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Do not understand this move.

 

The Bills dabbled with this move awhile ago and Mayden is a fringe NFL player. 
 

Benford must be getting closer to a return, but Mayden is not going to see the field, he’s a journeyman. 
 

Waste of a roster spot.

 

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24 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

Do not understand this move.

 

The Bills dabbled with this move awhile ago and Mayden is a fringe NFL player. 
 

Benford must be getting closer to a return, but Mayden is not going to see the field, he’s a journeyman. 
 

Waste of a roster spot.

 

He's a young player that they know. Unlikely to do any better at this point in the year unless they want to call Eric Weddle.

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2 hours ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

Do not understand this move.

 

The Bills dabbled with this move awhile ago and Mayden is a fringe NFL player. 
 

Benford must be getting closer to a return, but Mayden is not going to see the field, he’s a journeyman. 
 

Waste of a roster spot.

 

Well,  we likely need someone who can play safety, and Rhodes ain't that guy

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Mayden is 6’ 201 and ran a 4.36

 

I agree Benford is getting activated.  IMO Bills have been stashing Benford-for playoffs.

 

Benford ran a 4.46 and is 6’ 208.

 

Rhodes was keeping spot warm for Benford.

 

Benford and Morris - I predict both are playoff surprise playmakers 

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4 hours ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

Do not understand this move.

 

The Bills dabbled with this move awhile ago and Mayden is a fringe NFL player. 
 

Benford must be getting closer to a return, but Mayden is not going to see the field, he’s a journeyman. 
 

Waste of a roster spot.

 

Sir I don’t know if you noticed, but we’ve had some injuries at the safety position

2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Rhodes sucked. Which is why I never believed the excuse to deactivating Elam in order to play Rhodes. He was totally washed. Something has gone on with Kaiir behind the scenes. I am all but certain of it.

I liked Xavier, but he is getting long in the tooth looking at a bills youth movement here a little bit

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Not sure why we traded for Dean Marlowe at this point. He’s gotta be better than Jaquon Johnson. 
 

releasing Rhodes makes sense for the purpose of Benford or perhaps another d lineman for the patriots game

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This makes sense to me.  The Bills have to plan on Hamlin being unavailable for the foreseeable future.  The Bills need a safety on the roster in case Jaquan Johnson gets injured in a game.  The market of available safeties is probably pretty dry at the moment.  I checked a list of available safeties.  There are a bunch of names, but not a lot of them are recognizable.  Mayden spent some time on the Bills practice squad.  That means he has at least been exposed to the Bills playbook.  He played college football at Alabama, so he's had quality college coaching, and he happens to possess a very good combination of size and speed.  He can play both safety spots and has experience at CB too.  This is not to say Mayden is a great player at this point.  He was a UDFA.  He's almost certainly a project that needs to be coached up, but he's a warm body at a needed position with athleticism and upside.  

 

I don't think the fact that he was released from the PS means the Bills hated him.  The PS has been used by Beane to keep the roster balanced and fortify positions as needed.  If an area of the team is hurt by injury, Beane may decide he needs to add players to that position, and he'll drop players at another position Mayden may have been one of those drops.  I wouldn't be surprised to see him on the roster in training camp.  If he can get coached up, who knows. . .

 

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6 hours ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

Do not understand this move.

 

The Bills dabbled with this move awhile ago and Mayden is a fringe NFL player. 
 

Benford must be getting closer to a return, but Mayden is not going to see the field, he’s a journeyman. 
 

Waste of a roster spot.

 


We don’t need safeties?

 

All players signed in week 18 are fringe players.  

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