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Possible McKenzie Replacement Bills sign Deonte Harty (formally Deonte Harris)


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1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Surprised with all the debate over the signing.


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43 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

I don’t buy this and put his production or lack there of solely on Dorsey.

 

He’s a limited WR with a limited skill set.

 

He’s much closer to a gadget player than an actual foundational player that can be counted on game in and game out. 
 

The Saints and their offensive coaching staff aren’t dumb. If he was that kind of player he would have been used that way.

 

Regardless, as long as the Bills don’t think they’ve solved slot or solved their WR skill issue I’m fine. You can have this guy, but he’s not a real answer at WR on offense.

 

And I do believe as soon as McDermott designates him as a Special Teams guy, he’ll become a STer by default and have a gadget role. 

Yep…. So long as this isn’t their solution for the WR position, I like this guy as a replacement for McKenzie.

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8 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Role player, doesn’t really change anything. Surprised with all the debate over the signing.


I bet he sees the field way more than expected.  His speed and explosiveness should make him the 3rd or 4th option. He's dangerous underneath and deep

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He is not a WR - he's a returner on par with Keisean Nixon who reset the returner market by signing a 1 year deal for $6 million.   The Face of the Franchise - Lil' Dirty isn't going anywhere!!!!

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1 minute ago, FlaFitz1 said:

He is not a WR - he's a returner on par with Keisean Nixon who reset the returner market by signing a 1 year deal for $6 million.   The Face of the Franchise - Lil' Dirty isn't going anywhere!!!!


Actually....HE IS!  Imagine that 🙄

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1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said:


I bet he sees the field way more than expected.  His speed and explosiveness should make him the 3rd or 4th option. He's dangerous underneath and deep


We throw the ball a ton.  Theoretically, a WR4 should be a legitimate player on this team.   
 

That’s currently where he’s slotted, behind Diggs, Davis and likely Shakir. 
 

Ideally we sign/trade/draft a legit WR2 and bump everyone down a spot.  THAT would be a WR room worthy of our QB and in developing an Offensive Identity. 

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15 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:


Actually....HE IS!  Imagine that 🙄

 

Based on?

 

Over 4 seasons played in 40 out of 66 possible games, started only 4, caught all of 64 balls for 793 yards, 8.9 avg and a whole 4 TDs?  That averages out to 10 games per season, 1 start, 1.6 catches and 19.8 per game and 1 TD a year?   

 

McKenzie, who is 2" taller, over the same time frame played in 61 out of 66 possible games, started 25 of them, caught 119 balls for 1137 yards, 9.6 avg, 11 TDs.   

 

He's a returner who plays some WR 

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I just don’t get it.  You want someone running jet sweeps we have McKenzie and for far cheaper.  You want a threat in the return game we have Nyheim Hines and once again for much cheaper.  This just seems like a weird use of resources.

 

Obviously I could be wrong and maybe he adds something dynamic that I just don’t see but it seems awfully expensive when we could have taken a flier on a 6th round WR at a fraction of the cost and paid for a MLB instead

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1 minute ago, Chugga said:

I just don’t get it.  You want someone running jet sweeps we have McKenzie and for far cheaper.  You want a threat in the return game we have Nyheim Hines and once again for much cheaper.  This just seems like a weird use of resources.

 

Obviously I could be wrong and maybe he adds something dynamic that I just don’t see but it seems awfully expensive when we could have taken a flier on a 6th round WR at a fraction of the cost and paid for a MLB instead


Apparently a bunch of NFL GM's disagree with you. Handful of teams wanted him 

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Just now, Warriorspikes51 said:


Apparently a bunch of NFL GM's disagree with you. Handful of teams wanted him 


And I’m sure those handful of teams don’t have McKenzie or Hines.  I’m not knocking his merit as a player I’m wondering where he fits and if it was the optimal signing.  Won’t have an answer for that until kickoff but I guess I’m just surprised by the pickup with the needs of this team.

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24 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:


I bet he sees the field way more than expected.  His speed and explosiveness should make him the 3rd or 4th option. He's dangerous underneath and deep

He could. I’m sure they’re signing him with the idea that he can outperform the contract. 

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7 minutes ago, FlaFitz1 said:

 

Based on?

 

Over 4 seasons played in 40 out of 66 possible games, started only 4, caught all of 64 balls for 793 yards, 8.9 avg and a whole 4 TDs?  That averages out to 10 games per season, 1 start, 1.6 catches and 19.8 per game and 1 TD a year?   

 

McKenzie, who is 2" taller, over the same time frame played in 61 out of 66 possible games, started 25 of them, caught 119 balls for 1137 yards, 9.6 avg, 11 TDs.   

 

He's a returner who plays some WR 

He's been brought here to be a wide receiver. He's had 9 fumbles in less than 100 touches. Every one of them came as a returner. He's not going to be playing special teams unless it's an emergency. 

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I can only assume they are bringing him in to be a severely poor man’s Tyreek Hill which I can get on board with.

 

But the skeptic in me is still waiting on the edge of his seat waiting to see the packages we have for Nyheim Hines that sadly never surfaced in 2022.

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5 minutes ago, Lothar said:

He's been brought here to be a wide receiver. He's had 9 fumbles in less than 100 touches. Every one of them came as a returner. He's not going to be playing special teams unless it's an emergency. 

 

 

Why would they bring in a guy who was a pro bowl and all pro returner to not play special teams but line him up at WR where he hasn't exactly set the world on fire?

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2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

how is he not? He's 3rd  of WR and 4th overall in yards, had 5 TDs total, caught 65% of his passes (with the drops).  That's a chunk for WR3

 

IMO, he was supposed to do more or they wanted more out of him.  He was replacing Beasley and was supposed to give us that more athletic slot guy and can get a little more YAC.  That type of production is something that's not totally hard to replace.

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Just now, Royale with Cheese said:

 

IMO, he was supposed to do more or they wanted more out of him.  He was replacing Beasley and was supposed to give us that more athletic slot guy and can get a little more YAC.  That type of production is something that's not totally hard to replace.

 

I understand.  But it must be harder than we think, given McD's struggle thus far. 

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3 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

I think we've been pretty good in the slot when we had Beasley 2019-2021.  Last year that was a big issue without him.

 

 

 

Yes, that's pretty much it.   He was a good pickup. 

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