GASabresIUFan Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, Pete said: The point is that Reggie is not only a core special teamer- he protects Josh, he’s 3rd TE, he is a key player helping do dirty work, enabling plays to succeed How much protection is he giving Josh on his 3 snaps a week on offense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 20 hours ago, Pete said: Gilliam does more that special teams. He is a swiss army knife. He is making $2 million, and hes earning his $. We have to pay someone to replace him. And our special teams sucked last year. Failure, after failure. I do not want to see the Bills regress on special teams. Cam, Reggie, and Siran are our aces. Removing one of our aces is not wise IMO How is he earning it outside of ST?? He played 9% of the snaps and had 1 touch all year. Why would that production need to be replaced, let alone cost 2 million? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoudyBills Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) On 1/27/2024 at 1:33 PM, FireChans said: I think he might be. Ricard and Juice are probably the only 2 dudes I take over him. Are there 5 fullbacks in the nfl? Edited January 28 by CoudyBills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Are there even 5 fullbacks left in the NFL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl2526 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 The fact that he has experience as a tight end is a benefit for the Bills. He's good on special teams, can play a few reps at fullback and line up at tight end in the case of injury. It's not a waste of a roster spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 2 hours ago, Big Turk said: Are there even 5 fullbacks left in the NFL? About a dozen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 23 hours ago, TheyCallMeAndy said: Here is what Reggie Gilliam is: Good blocker Good special teams player Good athlete Emergency TE Cheap (1.6m in 2024) No reason to question his spot on this team at all. Lol I'm not sure he is any of these He's not a good blocker. He's not terrible I,guess Good special teams? Again how would we know and who cares? Anybody care who plays Special Teams for the Chiefs??? Who cares if he is a good athlete We don't need an emergency TE He isn't cheap at all. Any UDFA for league minimum can take his spot and play a position the team might actually need. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 13 hours ago, Pete said: The point is that Reggie is not only a core special teamer- he protects Josh, he’s 3rd TE, he is a key player helping do dirty work, enabling plays to succeed Except he is none of these things He isn't the third TE What key dirty work is he doing? Edwards is the guy doing the dirty work and playing the heavy blocking TE on most snaps Gilliam is a relic of an outdated winning philosophy just like our HC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearNorth Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 On 1/27/2024 at 4:42 PM, Shaw66 said: Fullback is one situation where the name followed the body type and role, regardless of where he lined up. Jim Brown was called a "fullback" He was a prototype of a modern day "running back", speed, power, able to stretch the field in passing situations, not especially interested in pass protection. Cookie Gilchrist was a FULLBACK, Boobie Braxton was a FULLBACK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetkings01 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 The modern version of “Brian Moorman is the best punter in the league!” No one cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 2 hours ago, BearNorth said: Jim Brown was called a "fullback" He was a prototype of a modern day "running back", speed, power, able to stretch the field in passing situations, not especially interested in pass protection. Cookie Gilchrist was a FULLBACK, Boobie Braxton was a FULLBACK. Absolutely. But what's interesting is that the position is named for the place where the guy lined up, not the body type or style of play. As the game evolved, guys with the fullback body type stopped being "full" backs. The "running back" lines up in the fullback's traditional position, and the fullback lines up in the traditional halfbacks position. It's just odd that the nomenclature didn't change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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