Pete Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Carrington was a pretty bad 3rd round pick. He and Sheppard just never blossomed the way a lot of folks hoped. Sheppard was parlayed into Jerry Hughes. And Carrington blocked 6 kicks rookie year, and played something like 70 percent of the time. May our 3rd and 4th picks be as productive as Carrington and Sheppard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 You have awfully high standards for a 3rd round pick. Sheppard looks pretty good since he changed his jersey name to Hughes and started playing DE. yeah I'd say the Bills got some value out of that pick lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Solid and good depth. Welcome back and he should slap his agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 He clearly wasn't a pure UFA as he was not totally unrestricted. His previous team could restrict his free agency options. Clearly you saw clay wasn't in the unrestricted feeding frenzy he might've been without the tag, and even so the Dolphins could hold his rights if they chose. I am not speculating -- its the rule for the formula....Look at Rodak's story and click the link. Clay counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Yes because every player regardless of where they are picked should be a all pro player.....or DOOMED Sometimes you just need players to do their jobs Exactly...And Carrington was going to be a project regardless...He was a 3rd round pick out of Arkansas St...How NFL ready could he really be? Carrington worked hard, got better, earned a starting job only to get hurt and miss the bulk of his contract year... I felt Carrington had really improved in 2012...It may not have shown up a ton on the stat sheet...but it seemed obvious to me he was playing with more confidence... If he's healthy, he'll help...He'll only be 28 this season and he does not have a ton of wear and tear on him... I'm loving the depth on this Defense... Edited May 4, 2015 by KOKBILLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I am not speculating -- its the rule for the formula....Look at Rodak's story and click the link. Clay counts. i already went back on it seeing the hutchinson example. it goes contrary to the foundation of the program when it started as I understand it, but you were definitely correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 i already went back on it seeing the hutchinson example. it goes contrary to the foundation of the program when it started as I understand it, but you were definitely correct. I totally agree with you NoSaint -- if a player receives a tag and he signs elsewhere it should not count against the signing teams comp pick calculation...you are right on morals, ethics and logic -- unfortunately wrong in the world of Goodell.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 @mikerodak: Bills DL depth chart: Pro Bowlers: Dareus, Kyle Williams Competing to be starter: Charles, Wynn, Carrington, Bryant Developmental: Towns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Perhaps Bills will get comp pick when Spikes signs somewhere. Anyone have an old Alex jersey taking out of mothballs? Saw a few at stadium on games I went to before he left. Saw one with his number and nameplate replaced by agent's name and line thru it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I assume they've worked him out and determined he has something to offer, but I'm not all that excited about a guy who had 1 tackle all of last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 @mikerodak: Bills DL depth chart: Pro Bowlers: Dareus, Kyle Williams Competing to be starter: Charles, Wynn, Carrington, Bryant Developmental: Towns Glad they resigned Wynn. Liked what I saw last season when he did get in there. i wonder what his upside is? he looks like great depth in the least. IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Wait! Was that the Bills or Lions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) This is a very good signing but we still didn't take a crappy QB in the 6th round so it doesn't help us. I would have drafted Blake Sims. but what do I know. btw, great to have Alex back. great signing. Edited May 4, 2015 by Fixxxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Nice pick for depth. Now we have Wynn, Charles, and Carrington for depth and ST help. I never wanted to see him leave, but with a 3-4 defense, these guys fit perfect and DE. Marcel at the nose and some relief for KW, while the other two rotate. We have a rotation of Manny Lawson, and Hughes at one OLB, and Super Mario on the other side with Nigel and Preston Brown in the middle. I'm liking the way this defense is shaping up. Carrington also knows Pettine's defense very well, and is not far off of Rex. Now can Lael Collins get completely cleared of charges and bring him in to shore up the O Line. If he's even a hint of guilty we move on, but this could be nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaninATL Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 You have awfully high standards for a 3rd round pick. Sheppard looks pretty good since he changed his jersey name to Hughes and started playing DE. Great take, +1.....and funny to boot ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 What's the word on how well he recovered from his knee injury? I thought is was pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 What's the word on how well he recovered from his knee injury? I thought is was pretty bad.he recovered from the ACL but then had a quad injury. He only played part of last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 he recovered from the ACL but then had a quad injury. He only played part of last season. Before his injury he was being touted as someone who was about to breakout and become a big contributor. Since the injury he hasn't done squat. This makes me wonder how much these injuries have taken out of his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 91 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Sign this guy! Nobody will be able to make a field goal against us next year if Megahand is in there. Lol who started that name again? Mario? Edited May 4, 2015 by Agent 91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I totally agree with you NoSaint -- if a player receives a tag and he signs elsewhere it should not count against the signing teams comp pick calculation...you are right on morals, ethics and logic -- unfortunately wrong in the world of Goodell.... Do you think Goodell personally came up with that policy? lul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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