‘The Bills will receive a fifth-round draft pick in the 2019 NFL Draft in exchange for McCarron. That gives the team 10 draft picks next spring, their own in all seven rounds, as well as an extra fourth-rounder acquired from Kansas City last year for linebacker Reggie Ragland, the fifth-rounder and a seventh-rounder acquired from Carolina last year for cornerback Kevon Seymour.’
Archives for September 2, 2018
Nick O’Leary, Jon Ryan, Rod Streater among 34 cut by Bills
‘Marshall Newhouse won the team’s competition to be the swing tackle behind starters Dion Dawkins and Jordan Mills. In a mild surprise, Conor McDermott also made the roster after working with the third team for a large stretch of the summer. De’Ondre Wesley, who was with the second team, was released.’
Bills’ dead cap space crosses staggering $50 million total
‘It’s a staggering total. The current league average for dead cap space is $11.9 million, according to Spotrac.com. The team with the second most dead cap space is Dallas, at almost exactly half the Bills’ total ($26.8 million).’
What the national media is saying about the Bills for 2018
‘Top to bottom, this is one of the NFL’s least talented rosters. A second year of overachievement is improbable.’
Start of high school football stirs Bills’ memories of ‘Friday Night Lights’
‘“One of the things that’s the most special about high school football is the kids you grew up with,” Phillips said. “Some of my teammates, I went to elementary school with. Those are the people who I was with when I was introduced to the game and then started chasing this dream. In your brain, at that time, you think that’s the end-all, be-all. It’s hard to see into the future at that time. Every day is the most important day ever. To have that goal of trying to win a state championship, build that camaraderie with the guys, it was a fun ride.”’
Report: AJ McCarron traded to Oakland Raiders as Buffalo Bills trim roster
‘So much for McCarron being “absolutely” in the starting discussion per McDermott Thursday night in Chicago.’
Here is the Buffalo Bills’ initial 53-man roster following 2018 cuts
‘About 1,100 players are now without a team so Buffalo will still make moves to solidify it’s opening day roster and form a practice squad.’
Pollock: McCarron trade Bills’ only surprise on cutdown day
‘Clearly, McCarron, slowed by a shoulder injury suffered against Cleveland, wasn’t going to win the starting job … a job now reserved for either Peterman (the most likely) or Allen. Trading the veteran free agent from Cincinnati while he had some immediate value wasn’t a bad move … unless, of course, the Bills don’t sign another warm-body QB before the season opener seven days from now in Baltimore.’
Buffalo Bills trade AJ McCarron to Oakland Raiders (report)
‘The Raiders seemed unsatisfied with their quarterback situation beyond starter Derek Carr and pulled the trigger on the McCarron deal to upgrade their backup quarterback spot. The team’s two other passers are former Bills first round pick EJ Manuel and Connor Cook.’
Buffalo Bills cut former first round wide receiver Corey Coleman
‘Coleman played the entire first half in Thursday’s final preseason game against the Chicago Bears. In hindsight, he was likely playing for a roster spot. The Bills offense struggled mightily in the first half and AJ McCarron didn’t start moving the offense until late in the second half when Coleman was no longer playing.’
Buffalo Bills cut day: Thoughts on 8 players who were kept, released or traded (analysis)
‘Robert Foster making the final 53-man roster was perhaps the biggest shocker of cut day. Going into training camp Foster was garnering a lot of buzz because of his speed and familiarity with offensive coordinator Brian Daboll from their time together at Alabama. But throughout camp Foster demonstrated some faulty mechanics when trying to catch the football. He’d often double clutch and catch passes on his pads.’
What in the world is Jon Gruden doing? | Media reacts to Buffalo Bills trading AJ McCarron to Raiders
‘Raiders trade away one of the great players in the league and then sign AJ McCarron. Was Tim Tebow unavailable?’
Steven Means and 14 other players the Buffalo Bills could pursue
‘The Bills probably won’t have a chance to get Steven Means, but the team should still submit a claim for the defensive end. Means was let go in Philadelphia due to the team’s depth at the position, but the former UB product has shown some pass rushing ability in his career. Buffalo isn’t the only team looking to improve their pass rush and Means may be the best player available on waivers at defensive end.’
Buffalo Bills’ 2019 draft picks following AJ McCarron trade | How many selections do they have?
‘In their deal with the Raiders, the Bills received a fifth round pick. Considering that Oakland sent a conditional 2020 5th round pick to the Bears in the Khalil Mack trade, it’s safe to assume that Buffalo’s pick is in the 2019 draft. Considering that McCarron would have started the season as the Bills’ No. 3 quarterback, Beane received a decent return for the veteran QB.’
Sunday’s Oakland Coverage
Raiders trade for AJ McCarron, release Martavis Bryant (East Bay Times)
Raiders acquire Bills QB AJ McCarron for draft pick (Las Vegas Review Journal)
Report: Raiders trade for QB AJ McCarron; release Connor Cook (NBC Sports Bay Area)
Raiders acquire quarterback AJ McCarron (Raiders.com)