Cornerbacks Shine in Combine Finale

He was asked:
When you play Madden, what team do you use? Do you put yourself on the team?
"Redskins. I put myself on the Bills."

So, does that mean he's a fan, or just thinks the Bills desperately need him?

He's also an excellent return man.

I wouldn't take him higher then in the 3rd, but if he's there when the bills are on the clock, I'd consider him...

To me, I think we are low on talent at CB and Safety.  We have a lot of players who make for quality depth, but IMO shouldn't be on the field all the time.

McGee is a good player and a worthy starter, but is more of a #2. He doesn't match up all that well with top WR's, but overall does a solid job in coverage. I've been impressed with his improvement against the run over the years.

After him, we don't have another starting caliber CB. Greer is a good football player, but his limited size hurts him against more physical receivers and especially in the run game. He kind of tailed off last season after a nice start to his new starting status. He shut down TO, so we know he's capable of playing at a high level. I just don't think he's got the ability or physicality to be consistent enough full-time.  He's a good 3rd or 4th CB.

After that, Youboty is still such a question mark. He began to show a flash or two at the end of the season, but he's still a big old mystery.  I wouldn't go with the assumption that he'll be much improved this year.

Kiwaukee Thomas is a decent vet, but nothing special. His career is winding down and he's the guy I'd look at as the one who could be the odd man out.

If we are going to continue to play handicapped without a pass rush, we absolutely have to upgrade the talent at CB. We got abused back there at times last year and I really don't see how sticking with the status quo here will do much to improve our awful pass D.

A LOT of Bills fans think we are absolutely set at Safety, but I'm not one of them.  I'm still waiting for Donte Whitner to have an impact. Everyone talks about how great he is against the run, but I just don't see it. Where are the big hits, tackles for loss, or even tackles at the line?  He's almost like the London Fletcher-Baker of safeties at it seems the majority of his stops are 5-10 yards downfield. Everyone talks about how he's got Bob Sanders ability, but he has nowhere near the impact of Sanders. With all that said, he's still a solid player, but not the special player we thought we were drafting. Of course, he's going into year 3, so that can change and hopefully it does. We won't be replacing him any time soon, so that shouldn't be a worry, and we aren't going to be drafting a SS in the first 4 rounds.

Now FS is another story. I'm not sure Ko Simpson is an impactful NFL starting safety. From watching him play his rookie year, I can't help remembering how many poor angles he would take and how many tackles he would miss. Of course, the tackles he missed don't even come close to comparing to the tackles missed by this season's free safeties. I thought Ko was excellent against the deep ball, but only so-so supporting against passes over the middle. He was a rookie, and should be much improved this year, but his injury and his tackling have me worried about him. I hope he develops into a quality starter, but I'm not entirely sold on him yet.

Our depth is poor, to say the least. To me, Bryan Scott was our best backup last year and it remains to be seen if he'll be back this season. I think Wilson did a good job converting from WR into a player that could help a team, but he still made a ton of mistakes, especially against the deep ball and tackling wise. There were times last year where he just didn't look like he belonged in the defensive backfield. He wasn't the only one, but at least he made some plays out there.  Which leads me to....Jim Leonhard, a guy who I don't feel should be an on NFL roster. I admire him for getting to this level despite his lack of size, but he just doesn't belong out there. He was abused a lot last year when he saw the field, especially in passing situations. Teams just went after his area of our 'zone' and he was always a step late. Against the run, he wasn't much of a help either. I would be rather ticked if he makes the roster again, mostly because we will have done nothing to upgrade our depth at the position.

I'd love for us to resign Scott and bring in a vet FS to challenge Simpson. I don't have a problem with our starters as is, but a little competition could be helpful. If we don't bring in a vet, I guess Wilson would be my choice to back him up.  I like Brandon McGowan from the Bears as a potential FA signing. He's a RFA with no draft pick compensation, I believe. Unless the Bears tendered him a higher offer, I think he's very 'gettable'. He would be a good player to push Simpson, provide an above average backup and give us a solid special teamer.

I left Wendling out, because quite frankly, who knows what he can give the D....