
Ethan in Cleveland
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What FA Signings Have Directly Lead to SB Wins?
Ethan in Cleveland replied to st pete gogolak's topic in The Stadium Wall
Charles Haley Cowboys James Lofton for our very own Bills played a massive role in SB runs -
Quandre Diggs, Jamal Adams - Released from Seattle
Ethan in Cleveland replied to Draconator's topic in The Stadium Wall
Agree. Adams can provide run support and the occasional safety blitz. McD rarely blitzes his safeties. He's really poor in coverage. Terrible fit for Bills. Why ? The cap might go up another 10% next year. Win now at all costs. If you want to help the cap next year I'd cut White this year not Poyer. -
Generally agree. I'd just add that any good DC can find the weak link on the OL and exploit it. The last few years that was generally up the middle against our very poor OGs. Beane fixed both guard spots in one year and it looks like Brown is good enough at RT. Just need Dawkins and Morse to stay healthy and above average for one more year.
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I'd be shocked if he got a contract that would earn enough to get a 3rd. I'd guess a 5th unless some team with a lot of cash overpays for him, then maybe a 4th. We should be losing more than we sign especially with 11 draft picks to fill holes on the cheap. I doubt Beane ends up using more than 8 of those picks but that is still a bunch of guys that we can draft and don't need to sign in free agnecy. Agree on Davis, AJE, and Dodson. Does Floyd count as a loss? I thought he had a void year, and that might not count as a true free agent loss. It's all about the salary they sign with their new team. It has nothing to do with where they were drafted in the past.
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Russell Wilson Released
Ethan in Cleveland replied to Canadian Bills Fan's topic in The Stadium Wall
Ranked 21 in QBR and 20th by NFL.com. Threw 10 less INTs than Allen in only 2 less games, while throwing only 3 less TD passes. His YPA is terrible though. Suggesting he is more dink and dunk than he was earlier in his career when he had one of the best long balls in the game. He played his worst football early and got better as the season wore on. He was benched for financial reasons not for performance. Oh yeah and he was more than good enough to beat McD's defense.... But all in all I think you are correct, he is probably at the very top of the bottom 3rd. Still think he is an ugrade for a large number of teams -
Don't think this is accurate. You need to have a net loss of players to be eligible for a comp pick. That is correct. And this is how Beane screwed up getting a 3rd round pick for Gilmore. All he had to do was dump a backup WR and marginal starting OG. However the round at which the pick is awarded is based on the individual contract the player signed with his new team.
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Good move. Like the player but can't afford $5M for a back up who played 35 snaps all year. He wasn't even the third TE in heavy sets. Edwards played that role. I like Morse coming back for one more year. He's not great but he is good enough. An extra pick gives Beane some flexibility early on day 3. Good spot to grab an extra OL, S, and DT. Maybe burn some of these late round picks for a guy that fell past round 3.
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Russell Wilson Released
Ethan in Cleveland replied to Canadian Bills Fan's topic in The Stadium Wall
It's certainly in the running. Top 3 have to be Hershel Walker, Deshaun Watson and Wilson... Hard to think of any more worse than these three. Although Bills pulled off some great ones including OJ Simpson and Tom Cousineau ultimately becoming Jim Kelly. Possibly. I thought he played ok down the stretch. He is certainly better than at least 10 of the starting QBs that played last year. He will start somewhere. Pitts, Chicago, LV, New England, Atlanta, and New Orleans are all places he could walk in and start even if it meant the QB of the future sat for a year. -
Russell Wilson Released
Ethan in Cleveland replied to Canadian Bills Fan's topic in The Stadium Wall
He's still a very good QB. Problem is, he is a locker room cancer. One day all the true stories will come out. -
Anyone like me wanting Beane to hurry up? (Cap)
Ethan in Cleveland replied to SoonerBillsFan's topic in The Stadium Wall
Gotcha chief! Well they didn't do anything in 2017 because him wasn't there...lol -
Anyone like me wanting Beane to hurry up? (Cap)
Ethan in Cleveland replied to SoonerBillsFan's topic in The Stadium Wall
So you are saying while Beane was under contract with the Panthers he was conspiring with McDermott on who to draft in 2017? And then following along this line of thinking that would make Beane also complicit in passing on drafting Mahomes. What you are suggesting would be the biggest scandal in NFL history. Far worse that spygate or deflategate. -
Anyone like me wanting Beane to hurry up? (Cap)
Ethan in Cleveland replied to SoonerBillsFan's topic in The Stadium Wall
Can you define SB run for us? Even the biggest homers on here would hardly claim getting bounced out of the division round in the playoffs three years in a row(twice at home) as SB runs. Obligatory Beane didn't draft in 2017 comment...sorry -
Anyone like me wanting Beane to hurry up? (Cap)
Ethan in Cleveland replied to SoonerBillsFan's topic in The Stadium Wall
Hopefully he's still trying to convince Pegula to can McDermott and hire Belichick.... Sorry couldn't resist....I kid I kid... -
Only 72, so sad! He was the best. He and Clayton defined what it was to be an insider and helped make possible careers for future generations.
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Exactly! The second outside WR should be the fourth in targets behind Diggs, the slot WR, and then the TE position. He should have the highest TD/rec and Yds/rec rate. He should be your explosion guy. Not a high volume catch guy. When Davis was at his best that is what he was. I think the KC playoff game changed the philosophy at OBD. They decided that Davis could be a true WR1a and he just is not. He doesn't run all the routes, he doesn't run his routes well, and his hands were suspect. Let Shakir be Beasley 2.0. Between him and Kincaid they can get 125-140 catches playing out of the slot. Draft your WR#2 this year. Let him play opposite Diggs and enjoy single coverage his entire rookie year. Groom him to be WR1 in a year or two.
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Mike Evans to hit free agency (UPDATE: Re-signed by TB)
Ethan in Cleveland replied to HappyDays's topic in The Stadium Wall
Hard pass. Get younger and cheaper at WR -
NFL Mock has Bills take edge at 28
Ethan in Cleveland replied to sunshynman's topic in The Stadium Wall
Draft chart says if you drop say 12 spots from 28 to 40, that is a net value of 160 points. 160 points is mid to late 3rd round pick. It can be done. Bills might need to kick in one of their late day 3 picks to make the math work. -
NFL Mock has Bills take edge at 28
Ethan in Cleveland replied to sunshynman's topic in The Stadium Wall
100% agree. I'd rather trade out of the bottom of the first round and get an extra day 2 pick. I dont care about the 5th year option now. Allen's best years will be gone in 5 years. Need cheap talent infusion now. -
NFL Mock has Bills take edge at 28
Ethan in Cleveland replied to sunshynman's topic in The Stadium Wall
I'd be ok with edge in round 1. WR is deep. They can find an impact WR in round 2. -
Takeaways from Beane's Combine pressers
Ethan in Cleveland replied to GunnerBill's topic in The Stadium Wall
Why release him? Makes no sense. You can trade him and get the same cap savings if you really want the cap room over the player. -
I was an econ major in college. The answer is either it goes up, goes down, or in most cases it depends. In this case it depends. If he gets to the SuperBowl and his defense collapses again, there is a 13 second repeat, or he botches the game management then I would fire him and hire Belichick the next day. If they just lose and it is not coaching related, then he comes back for 2025. The Tony Dungy parallels with this guy are just so disheartening. It will take Allen willing this team to a playoff run and SuperBowl championship to overcome McDermott. Then McDermott can thank his God like Dungy did even though we all know this team is all about our savior Josh Allen!