Gabe Davis released

[Warriorspikes51]

2 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

I think Sal had good info this morning, Pittsburgh talked to Davis last year before he signed with Jax.  
 

also Brian daboll could swap Davis for Hyatt.

 

both make a lot of sense

 

Hyatt to camp please if he's released

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2 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

Am I suffering from some kind of bias when I remember Gabe this way (see below)?

 

- Hard worker, good dude in the locker room, willing blocker.

 

- Not on the same page as Josh, which suggests Gabe made bad decisions on choice routes.

 

- Possesses neither great moves nor speed.  When he got open deep, it was often because a DB made a mistake (sometimes because Josh was running around improvising, looking like he was about to get sacked).  

 

- Opposing DBs said Gabe was easy to cover because he ran a limited route tree.  

 

I guess there'd be no harm in bringing him back for the vet minimum.  Competition is never a bad thing, but I wouldn't be any kind of excited.   

 

Not a coincidence that Allen's INT numbers dropped significantly after Davis left.

[BuffaloBillyG]

I called this during the draft. The writing was on the wall with a new HC/GM and making the big move for Hunter.

 

The Bills absolutely loved his work ethic and reportedly wanted him back. He should have a pretty soft market coming off another down year before the injury.

 

All that said....hard pass. Which would likely deflect off Davis's fingers and be intercepted. 

[RoscoeParrish]

9 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

So basically Davis will almost certainly play for the vet minimum this year.

 

Houston owes him $11.5M guaranteed for 2025, but whatever his new team pays him Houston will be able to recoup from him because of offset language in the contract. So unless some team is paying him $12.5M or more which is obviously not happening, he has no incentive to play for more than the vet minimum. He's making the same money in 2025 either way.

 

This makes me slightly more willing to bring him in if we want to keep 6 WRs and use Moore as our punt returner. Slightly.

Gabe got money from Houston and Jax?

 

Sheesh, he may have the best agent in the league

[BananaB]

Be a real Billsy move to bring him back.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

3 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

Am I suffering from some kind of bias when I remember Gabe this way (see below)?

 

- Hard worker, good dude in the locker room, willing blocker.

 

- Not on the same page as Josh, which suggests Gabe made bad decisions on choice routes.

 

- Possesses neither great moves nor speed.  When he got open deep, it was often because a DB made a mistake (sometimes because Josh was running around improvising, looking like he was about to get sacked).  

 

- Opposing DBs said Gabe was easy to cover because he ran a limited route tree.  

 

I guess there'd be no harm in bringing him back if he were cheap.  Competition is never a bad thing, but I wouldn't be any kind of excited.   

Dropped easy passes

Several Allen INTs went off Gabe's hands or were because he ran the wrong route

Caught some very difficult passes too

Had some amazing toe tap sideline catches 

Scored a lot of TDs

Seemed like a willing blocker but I'm not 100% sure about that

 

Not worth what he got in FA, but a Bills reunion probably has more upside than downside. 

 

[billykay]

31 minutes ago, JohnBonhamRocks said:

Kind of surprised how many are so strongly opposed to bringing him in.

 

Fits Hollins’ role well. Blocker. Field stretcher. Outside WR. Excelled in a WR4 role. Some element of familiarity with OBD and JA17. Does not affect comp pick formula. 
 

Would it be a bad thing to have six solid WRs? Samuel, Coleman, and Kincaid were each injured last year. 

What was his time in the 40 ?

[Uncle Monkeyhead]

His does terrify the Chiefs, so there's that! 

[JerseyBills]

1 hour ago, Bullfrog said:

Honestly I hope not. Good dude but I was never a fan of WRS that put up all there stats in 3-4 games 

He at least fits in the run game with blocking ability and has come up big in big games, also he'd have that WR4 5 role he had his rookie year and went 35-600-7 

Worse case he gets cut. I wouldn't mind at all in a limited role

[HappyDays]

6 minutes ago, RoscoeParrish said:

Gabe got money from Houston and Jax?

 

Sheesh, he may have the best agent in the league

 

Thanks... fixed my post.

[TheyCallMeAndy]

My official bet is KC, Pittsburgh, Houston, or NE. 

[JerseyBills]

46 minutes ago, Homey D. Clown said:

The offense was arguably better without him and Diggs, who would even want to consider a guy who proved he has limited talent when removed from a top tier QB?  He was CUT from the JAGUARS.  

 

Add whichever sentence enhancer you like from the list below

 

*FFS

*Facepalm

*LAM

But what about when he was WR4 5 , I really liked him in that role year 1 and 2. Most ppl did, so much so that most of us didn't mind him being WR2 in 23. And he's excellent in run game

[Royale with Cheese]

Davis is not a good #2 WR so that's why he wasn't consistent here and didn't show much in Jax.

 

But, I think he's could be a solid #3 or #4.....but we have that covered I think.  I don't really see a spot for him here.

[BuffaloBillyG]

3 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

My official bet is KC, Pittsburgh, Houston, or NE. 

He would be likely WR5 in KC. They don't need WR help. Houston and NE addressed the WR position well in the draft. Don't see that. Pittsburgh did just create an opening so that may be.

 

I wouldn't rule out places like Vegas or Atlanta. Miami likes collecting players whose name exceeds their talent too 

[Allen2Moulds]

I was never a Gabe Davis guy until the 2024 Playoff loss to the Chiefs. Gabe was out, and we had no one that could threaten the Chiefs deep. They kept daring us on the outside with 1 on 1 coverage. Josh threw a couple nice balls to Trent Sherfeld, but you can see that Sherfield just didn't have the same ability. In that limited role, I would love Gabe back, but not to depend on him, like he's mistakenly a #2 WR.

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11 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

He at least fits in the run game with blocking ability and has come up big in big games, also he'd have that WR4 5 role he had his rookie year and went 35-600-7 

Worse case he gets cut. I wouldn't mind at all in a limited role

If the Bills do this, that limited role better not include option routes that rely on the WR and QB to be on the same page when they read the coverage. I like the version of Allen that limits INTs.

[JohnBonhamRocks]

13 minutes ago, billykay said:

What was his time in the 40 ?

4.54

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

5 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Davis is not a good #2 WR so that's why he wasn't consistent here and didn't show much in Jax.

 

But, I think he's could be a solid #3 or #4.....but we have that covered I think.  I don't really see a spot for him here.

 

Take 90 to camp though and it would be the league minimum, he's also at least somewhat familiar with Brady and the offensive coaching staff.  

 

If you bring him to camp and palmer or samuel gets hit with a major injury, you're much more plugged in and prepared.  If you come out of camp healthy, you can dump him without real repercussions.  If nobody wants him and he clears waivers, you can plug him on the PS.  

15 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

He at least fits in the run game with blocking ability and has come up big in big games, also he'd have that WR4 5 role he had his rookie year and went 35-600-7 

Worse case he gets cut. I wouldn't mind at all in a limited role

 

If he's interested in a return i'd probably kick the tires and see how his injury recovery is.  

[KOKBILLS]

Strange how things play out...

 

I think if Gabe takes what the Bills were offering him, which I'm sure was FAR less than what he got with the Jags, there is about 0.0000001% chance they Draft Coleman... They are just a little too similar. Both seen as X receivers for this Offense... Similar size. I think Coleman has the better upside... But the Bills probably would have leaned towards a different style at WR to fill out the room. I also doubt Samuel is signed because of the cap ramifications at the time. 

 

Anyway... It is what it is now. And with Coleman, and now with Palmer...I just don't see a spot for Gabe. And you HAVE to know in your gut he wants to come back... There's no way Gabe Davis does not want to come back to Buffalo... 

[NickelCity]

I am going to lose it if we bring him back. He makes Allen worse.