Bills claim Darnell Savage

[NewEra]

2 hours ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

So we got the Elam of safeties … another first round DB who can’t stick on a roster. Awesome 👏🏽 

Except his career is the complete opposite with regards to success. After his rookie contract expired the packers signed S Xavier McKinney to a big FA deal.  Savage than signed with the jags 3 years 21M.  After the scheme change this year, he wasn’t a fit.  Signed with wash and they are giving the younger players on a rookie deal some play as their season is over.

 

I’m not saying he’s great by any means, but he could actually be our starting S opposite bishop is he plays like he did 2 years ago.  Is only 28.

 

The point of my post- he’s not like Elam

[Buffalo716]

12 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Except his career is the complete opposite with regards to success. After his rookie contract expired the packers signed S Xavier McKinney to a big FA deal.  Savage than signed with the jags 3 years 21M.  After the scheme change this year, he wasn’t a fit.  Signed with wash and they are giving the younger players on a rookie deal some play as their season is over.

 

I’m not saying he’s great by any means, but he could actually be our starting S opposite bishop is he plays like he did 2 years ago.  Is only 28.

 

The point of my post- he’s not like Elam

I can agree to that 100% 

 

Not saying we're getting a pro bowl player here but I definitely think he's better at his position than what Elam is at his own position 

 

He needs to be put in the right spots but Sean understands safeties

[BuffaloBillies]

1 hour ago, FLFan said:

They can hang on to him as long as they damn well please.  The Bills own his rights in perpetuity. He can retire, or play for the Bills.  Those are his two options.  

 

If that's true and IF he wanted to play next year and IF some team wanted him (philly/det), we could get a 7th for him, maybe?

Worst case - he ends his career potentially earlier than he wants to because of us, since he f'ed us losing Ingram. Sit and rot bleach

[Utah John]

6 hours ago, BuffaloBillies said:

Hope they hang on to Slay as long as they are legally allowed to. Make him sit there in purgatory.

My understanding is that the Bills will retain his rights indefinitely.  He either plays for the Bills, or he just sits, unless the Bills release him which they have no incentive to do, or trade him (but we're way past the trade deadline for this season).  

 

I'm convinced his retirement is due to his wife being unhappy with not moving back to Philly, where she was happy.  Asking her to move to a new city she doesn't know, at the start of another typical Buffalo winter, probably didn't sit well with her.

Edited 1 hour ago by Utah John

[BigAl2526]

I think he would need a fair amount of time to contribute meaningfully as a safety in the Bills' system.  The Bills signed him to the 53 man roster, so they are planning on a near term contribution.  There are two possibilities for contributing near term.  One is the obvious special teams contribution.  He obviously has plenty of speed and athleticism.  His college profile says he's good in coverage.  Buffalo's immediate need is for depth at cornerback.  Could he play some cornerback in a pinch?