Buffalo_Stampede Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 (edited) Graded out pretty close to Zach Brown last year. One of the top graded PFF LBs in free agency. Former 49ers LB Gerald Hodges visiting BUF today. Former Chargers OL Orlando Franklin visiting JAGS. Former Det DE Devin Taylor visiting NYG https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/866647349480828929 Edited May 22, 2017 by TheTruthHurts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Finally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBuff423 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 This makes a lot of sense....good to see, hopefully it amounts to a bottom line signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thebandit27 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Someone find Blokes...he's going to flip I knew it! Side note: it would shock me if he didn't sign quickly. Great fit and easily his best chance to start and earn a big-money contract next offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 8. Gerald Hodges, LB Players with a very small sample size of play are some of the riskiest free agents around, but they can also provide major upgrades for minor investments if the sample size is small enough to keep them under the radar of most teams. Gerald Hodges played 584 snaps for the 49ers this past season. It was actually his third straight season with between 500 and 600 snaps, but was the first in which he put it all together instead of just flashing one facet of his game. Hodges became a major factor in the run game for the 49ers, notched three sacks and nine total pressures on the blitz, and improved his play in coverage dropping his passer rating allowed by more than 25 points over his previous career high. Hodges only really has one season of quality play to his name, but that season points to significant upside if a team can replicate that form. https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-10-sleeper-free-agents-who-could-bring-surprise-upside/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Someone find Blokes...he's going to flip I knew it! Side note: it would shock me if he didn't sign quickly. Great fit and easily his best chance to start and earn a big-money contract next offseason. Absolutely. Walks into the WLB spot the second he signs. Typically a stat-friendly role in a scheme like this, most 3-down ready player in the LB group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 This would be a very solid replacement for the most overrated player in a long time, Zac Brown Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Why is he still on the market? Money? Git r done, Beaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Is he worth losing 9 comp picks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 anyone with experience is better than what we have currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Is he worth losing 9 comp picks? Congratulations on killing the best joke this place has probably ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Why is he still on the market? Money? Git r done, Beaner Because like rbs, lbs are always going to be slightly undervalued. Most are replacement level. And maybe Beaner isn't the best nickname. Congratulations on killing the best joke this place has probably ever had. That joke has been dead and buried long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Absolutely. Walks into the WLB spot the second he signs. Typically a stat-friendly role in a scheme like this, most 3-down ready player in the LB group. Yep...he slides right into the Thomas Davis role, which is a nice corollary since he's a former safety as well. Now we just need to find our Kuechly...Milano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I would like this move a lot. Instant starter. What ever happened to Barnidge TE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Terry will like that he went to Penn State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Yep...he slides right into the Thomas Davis role, which is a nice corollary since he's a former safety as well. Now we just need to find our Kuechly...Milano? I will pull the Ragland bandwagon on my own and everyone else kicking & screaming with it if I have to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Because like rbs, lbs are always going to be slightly undervalued. Most are replacement level. And maybe Beaner isn't the best nickname. That joke has been dead and buried long ago. He said people call him that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I will pull the Ragland bandwagon on my own and everyone else kicking & screaming with it if I have to I'm not anti-Reggie; I just need to see him at a lighter weight to feel good about his scheme fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 This is no-brainer. Hodges starts at the weakest spot on the team immediately (besides for maybe FS). He fits what the Bills need. If they can land Hodges and/or Barnidge they will be in a great place. The LB depth would be pretty solid with Hodges, Brown, Ragland, Lorax, Humber, Milano and Vallejo. I've been saying for a while that the depth on the team wasn't the issue it was the starters in certain spots. Once you add a Zay Jones, Tre White and a Gerald Hodges all of a sudden your depth isn't so bad. Borderline starters get bumped to reserves, reserves move to the 3 deep and guys that don't belong on the roster get released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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