CB Corner is Bills' Fourth Round Selection
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 12:34 PM EDT
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With the one hundred-fourteenth overall selection in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills have selected Akron cornerback Reggie Corner.
Regarded by NFL Draft Countdown as a "poor man's Nathan Vashar", the 5'9", 180-pound Corner recorded 15 career interceptions as a four-year starter for the Zips, including seven in his senior season. A player who is constantly around the ball, Corner is an aggressive, solidly built player that can make plays.
Corner's best chance at succeeding at the NFL level is as a slot cornerback in a zone defense. Corner is tough enough to reroute receivers in the middle of a zone defense, and his solid recognition skills could eventually make him a playmaker from that position. His lack of height, however, will make it difficult for him to match up with taller receivers on the outside. Corner is a solid tackler, but he's not regarded as tough in run support.
Clearly, with the Bills already employing first-round pick CB Leodis McKelvin - as well as four other cornerbacks that have starting experience in Buffalo - Corner comes into town as a depth player with tons of special teams potential. He will likely compete for a "starting" role as one of the team's punt coverage gunners, and although his upside is not tremendous, he has the room to grow into a solid situational player in Buffalo's Cover 2 defense.
And hey... it's hard to go wrong drafting a corner named Corner. Right?
This is your open thread for the Corner pick as well as the picks leading up to Buffalo's next selection, #132 overall.
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Ehh???
first pick i don’t care for
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
Corner named Corner
And he’s from Canton? I think the Bills were just hoping that there’s everything in a name!
Feels like a luxury pick being made here
We already have Leodis, McGee, Greer, James, Youbuty and now this dude. We could have used more O-line or D-line depth, or even a half decent TE.
Fear the mighty helmet wearing gopher, he is coming for your soul....
i have no idea who this guy is
ill trust obd that he is good, but another cb is uncalled for
more urgent areas neeeded to be addressed with that pick
IMHO
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I feel like screaming at Dick and co.
why in the hell arent we improving offense.
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
Six picks to go, B3J. Still time…
And yes. I refuse to call you anything but B3J.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Owen would improve our offense much,
and a developing TE would do wonders.
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
Can't have too many Reggie Corners
He’s sort of smallish. But they said it was a need so there you go. I thought they would wait until some training camp cuts were made to get another CB but they took the plunge. Maybe it is preparing for the future when the starting CBs contracts expire?
Needs
The Bills haven’t bee addressing their greatest needs all weekend. Why start now? They’re going with the best player on their board. The only pick that even acknowledges a crying need is the Hardy pick.
Gotta agree with you there
CB was a need, but not as much as a WR was to me, but we ended up ok in that situatuon. But we also needed immediate help at the TE, OLine and Dline depth spots, and we are ignoring those, the Bills must be hoping for some serious trainging camp cutdowns.
Fear the mighty helmet wearing gopher, he is coming for your soul....
ESPN is crazy
Who cares about Danny Woodhead???
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
I think he’s an interesting prospect. Could be a cool little scat back with return potential. And he’ll be a fan favorite if he’s drafted, just because he’s so tiny.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
mcgee, greer, mckelvin and james
are all starting cbs in my opinion, why this guy? how would he fit in?
I'm liking this less and less
I’m sorry…...I’m not thrilled with the 2 first day picks already. And now Ellis and Corners? They need 2 WRs more than 2 CBs in this draft. No OLine help at this point…..Someone please tell me what’s going on here?
Bills fan half way around the world
I agree
Defense in FA, defense in draft…. WOW…. Now we can stop teams, only gor our ofeense to go 3 and out!!!!
As I said before, this is NOT the time to panic. The team still has six picks to make, including one in this round. Plenty of time to address the O, and still a couple tight ends to be had…
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Not Starters
Starting from the 3rd pick onwards, if we are not expecting these players to start in the coming season, then I guess we should only look at potential diamond in the rough.
Breathe in…..breathe out…....I need to calm myself again…..Thanks Brian for reminding me to breathe properly :)
Bills fan half way around the world
Why sign James
Then take 2 corners in the draft?
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
Not sold on James.
He may have been a precaution to not getting a corner or two they really wanted in the draft.
he signed a 2 year deal though
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
What are we doing now?
I was loving this draft till now. Red Bryant, Kellen Davis, Xavier Adibi, Schmitt are all better options here. Even Ikegwana would have been better.A WR anything but this is a socker.
Wood
Have to think Rucker was their man
This pick was a headscratcher, I really think Rucker would have been the pick had the Brownies not made the trade to get him. Without the trade, Rucker probably would have been available.
Do
you think there happy with the TE’s they have on the team that we’re not going for one earlier than 4-5 round?
Bills Fan in PA
Reggie Corner
obviously they scouted the guy and figure he has a role on the team. And he’s ranked – on their board- higher than the others that are left.
And they wanted 2 cbs in the draft.
Everyone got their panties in a tussle last year with Trent Edwards and it all worked out. You needs to chill.
I picked Edwards last year
I was actually very happy the Bills picked Edwards last year. I had him ranked the 2nd QB in by board.
Bills fan half way around the world
So did our 4th rounder last year.
Oh wait, what, we drafted a DII RB to replace him this year?
GO BLUE!!!
Very shocking indeed. I’m serious in thinking that the Bills may be the ONLY team that haven’t traded this weekend. That’s definitely what it feels like.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
A few others
At a quick glance, the Giants, Colts, Titans, and Broncos haven’t, either. The Panthers and Chargers have only made one trade each, and they gave up a 1st or 2nd round picks in 2009, so I’d rather not trade than do that.
Tell me about it....
Bills fan half way around the world
What's up w/ all the trades?
I don’t have life feed, so I’m getting all these 2nd hand information. I’ll probably need a guidemap to get all the trades understood!
Bills fan half way around the world
Good point, I hadn't even notcved that
Though one of them played in Ohio, so does that count?
Fear the mighty helmet wearing gopher, he is coming for your soul....
This is
a very strange pick. If they do not choose a TE with the next pick, I will know beyond doubt that OBD still has no clue about the TE position. Bills = TE = window dressing. Bowman would have made more sense. This guy must be a heck of a special teams player.
Nice pick up by the Titans
Especially since they got it for that dude Pacman, thats the most help he has given them all season long.
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4 more picks to go...
Let’s see if Buffalo address C or FB. There are still starters to be had at those positions. For a coach who is entering his 3rd year he needs starters instead of projects…
Very strange drafting you know
Its almost like Wilson told DJ he has another year to go on his contract and he could draft for the future. And we just lost Tamme, he wasn’t a fantastic TE, but better than what we have on hand at OBD.
Fear the mighty helmet wearing gopher, he is coming for your soul....
Still a couple guys there in Kellen Davis and Gary Barnidge. I still have that gut feeling about Barnidge…
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Barnidge? He’d be a good fit here. Tall red zone threat that can long snap. He’d make Ryan Neill expendable…
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Kellen Davis
I actually like Kellen Davis more.
Bills fan half way around the world
Reggie Corners
Who in this blog knows about Reggie Corners before he was picked. Seriously. SI doesn’t even have a rating for this guy. That’s how much under the radar this guy is. Similar to the Whitner pick 2 years ago, I can’t agree with it—they could have traded down and still get the guy they want. Reggie Corners could turn out to be the next Whitner, but why on pick #114?? This goes back to the point about the Bills not willing to trade to get more value.
Bills fan half way around the world
They’re letting the draft come to them. It may be a good strategy with how crazy things are this year. And they can still fill holes… again, six picks to go.
This Corner pick reminds me of the Terrence McGee pick, actually. A “who?” CB pick that’s turned out pretty well.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Whitner
Actually rumor has it Detroit wanted Whitner so the Bills couldn’t trade down or they would have lost the chance to get the guy they really wanted. Detroit ended up with a LB – Ernie Simms I believe.
Off topic – Tony Dungy is probably the one head coach outside of Jauron that I stop what I’m doing to listen to. He’s a class act and very well-spoken.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 1:25 PM EDT reply actions
Both represent their organizations well.
And sometimes us Buffalo fans tend to forget this. Jauron is all class…
Anyone who can help out of Offense, please OBD!
Don’t care what position, but more offense help!
Fear the mighty helmet wearing gopher, he is coming for your soul....
Mayock is ripping this fat dude apart on nfl network
pretty funny i think
Figures ESPN rips down the ticker with the Bills on the clock…
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 1:28 PM EDT reply actions
It's almost 1:30am
here where I live, and I have to go to work early tomorrow morning. This pick better be good to put me to sleep. I can’t stay on for any further picks.
Bills fan half way around the world
Derek fine????
who is this guy????
Would you rather win one superbowl or Lose four in a row? Which defines your teams place in history more ... 1yr wonder or Perennially 2nd best?
Here we go
OK OBD. Were other teams really looking at Derek Fine and Reggie Corner this early in the draft? If you were that smart, you could have sat on these guys until the 6th maybe 7th rds. Were these guys better than Red Bryant, Jack Ikeguwonu, Keenan Burton? I understand that we need special team players, but a Stanford Keglar or a Erin Henderson could have been used for depth at LB as well.
To answer your questions to OBD for OBD… clearly, their answer would be yes. They’re drafting their guys.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Bills Homer
I too am a huge Bills fan, but are you telling me that Reggie Corner is a better CB than Jack Ikeguwonu or Derek Fine was one of the better TE in the draft. I would have been fine(no pun intended) if they wouldn’t have selected a TE. Ikeguwonu played and shutdown some of the better WR in college football. Who has Reggie Corner played against? Don’t be a homer.
Not a homer… just expressing my faith in the front office. Clearly, if the BILLS thought that Ikegwuonu was better than Corner, they would have taken Ikegwuonu. That’s all I was saying.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Crowell
Are we forgetting that he will be a free agent next year? Don’t you think they should be looking for his possible replacement? I like Crowell, but I wouldn’t pay top dollar for him. He is going to be looking for a big, big raise.
They’re targeting a linebacker this afternoon, according to Geronimo’s report earlier this morning. I think either LB or G/T will be the next pick.
by Brian Galliford on Apr 27, 2008 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
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