WR Kenny Stills said to be visiting Buffalo (no confirmation he signed)

[Mat68]

Saw the Gentry thread before this one.  Now his hands are suspect.  He can get behind a defense though.  By low with real upside.  Diggs, Beasley, and Brown are true pros.  If he cant get in here good luck to him.  

[NewEra]

18 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:

More to it than that. Guaranteed. 

Didn't they just sign a WR to the practice squad in place of Kumerow? 

I didn’t see that until now.  
 

what does “more to it than that” include?  Does it mean that it’s because Beasley is going to miss multiple games?  Because that’s really the only news that would be terrible

Edited December 30, 2020 by NewEra

[Doc]

3 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

Being a rookie kicker is nothing like being a rookie WR.  

 

Bass isn't event the best K from Georgia Southern in the past 3 years!  Koo is killing it--95% and 8/8 from 50+

 

Koo sure "killed it" against the Chefs. 

[NewEra]

7 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

Being a rookie kicker is nothing like being a rookie WR.  

 

Bass isn't event the best K from Georgia Southern in the past 3 years!  Koo is killing it--95% and 8/8 from 50+ 

 

 

Ok, so because he isn’t as good as a pro bowl kicker.....that proves.....what exactly?  

Kicker is nothing like being a WR......yeah and?  

 

bass has been really good and looks to be our kicker for the next 10+ years. 
 

 

not sure what this post accomplishes.  I agreed with you.  It just seems like your 💩  on Bass for no reason. He was a very good draft pick.  Why argue it?

[Mr. WEO]

7 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

Koo sure "killed it" against the Chefs. 

 

1 miss at a bad time, sure (in a game where the Falcons were still ahead anyway with 2 min to go).

 

He has had 11 games where he made 100% of his FGs this year.  Great point doc!

 

3 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Ok, so because he isn’t as good as a pro bowl kicker.....that proves.....what exactly?  

Kicker is nothing like being a WR......yeah and?  

 

bass has been really good and looks to be our kicker for the next 10+ years. 
 

 

not sure what this post accomplishes.  I agreed with you.  It just seems like your 💩  on Bass for no reason. He was a very good draft pick.  Why argue it?

 

 

As kickers go this year, he's been mediocre.  

 

I was arguing that he's not a better draft pick than Davis.  

[MAJBobby]

I think Stills will be here. A lot of interaction with Bills fans in the last hour. 
 

 

[skibum]

It's likely Stills has had other offers, and he was just waiting for a top team in need of WR depth for the playoff push. He's a free agent with a respectable resume, and that means he can hold out for a good situation. I think it says a lot that/if? he decided to come to Buffalo. 

Edited December 30, 2020 by skibum

[Doc]

8 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

1 miss at a bad time, sure (in a game where the Falcons were still ahead anyway with 2 min to go).

 

He has had 11 games where he made 100% of his FGs this year.  Great point doc!

 

Huh?  He missed a 39-yarder to tie the game.  Check-out his rookie season (and the rookie seasons of a lot of the guys above Bass), if you want to talk about "great points."

 

And Bass has made 100% of his FGs in his last 8 games (save for the 61-yarder against the Seahawks).  Meanwhile Jay Feely said that his early-season misses were the fault of Ferguson and/or Reid.

 

4 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:

I think Stills will be here. A lot of interaction with Bills fans in the last hour. 
 

 

Sounds like it.  Speed and he's a veteran who can play the slot.  The sooner the better so he can ideally get to play against Miami.

Edited December 30, 2020 by Doc

[Big Turk]

46 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

  

Be sure.  He finally passed 82% on FG.  He replaced a guy the Bills fired for being an 82% FG kicker for them (2 years at 79%).  There's 17 guy with better accuracy than him this year.  There are 10 guys with the same or better % over 50 yards.  

 

Considering most of of his struggles were early in the season and the man set an NFL record with 3 54+ yard FGs in a single quarter against AZ I'd say he has been pretty damn consistent. He also won a game by himself against the Jets and hits touchbacks whenever he is asked to.

 

He is 21 of his last 23 FG attempts dating back to the end of the Jet game and hasn't missed since the Seattle game and that was a 61 yarder which was a little lengthy.

 

He also is 5 points away from leading the NFL in scoring.  I think I'm pretty sure Bass has been more valuable....much more so than Dead Leg Hauschka

Edited December 30, 2020 by Big Turk

[NewEra]

3 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

1 miss at a bad time, sure (in a game where the Falcons were still ahead anyway with 2 min to go).

 

He has had 11 games where he made 100% of his FGs this year.  Great point doc!

 

 

 

As kickers go this year, he's been mediocre.  

 

I was arguing that he's not a better draft pick than Davis.  

Yes, I realize that.  I agreed with you.  But you’re not giving Bass enough credit. You sound like a predraft allen hater trying to stick to your guns but in regards to Bass.

 

Bass hasn’t missed a fg in 6 games.  1 FG in the last 8 games.  He has a cannon for a leg  gives us a chance to win some games that other teams can’t win, because their kicker doesn’t have Bass’ leg.  He’s not just some mediocre kicker right now.  

 

 

7 minutes ago, skibum said:

It's likely Stills has had other offers, and he was just waiting for a top team in need of WR depth for the playoff push. He's a free agent with a respectable resume, and that means he can hold out for a good situation. I think it says a lot that/if? he decided to come to Buffalo. 

I mean....we’re really good.  It’s no secret 

[Logic]

The Stills signing could mean anything from "just a cherry on top for a good offense" to "Beasley and/or Brown will miss a playoff game".

No one knows where on that spectrum the truth lies, and anyone who says they do is lying. It's fun to speculate and all, but it's total guess work. 

[Mr. WEO]

2 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

Huh?  He missed a 39-yarder to tie the game.  Check-out his rookie season (and the rookie seasons of a lot of the guys above Bass), if you want to talk about "great points."

 

And Bass has made 100% of his FGs in his last 8 games (save for the 61-yarder against the Seahawks).  Meanwhile Jay Feely said that his early-season misses were the fault of Ferguson and/or Reid.

 

 

Sounds like it.  Speed and he's a veteran who can play the slot.  The sooner the better so he can ideally get to play against Miami.

 

True about the last miss.  But you could not have picked a worse case of a kicker too mock this season.  

 

Also, he played 4 games his rookie year--he was cut after missing 3 of his first 6 FGs (Bass survived after 4/6).

 

I'm sure every kicker thinks their misses are on anyone else.

5 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Yes, I realize that.  I agreed with you.  But you’re not giving Bass enough credit. You sound like a predraft allen hater trying to stick to your guns but in regards to Bass.

 

Bass hasn’t missed a fg in 6 games.  1 FG in the last 8 games.  He has a cannon for a leg  gives us a chance to win some games that other teams can’t win, because their kicker doesn’t have Bass’ leg.  He’s not just some mediocre kicker right now.  

 

 

I mean....we’re really good.  It’s no secret 

 

 

Lol, no.

 

He won the Jets game for sure.

[NewEra]

5 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

True about the last miss.  But you could not have picked a worse case of a kicker too mock this season.  

 

Also, he played 4 games his rookie year--he was cut after missing 3 of his first 6 FGs (Bass survived after 4/6).

 

I'm sure every kicker thinks their misses are on anyone else.

 

 

Lol, no.

 

He won the Jets game for sure.

Absolutely.  Calling him a mediocre kicker has haterade splashed all over it.  He’s been better than mediocre.  Bass was a very good draft pick as of right now.  There really is no disputing that.  Davis is the better pick.....because wr is harder

[Doc]

2 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

True about the last miss.  But you could not have picked a worse case of a kicker too mock this season.  

 

Also, he played 4 games his rookie year--he was cut after missing 3 of his first 6 FGs (Bass survived after 4/6).

 

I'm sure every kicker thinks their misses are on anyone else.

 

Feely had no reason to blame anyone else.  And Ferguson took the blame when asked about it.  And seems to have corrected it.

 

As for Koo, I remember him with the Chargers in his rookie season and what a disaster he was.  His confidence was gone after his 3rd miss.  Good for him that he seems to have fixed his issues.  But that miss against the Chefs was bad.

[Mr. WEO]

11 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Considering most of of his struggles were early in the season and the man set an NFL record with 3 54+ yard FGs in a single quarter against AZ I'd say he has been pretty damn consistent. He also won a game by himself against the Jets and hits touchbacks whenever he is asked to.

 

He is 21 of his last 23 FG attempts dating back to the end of the Jet game and hasn't missed since the Seattle game and that was a 61 yarder which was a little lengthy.

 

He also is 5 points away from leading the NFL in scoring.  I think I'm pretty sure Bass has been more valuable....much more so than Dead Leg Hauschka

 

 

Kickers routinely lead the NFL in scoring.    It's expected.  29 of the top 36 scorers are.

1 minute ago, Doc said:

 

Feely had no reason to blame anyone else.  And Ferguson took the blame when asked about it.  And seems to have corrected it.

 

As for Koo, I remember him with the Chargers in his rookie season and what a disaster he was.  His confidence was gone after his 3rd miss.  Good for him that he seems to have fixed his issues.  But that miss against the Chefs was bad.

 

You remember a guy who kicked 6 FGs as a rookie for the Chargers 3 years ago?  Sure you did, doc...lol.

 

And yes, that miss vs KC knocked the Falcons right out of the playoffs....very bad

5 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Absolutely.  Calling him a mediocre kicker has haterade splashed all over it.  He’s been better than mediocre.  Bass was a very good draft pick as of right now.  There really is no disputing that.  Davis is the better pick.....because wr is harder

 

 

That's what I said, so...agreed.

15 minutes ago, Logic said:

The Stills signing could mean anything from "just a cherry on top for a good offense" to "Beasley and/or Brown will miss a playoff game".

No one knows where on that spectrum the truth lies, and anyone who says they do is lying. It's fun to speculate and all, but it's total guess work. 

 

 

Imagine how Stills can open things up for Diggs...

[NewEra]

5 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

Kickers routinely lead the NFL in scoring.    It's expected.  29 of the top 36 scorers are.

 

You remember a guy who kicked 6 FGs as a rookie for the Chargers 3 years ago?  Sure you did, doc...lol.

 

And yes, that miss vs KC knocked the Falcons right out of the playoffs....very bad

 

 

That's what I said, so...agreed.

 

 

Imagine how Stills can open things up for Diggs...

We agree that Davis is the better pick.  
 

We disagree that Bass is a mediocre kicker

[MAJBobby]

 

[Doc]

13 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

You remember a guy who kicked 6 FGs as a rookie for the Chargers 3 years ago?  Sure you did, doc...lol.

 

Yes I did.  And if anything, he should be a lesson for you about having patience with kickers.  The question is: will it?

 

Oh and BTW, he passed Hauschka's FG% of the past 2 seasons in the 49'ers game.  And Hauschka's retired.

[Mr. WEO]

4 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

Yes I did.  And if anything, he should be a lesson for you about having patience with kickers.  The question is: will it?

 

Oh and BTW, he passed Hauschka's FG% of the past 2 seasons in the 49'ers game.  And Hauschka's retired.

 

 

Maybe you have a gambling problem.

 

As for Hauschka's %,  I covered that in a thread upstream.  

[Rubes]

Pretty classic how a thread about Kenny Stills turned into a thread about Gabe Davis that turned into a thread about Tyler Bass.

 

Personally, I think Davis and Bass were both excellent draft choices. Y'all can debate which was a better pick, but I will say that calling Bass a mediocre kicker is a strange take, especially when you consider his kickoff talent as well.

 

[Doc]

3 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

Maybe you have a gambling problem.

 

As for Hauschka's %,  I covered that in a thread upstream.  

 

Nope.  It was a unique name for a kicker.

 

Covered what?  That Bass has surpassed Hauschka's FG% since the 49'ers game and that he's no longer kicking in the NFL because he's no longer reliable?  Must have missed it.

[Doc]

4 minutes ago, Rubes said:

Pretty classic how a thread about Kenny Stills turned into a thread about Gabe Davis that turned into a thread about Tyler Bass.

 

Personally, I think Davis and Bass were both excellent draft choices. Y'all can debate which was a better pick, but I will say that calling Bass a mediocre kicker is a strange take, especially when you consider his kickoff talent as well.

 

For where Davis was picked, he's been a solid addition.  I was unethused about his performance against the Cheaters though.  But he's a rookie.

[Big Blitz]

5 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:

Stills is a body.  Go look at his stats or watch old tape. 

 

 

That old tape doesn't have Allen throwing him the ball. 

[Mr. WEO]

15 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

Nope.  It was a unique name for a kicker.

 

Covered what?  That Bass has surpassed Hauschka's FG% since the 49'ers game and that he's no longer kicking in the NFL because he's no longer reliable?  Must have missed it.

 

 

Next you will tell us you directed a  "doc" on Kim Duk-Koo....

 

 

[wjag]

2 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I just think it's unrealistic to expect someone we just signed to be able to 1) master our said-to-be complex offense  2) fill Beasley's role which requires intense and careful mind-meld between WR and QB to avoid interceptions

 

 

Just send him on go routes to clear out the underneath stuff. 

[Doc]

5 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

Next you will tell us you directed a  "doc" on Kim Duk-Koo....

 

Never heard of him until now.  Should have tried a Long Duk ***** reference as that's what I was more into in the early-80s.

[Mr. WEO]

Just now, Doc said:

 

Never heard of him until now.  Should have tried a Long Duk ***** reference as that's what I was more into in the early-80s.

 

Donger need FOOD!!

[SirAndrew]

3 hours ago, Scott7975 said:

This is the first time he has missed games in the last 3 seasons.  He missed 6 games in one season.  One game in two other seasons out of 7 total seasons.  That doesn't sound frequently injured to me.

Fair enough, I’ll admit that I haven’t really followed Brown’s career. I thought I’d read that his career had been bogged down by injury concerns, and that he was a guy with good production when not injured. I could just be thinking of the wrong guy. 

[balln]

5 minutes ago, wjag said:

Just send him on go routes to clear out the underneath stuff. 

bingo

[4merper4mer]

57 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

For where Davis was picked, he's been a solid addition.  I was unethused about his performance against the Cheaters though.  But he's a rookie.

Several very nice blocks Monday.  I can't believe people can complain bout the season Davis has put in.  He's been a very solid contributor and has done so in several ways.  He looks like a solid pro as a rookie who had no pre-season.  Geez.

[ganesh]

7 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

There's 2 ways to view this. Depth, if Brown or even Diggs go down we can't rely on Davis yet. Beasley won't be ready for the wild card. 

 

Now Beasley out isn't as big a deal as Brown. Reason is Diggs operates the slot as well as he does outside. So they can line him up all over and have success. Now you throw Stills out there and you better account for him. 

Gabe Davis also can play the slot. 

1 minute ago, 4merper4mer said:

Several very nice blocks Monday.  I can't believe people can complain bout the season Davis has put in.  He's been a very solid contributor and has done so in several ways.  He looks like a solid pro as a rookie who had no pre-season.  Geez.

Yup.  As a fourth receiver on the team, he is 8 yards shy of 500 receiving yards and has 6 TDs with several clutch catches including that beautiful TD against Miami

[Joe Ferguson]

3 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

 

These Davis takes are a hoot...mostly fact free.

 

All the guy does, as a rookie, is show up ready to play every week, and produce. 

 

He has 3 drops on 57 targets.

 

He has 15 YPC, about 500 yards so far. 

 

He has 6 TDs

 

He has 1st downs

 

To sum it up, he has 33 catches:  31 resulted in either TDs or 1st downs---and the is while settling for crumbs leftover from Diggs and Beasley. 

 

He's their best pick in the draft this past year, hands down.

 

 

Just for your information, these Gabriel Davis haters are actually fan boys of Duke Williams. They are yearning all season for Duke to play.

[ColoradoBills]

4 hours ago, MAJBobby said:

Do we have an open Roster spot?  Gary Jennings was just signed to PS. The WR that worked out yesterday 

 

 

 

I didn't see anyone answer you on this Bobby.

 

Yes there is currently 2 spots open on the main roster.  One from the Kumerow waiver which John Brown will take.

The other right now is from Yeldon on the Covid list.

It would leave the RBs light but they always could elevate the Williams kid from the PS if needed I guess.

 

That would mean 7 WRs on the roster which is a lot but I think it's worth it with Beasley as an unknown.

[MAJBobby]

Newest Bill. With his latest interaction.  
 

just a matter of time until we hear the news he signed. 

[Warcodered]

1 minute ago, MAJBobby said:

Newest Bill. With his latest interaction.  
 

just a matter of time until we hear the news he signed. 

At this point if it doesn't happen it'll of been such a ***** tease.

 

 

I'd still find it funny though.

[Doc]

Sign and get a COVID test already!

[Rochesterfan]

15 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

At this point if it doesn't happen it'll of been such a ***** tease.

 

 

I'd still find it funny though.

 

I don’t think it is official until he clears COVID protocols to come in and sign.

 

Beane said early in the season - it takes time to sign these guys because they have to clear to sign - if they officially sign him now - they would need to clear space before he clears protocol - so you lose a spot for a minimum of 5 days.

 

Therefore it is a deal in place and once he clears they will make it official.

 

Also - I don’t believe they can do a physical exam until he clears COVID protocol.  You do not want him potentially exposing any of the Bills medical staff - which could then spread through the team.  The official signing will come Sunday or more likely Monday and then he will begin to get acclimated to the team.

 

 

Edited December 31, 2020 by Rochesterfan

[Rochesterfan]

12 minutes ago, Doc said:

Sign and get a COVID test already!

I think it is the other way around.  He will get COVID tests and once cleared - they can do the physical and finalize the deal.  
 

I think the testing must clear first.

[gordong]

10 minutes ago, Rochesterfan said:

I think it is the other way around.  He will get COVID tests and once cleared - they can do the physical and finalize the deal.  
 

I think the testing must clear first.

How did they sign the practice wr that was just in yesterday though?

[CSBill]

36 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:

Newest Bill. With his latest interaction.  
 

just a matter of time until we hear the news he signed. 

His Wikipedia page has him as a professional football player of the Buffalo Bills. Just saying . . .