DJB Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) Edited August 4, 2020 by DJB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Not surprised. In a different year, they'd carry him through camp and trade for a 6th rounder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllenHasBigHands Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 But why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I am shocked. They must feel really good about Ryan Bates. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemfield2622 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, GG said: Not surprised. In a different year, they'd carry him through camp and trade for a 6th rounder. My thoughts too. I think they would have tried to flip him, but given they need the roster spot, they were forced to make the move now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllenHasBigHands Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just now, Clemfield2622 said: My thoughts too. I think they would have tried to flip him, but given they need the roster spot, they were forced to make the move now. Long is a valuable piece though. There are guys much further down the roster that could have been cut instead of Long. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1105 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, DJB said: My thought is he had to of come into camp way out of shape which could easily happen in this offseason and that was unacceptable. What else would have changed? He was solid in spot duty last year carved out the same role. Could have held on to see if he could have started or maintained his role this season. AND I believe was in the last year of his contract, interesting timing which makes me think out of shape and a message sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) This feels like a dumb decision to me. I would think that he has trade value (or one of the other OL do). The Bills have the deepest OL in football. If it wasn’t Long, it could have been Boehm or Bates or Nsekhe or Williams. I felt like they should have tried to spin these quality depth OL into late round picks. Financially I get why Long though. I always thought that he was a bubble guy with his price tag. Just the way that this played out it seems like you might have been able to spin some of the OL into an asset. Edited August 4, 2020 by Kirby Jackson 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Didn’t see this one coming.? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Who plays behind Morse? No Feliciano and no Long? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Kirby Jackson said: This feels like a dumb decision to me. I would think that he has trade value (or one of the other OL do). The Bills have the deepest OL in football. If it wasn’t Ling, it could have been Boehm or Bates or Nsekhe or Williams. I felt like they should have tried to spin these quality depth OL into late round picks. Financially I get why Long though. I always thought that he was a bubble guy with his price tag. Just the way that this played out it seems like you might have been able to spin some of the OL into an asset. My guess is several factors played into the move, and probably for the same reasons Winters got released and not traded. He costs more than other guys, and nobody is interested in trading for a guy with that contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I guess Bills decided they could only keep one JEST castoff lineman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 i assume this is a set up to sign someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I doubt this was done without a valid reason(s). Chief among them is they have a glut of OGs (Spain, Winters, Ford, Boehm, Bates, Boetteger and even Williams). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) Seems unnecessary. Surely there was a better candidate to be let go. Maybe he came in out of shape. Or maybe he told them he was going to opt out. Who knows. Until they give me a season to doubt them, I will continue to trust McBeane. Edited August 4, 2020 by Process 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemfield2622 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, teef said: i assume this is a set up to sign someone else? Uh, Winters me thinks. Can only have 80 in the building. 7 minutes ago, JoshAllenHasBigHands said: Long is a valuable piece though. There are guys much further down the roster that could have been cut instead of Long. I agree. But maybe they're giving Winters the money they save by cutting Long and feel Bates or someone else can do the same job for less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just now, Clemfield2622 said: Uh, Winters me thinks. Can only have 80 in the building. ohhh. i figured a spot was already open to bring in winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllenHasBigHands Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Doc said: I doubt this was done without a valid reason(s). Chief among them is they have a glut of OGs (Spain, Winters, Ford, Boehm, Bates, Boetteger and even Williams). Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Joshin' Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Maybe a sign they do not intend to IR Feliciano with the new 55 roster limit rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, JoshAllenHasBigHands said: Nice ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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