Bills 4th Round Pick : Deone Walker - DT - Kentucky

[Augie]

27 minutes ago, FireChans said:

Josh has his big RZ target.

 

In all seriousness, I guess this regime does want a tub of goo at 1t.

 

Is Carter on the bubble?

 

I wonder if he gets traded for some pick down the road, like some of the guys on the OL when we upgraded there. 

[DrDawkinstein]

Just now, Virgil said:

 

If I'm not mistaken, we might be +1 to our line capacity, so someone isn't making the team, or hoping to get stashed on the IR.  It'll get interesting once the suspensions are done.  

 

Old man Jones on his way out

[BuffaloBaumer]

6 minutes ago, T.E. said:

Each of the last two postseason our offense stalled out with the game on the line because no one can ever get open. They just expect Allen to do everything. It's getting ridiculous.

Exactly right, their all world QB and they still don’t have that one guy to bail him out.

[Sojourner]

YES!!!! Plenty of room to improve but the talent that could match the size is awesome to think about!

[nedboy7]

20 minutes ago, BCAS Baritone said:

from PFF

 

Pros
Very quick first step for a player of his size
Has a baseline for a variety of pass-rush moves
Has the length to play 3-4 DE
Hand usage is quick despite also very long length
Good natural power in his upper body

 

Cons
Not a lot of weight in his lower half despite weighing 340 pounds — ankles/calves are skinny
High-waisted build makes it tougher for him to sit in his stance with leverage/power
Pops up quickly out of his stance
 

 

 

Skinny calves. *****!  😝

[The Jokeman]

Just now, BuffaloBaumer said:

Exactly right, their all world QB and they still don’t have that one guy to bail him out.

Maybe we need the defense to bail him out.

[SoCal Deek]

He literally weighs twice as much as the WR taken right after him. 😳

[Turbo44]

27 minutes ago, mannc said:

I think he was one of the five players on Joe Marino’s “do not draft list.”

Joe Marino is fun, Joe is not a GM. Walker was the best NT in college in 2023 before the broken back in 2024. This is my fav pick so far

[Virgil]

Just now, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Old man Jones on his way out

 

I think Carter and Walker will have 6 weeks to prove Jones is expendable.  If not, one of them could get stashed on the practice squad.  

[DrDawkinstein]

1 minute ago, BuffaloBaumer said:

Exactly right, their all world QB and they still don’t have that one guy to bail him out.

 

One more 3rd down stop by the D and we win in KC by 7-10 points. That's the issue.

[FireChans]

Just now, Virgil said:

 

I think Carter and Walker will have 6 weeks to prove Jones is expendable.  If not, one of them could get stashed on the practice squad.  

Cutting a third round pick or a 4th round trade up to get them on the PS is not ideal 

[Doc Brown]

5 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:

There's nothing wrong with Jordan Phillips outside of his Personal Fouls. He's been a big time player for us. If we get a rookie version of him in the 4th, I'm happy.

Me too.  I think Beane's been superb on day 3 (average on days 1 and 2) that you're happy if you can find a reliable depth player in round 4.  They all aren't going to be Benford, T. Johnson, Shakir, Milano (pre Beane), and Gabe Davis.

Edited 23 hours ago by Doc Brown

[The Jokeman]

Just now, Virgil said:

 

I think Carter and Walker will have 6 weeks to prove Jones is expendable.  If not, one of them could get stashed on the practice squad.  

Or we trade Carter for a future pick.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

It's almost comical at this point 

[DrDawkinstein]

Just now, The Jokeman said:

Or we trade Carter for a future pick.

 

Moving him isnt worth the 5th or 6th rd pick we'd get for him. Especially on his cheap rookie deal.

[Old Coot]

30 minutes ago, LEBills said:

His 23 was good, but he is a big guy with a back issue - Pars defect

Wow; that's not good for a DT

[NoHuddleKelly12]

26 minutes ago, T.E. said:

No offense...yet again. How many DLs do you need, exactly?

As many as it takes to bull rush Mahomes into submission in the AFC side of the playoffs. 🎤💧.

[Virgil]

1 minute ago, The Jokeman said:

Or we trade Carter for a future pick.

 

I think they are very high on Carter.  Also, even if Carter was 80% effective as Jones, they would move on from Jones on age and contract alone (I think)

[T.E.]

Just now, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

As many as it takes to bull rush Mahomes into submission in the AFC side of the playoffs. 🎤💧.

That's been the goal for five years and has never worked. At some point you have to try something different.

[Nihilarian]

32 minutes ago, dreadlox said:

Joe Marino is gonna lose his mind! He wanted nothing to do with this guy.

Yeah, I heard all that, lazy can't get out of his own way...gets pushed around by smaller linemen...a real bum. 

 

His coach had a lot of good things to say about him so...

 

We will see.