transplantbillsfan 4,018 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) This is largely tongue in cheek with shades of seriousness, but I was watching Shady this morning on GMFB being interviewed and it seems like he really embraced the "veteran mentor" role with Tampa Bay, where his contract has expired. Based off what Beane and McDermott have said publicly they still appear to have a lot of faith in both Singletary and Moss. And they also like the guys behind them. Yeldon's contract is up and so the team will probably add at least another RB. Shady claims he still has something left in the tank and plans to play and, at the very least, will be fresh from having almost an entire year off in Tampa. Last year with the Chiefs he was pretty productive with over 100 carries and 4.6 YPC along with 28 receptions. That's a helluva lot more than we got out of Yeldon this year. McCoy has 2 straight years winning a Super Bowl ring and he said on GMFB that he wants to play another year, but it needs to be with a contender because he can't go from playing on 2 Super Bowl Teams to crap (my word, not his). He already has a relationship with Josh and other players on the Bills. There's obviously familiarity. I actually think the "hometown discount" thing applies here to an aging veteran who would already be pretty cheap. And if he can be used as a 3rd down back out of the backfield for blitz pickups and receptions (that he' might actually catch in AFC Championship games unlike Singletary... BAAAZIIIINNNNGGG!! ) then it's just an added bonus. Now, I really don't think this will happen. I don't even know what the relationship is like between him and Beane and McDermott and I kinda doubt OBD will want to bring him back. But given our apparent commitment to Moss and Singletary (much to our dismay, perhaps), maybe Shady shouldn't be out of the question and we should consider letting him come home to chase a 3rd straight ring.... Edited February 25 by transplantbillsfan 3 11 1 1 2 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C.Biscuit97 6,715 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 JPP has never lost a playoff game 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJB 3,609 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) I wonder if Joe Ferguson is doing anything or if he would consider playing backup QB? https://www.footballdb.com/players/joe-ferguson-fergujo01 Edited February 25 by DJB 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nato7412 114 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Yes please. I love shady 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doc 10,279 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 No. I liked having Shady but time to move forward. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inaugural balls 1,067 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I’d really rather we didn’t. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RoyBatty is alive 2,033 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 No. Yes written tongue and check this is a good post by OP. So he got on two Super Bowl winning teams. Do you think Shady was the driving force in those wins, or even materially contributed? Can we please stop with the bizarre love affair we have with certain ex-Bills, most notably Ryan Fitzpatrick.. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GunnerBill 19,008 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Don't give Brandon any ideas. He loves slow running backs. Half expecting Daboll to be signed to a player / coach contract and used as the 3rd down back next season. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greg S 1,488 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Shady was done in his last year with the Bills. We might as well see what Cribbs is doing. If Shady wants to come back to Buffalo and McBeane approve then I wouldn't mind him coming back as an RB coach but not as a player. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie Joe 3,084 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Get him his third ring in Buffalo where he is watching SB on the sideline in his civvies .. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
transplantbillsfan 4,018 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 Just now, Greg S said: Shady was done in his last year with the Bills. We might as well see what Cribbs is doing. If Shady wants to come back to Buffalo and McBeane approve then I wouldn't mind him coming back as an RB coach but not as a player. This is what all of us thought, but Shady was noticeably better and more productive in a more limited role in the following year with the Chiefs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RoyBatty is alive 2,033 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Don't give Brandon any ideas. He loves slow running backs. Half expecting Daboll to be signed to a player / coach contract and used as the 3rd down back next season. LOL, he does love slow RBs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greg S 1,488 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 1 minute ago, transplantbillsfan said: This is what all of us thought, but Shady was noticeably better and more productive in a more limited role in the following year with the Chiefs. In 2021 he is done. At this point he has definitely lost more than a step. I wouldn't mind him as a RB coach. He definitely could teach Singletary and Moss a thing or two. If the Bills want to move on from them then their is always the draft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike in Horseheads 2,124 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Yeldon would have to play once in a while to have any stats 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TN Bills Fan 34 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 He was washed up when they got rid of him. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Turk 6,992 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 No. Just stop. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Football 162 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 If we have to win a game in the snow, he’s worth it just for that!! Best snow game runner ever. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Gun 1,274 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 No, stupid idea LAMP thread! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YoloinOhio 54,830 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Stop 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gregthekeg 148 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Loved him when he was here, but that is the last thing this team needs. Get me a young man who can score from anywhere (Kamara-esque) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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