ThreeBillsDrive Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 We'll have to wait and see what his role will be next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San-O Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 http://buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=4661 I woud not be surprised, if this guy has a 1400 yard season. You give him the ball 20 x's a again. Pick up a "third down" type back in the draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 We'll have to wait and see what his role will be next year. I can't imagine that he'll be the lead runner, even in a RB by committee approach. While I think its a good re-signing, their interest in Rhodes, Dillon and Brown kind of makes it obvious that he was not their first choice for a veteran RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heels20X6 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Better not have been for too much. And time to contact the agents for June, Scott, and Harper. It's getting close to draft time. Probably can get them cheap. What some people forget is that Harper played a few seasons for the Hamilton Ti-Cats so he'd be used to weather and climate of playing in Buffalo. I think he'd be a good fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 6 years 47.5M is what i'm hearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koufax Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Very happy to have A-Train back. Right now that leaves us at our weak positions with: RB: A-Train-Shaud LB: Ellison-Crowell-Spikes CB: Youboty-McGee-Greer DT: Tripplett-McCargo-Kyle-Hargrove No more glaring holes where we have empty jerseys. I would still like to upgrade all four of these positions, but adding in A-Train gets us in a position where we can pick the best guys through remaining free agents and all 7 rounds of the draft, and not get locked in to having to do XYZ with our #12 pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 RB: A-Train-ShaudLB: Ellison-Crowell-Spikes CB: Youboty-McGee-Greer DT: Tripplett-McCargo-Kyle-Hargrove Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Very happy to have A-Train back. Right now that leaves us at our weak positions with: RB: A-Train-Shaud LB: Ellison-Crowell-Spikes CB: Youboty-McGee-Greer DT: Tripplett-McCargo-Kyle-Hargrove No more glaring holes where we have empty jerseys. I would still like to upgrade all four of these positions, but adding in A-Train gets us in a position where we can pick the best guys through remaining free agents and all 7 rounds of the draft, and not get locked in to having to do XYZ with our #12 pick. i think the good thing is our holes are identifiable, we have a lot of opportunity to fill them, and there are not a lot of pressing needs. 1. we MUST bring on 2 more CBs. 2. we MUST get at least 1 RB 3. we should get an upgrade to our LBs 4. we should get an upgrade to our DTs we can do that. and then some. i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koufax Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 i think the good thing is our holes are identifiable, we have a lot of opportunity to fill them, and there are not a lot of pressing needs. 1. we MUST bring on 2 more CBs. 2. we MUST get at least 1 RB 3. we should get an upgrade to our LBs 4. we should get an upgrade to our DTs we can do that. and then some. i think. Right. And there are lots of ways to do that when you don't say "#1 impact DT/RB/CB/LB" at the end. So we could go Revis, Irons, DT, LB on day one and sign KT and June Or we could go Willis, RB, DT, CB signing a depth KT or another depth CB Or we could go Peterson, CB, DT, CB signing June ...etc. There are lots of ways to upgrade our weakest positions and get strong players added in the draft. Right now I'm officially going to start on the June and KT bandwagon, because that would simplify things down and give us a lot of options for a great draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrobot Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 i think the good thing is our holes are identifiable, we have a lot of opportunity to fill them, and there are not a lot of pressing needs. 1. we MUST bring on 2 more CBs. 2. we MUST get at least 1 RB 3. we should get an upgrade to our LBs 4. we should get an upgrade to our DTs we can do that. and then some. i think. Looking at it the way Dankenstein and Koufax are looking at it, I feel most worried about CB, then RB, then ILB. I don't think we'll have all 3 needs by the time April 28 rolls around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 HOORAY! HOORAY! HE'S BACK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgun Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 6 years 47.5M is what i'm hearing 2 Yrs. 2 Million 400K SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 2 Yrs. 2 Million 400K SB Table scraps. Got a source for those numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills5482 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Table scraps. Got a source for those numbers? NFL Network are reporting those numbers...sounds like a pretty good deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 When paired with Kenny Irons, our 2nd round pick, they will form a formidable duo.I would LOVE that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 why? because Chris Brown has a lot more upsise that A-Train. He has more speed and catches better. His downside is that he has not been able to stay healthy. He would fine as part of a rotation with the hope he stays healthy. Bills should sign Brown and draft a RB on day 1. Chris Brown = Jonas Jennings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 YEA ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 OK....time for another Marv apology thread? That is a bargain basement salary signing for a running back that at times outplayed the "best back in the league" that we just traded for two 3rd round picks..... I really like A trains style to....there is no dance in him he is hitting whatever hole there is no matter what..... When you get a back that does that and pair it with dominant run blocking......well lets just say we really dont need to take a back until around the 3rd round. I really like the way this team is forming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 OK....time for another Marv apology thread? That is a bargain basement salary signing for a running back that at times outplayed the "best back in the league" that we just traded for two 3rd round picks..... I really like A trains style to....there is no dance in him he is hitting whatever hole there is no matter what..... When you get a back that does that and pair it with dominant run blocking......well lets just say we really dont need to take a back until around the 3rd round. I really like the way this team is forming up. It says nothing to you that nobody wanted him, for 2-3 years now, and nobody called him or brought him in even to be a back-up? I am happy to have him, too, as he is very good insurance in case of injury, can spell the starter a few series, and can start a couple games in a pinch. He's versatile, can block a little, catch a little, hit some holes and break some tackles. But this guy is clearly a back-up, plays like a back-up, acts like a back-up, talks like a back-up, is paid like a back-up, and yet we're apparently the only ones that wanted him as a back-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 It says nothing to you that nobody wanted him, for 2-3 years now, and nobody called him or brought him in even to be a back-up? I am happy to have him, too, as he is very good insurance in case of injury, can spell the starter a few series, and can start a couple games in a pinch. He's versatile, can block a little, catch a little, hit some holes and break some tackles. But this guy is clearly a back-up, plays like a back-up, acts like a back-up, talks like a back-up, is paid like a back-up, and yet we're apparently the only ones that wanted him as a back-up. Good depth signing...but totally agree. There are several better backs, regardless of whether they're in a two-back set or not. Thomas stuck around because he wasn't in demand by the rest of the NFL. I don't know if his relationship with DJ helped here with the potentially low price, but it probably did given their familiarity. This is a guy who rarely played in 05, even after Deuce McAllister went down. That tells me a lot about him. And then to get 109 yards against Indy's swiss cheese defense made me wonder about his everydown back abilities. Let's not get too excited about A-Train. He will do the things mentioned above, but won't provide us with a dominant back. Sorry to raise the rational flag here, but he's just part of the solution, not close to all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Long Beach Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 No complaints for this signing at all. Hardworking, hardrunning and knows our system. Not to mention our coaches know him. Yes he's a backup RB, but may be able to step up a little farther than that, and maybe he can't. I'm Plenty fine with this. It's not like we're getting a pig-in-a-poke. We know it it isn't a prime greyhound in our bag, but we also know it isnt a bag full of Mularkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrite Gal Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 It says nothing to you that nobody wanted him, for 2-3 years now, and nobody called him or brought him in even to be a back-up? I am happy to have him, too, as he is very good insurance in case of injury, can spell the starter a few series, and can start a couple games in a pinch. He's versatile, can block a little, catch a little, hit some holes and break some tackles. But this guy is clearly a back-up, plays like a back-up, acts like a back-up, talks like a back-up, is paid like a back-up, and yet we're apparently the only ones that wanted him as a back-up. Exactly! He showed last year that he can be a good #2 and I am glad they signed him for what appears to be a relatively cheap deal. However, the bottomline remains that he has never ever started more than 13 games in a season during his entire 6 year career and that the last time he even achieved 1000 yards in a season was back in 2003. He finally at least appeared in all 16 games for the first time last year, so he certainly gets a shot at starting like anyone else, but you would have to be a fool to count on this or expect it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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