Name a player that left the Bills as a FA in the McBeane era that made an impact on their next team

[Special K]

You can throw in players that were cut as well....

 

The only player that comes to mind is Harrison Phillips with the Vikings.

 

The Bills really have done a great job of retaining the right players, and letting the right ones walk.

[GunnerBill]

Poona Ford. But he was a 1 year gun for hire here rather than one of "their guys" that they made a wrong call on.

[NickelCity]

4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

Poona Ford. But he was a 1 year gun for hire here rather than one of "their guys" that they made a wrong call on.

 

He played decently both before and after us, if I recall correctly. Really interesting case. 

[eball]

5 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

Poona Ford. But he was a 1 year gun for hire here rather than one of "their guys" that they made a wrong call on.

Very strange case. Some day I’d like to hear what happened there. 
 

[unbillievable]

Jordan Poyer got an unneccessary roughness penalty that gave Bass the opportunity to hit a 61yd field goal. Bills Win. 

[juno999]

42 minutes ago, unbillievable said:

Jordan Poyer got an unneccessary roughness penalty that gave Bass the opportunity to hit a 61yd field goal. Bills Win. 

That was a real dumb play by Poyer. 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

Wyatt Teller

 - fine he was a trade but essentially a FA as it stands. 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

Is the argument that the players who leave the Bills generally suck?   Because I haven't seen a single one of our current players win a Super Bowl here.  

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

The Bills problem, or more likely the deep-rooted fan problem, is that we need a bulletproof team.  We're the same as any other very good team - we've got brutally undeniable strengths, and we've got flaws.  And we need the right players to make the amazing happen at the right times, just like any other top team.  
 

The talent is here

[JerseyBills]

22 minutes ago, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said:

Wyatt Teller

 - fine he was a trade but essentially a FA as it stands. 

All Pro right ? 

[GunnerBill]

21 minutes ago, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said:

Wyatt Teller

 - fine he was a trade but essentially a FA as it stands. 

 

Yea Teller was the one big mistake they have made with one of their own guys. He was a victim of their lack of a clear plan on the OL before coach Kro returned. I think he was drafted for Juan Castillo's scheme, they didn't think he fitted Bobby Johnson's and he got lost in the shuffle but the truth is Beane was all over the map before Kromer on the type of linemen he was bringing in. He was trying to cobble together five guys with totally different styles built to play in totally different schemes. They have been sooooo much better and more consistent in their approach to OL talent since Kromer. Shows what a difference a quality position coach with a clear sense of what his scheme requires can make. 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

2 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

All Pro right ? 

He was traded- I botched the whole thread up   )

[Pete]

28 minutes ago, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said:

Is the argument that the players who leave the Bills generally suck?   Because I haven't seen a single one of our current players win a Super Bowl here.  

Unlike the Sabres, where just about every player who leaves, win the Cup

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Yea Teller was the one big mistake they have made with one of their own guys. He was a victim of their lack of a clear plan on the OL before coach Kro returned. I think he was drafted for Juan Castillo's scheme, they didn't think he fitted Bobby Johnson's and he got lost in the shuffle but the truth is Beane was all over the map before Kromer on the type of linemen he was bringing in. He was trying to cobble together five guys with totally different styles built to play in totally different schemes. They have been sooooo much better and more consistent in their approach to OL talent since Kromer. Shows what a difference a quality position coach with a clear sense of what his scheme requires can make. 

I haven't been in on the meetings, but it sounds reasonable.   Our OlL is such an interesting thing to watch- there's no way I can look at their pass protection and deny that Josh has ducked the ever living out of blown isht left and right- they are not that great of a unit in pass protection 

 

But they've maybe flowed well with the style he brings, and they've mostly done very well with the run game- and definitely been extraordinary at times. 
 

And we can't count on them at others- it's not a power-run unit. 
 

i definitely wouldn't trade our line, but I'm certainly not thinking all-world. 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

2 minutes ago, Pete said:

Unlike the Sabres, where just about every player who leaves, win the Cup

Good for me I like the Kings.  )

 

Dodgers Kings, but first and always beyond question, The Bills