Did you not watch the 2022 NFL season? Here’s a recap: Hyde suffered a career-threatening cervical injury, Poyer who started strong but was injured a bunch and was a non-factor late in the season, and a guy who died on the field after making a hit. We need safety depth. It was going to come via FA or early in the draft, but it was bound to come.
Don’t worry, once we add Hopkins and Ertz, the leaders on this team will show up and we’ll suddenly start playing like we want to win. Like a team, instead of a group of individuals.
There’s no confusion. A player doesn’t get to decide how much he plays for. The teams willing to pay him do. His only choice is to take the best offer or not to play at all.
This signing is really meaningless in regards to the Bills. We couldn’t beat their average OL when half of them were injured and we were facing back-ups. So, they sign Brown, but nothing really changes.
He hasn’t proven much because he hasn’t had any decent QB throwing to him. Still he put up decent numbers. I think there’s a lot of value to unlock here.
I agree with the OP. For example, to bolster his point, back in the 2000 draft, we wasted a bunch of draft picks. Instead of Leif Larsen, we could’ve picked Tom Brady at pick 194. Who ever heard of a Viking playing DT? What were we doing????
This guy has near-zero trade value. While they may not have his pedigree, there’s many Olivers in the NFL. Basically a JAG and no one is going to be excited to pay him that salary.
Not scrambling. His contract was up and everyone knew this. The Bills were within their right to move on due to this. They chose not to and to let it play out.