Sisyphean Bills Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 There was NO chance to re-sign Levitre before he became a FA. None. Zip. Notta. Unless you offered him the top salary in the league for his position. And the Bills would have been utterly stupid to do that. He's good. But he doesn't dominate and there are several Gs in the league who are far better. GO BILLS!!! Sounds like an anti-Dockery post. When Dockery became the highest paid Buffalo Bill ever, most people were gushing about he was already one of the best guards in the NFL and was going to be a Hall of Famer in short order.
Dibs Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 The lack of any signings of free agents does not help, but for me it was the realization that the starting QB this year will be either a rookie draft pick or Jackson. I have no problems replacing Fitz, but for this year, I am not sure our current options will bring any success. I understand the thoughts on the QB situation that you have. For me.....ignoring all of the complexities....it boils down to the concept that I see us at best a mediocre team with Fitz(4-6wins.....up to 9 wins in the best situation), and I really don't care too much about the possibility that we instead might regress to a 2-6 win team. Losing is losing......and cutting Fitz as they did at least gives us the best cap situation possible.
fast*eddie Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 No doubt the Bills will pick 4 or 5 castoff scrubs instead of a couple quality players .
Sisyphean Bills Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 I understand the thoughts on the QB situation that you have. For me.....ignoring all of the complexities....it boils down to the concept that I see us at best a mediocre team with Fitz(4-6wins.....up to 9 wins in the best situation), and I really don't care too much about the possibility that we instead might regress to a 2-6 win team. Losing is losing......and cutting Fitz as they did at least gives us the best cap situation possible. When your plan is "dagummit, we have to do sumthin," a total bottoming out doesn't seem all that far fetched.
Pete Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 I hope to God we do something. Because this team is not going to win the Superbowl: 3 Anderson, Mark DE 6-4 255 29 7 Alabama 53 Bradham, Nigel LB 6-2 240 23 R Florida State 33 Brooks, Ron CB 5-11 188 24 R LSU 74 Brown, Colin C 6-7 326 27 2 Missouri 29 Butler, Crezdon CB 6-0 191 25 3 Clemson 88 Buttles, Derek TE 6-5 240 23 R Maine 31 Byrd, Jairus FS 5-10 203 26 4 Oregon 92 Carrington, Alex DT 6-5 301 25 3 Arkansas State 80 Caussin, Mike TE 6-5 243 26 2 James Madison 84 Chandler, Scott TE 6-7 260 27 6 Iowa 7 Corp, Aaron QB 6-3 205 24 R Richmond 99 Dareus, Marcell DT 6-3 331 22 2 Alabama 42 Dickerson, Dorin TE/FB 6-2 227 24 2 Pittsburgh 81 Easley, Marcus WR 6-2 217 25 1 Connecticut Eckerson, Hutch OL 6-6 310 25 1 South Carolina 18 Elliott, Kevin WR 6-3 215 24 R Texas A&M 27 Gilmore, Stephon DB 6-0 190 22 R South Carolina 77 Glenn, Cordy OT 6-5 343 23 R Georgia 11 Graham, T.J. WR 6-0 180 23 R NC State 75 Hairston, Chris LT 6-6 330 23 2 Clemson 44 Heath, T.J. DB 6-0 188 25 2 Jacksonville State 15 Hogan, Chris WR 6-1 215 24 1 Monmouth 63 Jackson, Andrew OL 6-5 299 24 2 Fresno State 22 Jackson, Fred RB 6-1 216 32 6 Coe College 7 Jackson, Tarvaris QB 6-2 225 29 7 Alabama State 13 Johnson, Stevie WR 6-2 207 26 5 Kentucky 9 Lindell, Rian K 6-3 227 36 13 Washington State 59 Lloyd, Greg LB 6-1 247 24 1 Connecticut 21 McKelvin , Leodis CB 5-10 185 27 5 Troy 52 Moats, Arthur OLB 6-2 250 24 3 James Madison 58 Morrison, Kirk OLB 6-2 245 31 8 San Diego State 79 Pears, Erik RT 6-8 316 30 7 Colorado State 6 Powell, Shawn P 6-4 235 24 R Florida State 26 Rogers, Justin CB 5-11 181 25 2 Richmond 69 Ross, Jay DT 6-3 319 25 1 East Carolina 65 Sanborn, Garrison LS 6-1 240 27 4 Florida State 72 Sanders, Zebrie OL 6-6 318 23 R Florida State 43 Scott, Bryan OLB 6-1 220 31 10 Penn State 73 Scott, Chris OL 6-4 320 25 2 Tennessee 25 Searcy, Da'Norris SS 5-11 216 24 2 North Carolina 55 Sheppard, Kelvin ILB 6-2 244 25 2 LSU 30 Silva, Mana DB 6-0 206 24 2 Hawaii 16 Smith, Brad QB/WR 6-2 213 29 7 Missouri 85 Smith, Lee TE 6-6 265 25 2 Marshall 61 Snow, David OL 6-4 305 23 R Texas 28 Spiller, C.J. RB 5-11 200 25 3 Clemson 98 Troup, Torell DT 6-3 327 24 3 Central Florida 60 Urbik, Kraig G 6-5 324 27 4 Wisconsin 66 Welch, Thomas OT 6-6 300 25 1 Vanderbilt 51 White, Chris OLB 6-3 238 24 2 Mississippi State 23 Williams, Aaron CB 6-0 199 22 2 Texas 68 Williams, Keith G 6-5 330 24 1 Nebraska 95 Williams, Kyle DT 6-1 303 29 7 LSU 94 Williams, Mario DE 6-6 292 28 7 North Carolina State 70 Wood, Eric C 6-4 310 26 4 Louisville 71 Young, Sam RT 6-8 316 25 3 Notre Dame
Tipster19 Posted March 13, 2013 Author Posted March 13, 2013 why did wallace want to go to miami? No state tax.
San Jose Bills Fan Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Did Nix, Whaley & Brandon go to sleep after firing Fitzpatrick? The Bills need help at QB, LB & WR? So do they really think they'll be able to plug these holes in the draft? Well....Dolphins signed WR Wallace, LB Ellerbe and S Clemons. Kinda 3 positions the Bills have needs at. Not saying they should have or could have signed those 3 guys but it's obvious Miami is far ahead of us in their rebuilding. Patriots are the Patriots. 2013 will be a battle for the 1st overall pick with the Jets. Sad the next season is already a wash out 2 hours into free agency. I hope no one is suicidal over the lack of signings today by the Bills, but the real issues are the lack of talent and no QB. Feels like rock bottom again, and I think that is why most of us are unhappy now. There seems to be no chance that the Bills will be competitive this year, which is an amazing thing to be say this early in the offseason. You guys need to relax. Also like the others, I urge you to read this piece: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9039158/bill-barnwell-changes-nfl-free-agent-landscape
Boludo Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Ya sit back and relax and don't worry when they don't bring in a single impact player. They might get good value on a backup corner or something!
Dibs Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Ya sit back and relax and don't worry when they don't bring in a single impact player. They might get good value on a backup corner or something! Yep.....it's star player......or crap. There is no in-between for Bills fans.
BillnutinHouston Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 You guys need to relax. Also like the others, I urge you to read this piece: http://www.grantland...agent-landscape Great article by Barnwell. No doubt, the Bills are following this script and hopefully it turns out to be a winning strategy.
CodeMonkey Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) I hope to God we do something. Because this team is not going to win the Superbowl: Superbowl?? Are you high? They haven't had a winning season since 2004 and that was a staggering 9-7. Brand new and largely inexperienced coaching staff, an aging GM, no QB, and a marketing guy running the team for an owner living on borrowed time. Superbowl? How about the team make the playoffs for the first time in 14 years first. Edited March 13, 2013 by CodeMonkey
Malazan Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Yep.....it's star player......or crap. There is no in-between for Bills fans. Well, usually when they sign a star player, Bills fans aren't happy either.
eball Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 You guys need to relax. Also like the others, I urge you to read this piece: http://www.grantland...agent-landscape Good article; I had never looked at how the cap was impacted by the last two CBAs, and seeing it now is enlightening. Despite the Mario example from last season, I'm glad to see the Bills seemingly allowing this new FA landscape to work to their benefit.
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