MrEpsYtown

There is nothing at all special about Zay. When he's open, he sometimes catches the ball. He has no deep speed, he's average in size, has too many drops, he's an okay route runner, he's a bad blocker, he never makes contested catches, and has no RAC ability whatsoever. On top of that, he doesn't play special teams. He was a bad draft pick who has very little upside. He is literally, just a guy. I hope they move on. They probably won't, and will probably regret it. Trade him now while he might have some left over prospect shine.

I think you can roll with 4 safeties if you have functional depth. When you have to bring Dean Marlowe off the practice squad to start and play every defensive down in a game, then send him back to teh practice squad, to me that isn't functional depth. Neal or Johnson need to prove that they can play there imo, not just be special teams guys. I also think that Kevin Johnson has the skills to double as a safety and a corner.

God I hope not. But you are probably right though. Maybe he could be the waterboy or something, practice squad. He should not play.

I would simply sign a guy like Maxx Williams or Ryan Hewitt. They are sitting out there with no contract and are guys who play tight end and fullback. That's the guy you want as your third tight end. Not some slow jacked up receiver who can't block. If Fisher or Sweeney could do this, great. I think Fisher is a really interesting piece. I don't really want Knox to be smashing as a fullback. As an H back off the ball on split zone type plays I think it's fine, but if you want to get in I and smash, I don't like Knox there. Maybe Ed Oliver can do it. But the idea that somebody else could do this job and you don't really need DiMarco is probably accurate.

I don't think we trade picks for players. We only have six picks next year. I think it is more likely that we try to trade assets like Shaq and Zay Jones for mid round picks.

You gotta go back and watch the 3 play Zay Jones NFL highlight film to be truly amazed.

I think people are all confused on how the comp system works. So I'm just saying that people need to know what they are talking about before being rude. It's okay to be rude if you are right. If you are wrong you just look like a loser. ?

I also think it really depends on a lot of factors, but I could see them going after Michael Thomas, maybe an edge guy like Clowney, and Shaq Thompson will be out there as a possible Lorax replacement at SAM.

I'm just saying, some people seem to think that signing free agents in 2019 somehow affects possibly getting a comp pick for the loss of and Shaq Lawson and Jerry Hughes. They don't seem to realize that 2019 is 2019 and 2020 is 2020.

I think you try to trade him to a team like the Cowboys or Redskins, two teams who showed a ton of interest in Shaq during the pre draft process. I want a draft pick, or perhaps a failed prospect of theirs. I'd do Shaq for Josh Doctson, who did not have his option picked up either. Plus you have Rob Ryan there to vouch for him. If I got Doctson I would turn around a trade Zay Jones to the Chargers for a ham sandwich so he can get a fresh start with his receiver coach. If the Redskins angle doesn't work I'd do Shaq for Taco Charlton, who the Cowboys feel is a bust at this point, but Taco is more the prototype in terms of size and length for McDermott's defense.

I think Croom is out. I don't care who Croom is banging, Dawson Knox can do everything he can do and more. Knox is faster, pretty much the same size and he can block. Croom to me is too one dimensional to be of any use imo. I don't know how it shakes out, how Fisher looks, how Sweeney looks. But I feel like Croom is not a lock for the roster. A #3 tightend should be able to do more than just one thing well, and if he is one dimensional, he should be he blocking type. A receiving Flex tight end makes no sense as a #3.

Guys, If someone signs Shaq next off season it will effect the comp formula for that season. So signing a million free agents in 2019 would have nothing to do with someone else signing Shaq in 2020. The Bills aren't getting any comp picks in 2020 draft, becuase they signed a lot of free agents in 2019. They could get comp picks in the 2021 draft and Shaq signing elsewhere in the 2020 offseason would effect that. People gotta read up on how this stuff works before going all apeshit.

I figure Morse might take 65 as that was his number at Missouri but I guess not. Also a quick Google search provided that he wore 75 in high school, so maybe he's buying that from Teller. He also seems like the kind of guy who does not care what number he gets. I could see 41 in that 4+1=5 type of deal like Oliver.

Again I said this the other day, but this is the only position that has not had any overhaul, and only Trent Murphy fits the prototype of what these guys typically looked for in Carolina. Long limbed, tall, etc. Ansah fits that mold, as does Clowney. Ferguson fit that mold, Winovich did not....so I'm a bit surprised they did not grab Ferguson. But I think this is the final revamp for McDermott and Beane. They have overhauled every other position on the roster to fit what they want. Defensive end is next imo.

I was watching West Virginia vs Texas Tech last night on ESPN U. One of the things that I was surprised at watching Sill exclusively is how he blocked down field. He was pesky and pissing defenders off. I didn't see him struggling to get off press. I thought his initial steps and movements were okay, but need refinement, but he's a fun guy to watch. He goes up to get the ball and contorts his body to make good catches. He didn't get the ball a ton in this game, so I did enjoy watching him do some dirty work. You can tell how much he loves the game and loves his teammates as he wasn't getting many touches but ran his routes hard and was constantly congratulating his teammates. He also seems like a bit of a trash talker like Josh Allen. He honestly reminded me of Robert Woods a bit with the way he plays. I don't know if he makes it, but I like his game. A lot of people see tall, skinny, former quarterback and assume the guy can't play. This guy can ball. He has a chance.

Watching him play against Baylor right now on ESPN U

Yep

I'm telling you these guys are going to wind up with Trevor Lawrence in two years somehow. I hate them.

He's the best. He's not a primadonna and he always puts the team success first. Such a humble guy imo. He's confident in his game, but he does understand how important it is to see it as a team game. You can tell that he genuinely loves him teammates and really just wants to do everything to win. Maybe I've been drinking too much kool aid, but something special is happening here and we have a great opportunity to experience all of it.

While we do have cap space, allocated 14 million to Shaq is insane. Playing Jerry Hughes another 14-15 million per is also insane. People think paying Frank Clark 20 million is crazy. The dude is a dominant player. Paying 28 million to Shaq and Hughes is not happening. I don't care how much cap space we have. It's a terrible use and allocation of funds. The problem is that outside of Clowney, Mercilus and a few others, it is not an amazing FA class. Guys like Ngakoue, Vic Beasley, Dante Fowler still don't quite fit the mold of long ends. Clowney is the perfect fit going forward. I would try to build a trade with Houston. Hughes, Zay Jones and 2020's second rounder for Clowney. Then I would try to trade Shaq to the Cowboys for Taco Charlton, who has been a bust for them. Trade our disappointing end for someone else's putting the 5th year burden on somebody else and see if a change of scenery helps Taco. His 5th year option decision would come in 2020. We could have had Michael Thomas and Jarran Reed...pretty terrible draft, but some gems came from it.

Sounds like he has a chip on his shoulder. ?

I believe in Dion. He has the measurables and I think he can succeed at tackle. He sounds like he struggles a bit with staying motivated and he needs to get that straightened out. We will see how he responds with his job and career on the line. I believe he will respond strongly and I feel that Dion will show great improvement with Coach Johnson as his coach. The misconception is that he sucks, because of a bunch of PFF grades. The misconception is that he is a guard because Mike Mayock said he was. I think he struggled a bit last year, but he did flash some upside and he was not terrible. He's a young developing player facing the opposing team's best rusher with a terrible coach working with him. We just went through the same thing with Cordy Glenn for the last few years. Give Coach Johnson a chance to work with Dion and give him an opportunity to prove himself before moving his position.

I think that they will only move Dion if he is truly awful. It just makes no sense to move a 25 year old up and down player to stick a soon to be 34 year old journeyman in there. It does make sense if Dion shows no improvement though.

Gore and McCoy won't do any of that, though Gore strikes me as a "do whatever the team needs me to do guy." I could see Yeldon doing some of that. Depending on how the roster churns out, you don't have to have a back that plays special teams if you have extra guys at other position to do so. Like Milano and Lorax are starters who still play special teams. You have all of your backup linebackers, plus a bunch of corners and your backup safety, fullback, and tight ends. I do wonder who in the receiver bunch will help here, (I think Foster will still play some teams) but imo you don't absolutely have to get special teams play from your running backs.

I don't think there is any way they pick up the option. I just don't think they love him as a player, and I as I said yesterday on the board somewhere, I don't think they want to tie up funds to guys who don't truly fit their vision. I like Shaq and I think there is still some upside there. But you really can't justify giving him 11-14 million on a 1 year deal. Picking up the option on Shaq and extending Jerry is going to tie up 25-30 million in cap for 2020. I think they use those funds and try to acquire a different group of defensive ends. I'd rather sign Clowney and give him 30 million up front than sign those two guys.