LABILLBACKER Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 4:40 AM, RPbillsfan said: Was thinking the Bills may use Jake Fisher as a FB on plays and as a blocking TE based on short yardage and Goal line situations. If that is the plan then I don't see the need for Patrick DiMarco. Maybe we get rid of DiMarco, Ducasse and Ivory to get back some cap space. Your thoughts? Expand My thoughts are "hell yeah". I've felt DiMarco should've been released long ago. If we draft a rb in the mid rounds Ivory is gone. Duc is not even great depth with all the new arrivals. So yes Fisher could activate some movement.
Pete Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 I like the idea of using one of our later picks on a FB/ HB like Trevon Wesco. We get cut DiMarco, free $1.1 million in cap space. It will interesting what Beane does with all those draft picks
Kirby Jackson Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 8:50 PM, Misterbluesky said: And...he is going to get some sick numbers. Expand Perfect spot for him (especially if 2018 Jared Cook is who he is).
Apocalypse Nuts Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) For his size, DiMarco is an absolute sledgehammer in the hole when he's on his game. He's not perfect and doesn't always get the perfect position but when he does it's pretty impressive. I say this after bashing him myself prior to last season. For the life of me I could not understand why he kept making the final roster or what they saw in him at Carolina. But especially for not being the biggest body out there, he can really hit that first block and keep his lane open. I hated this guy until I started watching his play but I really respect him now. I don't think his job is in jeopardy at this point. Edited March 23, 2019 by Generic Screen Name 2
billsredneck1 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 10:06 PM, Generic Screen Name 2 said: For his size, DiMarco is an absolute sledgehammer in the hole when he's on his game. He's not perfect and doesn't always get the perfect position but when he does it's pretty impressive. I say this after bashing him myself prior to last season. For the life of me I could not understand why he kept making the final roster or what they saw in him at Carolina. But especially for not being the biggest body out there, he can really hit that first block and keep his lane open. I hated this guy until I started watching his play but I really respect him now. I don't think his job is in jeopardy at this point. Expand agree...i think a lot of these comments are made because people didn't pay close attention to his lead blocking. i think all some can remember is him dropping a pass.
Kirby Jackson Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 10:06 PM, Generic Screen Name 2 said: For his size, DiMarco is an absolute sledgehammer in the hole when he's on his game. He's not perfect and doesn't always get the perfect position but when he does it's pretty impressive. I say this after bashing him myself prior to last season. For the life of me I could not understand why he kept making the final roster or what they saw in him at Carolina. But especially for not being the biggest body out there, he can really hit that first block and keep his lane open. I hated this guy until I started watching his play but I really respect him now. I don't think his job is in jeopardy at this point. Expand On 3/23/2019 at 10:32 PM, billsredneck1 said: agree...i think a lot of these comments are made because people didn't pay close attention to his lead blocking. i think all some can remember is him dropping a pass. Expand I can only speak for myself but I have watched the running game since he got here. That “sledgehammer” has resulted in a lower YPC for 3 straight years while playing something like 18% of the snaps. He sucks
ColoradoBills Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 10:35 PM, Kirby Jackson said: I can only speak for myself but I have watched the running game since he got here. That “sledgehammer” has resulted in a lower YPC for 3 straight years while playing something like 18% of the snaps. He sucks Expand I thought after I mentioned the 18% offensive snap count I would double-check it. It was 15.9%.
MAJBobby Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 4:40 AM, RPbillsfan said: Was thinking the Bills may use Jake Fisher as a FB on plays and as a blocking TE based on short yardage and Goal line situations. If that is the plan then I don't see the need for Patrick DiMarco. Maybe we get rid of DiMarco, Ducasse and Ivory to get back some cap space. Your thoughts? Expand Patrick DiMarco play should have spelled the end for Patrick DiMarco.
John from Riverside Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 I need to see what Fisher looks like on the field to say anything 2
Just Joshin' Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/24/2019 at 4:49 AM, John from Riverside said: I need to see what Fisher looks like on the field to say anything Expand Wait - make a judgement based on observation? Novel.
JerseyBills Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) No way. I don't even see the correlation. Dimarco is a FB and probably most importantly, a captain and leader. But I'd personally like to see Josh take over as O captain with Shady still. It looks like McD keeps it to 2 Offensive and Defensive captains and up to 2 ST captains. Like to see Allen takeover for Dimarco, Hyde replace Kyle and Roberts replace Taiwan along with Shady , Lorax and Hau$ch Edited March 24, 2019 by JerseyBills
Apocalypse Nuts Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/24/2019 at 12:06 AM, MAJBobby said: Patrick DiMarco play should have spelled the end for Patrick DiMarco. Expand I disagree but that was pretty funny
Apocalypse Nuts Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 10:35 PM, Kirby Jackson said: I can only speak for myself but I have watched the running game since he got here. That “sledgehammer” has resulted in a lower YPC for 3 straight years while playing something like 18% of the snaps. He sucks Expand Interesting observation. I was not paying attention to the YPC on the plays that I watched just DiMarco's role just how he did his job. Can you confirm that the lower YPC was a direct result of DiMarco's poor play? I'm not saying you're wrong but there are so many other factors that can affect that stat regardless of his presence on the field. For example, defenses would naturally play the run when they saw him in the backfield vs a single-back set so if him being involved also correlates to a stacked box for the defense, that can't really be DiMarco's fault (other than karma I guess). Again, I definitely did not keep track of YPC numbers when I watched. I just wanted to observe his play individually to see what it was he was bringing to the table and what the coaches saw but I could not. Also interesting how divisive a fullback can be to us fans but that's definitely a result of us needing so many improvements for so many years now that we're really demanding better players in each and every spot. We should have cloned Sam Gash. Does he have any sons following in his shoes?
TigerJ Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 The question is not completely ridiculous as Fisher did line up in the backfield as a blocker for Cincinnati on occasion. I don't think it's likely to happen, but I also don't think that DiMarco is the dominant blocking fullback he was reputed to be when he came to the Bills.
BillsFan17 Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 Look at most of the deals the Bills gave out, especially to Fisher... I'd be surprised if the guy makes the final roster.
BillsfanAZ Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 I dont think Fisher has an impact on the FB spot. I think Fisher has a good chance at making the team because he will be the best blocking TE in the NFL who can squirt out to catch a pass here and there.
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 4:44 AM, Aussie Joe said: I don’t think the Fisher signing will impact on what happens with DiMarco.. Wouldn’t be surprised if Fisher is not there Week 1.. Expand I wouldn't be surprised if dimarco was also not here week 1.
Formerly Allan in MD Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 11:23 AM, eball said: It's not a "horrible" question since Fisher was used a bit as an H-back in Cinci...but I think a lot will happen between now and September so predicting roster spots for these 1-year FA signings is a little premature. Expand Agreed
Chicharito Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 Absolutely not! He is a “process guy”. If you go back and watch that Facebook series the bills did kind of like hard knocks. McDermott leans on him a lot! Kind of like what he did with Kyle.
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/24/2019 at 6:30 AM, JerseyBills said: No way. I don't even see the correlation. Dimarco is a FB and probably most importantly, a captain and leader. But I'd personally like to see Josh take over as O captain with Shady still. It looks like McD keeps it to 2 Offensive and Defensive captains and up to 2 ST captains. Like to see Allen takeover for Dimarco, Hyde replace Kyle and Roberts replace Taiwan along with Shady , Lorax and Hau$ch Expand ...better question may be has DiMarco been used effectively as an integral part of the running game or a spot after thought?....who knows how the FB position integrates with the overall offensive concept?.....probably should start there as it appears to be undefined IMO....
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