billsfan89 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Its very interesting to note that the Bills did lose out on one of their earlier free agent targets Robert Meachem. Had the Bills been able to sign Meachem do you think they still sign Anderson? Was the Anderson signing a reaction to losing Meachem? Or was Anderson a target that they were waiting to see the market for and had they signed Meachem they would have gone after Anderson anyway? Either way which one would you rather have? Meachem or Anderson? Both at the same price and you can't awnser both. Me personally I would rather have Anderson as we needed another guy to take advantage of super mario on the other side. I also think that had Meachem signed they might not have pursued anderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Had the Bills signed the underachieving Meachem it would have been money poorly spent. Sometimes the best deals are the ones that never happen. Thank God it was Anderson and not 'Meach-bum'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Cthulhu Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I'd agree with the OP and rather have Anderson over Meachum. Another WR would've been welcome, for sure, but I can't fault the guy for taking what I assume was a much higher offer, regardless of where he was when he received said offer. Still, Meachum is a middling WR at best. It's not that big a loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipster19 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I would have liked both but I could only pick one then I'd rather have Anderson. Like Gailey said, good defense makes good offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never NEVER Give-up Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I remember Meachem in college at Tenn and hoping the Bills drafted him. Then New Orleans drafted him and he ate his way thru the spring and early summer and showed up to their training camp overweight. He has continued to underperform, so I am not totally heartbroken that we didn't sign him. I will say however, if Buddy liked him, I could be convinced that maybe he's now got something going for him. But we'll see how he does in San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Dude Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Had the Bills signed the underachieving Meachem it would have been money poorly spent. Sometimes the best deals are the ones that never happen. Thank God it was Anderson and not 'Meach-bum'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAWNDO Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Number one WR money for the third guy on the depth chart is not a good investment. Love the Anderson signing, however with the money being that close was Wimbley ever in play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I remember Meachem in college at Tenn and hoping the Bills drafted him. Then New Orleans drafted him and he ate his way thru the spring and early summer and showed up to their training camp overweight. He has continued to underperform, so I am not totally heartbroken that we didn't sign him. I will say however, if Buddy liked him, I could be convinced that maybe he's now got something going for him. But we'll see how he does in San Diego. I'm with you on that: If Buddy liked him, that's good enough for me. Meachem isn't a guy that was on my radar prior to FA, but when I heard the bills were bringing him in, I liked the idea a lot. I think he would've been a very effective #2, and the Bills sorely need that. The Bills seemed pretty confident they'd sign Meach, so I think they were certainly dissapointed to lose him to the Chargers. All things equal I'd prefer Meach over Anderson. I also believe it was going to be one or the other, I couldn't envision the bills spending for Mario, Meach and Anderson. My thinking is perhaps Anderson was the plan B for Mario. We happened to get Mario, but missed out on Meach. There wasn't really a plan B or another FA WR they liked so they thought, hell even though we got plan A at DE lets use that Meachem money to go get plan B too. That's absolute speculation on my part, but sometimes it's fun to guess. Also I think it's funny everybody says the Chargers overpaid for Meach, but that our signing of Mark Anderson was awesome. I'm not doggin either player, I think they both have a shot to be real good on theri new teams, but both teams overpaid. Anderson at $5.25-$7 millin per year w/ incentives, is clearly more than he's worth. I actually still like the signing, sometimes you have to overpay, but I'm objective enough to admit it. I just hope the money spent on Anderson doesn't hurt our chances of resigning Byrd or LeVitre this next year. They're much more valuale IMO than Mark Anderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsSD Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Funny thing is I texted a friend before FA began that Tuesday and said I wanted Mario and Meachem. Then I said it would never happen, little did I know that Buddy was pursuing both. I like Mario/Anderson better than Mario/Meachem, I think a WR can be drafted ie Floyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I think they would have signed both if they got the opportunity.....but the thing is the bills apparantly had a dollar figure on Meechum that they were not going to cross....that is why they said good luck to him when he got that San Diego offer. Honestly....its not a huge loss because we can find a guy to replace Meachum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I don't think they would have signed both. That would have been a lot of money. I think they budgeted about 20-23 million for Meachem and were just about to sign him when the Chargers offered him a little more and a chance to be #1 with a great TE and established QB. That was a no brainer for him. There were no more of the Meachem types left in FA, which means big, fast and able to make a play downfield. That led Buddy to say we are no longer in the market for WR, which only had to do with FA and not the draft. When Mario signed, suddenly Anderson became a possibility for several reasons, one of which was the 20-23 mil we didnt spend that we had slotted for Meachem. I very much doubt they would have gone after Anderson if they signed Meachem, evidenced by Buddy's announcement that we may be done by friday (which was said because he fully expected to sign both Mario and Meachem). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) I do think that getting anderson over meachem insures that its most likely that pick 10 will be on offense. Seeing as free agency was more impactful on the defensive side. Edited March 26, 2012 by billsfan89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EldaBillsFan Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 When everyone was wetting themselves about meach I went on record and said it would be a terrible pick up...and to save the money.... he could never break into the starting line up for a reason in NO...and also he lived off of a system and drew brees ... we don't have the same system and fitz is my boy but he ain't not drew brees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Long Beach Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Also I think it's funny everybody says the Chargers overpaid for Meach, but that our signing of Mark Anderson was awesome. I'm not doggin either player, I think they both have a shot to be real good on theri new teams, but both teams overpaid. Anderson at $5.25-$7 millin per year w/ incentives, is clearly more than he's worth. I actually still like the signing, sometimes you have to overpay, but I'm objective enough to admit it. I just hope the money spent on Anderson doesn't hurt our chances of resigning Byrd or LeVitre this next year. They're much more valuale IMO than Mark Anderson. Anderson has had two quality seasons stat-wise with over 10 sacks, especially last seasons performance. Meachum has never had a quality season, even when playing in New Orleans prolific pass first offense. I don't think either are stellar players, but I'd say Anderson is a level higher quality player than Meachum. Since they were both paid the same, Meachum was overpaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I'm glad they got Anderson. His contract is steep, but only after the second year. They can draft a DE and groom him for 2 years. If he underperforms, Anderson can be cut after year two, he only has 8mill guaranteed. If he plays well and proves valuable, keep him and be happy we have a good player. Meachem is vastly overpayed. The fact that lance more and devery Henderson got more love in NOs offense than meachem makes me wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missthe kgun Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I would much rather have Anderson than Meachem. The Giants have laid out the blue-print, and I want an oppurtunity to own the Lombardi too!!!! Go Bills!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 A 600 yard receiver can be picked up or drafted for way less than what Meachem got. Good DEs are harder to find. I'm ok with how things worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VADC Bills Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) I was actually disappointed when I heard we were going after Meachem and happy when we didn't land him. He has been in NO for years and could never move up beyond Devery Henderson. Not a big play maker even with Brees throwing to him. We will be much better off with Floyd or Hill if we go that route in the draft. SD will miss VJ. I think Anderson is more proven in his position than Meachem. I'm cautiously happy with Anderson. Edited March 26, 2012 by VADC Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBuff423 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Its very interesting to note that the Bills did lose out on one of their earlier free agent targets Robert Meachem. Had the Bills been able to sign Meachem do you think they still sign Anderson? Was the Anderson signing a reaction to losing Meachem? Or was Anderson a target that they were waiting to see the market for and had they signed Meachem they would have gone after Anderson anyway? Either way which one would you rather have? Meachem or Anderson? Both at the same price and you can't awnser both. Me personally I would rather have Anderson as we needed another guy to take advantage of super mario on the other side. I also think that had Meachem signed they might not have pursued anderson. Given that the two players on different sides of the ball, I think their intention was always to sign Meachem and then sign Anderson, although it demonstrates their self-control not to overpay for a player they had no intention of paying above a certain value threshold....Nix knows they still need WR help, but he will be smart about the value of the money spent....had Meachem signed a deal the BILLS believed was reasonable I still think Anderson was on the list of players to get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I remember Meachem in college at Tenn and hoping the Bills drafted him. Then New Orleans drafted him and he ate his way thru the spring and early summer and showed up to their training camp overweight. He has continued to underperform, so I am not totally heartbroken that we didn't sign him. I will say however, if Buddy liked him, I could be convinced that maybe he's now got something going for him. But we'll see how he does in San Diego. Buddy did like him, but only up to a certain price. When San Diego offered Meachem a rich contract when he was in Buffalo Buddy told him to take the Charger offer. Overall, Buddy is doing a good job in establishing a value/tanlent ratio. The days of paying out of balance contracts to middling players such as Dockery and Langston Walker are over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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