benderbender Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 I take it that since there's no deal done, we're just another team he can say is interested in him as he makes other post draft visits.
bladiebla Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Haven't you heard? This is a passing league now and running and stopping the run is just not important. Is that you Chan?
3rdand12 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 (edited) Is that you Chan? No it's me. Dave. Edited April 24, 2013 by 3rdand12
ganesh Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Why has he been out there this long? He is 31 and asking price might be 8M/year range. Once he and his agent reduce their requests I am sure multiple team will want his services.
Chandler#81 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Well?? Is he still in the Buff? Wait! That didn't come out right... Who's prowling' the hotels? Wait.. Is anyone getting past TSA @ the airport? -Dammit! What's the freakin' latest???
jwhit34 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Presuming the money is reasonable ($4 million range?), this seems like a no-brainer. They definitely have a need, he's a good, durable, productive player and their timing may be really good (buyers' market). In the Buffalo News article, it mentioned that Miami may have let him go because he didn't make big plays (forced or recovered fumbles). As we saw with Byrd's rookie year, a lot of that can be a "right place, right time" thing. For an ILB, I'd want a fundamentally sound guy who can be a 3 down player that is a tackling machine. Removing one need position also greatly helps the drafting strategy. It would be nice to get him signed sometime between now and Friday.
nucci Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 I take it that since there's no deal done, we're just another team he can say is interested in him as he makes other post draft visits. It's getting close to mini camp time. He's had plenty of time to visit other teams.
Thurmal34 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Is anyone keeping an eye on the chimney at The Ralph?
K-9 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 I agree that stopping the run is important but you can do it in different ways. The Pats and Saints do it by scoring a ton of points and taking the run out of play. Fwiw, the Bills will be better against the run this year. That's the best way to make the other team one-dimensional and it seems like yesterday when our offense put the same kind of pressure opposing teams. Barring that, I need a defense that takes care of their own business by getting off the field on their own. I'd like to believe we'll be better against the run this year as well. And I'm comforted by the fact that our league-worst LB corp has undergone a complete transformation. But I'll believe it when I see it. GO BILLS!!! No it's me. Dave. Dave's not here. GO BILLS!!!
BuffaloRebound Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Not saying a deal is done, but unless there's some kind of rule that you have to announce a signing once the ink is dry it makes no sense to announce this deal until at least Friday night. Same with a potential Brandon Moore signing. Everyone knows we need a QB, but LB and Guard are also perceived needs.
mrags Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Not saying a deal is done, but unless there's some kind of rule that you have to announce a signing once the ink is dry it makes no sense to announce this deal until at least Friday night. Same with a potential Brandon Moore signing. Everyone knows we need a QB, but LB and Guard are also perceived needs. you've got a a verrrrry Good point here. In this days media coverage and twitter type explosions, I highly doubt it would or could even be key a secret until after at least round 2-3 this week. But man it would be very wise if we tried. Maybe make that part of the contract. The first rule in the contract, don't talk about the contract to anyone until...
Chandler#81 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 '..unless there's some kind of rule that you have to announce a signing once the ink is dry it makes no sense to announce this deal until at least Friday ..' Why?
mrags Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Why? so that we can sleep in the fact that we might not draft a LB high in the draft but other teams wouldn't know that.
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Why? mrags hit the nail on the head. This is the time of year when misdirection abounds, and projecting a weakness we don't have anymore would make sense. That said, the same is true for every team that he visited.
bowery4 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 No it's me. Dave. Who?..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Dave's not here, man.
mrags Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 mrags hit the nail on the head. This is the time of year when misdirection abounds, and projecting a weakness we don't have anymore would make sense. That said, the same is true for every team that he visited. i wouldn't think if he already signed somewhere and had some sort of gag order, that he would be visiting other teams.
K-9 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Who?..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Dave's not here, man. Ear ache, my eye! GO BILLS!!!
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