Tyrell Shavers and blocking as a WR

[Marcus Aurelius]

7 minutes ago, WotAGuy said:

And then he made OT Paul Seymour a TE!

That reminds me 🤔 

One of my brothers got into a fight with Paul Seymour in a bar in South Buffalo, "Flanagans" if I recall  ...

I was there too, hiding under a table 

[Ralonzo]

38 minutes ago, ganesh said:

Hawes was the true hero...he neutralized Watt in the game....This guy is a gem.

 

At one point in the game, The Steelers actually adjusted the defense to compensate for Anderson and Hawes' blocking:

 

[Bad Things]

1 hour ago, vincec said:

Shavers led all receivers in reps. Shows you the relative importance of blocking vs receiving skill in this offense.

Or just for this particular game.

People seem to be forgetting that both of our starting tackles were out.

[Da webster guy]

1 hour ago, vincec said:

Shavers led all receivers in reps. Shows you the relative importance of blocking vs receiving skill in this offense.

Blocking AND receiving skill.   Shavers has great hands, he's shown that throughout training camps for three years and obviously his TD grab was not a simple catch in that wind.   We've got some stone hands guys like Knox and Coleman, Shavers isn't one of them.

[BillsFanForever19]

6 hours ago, Bufffalo_Bills_NH said:

It seems that every time they showed a slo mo replay when James was cooking Shavers was out there blocking his a$$ off.  I was wondering if anyone else noticed it and if you saw the same thing that I saw.  Also, big shoutout to Hawes, too, for great blocking.  Many time those 2 created the hole for James to utilize.

 

Shavers will be here at least through 2026 (as he's under contract through next year) and will get a jersey every week as a bottom of the depth chart WR for his blocking and Special Teams alone.

 

He really doesn't provide much as a WR (the Tampa Bay game had more to do with them having a *terrible* Pass D) - but he does what you want out of a 5th WR. Which is play Teams and Block your tail off.

[Charles Romes]

Shavers is the Lee Smith of receivers 

[Kelly to Allen]

Hawes reminds me of Kyle Brady from the 90s. Great pick

[T master]

13 hours ago, Bufffalo_Bills_NH said:

It seems that every time they showed a slo mo replay when James was cooking Shavers was out there blocking his a$$ off.  I was wondering if anyone else noticed it and if you saw the same thing that I saw.  Also, big shoutout to Hawes, too, for great blocking.  Many time those 2 created the hole for James to utilize.

I just hope when Kincaid comes back Brady doesn't forget this and just do his normal feeding of Kincaid to forget about Knox, Shavers, Hawes, Ty, Davis and others as he has this season .

[HoofHearted]

13 hours ago, Bufffalo_Bills_NH said:

It seems that every time they showed a slo mo replay when James was cooking Shavers was out there blocking his a$$ off.  I was wondering if anyone else noticed it and if you saw the same thing that I saw.  Also, big shoutout to Hawes, too, for great blocking.  Many time those 2 created the hole for James to utilize.

It’s a huge advantage for an offense. Knox, Hawes, Shavers, Shakir all had good days blocking on Duo/ISO. When you can guarantee your back a 1 on 1 vs a corner in the run game you love that match up as an offense.

 

Duo in general is such a dirty scheme anyway, especially when you have a back like Cook who sets up blocks and has the quickness to get back outside. The whole scheme is designed to make that interior backer wrong no matter what. Push the play side to make it commit and then bounce it all the way back where you now have numbers and a 1 on 1 with a corner. It’s why it’s been a staple of the offense since Dorsey took over.

[BearNorth]

6 hours ago, Charles Romes said:

Shavers is the Lee Smith of receivers 

Hopefully without the dumb penalties

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

14 hours ago, Ya Digg? said:

Look I get it, in order to get big gains in the run game your wide receivers have to block, but ever since Mac “blocking is the best/only thing I do as a wide receiver” Hollins was on the team, there is such a weird obsession with wide receiver blocking.

 

I miss the days when we looked forward to our wide receivers, you know, catching the ball 

 

It was Gabe before that.  "Why does gabe play more than sanders and brown?" was frequently a point of contention and it was blocking back then.  

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

8 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Shavers will be here at least through 2026 (as he's under contract through next year) and will get a jersey every week as a bottom of the depth chart WR for his blocking and Special Teams alone.

 

He really doesn't provide much as a WR (the Tampa Bay game had more to do with them having a *terrible* Pass D) - but he does what you want out of a 5th WR. Which is play Teams and Block your tail off.

 

A cheap depth WR who can play special teams.  He shouldn't be playing this much, and ideally there are 5 options ahead of him in 2026.  I also don't mind bringing in competition from a similar player. At the same time - good blocks should earn you some routes too.  

 

Shavers cap hit next year is 1M, but there's no shortage of similar special teams players who might offer a more rounded player offensively.  These types of Hollins guys are always pretty available in the 1-2M AAV range, and I would suggest bringing one in to compete for that back of the roster spot.  

[27yankees]

You want to win: Do your job

You want to get paid: Do your job

And if that is blocking; which #14 does extremely well, I'm all for it. 

My thing is, if they really want that Lombardi then what are you willing to do for it. Is your legacy going to be; "I played on a almost got there" or is it going to be "I played on the World Champion Buffalo Bills". Time to get grass on that uniform, do the ugly work, and eat beef all day. 

 

I'm old and tired: BRING THE LOMBARDI TO BUFFALO!!!!! 

[Joe Mama]

12 hours ago, WotAGuy said:

And then he made OT Paul Seymour a TE!

Jason Peters Bills UDFA TIGHT END!

[Warriorspikes51]

he earned more targets after the Bucs game....and has gotten zero.  Why? 

[Spiderweb]

7 hours ago, Charles Romes said:

Shavers is the Lee Smith of receivers 

Oh great! Here comea a couple holding calls a game now ..

[Desert Bills Fan]

13 minutes ago, Joe Mama said:

Jason Peters Bills UDFA TIGHT END!

Flash of thought: Hawes to LT ?

[Buffalo Ballin]

We're the organization who introduced the K-gun offense, which is used all over the NFL. But we're the ones to use the 2 minute offense.

 

Now, we're bringing the latest one: the wide receiver blocker.

 

And we still can't win the Super Bowl.

[The Frankish Reich]

14 hours ago, BearNorth said:

Yeah Paul Costa the tight end was then converted to OT because he was such a great blocker.

Or Paul Seymour doing the opposite.

Hey, it worked. And it worked better as the game progressed and the Steelers D got tired.

Belichick pulled the heavy sets on us a couple times and had success against McD's defense that prioritized speed and quickness over raw strength. The NFL is now all about speed on defense (McD was a bit ahead of his time), and this offense can have success against a lot of teams.

But will it work in the playoffs?

Probably not.

 

[Joe Mama]

2 hours ago, Desert Bills Fan said:

Flash of thought: Hawes to LT ?

Was kinda thinking the same, but he would have to add 50-60 pounds. Peters actually lost weight from college days. Maybe guard or center.