stuvian Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 http://buffalonews.com/2018/04/09/espn-slams-bills-over-signing-of-dt-star-lotulelei/
Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 I say we overpaid. But I'm fine with that because no one knows him better than McDermott and Beane. 5
Hebert19 Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Based on last year's performance we did. But if he plays the way he did early in McDermott defense then I'd say about right. 1
ChanticleerBillsFan Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) Who cares. Problem is he doesn’t get sacks and that is how he is being judged by the media. If our run D significantly improves, our LBs stay cleaner and it frees up the rest of our D line because he is getting doubled he earned his paycheck IMO Edited April 10, 2018 by ChanticleerBillsFan 16
MrEpsYtown Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 1 minute ago, TheTruthHurts said: I say we overpaid. But I'm fine with that because no one knows him better than McDermott and Beane. Yes we definitely overpaid, but you are 100% right. Part of the risk of free agency is signing a guy and not knowing the person and how he fits. Kind of like Osweiler with the Texans. For our brain trust to know Star as well as they do, there is significantly less risk because they know exactly what they are getting. There is a trust factor there so the chances of signing an Albert Haynesworth are significantly lower.
Dr Doom Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Not my money... at least he is going to be working for his salary, unlike all that dead cap space... 3
K D Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Overpaid for Clay for similar reasons. Greg Roman needed that piece for his offense. Star is a similar piece to McD's defense. He eats up the blockers so the LB's can run free. When you get new coaches you need guys to fit their scheme and you need them right away. Simple as that 4
BillsFan17 Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, ChanticleerBillsFan said: Who cares. Problem is he doesn’t get sacks and that is how he is being judged by the media. If our run D significantly improves, our LBs stay cleaner and it frees up the rest of our D line because he is getting doubled he earned his paycheck IMO Hes not that good of a run stuffer tho 1
SouthNYfan Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 1 minute ago, kdiggz said: Overpaid for Clay for similar reasons. Greg Roman needed that piece for his offense. Star is a similar piece to McD's defense. He eats up the blockers so the LB's can run free. When you get new coaches you need guys to fit their scheme and you need them right away. Simple as that Right? I'm too lazy to find it, but I read a quote by kuelchy saying that star made his life easy by eating blockers all day long. 1
hondo in seattle Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 This isn't news. We've known we overpaid for Star since the contract details came out. The contract doesn't match his recent production. Clearly Beane and McD think Star's future production will match his salary. We'll see. 1
Hebert19 Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 1 minute ago, BillsFan17 said: Hes not that good of a run stuffer tho He is. But just not last year. His first couple years he was a beast.
Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 1 minute ago, BillsFan17 said: Hes not that good of a run stuffer tho Says who? His teammates say he allows them to stuff the run.
4merper4mer Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 All small markets teams always overpay or get useless players like Poyer. Every move by NE, Dallas and now the Rams is brilliant. That is a summary of ESPN for at least the last 10 years and at least the next 10. 6 2
richardb1952 Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, ChanticleerBillsFan said: Who cares. Problem is he doesn’t get sacks and that is how he is being judged by the media. If our run D significantly improves, our LBs stay cleaner and it frees up the rest of our D line because he is getting doubled he earned his paycheck IMO What LBs? 1 1
BuffaloBillyG Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 "Overpayed" but still can cut him next off season with reasonable dead cap hit. If he played well and helps the run d he's worth every penny.
ChanticleerBillsFan Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Just now, richardb1952 said: What LBs? Touché
Mr. WEO Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, TheTruthHurts said: I say we overpaid. But I'm fine with that because no one knows him better than McDermott and Beane. What about the team that didn't re-sign him?
DCOrange Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 I don't like this signing personally, but obviously McBeane know what they're getting with Star and felt that he was worth it. I guess we'll have to see. I just don't think he's a very good player from what I've seen over the last few years.
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