MJS Posted August 21 Posted August 21 2 hours ago, Paup 1995MVP said: My comment has nothing to do w Alexander. He may be the next Darelle Revis for all I know. And that would be awesome. He is coming from a good program. I really hope he balls out! i was just never a Levi Wallace fan is all. Didn’t like his game. (Because basically he didn’t have much game to like) I am sure everyone on this board has guys they did not like for one reason or another. Levi Wallace was picked on a lot because Tre White was a lock down corner that offenses avoided. That is always a really tough position to be in because you get game planned against heavily and heavily targeted. So, that is part of it. That will be the case for Tre White this year because offenses avoid Benford now. Wallace was definately a replaceable player. He did sign a decent contract to go start for Seattle, though. I think the league viewed him as a low level starter. Now he is viewed as a depth player. A lot of players who leave Buffalo seem to play worse wherever they go, with a few exceptions. Quote
GunnerBill Posted August 21 Posted August 21 5 hours ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: True but next week can't a team claim him for their PS. Just like the Bills usually sign one or two players cut from some other team to their PS. Often players will choose the team they feel they have the best chance of sticking with or even getting called up. Maybe that is the Bills, or could it be some other team with a real weak secondary?? They can't "claim" him for their PS. If they claim him off waivers he must go on the 53. Another team can try and sign him once he clears waivers, and sure, he could decide to go there. But generally the advantage there is with the club they are at. If the Bills wanted him on their PS they likely get him. Quote
billsintaiwan Posted August 21 Posted August 21 13 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said: Say what you will about Jarveon Howard's brief Bills career...but he still has more rushing yards for the franchise than Reggie Bush .. I have more rushing yards for the bills than Reggie bush Quote
Bad Things Posted August 21 Posted August 21 9 hours ago, Maine-iac said: I get it that people didn't think Wallace was a shutdown CB but most of our secondary gave up well over a 100 rating to opposing QB's last year. In his time here Wallace never gave up higher than an 85 rating for a season. If one of these rookies could come in and play that well their first year I'd be pretty happy. I have a little higher hopes for Hairston but after Elam I'm hoping we get at least a serviceable starter. I totally agree. On top of that, Levi Wallace was/is one of my favourite stories of the trials and tribulations of the hard journey it takes for a player to make it to the NFL. I have nothing but respect for that dude. 1 Quote
Logic Posted August 21 Author Posted August 21 16 hours ago, CA OC Bills Fan said: I can't agree with having a kicker on the PS. Very unlikely we'd have a game day call up for a kicker unless Bass was injured. If injured during a game, we'd get by for the rest of the game, same thing if he's struggling. If he was injured, we'd have a mid-week tryout session for a replacement kicker for the time he was injured. Having had Davis in camp, the staff already has some idea of what to expect of him and that would either give him a leg up (lol) for the competition or they'd know they wanted to find better. No need to waste a PS signing on a kicker. We can agree to disagree. When your kicker has struggled with occasional cases of the yips as ours has, I think there's value in having a backup plan. I also think there's value in getting a talented rookie kicker in your building and having him work with your kicking operation (snapper, holder, etc). In this scenario, rather than scrambling mid-week to hold tryouts and get someone into your building and get him up to speed, you can just seamlessly call up and insert your PS kicker. I view kicker as a very important position. Kickers have more of a direct impact on the outcome of games than, say, 12th or 13th o-linemen or 10th D-linemen. Therefore, having a ready replacement who, at the same time, you're also evaluating and working with and seeing if maybe he's a better long term answer than your current, expensive guy...seems like a good strategy to me. But I'm also just an idiot typing on his computer at home, so maybe I don't know what the heck I'm talking about. 2 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted August 21 Posted August 21 8 hours ago, Joe Marino said: Can he play safety? BOO! Boo this pantomime Joe Marino! 😠 * 😁 * One thing I wonder about these strength and conditioning programs is how 'cookie cutter' are the stretches that the players are performing? In most cases, these players are highly toned individuals with freakish physiques. Do these muscle bound sorts forever dance on the edge of a muscle or tendon going snap? Add to that the force of being hit or landing wrong can raise hell. * I ran recreationally for many years, and used Bob Anderson's book 'Stretching' as my guide. He was adamant about quad stretches, advising that the leg being stretched was held by the opposite hand. Doing this lessened any rotation on the knee joint, lessening the chances for injury. There are plenty of half-assed guides showing any number of ways to (improperly) stretch quads. Even look at those guddam advertisements hawking sportswear and sports shoes. There are just as many athletes who don't know when and how to properly stretch. All small missteps on the way to potential injuries. Quote
CA OC Bills Fan Posted August 21 Posted August 21 8 hours ago, Logic said: We can agree to disagree. When your kicker has struggled with occasional cases of the yips as ours has, I think there's value in having a backup plan. I also think there's value in getting a talented rookie kicker in your building and having him work with your kicking operation (snapper, holder, etc). In this scenario, rather than scrambling mid-week to hold tryouts and get someone into your building and get him up to speed, you can just seamlessly call up and insert your PS kicker. I view kicker as a very important position. Kickers have more of a direct impact on the outcome of games than, say, 12th or 13th o-linemen or 10th D-linemen. Therefore, having a ready replacement who, at the same time, you're also evaluating and working with and seeing if maybe he's a better long term answer than your current, expensive guy...seems like a good strategy to me. But I'm also just an idiot typing on his computer at home, so maybe I don't know what the heck I'm talking about. I get your point and agree with some of it. I think the team does hold regular tryouts and sometimes bring players in this time of year more than anything so they are not scrambling mid-week. I'm pretty sure either on Locked on Bills or Shout podcasts in the last week I've heard them say exactly that for some of the recent roster moves. They are churning through some players so they can see what's out there in case of injury mid-season. I also very much agree kickers are very important positions since most NFL games are decided by less than 7 points. I just don't agree keeping a player on the PS does much towards this. If they are top notch kickers, any other team can sign them to their 53 anytime so all it's doing is having them in practice full time to be called up at any time. Instead, they should be doing their due diligence constantly so they can call the player when the incident happens. Quote
TheyCallMeAndy Posted August 21 Posted August 21 I definitely should'nt get too excited for Zy Alexander. Right? Quote
KOKBILLS Posted August 22 Posted August 22 This pretty much says it all about how he was available at this point of the process... RAS is not everything... But a 3.48 at CB in the NFL is a STEEP climb... 1 Quote
BuffaloBillsGospel2014 Posted August 22 Posted August 22 He's the Da'Rick Rogers of CB's I heard. Quote
RyanC883 Posted August 22 Posted August 22 Like the Alexander pickup. Seems to fit and low risk and potential to be a high end backup. Was really mocked somewhat high to then go undrafted. I’m not worried about his poor athletic scores, both Hyde and Poyer had bad scores (albeit at safety). Quote
Rocbillsfan1 Posted August 22 Posted August 22 On 8/20/2025 at 1:29 PM, gonzo1105 said: Alexander is a very good fit for a zone defense especially. He was projected to be drafted and some people had him as a late 2nd/3rd round guy but then he got to the combine and he put up dreadful athletic numbers which probably had to do with his steep drop to the undrafted . Throw in the fact he blew out his knee(could have gotten flagged) and the fact he’s really only a zone CB and that’s the reason he’s available. Honestly I think I’d try him at safety with his length and athletic profile but CB e could play CB in a pinch in a zone heavy scheme Didn't know he went undrafted. I picked him in quite a few of my mock drafts. Also liked Dorian Strong too. I hope he can find a place on the PS at least. Quote
Warriorspikes51 Posted August 22 Posted August 22 (edited) Start Strong or Zy at CB2 and Hancock at S it worked for KC. At least there's a chance for the rookies to become good quickly and it would be more fun to watch We already know what the ceiling is of Tre White and Hamlin Edited August 22 by Warriorspikes51 Quote
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