MrEpsYtown
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1 minute ago, GunnerBill said:
See I'd take AJE over YGM.
I think its pretty much apples to apples. I liked the idea of YGM because he hasn't played a lot of straight end and I thought we were going to lose AJ. But yeah I am with you. I like the sack production and high-impact plays that have come from AJ in limited play time. Hopefully, he plays more and takes it up a notch.
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Yeah these WR contracts are not great, unless they swing big for Ridley. I'd much rather they use the draft...maybe a young upside play guy like Laviska Shenault or Jalen Guyton. I could see them really liking a guy like KJ Osborn. I don't know. I think I'd rather wait until the draft for WRs.
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5 minutes ago, HappyDays said:
I feel a lot better about the deal after seeing the numbers. $3.9M cap hit this year, and we can cut him next year for $3M in dead cap (or keep him for $6M), then void years of $2M and $1M in 2026 and 2027.
His market must have been much worse than expected. To be honest I never understood the initial contract projections if $10M+ per year. He is best served as a backup/rotational EDGE.
You just never know with defensive ends. Gross Matos got 2/18 and he and AJ are similar. Gross Matos has been more productive in terms tackles, but AJ has more sacks and impact plays. They are the same age, same draft etc. Matos probably more upside, but with Edge guys you just never know what the value is going to be.
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1 minute ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said:
Anyone who doesn’t see this as a rebuilding year is nuts. We have lost so much and gained nothing. An amazing draft might equalize it but we would still be behind 6 to 8 teams talent wise.
It's a step back for sure. But we have Josh so we will still make the playoffs and be in the thick of it. But barring a Mahomes torn ACL, and an amazing draft, we aren't winning a Super Bowl
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12 minutes ago, Monty98 said:
Is Eddie Jackson the only big name safety left?
I posted this in another thread about soccer. Simmons and Curl are the elite guys left imo.
I do think there is a chance they are in on Justin Simmons or Kamren Curl. To me, those are both elite guys. Simmons is a top 5 safety. Curl is a great fit, excellent and is about to turn 25.
After that, you have younger guys in that 25-27 range like Julian Blackmon, Jordan Whitehead, Mike Edwards, K'Von Wallace, and Jordan Fuller. I think we likely get one in this group and I like Blackmon a lot. I think he is an awesome fit in what we do defensively. He's a former corner who reminds me of Micah Hyde.
Disappointing young guys like Jeremy Chinn and Ashtyn Davis. If you add these guys, I still think you have question marks in the secondary.
30+ vets like Eddie Jackson and Rayshawn Jenkins.
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43 minutes ago, HappyDays said:
On Epenesa vs Floyd, I agree I would take Epenesa because he is younger. I don't hate that deal. I do think it is another instance of us spending a good chunk of cap space on a backup defensive lineman, which I have been against, but the market for that position really sucks right now and we aren't likely to be able to address it in the draft. So I get it. Epenesa at least still has some upside.
On the other players, they are young but they aren't cheap relative to their position and spot on the roster.
What it really comes down to for me is we are bringing back the same group of players that continually fail to show up in the playoffs. What has Epenesa ever done in a playoff game? Or even Daquan Jones. Two years ago he was out for the divisional round with an injury. This past year he was a shell of himself in the playoffs. Now he's a year older and we're giving him a 2 year deal?
I was looking forward to a big shakeup on the roster this year. We can't just keep doing the same thing and expect to get over the hump. After all the cuts last week I was certain this regime was of the same mindset. I've criticized this regime for being unwilling to step outside their comfort zone. It is like after last week they felt too far out of it so they had to bring back a bunch of players they "know" even if the value wasn't there. The Chiefs wouldn't have re-signed Daquan Jones, I am positive of that. And that's our competition. I'd like us to start emulating them.
I don't mean underperforming like he was a bad player on the field. But he missed 9 games last year... He underperformed in the same way that Tre White has underperformed. It's not his fault, it's just the reality. 32 years old coming off a major injury that left him hobbled at the end of the season. I expected him to get maybe a 1 year $5M deal on the open market.
I am curious to see what the real money is for Jones, but I am not sure I love many of the alternatives on the market. They have been trying to find a guy like this for a long time and I am okay with them bringing him back at that price. The injury is a concern, but aside from this injury and an injury in his rookie year, he has been pretty remarkably healthy.
I hear you on your concerns. I don't think this team can win a Super Bowl with their HC, so I am definitely against the idea of running it back, and it does appear that is what we are doing. I think we will still add a veteran safety. I think the WR room will look different, but those changes will come via the draft.
I get the Chiefs stuff, but they are going to pay an overrated corner the franchise tag, and IMO the contract they gave to Drue Tranquill is way worse than the one given to Taylor Rapp. Chris Jones is worth the money he got, but Creed Humphrey and Trey Smith will be free agents next year and they still don't have a left tackle.
The brain trust has tried it all ways and failed. Draft young guys, and let them learn on the fly. That didn't work. Add high-end free agents like Von Miller and Star Lotulelei. That didn't work. Add mid-level free agents to complement the roster like Tim Settle and Trent Murphy...that didn't work.
So it appears they are trying the "bring back our own guys and hope they develop approach." This and they will complement the roster with a bunch of rookies through the draft and hope it works. With their cap situation, this appears to be their only choice this offseason.
The reality is that this team has Josh Allen and needs to catch lightning in a bottle in the draft to win a Super Bowl. That is their only choice at this point.
Their fatal flaw, like a lot of other NFL teams is that they are going to live and die by their guys. They will never step out of their comfort zone. They kind of did with Von Miller and it has been a pretty massive failure. They are never going to draft red flag guys (except Araiza who they gave up on). To me the question isn't really what are they doing? It is why are they still here? But that is where we are at. There will be significant turnover and youth on this roster and it is only happening because it has to with the cap situation. And you just have to hope one of these rookie receivers becomes the next Justin Jefferson.
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21 minutes ago, bills6969 said:
We need to sign a safety. Who are some realistic options still out there? Chinn? Fuller (Rams)? CGJ?
I do think there is a chance they are in on Justin Simmons or Kamren Curl. To me, those are both elite guys. Simmons is a top 5 safety. Curl is a great fit, excellent and is about to turn 25.
After that, you have younger guys in that 25-27 range like Julian Blackmon, Jordan Whitehead, Mike Edwards, K'Von Wallace, and Jordan Fuller. I think we likely get one in this group and I like Blackmon a lot. I think he is an awesome fit in what we do defensively. He's a former corner who reminds me of Micah Hyde.
Disappointing young guys like Jeremy Chinn and Ashtyn Davis. If you add these guys, I still think you have question marks in the secondary.
30+ vets like Eddie Jackson and Rayshawn Jenkins.
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7 hours ago, HappyDays said:
I don't mean to criticize every signing but I was really hoping the Bills would use this offseason to get younger at every position, and cheaper at less important positions. I thought after all the cuts last week that this was the plan and I was elated. But here we are signing a 32 year old nose tackle.
Happy, if you take what they have done so far, aside from the Jones move, they have gotten younger. The 1 tech market is weird in some ways. Most guys are in that 28-29 year old range. I do hope they go after a Raekwon Davis...26 years old, 6-7, 330. Or a cheaper guy like Leki Fotu, 25 years old, a disappointment in Arizona (who isn't?) so should be cheap and he's 6-5 335. They can still add to the group, and they have to. I am good with the Jones add as long as they don't continue to add a bunch of 32-year-old guys to the DL group.
Epenesa replaces Floyd. He will be 26 in September and Floyd will be 32. I don't love Epenesa, but there seems to be some upside and the deal is super fair. Do I wish they had a 3rd and did that Brian Burns trade? Absolutely.
I don't like the Cam Lewis signing, I think he is a minimum guy, but on the surface, he is more or less replacing Siran Neal. Lewis will be 27 this Spring and Neal will be 30. They did technically get cheaper here as well.
We don't know what Rapp is going to be, but assuming he is replacing Poyer he is 26 (27 in December) and Poyer will be 33 this Spring. But they seem to like Rapp and a lot of the news coming out last offseason when he signed is that Bills engaged with him early as he was going to be the Poyer replacement. Then Poyer came back for a small contract and they still signed Rapp anyway. I think this year was Rapp's tryout period and they like the way he fits. They also got cheaper here.
David Edwards will be 27 years old next week. Morse will be 32 in April. They got cheaper here as well and I have always liked Edwards quite a bit. I think this is likely an upgrade as long as he stays healthy.
Nothing here is earth-shattering and aside from Jones, they did get significantly younger in multiple spots.
They still have to add WRs, and DL, as well as another starting safety. If they add a FA WR he is very unlikely to be younger than Gabe Davis who is only 25. But there are opportunities to get younger at those other positions. I do think the plan is to get younger and cheaper, but Jones is the exception so far.
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1 minute ago, Draconator said:
RB Swap
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Simmons is probably one of the best free safeties in the league and always gives KC fits. He has the most interceptions of any player vs Mahomes.
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This is ok. I’d like to see him play more and there is something to be said for signing your own. He has flashed but needs to find consistency. I do wonder if this and miller’s contract affect Greg Rousseau’s 5th year option fate.
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Everyone finally gets to see how he fits in a WCO…which is likely not great. But I wish him luck
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meh. I feel like you can just get another UDFA to do what he does.
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Titans being kind of weird so far.
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Any Texans fans going nuts over them trying to replace Singletary with someone better?
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35 minutes ago, benderbender said:
a Carolina veteran
Yeah, I am keeping an eye on Yetur Gross-Matos. He is exactly what they want in an edge guy and has been miscast somewhat in the Carolina defense. PSU guy they liked pre-draft.
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Steelers. He always seemed like a Steelers player to me. Maybe its the black and yellow Iowa jersey
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DB Xavier McKinney
WR Curtis Samuel
WR Laviska Shenault
RB Alexander Mattison
G Nick Allegretti
DT Grover Stewart
DE Yetur Gross-Matos
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He will be playing with Sherff and Cleveland and another young quarterback. Good spot to land in.
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I feel like they will be in on one of the young safeties Kamern Curl or Xavier McKinney. Both are great fits and very young. Julian Blackmon is the other one, a former corner who is a great fit. One of those three imo.
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no thanks
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19 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:
and 30 years old I seeSurely they can get a guy on the cheap around 27-28 who can play the position for 3 years or so?
Perhaps. Julian Blackmon and Jordan Whitehead, maybe Jeremy Chinn or Geno Stone come to mind. Not sure of their fit in the D but I like them. I see Jenkins as a great fit and just turned 30. Ideally they are in on McKinney or Curl or a Darnell Savage, but it seems they may be a bit expensive. -
11 minutes ago, boyst said:
go take a look at free agent centers.
sirius nfl radio said 14 starting or formerly starting centers are avaialble.
Connor Williams with McGovern is probably the only combo I would prefer over the Edwards-McGovern situation. I do think they add a depth piece, maybe Brian Allen.
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At the end of the day, I think he is pretty much replacing Siran Neal. At worst, he is on special teams and maybe plays some dime. It's a safe add because he could potentially be one of the starting safeties and if he isn't he will still be productive and provide value. With all the safeties on the market I think it is obvious they will add 1 if not two.
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As much as I hate him he is a football player, he doesn't block but he is tough. Gesiscki is a volleyball player playing football. Doesn't block, isn't tough, doesn't run great routes. Has good hands. He's soft.