Beast Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Elam will be in the lineup but they obviously aren’t enthralled with him. Miller is coming back. That leaves us with a possible DE and draft picks to deal. This Bills team is for real but Beane needs to bring someone in that can keep the quality of play up in the defensive backfield. 5 1 14 2 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro Nimbus Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Just like everyone wasn’t that big on Bernard, let’s give Elam a chance to play 11 15 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 No. We have good depth at the CB position. Don't screw with the dline depth. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whorlnut Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Completely disagree with the OP. We were fine last year without Tre. We went 13-3 with him being a shell of himself. He really hasn’t been all pro Tre since before his acl injury. These guys are experienced. Let it play out. 4 2 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 They'd definitely maybe shift things around on the PS to address injury changes on the team. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Lock up that trade Elam thread. 3 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoMAn Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, Beast said: Elam will be in the lineup but they obviously aren’t enthralled with him. Miller is coming back. That leaves us with a possible DE and draft picks to deal. This Bills team is for real but Beane needs to bring someone in that can keep the quality of play up in the defensive backfield. They managed 7 wins without Tre last year with a couple of rookie CBs. Not concerned, but they probably will need another CB. 1 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo44 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Benford being okay makes a big difference here. 4 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NI Bills Fan Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Taro Nimbus said: Just like everyone wasn’t that big on Bernard, let’s give Elam a chance to play Completely agree... but we will need quality competition/backup for Elam. Benford/Elam/Jackson isn't enough. Edited October 1, 2023 by NI Bills Fan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Bring in a CB only for them to retire?😎 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, Beast said: Elam will be in the lineup but they obviously aren’t enthralled with him. Miller is coming back. That leaves us with a possible DE and draft picks to deal. This Bills team is for real but Beane needs to bring someone in that can keep the quality of play up in the defensive backfield. Time to put the bottle down 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donuts and Doritos Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Elam up. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 I wouldn't do it now. Let's take it to the deadline and see how it looks and which teams might be selling. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNTANBILLS FAN Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Just now, Donuts and Doritos said: Elam up. Do we all forget he played pretty good in the playoffs....... just saying 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeerie Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 They have JaMarcus Ingram on the PS. They really like him as well. So, I expect he might be called up. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Just now, GunnerBill said: I wouldn't do it now. Let's take it to the deadline and see how it looks and which teams might be selling. We can bring in a street guy for now if we get a Tre White roster spot for IR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Beane will keep options open. If something makes sense and can raise the level of play, then go for it. If not, it is a chance to see the young guys step up. Just keep eyes and ears open on bettering the team. Let's see how the next few weeks play out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Trade Elam for a CB? j/k 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Beast said: Elam will be in the lineup but they obviously aren’t enthralled with him. Miller is coming back. That leaves us with a possible DE and draft picks to deal. This Bills team is for real but Beane needs to bring someone in that can keep the quality of play up in the defensive backfield. just enjoy your cigar and drink and worry about it tomorrow Edited October 1, 2023 by Aussie Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 12 minutes ago, Beast said: Elam will be in the lineup but they obviously aren’t enthralled with him. Miller is coming back. That leaves us with a possible DE and draft picks to deal. This Bills team is for real but Beane needs to bring someone in that can keep the quality of play up in the defensive backfield. They'll bring in somebody for depth, but they're not goingo t waste assets in a hopeless attempt to replace what Tre White does. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 1 minute ago, FireChans said: We can bring in a street guy for now if we get a Tre White roster spot for IR. Agree although I wonder if they will just give that spot to Von? Otherwise they gotta cut a DL.... and are they ready to cut bait with Ford? They might just go Benford, Elam and Jackson with Cam Lewis and Siran Neal as their emergency depth. If someone else went down THEN they'd have to bring in a DB. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, whorlnut said: Completely disagree with the OP. We were fine last year without Tre. We went 13-3 with him being a shell of himself. He really hasn’t been all pro Tre since before his acl injury. These guys are experienced. Let it play out. He has been great this year. How did Hill do today? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted October 1, 2023 Author Share Posted October 1, 2023 Well, we have a bunch of players at DE and one is about to sit. I am sticking with my take. The Bills need to make a move soon. Having a good DE not dressing does this team no good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanForever19 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 (edited) If Benford was out for a long period of time, I'd be thinking the same thing. But since he returned and appears to be fine, it's not as dire as I originally thought when Tre went down. We went into this season with really good depth at CB. Hell, many fans were suggesting we should trade a guy in Training Camp. They're going to roll with Christian Benford, Dane Jackson, and Kaiir Elam (with Taron Johnson on the inside). Here's hoping Elam being a healthy scratch had more to do with Benford beating him out at CB2 and McDermott preferring the experience of Dane at the last outside CB active on Sunday's than it does his actual ability (or assumed lacktherof). And there isn't going to be a CB available on the market that they are going to prefer over the guys they have had in house. Teams don't trade stud CB's often. When they do it's usually for a BOUNTY and involving a guy that they know they won't be able to re-sign. Edited October 1, 2023 by BillsFanForever19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, SoMAn said: They managed 7 wins without Tre last year with a couple of rookie CBs. Not concerned, but they probably will need another CB. McDermott is a wizard at this position, I still hate this though. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 (edited) Our Front 7 (DL, LB’s and Nickel) are so good that we just need Elam or Jackson to be solid outside and this is an absolutely elite defense. I agree we need another CB signed or brought up to the active roster, but Benford, Jackson and Elam is likely the group moving forward … and should be given the chance to show they are the answer, post-Tre. Edited October 1, 2023 by SCBills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Darragh Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Beane has the easiest job in the world. No other GM has a place to go to get advice like TBD 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sack Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Elam is moving up the depth chart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanForever19 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Beast said: Well, we have a bunch of players at DE and one is about to sit. I am sticking with my take. The Bills need to make a move soon. Having a good DE not dressing does this team no good. It's so much easier to say "trade for a (insert position here)" then it is to actually make a trade. A player needs to be available and even if he is, more often than not the team holds on to them. Who is available at CB that could make a difference? I don't know of anyone that's been talked about at the CB position. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted October 1, 2023 Author Share Posted October 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, Simon said: They'll bring in somebody for depth, but they're not goingo t waste assets in a hopeless attempt to replace what Tre White does. Waste assets? This team is good enough to win a Super Bowl this season. Bringing in a CB in an attempt to do so is not wasting assets. 1 minute ago, BillsFanForever19 said: It's so much easier to say "trade for a (insert position here)" then it is to actually make a trade. A player needs to be available and even if he is, more often than not the team holds on to them. Who is available at CB that could make a difference? I don't know of anyone that's been talked about at the CB position. Give me a phone and 31 other GM’s phone numbers and I will have an answer for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donuts and Doritos Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 8 minutes ago, SUNTANBILLS FAN said: Do we all forget he played pretty good in the playoffs....... just saying Hope so. 🤞 (Legal Disclaimer: past success is no guarantee of future performance) 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsUberAlles Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 21 minutes ago, Beast said: Elam will be in the lineup but they obviously aren’t enthralled with him. Miller is coming back. That leaves us with a possible DE and draft picks to deal. This Bills team is for real but Beane needs to bring someone in that can keep the quality of play up in the defensive backfield. Elam will be just fine. He played very well by the end of the year last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Beast said: Waste assets? This team is good enough to win a Super Bowl this season. Bringing in a CB in an attempt to do so is not wasting assets. If you cough up draft picks or DE's to acquire a corner that can't do what Tre can do anyways, you're wasting assets 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPT Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 They'll sign someone for depth, but a 1st round draft pick should suffice as a starter for now. Dane Jackson is also not a scrub. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Will need to draft his replacement though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurlyBurly51 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Tre and the safeties work so well together, Elam won't be able to replace that but he will be serviceable if not more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndonvilleBill Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Will need to draft his replacement though Elam is his replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 1 minute ago, LyndonvilleBill said: Elam is his replacement. And elams replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, MPT said: They'll sign someone for depth, but a 1st round draft pick should suffice as a starter for now. Dane Jackson is also not a scrub. Benford is really showing out, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78thealltimegreat Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 It’s Kaiers time let’s see what he has the trade deadline isn’t till Halloween. More than enough time to see what he has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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