benderbender Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 It would be awesome if we could snag Dumervil after his agent's technical difficulties. He wants to play and will probably take a lowball offer. Get r done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 FWIW...an article on nfl.com: "So what next for the defensive end? We see five potential landing spots..." Bills, Dolphins, & Pats* named. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000151273/article/elvis-dumervil-five-potential-nfl-landing-spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 ^speculation^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPS Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Dude WAS making 12M. Was torn on taking a reduction to 8M. Then lost out on that. How much do you think he's going to play for? And, if he was going to play for, say $5M, why wouldn't he just stay in Denver? If you think it through, there is NO freaking way he's a target in Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-E-T-S-L-O-L Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Dude WAS making 12M. Was torn on taking a reduction to 8M. Then lost out on that. How much do you think he's going to play for? And, if he was going to play for, say $5M, why wouldn't he just stay in Denver? If you think it through, there is NO freaking way he's a target in Buffalo. If Denver gives him 5, they essentially hit a 9,8 million cap hit on him this year with 4,8 in dead money. Denver where willing to pay him 8 million, which means they`ll probably still take him at 3,2 million. But some team will offer alot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 No chance. You really think they'd spend 7-8 million, almost half our cap space, on a position that isn't one of the top needs??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Fan888 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Does he have a track record of success at that position or would this be another Chris Kelsay experiment? His 17 sack season was when he was playing a mix of 34 OLB and 43 DE. i didn't really think anything of the Bills signing him but he would actually be a perfect fit in our system. Some Steelers fan was saying that he is best in a 34 defense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Can't ever have enough pass rushers, so why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInUticaTampa Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 he probably wouldn't want to come here, we already have too much money tied up at DE, putting another 8 million would be crazy. it would be better to use that 8 mill one DB or WR.... or better yet, even use some of it for Hasselbeck who would be an upgrade over what we had at QB last year and instantly make us better.... too many better things to use our resources on. I honestly would rather carry the money over than use it on Dumerville who probably wouldn't even entertain the idea of coming here, even if we were interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Three Rules Of NFL Free Agency: 1. Do not pay big $ to old players. 2. Do not pay big $ to high-motor, lunch-pailers, 3. Do not pay big $ to midgets. Signing him would clearly violate Rule #3, so the answer is NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 3. Do not pay big $ to midgets. Signing him would clearly violate Rule #3, so the answer is NO. Yeah, good thing we got rid of midgets like London Fletcher and Antoine Winfield or we'd have sucked for the last 10 years....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Yeah, good thing we got rid of midgets like London Fletcher and Antoine Winfield or we'd have sucked for the last 10 years....... I was sad to see Fletcher go, but I would not have broken the bank for him + the Bills didn't need to either, just a messed up situation. As for Lil Antoine, he showed absolutely NO signs of becoming the player he was with the Vikings during his time with the Bills, so I was not sad to see him go, especially considering (what appeared to be) the ridiculously over-priced contract he got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I was sad to see Fletcher go, but I would not have broken the bank for him + the Bills didn't need to either, just a messed up situation. As for Lil Antoine, he showed absolutely NO signs of becoming the player he was with the Vikings during his time with the Bills, so I was not sad to see him go, especially considering (what appeared to be) the ridiculously over-priced contract he got. He looked like the same player in Buffalo that he was in Minnesota as far as I'm concerned. As for Dumervil, I wouldn't suggest the Bills pursue him and he wouldn't want to come to Buffalo anyways but judging a player by their height is a bit simplistic. For one thing he's a great player. For another thing although he's less than 6 feet tall, his wingspan is 6'6" inches due in part to his wide shoulders and in part to his 32 inch arm length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I'm interested to find out, but I would expect to see Dareus get a look at DE along with M Williams in the 3-4, with Carrington and Johnson backing up. K Williams will be a half baked NT. I hear what you're saying- what do they do with K Williams if they draft a NT? I don't know what the answer is but the Bills defense with Dareus and Williams was very weak versus the run. They need a bigger body in the middle to shore things up. One other long shot option would be to play M Williams as an OLB and Kyle Williams as DE in a Wade Phillips style "5-2". Then you could have a new NT and Dareus as the other DLs and Anderson as the other OLB. I'm not sure that it would work since you would have two guys (Williams and Dareus) that you probably wouldn't want to leave on an open edge and two former DEs playing in space if they dropped. I think that it may be something to look at though IF they can find a NT. They do have a NT on the roster in Troupe. Just don't know if he is healthy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Three Rules Of NFL Free Agency: 1. Do not pay big $ to old players. 2. Do not pay big $ to high-motor, lunch-pailers, 3. Do not pay big $ to midgets. Signing him would clearly violate Rule #3, so the answer is NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Looks like he may be headed back to the Broncos: @ProFootballTalk John Elways says Broncos have offered Elvis Dumervil another contract http://wp.me/p14QSB-7E89 No real surprise here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Since the Mario for Skelton idea didn't quite work out . are we proposing to sign Dumervil so that we can trade him for Skelton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) 3. Do not pay big $ to midgets. Signing him would clearly violate Rule #3, so the answer is NO. Negotiating with the lollipop guild is just not worth it. Edited March 19, 2013 by ndirish1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) Three Rules Of NFL Free Agency: 1. Do not pay big $ to old players. 2. Do not pay big $ to high-motor, lunch-pailers, 3. Do not pay big $ to midgets. Signing him would clearly violate Rule #3, so the answer is NO. Negotiating with the lollipop guild is just not worth it. Hilarious stuff guys. Dumervil's the same age as Mario Williams, was drafted the same year, has the same number of sacks (63.5) and 3 more forced fumbles (16 to 13). If we had drafted Dumervil in the 4th round instead of Ko Simpson, he would be a God in Bills Nation. Thanks for the yuks though. Edited March 20, 2013 by San Jose Bills Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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