Who would be your free agency targets?

[Wizard]

The Bills have a lot of players that can have contracts restructured to free up money in free agency. Based off of Spotrac, the Bills could get $30+ million under the cap.
 

Like other comments on this board, I don’t think Buffalo resigns Edmunds, Poyer, or even Singletary.  I think the only significant resignings are Sam Martin and Dane Jackson.

 

Here are players I believe could fit the Bills budget and some needs. Realistic targets could include Trai Turner at guard, Van Noy (got trucked by Allen), but he is similar size, length, and an above average coverage linebacker like Edmunds.

 

Guys that would cost more but could lock down a side of the OL could be McGlinchey or a DT that is larger but consistent like Dalvin Tomlinson, as Oliver and Settle/Jones are pieces likely to be gone soon.

 

if the Bills approach free agency in this way, the Bills would then be looking most likely at a WR, and then either a safety or interior lineman

 

 

 

 

[Alphadawg7]

Al-Shaair - LB from SF.  Cheaper Edmunds replacement.  He can do a lot of the things Edmunds can do and has been overshadowed by two studs in SF.  A guy poised for a breakout in his next stop.  

 

D’onte Foreman - Be a nice compliment as a RB to Cook.  He can catch, runs with purpose and can pick up tough yards.  

Edited March 4, 2023 by Alphadawg7

[Richard Noggin]

1 hour ago, Wizard said:

The Bills have a lot of players that can have contracts restructured to free up money in free agency. Based off of Spotrac, the Bills could get $30+ million under the cap.
 

Like other comments on this board, I don’t think Buffalo resigns Edmunds, Poyer, or even Singletary.  I think the only significant resignings are Sam Martin and Dane Jackson.

 

Here are players I believe could fit the Bills budget and some needs. Realistic targets could include Trai Turner at guard, Van Noy (got trucked by Allen), but he is similar size, length, and an above average coverage linebacker like Edmunds.

 

Guys that would cost more but could lock down a side of the OL could be McGlinchey or a DT that is larger but consistent like Dalvin Tomlinson, as Oliver and Settle/Jones are pieces likely to be gone soon.

 

if the Bills approach free agency in this way, the Bills would then be looking most likely at a WR, and then either a safety or interior lineman

 

 

 

 

 

The two bolded targets feel potentially expensive in FA. At least mid-tier. I say that without looking them up, but relying on my recollections of their previous contracts. I'm thinking McGlinchey gets a SOLID OT deal with term and Tomilinson gets a deal similar to what Oliver will command. Lotta cap would be tied up in those two, unless the Bills go long with term and back-loaded with allocation. 

[78thealltimegreat]

Adrian Amos Green Bay safety..Nate Davis of the Titans… Jermaine Eluemunor tackle Vegas…all positions where help is definitely needed and all won’t break the bank and seem reasonably priced…allows Buff to go into the draft needing to add  a WR…OL…LB…TE…DB and be set 

[GunnerBill]

Dane isn't a FA this year. He is at the end of year 3. The Bills have him under contract 1 more year. 

 

Isaac Semuelo, Guard, Philadelphia is my #1 target. 

[TheBeaneBandit]

Mine as well. Shift Bates back to LG and even draft another IOL, probably with the second round pick.

[Doc Brown]

2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

Dane isn't a FA this year. He is at the end of year 3. The Bills have him under contract 1 more year. 

 

Isaac Semuelo, Guard, Philadelphia is my #1 target. 

Dane's a restricted free agent as his rookie contract was terminated when he was cut and then re-signed to the practice squad in 2020.

[Magox]

A clear upgrade either at the Right tackle or OG spot.

 

Or someone who will compete vs Gabe for the #2 WR

 

An in-between the tackle sort of RB that will get around 5-10 Carries game

 

Possibly a MLB to replace Edmunds if the Bills don’t draft one.

 

Possibly a safety who will compete for a starting spot along side Hyde.

 

Possibly someone who will compete for a roster rotational spot on the D-line.

 

Possibly someone who will compete for a roster spot at CB.

[GunnerBill]

16 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

Dane's a restricted free agent as his rookie contract was terminated when he was cut and then re-signed to the practice squad in 2020.

 

Ah that makes sense. Ta. 

[GreggTX]

I'd love to sign McGlinchey. He's good but not great, so I think we could afford him. Draft Mauch too. We might need to move up in the 2nd or trade down for Mauch and a receiver. Van Noy is the kind of LB I'd like us to sign, but can he play MLB? Trai Turner would be kinda like a 3rd wheel at G with Mauch, Boettger, Bates and Van Roten. Mauch, I think, is the only one that inspires me. Our other G's are backups or low end starters and that's what Turner is also. Isaac Suemalo would be OK too. Nothing special, but affordable.

 

Edited March 4, 2023 by GreggTX

[Sherlock Holmes]

McGlinchey and Suemalo while we are on 49ers players trade for McCaffrey.

[ProcessTruster]

OG would be the preference.   the Saffold experiment seems to have failed

 

this years playoffs have shown that offense is the way to go,  therefore go get as much offensive depth as you can, bc  the top AFC 
QBs will score on you no matter how much you spend on defense.   

[Pete]

Jamaal Williams RB- this doesn’t preclude me from drafting RB 

Isaac Semuelo G

 

we need a WR- sign one, draft one

 

Bills draft a TE top 100 picks- that’s my prediction 

 

[BigdaddyinOrlando]

Julian Love ss of the Giants

24 years old, coming off a 116 tackle season. Could be a nice Poyer style signing as in not many know of him and he fits in here.

[H2o]

We'll have to first see how they shift the $$$ around to get any idea on how much they will spend. There are a couple of guys I would go after though. 

 

Isaac Seumalo / G  - would be a huge upgrade. 

 

Jakobi Meyers / WR - he would take off with Josh throwing him the ball and would be a solid #2 opposite Diggs. 

 

If we could then land JSN or Zay Flowers in the 1st, John Michael Schmitz in the 2nd, and Jack Campbell in the 3rd? 🔥 After that BPA. I know it's a lot of wishful thinking, but yeah. 

 

[Orlando Tim]

I don't have a single person but I have a position- OG and then OT. I think Tremaine is coming back and the defense is less of a worry than the ability to keep Josh upright. If we do TE, I pray it is a blocking TE to help Brown. 

[NeverOutNick]

If Edmunds and Poyer are gone realistically I think the following moves in free agency would make for not having any real drop off on D and let’s us invest heavily in O line in the draft:

 

- Sign Lavonte David to a cheaper 1-2 year deal (he’s old but still really good)

- Move Benford to Safety to play along side a healthy Hyde (draft a mid round safety or sign one later in free agency once the dust settles)

- resign Dane Jackson as a RFA

- Sign OBJ or Michael Thomas to one year prove it deal (if we can’t trade a mid round pick for Hopkins)

- there are sooooo many RB free agents. After the free for all happens sign a cheap bruiser like Perine to pick up short yardage

- Talk Gronk into coming back for one year to win a SB with his hometown team 

[TheyCallMeAndy]

My tops are:

Nate Davis - OG - Titans

-or-

Will Hernandez - OG - Cardinals

 

Paris Campbell - WR - Colts

-or-

Robert Woods - WR - FA

 

Unrealistic WR pick: Mecole Hardman

 

Tremaine Edmunds

-or-

Germain Pratt - LB - Bengals

 

I don’t think we go old LB for the defense. 
 

They’ll sign a mid-Teir FA to compete with Spencer Brown or re-sign Q-Berry. 
 

They draft WR and SS in rounds one and two.

[gobills404]

iOL: Isaac Seumalo (PHI), Dalton Risner (DEN), Will Hernandez (ARI)

RB: D’Onta Forman (CAR), Samaje Perine (CIN). Would still rather just draft one on day 3.

 

WR: OBJ on a 1 year prove it deal

 

MLB: Anthony Walker (CLE)

 
SAF: Julian Love (NYG), Taylor Rapp (LAR)
 

[TheBeaneBandit]

1 minute ago, gobills404 said:

iOL: Isaac Seumalo (PHI), Dalton Risner (DEN), Will Hernandez (ARI)

RB: D’Onta Forman (CAR), Samaje Perine (CIN). Would still rather just draft one on day 3.

 

WR: OBJ on a 1 year prove it deal

 

MLB: Anthony Walker (CLE)

 
SAF: Julian Love (NYG), Taylor Rapp (LAR)
 

Love this plan/strategy! Lots of good options/fall back plans. 👍

[LABILLBACKER]

10 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

Al-Shaair - LB from SF.  Cheaper Edmunds replacement.  He can do a lot of the things Edmunds can do and has been overshadowed by two studs in SF.  A guy poised for a breakout in his next stop.  

 

D’onte Foreman - Be a nice compliment as a RB to Cook.  He can catch, runs with purpose and can pick up tough yards.  

I like Al-Shaair or Vander Esch to replace Edmunds. And would prefer Perine as a power back to compliment Cook.

[BADOLBILZ]

6 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Dane isn't a FA this year. He is at the end of year 3. The Bills have him under contract 1 more year. 

 

Isaac Semuelo, Guard, Philadelphia is my #1 target. 

 

 

Yeah........Seumalo was tremendous down the stretch this season.  Excellent in the SB too.   If he can keep that up he'd be a great addition at RG and allow Bates to go back to LG.    Would cause some 1998 Joe Panos flashbacks for some though.......Former Eagles 3rd rounder of similar stature signed by Bills in UFA with high expectations to plug the RG position......

[TheBeaneBandit]

14 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Yeah........Seumalo was tremendous down the stretch this season.  Excellent in the SB too.   If he can keep that up he'd be a great addition at RG and allow Bates to go back to LG.    Would cause some 1998 Joe Panos flashbacks for some though.......Former Eagles 3rd rounder of similar stature signed by Bills in UFA with high expectations to plug the RG position......

More trauma for us all to overcome 😆. On a serious note, he's my number one free agent target as well.👍

Edited March 4, 2023 by TheBeaneBandit

[BADOLBILZ]

11 minutes ago, TheBeaneBandit said:

More trauma for us all to overcome 😆. On a serious note, he's my number one free agent target as well.👍

 

 

I just remember being astonished that they gave him 4 years/$11.5M.   The salary cap had been $40M in 1997.   Seumalo is a lot more athletic than Panos.   How much runway they have left is similar concern though because Seumalo is a lot older than Panos was.   Both had injury problems in their Eagles history.   

Edited March 4, 2023 by BADOLBILZ

[947]

I really like Dalton Risner, he's projected at $7M/yr. I loved him in his draft year, he has the versatility to be OG & RT, and is nasty. Adding a FA like him would free us up to not be forced to take OL in the 1st if one falls, then take best available among WR/OL/LB/Safety.

[Einstein's Dog]

I think you need to list them in tiers.  My hope is along these lines:

 

Tier 1, good sized investment- OL Ben Powers, I Seumalo, M McGlinchey

                                                    WR - OBJ, M Thomas, J Meyers, trade and pay D Hopkins, M Evans

 

Tier 2       LB- Vander Esch, Lavonte David, maybe Van Noy-  a good veteran LB that comes at half the price of Edmunds

 

Tier 3 - bargain basement, picked up after the feeding frenzies - RB and Safety

 

I'd like to see tier 1 and tier 2 picked up before the draft.

[Alphadawg7]

1 hour ago, LABILLBACKER said:

I like Al-Shaair or Vander Esch to replace Edmunds. And would prefer Perine as a power back to compliment Cook.

I feel like Perine is more of what we already have in Cook and Hines.  I’d rather have a guy who is a tough runner in the elements.

[Solomon Grundy]

1 hour ago, LABILLBACKER said:

I like Al-Shaair or Vander Esch to replace Edmunds. And would prefer Perine as a power back to compliment Cook.

Can Vander Esch stay healthy?? 

[Buffalo03]

Jerry Rice. Gotta get Jerry Rice. Oh, wait....

[Niagara Dude]

13 hours ago, Wizard said:

The Bills have a lot of players that can have contracts restructured to free up money in free agency. Based off of Spotrac, the Bills could get $30+ million under the cap.
 

Like other comments on this board, I don’t think Buffalo resigns Edmunds, Poyer, or even Singletary.  I think the only significant resignings are Sam Martin and Dane Jackson.

 

Here are players I believe could fit the Bills budget and some needs. Realistic targets could include Trai Turner at guard, Van Noy (got trucked by Allen), but he is similar size, length, and an above average coverage linebacker like Edmunds.

 

Guys that would cost more but could lock down a side of the OL could be McGlinchey or a DT that is larger but consistent like Dalvin Tomlinson, as Oliver and Settle/Jones are pieces likely to be gone soon.

 

if the Bills approach free agency in this way, the Bills would then be looking most likely at a WR, and then either a safety or interior lineman

 

 

 

 

I think they should resign Edmunds and trade Oliver,  if I am choosing one of those two.  At least Edmunds is not undersized for the position,  I just don't see Oliver wroth anything more then 10-12 mllion a season because he is too small for the position.

[LyndonvilleBill]

7 minutes ago, Niagara Dude said:

I think they should resign Edmunds and trade Oliver,  if I am choosing one of those two.  At least Edmunds is not undersized for the position,  I just don't see Oliver wroth anything more then 10-12 mllion a season because he is too small for the position.

I'm actually opposite on this. I think it would easier for Oliver to put on 5-10lbs than it would be for Edmunds to improve his instincts and pay him 15-20m. I can get 2 top OG's for the same cost. 

[No_Matter_What]

9 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Dane isn't a FA this year. He is at the end of year 3. The Bills have him under contract 1 more year. 

 

Isaac Semuelo, Guard, Philadelphia is my #1 target. 

How much are you willing to pay him?

 

Also, who are next two in line?

[GunnerBill]

12 minutes ago, No_Matter_What said:

How much are you willing to pay him?

 

Also, who are next two in line?

 

So I'd be willing to go to $13m AAV. That is about what Laken Tomlinson got last yesr from the Jets. His profile and age was similar (I like Semuelo better as a player tho). On that number Tomlinson's cap hit last year was $5.5m. I think a similar deal is doable. 

 

I don't love the rest of the class. I like Nate Davis a bit but don't love him and he might get more than Semuelo so that's no deal for me.

 

My second option is a trade with Tampa for Shaq Mason. They paid a 5th for him last year. They are now entering a likely rebuild. I reckon they might take a 5th back. He'd bring $8.5m with him but is a FA after the year, so you might be able to do a short extension and lower than number with some up front Pegula cash. 

 

Option 3 might be Risner from the Broncos but again I think you would have to overpay for his talent level.

[Trust The Process]

RG: move Bates back to LG and Draft a Guard

RT: Marcus Cannon 
RB: D’onta Foreman

SWR: Paris Campbell, and Draft a outside WR

LB: Germain Pratt or Azeez Al-Shaair 

S: Julian Love or Andrew Wingard 

P: Re-sign Sam Martin 

Edited March 4, 2023 by Trust The Process

[TheyCallMeAndy]

3 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:

I like Al-Shaair or Vander Esch to replace Edmunds. And would prefer Perine as a power back to compliment Cook.

Vander Esch is a significant downgrade on paper. If Bills wanted to use 3 LBers and wanted a true SAM, that’s when you’d go after him.

[Victory Formation]

Random names in no particular order:

 

Taylor Lewan, LT (Put him at RT?)

 

Isaac Seumalo, RG (Our big FA signing?)

 

Mike Gesicki, TE (Big target for Josh with upside?)

 

Rashaan Evans, LB (Cheap LB with upside on the sly?)

 

Leighton Vander Esch, LB (Another cheap LB, smart and instinctive- don’t give me the “he don’t fit our scheme” BS)

 

[newcam2012]

4 hours ago, Niagara Dude said:

I think they should resign Edmunds and trade Oliver,  if I am choosing one of those two.  At least Edmunds is not undersized for the position,  I just don't see Oliver wroth anything more then 10-12 mllion a season because he is too small for the position.

Let Edmunds go. Not worth that kind of money. 

[PrimeTime101]

AOL rarely has an article good on anything But this one not so bad

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-rumors-brandon-beane-has-big-plans-for-josh-allen-buffalo-bills/ar-AA18cgM7?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=a686bc6d7dae40ef908f6829d1096227&ei=9

[Fixxxer]

We fail to re-sign Edmunds.

 

Zach Cunningham ILB 

Ogbonia Okoronkwo OLB 

Nick Allegretti OG 

Robert Woods WR 

Jordan Poyer SS

 

 

 

 

 

[Dopey]

9 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

Can Vander Esch stay healthy?? 

He missed the last three regular season games with a neck issue. Plus he had surgery on his neck previously. He’s had neck issues since his college days. Broken collarbone in 2020. He’s an injury waiting to happen. I’d pass.