Doc Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: He was a sure goner because of this. To get a draft pick on top of it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein's Dog Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Now the trick is to flip this pick for Ertz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgoteam Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 As someone who is beloved by his teammates, and a good teammate himself, Lee has always gotten a lot of grief that isnt warranted by fans. If he was as bad as everyone says he wouldn't have gotten as much playing time as he did or have a job in the NFL for 10 years. He and his family live in Knoxville, tn and has kids in school. I dont know him personally (friend of friends of mine), but perhaps part of his retirement is wanting to be closer to his home and family. Atlanta is a 1 hr flight from Knoxville on any standard flight. 3 hours to drive. Just a little more then Nashville is from Knoxville. Between this and John Brown being released (I went to college with him) all of my personal connections to players on the team are now gone. 😕 I dont think I have or will have any other connections in the future to the the Bills or NFL in general. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Did we send them a pick and Less Smith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, letsgoteam said: As someone who is beloved by his teammates, and a good teammate himself, Lee has always gotten a lot of grief that isnt warranted by fans. If he was as bad as everyone says he wouldn't have gotten as much playing time as he did or have a job in the NFL for 10 years. He and his family live in Knoxville, tn and has kids in school. I dont know him personally (friend of friends of mine), but perhaps part of his retirement is wanting to be closer to his home and family. Atlanta is a 1 hr flight from Knoxville on any standard flight. 3 hours to drive. Just a little more then Nashville is from Knoxville. Between this and John Brown being released (I went to college with him) all of my personal connections to players on the team are now gone. 😕 I dont think I have or will have any other connections in the future to the the Bills or NFL in general. Cool, now you are like the rest of us now 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Ethan in Portland said: Did we send them a pick and Less Smith? We got a pick in return. Somehow.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgoteam Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said: Cool, now you are like the rest of us now 😆 LOL However, if Harrison Smith ever becomes a Bill, its back on like Donkey Kong. (Back to the friend of friend thing). Which I'm sure no one cares, but if anyone is still reading this Harrison and Lee do a football camp together in Knoxville each summer. They played AAU basketball with each other growing up, both from Knoxville. Edited March 17, 2021 by letsgoteam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazeduck Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Absolutely, completely, amazingly unbelievable that we got something for Lee Smith. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putin Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, HOUSE said: You call it a block, I call it a hold...lol The refs do too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, letsgoteam said: LOL However, if Harrison Smith ever becomes a Bill, its back on like Donkey Kong. (Back to the friend of friend thing). Which I'm sure no one cares, but if anyone is still reading this Harrison and Lee do a football camp together in Knoxville each summer. They played AAU basketball with each other growing up, both from Knoxville. Lee Smith was a good dude 👌 Great locker room guy. Hell of a blocker. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgoteam Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Just now, Dablitzkrieg said: Lee Smith was a good dude 👌 Great locker room guy. Hell of a blocker. Yup! Ive only heard good things about him off the field from my friends as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: Is this real? A team just gave up something for lee smith? Lee Smith is one of those guys coaches want on their team. A late round 2022 pick is not worth much at all, so giving up only a little to be sure you get him is something meaningful for a coach who likes him. 32 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Beane being smart. Quite incredible to create serious cap room and get a pick. Just solid roster management. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sundancer Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 In the very few games we ran well in late in the season, the Bills had Smith on the field a lot. Unappreciated role much like the nose tackle. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, whatdrought said: A blocking TE who was either going to retire or be cut just got traded for a pick.... I don’t get it. Have to believe he did decide not to retire. Advantage of a team trading for him, gives them exclusive rights, not bidding against 30 other teams. And I'm certain if Smith had been released, the bidding would have been insane for him. Would have made Hunters deal look like peanuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCofNC Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Best move of the offseason, IDGAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Nick the Greek said: The dude can block. Underrated ability among fans I guess. I was always baffled by having a blocking TE that can only catch wide open passes on the roster. Just put a backup OT out there and declare him eligible. Why waste a roster spot? Edited March 17, 2021 by vincec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, Sundancer said: In the very few games we ran well in late in the season, the Bills had Smith on the field a lot. Unappreciated role much like the nose tackle. He is underappreciated. Pretty sure they won't have traded for him without either making sure he's not retiring or arranging the trade conditionally. Or both. Not a huge deal by any means, but a nice move to save money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, vincec said: I was always baffled by having a the blocking TE that can only catch wide open passes on the roster. Just put a backup OT out there and declare him eligible. Why waste a roster spot? Because a back up tackle does not know route running and has no hands. Smith could do both. He did his job well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Nitro said: Because a back up tackle does not know route running and has no hands. Smith could do both. He did his job well. What route running? The guy had 6 targets all year. They never throw to him except maybe down by the goal line. NFL tackles are more than athletic enough to do what he did in the passing game down by the goal line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, vincec said: What route running? The guy had 6 targets all year. They never throw to him except maybe down by the goal line. NFL tackles are more than athletic enough to do what he did in the passing game down by the goal line. He ran his one route very well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southtown Tommy Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 44 minutes ago, letsgoteam said: As someone who is beloved by his teammates, and a good teammate himself, Lee has always gotten a lot of grief that isnt warranted by fans. If he was as bad as everyone says he wouldn't have gotten as much playing time as he did or have a job in the NFL for 10 years. He and his family live in Knoxville, tn and has kids in school. I dont know him personally (friend of friends of mine), but perhaps part of his retirement is wanting to be closer to his home and family. Atlanta is a 1 hr flight from Knoxville on any standard flight. 3 hours to drive. Just a little more then Nashville is from Knoxville. Between this and John Brown being released (I went to college with him) all of my personal connections to players on the team are now gone. 😕 I dont think I have or will have any other connections in the future to the the Bills or NFL in general. I'll try to find out more about how this went down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: April fools? St. Foolsrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrPJax Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Beane is like a used car salesman ! How did he get anything from Atl foe Lee? Truly the WIZARD ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, vincec said: I was always baffled by having a the blocking TE that can only catch wide open passes on the roster. Just put a backup OT out there and declare him eligible. Why waste a roster spot? That guy is now called Ryan Bates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Love it, frees up a little more cap space and actually gives the team an asset for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Beast said: Is there another Lee Smith we had on the roster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Process said: What??? I don't care if it's a 2025 7th rd pick. How??? Exactly....this might outdo the 3rd round pick for Tyrod. If we get a 6th or 7th, wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 The next time someone says "X player has zero trade value" we should remind them that a 33 year old blocking tight end with fewer than 500 career yards fetched a draft pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihilarian Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 As good as this move is...it still doesn't beat a 3rd rounder for Tyrod!!!!! 🤑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Nihilarian said: As good as this move is...it still doesn't beat a 3rd rounder for Tyrod!!!!! 🤑 Tyrod has made a lot of money masquerading as a NFL quarterback. He just did it again yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I might be the only guy on this board who's going to miss having him around. Thanks for always taking care of your boys, Lee. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Does Atlanta know the guy holds ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, HOUSE said: Does Atlanta know the guy holds ? They're making him wear Jason Pierre-Paul gloves. Or welder's mitts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Augie said: It won’t matter, he jumped early and the play didn’t count. 🤷♂️ Cold, dawg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 10 hours ago, DrPJax said: Beane is like a used car salesman ! How did he get anything from Atl foe Lee? Truly the WIZARD ! The Pegula's need to give Beane a shot at the Sabres GM job. Or at least get the GM's and coaches into the same room and say (pointing to the Bills side) "this" works and (pointing to the Sabres side) "that" doesn't. Do more of "this" and stop doing "that". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 11 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: How in blue hell did Beane get a pick for Lee Smith He had a 50% TD to catch ratio last year and analytics are everything nowadays Who cares that it was 4 and 2 TD's? 11 hours ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said: Lol Doesn’t seem right eh. Our Gm is on a different level than Atlanta’s apparently. Our GM is on a different level than anyone the Bills ever had. I wonder why there were no takers for Smoke? maybe the contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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