YoloinOhio Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Mulligan's future is capped, and there's ample upside to O'Leary. You don't want to lose him to another team if he was being poached. Bills don't have another Watt on the schedule. Mulligan is expendable now, especially after Mills looked decent.. it could be that Henderson is healthy so they will use him or Mills as extra blocker instead of mulligan when needed and they must have no faith in mulligan to catch passes.
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I will miss Mulligan trying to block Clowney 1-on-1. At least that nightmare will always be etched in my memory.
Andrew Son Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 This has to be a move to improve special teams I will miss Mulligan trying to block Clowney 1-on-1. At least that nightmare will always be etched in my memory. I think that was Gragg...
Nanker Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 It's in his contract. Nobody plays 18 holes with grandpa golden bear this off season unless the kid gets activated this year.
GG Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 it could be that Henderson is healthy so they will use him or Mills as extra blocker instead of mulligan when needed and they must have no faith in mulligan to catch passes. That's my guess too. I didn't see Mulligan more than an extra OL, so why not just put in the real tackle eligible OL instead of Mulligan? Roman wasn't afraid to line up Glenn on the right side either.
YoloinOhio Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 did he or did he not draw a double team I mean, after all the big splash plays he has produced this year, be nuts to not double him.the Texans were just stupid on that play. Apparently they fell asleep in film study and didn't realize mulligan isn't the go-to guy on a crucial game winning TD. But anyone could have run that route.
BmarvB Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Hmm, wonder if another team may have shown interest in O'Leary and the Bills made the move before he could be signed. That's a very strong possibility.
Chandemonium Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Mulligan must've dug himself a hole he (and his steam shovel) couldn't get out of with this coaching staff.
26CornerBlitz Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 I will miss Mulligan trying to block Clowney 1-on-1. At least that nightmare will always be etched in my memory. Gragg was abused by Clowney on a block. It couldn't have been any worse than that. Mulligan must've dug himself a hole he (and his steam shovel) couldn't get out of with this coaching staff. Possibly. But who has a better Ping Pong game?
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 This has to be a move to improve special teams I think that was Gragg... Gragg was abused by Clowney on a block. It couldn't have been any worse than that. Possibly. But who has a better Ping Pong game? I am thinking of Mulligan, who was so overmatched that he held every part of Clowney's body, before then holding his neck and pulling him to the ground. That was the play where TT completed a great pass over the middle to Sammy, but it was called back for a hold. But to be fair to both Mulligan and Gragg, putting a TE to block Clowney is a tough assignment.
Freddie's Dead Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Why would you, or any of us for that matter, with no access to closed practices. I can speculate. I'm a fan, that's my job.
26CornerBlitz Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 I can speculate. I'm a fan, that's my job. Well done! Well now Belichick can IR Gronk and pickup their new Star at TE. @mikerodak Matthew Mulligan had played in 26 percent of snaps this season for the Bills and was in the locker room Tuesday morning. Surprise cut. @JoeBuscaglia Joe Buscaglia Retweeted Joe Tauriello I wonder if some team came sniffing around O'Leary and the #Bills didn't want to lose him. @mikerodak Mike Rodak Retweeted Joe Buscaglia Indeed, there were some teams fishing around O’Leary, I’m told.
Kelly the Dog Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 That's my guess too. I didn't see Mulligan more than an extra OL, so why not just put in the real tackle eligible OL instead of Mulligan? Roman wasn't afraid to line up Glenn on the right side either. Roman did just that at SF at times.
thebandit27 Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) Serious question: who is the backup long snapper now? It was Mulligan. It appears that Ryan Groy did some long snapping at the 2014 Shrine game and showed well; he must be the new emergency LS. Edited December 8, 2015 by thebandit27
26CornerBlitz Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 Serious question: who is the backup long snapper now? It was Mulligan. It appears that Ryan Groy did some long snapping at the 2014 Shrine game and showed well; he must be the new emergency LS. Not much to worry about since teams can no longer line up over and obliterate Long Snappers.
Kelly the Dog Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) For those unfamiliar with the process, when a player is on a team's practice squad and another team is interested in signing him and putting him on their active 53 man roster, which they would have to do, they notify the player's agent and make him a contract offer as if a FA. The agent then tells the player as well as the team he is on. Like in this case they would notify Whaley about the contract. If the player wants to stay on the Bills if the money is similar, the Bills can then do what they did with O'Leary, sign him to the active 53. It would always be the player's choice which team he wants to play for. They may even have to up the ante a little depending on how much the player likes it there and how much chance there is on the new team to play. Teams will often "sniff" around on a player and talk to his agent about what are the chances. Since they are practice squad this would not be tampering of any kind. It's possible that the Bills knew of this sniffing around and didn't even want to get to the chance that a formal offer and contract had been made so they activated OLeary to the 53 as a preemptive strike. And in this scenario it wouldn't be the player's choice unless he didn't want to risk being on any team. It's a substantial raise in pay. Edited December 8, 2015 by Kelly the Dog
thebandit27 Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Not much to worry about since teams can no longer line up over and obliterate Long Snappers. True that it's a remote possibility, but since they cover punts, there's always the chance, and I really don't want to be in a situation where XPs, FGs, and punts aren't an option. As long as there's someone that can snap for a FG if necessary (and it appears that there is), we're good to go.
HT02 Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I agree; the timing seems really odd. I wouldn't be shocked if he is resigned before the season ends.
Kelly the Dog Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Serious question: who is the backup long snapper now? It was Mulligan. It appears that Ryan Groy did some long snapping at the 2014 Shrine game and showed well; he must be the new emergency LS. EJ. Ducks for cover.
Peter Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 it could be that Henderson is healthy so they will use him or Mills as extra blocker instead of mulligan when needed and they must have no faith in mulligan to catch passes. This makes a lot of sense - especially if teams were interested in signing O'Leary off our practice squad.
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