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The Bills pick at 50 was a Rex pick all the way as many have said.
Marv Levy and John Butler liked drafting cornerbacks too. The Bills needed a guy at cornerback who can play man coverage, and they got that player in Darby. His tackling skills remind me of Antoine Winfield.
When I read that he was the least targeted cornerback in all of college football, the pick clicked.
It makes sense in the kind of division the Bills play in and the kind of defense Ryan wants, especially if Stephon Gilmore doesn't become the type of player everyone expects him to be in 2015.
John Miller was the right fit for the Bills at pick 81 in the 3rd round. They needed a guard and they got one in Miller who can play the right or left guard positions. Footwork can be taught, and I don't think leverage will be a problem at 6'2. Pass blocking is questionable do to his footwork that can be fixed with good coaching, but the Bills drafted him primarily for his run blocking skills.
He has excellent run blocking ability with the strength to make human pancakes. The Bills are going to need that kind of strength on the interior of their o-line to run the ball effectively against the Jets front 3 D-linemen, Miami's Suh, and Da' Hoody in beantown.
People were pissed that the Bills drafted Karlos Williams in the 5th round, but come week 1 I don't think anyone will complain about the Bills drafting Williams. He is a down hill, run between the tackles kind of back who is going to replace Brown, Dixon, Jackson, or all of them.
The Bills backup running back position was a huge question mark and they addressed it in the 5th round, right around where most people said, "Good running backs can be found in the later rounds."
At 6'1 and 230 lbs with 4.48 speed, Karlos Williams has the size and speed to be the perfect compliment to Le'Sean McCoy, and maybe his eventual replacement in a few years. He can catch the ball too. I love this selection by the Bills in round 5. Great, "value," pick as the talking heads would say.
I couldn't find any highlights for Tony Steward. Special teams addition at most.
The Bills second 6th round pick was a shocker. I couldn't believe Nick O'Leary fell to the Bills in the 6th round. Heard his press conference after the Bills took him at pick 194 and a reporter asked him if he would have a chip on his shoulder due to being drafted so late.
O'Leary's immediate answer was, "Yes."
Just because he's white and slow doesn't mean he's not a good tight end. If he's slow, then why did he get open so much? Andre Reed was, "slow," too. The Bills needed another TE and they got one in the 6th round.
Who needs speed when you can just run over a player?
Can Chris Gragg do this?
Last and most certainly not least, the Bills added the biggest wide receiver to their roster since when by drafting Dezmin Lewis with the 234th overall pick in the 7th round.
It was the one dimension the Bills seriously lacked in their wide receiving stable or horses. 7th round receivers never add up to much right?
Stevie Johnson was drafted in the 7th round.
Dezmin Lewis gives the Bills what they were looking for in Mike Williams.
I wouldn't be surprised if all of these players made the roster, just like the entire 2014 draft class.
Marv Levy and John Butler liked drafting cornerbacks too. The Bills needed a guy at cornerback who can play man coverage, and they got that player in Darby. His tackling skills remind me of Antoine Winfield.
When I read that he was the least targeted cornerback in all of college football, the pick clicked.
It makes sense in the kind of division the Bills play in and the kind of defense Ryan wants, especially if Stephon Gilmore doesn't become the type of player everyone expects him to be in 2015.
John Miller was the right fit for the Bills at pick 81 in the 3rd round. They needed a guard and they got one in Miller who can play the right or left guard positions. Footwork can be taught, and I don't think leverage will be a problem at 6'2. Pass blocking is questionable do to his footwork that can be fixed with good coaching, but the Bills drafted him primarily for his run blocking skills.
He has excellent run blocking ability with the strength to make human pancakes. The Bills are going to need that kind of strength on the interior of their o-line to run the ball effectively against the Jets front 3 D-linemen, Miami's Suh, and Da' Hoody in beantown.
People were pissed that the Bills drafted Karlos Williams in the 5th round, but come week 1 I don't think anyone will complain about the Bills drafting Williams. He is a down hill, run between the tackles kind of back who is going to replace Brown, Dixon, Jackson, or all of them.
The Bills backup running back position was a huge question mark and they addressed it in the 5th round, right around where most people said, "Good running backs can be found in the later rounds."
At 6'1 and 230 lbs with 4.48 speed, Karlos Williams has the size and speed to be the perfect compliment to Le'Sean McCoy, and maybe his eventual replacement in a few years. He can catch the ball too. I love this selection by the Bills in round 5. Great, "value," pick as the talking heads would say.
I couldn't find any highlights for Tony Steward. Special teams addition at most.
The Bills second 6th round pick was a shocker. I couldn't believe Nick O'Leary fell to the Bills in the 6th round. Heard his press conference after the Bills took him at pick 194 and a reporter asked him if he would have a chip on his shoulder due to being drafted so late.
O'Leary's immediate answer was, "Yes."
Just because he's white and slow doesn't mean he's not a good tight end. If he's slow, then why did he get open so much? Andre Reed was, "slow," too. The Bills needed another TE and they got one in the 6th round.
Who needs speed when you can just run over a player?
Can Chris Gragg do this?
Last and most certainly not least, the Bills added the biggest wide receiver to their roster since when by drafting Dezmin Lewis with the 234th overall pick in the 7th round.
It was the one dimension the Bills seriously lacked in their wide receiving stable or horses. 7th round receivers never add up to much right?
Stevie Johnson was drafted in the 7th round.
Dezmin Lewis gives the Bills what they were looking for in Mike Williams.
I wouldn't be surprised if all of these players made the roster, just like the entire 2014 draft class.
" ~ yordad
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