Jerry Hughes signs with Texans

[JohnBonhamRocks]

Will miss him.
 

Possibly best trade get in Bills history relative to compensation it took to acquire. 
 

(Kelvin Sheppard is over in Detroit biting kneecaps on Dan Campbell’s coaching staff.)

[H2o]

12 minutes ago, Sestak4ever said:

Loved his passion for the game and for the Bills team. Got him in trouble with the officials a few times and I think it lead crews to look away when Hughes was being held or collared by an offensive lineman.

And this happened A LOT if you paid attention. 

[Buffalo ill]

Thank you for putting in work here Jerry.  Good luck in the future.

[Success]

I'll always root for Hughes.  During the drought years, he had some games & plays that I was really proud of.  He brought attitude to this team during some otherwise low times that made the seasons worth watching.

 

[MJS]

Do we know contract details yet? I'm interested to see what he got.

[Rocket94]

Good Luck in Houston Jerry! You were one constant for the Bills!

[Dablitzkrieg]

31 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Great Bill and future Wall of Fame designee. Best of luck, Jerry. 

Yeah, he's not getting on the wall

[Punching Bag]

40 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

Like Bruce Smith, Andre Reed, Thurman Thomas, and Fred Jackson before him, Jerry Hughes should have retired a Buffalo Bill.  Farewell Jerry Hughes, and we thank you.

 

Bruce Smith proved it was not right time for him to retire.

[Punching Bag]

 

Texans defensive line coach Jacques Cesaire was previously an assistant for the Bills and that may be a factor in Hughes choosing Houston.

[FilthyBeast]

46 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

Like Bruce Smith, Andre Reed, Thurman Thomas, and Fred Jackson before him, Jerry Hughes should have retired a Buffalo Bill.  Farewell Jerry Hughes, and we thank you.

 

I just don't see him in that class despite near decade long tenure here.

 

Solid player but has always been more of a #2 DE hence the reason why he's never matched the production he did in 13/14 alongside Mario Williams (and Marcel Dareus at his Bills peak for that matter).

[John from Riverside]

Jerry thank you for EVERYTHING.......I wish you could have ended your career with us

[Nextmanup]

2 hours ago, WMDman said:

sad to see Jerry go, but it was the right time

He was a good contributor to the team for a long time, but I'm glad we've moved on from him now.

 

He stopped being an impact player several years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

[NewEra]

2 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

I wouldn't rule out a return of Hughes or Addison at the trade deadline if things don't go as planned with the young DE's.

 

It's the perfect place-holder team.    They are basically stashed.  

Good call.  
 

We’re banking on at least one of 3 young pass rushers making a sizable jump with their rush prowess.  As of now, we have one great pass rushing edge, 3 hopefuls and a run stuffing capped out depth player. If one of the hopefully doesn’t make that step they’re counting on, I’d hope Beane makes the call.

 

but let’s hope we don’t have to make the call and 1 of the 3  can be a disruptor vs the pass.  

[RoyBatty is alive]

Fantastic for Jerry, great team mate and was a quality edition.

 

Bes for Jerry, he is from Sugarland Texas and can retire more or less at home.

 

One of the best trades Bills ever made.

 

Best of luck to him.

19 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

Texans defensive line coach Jacques Cesaire was previously an assistant for the Bills and that may be a factor in Hughes choosing Houston.

Probably did but I think growing up in Houston had more to do with it.  

[msw2112]

Good for Jerry.  He'll be missed, but with (a) Von Miller signing, (b) having 3 young DEs in the fold, (c) Jerry getting on to the downside of his excellent career, and (d) the salary cap implications of signing Hughes to a potential backup role, it was time.  I wish him luck in Houston and hope he lights it up, so long as his success doesn't do any harm to the Bills chances.  I don't think it will.  I hope he got a nice payday - for him personally, and for the salary cap of another AFC team to take a hit.

Edited May 10, 2022 by msw2112

[NewEra]

It’s so funny.  One of the best bills over the last 9 years leaves and there are “bills fans” talking smack on the way out. There’s something wrong there. 

At least it’s just the people you’d expect it from.  No class

Edited May 10, 2022 by NewEra

[Southern_Bills]

10 minutes ago, NewEra said:

It’s so funny.  One of the best bills over the last 9 years leaves and there are “bills fans” talking smack on the way out. There’s something wrong there. 

At least it’s just the people you’d expect it from.  No class

 

I wouldn't worry about it too much. The Bills will win the SB and I'm sure some "Fans" will complain it wasn't by enough. Jerry was a great player and a good citizen off the field. He will be missed.

[somnus00]

This thread is about what I expected when I clicked.

 

Mostly classy, respectful comments by people that make me proud to be part of Bills Mafia. Sprinkled with a few snarky, mean spirited comments by a few people who, for some reason, seem to have a psychological need to be contrarian or rude.

[Pabstblueribbon]

2 hours ago, KGun12TD said:

Gonna break my heart when we win the Super Bowl and he's not there to celebrate it.

Same along Kyle Williams and Fred Jackson. I wish we could have frozen those two and thawed them out for this run at the SB. 

[BillsFanForever19]

Hughes was a good player for us for a number of years. I respect all the work he put in and it's sad his prime came before the team's prime.

 

We spent the last 3 offseason's preparing for his exit. Von Miller's signing signaled a changing of the guard in the Edge Rushing room. With everything they've done in the Draft and FA since 2020 - the writing was on the wall that he wasn't getting another contract.

 

In Houston, he gets to go home and quite possibly start. Though it appears to me that they aren't interested in winning many games this season, going with Davis Mills at QB. I'd imagine they plan on trying to land their next Franchise QB in the 2023 Draft.

 

I get loving long tenured players. But it's time to let go and move on. Long tenured players are moved on from teams every offseason. We won't be giving up a Draft Pick and making a mid season trade for him unless there is serious injuries along the Edge. So we really shouldn't be rooting for that.

[TuelTime]

16 minutes ago, NewEra said:

It’s so funny.  One of the best bills over the last 9 years leaves and there are “bills fans” talking smack on the way out. There’s something wrong there. 

At least it’s just the people you’d expect it from.  No class

 

Obviously a great person, wish him the best and thank him for his service, but you gotta admit he was a little overrated. He was a huge beneficiary of being next to Mario, Kyle, and Marcell. He was pretty average once the band split up.

[LeGOATski]

2 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

I wouldn't rule out a return of Hughes or Addison at the trade deadline if things don't go as planned with the young DE's.

 

It's the perfect place-holder team.    They are basically stashed.  

So, the Bills would let them go and then trade for them back in the same offseason? Have they ever done that?

[billsfan_34]

2 hours ago, ALLEN1QB said:

Missed 1 game but how many games did you hear his name mentioned ( when you did was for jumping Offside) way overrated IMO.

Yeah um no- damn good ball player in his prime.

[Augie]

3 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

That just goes to show how absolutely INCREDIBLE Bruce Smith was! 

 

Best of luck to Jerry moving forward. He deserves it, unless he’s playing the Bills. I hope changing his jersey helps him get some holding calls going forward!

 

 

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Edited May 10, 2022 by Augie

[BillsPride12]

Thanks for the Memories and Best of Luck to #55! 🍻

[DCofNC]

1 hour ago, Limeaid said:

 

Bruce Smith proved it was not right time for him to retire.

He did, but the Bills also made the right call there, he had one season in 4 with double digit sacks (10 on the nose) after he left, his first year.   He was up there in years, they got the absolute best out of him.   If there’s ONE thing Bellicheck has right, it’s move on a year too soon rather than 1 too late.  I understand his desire to play more and I understand the Bills not being willing to pay for it.  A rare instance where both the player and the team got a good deal.  

2 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

That just goes to show how absolutely INCREDIBLE Bruce Smith was! 

Absolutely one of the All-time greats. 

1 hour ago, Sestak4ever said:

Loved his passion for the game and for the Bills team. Got him in trouble with the officials a few times and I think it lead crews to look away when Hughes was being held or collared by an offensive lineman.

Either the refs held a grudge for a long time or this is severely over blown.  He got himself in some odd looking spots because he got low and tried to bend around the corner, but it wasn’t a hold every play like Bills fans want to believe.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

I would have kept Hughes. He is reliable and still great off the edge. You pair him with a Von Miller, and he is a 5-8 sack guy. 
 

interestingly enough, Hughes and Von Miller are about the same age (about 7 months older than Von). 

[BADOLBILZ]

5 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:

So, the Bills would let them go and then trade for them back in the same offseason? Have they ever done that?

 

 

They didn't really let them go........they were free agents.

 

They would be half priced vs the cap at the trade deadline and probably only worth a 7th or something like that,   assuming the Texans are toast by then.

 

It's not something the Bills have ever done that I recall..........but not unheard of.    

 

Hopefully it's not necessary to add a vet at the deadline.........they were let go in the hopes of getting better at those positions.

[NewEra]

16 minutes ago, TuelTime said:

 

Obviously a great person, wish him the best and thank him for his service, but you gotta admit he was a little overrated. He was a huge beneficiary of being next to Mario, Kyle, and Marcell. He was pretty average once the band split up.

I disagree.  Dude was held more than any player I’ve ever watched. He got pressures.  He forced incompletions.  He was a one man band rushing the passer for the last 5 years or so.  He got pressure and his teammates weren’t up to the task.  No one is saying he’s a HoF….just a very good pass rusher.  If you think he was less than a very  my good pass rusher, your entitled to be wrong. 

12 minutes ago, DCofNC said:

He did, but the Bills also made the right call there, he had one season in 4 with double digit sacks (10 on the nose) after he left, his first year.   He was up there in years, they got the absolute best out of him.   If there’s ONE thing Bellicheck has right, it’s move on a year too soon rather than 1 too late.  I understand his desire to play more and I understand the Bills not being willing to pay for it.  A rare instance where both the player and the team got a good deal.  

Absolutely one of the All-time greats. 

Either the refs held a grudge for a long time or this is severely over blown.  He got himself in some odd looking spots because he got low and tried to bend around the corner, but it wasn’t a hold every play like Bills fans want to believe.

Meanwhile, in real life, not one Bills fan is saying he was held every play.  Nice poast.   Thanks for the informing us.  

[MJS]

1 hour ago, FilthyBeast said:

 

I just don't see him in that class despite near decade long tenure here.

 

Solid player but has always been more of a #2 DE hence the reason why he's never matched the production he did in 13/14 alongside Mario Williams (and Marcel Dareus at his Bills peak for that matter).

100%.

[Rocky Landing]

I hope when he hangs it up he, and the Bills would consider signing a one day deal so he can retire a Bill.

[NC-billsfan!]

46 minutes ago, Pabstblueribbon said:

Same along Kyle Williams and Fred Jackson. I wish we could have frozen those two and thawed them out for this run at the SB. 

Well said! There were some decent players during the drought, some not great, but gave it their all. Those two epitomized what I like in football players. Gave it all on the field and in the community.

[Rocky Landing]

IMO, Hughs was part of what really should be considered a legendary defensive line-- Jerry Hughs, Marcel Darius, Kyle Williams, and Mario Williams. The year Jim Schwartz was DC, they led the league in sacks, yet had the second lowest blitz rate. 

[Bad Things]

It's sad to see him go, but it was time.

 

Was Jerry the last of the players that was here before McDermott?

Who is now the longest tenured player on the roster?  (Reid Ferguson??)

[dwight in philly]

Obviously hate to see  him go, was hoping it could be worked out that he could come back.,. looking back, as others have said, the penalties, some ill-timed , so be it.., his passion was refreshing , to say the least 

[ngbills]

Hughes and Addison. Star next?

[Pabstblueribbon]

10 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said:

IMO, Hughs was part of what really should be considered a legendary defensive line-- Jerry Hughs, Marcel Darius, Kyle Williams, and Mario Williams. The year Jim Schwartz was DC, they led the league in sacks, yet had the second lowest blitz rate. 

That line was beastly. Pretty sure all except possibly Hughes made the probowl together one year. It was fun watching that game and seeing 3 bills helmets lined up in a row among a sea of other afc team emblems. 

[BuffaloBill]

4 hours ago, Gugny said:

Nine seasons in Buffalo .... missed ONE game.  Great Bill and I'm sad to see him go.

 

 

Exactly this^^^^ It’s nice that he can go “home” for his family but he will forever have a “home” in Buffalo.  A great Buffalo Bill for sure.

[2020 Our Year For Sure]

4 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

I wouldn't rule out a return of Hughes or Addison at the trade deadline if things don't go as planned with the young DE's.

 

It's the perfect place-holder team.    They are basically stashed.  

Call 'em up from Triple-A Houston.

[Augie]

4 hours ago, Gugny said:

Nine seasons in Buffalo .... missed ONE game.  Great Bill and I'm sad to see him go.

 

I knew he was at least very “reliable”, but this is almost superhuman. That’s a combination of incredible durability, high character and plain old luck. You don’t realize it when a guy just shows up and plays every game, so that snuck up on me.  WOW!