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Report: Bills interested in UFA TE Jesse James


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11 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

Makes sense as a stopgap. Joe Marino talked about him on the locked on Bills podcast the other day and said he's not particularly athletic, but he's reliable and would definitely be an improvement. I expect us to draft a TE on day 1 or 2 regardless.

At 25 years old, Im not sure he'd be a stopgap. I'm guessing a nice 4 yr deal and he becomes our starter whilst mentoring a draft pick pick as well. As you said, I still see us drafting a good TE, maybe just not as high as day one or two, unless the value can't be denied. Otherwise, with JJ and Croom on the roster, we could probably hold of till 4th rd and snag somebody. Just a thought....

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9 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

Makes sense as a stopgap. Joe Marino talked about him on the locked on Bills podcast the other day and said he's not particularly athletic, but he's reliable and would definitely be an improvement. I expect us to draft a TE on day 1 or 2 regardless.

Why a stopgap?   I watched the video of him and had this reaction:

 

Good all around TE.   Good size.  Not the fastest of all TEs, but he runs pretty well.   Not the most powerful in the Gronk sense, and he goes down pretty easily, but he's big and can take the hit.   Watch him play and it's clear he's an upgrade over Clay, and Clay wasn't horrible. 

 

I don't want a tight end who is the feature receiver in my lineup; I want a guy who's a reliable guy who runs good routes and catches the ball when it's thrown to him.   James looks like that kind of guy. 

 

If the Bills do what we're expecting, which is to get Allen to take the sure-thing short pass instead of the well covered middle-range ball, James looks like a good tight end for that scheme.  

 

He lost playing time in 2018 to Vance MacDOnald, but I think that's more of an indication of how good MacDonald was, not that James isn't good enough.   

 

He's young, good size.   If he believes in the process, I think he'd be a nice addition.  

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I wouldn't be opposed to signing James because he'd improve the team. I would be opposed to a large investment. The Steelers went out and got McDonald for a reason. He'd be better than anyone we have, but it wouldn't be the kind of upgrade I'm looking for at tight end. I'd prefer to sign a guy like Maxx Williams and make a major investment at the position in the draft assuming James wants, say, 4 years/6 mil.

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