YoloinOhio Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Not sure how credible but His bio says he’s a Giants beat writer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Doc said: Yeah. That video dispelled a lot of rumors. I’d be surprised if he weighs more than 250lbs right now. He can’t play at that weight. Probably why he hasn’t been in Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 minute ago, BuffaloRebound said: I’d be surprised if he weighs more than 250lbs right now. He can’t play at that weight. Probably why he hasn’t been in Buffalo. I'll bet he's closer to 300# than 250#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Doc said: I'll bet he's closer to 300# than 250#. I don’t know. At first I thought it was the son of the guy who posted the video. He’s wearing baggy sweat Pants and a big sweatshirt and still looks little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 11 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Not sure how credible but His bio says he’s a Giants beat writer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StHustle Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 19 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Not sure how credible but His bio says he’s a Giants beat writer https://buffalowdown.com/2021/06/02/zach-ertz-buffalo-bills/amp/ Thoughts on this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 22 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Not sure how credible but His bio says he’s a Giants beat writer He reported the same thing a couple months ago when the Ertz trade rumors first heated up, so take it with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBills1998 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 24 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Not sure how credible but His bio says he’s a Giants beat writer I call bull#### on this one. I don’t see anything about an alleged trade for both sides being a done deal. Infact I don’t see anything linking Buffalo to Ertz minus the rumor articles due to Digg’s restructure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 27 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said: I’d be surprised if he weighs more than 250lbs right now. He can’t play at that weight. Probably why he hasn’t been in Buffalo. Probably converting to DE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, StHustle said: https://buffalowdown.com/2021/06/02/zach-ertz-buffalo-bills/amp/ Thoughts on this?? I don’t really agree. I think the Bills offense will need to continue to evolve and look a bit different this year to stay ahead of defenses and that TE was a spot that Beane specifically called out in his post season presser as an area he felt needed to be better, and yet did not address outside of swapping Kroft for Hollister. So if this was last season I would agree, they didn’t use the TE much according to Ertz’s play style but I doubt Daboll will do the same thing this year as last year. And he’s a former TE coach, so I believe it would be a focus of his. Edited June 2, 2021 by YoloinOhio 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxcar Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, HappyDays said: He reported the same thing a couple months ago when the Ertz trade rumors first heated up, so take it with a grain of salt. To be fair to him, that was going to happen but the Eagles had an insane asking price. It's not unreasonable to think that this is legit, given: a) demonstrable past interest b) no major TE signing/trade in the interim c) reduced asking price from Philly d) no one really thinks Ertz will play another down for the Eagles e) Diggs restructure Edited June 2, 2021 by Boxcar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo03 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said: If Im Ertz, then I’m not really too excited to go to Indy and play with the QB whose regression largely cost me a contract extension. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Not sure how credible but His bio says he’s a Giants beat writer My bio says Margo Robbie beat reporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 21 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: My bio says Margo Robbie beat reporter. He was in on the Bills interest back in March as well before Beane backed out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) Dude gets automatically twitter blocked if it turns out to be hogwash Edited June 3, 2021 by DJB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Wheres the old ertz thread. If we are going to engage in wild speculation lets put it where it belongs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 15 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: I'm always suspicious of these little accounts. Feel like they dart throw...hope it happens and tell everyone they have sources. Then when it doesn't they just fade away because nobody will remember anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaCrispy Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: This would be awful imo...we shouldn’t be giving up anything more than a conditional 7th... Edited June 3, 2021 by JaCrispy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 6 hours ago, BuffaloRebound said: I’d be surprised if he weighs more than 250lbs right now. He can’t play at that weight. Probably why he hasn’t been in Buffalo. so skip Ertz ? Bills have secretly converted Star L to TE finally some one listened to me 5 hours ago, BarleyNY said: Probably converting to DE close lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 24 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Hollister is supposedly looking good at OTAs so far, already seems to have a better connection with Allen than Knox. This won't be a popular opinion on here but if we do actually trade for Ertz, Knox isn't a lock to make the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 24 minutes ago, DJB said: I'm always suspicious of these little accounts. Feel like they dart throw...hope it happens and tell everyone they have sources. Then when it doesn't they just fade away because nobody will remember anyways. Lasal has been around for awhile fwiw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Lasal has been around for awhile fwiw Has he been credible in the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippery Rubber Mats Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, DJB said: Has he been credible in the past? perhaps not but he's been around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank Stare Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I think some folks on here are underestimating Ertz. Has he had some injury trouble? Yep. QB trouble? You bet. But he came into the league the same year as Kelce and is almost the same age and has comparable stats. No one is suggesting Kelce is too old or washed. I’m not suggesting he’s Kelce good or that stats tell the whole story, but we’ve had a dearth of talent at the TE position for forever and I’d love to add his production to this offense. Especially, if it doesn’t require us to give up much. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 16 minutes ago, HappyDays said: Hollister is supposedly looking good at OTAs so far, already seems to have a better connection with Allen than Knox. This won't be a popular opinion on here but if we do actually trade for Ertz, Knox isn't a lock to make the team. Maybe, but who do you keep over Knox? Have Sweeney, Gilliam or Becker shown enough to keep over him? Or do they keep the UDFA Morris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 32 minutes ago, DJB said: Has he been credible in the past? Yes but it’s been many years since he reported anything 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 22 minutes ago, Doc said: Maybe, but who do you keep over Knox? Have Sweeney, Gilliam or Becker shown enough to keep over him? Or do they keep the UDFA Morris? I think they like Gilliam as the TE/h-back hybrid. If Ertz and Hollister are here I don't know where Knox fits in. If anything I'm guessing they'd just trade him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, HappyDays said: I think they like Gilliam as the TE/h-back hybrid. If Ertz and Hollister are here I don't know where Knox fits in. If anything I'm guessing they'd just trade him. Last year they kept 3 TEs and Gilliam as a FB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 29 minutes ago, Doc said: Last year they kept 3 TEs and Gilliam as a FB. Ah wow I completely forgot about Lee Smith. Yeah if they keep 3 TEs Knox is safe, I still see him as 3rd on the depth chart though if we get Ertz. I'm optimistic about Hollister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 9 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Not sure how credible but His bio says he’s a Giants beat writer 3 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: The second tweet (Lasal) is far more believable than the first McGuigan), IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 5 hours ago, Doc said: Last year they kept 3 TEs and Gilliam as a FB. They actually kept 4 with Gilliam as the 4th, he was listed as a Tight End and lined up very little at full back. He was really on the team as the 4th tight end and a core special teamer. But their history does suggest they keep 4 players in that combination of Tight End and Full Back roles and have done so even when the talent level at those spots has been low. I'd be tempted to go with 3 but I expect them to go with 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 14 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: They actually kept 4 with Gilliam as the 4th, he was listed as a Tight End and lined up very little at full back. He was really on the team as the 4th tight end and a core special teamer. But their history does suggest they keep 4 players in that combination of Tight End and Full Back roles and have done so even when the talent level at those spots has been low. I'd be tempted to go with 3 but I expect them to go with 4. It'll be interesting how things line up this year don't know if we'll keep 3 QBs on the main roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 17 minutes ago, Warcodered said: It'll be interesting how things line up this year don't know if we'll keep 3 QBs on the main roster. And without wishing to turn yet another thread into a vaccines minefield I think vaccines will factor into that decision. If Josh and Trubisky are both vaccinated I see no reason to carry a third Quarterback. If one of them isn't I would expect the Bills to carry a "quarantine" Quarterback again similar to last year because you can suddenly lose your QB room in one fell swoop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) GB, I’m betting they keep JA, and Trubisky, and have a slot for a PS QB like Jake from State Fromm. Webb is probably cut. I understand the vaccine comment, but it’s going to keep coming up. They really made a mistake discussing it whether it’s Josh’s research answer, or the silliness of Poyer’s wife, or Beasely. The last two can have a private opinion, but they draw attention to a topic vs. just decide what you want or don’t want to do. Its certainly not going to be difficult to figure out as more press is allowed at some of the practices as they.l see who has to wear a mask, and who doesn’t. The Bills will want to stay in compliance with the league as they are paying attention. As far as the $, it’s possible it was freed up for Ertz, but consider teams like to have $2-3 mil. for emergencies going into the year. Well they had $3mil. They still haven’t finished all contracts for rookies so that’s another $1mil. This means they have truly free around $7 mil. It could be for Ertz, another player or getting parsed into the Allen and Edmunds contracts. I have no idea. The comments above on Ertz is correct in that his numbers prior to last year were not far off Kelce’s career numbers. He’s not any older or been hurt for several years. Whether they decide to take him or not is their call. Someone mentioned we only had 3 TE’s last year which is not true as Sweeney went out for multiple reasons in season, and they did have Kroft, Smith, Sweeney, Knox, and Gilliam as TE/H. Right now we have Knox, Hollister, Sweeney, and Gilliam. If we pick up Ertz, then we’ll drop most likely either Sweeney or Gilliam. Edited June 3, 2021 by machine gun kelly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggsy14 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 4 hours ago, The Dean said: The second tweet (Lasal) is far more believable than the first McGuigan), IMO. Is Lasal credible ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Spotrac updated Bill's to $11M , Greg Rousseau still not under contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 9 hours ago, HappyDays said: Ah wow I completely forgot about Lee Smith. Yeah if they keep 3 TEs Knox is safe, I still see him as 3rd on the depth chart though if we get Ertz. I'm optimistic about Hollister. It will be interesting to see the depth chart regardless. 4 hours ago, GunnerBill said: They actually kept 4 with Gilliam as the 4th, he was listed as a Tight End and lined up very little at full back. He was really on the team as the 4th tight end and a core special teamer. But their history does suggest they keep 4 players in that combination of Tight End and Full Back roles and have done so even when the talent level at those spots has been low. I'd be tempted to go with 3 but I expect them to go with 4. Yeah, they kept 4 TEs, but they listed Gilliam as a FB, at least for the season opener (as per the gamebook). The point being Knox still likely makes the top-4 spots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 15 minutes ago, Doc said: Yeah, they kept 4 TEs, but they listed Gilliam as a FB, at least for the season opener (as per the gamebook). The point being Knox still likely makes the top-4 spots. I am sure I remember there being a thing about them changing his positional designation to Tight End before final cut downs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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