Dragonborn10 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I advocated for going after Mike Wallace and would have given up 2013 #1 for him before the season started. He has struggled this year as has most of the Steelers offensive unit. Now maybe he can be had on the open market this off-season. At this point I would rather get Bowe from Kansas City. I would rather they go veteran WR and rookie LB than the other way around. Thoughts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloPride Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 The jury is still out on Donald Jones. Kind of hard to prove yourself as a legitimate deep threat when your QB can't get you the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Will take big tall and strong over lightning fast deep threat, but agree rookie lbs make a quicker impact than rookie WRs and its much rarer, I think, to draft a unusable bust lb than wr., although the bills have been able to manage both. The jury is still out on Donald Jones. Kind of hard to prove yourself as a legitimate deep threat when your QB can't get you the ball. My take, Jones is a wr that won't make a QB look great but a great QB can make him look very good. Put him with any of the top five QBs and he probably plays solid ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Typical bills fan logic. Mike Wallace struggled playing for a good team that's well coached. Maybe he'll do better here where we have crap at QB and a coach that doesn't know his ass from his elbow. Not to mention he was looking for a contract similar to Megatron which is laughable. And we give up a high 1st round pick? Makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 never liked Wallace. But lets not put the cart before the horse. Lets draft a couple QB's first , then get him some more options. We NEED a tight end now too. Chandler may not be fully recovered to start next years season. Getting Nelson and Jones back will be a good start, and i dont mind drafting a big WR with some hands. After we get QB and LB's. I dont want to give up any picks unless it's for quarter backs, myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Anderson's Lunch Pail Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I advocated for going after Mike Wallace and would have given up 2013 #1 for him before the season started. And the fact that we will likely have a top 7 pick is exactly why a team should never give up future first round picks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 I generally agree with not giving up picks and almost always advocate for trading down to aquire more picks. However I thought this was the go for broke year for Nix and Gailey. WR was as weak as LB going into the season even with a healthy Neslon. No one thought Barnett would regress so badly. Wallace has top end speed and had we won a few more games with him that pick could have been in the high teens instead of top 7. Ideally we get a FA WR and the number one is used for Geno Smith or a LB not named T'eo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 While the Bills have some decent options at WR, none of them are considered elite or very good. The Bills need a true #1 WR that is either very good or elite, to go along with a very good QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsMagic1 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 adress it in free agency....no more picks or trades for wrs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Hardy & SJ were the last WR's drafted, and that was back in 2008. The offense needs some good players, mainly at QB & WR. I don't want to see anymore picks on RB's or the first round pick on a CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Danny Amendola might be a nice option in FA if St. Louis let's him get away. With the improvement of Brandon Gibson, and the emergence of rookie Chris Givens, they might not want to open up the pocket book for Amendola. He's still fairly young (27), but has plenty of gas left in the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaBill Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Hardy & SJ were the last WR's drafted, and that was back in 2008. The offense needs some good players, mainly at QB & WR. I don't want to see anymore picks on RB's or the first round pick on a CB. TJ Graham doesnt coun't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 What about signing Welker for 3 years.. The Pats wont him the cash.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 The jury is still out on Donald Jones. Kind of hard to prove yourself as a legitimate deep threat when your QB can't get you the ball. Donald Jones has shown that he is injury prone and not very consistent when passes are thrown to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Donald Jones has shown that he is injury prone and not very consistent when passes are thrown to him. He's a solid role player, not a number 2. It'd be great to add a guy that could bump Stevie to 2, and let tj, Nelson and jones fill roles cheaply. Finding that top guy would be real tough though. Especially if getting a qb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 We should probably pass on a QB of the future and draft a WR again to work with Fitz. It has worked out so well in the past that it can't help but pay off greater dividends in 2013. In all seriousness, if they want to pay some real cash for a big-time FA WR, I'm all for it. Still, this team is going nowhere until it is better-coached and gets better QB play. Oh, that and some LBs who can actually play defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 We should probably pass on a QB of the future and draft a WR again to work with Fitz. It has worked out so well in the past that it can't help but pay off greater dividends in 2013. In all seriousness, if they want to pay some real cash for a big-time FA WR, I'm all for it. Still, this team is going nowhere until it is better-coached and gets better QB play. Oh, that and some LBs who can actually play defense. Yup- we can "get by" if we stay relatively healthy in this group. It's 3rd or 4th priority. Would be great to upgrade but not an "at all costs" group. If they end up our weakest position group, we should be able to hang any given week (ie upgrade LB, qb to be better than them as a whole, even as is). Keep stacking talent hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I advocated for going after Mike Wallace and would have given up 2013 #1 for him before the season started. He has struggled this year as has most of the Steelers offensive unit. Now maybe he can be had on the open market this off-season. At this point I would rather get Bowe from Kansas City. I would rather they go veteran WR and rookie LB than the other way around. Thoughts... Mike Wallace is the Lee Evans of the Steelers. He disappears at critical times in the games and is a one-trick pony (a downfield threat). It will be hard for the Bills or any other team to pay him 15M a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Mike Wallace is the Lee Evans of the Steelers. He disappears at critical times in the games and is a one-trick pony (a downfield threat). It will be hard for the Bills or any other team to pay him 15M a year. No team will. He will get humbled. Just a matter of how humbled.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 No thanks. We need a big physical WR on the outside. Wallace is just another Lee Evans clone. All speed, no beef. Now without everyone jumping on my S%#T, I know they have a different kind of style. That's regardless of the point that neither is a big physical WR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....lybob Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I think Mike Wallace is a scary WR but he has to be with a QB who can really go deep and even then his man benefit is to make defenses respect you deep rather than purely production. So if we keep Fitz I say no to Wallace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsMagic1 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 TJ Graham doesnt coun't? an the great Marcus Easley??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBUffalo Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 As you can see by my avatar, I'm a big time fan of Justin Hunter out of Tennessee. I really like him and Terrance Williams. However, I do think we'd be better off signing Bowe or Jennings if we can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 No diva WR please. Tall WR with good hands and decent speed. That would afford Stevie Johnson to be a slot WR, Jones as the third WR and TJ as the deep theat fourth WR. Disciplined route running and a QB who can get you the ball will do wonders for the passing attack. The Bills currently do neither well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldBill12 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I think Greg Jennings is the best talent out him, wallace, and bowe. Only question is his recent injuries but when he is healthy he is easily a top 10 WR in the league who can "put the team on his back". He easily has the most skill run great routes, great hands, experienced vet, does all he can to play for the ball when it is on the air/basically has the playmaker trait. Bowe is also the most physical big receiver of the 3 but his hands/work ethic is questionable. Wallace is the most youngest and the fastest, he's a huge deep threat but will we have the QB to go deep to him next year? I'm also 100% sure Miami will get 1 of these 3 so the FO should decide who to go for soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp14150 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Wallace is out...not worth the price tag he wants. Buffalo has proven it has the inability to throw deep balls which is what Wallace only does. Welker doesnt solve the problem of speed and deep threat. I would just go after Fitzgerald.... take a shot in UFAs...I wouldnt draft a WR in 1st or 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldBill12 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Wallace is out...not worth the price tag he wants. Buffalo has proven it has the inability to throw deep balls which is what Wallace only does. Welker doesnt solve the problem of speed and deep threat. I would just go after Fitzgerald.... take a shot in UFAs...I wouldnt draft a WR in 1st or 2nd. Um I would rather pay wallace 11 mil then start throwing picks away for a 30 year old with a ridiculous contract. If we do have problems with speed/deep threat like you said why wouldn't you get wallace. And wallace doesn't just always go deep if you actually believe that. Then there is also jennings/bowe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaBill Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 my vote goes to the WVU Duo of either Tavon Austin of Stedman Bailey. While neither has "elite" size, both of them have the speed, hands and courage to go over the middle or stretch the field. In terms of NFL comparisons, Austin reminds me of Steve Smith (Carolina) and Bailey compares well to a faster Chad Johnson in his prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) TJ Graham doesnt coun't? Forgot about him, maybe because his performance on the field this year (as well as most of the team) has been forgettable!! Edited December 26, 2012 by Jerry Jabber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-8 Forever? Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Typical bills fan logic. Mike Wallace struggled playing for a good team that's well coached. Maybe he'll do better here where we have crap at QB and a coach that doesn't know his ass from his elbow. Not to mention he was looking for a contract similar to Megatron which is laughable. And we give up a high 1st round pick? Makes sense. +1. typical thoughtless Bills fan. if you've heard of him, give up the franchise to get him so you can say you have him.... Lets solve the QB problem next year to the exclusion of all other problems please. If we can just do that, the rest becomes much much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Typical bills fan logic. Mike Wallace struggled playing for a good team that's well coached. Maybe he'll do better here where we have crap at QB and a coach that doesn't know his ass from his elbow. Not to mention he was looking for a contract similar to Megatron which is laughable. And we give up a high 1st round pick? Makes sense. Maybe not. I'm not sure what their cap situation is but I think he'd be a UFA if they don't tag him. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipers Hair Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I advocated for going after Mike Wallace and would have given up 2013 #1 for him before the season started. He has struggled this year as has most of the Steelers offensive unit. Now maybe he can be had on the open market this off-season. At this point I would rather get Bowe from Kansas City. I would rather they go veteran WR and rookie LB than the other way around. Thoughts... Obtaining a stud wide receiver with Fitzpatrick doling out the ball would be like giving a nice loin of sushimi grade toro to me to prepare...simply a waste in the hands of the untrained. Let's focus our efforts in hiring a new chef before we obtain only the finest ingredients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 because TJ is a Lee Evans clone? And our QB cant get him the ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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