Royale with Cheese Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 30 minutes ago, Gugny said: I have myself convinced/mentally prepared for him to announce his retirement by no later than Week 3 of the regular season. In the year 2024? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: You're assuming another team will claim him for their active 53?? The questions you yourself ask likely would also scare other teams away too from active 53. Would other team like him o n their PS, sure, but why would be sign for another teams PS and not Buffalo? Often guys will sign with another team because they feel they were shafted, don't sense that about him if he were to be cut. And if he signed for any other PS he has no protection. They can drop him. The Bills and only the Bills get an extra PS spot for him. My worry is a bottom feeder who know they will suck this year signs him for the 53. Maybe Arizona or Miami or Washington. Edited August 19, 2019 by GunnerBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: That' where I am too. 2 weeks ago completely agreed too with what mags stated, now not so sure. There's an entire thread on it, but that still leaves some question. Buffalo rumblings agrees with mrags. We shall see soon as doubt any team would sign him to their 53 unless decimated by injuries. So yeah. BuffaloRumblings doesn’t have that factored in if he can be signed to another teams practice squad. Don’t even mention it. To me, that proves that he cannot because it’s not even an option. But maybe it wasn’t known, or was an oversight in the article. https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2019/8/18/20810950/clarifying-the-buffalo-bills-roster-status-with-running-back-christian-wade but yeah, I don’t believe any other team will sign him to their 53. But the teams short on RBs do scare me. Between injuries, and holdouts, there’s a few out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, mrags said: So yeah. BuffaloRumblings doesn’t have that factored in if he can be signed to another teams practice squad. Don’t even mention it. To me, that proves that he cannot because it’s not even an option. But maybe it wasn’t known, or was an oversight in the article. https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2019/8/18/20810950/clarifying-the-buffalo-bills-roster-status-with-running-back-christian-wade but yeah, I don’t believe any other team will sign him to their 53. But the teams short on RBs do scare me. Between injuries, and holdouts, there’s a few out there. Yeah maybe he leads Dallas to a SB win in Elliott's place!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjj Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 29 minutes ago, the skycap said: I think Lee Smith stays on roster in Dimarco's spot. Knox, Sweeney, Croom at TE I think we might see Croom get the broom. If Knox is back for game 4 they put Kroft on PUP and keep Smith, Knox and Sweeney for now and use extra spot for OL, WR or TE. Then make a roster move when Kroft comes off PUP. Usually there is an injury in first few weeks that will effect one of those position groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billykay Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, mrags said: Pretty much this. If this IS true and he can be picked up by another team through waivers, he would have to be on their 53 and that just doesn’t seem like it’s happening. PS, sure, I bet a dozen or so teams would want him on their PS but that cannot happen. IF the rule is true and he can only sign with another team or he’s on our PS I expect him to be on our PS. Maybe, just maybe, there’s a team out there with a RB... OR Holdout... that would want to sign him. Dallas LA or anyone else that gets an injury late in preseason. No Kroft? Smith ain’t making this roster. Period. Smith has $4m guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 57 minutes ago, billykay said: Smith has $4m guaranteed. So?... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said: And if he signed for any other PS he has no protection. They can drop him. The Bills and only the Bills get an extra PS spot for him. My worry is a bottom feeder who know they will suck this year signs him for the 53. Maybe Arizona or Miami or Washington. And if that happens, so be it, but there's no way he should be taking up a spot on the Bills' 53 at this point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, eball said: And if that happens, so be it, but there's no way he should be taking up a spot on the Bills' 53 at this point in time. I agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 6 hours ago, GunnerBill said: Deon Lacey - The battle for the depth positions at linebacker is suddenly the fight that is taking my eye. Your three starters are locked in, Corey Thompson's ability to play all three spots likely gives him a leg up on a backup spot and Julian Stanford as a "specialist" middle linebacker might be nudging ahead of the rest too. That means Mo Alexander (a special teams ace), Vosean Joseph (their 5th round draft pick) and Deon Lacey are likely battling for one spot. Lacey was impressive on Friday, flashing in both the run and pass games. Would the Bills really cut a guy they took in round 5 at the end of his first camp? Lacey is at least going to make them consider that question. Not sure Stanford will be around when cuts are made. Perhaps practice squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mrags Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Didn’t catch it all. But apparently they talked about Wades options today on WGR. He gets the 11th PS squad spot if they want to. They can try their shot to clear him through waivers and use him for one if the 10, if he clears. I think that means that if they want him him for the 11th spot there’s nothing another team can do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, mrags said: Didn’t catch it all. But apparently they talked about Wades options today on WGR. He gets the 11th PS squad spot if they want to. They can try their shot to clear him through waivers and use him for one if the 10, if he clears. I think that means that if they want him him for the 11th spot there’s nothing another team can do about it. in the 1000 different interpretations of this Once he clears waivers and he's designated the 11th no other team can pry him away from the PS in 2019 so I have come to believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjj Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: That' where I am too. 2 weeks ago completely agreed too with what mags stated, now not so sure. There's an entire thread on it, but that still leaves some question. Buffalo rumblings agrees with mrags. We shall see soon as doubt any team would sign him to their 53 unless decimated by injuries. Haven't seen this posted here yet Best interpretation I have read to date on the matter https://13wham.com/buffalo-plus/bills-latest-news/christian-wade-cool-story-but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjj Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: Not sure Stanford will be around when cuts are made. Perhaps practice squad. Not eligible as active roster with Bills all last year and previously with jets Other than those four players, eligibility is limited to players who have been on an active roster for fewer than six games, or were on a 46-man active gameday roster for fewer than nine games. A player is allowed on the practice squad for up to two years, with one year counting as six weeks in a season Edited August 19, 2019 by freddyjj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 40 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: in the 1000 different interpretations of this Once he clears waivers and he's designated the 11th no other team can pry him away from the PS in 2019 so I have come to believe He Doesn’t have to clear waivers to be the 11th. If they want him for one of the 10, it holds true as @freddyjj posted in his previous link here’s a paragraph that breaks it down: “So what will happen to Wade? There has been some confusion about the options for the Bills, the rest of the NFL and for Wade himself. He's part of the league's International Pathway program and so the rules for him and other potential NFL players are different. Like every other player on the roster now, Wade can be kept on the Bills 53 man final cutdown roster on Labor Day weekend. He can also be released. He can also be claimed by another NFL team and signed to their 53 man roster. If he clears waivers, the Bills (or any other team) can sign him to their practice squad. The difference for the Bills is that because he was originally on their roster through the program, they get an extra spot on the practice squad reserved just for him. But if he is in that 11th spot, he is ineligible to be on the active roster for 2019.” Edited August 19, 2019 by mrags 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 We should get rid of Both punters and just go sign Marquette King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 3 hours ago, mrags said: Smith ain’t making this roster. Period. I think he is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, 2020 Our Year For Sure said: I think he is. Ok. Nice thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 hours ago, freddyjj said: Haven't seen this posted here yet Best interpretation I have read to date on the matter https://13wham.com/buffalo-plus/bills-latest-news/christian-wade-cool-story-but Read that too. I really doubt he makes any teams 53 unless very short due to injuries, so he can sign with any team to their practice squad. Unless he feels the Bills shafted him, would probably be in his best interest to sign with Buffalo as with the extra spot/exemption, it's highly unlikely Buffalo would cut him. So he's pretty much guaranteed a paycheck and more important a spot all season here. Likely he makes our PS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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