JTO Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 At what point do the Bills resign these 2 studs? As good as the OL nucleus has been we can't afford to lose either one. I'd say sign Levitre first and then Urbik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I predict at least one of them will sign over the bye-week. That always seems ot be a popular time for teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I'm all for giving Levitre a contract extension, but what about Eric Wood? Many people on this board, yours truly included, believed we should hold off on giving Wood a new contract until we saw how he played this season. The concern being how he would hold up after sustaining another serious injury. Should we still feel that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I'm all for giving Levitre a contract extension, but what about Eric Wood? Many people on this board, yours truly included, believed we should hold off on giving Wood a new contract until we saw how he played this season. The concern being how he would hold up after sustaining another serious injury. Should we still feel that way? Is there a possibility that The Bills can get a better deal due to Woody's injury past? I don't know...But I would be working overtime to lock that Kid up long-term...He's outstanding when he's in there...He may be the best in the NFL at his position...When healthy of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Is there a possibility that The Bills can get a better deal due to Woody's injury past? I don't know...But I would be working overtime to lock that Kid up long-term...He's outstanding when he's in there...He may be the best in the NFL at his position...When healthy of course... If the Bills don't want to take that risk, you know someone else will, he's too good to let him walk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 OL Signing Prriorities 1. Levitre (Will cost a lot) 2. Wood (Will cost a lot but not quite as much due to injuries) 3. Urbik (Shouldn't cost too much, he can wait) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) The Bills have to sign Levitre and Byrd, although Levitre will probably be first as we can always franchise Byrd for next season as the franchise number for safeties is relatively low. It may be difficult to re-sign Urbik if he has a good year as Rinehart I think is up, too. But I believe Urbik is a restricted free agent so we may have an extra year to lock him up. And Wood has one extra year to go because of his 5 year rookie contract. So we can concentrate on Levitre and Byrd this year, and Urbik and Wood the next. We have some money but these linemen are all playing well. We have Cordy cheap for four years and Pears fairly cheap for 2-3 more, as well as Hairston for peanuts for a couple more. The guards may be tough to keep them all. Edited September 26, 2012 by Kelly the Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Is there a possibility that The Bills can get a better deal due to Woody's injury past? What? Are you trying to get an internship with Jeff Littman? OL Signing Prriorities 1. Levitre (Will cost a lot) 2. Wood (Will cost a lot but not quite as much due to injuries) 3. Urbik (Shouldn't cost too much, he can wait) I think this is a hopeful view. He would get what the market will bear which would be a lot, IMO. If Wood puts in an outstanding 2012 I doubt his injury history will lower his market value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I think this is a hopeful view. He would get what the market will bear which would be a lot, IMO. If Wood puts in an outstanding 2012 I doubt his injury history will lower his market value. He's under contract through next season, and not a FA until 2014. A lot can happen until then. If he plays two full years, sure. IMO, we will try to re-sign him, if healthy, sometime approximately a year from now and before he hits free agency after next season. We have him for two years though counting this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 He's under contract through next season, and not a FA until 2014. A lot can happen until then. If he plays two full years, sure. IMO, we will try to re-sign him, if healthy, sometime approximately a year from now and before he hits free agency after next season. We have him for two years though counting this one. My point remains the same… if he doesn't get injured again his past injuries won't hurt his market value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 My point remains the same… if he doesn't get injured again his past injuries won't hurt his market value. Oh sure. I'm just saying that since he has two years instead of one before his contract is up, unless he signs early with the Bills and it's somewhat unlikely, he will have to have two years of non-injury, and then hardly anyone would bring it up. Whereas if he was a FA this coming season, and only had one injury free year, they very well might. Look at Thurman Thomas. He had a bad knee injury as a junior, but played one full year after the injury and was a workhorse and a billion carries and showed zero signs of trouble and yet still he didn't go in the first round because teams were worried about his knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onceagain778 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 The sooner they lock up parts of this line the better as the longer they wait the more expensive they will be. Since wood's contract isnt up, clearly levitre is the first target, wood can wait to the offseason. Urbik too for that matter, hes prob the 5th best of the starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Oh sure. I'm just saying that since he has two years instead of one before his contract is up, unless he signs early with the Bills and it's somewhat unlikely, he will have to have two years of non-injury, and then hardly anyone would bring it up. Whereas if he was a FA this coming season, and only had one injury free year, they very well might. Look at Thurman Thomas. He had a bad knee injury as a junior, but played one full year after the injury and was a workhorse and a billion carries and showed zero signs of trouble and yet still he didn't go in the first round because teams were worried about his knee. Good point. Thurman was an interesting and fairly unique case in that he had his ACL removed. I remember before the 1988 draft that NFL scouts were concerned about Thurman not having an ACL so that probably had an affect on his draft position too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpan Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) I'd sign Urbik to a low contract first, that way he isn't pointing to the much larger deals Levitre and Wood are going to get and say 'but I'm just as good as those guys' it should be easier to get done too. Edited September 26, 2012 by peterpan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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