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Why does everyone want Williams at nine? Up until about a month ago he wasn't considered a top 15 pick if I remember correctly. He was considered around 16-25.
Why does everyone want Williams at nine? Up until about a month ago he wasn't considered a top 15 pick if I remember correctly. He was considered around 16-25.
As much as I would love to have Williams, I don't think he is worth the #9 pick. I really want to trade down a few spots and pick up a few picks, then draft Williams.
Why does everyone want Williams at nine? Up until about a month ago he wasn't considered a top 15 pick if I remember correctly. He was considered around 16-25.
I have no idea. The idea seems to be that filling the need positions on this team MUST be done immediately with the #9 overall pick.
That to me is the worst strategy for drafting. This team has not had a marketable player for way too long. A player that the team is identified by.
The #9 overall pick should be a guy the Bills feel is an elite player. Not just a need filler.
I don't want to look back in 2-3 years and see that we could have had the next big time playmaker but we passed him up for a space eater or a LT that has second round skills.
Thompson: You're one of those rare guys who has both the physical frame at 6-foot-2 and 320 pounds and the skills to play either nose tackle or defensive tackle. You're obviously versatile enough to play either one, but what's your comfort level in each of those schemes?
Williams: I really feel blessed because going through the coaching change at Tennessee helped me out a lot. First we played a three-technique where I was more of a 4-3 tackle and I got a chance to play both of them and learn techniques and moves. I guess you can show a little more athletic ability at the three-technique spot. A lot of what we run in a 4-3, you put your best tackle at the three-technique spot because those guys get a lot of sacks with their pass rush on passing plays. I would say playing three-technique is a little easier than nose guard, because in Coach Kiffin's system you get double-teamed a lot and you're the anchor of the defense. If you get blown back the defense doesn't have a chance to succeed on that play. It's a little bit more physical, there's always going to be contact on every play, but in three-technique your job is to get up the field and you might get right through if there's poor gap discipline. Playing nose you get a lot more double and triple-teams, but in three-technique you get a lot more one-on-ones and more chances to make a sack or a tackle for a loss.
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