Buffalo_Stampede Posted May 25, 2017 Author Posted May 25, 2017 This is a big move. Finding a starter at this point of the year is not easy. Great move by the Bills!!My thoughts exactly. Maybe they were in contact with him all offseason. It's a big move. I wish it was a 2 year deal, but unlike Brown, I think if Hodges does well they will re-sign him.
26CornerBlitz Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 Good signing no doubt. Walks in as the immediate starting favorite for WLB. But why a 1 year deal? He's a young and decent player who should do well in this scheme. I can see another Z.Brown situation. They'll have a lot more cap room next season and players often only want a one year deal this late in the game with the hopes of cashing in on their next deal.
Buffalo_Stampede Posted May 25, 2017 Author Posted May 25, 2017 (edited) Good signing no doubt. Walks in as the immediate starting favorite for WLB. But why a 1 year deal? He's a young and decent player who should do well in this scheme. I can see another Z.Brown situation. Biggest difference between the 2 signings is there won't be regime change. The Bills would likely keep Hodges if he breaks out in 2017. Plus cap situation will be much more positive. Edited May 25, 2017 by TheTruthHurts
YoloinOhio Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 My thoughts exactly. Maybe they were in contact with him all offseason. It's a big move. I wish it was a 2 year deal, but unlike Brown, I think if Hodges does well they will re-sign him.maybe so, he played for Frazier in Minnesota
TPS Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 If the team can add a safety from the crop on the market (Byrd, IAQ, Rashard Johnson) and lure Barnidge here, I'll feel a whole lot better about the level of competition to make the roster than I did a month ago. Would you include Graham in that S group? He'd be a versatile back up.
thebandit27 Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 Agreed. Realistically.......probably too thin to avoid a long losing skid at some point in the season........but with an uptick in soft tissue health like that we've seen from coaches like Greggo and Marrone who insisted on excellent conditioning......they might be able to overcome some serious roster depletion earlier in the offseason. Fwiw.......this may also be the other shoe in the Cyrus story. Yeah, he might have been cut for off-field reasons but it's also possible they wanted his scratch to help sign Hodges and possibly others. I'd like to think that they'll overcome injuries; of course, the question is always which player and how severe Good signing no doubt. Walks in as the immediate starting favorite for WLB. But why a 1 year deal? He's a young and decent player who should do well in this scheme. I can see another Z.Brown situation. For a young guy coming off a solid year, there's only 2 paths: long-term/big-money deal or 1-year prove-it deal in a situation where you're likely to get the most snaps.
TPS Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 Looking forward to the Hodges v Coach wrestling match. Just read Hodges was 40-1 in HS.
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 They say that good things come to those that wait.Does that mean 5 Super Bowls wins a row soon?
transient Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 God will guide him Apparently the first homeless person he talked to after meeting with OBD was named William, but his friends called him Bill.
BuffaloHokie13 Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 Apparently the first homeless person he talked to after meeting with OBD was named William, but his friends called him Bill. Is that a Tre Boston joke?
DJB Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 Depth is starting to look a whole lot better. We are on the right track! Like I've said before, just improve every day as an individual and as a team and we will succeed
ricojes Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 Biggest difference between the 2 signings is there won't be regime change. The Bills would likely keep Hodges if he breaks out in 2017. Plus cap situation will be much more positive. Yes, that's still a couple years away...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 @JohnMurphyShow Coming up at 2:00 on the John Murphy Show: newly signed #Bills LB Gerald Hodges
Buffalo_Stampede Posted May 25, 2017 Author Posted May 25, 2017 (edited) Yes, that's still a couple years away...Maybe. But everyone has to admit what the Bills did this year is different from anything we are use to over the last 15+ years. We would have to go back to Donahoe, but even Donahoe had trouble hiring the people he wanted. Still many financial restrictions and Ralph's veto power. Edited May 25, 2017 by TheTruthHurts
Tsaikotic Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 so Hyde Poyer? Darby White Ragland Hodges Alexander Hughes Dareus Williams Lawson and then sub Seymour for Rags/LorAx for Nickel? who's this So guy out behind Darby and Hyde?
transient Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 who's this So guy out behind Darby and Hyde? The 12th man on the field holdover from the mystical Ryan D.
BuffaloHokie13 Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 who's this So guy out behind Darby and Hyde? It's the Sideline Official. I try to be thorough with my diagrams.
John from Riverside Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 It's the Sideline Official. I try to be thorough with my diagrams. I thought it was a rubber mat!
Billy Zabka Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 Good solid signing for the Bills at a position of great need.
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