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3 minutes ago, BillsVet said:

 

Aside from a very talented DE (who admittedly may need seasoning) there's nothing on D right now they need in the 1st round. 

 

Drafts aren't for this year when you're this low in the 1st round and I wish people would stop looking at rookies as the solution to team needs. 

 

You can now shade more toward BPA than need.   

 

 

What's funny is when the team signs a guy for just over league minimum.........and then a bunch of fans say the team doesn't need to use a first round pick on that position now.:lol:

 

 

 

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Looking forward to Matt Breida becoming the best version of himself with the Bills. This is so smart, a relatively low/no risk, high reward scenario. If he plays at his 2018-19 level it's a terrific pickup. 

 

I think part of Beane's strategy is that if you sign enough of these low-budget, "be the best version of yourself" type guys you're bound to hit on a couple and if you do you really add value to your team (and end up looking pretty smart). 

 

 

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8 minutes ago, MJS said:

I was confused at how little playing time he got in Miami. I expected him to be their lead back. Let's hope we use him more in Buffalo.

He ended up being the #2 guy when healthy but he dealt with injuries for most of the season last year. Sprained his MCL around Week 7 or so and had a lingering hamstring issue the rest of the year.

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Should we sign Matt Breida?

 

"No way! That guy is overrated, always injured, and couldn't crack the starting lineup in Miami!"

 

*Bills sign Matt Breida*

 

"Oh, I love the move! He's fast and the Dolphins were dumb to not play him more!"

 

Two Bills Drive, everyone...

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2 minutes ago, Figster said:

If Breida had a hard time cracking the Dolphins lineup and they let him go what makes you think he's anything more then added depth for Buffalo?

 

Again, I like adding speed. I also liked Yeldons catching abilities for what good it did us.

Good back and forth, bro!

 

Don’t you think Yeldon not seeing the field had more to do with his fumble history as well as the coaching staff wanting to see what they had in Sungletary/Moss? They have a much better picture of what those two can do after Singletary’s second year and Moss’ first year.

 

Just thoughts.

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I'm hoping this means I don't need to worry about burning another early pick on a RB but we'll see. If the plan is to dress 3 RBs on gameday like we did this past year, I'm curious to see how this plays out. You'd think Moss will be a lock and you'd think Taiwan would be active for special teams so that only leaves one spot for Singletary/Breida unless one of them becomes a special teamer.

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3 minutes ago, BillsFan619 said:

Good back and forth, bro!

 

Don’t you think Yeldon not seeing the field had more to do with his fumble history as well as the coaching staff wanting to see what they had in Sungletary/Moss? They have a much better picture of what those two can do after Singletary’s second year and Moss’ first year.

 

Just thoughts.

I would agree with that, IF they didn’t run Gore 1 yard at a time non stop while Yeldon twiddled his thumbs for a whole season. 

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9 minutes ago, eball said:

 

Because they couldn't figure out wheat to do with him.

 Chan Gailey is pretty good at making something out of a player If its there to make IMO. 

 

(Its true, I want Harris in a Bills uni, which I'll admit might be clouding my judgement)

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Its so early to project these things, but i think this is a true 3 way race for rb1 heading into training camp.  i dont think moss or singletary see any favoritism, other than a +1 tie breaker for time spent here in a true tie.  singletary and moss both left alot to be desired out there, and i want this position group grinding harder than any others. 

 

lets see who wants to get to the top of the hill, maintain it, and pull away from the rest of the pack. we know what this roster is limited in, and were basically showing up with the same line and backs. this is how you squeeze any juice thats left in the tank. im also completely on board with rb in rd1 if he is true BPA!

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I don’t get how people thinks this means we won’t draft a running back. It’s a one year deal, and as people have pointed out there are injury concerns. 

 

I like that we got him, but I think we’re set up perfectly for bpa in mostly all positions. If there’s a guy that the Bills really like at 30 I don’t think the Bills pass because of Brieda. 

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15 minutes ago, Rc2catch said:

Breida barely played last year. Can only catch if you’re thrown to. Neither guys seen many targets. Breida does have decent hands though. 

 

Why didn’t Miami need his speed? He couldn’t crack their roster and was a healthy inactive most of the season despite them having barely no talent at running back and they were hurting for playmakers to catch the ball. Speed is great, but not if you can’t be effective. Breida is tricky because everyone in San Fran looks like an all pro. I am a little sketchy of a guy who couldn’t beat out Myles Gaskin, Ahmed whatever his name was, Patrick Laird.. Not a good look if you’re sitting behind those guys. He has upside of course and his speed is elite, but he’s got his work cut out for him

Good thoughts.

 

Do you think part of last year had to do with injury though? Or, do you think it’s bigger than that?

 

We need some break away speed out there so I’m hoping he can be used more than Yeldon was (not saying he will though).

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2 minutes ago, Bobby Hooks said:

I don’t get how people thinks this means we won’t draft a running back. It’s a one year deal, and as people have pointed out there are injury concerns. 

 

I like that we got him, but I think we’re set up perfectly for bpa in mostly all positions. If there’s a guy that the Bills really like at 30 I don’t think the Bills pass because of Brieda. 

I think it's mostly wishful thinking from people that didn't want a RB in the draft in the first place (myself included). We're already likely looking at cutting/trading/deactivating one of our talented RBs as is. It's certainly possible that we draft one of the top RBs and then cut Breida and trade/cut Singletary but I'm really hoping that isn't the way we use our draft picks.

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I’m all in on this. Superior speed and shiftiness for a bargain. But if Harris fell to us at 30 and Beane took him, I’d be OK with that. I think he is a special runner compared to anyone else in the draft. I think he can change an offense. Etienne clones, on the other hand can be found in the lower rounds.

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1 minute ago, BillsFan619 said:

Good thoughts.

 

Do you think part of last year had to do with injury though? Or, do you think it’s bigger than that?

 

We need some break away speed out there so I’m hoping he can be used more than Yeldon was (not saying he will though).

I think Breida will get a chance for playing time. But it won’t be easy to win this staff over. Fans should prepare thats it’s possible he doesn’t get playing time without an injury. Mcdermott has a decent track record of sticking with players he’s previously comfortable with and making people really earn their time. 

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Love this as a low risk medium reward signing.  Breida's speed can play well in either our screen game or our outside run game.  We have one of the best pull centers in the league, let's use him with Breida to allow him to get to the outside and turn upfield

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Beane is an effective team builder, working within cap restrictions brilliantly. If you look at his signings, the retention of roster personnel who were great contributors at affordable #s along with cherry picking UFAs who fill positional needs,(TE, Edge,RB with speed), also at discounts on one year deals. He created cap space by restructuring where cutting wasn't called for and now has BPA flexibility in draft. He has made a believer out of me. 

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3 minutes ago, BuffaloBills1998 said:

He didn’t do much in Miami, don’t know how I feel about this signing. But I trust Beane

Well needed a RB with speed. Hopefully he can catch decent also. But yeah I'm not too familiar with him either. So we'll see how it goes.

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Speed back. Good out of backfield. Don’t have his skill set on our RB roster Gets hurt a lot. Havent seen the money yet. 
 

but which one do we get the Good Breida from San Fran

 

or the Crap one from MIA?

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1 minute ago, Patrick_Duffy said:

Well needed a RB with speed. Hopefully he can catch decent also. But yeah I'm not too familiar with him either. So we'll see how it goes.

Breida's a Bill now and Buffalo does present a different kind of backfield for him with the always a danger to run Allen behind center so I'll try to reserve judgement.

 

Might be a good fit for the speedster

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Signings like this are why those "in the know" call the Bills one of the best run organizations in the league now.

 

Beane goes out and signs vets to 1-year deals as fill-ins/depth/competition and if they work out, he re-signs them.  No cap worries, no risk -- all reward.  Super smart.

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4 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:

Speed back. Good out of backfield. Gets hurt a lot. Havent seen the money yet. 
 

but which one do we get the Good Breida from San Fran

 

or the Crap one from MIA?

This is a good question. Either way, I think he’s going to be a lot more of a situational player than some here think. It would be nice if he could play special teams, particularly the gunner on the punt team. But I doubt this is the case

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