die hard bills fan Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I know it's way early in the season and FA hasn't officially started yet but I'm getting nervous about the D. Kiko is gone and Hughes and Searcy are probably out the door too. These are good/very good players and I don't know if we can get the same quality players in FA. Factor in a new HC, DC and the potential switch to a 3-4 scheme and it's got me worried. It wouldn't be good if the D regressed this year given the ground and pound offensive strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY315 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Kiko didn't exist last year. Searcy?? Depth guy. Hughes not gone yet. Worry not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Barring injuries, the defense will be great again. Rex is a defensive genius. Would have loved to have seen Kiko back next year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I'm a little concerned, but will wait til things happen. But if we lose Spikes, Hughes and Searcy, 3 of 11 starters, that's a legitimate concern. Not terribly difficult to address, but still not the best scenario. Kiko isn't a loss. When he played , run defense not so hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 A little nervous. Rex got whored twice by Kyle Orton last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Anyone that is concerned... Well just stop posting for a while b.c that is ludicrous. A little nervous. Rex got whored twice by Kyle Orton last year. Yes with a team that had no CBs b.c of his GM... How quickly you forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 When you have good players, keep drafting good players, make excellent trades to acquire good players - you lose good players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Was the same "OMG we might regress" bull **** that happened when Schwartz took over and went fro. 3-4 to 4-3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I will be a little worried if we lose Hughes and don't get another pass rusher and CB. It will still be a good defense but we face NE twice a year so we need the best D in the NFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perk71 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Nope not worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....lybob Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 If it was me the front seven would be M Williams, Dareus, K Wiliams , G Hardy Alonso, Brown Bradham The truth is that I've loved Doug's small moves - draft rounds 3-7, stealing other teams practice squad players, finding guys on the wavier wire, Incognito etc I have not loved the Bills flashy moves- Chris Williams, Sammy Watkins, Bryce Brown, Rex Ryan, McCoy, Cassel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 A little nervous. Rex got whored twice by Kyle Orton last year. Not really. Rex got whored by his own QBs. Given chance after chance to put the game away, Orton hardly did anything. Eventually Watkins took a quick slant, cut between two defenders, and showed everyone why the Bills traded for him. But Orton was pretty substandard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I know it's way early in the season and FA hasn't officially started yet but I'm getting nervous about the D. Kiko is gone and Hughes and Searcy are probably out the door too. These are good/very good players and I don't know if we can get the same quality players in FA. Factor in a new HC, DC and the potential switch to a 3-4 scheme and it's got me worried. It wouldn't be good if the D regressed this year given the ground and pound offensive strategy. were fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I recall reading that the best defense is a good offense. Last year's D played great, with an offense that struggled to move the ball. This year the O should be better, reducing the pressure on the D. Or so one hopes. If it works out and the O improves, the D will be fine even with the losses. If we get Revis, we win the AFCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Kiko didn't exist last year. Searcy?? Depth guy. Hughes not gone yet. Worry not... Searcy was not a depth guy. He is significantly better than Duke and was coming into his own. Highly undervalued by Bills fans. If the Bills don't fine a quality replacement I'll go WAY out on a limb and say they'll end up missing him more than Hughes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealityCheck Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 A little nervous. Rex got whored twice by Kyle Orton last year. The CBs who were playing for the Jets last season would like to take your order...please speak into the clown's mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-8 Forever? Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 not me. Rex and crew know how to play defense. not worried at all. and having no QB means they will build it up even more. reeeelaaaax..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I would still really like to find a way to keep Hughes. I'd like them to keep Wynn too who I think was a really underrated rotational guy. There will be at least 1 veteran added to the linbacking corps I would think, given that Kiko, Spikes and Rivers have all departed (at least we think Spikes has). At safety I think they have to draft a guy relatively high or bring in a free agent. I am not that worried about Duke and I think he is a good fit in Rex's scheme. Everyone remembers the owning by Gronkowski and is down on the kid, but I thought at times he played really well as a rotational guy last year and let's be honest - many better players than Duke have been owned by Gronk. However, there is next to no depth behind him. Bacary Rambo had the one game against Green Bay that we all know about but I'm not convinced he is more than a one hit wonder type and Meeks has shown nothing (including, for example, an ability to stay healthy). Hughes is the difficult one to replace if he walks.... the additonal LBer and safety are two of the easier positions to plug and play reasonably priced non flashy free agents in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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