what happy to billings?

[CR91]

how does he go from mocked in the first round to not even drafted yet?

[Surge89]

1 minute ago, CR91 said:

how does he go from mocked in the first round to not even drafted yet?

 

His concern is his knees. 

[jbaron04]

He is only gonna be a 2 down player 

[Track Guy]

Billings isn't happy about what happened. He slid in the draft. Must be at least in large part medical. 

[IinD]

Happens every year. Folks think they know how nfl teams function.

 

Just like there was no way guys like Spence would fall out of the top 10 a few weeks ago.

[LJpalmbeacher2]

Should we consider trading a pick from next year to move up to the top of round 4 and get him?

If so, what would it take?

[Defjamz26]

1 hour ago, Surge89 said:

 

His concern is his knees. 

 

1 hour ago, jbaron04 said:

He is only gonna be a 2 down player 

 

Sounds like Louis Nix then same position too.

[csmopar]

8 hours ago, LJpalmbeacher said:

Should we consider trading a pick from next year to move up to the top of round 4 and get him?

If so, what would it take?

Well we do have 2 fourths, so if we did want him, I'd offer a 4th, and our 5th, maybe our second 7th but I'm not sure we want him

[UKColt13]

I heard somewhere he wants to play in a 4-3. Most 4-3 teams want more pass rush out of their DTs than Billings has. 

 

That + knee issues = Big slide.

[Defjamz26]

Here's an article that talks about why Cook and Billings fell. It says there isn't anything out there about an injury. Might just be scheme and size related:

 

http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2636848-what-caused-hyped-nfl-draft-prospects-andrew-billings-connor-cook-to-fall

[MPStack]

Never saw this coming with Billings, like another poster said, it happens every draft. I admit that I was on the want Billings bandwagon. I will definitely keep a close eye on his play this season.   

[Jason_]

I liked Billings, but not as much as most people on here.  I wasn't surprised to see him fall, but I was surprised he fell as far as he did. 

[ColtsBlueFL]

How would he fare in our 3-4 as a 2 gap DE?   Not much else fits...

[Jason_]

10 hours ago, ColtsBlueFL said:

How would he fare in our 3-4 as a 2 gap DE?   Not much else fits...

 

Well, as of now we don't really know if they'll be 1 gapping or 2 gapping.  Last year it was far more 1 gapping and the only real change in the DL in the offseason was the drafting of Ridgeway so I would think that they'll be more inclined to play more 1 gap as they did last year.

[ColtsBlueFL]

5 hours ago, Jason_S said:

 

Well, as of now we don't really know if they'll be 1 gapping or 2 gapping.  Last year it was far more 1 gapping and the only real change in the DL in the offseason was the drafting of Ridgeway so I would think that they'll be more inclined to play more 1 gap as they did last year.

 

Thought the same, don't see Billings as a 1 gap player...  maybe I'm wrong but...

[Superman]

45 minutes ago, ColtsBlueFL said:

 

Thought the same, don't see Billings as a 1 gap player...  maybe I'm wrong but...

 

For what it's worth, I agree. He's a classic 2 gapper, not a lot of movement ability. I'm not that big of a fan. I was surprised he fell so far, after so much first round buzz, but I didn't think he warranted a first round pick either.

[Gavin]

I thought  Billings moved well enough to be a mid to late 1st rounder. I was surprised at how much I kept reading and hearing about Reed being a 1st round talent. I never saw him more than a 2 gapper with little to no pass rush. I actually thought he would have slid a bit more