2011 NFL Draft: Mel Kiper Calls Aaron Williams A Top Steal
by MattRichWarren on May 4, 2011 1:45 PM EDT
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PrintAaron Williams has been a hotly contested pick around Buffalo Bills nation, with some saying he's too slow for the cornerback position in the NFL. ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper doesn't seem to share those concerns, and thinks the Williams pick represents great value.
"He wound up going 34. I thought he’d be a late one," said Kiper. "I thought teams like Philadelphia would look at him and some of those teams late (in the first). To get him where they did, that’s a nice pick there."
Because of the great value, Kiper listed Williams among his top steals of the 2011 NFL Draft.
"Aaron Williams I really like at that point where [the Bills] got him," said Kiper this week. "He can play corner, he can play safety, he’s the toughest run support corner that I’ve graded in the last five years."
Buffalo's defense ranked 32nd against the run, so the team sunk their first three picks into solid run defenders in Marcell Dareus, Williams, and Kelvin Sheppard. They also added defenders with four of their remaining six picks.
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What if Ponder was still available late in 1st Round?
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I just came upon this link. I don’t know how much cred Jim Miller [ex NFL QB] has, but perhaps this make sense given Andre’s pre draft tweet and his QB Coach’s Buffalo one.
Aaron better than Leodis
I think that Aaron Williams is better right now than McKelvin. Leodis was drafted because he wasa speedster and they hoped he cul dbe there kick returner. Then after his mishap in New Engalnd that changed..hah. He has trouble with man coverage and escpecially bites on double moves all the time. Williams is more talented and much tougher
the injury too....
I think, led to his complete collapse of self-confidence…..
He looked totally different as a rookie…IMHO
hard to fix it is…
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I get nervous every time I see McKelvin returning the football. What’s sad is I already feel that way about Spiller.
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by NordicBillsfan on May 4, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Leo
I get nervous any time he comes onto the screen, whether its a kick return, deep ball, or run support. Good things don’t usually happen when we see Leo near the ball.
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by Kurupt on May 4, 2011 2:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
leo was interfered with so badly on that play...
perfect coverage honestly.
im not giving up on him yet. hes actually pretty solid in run support
Good things don’t usually happen when we see Leo near the ball.
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by Jon Harrington on May 4, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I have not seen any of these can you please provide a link. I have heard not as physical as you would think given his size but thats not saying he is not physical.
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by MattRichWarren on May 4, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Leodis has shown flashes of brilliance.....
but has never been consistantly good in the NFL. Definitely has not played like an 11th overall pick.
(cry) sniff, finally.......
We won’t be an embarring defense anymore!
I can’t believe it!!!
I’m so happy, I’m so happy…cry….sooooo hhhhhhaaapppppy…..
We won’t have 200 yrd rushing totals against us maybe…..
saints be praised!
as the lord as my witness…we shall stop the run!!!!
cry cry cry…
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Looking at his steals.
I was a big Robert Sands fan on these boards.
Swap out Searcy for Sands, I would have given the Bills an A instead of a B for the draft.
I really thought Sands was a good prospect for us. I loved his height for covering TEs and his solid run support.
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ha, really?
A 4th round pick is why you’d bump down your overall opinion of the draft?!?! What’s wrong with Searcy?
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by Kurupt on May 4, 2011 2:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He's 5'11"
Robert Sands is 6’4"
Good luck with Searcy trying to cover 6’4"+ TEs…..and we all now how bad we got burned by TEs last year, I really thought Sands could be the solution with his height.
I expect to still get ripped up in the pass game by TEs next year, because I think we took the wrong personnel to fix the problem.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well if the only way to cover a guy is to be as tall as them corners would not be so small and short.
"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus
Look at the Jets
they had a real problem covering Moss, until they came up with the solution of getting a bigger corner in Cromartie.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I am not saying he can or cant cover te but we needed a tough in the box saftey. Searcy fits that role and is a ss Sands is tall and a little thin he would fit a fs I believe. One fits a need another does not but thats just my opinion.
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Yeah
Sands played FS, but he can thump in run D, add a few pounds to him, he is a good rotational SS on passing downs, where he can cover TEs, but still help in run support and could become a full time SS over time. A perfect back half of the draft type player the Bills could have used.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
To be thick enough to last up against the run with his frame he would have to put on at least 13lbs. That makes him 6-4 and 230 lbs. Sounds like a small linebacker not a ss or fs. That makes me think of bryan scott.
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Robert Sands
makes me think of a much better Bryan Scott. Which is why I liked him.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I do not know if you can play saftey at 6-4 and 230lbs which would be required weight for him to hold up against the run in the role that they would want searcy to play as a traditional in the box type saftey.
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he’s already good against the run and can lay a lick at his height, there is tradition, but the innovator thinks outside the box. Safety speed, coverage, and quickness+LB height and run stopping skills= Robert Sands……we will see how you feel about him 5 years from now. I bet you will wish we would have drafted him, just like me.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yah there is he can make a big hit but can a 6-4 frame that weighs 210 lbs for say make say 50 big hits on a runningback in the nfl and not hurt himself because of a small frame.
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he weighed 217
at the combine, and has a frame that can probably add 15 pounds without affecting speed or quickness,
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
you do know Searcy is less than 230 lbs?
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
He is also only 5-11 there fore has a much thicker frame that a guy that is 6-4 and around the same weight that he is. Which allows searcy to fill the role of a tradintiol inthe box strong saftey that the bills where looking for to add to the team. He also has good coverage and play making skill from scouting reports.
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The only thing Searcy has on Sands.
Is he is freakishly strong.
But on a Jump ball to a big TE that is accuratele thrown, Searcy will lose EVERY time.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
You are still thinking though that buffalo should of drafted a free saftey and convert him to a strong saftey that would play in the box like they are looking for which would not utilize any of sands talents what so ever unless he puts on the weight needed to fill his frame out to fill that role. Searcy projects good imo as the in the box saftey that the bills are looking for. Sands does not imo. We can agree to disagree because If I remember correctly the scouting reports on sands are of polarizing opinions some like him others think he is going to struggle in coverage at the next level.
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time will tell who is right, like usual, I’m expecting to be right in the end. I bet you wanted Clausen last year too?
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
No I did not want clausen at all.
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good call
me neither, guess we will have to see how Sands works out to settle this.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Yah sands does not have a inbetween from what I have seen even in scouting you either hate em basicly or you love him. Only time will tell.
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Kind of like Jake Locker
you either hate em basicly or you love him. Only time will tell.
Every Rumbler who has been here more than a year and a half, knows I am the biggest Locker supporter on BR. Some love him like me because of his unique skill set, others think he is bust for sure. Time will tell who was right.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I was actually in bewteen on locker I think he has the abilty to be a great qb but his footwork needs a major overhaul and I do not know if that will happen with him starting. I could of gotten behind him but as a sitting prospect like most guys from this years draft class had flaws.
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I think
Jake Locker is the second coming of John Elway and will win a super bowl before he is done.
I know it is a bold prediction, but I stand by it and will be pointing out where I made this bold prediction 15 years from now.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
How many jump balls get thrown to TE's??
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by Kurupt on May 4, 2011 3:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
In the corner and middle of the endzone
Plenty. Antonio Gates has made a living of it. Gronk caught some last year against us. I really can’t believe you asked that K/
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
And how often is the SS covering that guy inside the 5?
Very, very rarely. You stick a CB on him usually. Even if the SS is put oiut on an island, that’s happening what, once every few weeks, at most? From your responses, I wouldve guessed the jump ball to the TE is thrown 10 times a game!!
I don’t understand your infatuation with Sands’ height. Most safeties are roughly 5’11" to about 6’2" tops, right? Why is that not a huge issue for every other safety in the NFL??? Jumping ability is potentially the biggest factor. How is Searcy’s vertical?
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by Kurupt on May 4, 2011 5:35 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
SS covering that guy inside the 5?
It doesn’t matter if it’s inside or outside the 5, in short yardage, ie less than 5 for a first, the SS is usually on a TE in man coverage,
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I still have not gotten a good answer on Scott??
when I first found Rumblings a little over two years ago I remember reading that Scott was a really good TE cover guy. Of coarse we were in a different D then, but we used to match him up against some of the best TE’s and he would shut them down. What gives, he is still on the team. What has changed that we cant use him in that way?
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I actually feel a little bad for Bryan Scott because he’s been shuffled around a lot. The impression of Scott as an excellent cover guy is largely due to the lack of big plays by Antonio Gates in the SD game a couple years ago. Since then, he’s been shuffled between SS and LB and he hasn’t really had a defined role. He’s a better cover guy than a lot of LBs, but his role has been so muddled, IMO, it’s hard to say what things he truly excels at.
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LBs cover TEs?
I thought we used LBs to cover (poorly) TEs in our D. Either way, I’ll reiterate what’s been said about height and cover skills. There is little to no correlation between the two. Searcy however has played some CB and from what I read has some good coverage skills in addition to being solid against the run. Hes also a converted RB, not sure when, but could have tremendous upside if he’s still learning the position. I’m hoping he proves me right and if so, he’ll be the real steal. I’m looking forward to seeing this kid develop.
by buffaloparks on May 4, 2011 3:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You are wrong
I’ll reiterate what’s been said about height and cover skills. There is little to no correlation between the two.
Height of a defender on a jump ball, can be the difference between a first down, or incomplete pass.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
OK, so here’s the question. In the Bills D, who covers the TE ideally? Positionally I mean. I thought it was the responsibility of the LBers. Kelsay was asked to last year at least early on in the season when we were giving up 100+ yards per game to the opposing TE. Hes about 6’ 4" too. It wasn’t jump balls of course that he was getting burned on…just no coverage skills. The second point I’ll make is that there is more than one way to defend the jump ball, even though that’s just one scenario a DB finds themselves defending. With proper timing, a stiff hit in the back or going low on a guy is just as effective as going for the ball. I’m not saying Searcy was the right guy over Sands, but I don’t think your reasoning would make me believe (over Buddy and his staff) that Sands was the right pick over Searcy. In the end, you’re right and time will tell. For our Bills sake you should hope you’re wrong!
by buffaloparks on May 4, 2011 4:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And sorry for the thread hijack!
I know this post is about Williams. I’m just hoping that Searcy proves to be the bigger steal.
And sorry for replying to my own post. That’s your job TBK! :)
by buffaloparks on May 4, 2011 4:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
when was the last time you saw a 6'4 saftety
never because they never play safety at 6’4..he would be converted into a linebacker ..Searcy packs a whollop at 223 lbs. Scouts say he is a hard hitter. Searcy will be fine
The game changes.
We need someone who can cover big TEs, Dustin Keller, Gronkowski, Hernandez, Fasano. We face each of these TEs twice a year and all are tall and offer a huge challenge to smaller defenders.
Or Perhaps you are happy seeing them score TDs against the Bills by being covered by DBs that are around a half foot shorter? I am not OK with that.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you know that.....
Hernandez is 6’1" and Keller is 6’2"?
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by Kurupt on May 4, 2011 5:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually
No I did not (I can admit I don’t know everything), they appeared to play bigger, they just looked so big compared to Whitner as they were catching passes.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Only one I can think of,
Patrick Watkins out of Florida State, played for Dallas for a few seasons ?(04-08)? not to great of a player, never a starter I believe. He was 6’4, but yes, not to many FS’s or SS’s our that tall.
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by SouthBuffaloNDgrad on May 4, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
So
Sands is 6’4’’ doesn’t mean he can cover a TE any better than a 5’11’’ Searcy….Size doesn’t matter (TWSS)
On a jump ball
height matters.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Sands has really stiff hips that will keep him from being able to trasnition in coverage in the nfl. He can only beat him for the jump ball if he is there to jump for it.
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Sands has really stiff hips
I wanted him for covering TEs, not slot receivers, line a nickle guy on the slot, his hips aren’t stiff enough to be able to cover any TE in the NFL, Wes Welker on the other hand would give him fits.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
his hips aren’t stiff enough to be able to cover any TE
meant to say, he could cover just about any TE in the NFL.
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Vertical matters, and position to get to the ball.
by Coach Miller on May 5, 2011 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I really think we improved our defense this draft.
First off we hired Dave Wannstedt, a veteran defensive guru with experience in the AFC East. We had the league’s worst run defense. Not anymore! Dareus coupled with Williams makes the Bills defensive line go from one of the worst to one of the best. These two will only help one another, as well as the linebacking core. Which was also improved with the addition of Shepperd. I think Shepperd has a motor not unlike Ray Lewis. He was the leader of the defense at LSU, known for his pre-game speeches. The knock from the analysts was that he couldn’t be a sideline to sideline tackler, but Gailey and Nix scoffed at the idea and said that his sideline to sideline defense was what made him stand out at the senior bowl. Aaron Williams is a solid pick up. Yes we could have used a quarterback, but do you really think we should give up so quickly on a guy who just threw for 3,000 yards? But what about Rudolph? We haven’t had a solid tight end since Jay Riemersma. I don’t think Chan plans on using a tight end in his offense and at pick 34 overall, with all of the Bills other needs it would have been a mistake to draft a guy if he wasn’t going to be used as much. Williams is a corner that can play the run just as well as he can play corner or eventually safety. This guy is a solid investment that coupled with Jairus Byrd will keep our defensive backfield as one of the leagues best for the foreseeable future. Buddy and Chan addressed every layer of one of the league’s worst defenses. What more can you ask? Our quarterback situation last year was definitely not as bad as our defense.
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Three (Dareus, Williams, Sheppard) , possibly four (Searcy) defensive rookie starters in this draft.
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Yes
I’m not as familiar with Searcy as I am with Dareus, Williams and Sheppard. I trust Nix and Gailey and believe that our defense will be good next year.
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by Jason Holodook on May 4, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe 5 eventually
hairston could be plugged in eventually
Glad he's getting some respect
I really like this pick and love what Williams can bring to this defense. I’m worried about his playmaking ability, but the rest of his game is very tight. I don’t care that he isn’t the fastest CB, he has good cover skills and fluid hips. Its all about technique and awareness, which I believe Williams has. A guy like McKelvin has top flight speed and quickness, but has no clue about where he needs to be. I’ll take a smart, instinctive CB with speed questions over that any day. Hope he works out for us.
That last comment from Kiper is real strong praise. Does anybody else agree with him? Was Williams really that stout in run support? If so, that is great and adds to his cover ability.
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Williams reminds me of Jeff Burris, who was solid and consistent. He also ran a 4.5 but rarely got beat deep because he was smart.
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Burris and Jones
I remember watching thoser guys play. Jeff Burris and Henry Jones were both solid D guys. I think williams can move to safety, where many have him projected and like Jones could be in the right place at the right time
Eventually yes
The only issue is that I don’t see Williams playing strong safety. And the Bills already have Byrd at free safety.
Buffalo never moved Burris to free safety, despite calls for it from fans and media. I don’t think Burris would’ve been that much more special after such a move. I love the Williams pick. Just a solid corner that may never make one pick 6 in his career, but won’t give much either.
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true dat
I think Williams cover skills can make more valuable in nickel and dime packages too…your probably right better in our scheme as a corner but his ball skills would be helpful is obvious passing downs
This quote makes me feel Mich better about the pick, particularly the words “best” “run” and “stopper” appearing in the same sentence.
Also love the good attention Buffalo is getting for this draft…unlike other drafts where the national consensus was usually along the lines of “huh?” or “really??”
Got a good feeling about this coming season.
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Edit: “toughest” instead of “best.”
by maestro110584 on May 4, 2011 2:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Mocks
Well many Mock drafts had him going from mid to late first round. The Bills needed DB’s and he fell into the 2nd round and the Bills grabbed him. He definitely was a good choice an excellent player that filled a need.
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Williams Knocked out Sam Bradford
If anyone opens up and clicks on thje picture it shows Aaron Williams sacking Sam Bradford and and i believe that was when he got knocked out a 2nd time in 2 seasons with the same shoulder injury. I’ll take that anyday over Leodis
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by MattRichWarren on May 4, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
At first I was a little surprised
When we took Williams at #34 I was a little set back, but the more I watched and read about him. I love the pick and think he is a great value pick. Why reach for a QB everyone wanted them to take, that wasn;t worth the pick there. He is goign to add some toughness and some grit and emotion like Kelvin Shappard will and give our D some attitude which is desperately needs!
Pretty much the same process I went through when I saw we drafted a CB.
by maestro110584 on May 4, 2011 10:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He says himself he did not hit him that hard in his conference call that bradford did not see him coming he slowed up so he would not hurt kill him and bradford just fell on his shoulder weird.
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But Wes Bunting strongly disagrees
Kiper (who I have my doubts about) may like Williams, but Wes Bunting (who I also have my doubts about) says flat out that he doesn’t think much of Williams. Take your pick.
it's all irrelevant
All the post draft evaluations are media banted to up readership. Kiper was the one who destroyed Cincinnati for taking Levi Jones, who turned out to be pretty good. Bunting has a similar track record.
And yes, I intend to add to the banter later this week. : )
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Actually what makes me laugh the most is that Kiper is calling Williams a top steal
because he thought he should be drafted in the late first. If there was two more teams in the NFL then he would have been drafted in the late first. Great pick? Hopefully. But I like to think of someone picked in the first couple of picks of the second round as being equal to someone picked in the end of the first. It’s not like there’s a massive drop-off of 100 players between pick 32 and 33. At that point it’s more of a “who needs what” causing someone to get picked a couple picks later.
Everybody needs to read Kiper’s tweet and take note of the hilarious typo/Freudian slip in Virgil Green’s name.
"You mean @TWHITNER. It’s how he prefers to be referenced." - Jon Harrington
I caught that too :)
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Skimming through the comments, I couldn’t believe that nobody had mentioned it. I expected half the comments in here to be about that. I don’t know whether I was happy or disappointed to see it was just an actual conversation about Williams.
"You mean @TWHITNER. It’s how he prefers to be referenced." - Jon Harrington
In the immortal words of Beavis and Butthead!
He said Virgin, huh huh :)
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by The Buffalo Kid on May 4, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
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by MattRichWarren on May 4, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Hotly contested
I’ll be the first to admit that I was one of those not liking the pick, because of where it was at and what players were still on the board. I don’t think you take “tweeners” with high picks. I am one of those that believe he quite doesn’t have enough top end speed to be a top corner in the NFL. I believe Nix also raised those concerns when discussing his straightline speed. I do think the Bills will start him at CB and he will get a shot in nickel and dime situations. If it turns out he can’t, the Bills will bump him into Safety, The fact the Bills will not sign Whitner, Youboty, possibly Florence, and seemingly lack confidence in Scott, I think Nix viewed this as a no-lose pick. He is either getting a CB or Safety. TIME WILL TELL!
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