atlbillsfan1975

Smart, humble, athletic, and charism. He will be a star no matter how well he actually does. I for one wish him luck, and hope he has a long bright career. The NFL needs more young men like him in it.

Ha! I love it. You beat the Crayonz boy at his own game!

Grigson is 40(yesterday). That is young i guess. But you are seeing this trend more and more, save Buffalo. But what he has in common with many new GM's is they come up through the scout ranks. Smart. There is no cap on what you can pay front office people. Have a GM that knows how to evaluate talent, and have money guys to help with Cap understanding I got to wonder if he was nervous during the interview? Pagano looks very laid back there, but can tell he is a feiry guy. He looked much more comfortable then Grigson. Time will tell. One thing is for sure, Irsay wont sit on his hands for long if they dont produce in the next two years drastic improvement over this years production.

Vick had some very good season in Atl. When his coaches realize that Vick is a play maker, he is not a game amanager, he soars. You have to keep the play book simple and decisive. You give Vick two options to pass too, an dthen tell him run, he is very good. make him sit back there and read a D...not so good.

Bell is the best LT in FA this year. That is bad luck for the Bills...good luck for Bell. This will allow him to get a better salary then if there were a few other true top notch LT in FA. I got clued into this fact when the sports broadcasters here in ATL mentioned him as the top LT out there. Personally i like the 4-5m a season to him as a base. With the same type of incentives they gave McGee. If Bell stays healthy and plays then his salary goes to 7m. I think everyone on the board agrees he is a solid LT, but can not stay healthy. If he does stay healthy then it is a win/win for Bell and the Bills. 7m is not a bad price for a starting solid LT. It also allows Hairston to play RT and then this Bills line just became a very stable group and even some depth with Pears and Rhinehardt.

I get it is not a diplomatic thing to say. But it is not bad negotiating. Think about it, is Gailey lying? Can you make a strong arguement that SJ production soared under Gailey and his system? It also puts a kernel of doubt in some other teams mind, did Gailey and his system pad SJ stats? All the football execs already know about his big drop against Pitt and also in the NYJ game he had a crucial drop. Dont get me wrong, i want SJ back, but not for 10 mil. If you over pay a player it sets a bad precendt. Do you 100% believe Chan can not find another 1000yd receiver? SJ is not the next Fitzgerald or Moss. He is a solid piece and should get paid accordingly. Just because he is the first Bills receiver to have two back to back 1000 yd years, says more about how bad the Bills have been. And how the league has transformed.

Could you not say that SJ is similar to Victor Cruz? SJ was a 7th round pick. Had great senior season numbers for Kentucky playing in the SEC. Nix was i believe the head of scouting for the S.E for the Bills at the time. I think what the original poster was getting at and even you yourself helped brin gto light, is wide receivers are easier to replace then say great pass rushers....which the Giants have had.

McGee is a solid CB when healthy....and as we know that is few and far between. This probably still means the Bills will sign another mid level FA or go after a CB in the mid rounds. Didnt Chan or Nix say they wanted to sign 3 guys in the D backfield? Think this was one of the signings?

When i looked at your mock, is it what you want or think will happen? Buddy was signed as GM for one reason, his knowledge of the South East. If you look at who the Bills have drafted and signed in undrafted FA since he has been here you will see i am correct. If your mock is what you like, fine. But no way in hell there are not 4 or 5 southerners on the Bills by the end of the draft.

I think Abraham can still play 15-20 snaps a game. Pass rush specialist. Is it what i would do? No, unless he came at a very reasonable price. He is pretty durable, and has not been injury prone through out his career. He would instantly make the pass rush very legit. He may buy you a year of developing a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Thus, allowing you to use your first couple picks in other need based areas. OSI is going to get paid big bucks for his name and he is still in the grey area of being over the hill. Abraham is over the hill, but has some left in the tank.

Well written post. One thing is for certain, the Bills need to sign some PROVEN wr talent. If they can bring Stevie back, there is still a huge need for another competent Wr. Here is hoping they sign a guy to play w Stevie. I could see the Bills making a play for a Meachum. Your draft looks very good as far a need base address...not certain the players are the best choices

If you want an elite pass rusher on the downward side of his career why not make a play for John Abraham? He wont cost you any picks and you could probably sign him to a 2-3 year deal at a cheaper price then Osi. Abraham is 34. But had same amount of sack last year as Osi at 9.5. Atlanta has two many guys up for FA and looks like he will surely hit the market. He could step in immediatley and upgrade the pass rush. Bills could then go for rush end in rounds 2-3 and spend first pick on another area of need. LB, OL, or WR depending on which way they go w the rest of FA.

I actually work with a player from the 70's/80's. Jeff Yeates, he was a DE for the Bills then the Falcons. Jeff still works today because he has to. Now he likes what he does and it keeps him young, working with all us 20 and 30 y/o's. But he has had multiple knee surgeries, and is what you see in a typical player from that era. There body is no where near what it could or should be if they had not played in the NFL. These are the guys many of our dads watched growing up. These are the guys that built the game into what it is. If the passion for the game had not been bred into our fathers, we would not have been in those stadiums in the 80's and 90's when that CBA happened in 93. Guess my point is the league can take better care of the Alumi's and if the current players had the heart and mind to realize it, then guys like my friend would be in a much better situation then they are today.

Exactly. If the Bills leave Buffalo, there goes a good percentage of people that come to Buffalo. How about doing a quick study on flights into Buffalo during football season? Check the toll roads and see how much the tolls increase around football games from out of state? Check with hotels and restaurants and see how sales increase during football season? Compare that data to times of the year when football is not played. I mean this should not be that hard to do. If the bills leave Buffalo it is the final nail in the coffin. In 25 years that town will be down to about 200,000 people. Sorry guys but Buffalo needs the Bills, it is really the only reason why so many of us come back there. Niagra Falls is great, but people just do not care about it like they did 30 years ago. To the poster who said sports teams are a drain on the community, i have seen other studies debunk that theory. But oh well, like many in Buffalo when the Bills are gone, they wont be happy, just like they are not happy they are there now.

After talking to my buddy and askin ghim about Upshaw, he told me he would be a great run stuffer. The way he described him was like a Kelsay with talent. I asked him, do you think he can pass rush? it is not his specialty. Can he cover? yes but not well. This friend is a huge SEC guy and watches everygame and breaks down film even...i know we been telling him to get a life for years. My point is i like Upshaw, but wonder how he will fit in with the guys we already have? I would rather the Bills 'reach' and grab the best olb if he is not off the board.

All i meant by that is there are over 1500 guys playing in the NFL. Everyone has a contract, and every offseason their are scores of WR's looking for a contract. I get each situation is a little different. What throws everything out of wack are the bone head franchises who over pay talent because they think its the final piece, and we all know how that usually ends up. Ask Eagle fans.

Why would you not then pay him maybe around 13 or 14th best money? And have incentive clauses that could take into the top ten money realm? I mean it has to be a science more then just pulling numbers out of the air??

I think you are right on that point. I think teams are also going to look at how the Giants are not afraid to basically use 4 DE on obvious passing downs. The rules now are such that you need quick Dline man, holding is hardly ever called...you need guys that have pass rushing skills that will not allow them to be engaged w oline man.

Holy sh*t i pissed my pants...almost! That is great.

A. Free agency is before the draft B. Maybe naive, but some of us think the F.O realizes that this next season is kind of a turning point. Need a couple proven starters to maybe make the Bills legit playoff contenders. We shall see, but in the mean time it is fun to think about how much better your team would be with certain players added. And since the bills are something i follow for fun, i do not need to be a realest about it.

Very good analysis and break down. It is posts like this that i come to this site mainly. Thank you. I also think you did a good job in identifying guys that will not be first day 'big' signings. But guys that will be very solid producers and for the most part i have not heard of any character questions with these guys. Am i wrong? Also no mention of SJ? you think he leaves town?

I agree that the Bills need to draft or sign in FA a big time DE. But for now our division goes thru NE, and has so for the last 12 years, save a blip here and there by NY and MIA. The book is out on how to beat Brady, rush from the middle of the D. The switch back to the 4-3 puts William and Dareus in the best spots for them to succeed. They will also eat up the entire interior 3 Olineman. If the Bills can get it right and pick up a pass rushing DE and Kelsay can play solid(i think he is) then the front 4 will look very good. They will also open up holes for blitzing LB to shoot thru.

If Williams is healthy and Dareus improves on his stellar rookie season, then the middle of the line will be great. These two guys also will be able to get in QB's faces from up the gut. That is big...and the number one way to beat the best QB in our division. Now add the pass rusher from the edge, and suddenly the entire D looks a lot better. If you can stop the run and get to the qb, you got a winning D. Corners are important... but no where near as important as Dline.

exactly, just ask the Giants!!!!

Who do you think is not going to be back? I mean besides some 3rd stringer? They have no key guys up for FA except Welker, i believe. having said that....who cares. Just imagine if picture phones and todays technology was around in the early 90's during the Bills run...maybe we wouldn't be so surprised they lost 4 straight?