PaattMaann Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 I think the Hughes/Spikes/Scwartz situation is going to be really interesting. All 3 could leave in the off season and you know what. None would be that big of a loss. The team is super talented. You can go from Pettine to Scwartz to (John Fox/Rex Ryan/Haslett) or whatever other Defensive minded former HC that gets **** canned and the defense will still hum. Hughes is playing extremely well but with Kyle Williams, Marcell Dareus and Mario Williams. You can stick any speed rusher at the other DE spot and they will get sacks. They Definitely won't be as dominant in the run game as Hughes has been but they are going to get singles and they would just need to beat a few 1:1s in atleast 30 passing plays a game to get sacks. Spikes has made some HUUUGE stops. He isn't on the field too often but when he is he tends to make a play on a large percentage of his field appearances. Spikes is a HUUUGe liability in coverage and has shown that while a Buffalo Bill but damn that dude can really stop a RB dead in their tracks. Out of all 3 Spikes is probably the most irreplaceable and don't discount his lack of playing time for lack of impact. You make one big 3rd and 2nd tackle a game and that play alone can have a huge impact on Wins and Losses. Yeah he won't be an every down LB but he will end opposing offenses drives and get the ball back in the (inept) hands of our offense. The point is, with the Core of Brown/Alonso/Williams&Williams&Williams/Dareus/Gilmore you can stick guys like Graham, Bradham, a Speed Rushers and rotational D-Lineman and LBs in and have a great defense. The team is just loaded with talent. i think Bradham is definitely going to leave and get paid way too much somewhere else. Even if Spike/Schwartz/Hughes all leave the Defense will still be Boss. The interesting part is that Hughes had a rough start in Indi and may know that Williams/Williams/Dareus is the line you want to play on, he may give the Bills a discount to stay on that line. Scwartz had a rough outing in Detroit and I'm sure teams will want to give him an interview as HC in the off season but he may bypass because, damn, this has got to be a fun team to coach. Spikes may want to find a team that will play him every down however, Just imagine how long he can play in the NFL as the "Run Stuffer" specialty. If you play 11 impact snaps a game, He could do that for a decade and get paid the whole time. Especially on this team where the O-Line can't worry about the second level when the first level is stealing their lunch money. Spikes basically gets an unblocked free run at the Ball carrier on most plays. They all may go chase Waterfalls but they should probably stick the rivers that they're used to in Buffalo. We will see . . . Where/when/why would Bradham be going anywhere?
1B4IDie Posted December 18, 2014 Author Posted December 18, 2014 Where/when/why would Bradham be going anywhere? You are correct he is a unrestricted Free Agent in 2016. I was tracking that as 2015.
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