Draconator Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastMode54 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Beane is going to have to clear a lot of cap space for any of these FA's to make it Buffalo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Draconator said: Cincinnati’s GM 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 His pass protection isn’t what it was but he’s a helluva run blocker still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Would love it, but not expecting anything even close in FA. I think Beane's plan will be to sign a couple of mid-tier FAs, and draft a C/G in the 2nd or 3rd round (and maybe even another in the 6th/7th). Here are the guys to watch from our meeting list... Cam Jurgens - C/G Nebraska Logan Bruss - C/G Wisconsin Zion Johnson - C/G Boston College Lecitus Smith - G Virginia Tech Dohnovan West - C/G Arizona State Kenyon Green - C/G Texas A&M 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, Draconator said: We ask why is a team which lives and dies by its O-line play releasing a pro-bowl guard? Maybe because he is 34, has played 12 seasons, and is no longer "all that"? 4 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: Would love it, but not expecting anything even close in FA. I think Beane's plan will be to sign a couple of mid-tier FAs, and draft a C/G in the 2nd or 3rd round (and maybe even another in the 6th/7th). Here are the guys to watch from our meeting list... Cam Jurgens - C/G Nebraska Logan Bruss - C/G Wisconsin Zion Johnson - C/G Boston College Lecitus Smith - G Virginia Tech Dohnovan West - C/G Arizona State Kenyon Green - C/G Texas A&M Would not surprise me if McBeane goes OL with 1st round pick. Dawkins, Kenyon Green/Zion Johnson, Morse, Williams after paycut, Brown, Gronk with Ford, Bates, Doyle as backups could be a good O-Line 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said: Would not surprise me if McBeane goes OL with 1st round pick. Dawkins, Kenyon Green/Zion Johnson, Morse, Williams after paycut, Brown, Gronk with Ford, Bates, Doyle as backups could be a good O-Line Bates will be a lot cheaper than Williams and played better last year. I don't see him on the bench with Williams starting. Edited March 10, 2022 by Process 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Just now, BuffaloRebound said: Would not surprise me if McBeane goes OL with 1st round pick. Dawkins, Kenyon Green/Zion Johnson, Morse, Williams after paycut, Brown, Gronk with Ford, Bates, Doyle as backups could be a good O-Line I'd love that too, but not sure anyone will be there #25 that is worth the pick. Assuming Linderbaum is gone before then, it isnt worth reaching for a guy we could get in the 2nd. Maaaaybe Kenyon Green. I wouldnt mind trading up to around #20 to get Linderbaum. As I dig deeper on the guys we met with, I could see Beane going with Cam Jurgens in like the 4th or 5th as a possible Center replacement for Morse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Seems appropriate... 3 9 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I have never been his biggest fan. I think he has been overrated most of his career. Wouldn't have given him the big deal Tennessee did and wouldn't be made keen on him now unless he comes cheap. If he is still sitting out there and they want to bring him in as a dust settles guy in a couple of weeks, fine. But chasing him in the first wave of free agency would be a bad move. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor26 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 12 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: I'd love that too, but not sure anyone will be there #25 that is worth the pick. Assuming Linderbaum is gone before then, it isnt worth reaching for a guy we could get in the 2nd. Maaaaybe Kenyon Green. I wouldnt mind trading up to around #20 to get Linderbaum. As I dig deeper on the guys we met with, I could see Beane going with Cam Jurgens in like the 4th or 5th as a possible Center replacement for Morse. If Kenyon Green there I would take him. He’s a beast. Aaaand his NFL player comparison? Ritchie Incognito. That sold me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BillsintheBurgh Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Does he have ties to Kromer? Gotta think we're bringing in at least one guy who Kromer is comfortable with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) I don't love his game. But is a Kromer guy though. Kromer helped make him a lot of money with the Titans. (He played for Kromer in LA for 2 years and those were his best years going into free agency) As a replacement for Daryl Williams as a backup guard? Sure. But I would like a better upgrade there and bring back Bates. Edited March 10, 2022 by MrEpsYtown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 1 minute ago, MrEpsYtown said: I don't love his game. But is a Kromer guy though. Kromer helped make him a lot of money with the Titans. As a replacement for Daryl Williams as a backup guard? Sure. But I would like a better upgrade there and bring back Bates. As shallow as the class of FA guards is I'd expect Saffold to get a starting contract on the open market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookie Man Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 27 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said: Would not surprise me if McBeane goes OL with 1st round pick. Dawkins, Kenyon Green/Zion Johnson, Morse, Williams after paycut, Brown, Gronk with Ford, Bates, Doyle as backups could be a good O-Line Beane did say protecting Josh was #1 priority. I could definitely see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blainorama5 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Rubes said: Seems appropriate... Get er done!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen2D̶i̶g̶g̶s̶TBD Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 3 hours ago, BeastMode54 said: Beane is going to have to clear a lot of cap space for any of these FA's to make it Buffalo I really think Diggs will be resigned to create cap room within the next week. Edmunds will either be extended or traded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Cody Ford will be a week 1 starter and you’re all going to see the Kromer effect in action. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonWaddams Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Motor26 said: If Kenyon Green there I would take him. He’s a beast. Aaaand his NFL player comparison? Ritchie Incognito. That sold me. So, he can really throw his weights around…? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 No thanks. He's too old, and his price tag will be exorbitant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Bills Fanatic Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 3 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: As shallow as the class of FA guards is I'd expect Saffold to get a starting contract on the open market. I agree with you. He is still better than several starters on teams like Jacksonville, Carolina, Cincinnati, and Houston. He will be starting somewhere if he chooses to play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said: Cincinnati’s GM Please, SG. Why would he flirt with going to the defending AFC Champions who have more than 50 million dollars in cap space when he can be low or middle balled to come to Buffalo? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 24 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said: Please, SG. Why would he flirt with going to the defending AFC Champions who have more than 50 million dollars in cap space when he can be low or middle balled to come to Buffalo? 3 words should give us some hope on the recruiting trail Donuts—“indoor practice facility” …apparently Cinci has nada in this regard? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brand J Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Doc Brown said: Cody Ford will be a week 1 starter and you’re all going to see the Kromer effect in action. Could happen, but it’s entirely up to Cody Ford and what he decides to do in the off-season. If he’s serious about his career he’ll check into one of those OL academies and then show up in the best shape of his life. Nothing so far has shown he’s that type of guy though, besides words. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 4 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Would love it, but not expecting anything even close in FA. I think Beane's plan will be to sign a couple of mid-tier FAs, and draft a C/G in the 2nd or 3rd round (and maybe even another in the 6th/7th). Here are the guys to watch from our meeting list... Cam Jurgens - C/G Nebraska Logan Bruss - C/G Wisconsin Zion Johnson - C/G Boston College Lecitus Smith - G Virginia Tech Dohnovan West - C/G Arizona State Kenyon Green - C/G Texas A&M its cool and all to list a bunch of targets for the draft but they could be all gone by the time you get to them or have to reach to get one and that is not an ideal way to enter the draft. Beanie has shown he wants his house in order before the draft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermes Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 All I'm hoping for is at least one new starter on the IOL, maybe two if the Bills are serious about protecting Josh. I don't see them replacing Dawkins or Brown so that leave 3 positions up for grabs. Maybe they bump Dion to LG but either way 2/5 spots are locked up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, PrimeTime101 said: its cool and all to list a bunch of targets for the draft but they could be all gone by the time you get to them or have to reach to get one and that is not an ideal way to enter the draft. Beanie has shown he wants his house in order before the draft From the list of known meetings, the Bills met with more C/Gs and CBs than any other position, by a pretty good amount too (WR was up there as well, but not as much as C/G). It is almost a certainty Beane drafts at least 1. He'll get his house in order too. That why I said he'll sign a couple of mid-tiers in free agency. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Summary Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 8 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Would love it, but not expecting anything even close in FA. I think Beane's plan will be to sign a couple of mid-tier FAs, and draft a C/G in the 2nd or 3rd round (and maybe even another in the 6th/7th). Here are the guys to watch from our meeting list... Cam Jurgens - C/G Nebraska Logan Bruss - C/G Wisconsin Zion Johnson - C/G Boston College Lecitus Smith - G Virginia Tech Dohnovan West - C/G Arizona State Kenyon Green - C/G Texas A&M I hope it's both a free agent signing (ready to start Game 1) and a Day 1-2 draft pick for interior OL. People can talk WR, TE, RB all day, but it's the OL that makes all these offensive fantasies come true. Not only for pass protection, but who wants another year where the O coordinator has Josh run and hurdle because we can't establish a running threat? I'm also a bit tired of hearing about a lineman that can play multiple OL positions yet excel at neither. It's time to commit to at least one dominant guard like we had in Ritchie. If Beane now likes tall rangy tackles, then he can also learn to appreciate a guard that can execute a drive block. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 In the odd NFL circle of life Stafford signing with the Titans is what lead to us signing Quinton Spain. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 9 hours ago, BuffaloRebound said: Would not surprise me if McBeane goes OL with 1st round pick. Dawkins, Kenyon Green/Zion Johnson, Morse, Williams after paycut, Brown, Gronk with Ford, Bates, Doyle as backups could be a good O-Line Everybody wants to replace baits after he basically came in and saved our line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringMetheHeadofLeonLett Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Wasn't he in the great draft of '33? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 13 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: As shallow as the class of FA guards is I'd expect Saffold to get a starting contract on the open market. I hope it’s not from the Bills. A pretty knowledge titans fan I know says that he was terrible in pass protection this season. Pff isn’t the Bible but his pass protection grade was a 44. High 70s as a run blocker. any OL we draft better not suck in pass protection. If we have 5 guys that can block their butts in pass pro, with josh’s mobility, we’ll have guys open on every play. Josh could just create time in the pocket at will with a good OL. I really hope Beane attacks the OL this offseason. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 There was a time when the thought of Saffold.....even old....would have been considered a big deal around here. My have the times changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnbillsbacker Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Aren't Bates and Williams fine for now? Spend the cash elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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