Inigo Montoya Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) I took the liberty of putting on my GM hat and went through the current roster and removed most of the back up players. The list below has 48 players on it. That leaves us room for five more players without having to cut a player listed below to stay at 53. It looks like a solid roster that should only get better after the draft. Hopefully we will be able to add at least two immediate starters in the draft. There are not too many players below who are an easy cut. It's not a bad problem to have. We are no longer looking to fill gaping holes in the roster, we are looking to strengthen already solid positions. I think we need one more TE, we went into the season last year with four on the roster. We could use some help at DE and LB. DT also has some room to grow. Do we draft a RB? It will be interesting to see which moves McBeane makes over the next two weeks. Offense / Special Teams; Free agents in bold 26 Total Josh Allen John Brown Matt Barkley Cole Beasley Derek Anderson Andre Roberts Zay Jones LeSean McCoy Robert Foster Frank Gore Duke Williams Senorise Perry Tyler Kroft Stephen Hauschka Jake Fisher Corey Bojorquez Jason Croom Reid Fergason Dion Dawkins Wyatt Teller Mitch Morse Spencer Long Ty Nsekhe Jon Feliciano LaAdrian Waddle Quinton Spain Defense; Free agents in Bold 22 Total Tre'Davious White Matt Milano Taron Johnson Tremaine Edmunds Levi Wallace Lorenzo Alexander Kevin Johnson Julian Stanford E.J. Gaines Trent Murphy Jordan Poyer Harrison Phillips Siran Neal Star Latulelei Micah hyde Jerry Hughes Rafael Bush Shaq Lawson Eli Harold Eddie Yarborough Mo Alexander Jordan Phillips Edited April 14, 2019 by Inigo Montoya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Jordan Phillips? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: Jordan Phillips? Yep, he should be on the list. I'll jump back in and add him to the roster. Now we are down to five openings left. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haplo848 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I feel like it's important to point out that just because a guy got signed in FA, doesn't mean he'll make the team. They brought guys in for competition, not as sure-fire roster spots. It's not a sure bet for Senorise Perry, Duke Williams, or all of the FA linemen, both offense and defense, to make it. To be honest, I'd be flabbergasted if all of them did. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 There are 5-6 guys on that list that could be replaced in the draft including guys that have just been signed, with none/minimal dead money.. Perry, Fisher,Mo Alexander, Stanford,Duke Williams, Yarborough.. There are a few depth guys that you haven’t listed that they seem to like and wouldn’t surprise me if they make the team.. Pitts, Murphy, Boettiger, McKenzie... Long way to go .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Not very inspiring - on paper.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 27 minutes ago, Haplo848 said: I feel like it's important to point out that just because a guy got signed in FA, doesn't mean he'll make the team. They brought guys in for competition, not as sure-fire roster spots. It's not a sure bet for Senorise Perry, Duke Williams, or all of the FA linemen, both offense and defense, to make it. To be honest, I'd be flabbergasted if all of them did. 26 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: There are 5-6 guys on that list that could be replaced in the draft including guys that have just been signed, with none/minimal dead money.. Perry, Fisher,Mo Alexander, Stanford,Duke Williams, Yarborough.. There are a few depth guys that you haven’t listed that they seem to like and wouldn’t surprise me if they make the team.. Pitts, Murphy, Boettiger, McKenzie... Long way to go .. Agree with both of your posts. Some of the free agents will probably not make the final 53 and some of the players I included in the roster above won't make it either. The great thing, and the main point of my post, is that we are going to be cutting good players from the 53 man roster because we will have better players to replace them. If / when someone goes down with an injury this year it should not be a huge drop off in production because we will have quality depth behind them. I think this is going to end up being a very strong roster on opening day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I’m convinced we’re not done adding impactful veterans-aka starters. Lost in all the hoopla of the FA frenzy and 10 upcoming Draft picks, lies Trader Beane. When Beane trades, new starters appear. I’m also convinced the Opening Day roster will barely resemble this montage of misfits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 59 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: There are 5-6 guys on that list that could be replaced in the draft including guys that have just been signed, with none/minimal dead money.. Perry, Fisher,Mo Alexander, Stanford,Duke Williams, Yarborough.. There are a few depth guys that you haven’t listed that they seem to like and wouldn’t surprise me if they make the team.. Pitts, Murphy, Boettiger, McKenzie... Long way to go .. I really think Duke is going to surprise people. I think hes a beast. Finally going to have a good Duke Williams. 16 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Not very inspiring - on paper.. I think spectacular has been passed up for solid through the depth chart. I think a team needs a few stars and everyone else has to be solid. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. I really think they are going to grab high upside players in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Jeepers freaking creepers, in August this team is going to end up cutting guys I like quite a bit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 48 minutes ago, Inigo Montoya said: Agree with both of your posts. Some of the free agents will probably not make the final 53 and some of the players I included in the roster above won't make it either. The great thing, and the main point of my post, is that we are going to be cutting good players from the 53 man roster because we will have better players to replace them. If / when someone goes down with an injury this year it should not be a huge drop off in production because we will have quality depth behind them. I think this is going to end up being a very strong roster on opening day. I would guess that your definition of "good players" = "guys I like who play for the Bills" as opposed to "good players" = "starters on most NFL teams". 34 minutes ago, formerlyofCtown said: I really think Duke is going to surprise people. I think hes a beast. Finally going to have a good Duke Williams. I think spectacular has been passed up for solid through the depth chart. I think a team needs a few stars and everyone else has to be solid. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. I really think they are going to grab high upside players in the draft. I think that Brandon/Beane/McDermott have actually thrown away spectacular in pursuit of less than solid in several instances. I see a roster with too many bottom end players who would not be good enough to make most teams in the NFL. If the Bills are serious about building a real playoff team, the 2019 draft would be a good time to start. Even if Allen develops into a true franchise QB, he can't do everything himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland-bills-fan Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Realistic. We should go for a few top studs (high ceiling, high floor, high draft position) and then just high ceiling guys for the rest of the draft. You didn't mention that the Bills will be scouring the waiver wires and practice squads very hard. Teams will try to hide very good developing players there and some of our deep backups will be replaced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 DL very much lacks higher end talent outside of Hughes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Formation Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I'd wish to see Isaiah McKenzie make the roster. 3 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said: DL very much lacks higher end talent outside of Hughes Horrible Harry could be a rising star. Too early to say for him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Now Moment Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 hour ago, dollars 2 donuts said: Jeepers freaking creepers, in August this team is going to end up cutting guys I like quite a bit. Or trading them for future draft picks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorp83 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Inigo Montoya said: I took the liberty of putting on my GM hat and went through the current roster and removed most of the back up players. The list below has 48 players on it. That leaves us room for five more players without having to cut a player listed below to stay at 53. It looks like a solid roster that should only get better after the draft. Hopefully we will be able to add at least two immediate starters in the draft. There are not too many players below who are an easy cut. It's not a bad problem to have. We are no longer looking to fill gaping holes in the roster, we are looking to strengthen already solid positions. I think we need one more TE, we went into the season last year with four on the roster. We could use some help at DE and LB. DT also has some room to grow. Do we draft a RB? It will be interesting to see which moves McBeane makes over the next two weeks. Offense / Special Teams; Free agents in bold 26 Total Josh Allen John Brown Matt Barkley Cole Beasley Derek Anderson Andre Roberts Zay Jones LeSean McCoy Robert Foster Frank Gore Duke Williams Senorise Perry Tyler Kroft Stephen Hauschka Jake Fisher Corey Bojorquez Jason Croom Reid Fergason Dion Dawkins Wyatt Teller Mitch Morse Spencer Long Ty Nsekhe Jon Feliciano LaAdrian Waddle Quinton Spain Defense; Free agents in Bold 22 Total Tre'Davious White Matt Milano Taron Johnson Tremaine Edmunds Levi Wallace Lorenzo Alexander Kevin Johnson Julian Stanford E.J. Gaines Trent Murphy Jordan Poyer Harrison Phillips Siran Neal Star Latulelei Micah hyde Jerry Hughes Rafael Bush Shaq Lawson Eli Harold Eddie Yarborough Mo Alexander Jordan Phillips Man when you really look at this roster... we definitely need a WR early in this draft. Beasley, John Brown, Zay doesn't scare anyone. Robert Foster maybe... but he needs to take another step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 23 minutes ago, Scorp83 said: Man when you really look at this roster... we definitely need a WR early in this draft. Beasley, John Brown, Zay doesn't scare anyone. Robert Foster maybe... but he needs to take another step. Teams have run at will against Buffalo the past 2 years and opposing QBS have been way too comfortable in the pocket. A WR does nothing to fix that. jones, brown, foster, Beasley, Roberts, duke is 6 WR already, we aren’t keeping 7, who are you cutting when you draft WR? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, SoTier said: I would guess that your definition of "good players" = "guys I like who play for the Bills" as opposed to "good players" = "starters on most NFL teams". I think that Brandon/Beane/McDermott have actually thrown away spectacular in pursuit of less than solid in several instances. I see a roster with too many bottom end players who would not be good enough to make most teams in the NFL. If the Bills are serious about building a real playoff team, the 2019 draft would be a good time to start. Even if Allen develops into a true franchise QB, he can't do everything himself. I actually think some of your takes make you look clueless. They got rid of guys that were not performing or do not have the attitude they want. Edited April 14, 2019 by formerlyofCtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) 2 points I wanted after reading the OP. 1. Deon Lacey should be on that list. He just signed a new contract. 2. You seem to treat DT as an afterthought. I see it as the last remaining "gaping hole" on the roster (assuming Allen and Edmunds play well in 2019). Lotulelei is average at best and after him there is a big drop off. H Phillips may be a solid starting DT some day, but he's still a long way from there. I really think that great defense starts with a great front 4. At DE, Hughes is very good, but no one is comparing him to guys like A Donald, K Mack or V Miller. After Hughes there is also a considerable drop off. I want the best players we can get on draft day, but would be greatly pleased if the 2 day 1 starters you refer to were a DT and a DE. I also think Suh will be signed by someone shortly after the draft and possibly by us if we still have the cap space. Edited April 14, 2019 by GreggTX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, CaptnCoke11 said: DL very much lacks higher end talent outside of Hughes And this is a unit that can heavily tilt the win/loss column in your favor if the talent is very good. Edited April 14, 2019 by GreggTX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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