Mark Vader Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 I would think that re-signing him would not be that difficult.
NoSaint Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Easley is on the back burner till Hughes and other soon to be priority FAs are dealt with. He is a special teams beast hopefully he is re-signed once things settle down. Other than one preseason he hasn't shown much at receiver maybe he gets a shot this year if they don't sign another guy. It is clear the Bills are looking for a bigger WR/TE when they were sniffing around Brandon Marshall. You can talk to more than one guy at a time, you know that, right?
beerme1 Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 I would think that re-signing him would not be that difficult. I think he has been valuable to us. If some team says he gets to play WR we are out of the mix. I would think without that promise it would be impossible for us to sign him. Unless he just loves Buffalo.
Stanley Lombardi Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Thank god for a thread that will take at least 5 pages before it turns into an EJ thread. I think we should drop Easley and Hogan and Goodwin to make room for, let's say, Megatron and Julio Jones. We could trade half of our defensive line for Megatron and the other half (if we throw in Gilmore) for Julio. I mean, we need to surround our young first-round QB with first-rate weapons in order to be able to ascertain whether he's "the guy" or not. Did I tell you that he's only got 14 games under his belt?
FireChan Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 You can talk to more than one guy at a time, you know that, right? Link?
billieve420 Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) You can talk to more than one guy at a time, you know that, right? Yep and they also have a cap budget so Easley is not a high priority. I am sure the team and his agent have already discussed numbers. Unless the team is completely low balling him a deal could probably be done now. However signing Easley at X now may limit what they can offer another player. Edited March 8, 2015 by billieve420
fergie's ire Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Easley has been a great special teams player and, as a receiver, we have seen flashes in pre-season and training camp. Honestly, I think if we had a guy who could get him the ball he could be an effective receiver. So, really whether we re-sign him or not is really much more about EJ and his abilities than it is about Easley.
nucci Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 I think he has been valuable to us. If some team says he gets to play WR we are out of the mix. I would think without that promise it would be impossible for us to sign him. Unless he just loves Buffalo. Easley has not proven he can play WR
NoSaint Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Yep and they also have a cap budget so Easley is not a high priority. I am sure the team and his agent have already discussed numbers. Unless the team is completely low balling him a deal could probably be done now. However signing Easley at X now may limit what they can offer another player. We are not 22-23m under the cap. easleys cap hit is no concern. It's simply a value discussion for him. Edited March 9, 2015 by NoSaint
YoloinOhio Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Easley has not proven he can play WRthis little factoid will not keep a team like the browns from playing him at WR.
YoloinOhio Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 @JeffRussoWKBW: League source tells me talks continue between #Bills and Marcus Easley. Several teams have shown interest in the special teams ace.
Deranged Rhino Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 @JeffRussoWKBW: League source tells me talks continue between #Bills and Marcus Easley. Several teams have shown interest in the special teams ace. I'm hoping he comes back. But I wouldn't blame him for wanting to get reps at WR for once.
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RyanC883 Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 I would like him back. If he goes, I think it's likely we make an attempt to get Powell, who can play ST and give us a 5th RB.
YoloinOhio Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 @JeffRussoWKBW: Source tells me #Bills continue to work on re-signing Marcus Easley tonight. Still work to do. Told Jags and at least two others in play.
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I say yes we need to re-sign him He is a great ST'er CBF
CountryCletus Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Question.... The way free agency seems to go in order of talent... Do you think these lesser players, like Easley, know their role and wait in line? If he gets offered a contract from a different team first, do you think his agent gives Buffalo a courtesy call? I love him as a ST ace, but feel we don't need him If the price gets driven up.... Next man up...
Dorkington Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Kills me every time a thread says "resign" instead of "re-sign".
boyst Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Question.... The way free agency seems to go in order of talent... Do you think these lesser players, like Easley, know their role and wait in line? If he gets offered a contract from a different team first, do you think his agent gives Buffalo a courtesy call?I love him as a ST ace, but feel we don't need him If the price gets driven up.... Next man up... don't count your chickens before your eggs. Who have we brought in that can replace him on ST? If we get Felt on, maybe that'll be someone who could, but quality special reamers are the backup WR's, LB's, DB's and RB's. We have a lot of WR's and none of them promising on ST - Goodwin too fragile, Woods may be out of the role now. DB's we have plenty of but who is going to start? LB's we are thin at and RB we have a slew of with Jackson being someone not likely to be large factor. Retaining Easley to play a key role after signing Gay to handle kickoffs is a bit of a head scratcher but it must be done. He and Dixon are the only two bonafide ST's we have. Our unit has sucked because we lack backup talent to play ST and the year before last it was awful because we were riddled with injury to positions which fill the ranks of the ST core Kills me every time a thread says "resign" instead of "re-sign".that's you're problem. You know what we are talking about and can get threw it, jeesh
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