Bills sign S Sam Franklin

[Sierra Foothills]

8 hours ago, WotAGuy said:

Well, I left my old girlfriend 25 years ago, but that doesn’t mean I stopped sending her dic pics. 

 

Next time you see Jimmy Spagnuolo in the yard, tell him we said "Hi!"

 

[Sierra Foothills]

8 hours ago, Max Fischer said:

At this point, folks seem to revel in their crankiness via tired and lazy posts.  Beane and McDermott were gone three years before Sam Franklin joined the Panthers. 

 

Yeah, but the Head of Facilities and Maintenance at Bank of America stadium is the same guy who was there when McBeane were. Pretty sure that's at the root of this blatant nepotism.

 

14 hours ago, CSBill said:

TBD Public Service Announcement: The "gotta be an exPanther or Beane won't sign him" bit is long over, and even more critically, it is not witty anymore and has no comedic value. Can we put it to rest?

 

What's incredible is that while some people here say it for comedic value, many actually believe that it's a problem.

 

[HardyBoy]

15 hours ago, CSBill said:

TBD Public Service Announcement: The "gotta be an exPanther or Beane won't sign him" bit is long over, and even more critically, it is not witty anymore and has no comedic value. Can we put it to rest?

 

 

 

But he's an ex panther

 

[HardyBoy]

10 hours ago, WotAGuy said:

Retatta

Tempo

Ford Taurus

Ralph is cheap

ex-Panther signings

George Siefert at the airport

 

These are Wall of Fame bits that will never die. Fight me. 
 

 

 

Don't forget how losing a game against an nfc team can actually help your playoff odds...

[boyst]

This guy rocks. Listened to the game (watched first quarter, kind of)...

I think I counted 4 tackles on kick coverage. 

 

[Simon]

5 minutes ago, boyst said:

This guy rocks. Listened to the game (watched first quarter, kind of)...

I think I counted 4 tackles on kick coverage. 

 

 

He was also noticeable enough last week (in a good way) that at one point I said out loud Who the ***** is that wearing the 28?

[boyst]

1 minute ago, Simon said:

 

He was also noticeable enough last week (in a good way) that at one point I said out loud Who the ***** is that wearing the 28?

I see #8 on defense and wonder why we have Moorman on defense. 🫣

Edited September 15 by boyst

[Captain_Quint]

1 minute ago, Simon said:

 

He was also noticeable enough last week (in a good way) that at one point I said out loud Who the ***** is that wearing the 28?

I said it twice today until I looked it up.

[pennstate10]

Gotta say he’s noticeable, in a good way. 
 

Seems like he’s made more plays the past 2 games than all world Taiwan Jones made in a season. 

[Robert Paulson]

On 8/27/2025 at 7:44 PM, HardyBoy said:

 

Don't forget how losing a game against an nfc team can actually help your playoff odds...

Belinda

[MrEpsYtown]

Franklin ridiculously good on kick coverage. He certainly flashed today. 

[Sierra Foothills]

I have to say, with the addition of Chris Tabor as Special Teams Coordinator and the additions of Sam Franklin,  Matt Prater, and punter Cam Johnston, I'm feeling better about our special teams than I have in a long time.

 

[LABILLBACKER]

On 8/27/2025 at 5:00 PM, Sierra Foothills said:

 

Next time you see Jimmy Spagnuolo in the yard, tell him we said "Hi!"

 

That would just be a waste of youse time.

[Gambit]

30 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

I have to say, with the addition of Chris Tabor as Special Teams Coordinator and the additions of Sam Franklin,  Matt Prater, and punter Cam Johnston, I'm feeling better about our special teams than I have in a long time.

 

Plus, getting rid of Smiley was already a huge positive. Guy was atrocious.

[HOUSE]

Another game day hero.

[dollars 2 donuts]

 

 

Having issues at some positions on defense and signing defenders that are primarily special teams is a Billsy kind of flex.

 

 

[Sierra Foothills]

9 hours ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

Having issues at some positions on defense and signing defenders that are primarily special teams is a Billsy kind of flex.

 

 

[billsfan89]

15 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

I have to say, with the addition of Chris Tabor as Special Teams Coordinator and the additions of Sam Franklin,  Matt Prater, and punter Cam Johnston, I'm feeling better about our special teams than I have in a long time.

 

 

Franklin has looked like a nice core ST add and although there are some rough edges the ST unit to me is coming together nicely. The ST unit hasn't been a crisp good unit since 2021 or 2022 from what I remember. 2023 the Bills were ranked 28th in special teams and in 2024 they were ranked 13th although I question the methodology on that once because it felt like they were a below average unit not as tragic as 2023 but probably a 18-20th ranked unit if I were making the rankings based on the metric of what I think. 

 

So far the ST Unit in two games has been fairly solid. A couple of longer returns and a bad punt but considering most teams come out rusty on special teams that's not bad. I think adding Johnston not only adds a second Bill Burr lookalike to the team but helps with better consistency on punting. 

[wppete]

Franklin is a stud special teamer. He needs to be on the roster going forward. When Hancock is back Hamlin to practice roster. 

[Billsatlastin2018]

As the Season progresses, THIS potential Championship Season, it is incumbent on ALL OBD Mgt. to unearth any and every diamond in the rough, to beef up EVERY weak position. 
 

The D, especially in the drive for the Lombardi at Season’s End, may and absolutely will not be the same as we see now. Players are coming in and out- as needed.

 

Our FG Kicker- some ancient Mariner, was coaching Pop Warner 13 days ago.

Two PED studs are still in the stands with a Hot Dog & Beer- until Game 7.

 

 

JUST DO IT, BABY… WHATEVER IT TAKES!