I mean, is a part time nickel lb that hard to replace? cant dowtin/searcy fill that spot? I would hate to see us cut meeks or robey and keep him...
would you say bryan scott is a lock to make the team?
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Re: would you say bryan scott is a lock to make the team?
Bryan Scott... our most reliable player for the past how long? No clue how Dowtin would take his place, or how he's even in the same sentence... Playmaker, does what he's told (Hey! You're a safety, oh wait, you're a linebacker, wait, now you're a hybrid, wait, you're a linebacker again, WAIT You're...)
He should be on the roster day 1. Just an opinion.Bye Bye Brady...
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Re: would you say bryan scott is a lock to make the team?
Bryan Scott was asked to play out of place last year. He is what he is... a good safety in run support. Perhaps he is reliable for covering slot receivers/TEs, IDK. He's been a good, unheralded player for a while now. Whether he makes this roster with this coaching staff only time will tell. If not he would likely land with Jauron or Fewell or somewhere like that.
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Re: would you say bryan scott is a lock to make the team?
Scott does several things well. The main thing that is worrisome is that when Scott was on the field as a linebacker last season, the Bills' run defense was as porous as any team in the NFL. The question Pettine has to answer is, was that on Scott, or was it due to the scheme? Dowtin knows the scheme. He's fast, and he's a little bigger than Scott, but he's also a virtual youngster by comparison. Of course, none of us really knows the answer, but the tendencies we've seen from Pettine and the entire organization this offseason suggest they may go with the younger and more aggressive option.I've made up my mind. Don't confuse me with the facts.
I'm the most reasonable poster here. If you don't agree, I'll be forced to have a hissy fit.
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There's no way whatever to pretend Scott does anything well. As a tampa 2 tweener, he was damaged by contact by running backs, as a DB he's too slow to cover, as the primary nickel linebacker he could not cover tight ends, and running backs carry him 5 yards a pop on a rush. He has been present on some of the worst Bills defenses in NFL history, he is somehow Chris Kelsay and will not go away. Somehow, they made Barnett carry the solo linebacker load and gave Scott the second most LB snaps despite that we had other linebackers last year. He's a monstrous huge part of why it seemed we had no LB's out there while Barnett was running around trying to be several of them and looking bad at it. He will absolutely be on the opening day roster and if anyone whoever will ever be able to make any kind of use of him it will be in a Rex Ryan/Pettine theoretical defense. That said, I personally think he is another flavor of the entirely useless Sabby Piscitelli but would love for Pettine to make me look stupid. Unfortunately, I also wanted Edwards, Fewell and Wannstedt to make me look stupid as well, and I predict Scott goes down for the season when a tight end blocks him on purpose in week 3 or 4.
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Re: would you say bryan scott is a lock to make the team?
I think he'll make it because of his versatility, which Pettine seems to be looking for in his players. With players that can play multiple positions and gaps, techniques, etc., offense's won't be able to tell what defense the Bills will be in, just by what personnel they have out there.
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Re: would you say bryan scott is a lock to make the team?
Scott will almost certainly make the roster. The thing he has going for him above most of our other DBs/LBs, is a nose for the football, and at times when it actually helps the team.
The guy is a solid player, who understands the game, and will make a contribution when called upon.
While he's not really starting quality, he's a very versatile backup, of the type that teams need - especially as a veteran in a younger looking squad.
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