Nanker Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Here's a good video of Felton describing two of his blocking plays for Peterson. http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/Film-Room-Felton-On-Blocking-For-Peterson/3205e828-a0f4-4025-aed1-ef3acf523d5d I love the Xs and Os. They're like the ABCs of football.
buffaloboyinATL Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 who's reporting this?This is the closest I've seen. Plus his wiki page and roto world fantasy profile have been updated to reflect his team as Bills. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/10/jerome-felton-shuffles-off-to-buffalo/
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) This is the closest I've seen. Plus his wiki page and roto world fantasy profile have been updated to reflect his team as Bills. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/10/jerome-felton-shuffles-off-to-buffalo/ BillsDaily is reporting it too, but - will sign and has signed are not the same. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Bills will sign fullback Jerome Felton thanks Edited March 11, 2015 by BillsFan-4-Ever
Nanker Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 F5 I have to fight the feeling of getting antsy when the FA period is upon us, and our targets go down one by one as the signings are announced across the league. This one should be in the bank though. :fingerscrossed: He will be super fine in Rex Roman's offense.
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) F5 I have to fight the feeling of getting antsy when the FA period is upon us, and our targets go down one by one as the signings are announced across the league. This one should be in the bank though. :fingerscrossed: He will be super fine in Rex Roman's offense. this and TE Clay, supposedly per some tweet the Bills are waiting for Suh to sign with Miami before dealing with Clay? if so Clay then Fleton? Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 8m8 minutes ago Edited March 11, 2015 by BillsFan-4-Ever
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Can we get this thread stickied? do you mean pinned? once it becomes fact it may (assumption)
Punch Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Tim Graham@ByTimGraham1 min1 minute ago The Bills and FB Jerome Felton have signed their deal.
Not at the table Karlos Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Tim Graham@ByTimGraham1 min1 minute ago The Bills and FB Jerome Felton have signed their deal. do we have cap space to sign clay now?
Punch Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 do we have cap space to sign clay now? Yes, there's plenty of space. Felton's hit will be minimal and the front office has shuffled enough salary around that Clay, Harvin, etc won't be any issue.
Nanker Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Offically signed now per text. Damned good signing!
Nanker Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Good move by him. Nice contract and he's stepped away from the **** show that currently is Minnesota.
Not at the table Karlos Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Yes, there's plenty of space. Felton's hit will be minimal and the front office has shuffled enough salary around that Clay, Harvin, etc won't be any issue.
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Almost makes me forget that we dont have a QB lol CBF
K D Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Rapaport remarked how the Bills picked up Felton with the private jet. Something you might not normally do for a FB. Hopefully word is getting out how to the other free agents that this is how the Pegula's roll and they are among the richest owners in the whole league. Just because we are little old Buffalo doesn't mean we aren't going to spend some $$$
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Almost makes me forget that we dont have a QB lol CBF the Bills have 3 QB's
BobbyC81 Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Fair enough, and I respect asking for a courteous answer. Overall in the league the movement has been to more of a passing game.This is the common trend the league is going, but it requires a dominating passing QB, and there are maybe six of them in the league. If you are not so blessed, you make schemes that make it easier. One way is the spread offense, which we saw make Fitz look like a long term starter for a while with barrel scraping receivers. Other examples are the Chip Kelly system. Greg Roman's (it's arguable how much of it is his how how much is Harbaugh's) revitalized the deemed bust Alex Smith, and plugged in a 2nd round pick that few had heard of to superstar status by forcing teams to send 8 or 9 men into the box to contain a power run game, leading receivers to be free in 1 on 1 matchups. If you have talented guys like Sammy and Woods (and hopefully an easy dump off TE who can fight off a safety and get 5-10 yards after the catch consistently), you tend to win those matchups. But you still need to run the ball effectively when you have those mismatches with 8 or 9 men in the box. Good fullbacks, really good fullbacks, when used in creative systems can help a ton. They can not only grind out hard short yardage situations, but they tend to be used in the screen game, and most importantly clear blocks for the superstar speedster running backs. In unglamorous work, and it tends to not get you big paychecks, but if you don't want the RB you are spending $8M a year for to get clobbered, and hit the hole for big yards. If you set up them as primary blockers, you can also fool some teams when they are the main ball carriers to get reliable yardage. Felton is considered one of the best in the game, and Vikings fans I've heard from say that he was a big component to AP getting his 2,000 yard season. Question: Does anyone know if the Eagles played a FB with McCoy? Reason I ask is that there are some RBs that perform better with a FB and others do better as a lone back. For some it doesn't matter. Concern is that if McCoy has not run with a FB before, how he will adjust to one. You're not going to pay Shelton this much money and not use him.
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