MAJBobby Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) more WRs being looked at. Played with Josh at Wyoming former Bear I believe Edited December 30, 2020 by MAJBobby 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Welp, my “worried about Beasley” light is blinking. it wasn’t with Stills cause that made sense a month ago. Now it is. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 yep I was right about Josh and Him. 2 minutes ago, whatdrought said: Welp, my “worried about Beasley” light is blinking. it wasn’t with Stills cause that made sense a month ago. Now it is. Yep and the official designation is a Knee. Guess we will see how it progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Could also be they want to have some good fits lined up ready for quick signings in case they need to rush someone in between playoff games. Someone goes down on Sunday, you don’t want to have to try someone out and then get them in protocol. This makes sense given Josh’s familiarity and chemistry with him. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) As a fan that came with Allen from Wyoming Edited December 31, 2020 by Warcodered 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Just now, whatdrought said: Could also be they want to have some good fits lined up ready for quick signings in case they need to rush someone in between playoff games. Someone goes down on Sunday, you don’t want to have to try someone out and then get them in protocol. This makes sense given Josh’s familiarity and chemistry with him. Well he is an outside WR too. Not a slot guy so there is that as well. https://www.pff.com/news/draft-pff-scouting-report-tanner-gentry-wr-wyoming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 One has to wonder if this visit has to do with something like Josh Allen’s voice in the organization pulling some weight. IE “Beane we need to bring in my old teammate for a look. He could add to us”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 This has to be bad for Beasley...man that sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, MAJBobby said: One has to wonder if this visit has to do with something like Josh Allen’s voice in the organization pulling some weight. IE “Beane we need to bring in my old teammate for a look. He could add to us”. That seems like a pretty big stretch to me, looking at a guy you know your QB has had good chemistry with as a bubble player makes plenty of sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheektowaga Chad Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 What goes on when a player comes in? Would allen throw to a player like stills during the visit? I ask because maybe they didnt have chemistry or maybe stills is looking for a long term or more money than the bills are willing to give Or maybe its another practice squad player that knows Allen and this is a nothing burger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Cheektowaga Chad said: What goes on when a player comes in? Would allen throw to a player like stills during the visit? I ask because maybe they didnt have chemistry or maybe stills is looking for a long term or more money than the bills are willing to give Or maybe its another practice squad player that knows Allen and this is a nothing burger I think that is exactly what he would be. On the PS and a call up if needed during Playoffs. And a Futures contract to see what he brings with a full offseason. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyBillsFan Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Aren't there different rules governing practice squad call ups and such for the playoffs? Teams are going to have increased flexibility to carry more guys and move them around without the risk of losing them? I suspect we're seeing the Cleveland Browns effect in full operation here. They lost all four starting WR's to covid. If it could happen to them it could happen to anyone. It's almost as if the Bills are assembling a shadow receiving group just in case. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Makes sense. Make and keep Allen happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, Cheektowaga Chad said: What goes on when a player comes in? Would allen throw to a player like stills during the visit? I ask because maybe they didnt have chemistry or maybe stills is looking for a long term or more money than the bills are willing to give Or maybe its another practice squad player that knows Allen and this is a nothing burger My understanding is that usually a PS player would be doing the throwing. Sometimes, in other years, they’d bring in multiple guys to get a look at having one throw to the other 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrediggerPoke Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) We said this years ago but Gentry makes a lot of sense for the Bills. The connection him and Allen had in college was fun to watch. 52 minutes ago, MAJBobby said: Well he is an outside WR too. Not a slot guy so there is that as well. https://www.pff.com/news/draft-pff-scouting-report-tanner-gentry-wr-wyoming Gentry can play the slot and Wyoming used him in the possession receiver role quite a bit. It was even stated in the article you posted: Has experience in playing in the slot and wide as well and also ran all routes on the route tree. Edited December 30, 2020 by OrediggerPoke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 If they do sign Gentry I think everyone can say buh bye to Duke Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 48 minutes ago, mattynh said: This has to be bad for Beasley...man that sucks Teams brings guys in and out all the time. This is just news because of Beasley possibly missing time, it doesn't mean he will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Of all the guys they are bringing in, Stills is the only one I could fathom as being someone they could/would rely on, even if minimally, to play in a playoff game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookie Man Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Getting the band back together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I would assume this is a courtesy to Josh. He and Gentry had great chemistry in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrediggerPoke Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Buftex said: Of all the guys they are bringing in, Stills is the only one I could fathom as being someone they could/would rely on, even if minimally, to play in a playoff game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miAquVGlb8I Go to the 4:10 Mark...I GUARANTEE this will be VERY familiar to every Bills fan that watched the game this past weekend. Edited December 31, 2020 by OrediggerPoke 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzgobowlin Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I know having a receiver Allen knows well is extremely important. I'm guessing they are hoping for a Allen-Beasley like communication. I don't see Brown being out for the playoffs but Beasley might be a few weeks. I'm guessing an ACL sprain.... No one wants Roberts on offense again when it counts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 After Allen was drafted it was impossible to miss gentry in his highlight reel. So glad to see him getting a look! Have to agree though this and the stills news is unfortunately not a great sign for beasley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 38 minutes ago, The Jokeman said: Teams brings guys in and out all the time. This is just news because of Beasley possibly missing time, it doesn't mean he will. Hope I’m wrong but sign one guy while bringing in two more. It’s just circumstantial but it feels bad to me. When is the last time they had three wrs in three days? Like I said hope I’m wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Watkins' Rib Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Given John Browns in and out again status this year and Beasley at best dinged up and not 100% it definitely makes sense to have a couple guys ready to go if needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownNgold Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Please, get this done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock'em Sock'em Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 The headline is more interesting than the video. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, CincyBillsFan said: Aren't there different rules governing practice squad call ups and such for the playoffs? Teams are going to have increased flexibility to carry more guys and move them around without the risk of losing them? I suspect we're seeing the Cleveland Browns effect in full operation here. They lost all four starting WR's to covid. If it could happen to them it could happen to anyone. It's almost as if the Bills are assembling a shadow receiving group just in case. very smart idea. backup WR group. would Hodges be available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 47 minutes ago, mattynh said: Hope I’m wrong but sign one guy while bringing in two more. It’s just circumstantial but it feels bad to me. When is the last time they had three wrs in three days? Like I said hope I’m wrong. No reason to worry. Maybe they just want Allen to break another record, but he was running out of different receivers to throw to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) Before we put Beasley down like Barbaro lets look at some facts. Bills had Kumerow and The Duke on the PS. Kumerow got activated. Kumerow was waived and they hoped he would clear to go back to the PS. Kumerow got claimed. Kumerow left a spot open for a WR on the PS. Yes there is a chance that one of the PS WRs may need to get elevated but let's just wait and see. Edited December 31, 2020 by ColoradoBills 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 This guy was drafted in 2017, caught 3 balls all season for the Bears, did nothing in 2018, and hasn't been on a team since, and people think he's going to step in and see action for the playoffs? Really? 🙄 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rubes said: This guy was drafted in 2017, caught 3 balls all season for the Bears, did nothing in 2018, and hasn't been on a team since, and people think he's going to step in and see action for the playoffs? Really? 🙄 Wouldn’t be surprised if we traded Diggs in the offseason now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rubes said: This guy was drafted in 2017, caught 3 balls all season for the Bears, did nothing in 2018, and hasn't been on a team since, and people think he's going to step in and see action for the playoffs? Really? 🙄 I mean that's probably true, at the same time though who's been throwing to him? From realistic perspective as a fan of the Bills we absolutely don't want to rely on Tanner Gentry though if they sign him he's obviously going to be on the bubble. From a Wyoming cowboys fan and Football narrative romantic I love the idea though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownNgold Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, Rubes said: This guy was drafted in 2017, caught 3 balls all season for the Bears, did nothing in 2018, and hasn't been on a team since, and people think he's going to step in and see action for the playoffs? Really? 🙄 If Josh says bring me Tanner Gentry you get the man what he wants. Slightly biased on my part though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrediggerPoke Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Rubes said: This guy was drafted in 2017, caught 3 balls all season for the Bears, did nothing in 2018, and hasn't been on a team since, and people think he's going to step in and see action for the playoffs? Really? 🙄 If you haven’t learned to expect the unexpected with Josh Allen yet, then I don’t know what to tell you. BTW - I’ll help you with your facts: 1) Gentry was never drafted. 2) Gentry was in the XFL earlier this year before the league folded so technically he was on a team. EDIT - Gentry was never drafted out of college. He was drafted in the 3rd round of the XFL draft. Edited December 31, 2020 by OrediggerPoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokebball Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) Josh and Tanner only had one full season together at Wyo and combined for 14 TDs and over 1,400 yds. When Josh scrambled Tanner was his WR that found the open spot for the throw. Gentry isn't big or fast, but he ran great routes and won the 50/50 balls. Edited December 31, 2020 by Pokebball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wnybricky Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Josh is trying to make sure his buddy gets a ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUBSTER Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I'm hoping that these WR's they're looking at are because of the unlimited call ups from the practice squad during the playoffs and not a sign of Beasley being injured seriously. Fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 4 hours ago, OrediggerPoke said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miAquVGlb8I Go to the 4:10 Mark...I GUARANTEE this will be VERY familiar to every Bills fan that watched the game this past weekend. Why, Yes. Yes, in fact, I do recognize that sequence of events. 2 hours ago, Bangarang said: Wouldn’t be surprised if we traded Diggs in the offseason now. Don't slip into that Sar Chasm and hurt yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Rubes said: This guy was drafted in 2017, caught 3 balls all season for the Bears, did nothing in 2018, and hasn't been on a team since, and people think he's going to step in and see action for the playoffs? Really? 🙄 Well, first off, wasn't drafted. Was signed as an UDFA by the Bears and spent two seasons on their practice squad with a couple of call ups to the active roster during which he played some ST and had a few targets, which is pretty typical for a fringe guy in the NFL. He was waived in 2019 and drafted for the XFL which of course, folded. With Covid restrictions and no OTAs, it became much harder for fringe players to come in and get looks. I don't expect him to see action in the normal course of things, but if Brown actually has covid vs. being a contact, and if Beasley's injury is worse, we may well need some guys. An unknown factor is how the Bills are organizationally handling their PS WRs - are they keeping some kind of isolation so that they don't lose the whole position group if one guy tests positive? If you want to bring in a guy who's going to sit on the practice squad as "break glass in emergency", it does seem like our QB's best WR from college is not a bad choice to bring in for a look. Though "you can't go home again"; after the speed of the NFL game and throwing to guys like Diggs, Brown, and Beasley, Josh may find that the routes his buddy Tanner runs looks different to him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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