MarlinTheMagician Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 The following two names were not on the poll of "what pass rusher do you want" (I voted for Dunlap). But I trust Bills to make judgments on two potentially great adds: 1. Ryan Kerrigan - Bills have to judge how much he has left in the tank, but if he has a fair amount he could be a real difference maker. Seems like a great fit. 2. Aldon Smith -- still young (30, may have turned 31), Smith could make a difference for years. He is a chiseled 285 lbs, one of the best pure pass rushers of the last decade and stout against the run. If you read about his turnaround, it is quite a story. Personally, I believe in redemption. But so, so often, it is not real. I trust our front office to do the diligence to figure it out with Smith. If they decide to sign him, I would be wildly supportive. If they decided "do not touch" I would fully understand. But I think Aldon is a much better risk than a (*^*&%^$^#like Sammy Watkins - at least Smith was once great. Played all 16 last year. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) They just signed the under the radar pass rusher. He’s not on any of the lists Edited March 24, 2021 by Rc2catch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank Stare Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 You forgot “former panther” as a prerequisite. 😂😜 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Holmes Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 14 minutes ago, MarlinTheMagician said: The following two names were not on the poll of "what pass rusher do you want" (I voted for Dunlap). But I trust Bills to make judgments on two potentially great adds: 1. Ryan Kerrigan - Bills have to judge how much he has left in the tank, but if he has a fair amount he could be a real difference maker. Seems like a great fit. 2. Aldon Smith -- still young (30, may have turned 31), Smith could make a difference for years. He is a chiseled 285 lbs, one of the best pure pass rushers of the last decade and stout against the run. If you read about his turnaround, it is quite a story. Personally, I believe in redemption. But so, so often, it is not real. I trust our front office to do the diligence to figure it out with Smith. If they decide to sign him, I would be wildly supportive. If they decided "do not touch" I would fully understand. But I think Aldon is a much better risk than a (*^*&%^$^#like Sammy Watkins - at least Smith was once great. Played all 16 last year. Kerrigan should already be signed, we need to add him ASAP 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Efe Obada is under the radar. I really think this move will pay off. It’ll really push Bam to get on the fast track too. hughes addison Epenesa Obada Bam not the best DE room in the league, but I believe Obada is an improvement over Trent. Do we invest in a pass rusher in the first 3 rounds or just roll with these 5 and some other low cost free agents? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinTheMagician Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 To me, lack of pass rush is our biggest weakness. I would rather roll with Levi and Knox if needed to fortify the pass rush. Let's go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, NewEra said: Efe Obada is under the radar. I really think this move will pay off. It’ll really push Bam to get on the fast track too. hughes addison Epenesa Obada Bam not the best DE room in the league, but I believe Obada is an improvement over Trent. Do we invest in a pass rusher in the first 3 rounds or just roll with these 5 and some other low cost free agents? Draft a guy like Shelvin or Slayton in the 2nd/3rd Round and I think we have ourselves a stout DL. Our best bet is to hope Oliver becomes a pass rusher on the interior now that Star is back. Beef up that interior DL and then hope Epenesa and Obada can push Hughes/Addison. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, SCBills said: Draft a guy like Shelvin or Slayton in the 2nd/3rd Round and I think we have ourselves a stout DL. Our best bet is to hope Oliver becomes a pass rusher on the interior now that Star is back. Beef up that interior DL and then hope Epenesa and Obada can push Hughes/Addison. For sure. We need a 1tech to ride with for the next 4-5 years+ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland-bills-fan Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) 34 minutes ago, NewEra said: Efe Obada is under the radar. I really think this move will pay off. It’ll really push Bam to get on the fast track too. hughes addison Epenesa Obada Bam not the best DE room in the league, but I believe Obada is an improvement over Trent. Do we invest in a pass rusher in the first 3 rounds or just roll with these 5 and some other low cost free agents? roll with them and take highest ranked RB or CB in the first round. Edited March 24, 2021 by maryland-bills-fan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregthekeg Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 They can really go BPA, anything but QB, P, K. FB they can justify if the player is there on the board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I think we are done adding FAs on the d line. We still need to draft a DE though, as high as the first round if the value is there. Hughes Addison and the new guy are all FAs after this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Process said: I think we are done adding FAs on the d line. We still need to draft a DE though, as high as the first round if the value is there. Hughes Addison and the new guy are all FAs after this year. CB and DL are the targets most likely. RB sleeper pick but I can't see the Bills using another high pick on a RB to be honest. Maybe later in the draft. Edited March 24, 2021 by Buffalo_Stampede Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 43 minutes ago, NewEra said: Efe Obada is under the radar. I really think this move will pay off. It’ll really push Bam to get on the fast track too. hughes addison Epenesa Obada Bam not the best DE room in the league, but I believe Obada is an improvement over Trent. Do we invest in a pass rusher in the first 3 rounds or just roll with these 5 and some other low cost free agents? We either need to invest in a DE or a DLman in the 1st 3 rounds if there's anyone we like. I think we need to invest in another FA on DL as well. Obada was a vet minimum guy last year. I doubt this used up the money they freed by renegotiating Tre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpsredemption Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 A very uninspiring group of DE. Addison looked cooked last year, Hughes can bring it but doesn’t finish very often, Epenesa did not physically looked like he belonged, and I’m fine with Odoba as a flier but this team needs a big time pass rusher if they are going to continue to play the way they do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, NewEra said: Efe Obada is under the radar. I really think this move will pay off. It’ll really push Bam to get on the fast track too. hughes addison Epenesa Obada Bam not the best DE room in the league, but I believe Obada is an improvement over Trent. Do we invest in a pass rusher in the first 3 rounds or just roll with these 5 and some other low cost free agents? I certainly hope he is better than Trent lol. 31 minutes ago, Jpsredemption said: A very uninspiring group of DE. Addison looked cooked last year, Hughes can bring it but doesn’t finish very often, Epenesa did not physically looked like he belonged, and I’m fine with Odoba as a flier but this team needs a big time pass rusher if they are going to continue to play the way they do. Epenesa had a tough time early. He got better as season went on though. Very fast DE and hope he does well enough to get more snaps and hopefully takes over as starter. But I wouldn't go as far to say he looked like he didn't belong. He looked like a rookie that struggled early, but he did improve. Which is a good sign and what you'd want to see. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paup 1995MVP Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 hours ago, MarlinTheMagician said: To me, lack of pass rush is our biggest weakness. I would rather roll with Levi and Knox if needed to fortify the pass rush. Let's go! At #30 I go DE or CB if one that is highly rated is available. Otherwise I take Najee Harris or Etienne. I hear a lot of talk about Singletary and Moss having a lot of potential and it was the O lines fault last year that our running game was mediocre at best. I disagree w that narrative. Neither Singletary or Moss has any explosiveness. If we had taken Dobbins w our pick in the 2nd round we would not be having this conversation, and could be focusing on DE and CB right now. Lets hope Epenesa brings some game this year. Not expecting Nick Bosa, but dam he was a big timer at Iowa. He needs to step up his game! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 hours ago, NewEra said: For sure. We need a 1tech to ride with for the next 4-5 years+ YES! A big DT in the draft would make this a great offseason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Rc2catch said: They just signed the under the radar pass rusher. He’s not on any of the lists Literally was my thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Sherlock Holmes said: Kerrigan should already be signed, we need to add him ASAP Sorry, I can't trust a Kerrigan. He's just as likely to become a homicidal woman leading an army of bugs to destroy the galaxy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngbills Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Rc2catch said: They just signed the under the radar pass rusher. He’s not on any of the lists That was Beane's magic. He convinced all the "experts" out there to keep him off any top 100 free agents lists to drive the price down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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