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2 hours ago, Roundybout said:
Welcome bk glad to have your career playoffs (9) games with Zero Sacks and 7 total tackles . Welcome!
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7 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:
Joe Marino from Locked on Bills does some really good work. I watch a lot of his stuff.
He did a video the other day where he played the role of Brandon Beane and took the wheel in Free Agency. Broke things down pretty well in a realistic fashion, why each player fits, and included forecasted numbers from Pro Football Focus.
Here's the video with Cliff notes below of the moves he suggested:
Re-Structure QB Josh Allen - Saves 24m
Re-Structure TE Dawson Knox - Saves 6m
Re-Structure DT Ed Oliver - Saves 3.94m
Extend OT Dion Dawkins - Saves 6.5m
Extend CB Taron Johnson - Saves 4.4m
36.6m Under (+10.2m on 6/1 from Tre)
Re-Sign DT Daquan Jones - 2 yr 12m
Re-Sign DE AJ Epenesa - 3 yr 20.25m
Re-Sign CB Dane Jackson - 1 yr 3m
Re-Sign CB Cam Lewis - 1 yr 2m
Re-Sign RB Ty Johnson - 1 yr 1.2mSign DT Shelby Harris - 1 yr 3m
Sign DT Greg Gaines - 1 yr 2m
Sign DE Carl Lawson - 1 yr 3.5m
Sign S Alohi Gilman - 2 yr 6m
Sign S Ashtyn Davis - 1 yr 2m
Sign C Brian Allen - (Forgets to say contract)
Sign OT Kendall Lamm - 1 yr 1.5m
Sign WR Noah Brown - 2 yr 7m
Sign WR/KR Devin Duvernay - 2 yr 6m
Sign RB Ezekiel Elliott - 1 yr 2.5m
Sign LB Del'Shawn Phillips - 1 yr 1.5mThis off-season makes sure we remain Wildcard Champs! 😂
5 hours ago, mannc said:Marino is far and away the best Bills podcaster. Really puts in the work and his show just keeps getting better. Indispensable.
I like the Cover 1 guys especially Pro Ant and Erik Turner.
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15 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:
I am betting they signed Rapp to start. Find might need to start grasping this. Chinn as #2, With a couple picks in 5th/ 6th rounds as depth, is what I would do.
They like using a lot of 3 Safety sets so it's not a slam dunk that Rapp is the starter plus there's his injury history to take into account Rapp has a hard time staying healthy when playing full time he even got hurt last yr as a bkup.
If anything I can see him being a bridge to a draft pick that's probably another plan the Bills have.
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Kincaid
Bernard
O'Cyrus
Brown
Benford
Shakir
Williams
Elam
I know some of these players already flashed potential but I can see Brown, Benford, Bernard, Kincaid & O'Cyrus becoming Pro bowl type players. Actually gonna make a prediction that 3 of these guys will make the pro bowl or be mentioned as possible pro bowlers.
Shakir, Williams & Elam will grow exponentially in there roles as well but more as very good role players.
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I see most are going with the mid level signings I'm gonna take a different approach.
Sign
DE - Hunter
DT- Wilkens
Give them deals that have min impact on the 2024 cap space . Von type deals were he counted 5.5 mil on the cap the first yr.
Sign
SS- Chinn
FS- Stone
Adding these 2 Safeties won't break the bank I believe collectively they'll get around 13 mil total per season.
Projected starting D
DE - Hunter
DT- Wilkens
DT- Oliver
DE- Groot
LB- Milano
LB- Bernard
CB - Douglas
CB- Benford
CB - Taron
SS - Chinn
FS - Stone
That's a Superbowl caliber defense use only vet min deals for bkups and the draft .
On offense there's really no money to use here because I spent it on the defense but we can sign a vet Wr to compete for starting X . Use the draft to load up on WRS. Draft 2 or 3 Wrs at least and with the rest of the draft go BPA no matter the position.
I'm tired of the Bills getting the usual suspects in free agency signing a bunch of 5/7 mil per yr players. I hope this yr we consolidate and get 2 big deals then go to work on cheap 1 yr deals that's what Beane strength is anyways plus he's good at drafting in the mid rds so this type of off-season is definitely douable.
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1 minute ago, GunnerBill said:
I get the thinking. I just think where we sit in the draft now guaranteeing getting two capable of having an impact is tough.
I wouldn't overpay for a FA vet. But I'd be looking to add one if I could.
I think the Bills have enough firepower already with Diggs, Shakir & Kincaid so yes they need a vet Wr but I'm hoping it's closer to min deal then anything else. I'm hearing Mooney can get up to 10mil per and that's way too much for the Bills at this point. If we can get him or someone like him for under 5 I'll take it.
In 2022 we drafted Elam and Benford and they both played and weren't bad in doing so. Hopefully we take the same approach with the Wrs this draft. Like I said before at least for the beginning of the season the Bills can lean on Diggs, Kincaid and Shakir to command the majority of the targets I can see them collectively getting at least 24 targets a game to begin the season. Add in a few to the backs 3-4 another 3-5 to the rookie that starts at the X or the Vet we bring in we'll be in good shape until hopefully our Rookie at least can contribute like Rice did for the Chiefs this past season.
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9 hours ago, GunnerBill said:
First choices:
1. Kamren Curl
2. Darnell Mooney
Backup otions:
1. Julian Blackmon
2. DJ Chark
They will need a vet 1T as well but I haven't really looked in depth at that market.
I don't mind the safeties u have up here but I really hope the Bills don't sign any Wrs for more then 3/4 mil per season. We should draft our Wrs load up on young cheap talent.
The problem I have with the Wrs in this market is there way to expensive and I'm hoping the Bills spend there money on the Dline and Defense in general. The draft can be for the skill positions on offense.
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9 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
Running back Derrick Henry has led the NFL in rushing attempts four times and in yards and touchdown carries twice apiece since entering the league in 2016.
Put this in the department of, “It Probably Won’t Happen But It Would Sure Be Beneficial.” The Bills should pursue free agent running back Derrick Henry.
The Bills should prioritize finding a power running back to take some of the short-yardage/goal-line burden off quarterback Josh Allen, but can also be an everyday option to sub in for James Cook.
Henry, 30, will be a free agent next week for the first time since entering the NFL as a second-round pick with Tennessee in 2016. During that span, he leads the league in rushing attempts (2,065), yards (9,502) and touchdowns (90) and is third in yards per game (79.8) and sixth in yards per carry (4.7).
It is time for Henry to equal parts shift into another chapter and go for a championship. That desire plus the Bills’ need equals a good match for the Yulee Bulldozer, the nickname I helped give him as a high school senior in Yulee, Fla., in 2012.
People are also reading…
Henry led the NFL with 280 carries last year, but his 4.2-yard average was tied for the lowest of his eight-year career. But at a listed 6-foot-3 and 247 pounds, he remains difficult to bring down.
“You can’t let him get rolling because once he gets rolling, he’s a load,” then-Miami defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said before the Titans-Dolphins game last December. “That’s why he’s probably headed to the (Pro Football) Hall of Fame as a running back.”
Now for the tough part: The money. Henry has made nearly $57 million in his career and a team with cap space may splurge and offer him too much cash to turn down. But the market favors the Bills.
Thirteen free agent running backs played at least 41.7% of their teams’ offensive snaps last year, and only Henry is at least 30 years old. Dallas’ Tony Pollard, the New York Giants’ Saquon Barkley, Las Vegas’ Josh Jacobs, Houston’s Devin Singletary, Philadelphia’s D’Andre Swift and the Los Angeles Chargers’ Austin Ekeler lead the list with Henry.
A lot of backs is good for teams and bad for the backs. Could the Bills secure Henry for something in the range of $4 million that could turn into more based on incentives?
Henry would be an upgrade as the No. 2 to Cook – the Bills used Damien Harris, Latavius Murray and Ty Johnson last year in that role. Harris sustained a season-ending concussion in Week 4, and Murray and Johnson are free agents.
The Bills should consider Henry because it would take physical stress off Allen.
Goal-line: Allen had 18 rushing touchdowns in 19 games last year; nine measured 3 or fewer yards and 12 measured 1-9 yards. Among Henry’s 12 touchdowns last year, five were from 1-2 yards out and apiece from 3 and 5 yards.
Short-yardage: Allen was 18 of 20 last year on third-and-1 and Henry was 4 of 4. In his new role, Henry would become a new option on third-and-short instead of Allen risking injury with the tush push.
In the Titans’ season-ending win over Jacksonville, Henry not only waved to the crowd before leaving the field, he took the microphone to deliver a closing address. That is a player who knows he is moving on. His move should be to Buffalo.
I'll take him for 4mil but he's definitely starting over Cook no doubt about that. Henry is not taking less money and a backup job.
Cook is a solid bk I believe his success was more about the offense then him considering he can't break tackles and I believe the Bills had one of the best yds before contact for running backs in the league. Henry would no doubt even at this stage of his career be a massive upgrade over Cook MASSIVE! 😂
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16 minutes ago, The 9 Isles said:
Correct if I'm wrong but isn't this the 2nd time the NFL screwed us on the comp formula? Maybe it was Jarious Byrd ? Or maybe someone else anyone remember?
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1 hour ago, Doc Brown said:
They still can do that but the problem with that is there's no guarantees that the QB you draft in round 5 or 6 has any business being able to keep your team afloat if Allen goes down for three to five games or so. At least you know with Trubisky that he is at worst a capable average backup and $2.6m is worth that insurance. Better than the Steelers giving him more than $5m a year.
My point is he's not even worth that u have to consider the man stunk it up with Arguably better talent at the skill positions in Pitt. Then went on to lose his job to the 3rd string QB. So why the promotion with us ? Why the guaranteed money . I mean the Steelers from 2-53 might be a better team then we are and he went 1-2 averaging 12pts a game
I'm done chatting about this he's horrible and I hate the pkup
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9 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:
Worthy should be no where near our board for a trade up, or even at 28. Do people realize he is 6'1 but only weighs 164 pounds? What is going to happen to him when its snowing in Buffalo in the post season? He cant block, he isn't physical, and his frame is going to have a hard time holding up to 17 game seasons.
There are literally guys who are big, with WR1 traits all running low 4.4 or sub 4.4 forty times...we need one of them, not a skinny guy who might get blown off his routes by the wind in Buffalo lol.
Nothing against Worhty, he makes a lot of sense for a team like Dallas. But if we trade up for someone, it better be a top end WR1 type prospect. Worthy doesn't have the frame for that kind of volume and work on all 3 levels of the defense. He is better suited for a dome team like Dallas opposite a legit WR1 IMHO.
Are u old enough to have watched Don Beebe play for the Bills. He was small and lightning fast and the wind never blew him away unless it was at his back and made him faster, 😂.
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10 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
SimmonsByard
Gilmore
Clowney
Shaq Barret
Danielle Hunter
Chris Jones
Christian Wilkins
DJ Reader
Leonard Williams
Derrick Henry
Jerrick McKinnon
Sutton
Jeudy
Mooney
Hollywood Brown
Curtis Samuel
Pick 2 of the above
Fill the rest of the roster with board members
this was MY IDEA. MINE!!!!!😂Seriously. Bidding War. Either way helps us
Give me Wilkens and Hunter make it happen push there salaries to future yrs just like we did with Von.
Dline
DE Hunter
DT Wilkens
DT Oliver
DE Groot
Von comes in on pass rushing downs this yr and next we get out from his deal.
This line with the LBers we have would be arguably the best front 7 in the NFL. Then u have the secondary with Douglas , Benford and Taron that's damn good as well with Rapp and a veteran free agent free safety for cheap.
Now with the draft go get 2 WRs in first 3 rds with a safety drafted as well. This way we keep the cap in good shape for future seasons with cheap talent at Wr. With the rest of the draft go BPA no matter the position that also helps the bottom half of the roster with cheap cost control role players. The days of paying backups with this team should be long gone especially since Beane strength in the draft is the mid to late rds there's no reason for us to spend on bkup dlineman or any other position. Basically the Bills need to consolidate pay difference makers and let the rest go. The Chiefs have done this and it's worked out great for them.
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5 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:
I like to look at the totality of a career and not two games. He's an average NFL backup. You disagree and that's fine.
He's hit the downhill spiral since he put up 54 pts in a game with Chicago. The game ball from that game should go to some museum or maybe even the hof since that was such a abnormal performance 😂.
We should've given him a 1yr vet min with no guarantees and if he didn't want that then go somewhere else to play. The Bills should use a late Rd pk on a QB to develop for the bkup role there's actually potential in doing something like that maybe u hit big and u can trade that player for something down the line or at least u have a cost control player that bks up your star QB for yrs to come.
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1 minute ago, GunnerBill said:
I didn't actually. I thought he was overdrafted. No way I'd have taken him 2nd overall.
But I don't think he is as bad as you seem to. I've heard your opinion. I disagree with it.
But u really haven't stated why your just disagreeing with me. He's horrible and u know it.
Trubisky is nether a timing anticipation QB nor does he have a rocket arm to play his style of holding the ball so long nor does he even have the accuracy to get the ball to where it needs to go when he does see the Wrs breaking open. Trubisky has no real skill set and he deserves the worst contract and team can hand out a vet min with no guarantees to even make the team. I'm still hoping the Bills draft a QB in later rds and that young cost control QB can take his job from him I guess we can eat the 2.85 mil guarantee we gave him. I mean the guy was demoted last yr lost his job to the 3rd string QB how does he end up getting a promotion ?
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10 hours ago, Chaos said:
My personal opinion is that all sports franchise gms and coaches spend a considerable amount of effort to manage expectations. Thier key to personal success is not winning championships, the key to success is beating expectations. The lower one can set the expecations, the more likely one is to succeed.
Another personal opinion is that the Bills organization is masterful at managing expectations. One pillar of that strategy is "we were so awful in the past, that any appearance of competence oughta be satisfactory to the fans in the cheap seat".
Fans love activity in the offseason. We have been treated to a lot of activity this week.
The consensus opinion about every decision seems to be "this is great" and "this had to be done".
So I polling at this point, what does it all mean for 2024?If that's the case these guys should be fired with a QB like Josh it's Super bowl or bust.
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13 hours ago, Doc Brown said:
I thought he was the worst coordinator in college football before he came to the NFL and people are seriously underestimating this when it comes to Trubisky.
Again like I said before Canada was not the OC when Trubisky took over for Pickett.
Why did Rudolph play so much better then Trubisky when he came in? It wasn't coaching it was Trubisky is 🗑️
1 minute ago, GunnerBill said:At football.
He's better at holding on to the ball to long unless he's getting sacked then he's fumbling or is he more accurate? We all know Trubisky is horrible can't put lipstick on a pig. Take his draft position and his name away and over the last few seasons he's no better then a min wage QB maybe even a emergency QB at this point. U probably liked him coming out the draft but it's over for him Gunner he's 🗑️
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15 hours ago, GunnerBill said:
So I'd pay him more than Gabbert for the same reason I'd rather have Trubisky than Kyle Allen - he's better. Browning had a nice year last year. I actually liked him as draftable the year he came out. But it has taken him 5 or 6 seasons to get on an NFL field.
I have been clear I'd draft a kid too on day 3 and be willing to carry a 3rd on the roster in 2024 while you let the day 3 guy learn and develop with the hope that the next 3 years he is your backup at a day 3 rookie contract number. But those are, to an extent, lottery tickets.
How is he better? If anything there on the same level. Do u realize Trubisky lost his job to the emergency QB last yr in Pittsburgh? and there Wrs we're about to conduct a mutiny if he wasn't benched ? 😂. He's hot Trash that's why I call him the Garbage Man!
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14 hours ago, Trust The Process said:
Hard NO to Settle who's just another guy I can replace with someone else cheaper.
Hard NO to Phillips, gimp, can't trust his availability.
Hard NO to Lawson who's just another guy. I'd rather draft his replacement on Day 3 of the Draft.
I'd bring back Floyd but only for less than market value which isn't going to happen anyways.
Jones for no more than $3M per year for 1-2 years
Epenesa for no more than $5M per year
I agree 💯 . I like Jones the most out this group but he hasn't been healthy when we needed him most these last 2yrs that's a sign of things to come. Plus free agency has some nice young talent at the position that won't command much money players like Tair Tart & Raekwon Davis. Let's get young here unless Jones excepts a deal like u said 3 mil per. Teams should never give big money to run stuffers.
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14 hours ago, Special K said:
Floyd, Epenesa, Settle, Phillips, Jones and Lawson.
You have got to think at least one or two of these guys come back.
Floyd will not be back for less money.....he has no loyalty to the Bills as he only played here for one year.
Epenesa and Jones will be interesting to watch because I am sure the Bills would want these two back on team friendly deals, but they could probably command more money elsewhere....we will see what is most important to them.
I would put Settle, Phillips and Lawson in a category marked "back only if the Bills want them back"....I think Phillips and Lawson are good depth players who are "Buffalo guys" and would want to be back.....they also bring much needed attitude and energy to the defense.
In the end, I think the Bills will end up signing DaQuan Jones, Phillips and Lawson.
What do you think??
If they don't come back there's plenty of similar players that will sign 1 yr deals I wouldn't worry about it much. Most these players are average at best or even below average.
I'm hoping the Bills can make 1 big splash on the Dline one 20mil type player maybe Danielle Hunter at DE or Christian Wilkens at DT . Spotrac has Hunter getting a 3yr 60mil deal I think he's worth that it just depends how the Bills structure it kick money down the road like Vons deal. Von counted only 5.8 mil on the cap his first yr with us. I'm hoping we see a similar deal this yr for Hunter guys like him never shake loose.
We also have to really consider that we have used 3 high picks on this position in the draft and have basically blown all 3 picks as far as hoping 1 of those 3 turned out to be a franchise DE of the future. Those are horrible results I say use 2 high picks at Wr and use the money to get a Superstar DE. That was were circumventing the cap for future yrs saving money at Wr position while spending on Dline. If Von can return to at least a 10sk a yr form our pass rush could be lethal with Hunter, Rouse, Oliver and Von in passing situations.
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I agree great yr to add a couple safeties in free agency for good price but the head scratcher is Taylor Rapp deal. Why do early why so much money he stayed unsigned for a while last off-season before he signed for min deal and really didn't do much to raise his stock. Plus there's his injury history which is basically a Rapp Sheet pun intended 😂. Sometimes I believe the Bills don't look at injury history when signing players and it usually comes back to haunt us.
Like the poster said I would've loved a Stone and Chinn combo in the secondary but I guess the Bills have plans for Rapp and someone else.
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4 hours ago, John from Riverside said:
One of the better back up QB in the league
Not everyone can be a starter
Is certainly worth back up money
U mean 3rd string or practice squad QB!
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5 hours ago, NeverOutNick said:
I don’t disagree on Haack and Rapp but Trubisky was an awesome backup for us. I’m none of them hurt the comp formula so that’s probably the main reason but Rapp isn’t a very good safety imo. He’s heat seeking missile with no feel for coverage and Haack is just why…
To me Trubisky is also just why! 😂
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1 hour ago, Doc Brown said:
To be fair, Matt Canada was the worst coordinator in the league. The worst designed offense in football and it was comical that they kept him on as long as they did. Based on his film with the Bears, he's an adequate backup that should come cheap.
Matt Canada wasn't there when Trubisky played and btw why did Rudolph outplay the ever living sh!! out of him ? Rudolph saved there season running the same exact offense. Explain please and don't blame Canada because he got fired and was long gone before Trubisky the garage man played!
2 hours ago, NastyNateSoldiers said:@GunnerBillMitch is hot garbage pure trash he should get a job at waste management company! Dislike that if u want..
@Rochesterfan I agree Trubisky is 🤮 and 🗑️
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13 minutes ago, CSBill said:
It's a safe, cheap backup.
I'm betting there is a Josh connection here:
Bean, "Josh, who helped you the most from the second chair in the QB room."
Josh Allen, "That Polish guy from North Carolina, or was he from Cheektowaga?"
Beaner, "Got it."
Might as well sign Webb as the bkup get him out of coaching.
Epenesa re-signing, 2-year deal
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Last 7 games for Epenesa including playoffs last yr a combined 4 tackles and Zero Sacks, glad to have u back make sure u keep it up!