BmarvB Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 With the exception of Darby, it's a complete rebuild of the secondary. Now who's going to be the #2 corner? I hope so. He has great smarts and is a locker room asset. I love having a local kid on the roster. In 2016 he appeared in all 16 games, notching 87 tackles, one sack, nine pass breakups and one interception. He graded out as Pro Football Focus’ No. 37-ranked safety. That is not bad, but expensive... so hopefully he returns. I hope we can still get him back even at a reduced rate. Would love to see him retire as a Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsGospel Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I figured this would happen, I liked the home town part when he got here, he had a good 1st season but last year he was burned early and often. right now I'm liking Poyer/Hyde and think we upgraded there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweb Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Byrd makes too much sense Why does this make sense? He wanted a ton of $$, far more than he proved to be worth and basically toyed with the Bills with his foot issues after he was tagged. Yeah, signing a slow footed aging FS who bailed in a dirty way on this team before, makes a lot of sense. NOT!!!! sent from my LG G5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/has-anyone-really-been-far-even-as-decided-to-use-even-go-want-to-do-look-more-like learn something new everyday. interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppy Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Alright, adjust your mocks again. S is back in the picture. Boy, I hope we trade down for picks. aiii yiiii yiiiiii This offseason has already proven to be a very bumpy ride..I'm hanging on and waiting like everybody else to see what they really are up to at 1 Bills Dr...Buckle UP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I liked him, but trust the new staff more than the old one. No loyalties and looking at the dollars. I hope we improve our cap management so I'm OK with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcoam Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) First off I'm sorry to see Graham go, he was not only our best player in the secondary last year But he liked playing in Buffalo and rarely got hurt IMO he was a fan favourite, and while not a natural safety was still considered to be among the top 32 safeties in the NFL However in terms of salary and cap its a good business move to release him If you use the savings to bring in other quality players, especially starters I'm just not sure this has been achieved Love the FB Demarco signing, he's a clear upgrade over Felton And I like the upgrade at K I'm just less certain about the 2 safety signings I don't see the 'upgrade' First off you have to a little blind not to notice the two starting safeties playing ahead of Hyde in GB Burnett and Clinton-Dix are considered top 15- 20 safeties in the NFL Talent wise ahead of Graham and well ahead of Hyde who was not a starter in GB So just saying those folks who claim Graham's play was declining he is being replaced by someone younger but considered nowhere near as good In fact Hyde mostly played CB - Nickel slot in GB, not S Where if that where he ends up with us is a clear upgrade to NRC but the jury is out if he is an NFL starting safety Ditto Poyer, I think he is getting 1M on a one year deal, he's an upgrade in depth, not starters That's not saying depth can't start when needed and that one or both of these guys can't pull a Lorax/Zack They can, but its not a given In my mind, what we are seeing is a complete revamping of our secondary, good or bad If I think Hyde will play more 5th on nickel (which we do not know yet) Hoyer will be the 3rd S That means we are still looking for 3/4 starters for 2017 So we are just getting started jc Edited March 10, 2017 by wilcoam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Moulds on my A** Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 we got rid of mat Huge sigh of relief for Kevin Kolb fans everywhere. Any? *crickets* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bufbillsball Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Jabrill Peppers anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Why settle for the wall when you could have been one of the dozens of flies swarming around the secondary itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Would love if they get Webb, then I could get a jersey with my last name on it! If they don't get Webb you could always legally change your last name to Williams. Historically, that would be a pretty good bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Good luck to Corey. I always enjoyed his interviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/has-anyone-really-been-far-even-as-decided-to-use-even-go-want-to-do-look-more-like I'm not sure how I've missed this all these years, but that link is amazing. Did lol. Seems pretty clear McDermott has a different vision for the secondary. For a D that was often praised for it's secondary, they sure did seem to give up a lot of big plays at the least opportune times... Regardless, good luck to Corey - Let's Go Buffalo (and beyond just Bills football)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpleman Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 (edited) Um, sign more players? You are avoiding the issue here. If you are freeing cap for FAs, you need to have a pool of decent starters worth signing. The quality level of the remaining players at RT, WR, CB, S, LB is mostly depth/backup quality, and rapidly approaching dumpster dive level. We have exactly 3 draft picks in the first 4 rounds. After the 4th round the odds are such that you are happy to even get potential depth/backup. The odds of getting a quality day one starter are very low. With all our needs, we have 3 reasonable shots at filling all our needed positions in the draft. We still have a QB who is an average bridge QB. Jones is still a major ? to ever develop. We need to select a QB in the 2nd or 3rd to have any hope for the future. The way the draft is now set up, we only need 5-6 Million in cap for the draft. We have exactly one quality potential starter signed in FA for S. We have 1 quality starter at WR. We have 0 quality starters at RT. The dream here is that Kujo will start at LT, flipping our LT to RT. But Kujo is injured. He will miss OTC and mini-camp, will probably be out of shape.No one knows how his injury will affect him going forward. We need another quality starter at CB. With most quality starter level FAs already gone, we have holes all over the place for starters. Cap is nice, but making more holes by releasing starters when there is little chance of getting better at their position in FA or the draft is beginning to sound like a season Tank strategy to me. Edited March 11, 2017 by simpleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffuct Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 wow we are in trouble with cb and wr, hope dougie and mc D got a friggen plan! should have resructured corey graham. not the greatest saftey but played his butt off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Syracuse Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Rebuild on D but not on offense. Smh. Are you familiar with the offensive and defensive rankings last year. We couldn't stop anyone....at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Thanks Corey. Glad to see the overhaul though. That unit has underachieved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 So long, good luck & goodbye CGraham. Only player on the team that knew anything about winning in the NFL. Well, we can't have any of those on this team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Tis a bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Are you familiar with the offensive and defensive rankings last year. We couldn't stop anyone....at all. And I'm pretty sure games don't start tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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