[Rick Wagner an option?]

I have Graham on my list for release for his cap space. I have been a fan of his, but he just appears to be showing his age and is not worth that almost 4 million. I'm just not sure who would replace him, would one of our ex players be a good fit for less money at safety, either McKelvin or Byrd? We definitely are looking at drafting a Safety in the first 3 rounds even if Williams returns.

I'd also bring in a vet maybe Usama Young who spent 2 years in Carolina under McDermott and likely not kill the cap to add.

[Off-season (QB) Plan]

Nathan Peterman (picked in Round 3) and Nick Foles and Cardale compete for the starting job. The Bills focused on OC candidates with WCO roots. To me this fits Peterman's skill set very well.

[Addressing WR2 and WR3 this Offseason]

Kamar Aiken be on my UFA radar as a number 2 could be a cheap alternative if Woods gets a fat contract. As he has size and had shown he can produce if given playing time.I also bring back Hunter and Tate for depth and draft a WR with one of our top 3 picks.

Taking another WR with a top 10 pick when we have a QB who can't throw is bonkers.

 

That's how you keep the drought going.

Taking aWR helps short term and long term if Sammy can't stay healthy we need someone to step in the number 1 role.

[Bills have 2 days to trade TT/No cap hit]

No; Taylor's contract substantially diminishes his trade value.

Trade him for a 4th in 2017 and conditional pick in 2018.

The Browns have all sorts of draft picks and Lynn, if I'm not mistaken.

Lynn's in Los Angeles with the Chargers. David Lee's with Cleveland though.

[Not that i was a fan, but carucci just lost me completely]

2nd best wideout of all time.

I'd put Rice and Moss above him and maybe even Megatron.

[63-year-old Christie Brinkley]

One of my early boyhood crushes and as I approach 40 she still hot if ask me.

[RT Riley Reiff ?]

If I was eyeing RTs in UFA the name at the top of my list is Ricky Wagner from Baltimore. As he's played for our new Online coach and been spectacular.

[Eagles interested in Sanjay Lal for WR coach (gone to Indy)]

Andre Reed did the coaching fellowship in 2015 do you think he could handle it?

McDermott likes proven no nonsense coaches with proven teaching ability. This eliminates Reed in my question. The question I have is do we shift our QB coach to WR coach and hire a new QB coach.

[Perhaps Dennison should adapt to the Bills existing offense.]

Nobody runs the traditional west coast offense anymore so I'm not too concerned about "dink and dunk" which really doesn't capture the essence of the WCO anyway, imo. There have always been medium and long routes incorporated into the WCO, going back to its inception. While I agree TT hasn't shown much to suggest he can flourish in a passing game predicated on timing and play action fakes and operating from under center the majority of time, I'm not sure Dennison would agree with me on that given his coaching experience with Taylor. We'll know soon enough.

To me the fundamental WCO is a short passing game to RBs and WRs/TEs to set up the run. I just.dont see this from Tyrod as instead Tyrod exceeds in deep passing open up the defense for him to run or dump off to a RB.

[Perhaps Dennison should adapt to the Bills existing offense.]

I've said in several threads that given how dissimilar Roman's system is we haven't seen much of anything from TT to suggest he can run Dennison's preferred schemes.

 

That doesn't mean he can't, necessarily. Although I'm inclined to think he's not best suited for the for that kind of offense, especially operating from under center and the play action aspects of that particular system, he has been exposed to it and Dennison coached him, so I'm not convinced the coaches necessarily agree with me, either.

 

We'll know soon enough if the coaches think he's the guy or not.

Tyrod's preseason numbers in 2014 under the Kubiak system in Baltimore are solid but watching in last two years don't see him as a good move the chains keep drives alive with dink a d dunk passing that I associate with the WCO.

[Marquise Goodwin: Stay or Go?]

I'd let him go and go with Watkins, draft pick round 1 -3, Kamar Aiken, Hunter, Listenbee and Tate.

 

I bring up Aiken as he think he'll be a cheap alternative to Woods and has some limited experience in the Dennison/Kubiak system in Baltimore.

[Perhaps Dennison should adapt to the Bills existing offense.]

I don't think it's a given that Dennison should adapt to the existing offense at all. Who's to say Taylor wouldn't be even better in Dennison's preferred system? Other than the coaches, I mean.

Because Dennison's base system has WCO princibles which rely on short timing throws which isn't Tyrod strong suit. Of course the good thing of Dennison working with Tyrod in 2014 he'll know if he's improved since then. My thoughts is we'll let him go as can't see us committing to him long term and can sign a stop gap Cutler/Foles for less money and less years.

[Your 2017 QB will be.... Jay Cutler.]

Is Matt Schaub's contact up?

[Rick Dennison new O Coord]

I hope he brings in Knapp as QB coach as Knapp was OC in Atlanta for Vick's best three seasons

[Hackett Hired as new Jaguars OC]

But Bortles changes all of that... amirite?

Bortles?, nah Giants QB (see Coughlin connection) Ryan Nassib is set to be an UFA.

[Report: Greg Olson to Rams as QB coach]

just have Kromer do it

Kromer at OC and Palmer at QB isn't horrible.

 

Cool, I was expecting to get flamed...LOL

Darnold not guaranteed to come out in 2018 and Rosen? Ick. Best QB in next year's class might be Mason Rudolph.

[Chip Kelly interviewing for Jags OC]

Bring in Chip and trade for Desean Jackson.

 

Just to see what happens.

DeSean's an UFA and being what he and Shady said about Chip I don't think your scenario likely at all.

[Offensive Coordinator candidates]

Brian Daboll and Alex Van Pelt are good candidates

Daboll? He's been an OC 3x already and can't say his offenses in Cleveland, Miami or KC were memorable.

[Offensive Coordinator candidates]

Greg Knapp be on my short list.

[Kelly Skipper Named Bills' RB Coach]

Didn't we all think Fred Jackson might join the coaching staff?

He might still get a Quality Control position and I also noticed Kromer's on staff as a Coaching Assistant, am sure he won't be here if his old man isn't.

[Kelly Skipper Named Bills' RB Coach]

Oh, good! Greg Olson told Rapoport of his firing from the Jags in 2016: "Couldn't find an identity in the run game." So we decided to hire the coach that couldn't find a running identity to save the OC's job. The OC that we're interviewing tomorrow. Awesome.

That's why we hired Juan Castillo to be the run game coordinator. But I agree I'm meh on Olson as OC.

[Wanna dump Tyrod, then who's the new QB]

I don't know who our OC is, so until then I can't fully comment on QB. Yet if things fall with Childress I take a chance on Nick Foles, Jones and a 2nd Round draft pick this year.

[Offensive Coordinator candidates]

I wonder if McDermott gives Chris Palmer an interview for the vacant OC position.

I though if Lynn was staying there was a chance Palmer get a shot. I'd entertain the idea.

[Who will be our OC?]

 

He has plenty of experience. That's for sure. You would see a lot more passing too.

All I know is Gailey made a half way decent offense with a 7th Round draft pick QB (Fitzpatrick) an undrafted RB (Fred Jackson) a 7th WR (Stevie Johnson) and undrafted WRs (David Nelson and Donald Jones) and a journeyman TE (Scott Chandler).

[Offensive Coordinator candidates]

Yeah it would.

For what it's worth there was a report last year that Childresss was close to retirement, while I want him as the Bills OC over Olson there's no guaranteeing he's coming here as some of Vic Carucci's latest reports.