Solomon Grundy Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 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. Couldn't Corey Graham be the fill in piece? Yeah, if we lose Hughes Hardy and Shady should be two motivated players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 We'll replace Alonzo/Spikes with David Harris at LB--he's 31, but should fill that "bill" this year at least without dropoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealityCheck Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 If Rex wants instant pressure on the QB, he'll get it when he wants it. They won't overpay for Hughes because they need a true 5-tech right now, and they just might get a decent one for a lot less than Hughes's eventual deal. Rex values interior D-lineman a lot, even more so than Corners. Rex's defense's between the hash marks is about zones and blitz's if he can man up effectively outside and set the edge against the run consistently. Many are down on Leodis right now, but the guy had his best season under Pettine. Why Is that? Press man coverage. Zones will never be Leodis's strength. In fact, it really is a big weakness. Press-man is another story entirely. He is a hip pocket player. Rex knows this already, and will build Leodis's confidence all Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think we'll could be back to Pettine levels of inconsistency, but still be solid overall... I liked Schwartz's scheme better than I have ever liked Rex's. That being said, maybe we'll grab a couple solid guys, and have a good draft, to mitigate losses. Not worried too much yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Couldn't Corey Graham be the fill in piece? Yeah, if we lose Hughes Hardy and Shady should be two motivated players Graham could, but his real value is at CB and he'd be missed in the nickel package in particular. I know there are lots here who love Robey but he was exposed time and time again in coverage last year. No matter how you slice is Searcy leaving has an impact on the D, whether it's with Duke taking his spot (ouch) or having to move CBs around. The guy played well last year and will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 wait til hughes goes from the 4th best lineman on his team to the #1 guy who gets the double teams. you will never hear from him again. check the cleveland game, he literally got pancaked 6 times. his 10 sacks are mostly "coverage" sacks after 5 seconds. your not going to miss him. kiko , nice player, but didn't play at all last year and the defense improved (just sayin) searcy, nice player, but can be replaced by rambo, robey, graham and duke williams. plus i'm sure they will add defensive players via free agency.....david harris, a true NT, others ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 wait til hughes goes from the 4th best lineman on his team to the #1 guy who gets the double teams. you will never hear from him again. check the cleveland game, he literally got pancaked 6 times. I agree with this bit - I think he is a great complimentary or 2nd edge rusher. If someone wants to give him $12million per year or thereabouts to be a #1 you will see a difference. his 10 sacks are mostly "coverage" sacks after 5 seconds. your not going to miss him. This was not true last year. In his first season as an OLB he got a lot of coverage sacks. I have been through and watched last year and he turned the corner fast a lot and got to QBs quickly for a number of sacks and in a lot of QB hurries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) I will wait to see what happens in free agency and the draft before I get concerned. No point in it now before the job is done. Even as it stands there's a lot of talent on this defense so there aren't huge leaps to be made to stay where they were last season, but some moves do need to be made (obviously) for that to happen. Edited March 6, 2015 by BarleyNY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Ummm...no. Defense will be just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGUNBILLS Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 The only thing I'm worried about is that I hope they get our offense fixed before our defense hits retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 No. I am worried about the OL. That's first priority right now IMO. Fix that and we have some hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 not too much. a little if Jerry isn't retained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 "Coverage" sacks is kind of what makes Hughes great, sure he gets some immediate pressure, but the fact that he never gives up on a play is pretty big. It keeps the QB under pressure throughout the play, giving us a large advantage. If his first move doesn't work, he'll continue churning until he gets there, and that's awesome. No. I am worried about the OL. That's first priority right now IMO. Fix that and we have some hope. Can you imagine what consistently sustained drives would do for our defensive averages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint 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. Yes with a team that had no CBs b.c of his GM... How quickly you forget. Our defense also probably did as much as our offense in those games. In our first offensive explosion we had all of two long passes and a ton of points on incredibly short fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 You know how this board gets, we are going to lose Searcy and Hughes, so let's dismiss them as not big loses or diminish their talent. They are both excellent players and all things considered, I would love to have them back. That said, we can't afford the $15+ million it would take. Rex will figure it out as he is a great defensive coach. But I find it amusing when posts dismiss their loss with a wave. The Hughes is a coverage sack guy comment particularly, that's just stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 not at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BfloBillsFan Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I would be accepting of a slight drop in the Defense's performance for a top 15 offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstealer Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 This team could suck horribly. For years. We don't deserve it but this whole Rex thing could blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpan Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I for the record, am worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 A little nervous. Rex got whored twice by Kyle Orton last year. The Jets had a fraction of the team we had last season. The only area in which they competed was RBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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