 4/26/2025 at 3:34 AM, Wizard said:

You heard it here first...Landon Jackson's nickname will be...

 

Mr. CLEAN

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Striking resemblance

 

[H2o]

I'm usually an opinionated skeptic. I love posting my Timberlake gif. 

 

 

That being said, I'm pretty excited about our draft so far. I'm especially excited for the prospects of a Jackson, Oliver, Sanders, and Groot DL on 3rd downs. I CAN'T WAIT to see Jackson bury Mahomes. 

Edited April 26 by H2o

[JerseyBills]

Love it so far. and his FA moves were immaculate..

 

Hope he goes bpa from here on out

[GASabresIUFan]

  On 4/26/2025 at 4:01 AM, JerseyBills said:

FA moves were immaculate..

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Except the 2 suspended guys.

[gonzo1105]

So am I. I really like what they have done through the first 3 picks. Got a lot faster and a lot more physical on their defense so far which was two things they definitely had to do.

 

One thing I've noticed and it was this way in the past but even moreso the Bills obviously value character players. Every guy that I have listened to is a well mannered clear sounding communicator. On top of that they are taking guys that are not from broken families which I'd have to go back and see how common that was. Landon Jackson is married, Hairston brought his whole family with him and talked effusively about them and Sanders talked about his family as well being special. Keon was a well spoken kid, Bishop and Kincaid etc etc but I like the sheer athleticism of this group moreso than groups of the past.

[US Egg]

Guy addressed what needed to be.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

  On 4/26/2025 at 2:55 AM, MarlinTheMagician said:

When the draft picks are put with the free agents, like 1/2 our D stands to be new players.  Will be a very, very different D.  Check it, and not done yet:

 

Joey Bosa,

Larry Ogunjobi,

Tre White,

Michael Hoecht,

Dane Jackson,

Darrick Forrest.

Maxwell Hairston

TJ Sanders

Landon Jackson

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If Bosa can stay healthy and the PED cheats come back fresh, they will have the depth to send waves of fresh pass rushers.

 

If Bishop can develop to a starting role, the defense should be better. Really need Rousseau to be a 14 sack guy.

 

[Low Positive]

Interesting that he has taken 3 SEC guys in the first three rounds. You can't say that the film is against weak competition. 

[GASabresIUFan]

  On 4/26/2025 at 4:10 AM, US Egg said:

Guy addressed what needed to be.

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Absolutely, but he did it with guys who can make an immediate impact this coming season and you can project as starters.  In fact, I think Hairston and Jackson could win starting jobs this season.  
 

With these picks you could see how Beane projects his lineup this season

CB2 - White and Hairston - not sure who starts

DT 1 - Oliver backed up by Sanders

DT2 - Jones backed up by Carter 

Edge - Rousseau and Bosa backed up by Solomon (& Hoecht when he returns)

DE - AJE and Jackson - I think Jackson’s speed could push AJE to the bench. 

 

 

Edited April 26 by GASabresIUFan

[hondo in seattle]

I've been wrong so many times about drafts that I've given up having an opinion.

 

I don't trust Beane - or any GM - to get all their picks right.  I don't trust so-called draft experts to get all their evaluations right.  I don't trust my own evaluation of college tape. 

 

I do trust time: Time will tell.  I'll have an opinion on this draft in 2 or 3 years.