upshaw as the pick rd1

[NOT THE DUDE...]

why do people keep saying upshaw cant play 43 de? he played 43 de with his hand on the ground 75% of the time at alabama....

i dont get it...

hes 6-2 270 thats plenty big..

[tampabay25690]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

why do people keep saying upshaw cant play 43 de? he played 43 de with his hand on the ground 75% of the time at alabama....

i dont get it...

hes 6-2 270 thats plenty big..

Because some just dont know...

[mrbojanglezs]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

He is big enough but he is a little slow off the line

[djjimkelly]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

id love this scheme diverse beast of a man!!!!

he will be a difference maker IMO

[NOT THE DUDE...]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

He is big enough but he is a little slow off the line

is he freeney or simeon rice? no. but he can be a great bull rusher/technique guy. plus hes still plenty quick. its not like he is slow dude.

i saw him turn the corner plenty. plus i saw him run down ford from lsu in a blink of an eye. dude is a straight beast!

[better days]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

why do people keep saying upshaw cant play 43 de? he played 43 de with his hand on the ground 75% of the time at alabama....

i dont get it...

hes 6-2 270 thats plenty big..

6'2" is considered SHORT for a DE in todays NFL, but that does not mean he can not play.

I would rather the Bills draft Upshaw than a guy a couple inches taller from a lesser program that did not play against the level of competition Upshaw played against.

There is also something to be said for drafting guys that played in WINNING programs in College. They know how it feels to win & have that winners mentality where losing BOTHERS them.

[tampabay25690]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

6'2" is considered SHORT for a DE in todays NFL, but that does not mean he can not play.

I would rather the Bills draft Upshaw than a guy a couple inches taller from a lesser program that did not play against the level of competition Upshaw played against.

There is also something to be said for drafting guys that played in WINNING programs in College. They know how it feels to win & have that winners mentality where losing BOTHERS them.

I agree with you whole comment.
You know how I feel about the competition in the program he plays in.
1st thing you hear after the SR bowl was don't draft Upshaw or he wasn't a factor.
Watch the other games he played and you will see a different player.

Im sure Upshaw is on a short list of Buddy and Chan, you know they like the guys down South and especially players at a program like Bama were you know they will be NFL ready..

[HAMMER]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

Don't overthink it, the guy can ball, that's all that matters.

[tampabay25690]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

Don't overthink it, the guy can ball, that's all that matters.

I agree, to many people look at all the other crap that goes with it.
His arm length, height, etc......
If we are going to run a mix between a 4-3 and 3-4 he is perfect because he can do both.
I do know this he will help right away with stopping the run as well....

[CoolBreeze]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

I would imagine Dareus could provide the best insight on Upshaw as well as Hightower and other Alabama players. He not only played with them, he lived with them. I'm sure he has been questioned about them. I'd love for someone to ask his opinion.

[NOT THE DUDE...]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

do you guys expect us to pick up a de before the draft in fa to replace merriman because merriman is such a question mark?

brooks?
spencer?
bierman?

[Bert102176]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

non of the DL that will be drafted in the top 15 will ever be anything but subpar, there is none that will be dominate, if the Bills draft one they are truelly as stupid as I and many, many others think they are.........

[NOT THE DUDE...]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

non of the DL that will be drafted in the top 15 will ever be anything but subpar, there is none that will be dominate, if the Bills draft one they are truelly as stupid as I and many, many others think they are.........

didnt upshaw just win the mvp of the bcs game?

[jamze132]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

non of the DL that will be drafted in the top 15 will ever be anything but subpar, there is none that will be dominate, if the Bills draft one they are truelly as stupid as I and many, many others think they are.........

Why?

[Bert102176]

Re: upshaw as the pick rd1

he may of taken the mvp of the bcs but college is nothing compared to the nfl, in the nfl the players are bigger, stronger, faster, this years class just isn't that good for defensive lineman, sure some teams will reach, we know the Bills reach for players all the time, and they pay for it also Maybin is a prime subject and McCargo as well and if you are happy with those kinds of players then sure take on of these D linemen u will see. where we should go is WR or OL with our pick at 10 or trade up or down, I would like us to trade up and get Justin Blackman WR, or trade out of the top 15 and get maybe a OLB or ILB.