HOUSE Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Nick Wojton February 3, 2021 1:09 pm The Bills could see some changes at tight end this offseason. While the default name for many to associate the position with is Dawson Knox, change might actually begin with Lee Smith. Smith, 33, recently said he is contemplating retiring. The Tennessee native recently joined the Nashville radio show JMart and Ramon on 1045 The Zone and he referenced hanging ’em up on a couple of occasion https://billswire.usatoday.com/2021/02/03/buffalo-bills-lee-smith-contemplating-retirement/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I'm making my way through the cover1 video on the Bills 2020 run game The Society for Decent Blocking at Bills TE Position says 😱 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCbillsfan Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 He probably wants to leave on his terms. If the Bills cut him, he's unlikely to be signed by another team. His chances of sticking with the Bills are real low imo. Plus, the Bills will save $2.5 M if they cut him. Good luck Lee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I mean haha. Dude made a great living not being really talented. Seems like a great lockerroom guy and I salute him and wish him well. Now can we finally get a real TE here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seoulofstone Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 18 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I'm making my way through the cover1 video on the Bills 2020 run game The Society for Decent Blocking at Bills TE Position says 😱 I don't doubt he was the best run blocking TE on show. But the run game wasn't exactly devastatingly successful.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I'm sure in a perfect world the Bills would like to hang on to him. But when they're cap-strapped, that's $2.25M they can use to sign rookies or sign McKenzie or depth on OL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I'm really going miss those false start penalties. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Just now, Seoulofstone said: I don't doubt he was the best run blocking TE on show. But the run game wasn't exactly devastatingly successful.... Yeah, it was pretty strange. Lee Smith barely saw the field the first 7 weeks of the season, Covid-19 notwithstanding. After the bye, it was like someone smacked a relevant coach upside the Haid and said "Dawson Knox just can't block, if you want to run the ball put Lee Smith in there" and he started to see 25,30, 40% of the offensive snaps. Run game picked up a notch. Then we get to the playoffs, very little Lee Smith, no run game. Not saying that's correlated, it's just such a move away from the last weeks of the season when our offense was firing pretty well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Thank God we still have Tyler Kroft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 7 minutes ago, DJB said: I'm really going miss those false start penalties. Guess you must have been missing them all season then https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitLe00/penalties 1 minute ago, HOUSE said: Thank God we still have Tyler Kroft Psssssst.....Tyler Kroft is a free agent 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Guess you must have been missing them all season then https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitLe00/penalties Psssssst.....Tyler Kroft is a free agent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I've been hoping Nate Becker could take over the blocking TE assignment. Add on another 5-10 lbs. of muscle Nate! Maybe he can catch a few balls too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBeaneBandit Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Get either Smith or Everett in here. We have no shot at the freak from Florida so we need to make a move. I know people like Henry but the Bills never go after the top guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Another reason to draft Friermuth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 It seems to me fans confuse the difference between a pass catching TE, a blocking TE and an all around TE. The Bills need 1 of each. Lee Smith's role needs to be replaced with a blocking TE. Kroft's role needs to be replaced with a pass catching TE if Knox is proven to not be that guy. As of now I consider Knox to be pretty good at an all around TE. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBeaneBandit Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 minute ago, JimBob2232 said: Another reason to draft Friermuth! I like him but other needs seem so outweigh that option. But I am open to the possibility. We'd have to take him at 30 and if the cubbard is bare at DE, CB, WR, or LB I'm down with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Lee Smith was 5x more valuable than Dawson Knox for the Bills this season. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 44 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I'm making my way through the cover1 video on the Bills 2020 run game The Society for Decent Blocking at Bills TE Position says 😱 Hold out hope that Gilliam develops or that Sweeney can come back strong! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 minute ago, ColoradoBills said: As of now I consider Knox to be pretty good at an all around TE I’d suggest you visit your optometrist. I was a big time Knox supporter but at this point I’m done. Blocking is non-existent and he doesn’t create the mismatches one would expect in the passing game. The Bills need a total makeover at the position. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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