MikePJ76

Yes I think we are all aware of this. The point was that he lived in Syracuse for a few years and understands the weather.

Made a thread for this but I will put it here too. Made a Andre Cisco highlight reel this morning. He makes all the sense in the world to me even if he grew up a jets fan.

So this is my thread to make my case that I think Andre Cisco is the perfect stopgap/longterm Free Safety for this defense. I made a highlight reel this morning of his plays that stand out. I am sure I missed some plays but I did it quick and yes this is a HIGHLIGHT reel to show is abilties. If you watch the video (It's long, sorry) you will see he has excellent traits and abilities. He plays deep safety well, can blitz at the line of scrimmage, seems to be a sure tackler, can deliver big hits, covers slot guys in man and most importantly can turn his hips and go back and get the ball. Lets start here, he is a new yorker who went to Syracuse University where he had 13 career interceptions. He will understand the weather in Buffalo having gone to SU. He is a free safety. His signing would allow Rapp/Bishop to be the Strong safety and play near the line and also allow one of them to be the dime and other sub package player, like Rapp in 2023. He had a down year in Jacksonville in 2024, the whole team had a down year and everyone was fired so I am sure that had something to do with it. He is the perfect candidate to come here and sign a one year prove it deal or an inexpensive 2 or 3 year deal to give him some security and allow the Bills to manage the money better. He called out teammates last year saying they quit and didn't give good enough effort after the game vs the bears. Here is an interesting article from yardbarker on Cisco. https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/andre_cisco_is_free_agencys_best_value_at_the_safety_position_despite_his_down_year_with_the_jags/s1_17313_41807936 some highlighted points. Cisco is mainly a "centerfielder", meaning he plays his best ball in the back end of the defense, but he can also play the box and cover guys in the slot when needed. He also has the length and just enough size to be able to cover just about any part of the field from the safety position. A team could really strike gold, here, especially when considering Cisco's projected market value in free agency. NFL cap analysts Josh Queipo and Kyle DeDiminicantanio have Cisco landing a one-year $5.25 million deal in free agency. Pro Football Focus and Spotrac have a richer outlook for Cisco. PFF projects him to land a three-year deal worth $9 million per year and Spotrac has his AAV at $10.8 million per year. Those numbers would tie him at No. 15 and land him at No. 12, respectively among all safety contracts. Spotrac's number is too high and PFF's is toeing the line. If a team gets him on the cheaper side of a one-year deal and he returns to his 2022-2023 form, then Cisco will easily be one of the better free agent signings of the offseason and it'd be nearly impossible to argue otherwise. Spotrac's page for him. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/72445/andre-cisco here is where they see his market value Market Value 1 years, $10,779,945 Avg. Salary: $10,779,945 NFL Rank: 201 S Rank: 4 They compare him to the deal KC gave Justin Reid, 3 years 31 million. If Buffalo can shore up their free safety position with numbers like these, somewhere in the range of 1 year at 5 to 9 million or 3 years at 5 to 9 with incentives it would allow them to focus on other areas in the draft and not force a safety in the first or second round or force bishop/rapp to be a starter. A young vet on a prove it deal is perfect, he seems to be a perfect fit to me. This team needs a centerfielder. Cisco would also not stop them from drafting a young safety and give them a group of 4 that can all play. here is the highlight reel I threw together this morning. I really hope they sign him. I may make another reel of this sort for the other guy I want, Darius Slayton. I will see if I have time tomorrow. Quick Note on the reel, I added in the all 22 replay for a couple of plays because the game film didn't show them. The All 22 shots have no audio. Oh and they played Mr. Brightside after he picked off Caleb Williams during the commercial break and Rich Eisen pointed it out when they returned, feels like the universe telling us something. ok that is it unleash the thumbsdown emoji's. Yes you have to watch the video on youtube's site but here is the link.

He had a full offseason breakdown last week, it was excellent. He had the bills resigning Douglas and drafting a corner! Here is the post I made the other day highlighting the main points. Bills mock offseason: Free agents, draft plans, and trade markets https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6149415/2025/02/21/bills-2025-mock-offseason-free-agent/ I don't want to give the whole thing away but he has a great plan for the offseason. I will just highlight the big things. I will say I wouldn't even pick up the phone and call hollywood brown let alone 2 years for 18 million. Bills cap space to begin the exercise: -$10.13 million The NFL informed teams that the 2025 salary cap would fall between $277.5 and $281.5 million, so for this exercise, we split the difference and put it at $279.5 million. The -$10.13 million hole is far smaller than what the Bills had to deal with last offseason before cutting all their big-name veterans to clear cap space. on von miller - resigned In this case, I had Miller taking a $10 million pay cut — meaning $10 million in cap savings. It would guarantee him over $7 million this season Restructures to Josh Allen, Dion Dawkins and Ed Oliver Release Sam Martin and trade Elam. he has the team resigning Douglas, Hollins, Ty Johnson, Reggie Gilliam, Ferguson and Quinton Morris Trade for Myles Garrett trade details Buffalo receives: DE Myles Garrett, 2026 5th round, 2027 7th round Cleveland receives: No. 30, 2026 1st round, 2027 4th round, DE A.J. Epenesa Free agent signings Hollywood Brown, Derek Barnett Then this is his mock for the rest of the draft. The pick at No. 56: CB Darien Porter, Iowa State The pick at No. 62: DT Jordan Phillips, Maryland The pick at No. 107: LB Chris Paul Jr., Ole Miss The pick at No. 130: EDGE Oluwafemi Oladejo, UCLA Trade! Bills receive Nos. 132 and 245 from Lions for Nos. 170 and 176. The pick at No. 132: S Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma The pick at No. 173: G Connor Colby, Iowa The pick at No. 203: WR Ricky White III, UNLV The pick at No. 205: QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana The pick at No. 245: P Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida New Bills depth chart

Here is what the list had to say about safety Andre Cisco tier 6 Age: 25 Height: 6-0 Weight: 210 A third-round pick and three-year starter, Cisco brings a good combination of size, athleticism and ball skills (eight INTs, 24 PDs since 2022), but he needs to become more consistent. He appeared to be involved in several busts as the Jaguars’ defense fell apart in 2024; he lost snaps in November and was pulled from the starting lineup for two games in December. Primarily a free safety, Cisco has the range to play deep but has shown enough in run support to merit a varied role. It would not be surprising to see him excel in the right environment. and here is the piece on Darius Slayton tier 4 Age: 28 Height: 6-1 Weight: 198 Slayton has quietly been one of the league’s better big-play threats for six seasons, averaging 15.0 yards per catch despite playing with Daniel Jones and a handful of replacement-level QBs. He found a soft market in 2023, re-signing for two years and $12 million, and he’ll hit free agency again after totaling just seven catches in seven games with Tommy DeVito and Drew Lock. In the right environment, Slayton could bring significant upside, ideally with a No. 1 target to draw attention and a QB willing to attack downfield. Darnell Mooney and Gabe Davis each got $13 million annually last spring, which feels a tad high for Slayton but not implausible.

They have plenty of cap space to do what they want. Joe broke it down with a really nice offseason outlook last week. I just disagree with giving money to a small declining player in brown. I would however pay Andre Cisqo for his potential. I don’t think he will be that expensive. I would also pay Darius slayton. Good guy, teammate, good size and traits and dying to be on a winner. i think cisqo and slayton can be had for a reasonable amount of money. I have seen slayton talked about in the Mooney and Gabe Davis area of around 13 million per year. I would do that for him. If the cost for Garrett was two one’s and an espenesa that’s beyond reasonable. they will have plenty of picks and comp picks next year to still have good drafts. as far as the cap goes Garrett is worth the money. In just don’t want them trading away whole drafts for the guy. That is the scenario you are talking about, acting as if he is all they need. That is a bad idea.

The athletics top free agents by tier https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6119321/2025/02/24/nfl-2025-free-agent-rankings-best-available/?source=user_shared_article 2025 NFL free-agency rankings top 150: Where do Aaron Rodgers, Tee Higgins, Sam Darnold fall? their list has safety Andre Cisco as a tier 6 guy and Darius slayton as a tier 5 guy. that seems perfect to me. Cisco has the size, ability and potential and slayton has the tools to help day one make a difference. Paying Cisco for his potential is the perfect situation. Wouldnt stop them from drafting a top safety if one falls to them and can play free safety.

A nice pre combine state of the bills from Joe buscaglia this morning. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6151943/2025/02/24/bills-2025-nfl-combine-rumors-prospects/?source=user_shared_article Bills’ 2025 NFL Combine preview: Super Bowl aspirations, James Cook, and WR need

If they could get Myles Garrett at the price Joe buscaglia speculated then yes they should make the trade. if it costs more than that they should stay the course and use all their picks and available money to get vet help. he put a plan out that was pretty excellent. The only thing I didn’t like was giving Hollywood brown a 2 year deal worth around 19 million. That’s a terrible deal, that guy is not what Buffalo needs at wr. A small declining player.

Well the reason I don’t like him I already stated, doing a podcast on tuesdays (sometimes with opposing players) criticizing teammates and coaches. He is already talking about being done at 30 or sooner. He gives me the same vibes as diggs, get paid and become disinterested. he has it made in Dallas, he will be a star who everyone worships no matter what he does. that is why I can’t stand him. I get the sense from your statement all you know about him is the stat sheet. he is not getting traded so it doesn’t matter. Jerry just lets these contracts drag out for the attention.

Cool you love him and I can’t stand him. doesn’t matter at all because Jerry doesn’t trade stars. no need arguing about it.

Parsons’s going to checkout a year or two into his new deal. He doesn’t seem like he loves playing football to begin with. He will be running a podcast being critical of his coaches and teammates every Tuesday. He has already stated he is retiring before 30 or right when he turns 30. he has no position you would pencil him in as on the bills. He isn’t an end and if he was here in Buffalo he would get run over just like he has in Dallas. this is one of the worst trade proposals possible. That guy is just like diggs in Dallas. Diggs got his money and just loafed then got injured and didn’t put in the work in rehab and got injured again. jerry doesn’t trade stars but even if he did I wouldn’t even take his call for that guy.

Beane should be fired on the spot if he makes that trade. that would be an off the charts bad trade. parsons is not worth that in any scenario.

Benford had a concussion.

He wants an extension worth more money. They don’t want to pay him.