LabattBlue Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 According to todays BN Bills Preview section, only two Bills remain from 2016 or earlier... 2013 Jerry Hughes 2016 Reid Ferguson Hard to believe the rest of the roster has been kicked to the curb, and made into a competitive team in 3 years 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Would be interesting to see roster turnover over a 3 year period for every 3 year period for the last 20 years. Team turnover is likely greater than you think, though I admit only 2 remaining is not much. It's like our Super Bowl teams. I always think of them being pretty much the same bunch of guys over those 4 years. Not true at all. There were a ton of changes all over the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 18 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: According to todays BN Bills Preview section, only two Bills remain from 2016 or earlier... 2013 Jerry Hughes 2016 Reid Ferguson Hard to believe the rest of the roster has been kicked to the curb, and made into a competitive team in 3 years They say the NFL rules allow this to happen more than in any other sport. quick turnarounds often happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 With the average career only lasting a few years I’m not surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 26 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: According to todays BN Bills Preview section, only two Bills remain from 2016 or earlier... 2013 Jerry Hughes 2016 Reid Ferguson Hard to believe the rest of the roster has been kicked to the curb, and made into a competitive team in 3 years the true definition of a rebuild 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 28 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: According to todays BN Bills Preview section, only two Bills remain from 2016 or earlier... 2013 Jerry Hughes 2016 Reid Ferguson Hard to believe the rest of the roster has been kicked to the curb, and made into a competitive team in 3 years It was amazing they made the playoffs that first year after the moves they made prior to the season had everyone convinced they were tanking. Year 2 they had to pay the piper with $70M in dead cap, plus the loss of their 2 best OL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Well the average is what 25-30% turnover a year so not that surprising if you think about what was said in the $70 mil. Dead cap, and rebuild. Im always a guy glass half empty so these extensions are showing things are changing. Great news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Sorry half full. I was distracted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 58 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: the true definition of a rebuild Good teams do this and do it with drafting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 How many guys from that roster are still in the league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, Shaw66 said: How many guys from that roster are still in the league? I volunteer @Gugny to look this up. Quickly please and thank you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I wonder what the average for players on roster from 2016 is in the NFL? With how steep roster turnover and injuries are. I would expect the average to be maybe 8 or 9? 1 hour ago, Nextmanup said: Would be interesting to see roster turnover over a 3 year period for every 3 year period for the last 20 years. Team turnover is likely greater than you think, though I admit only 2 remaining is not much. It's like our Super Bowl teams. I always think of them being pretty much the same bunch of guys over those 4 years. Not true at all. There were a ton of changes all over the lineup. I would suspect a team like the Steelers that has had the same coach long before 2016 would probably only have about 10ish players from 2016 and that would probably be near the top of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 hour ago, LabattBlue said: According to todays BN Bills Preview section, only two Bills remain from 2016 or earlier... 2013 Jerry Hughes 2016 Reid Ferguson Hard to believe the rest of the roster has been kicked to the curb, and made into a competitive team in 3 years I was watching panthers bills game on replay last month and saw more current bills on panthers team than bills team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 43 minutes ago, Shaw66 said: How many guys from that roster are still in the league? https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2016_roster.htm Quite a few of the starters are still around. Tyrod LeSean O'Leary Goodwin Robert woods Watkins Glenn Cog Miller Dareus Hughes Preston Brown Darby Gilmore Lawson Robey Coleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 2 hours ago, LabattBlue said: According to todays BN Bills Preview section, only two Bills remain from 2016 or earlier... 2013 Jerry Hughes 2016 Reid Ferguson Hard to believe the rest of the roster has been kicked to the curb, and made into a competitive team in 3 years I’d bet very few teams have more than 5-10 players from 2016 honestly. nfl rosters turn over a ton in 4 years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, Jauronimo said: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2016_roster.htm Quite a few of the starters are still around. Tyrod LeSean O'Leary Goodwin Robert woods Watkins Glenn Cog Miller Dareus Hughes Preston Brown Darby Gilmore Lawson Robey Coleman Thanks for this list. That shows how much difference coaching makes. That's a lot of talent. As others have said around here, McDermott inherited a pretty good team - dysfunctional, but good players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/article-in-the-younger-cheaper-nfl-even-super-bowl-champs-face-inevitable/ “An Associated Press analysis of Super Bowl champions over the past seven years revealed that title teams shed an average of 20.4 players off their 53-man rosters from the Super Bowl to Week 1 of the next season. That’s 38.5 percent.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnearlysghost88 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 2016 Bills players still on NFL teams Taylor McCoy Jonathan Williams Watkins Woods Goodwin O’Leary Miller Incognito Groy McCray Gilmore Darby Robey-Coleman so 14 players 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Would be interesting to see roster turnover over a 3 year period for every 3 year period for the last 20 years. Team turnover is likely greater than you think, though I admit only 2 remaining is not much. It's like our Super Bowl teams. I always think of them being pretty much the same bunch of guys over those 4 years. Not true at all. There were a ton of changes all over the lineup. Well each team drafts 6-7 guys per year and usually keeps most on the roster but not all, add an UDFA or two, and 5-8 free agency changes I think it would add up pretty quick. That's 12-16 per year x 3 years or 36-48 players per team. Just a rough guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 A few of them were from retirees, though. Kyle Williams, Eric Wood, and Lorenzo Alexander. 2 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: Well each team drafts 6-7 guys per year and usually keeps most on the roster but not all, add an UDFA or two, and 5-8 free agency changes I think it would add up pretty quick. That's 12-16 per year x 3 years or 36-48 players per team. Just a rough guess But they usually have a handful of franchise regulars who stick with the team a long time on both sides of the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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