Coach Tuesday Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Not gonna read through 8 pages of thread. I can't believe anyone has a problem with this. Smith is a playmaker. Period. He allows the Bills to custom-design packages, groupings and formations, which opposing teams need to account for and game plan against. The Bills need guys like that and oh by the way, it happens to be Chan's specialty. And the signing has nothing to do with Roscoe. Completely different players. Roscoe doesn't return kickoffs or run out of the Wildcat, because he would get destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I doubt we got Smith to compete at WR. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_red Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Bills sign WR/KR Brad Smith (4 years, $15 million): A+ Grade I absolutely love this signing. Brad Smith is a dynamic return man who will allow the Bills to do some different things on offense. Buffalo is getting Smith really cheap, essentially stealing him from a hated divisional rival. From walterfootball.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 He is an exciting player no doubt, but with all the other holes, does this make sense. We already have Spiller and Parrish. Chan wanted another slash... perhaps to also help Spiller somehow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreReed83 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Bills sign WR/KR Brad Smith (4 years, $15 million): A+ Grade I absolutely love this signing. Brad Smith is a dynamic return man who will allow the Bills to do some different things on offense. Buffalo is getting Smith really cheap, essentially stealing him from a hated divisional rival. From walterfootball.com Because we don't have enough versatile players on this roster that can return kicks? Brad Smith is an awesome player but I don't understand this at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer1960 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 ... Smith is a playmaker. Period. He allows the Bills to custom-design packages, groupings and formations, which opposing teams need to account for and game plan against. The Bills need guys like that and oh by the way, it happens to be Chan's specialty. And the signing has nothing to do with Roscoe. Completely different players. Roscoe doesn't return kickoffs or run out of the Wildcat, because he would get destroyed. I'm not seeing it. Last year Smith had 4 (four) catches for 44 yards and ran the ball 38 times for 299 yards. That is worth almost $4M/year???? I don't care if he can return kicks, the Bills have more than enough returners and NOBODY will be returning kicks with the change in the kickoff position - there will be lots of touchbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv-Bills Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Because we don't have enough versatile players on this roster that can return kicks? Brad Smith is an awesome player but I don't understand this at all Exactly. This is unreal stupid. Parrish has just as many return TD's as Smith in his career. 3. That would also mean that McGee trumps both of them, and McKelvin, if he doesn't have 3 yet, was on his way. Don't get this at all. He's a toy. You have to be a solid football team first before you acquire toys. I'm not seeing it. Last year Smith had 4 (four) catches for 44 yards and ran the ball 38 times for 299 yards. That is worth almost $4M/year???? I don't care if he can return kicks, the Bills have more than enough returners and NOBODY will be returning kicks with the change in the kickoff position - there will be lots of touchbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I'm not seeing it. Last year Smith had 4 (four) catches for 44 yards and ran the ball 38 times for 299 yards. That is worth almost $4M/year???? I don't care if he can return kicks, the Bills have more than enough returners and NOBODY will be returning kicks with the change in the kickoff position - there will be lots of touchbacks. Have you seen him play? The Jets did not utilize him. His size and speed creates real matchup problems. It's not your money. Give Chan a chance to use him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv-Bills Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) Brad Smith and Roscoe are completely different players and play completely different positions, excluding a few plays a game that Smith may play in the slot. Smith is a KR, Roscoe is a PR. Smith is a gunner on ST and sometimes rushes the kicker, Roscoe doesn't play on those ST. Smith is a back-up QB, Roscoe is not. Smith runs out of the Wildcat as the primary ballcarrier, option QB and passer, Roscoe does not. Smith will line up sometimes as RB, Roscoe does not. Gailey will devise packages for Smith to play a Slash style QB, Roscoe will not. Roscoe is also in the last year of his contract and may be leaving next year. Smith will be on the field 20-25 plays a game, counting ST. He can be a very valuable guy and I'm positive that Chan Gailey is thrilled to have him. It in no way changes our need to get better on the OL though, or fill our biggest need, which is ILB. So what you are saying here is that Smith is probably on the field as much or less than Roscoe for 4 million per year? I'd rather take this money and make sure we get Clabo. Have you seen him play? The Jets did not utilize him. His size and speed creates real matchup problems. It's not your money. Give Chan a chance to use him. They didn't utilize him? The Jets made Smith what he is. Pretty much a gimmick, backup player that is a good athlete not able to actually win any position on the field as a starter. Edited July 28, 2011 by Lv-Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Its a great signing, he's more than just a returner. He gives us another dimension for the offense that we've never had before. Something other teams will actually have to plan for, that's something they have never had to do before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTW2012 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Unless they changed the rules, Levi Brown is not eligible for the practice squad. He was on the 53-man roster for 13 games last year, giving him one year of NFL experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I'm guessing we'll be the firs team in NFL history to use 7 WR packages? Just putting 3 offensive lineman and QB. Lining Steve Johnson, Lee Evans, Marcus Easley, Roscoe Parrish, Brad Smith, CJ Spiller, David Nelson out wide. Sounds good to me. I don't think that's legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv-Bills Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Its a great signing, he's more than just a returner. He gives us another dimension for the offense that we've never had before. Something other teams will actually have to plan for, that's something they have never had to do before. Like what? He can throw a pass from a two back set MAYBE once a game plus a wildcat play or two? What else does he give someone other than special teams returns in which this team is already loaded with? Unless they changed the rules, Levi Brown is not eligible for the practice squad. He was on the 53-man roster for 13 games last year, giving him one year of NFL experience. We can probably all agree that Levi is toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theesir Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I don't think that's legal. I think its in the new CBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 People, people, people. The new #3 QB rule makes this a fantastic move. The Bills get the benefit of an added player on gamedays. They can keep an extra player at a another position active now, because their "emergency" QB is also a guy who is going to play on ST and in certain offensive packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I don't understand the whining about this. We just got a guy that is a talented player and adds another dimension to our team. Not only that, there are changes to special teams and the 3rd gameday QB that may have influenced this. But still, people are whining. I guess people think that if you sign one guy, you aren't trying to get others at other positions of need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I don't understand the whining about this. We just got a guy that is a talented player and adds another dimension to our team. Not only that, there are changes to special teams and the 3rd gameday QB that may have influenced this. But still, people are whining. I guess people think that if you sign one guy, you aren't trying to get others at other positions of need. my sentiments exactly . . this is a good signing, especially sense we took him from the Jets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST MODE BABY! Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 People, people, people. The new #3 QB rule makes this a fantastic move. The Bills get the benefit of an added player on gamedays. They can keep an extra player at a another position active now, because their "emergency" QB is also a guy who is going to play on ST and in certain offensive packages. Hey look, it's someone with more than two brain cells. BTW, thanks to this thread I can add Lv-Bills to my ignore list. W00T! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv-Bills Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) Hey look, it's someone with more than two brain cells. BTW, thanks to this thread I can add Lv-Bills to my ignore list. W00T! LOL. Breaks my heart! Give me your login, and I'll hit the button for you. People, people, people. The new #3 QB rule makes this a fantastic move. The Bills get the benefit of an added player on gamedays. They can keep an extra player at a another position active now, because their "emergency" QB is also a guy who is going to play on ST and in certain offensive packages. I feel what you are saying here, but I don't think that the team with the most versatile #3 QB is the key to making the playoffs. Can he stop the run? Run Block? Pass Block? Lead a defense from the LB spot? That's what I want. If we get Clabo though, I like the Smith signing a tad more. This still makes him a guy that isn't good enough to start at any position. He hasn't even been better on returns than most of our own guys. I get it. Just not impressed. do you really need to be great at #3 QB? Edited July 28, 2011 by Lv-Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 OK. You don't like the move. I do. I watched the guy play at Mizzou. He was the best player in the Big 12. I think he'll score a bunch for the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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