Estelle Getty Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I strongly believe we will sign Vincent Jackson. Buddy has shown with Chandler, Merriman, and Buster Davis he still has strong ties to players he helped draft. He might be a little pricey but Nix stated we need more receivers and his familiarity with Jackson will be enough to push him over the top. The Chargers have said they will not franchise him. He is a deceivingly strong deap threat option opopsite Stevie who we will most certainly resign. I am not reaching here, as a well informed Bills fan and historian I expect both of these things to happen. Firing George "Mr. Ed" Wards and getting Jackson while resigning Johnson would sure make for a good start to the offseason.
Turbosrrgood Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I strongly believe we will sign Vincent Jackson. Buddy has shown with Chandler, Merriman, and Buster Davis he still has strong ties to players he helped draft. He might be a little pricey but Nix stated we need more receivers and his familiarity with Jackson will be enough to push him over the top. The Chargers have said they will not franchise him. He is a deceivingly strong deap threat option opopsite Stevie who we will most certainly resign. I am not reaching here, as a well informed Bills fan and historian I expect both of these things to happen. Firing George "Mr. Ed" Wards and getting Jackson while resigning Johnson would sure make for a good start to the offseason. I think the association you have shown between Nix and SD FA's makes sense...It's certainly a possibility. Personally he is not on my list of FA favorites. His best work is downfield, while this Bills team and its QB are more about short/balanced passing. VJ has been a little inconsistent for my taste, and has looked very mediocre on the underneath stuff. Rivers was able to sling nice downfield passes to VJ, I don't think Fitz can do the same. I hope they pick up someone a little more balanced, that can run nice routes underneath, as well as go deep on occasion.
KollegeStudnet Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I'd love to have Jackson on this team...I guess we will have to see if it can happen
Alphadawg7 Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) I think the association you have shown between Nix and SD FA's makes sense...It's certainly a possibility. Personally he is not on my list of FA favorites. His best work is downfield, while this Bills team and its QB are more about short/balanced passing. VJ has been a little inconsistent for my taste, and has looked very mediocre on the underneath stuff. Rivers was able to sling nice downfield passes to VJ, I don't think Fitz can do the same. I hope they pick up someone a little more balanced, that can run nice routes underneath, as well as go deep on occasion. I would agree with this. I watched a lot of Vincent Jackson between him being on my fantasy team as well as living in Los Angeles where a lot of my friends are Charger fans. He is very inconsistent and tends to only be significant when you can get him the deep ball. He isnt the best route runner and can be taken out of the game if you take away the deep ball. And we all know Fitz is not a deep ball threat and relies more on quick short reads to be productive. That being said, I do agree with the original poster that I would say both him and Bowe could be targets our FO strongly pursues as they have said they need to get the offense more weapons and both those players have strong ties to Nix or Gailey. I would fine with picking up either one, but Vincent Jackson would be a prize signing for most teams, but I fear he may under achieve here based on what his strengths are versus what are QB's weaknesses are. Bowe on the other hand I have not seen as much footage on, so not sure which would be a better fit for this team, but based on his history in Gaileys offense I would speculate that Bowe is the better target. Edited January 9, 2012 by Alphadawg7
Estelle Getty Posted January 9, 2012 Author Posted January 9, 2012 I would agree with this. I watched a lot of Vincent Jackson between him being on my fantasy team as well as living in Los Angeles where a lot of my fans are Charger fans. He is very inconsistent and tends to only be significant when you can get him the deep ball. He isnt the best route runner and can be taken out of the game if you take away the deep ball. And we all know Fitz is not a deep ball threat and relies more on quick short reads to be productive. That being said, I do agree with the original poster that I would say both him and Bowe could be targets our FO strongly pursues as they have said they need to get the offense more weapons and both those players have strong ties to Nix or Gailey. I would fine with picking up either one, but Vincent Jackson would be a prize signing for most teams, but I fear he may under achieve here based on what his strengths are versus what are QB's weaknesses are. Bowe on the other hand I have not seen as much footage on, so not sure which would be a better fit for this team, but based on his history in Gaileys offense I would speculate that Bowe is the better target. I see your point about Bowe but the cheifs will not let him leave. He is also a slower, bigger, physical receiver like Johnson. We need Jackson for his deep threat ability. But again this isn't who I neccessarily want to sign but what I feel is going to happen.
dave mcbride Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Jackson is one joint away from a year-long suspension. It's a concern.
K-9 Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I would agree with this. I watched a lot of Vincent Jackson between him being on my fantasy team as well as living in Los Angeles where a lot of my fans are Charger fans. ... You have a lot of fans in SoCal, do you? GO BILLS!!!
DDD Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 The guys a malcontent...I'll pass. Same goes for DeSean Jackson. Great players but selfish and can't be counted on there's adversity.
H2o Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Jackson is one joint away from a year-long suspension. It's a concern. Or one bottle of Spades
John from Riverside Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Guys....we cannot be afraid to sign a big physical deep threat because we are afraid that Fitz cant throw the long ball...... Fitz CAN throw it...its not the most accurate in the world so he need a big physical guy like Jackson who will fight for the ball...thats the whole PURPOSE of it...... The threat of the deep ball to Jackson will allow Stevie to work underneath....that is the whole point. First people complain that we dont throw it deep when defenses are sitting on our routes....then they complain when we dont have a quality x route reciever....now they are complaining that we will get someone we cant use. Which is it? Edited January 9, 2012 by John from Hemet
It's in My Blood Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Signing VJ and resigning SJ would solidify our WR corps and open up our passing game. We had zero deep threat last year and VJ would provide that. Offseason wishlist: 1. Sign Mathis 2. Sign VJ 3. Draft Reiff
Adam Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I think the association you have shown between Nix and SD FA's makes sense...It's certainly a possibility. Personally he is not on my list of FA favorites. His best work is downfield, while this Bills team and its QB are more about short/balanced passing. VJ has been a little inconsistent for my taste, and has looked very mediocre on the underneath stuff. Rivers was able to sling nice downfield passes to VJ, I don't think Fitz can do the same. I hope they pick up someone a little more balanced, that can run nice routes underneath, as well as go deep on occasion. It was focussed on short passing, because we had no deep threat
Max997 Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 i would be shocked if they spent the money it would take to get someone like Jackson or Colston
808 Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 stevie a big wr? hes avg sized. bowe is a big wr. IMO bowe or VJ on the other side of stevie would be a really good addition. and if everyone could stay healthy would be really nice to see what this offense could do.
purple haze Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Signing VJ and resigning SJ would solidify our WR corps and open up our passing game. We had zero deep threat last year and VJ would provide that. Offseason wishlist: 1. Sign Mathis 2. Sign VJ 3. Draft Reiff Not a bad wishlist. But Cliff Avril is a talented 43 DE who would fit in, age wise, with the Bills team as it is currently constructed. Mathis is older, but wouldn't be a bad signing.
The Cincinnati Kid Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I would like Jackson, but I would prefer Bowe. I think Bowe has more overall talent. I would really like to see us draft Floyd from Notre Dame. I think he will be a really good WR in the NFL.
Alphadawg7 Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 You have a lot of fans in SoCal, do you? GO BILLS!!! HAHAHA...oops, fixed it...I mean friends...lmao
Reed83HOF Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I would agree with this. I watched a lot of Vincent Jackson between him being on my fantasy team as well as living in Los Angeles where a lot of my friends are Charger fans. He is very inconsistent and tends to only be significant when you can get him the deep ball. He isnt the best route runner and can be taken out of the game if you take away the deep ball. And we all know Fitz is not a deep ball threat and relies more on quick short reads to be productive. Didn't we just trade a WR who didn't run good routes, wouldn't cross the middle and was only a deep threat who would disappear if the deep ball went away? So Why would we sign another?
jester43 Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 i would be shocked if they spent the money it would take to get someone like Jackson or Colston I WANT COLSTON!! (mainly because I've known him since he was 12) seriously...he is just a great guy and people would love him here.
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