Brandon Shell Reportedly Intends to Retire

[BuffaloBillyG]

Welp, there's one tackle down. Likely the corresponding move to Matakevich coming off PUP

 

 

Edited August 15, 2023 by BuffaloBillyG

[benderbender]

He didn't even wait until halftime

[Drew21PA]

At least he didn’t wait till halftime 

[Slippery Rubber Mats]

wtf lol

[RichRiderBills]

That's lousy. I thought he may play a big part in a plan B for Brown. 

 

 

[StHustle]

Is it cause he felt he was a Shell of himself? 🤔

 

[PBF81]

Did he at least take his jersey off and leave the field in a huff shirtless?  

[Buffalo_Stampede]

It’ll be interesting to see how the Bills respond to this. Possibly Shell fell down the depth chart. We’ll see. I thought he’d give Brown some competition. 

[JoPoy88]

Well that stinks. Good luck to him

[4merper4mer]

1 minute ago, PBF81 said:

Did he at least take his jersey off and leave the field in a huff shirtless?  

And he’s buying an arena league team in Albany.

[TheBrownBear]

I haven't been following the offseason or camp too closely.  Is this a big loss with regards to tackle depth?  I thought Shell was considered someone that could potentially start if needed.  How's he looked in comparison to Tommy Doyle?  And I would think this bodes well for Gouriage making the team?

[LEBills]

2 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said:

I haven't been following the offseason or camp too closely.  Is this a big loss with regards to tackle depth?  I thought Shell was considered someone that could potentially start if needed.  How's he looked in comparison to Tommy Doyle?  And I would think this bodes well for Gouriage making the team?

Not a big loss based on what I have read from camp

[Roundybout]

Sounds like he didn’t think he was gonna have a place on the team and decided to hang it up. 6 year career isn’t bad at all.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

3 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said:

I haven't been following the offseason or camp too closely.  Is this a big loss with regards to tackle depth?  I thought Shell was considered someone that could potentially start if needed.  How's he looked in comparison to Tommy Doyle?  And I would think this bodes well for Gouriage making the team?

Tommy Doyle definitely looked the part of the 3rd OT. So this could be Shell responding to his roster status. 

[SCBills]

Interesting.. I wonder if this took the Bills by surprise or if he fell down the depth chart because of the play of someone like Gouraige?... 

 

From what I've heard of Van Demark, he seems far better at LT than RT.  

 

Doyle is intriguing if he can have some better injury luck... this attributes are off the chart. 

 

 

Edited August 15, 2023 by SCBills

[ndirish1978]

5 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said:

I haven't been following the offseason or camp too closely.  Is this a big loss with regards to tackle depth?  I thought Shell was considered someone that could potentially start if needed.  How's he looked in comparison to Tommy Doyle?  And I would think this bodes well for Gouriage making the team?

 

He was likely 3rd string behind Quessenberry. 

[Warcodered]

8 minutes ago, StHustle said:

Is it cause he felt he was a Shell of himself? 🤔

 

 

[Simon Says]

Would this justify a trade or "significant " FA addition after cut downs ?

[MasterStrategist]

I think there was always a decent chance we were keeping: 1 Vet backup and 1 young/developing backup at our 2 tackle spots for depth.  Based on camp reports and performance in game 1.

 

So it was likely down to Quesenberry vs Shell & Doyle vs Gourirage vs VandeMark.  Possible we roll with a combo of Doyle and a young guy, but I think the staff likes Quessenberry.

[Charles Romes]

Welcome to the NFL, Ryan

[FilthyBeast]

Regardless of this development, I'm still very uncomfortable with this oline as a whole.

 

With that said, won't be surprised if Beane tries making a power move for another proven veteran since he some chips available to play with (i.e. defensive line depth).

[skibum]

Well, the young fella made somewhere in the ballpark of $13 million in 6+ years in the NFL. It stinks that he won't be in the mix for the Bills this season, but good for him! I wish I could have retired at 31 with stacks of money. 

[RoyBatty is alive]

13 minutes ago, SCBills said:

Interesting.. I wonder if this took the Bills by surprise or if he fell down the depth chart because of the play of someone like Gouraige?... 

 

From what I've heard of Van Demark, he seems far better at LT than RT.  

 

Doyle is intriguing if he can have some better injury luck... this attributes are off the chart. 

 

 

I always thought Gouriage had a shot,

[Beast]

He has to wait 5 years before he’s eligible for the Hall.

[freddyjj]

Seven year journeyman career.  All the best, Brandon!

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Dam. I thought that was a sneaky good signing by Beane that would push Brown for a starting spot. 

At this point, they really have no other choice but to hope Brown gets better.

 

This is the reason why drafting smurf linebackers in back to back third rounds is such a waste. That could have been two OTs to develop. Instead we are stuck with Doyle who looked terrible before the injury.  

[DrDawkinstein]

Hopefully coming from a football family he was well prepared on how to manage and maximize finances.

 

6 years, $13M, and moving on at 31. Not a bad gig if you can get it.

[Airseven]

Oh Beane…

[Normaliswear]

One suggestion I saw was a Boogie Bashum for Kelvin Beachum swap. Seems to make logical sense for both teams. AZ gets a cost controlled former 2nd round DL and loses a 34 year old OT who was pushed out by a 1st round pick. Buff gets a significant upgrade in experience at swing OT and a true plan B to Brown. Money works. Which all, of course, means it won't happen.

On 7/11/2023 at 7:31 PM, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Clearly that's what he's saying.

 

The article reads 'Buffalo is interested if he wants to ring chase aka come cheap' and he is replying to that with essentially "F that". Anyone who wants to read it differently is in total denial.

 

[SCBills]

I still have hope for Spencer Brown .. seems people are clinging to him having one bad practice and Joe Marino tweeting out that he couldn’t bend over to pick up his helmet one day.  
 

The rest of his camp reports have been pretty good.  
 

We certainly need better tackle depth .. I like the suggestion of sending out a Day 3 pick for Kelvin Beachum. 
 

Maybe one of these days Beane will take a swing on an OL that everyone here is clamoring for … he did pull the trigger on Torrence, so kudos there, but this fanbase wanted Humphrey, Smith and Dawand Jones … I don’t even want to entertain the hype Jones is getting at Browns camp right now. 

[Punching Bag]

Surprised he would not have conversation with Bills on his chance of making PS.

It is likely a job which would pay him more than any other job he could get right now.

[rusty shackleford]

Better to do it now than 10:00 PM on 9/11.

[Charles Romes]

Wonder if the team “offered him” a retirement in lieu of the alternative. Might make it easier for him to re-enter league down the road without the stigma of an early training camp release. 

[WhoTom]

5 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

Surprised he would not have conversation with Bills on his chance of making PS.

It is likely a job which would pay him more than any other job he could get right now.

 

He made $13M in his short career. If he managed it well, he shouldn't need another job. Maybe he wants to relax, do some volunteer work, or just spend time with his family.

[DrDawkinstein]

7 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

Surprised he would not have conversation with Bills on his chance of making PS.

It is likely a job which would pay him more than any other job he could get right now.

 

The max PS salary is $20,600/wk. For 18 weeks, that's $370,800.

 

If he has even $4M properly invested he can make about that much without having to leave his house.

[Starr Almighty]

"This a young man's game"

[BarleyNY]

3 minutes ago, Charles Romes said:

Wonder if the team “offered him” a retirement in lieu of the alternative. Might make it easier for him to re-enter league down the road without the stigma of an early training camp release. 

No chance. At cutdowns that might happen, but not with two preseason games to go. Even if he wasn't going to be our 3rd OT - and I still think he was - an injury can change things in a hurry. He wasn't a great OT or anything, but he could've kept Ques off the field, or maybe even off the roster. 🤬

[ngbills]

Welp. There goes the "Brown back up plan". 

[JerseyBills]

Damn. Really loved this signing as depth

[34-78-83]

23 minutes ago, SCBills said:

I still have hope for Spencer Brown .. seems people are clinging to him having one bad practice and Joe Marino tweeting out that he couldn’t bend over to pick up his helmet one day.  
 

The rest of his camp reports have been pretty good.  
 

We certainly need better tackle depth .. I like the suggestion of sending out a Day 3 pick for Kelvin Beachum. 
 

Maybe one of these days Beane will take a swing on an OL that everyone here is clamoring for … he did pull the trigger on Torrence, so kudos there, but this fanbase wanted Humphrey, Smith and Dawand Jones … I don’t even want to entertain the hype Jones is getting at Browns camp right now. 

Good points and I agree. We must also remember that the entire NFL is short on quality depth at O-Line positions in general. There's not a ton coming up through the pipelines in college football.