Fan in Chicago Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) McBeane went Christmas shopping on the first day and emptied half the store http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001021893/article/2019-nfl-free-agency-notable-freeagent-signings-for-each-team Edited March 13, 2019 by Fan in Chicago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: I can’t remember one. Been a fan for 35 years. We have had single players like B Paul and M Williams who were single big signings. But nothing like this volume. Can people now see the process? Took me a solid minute to figure out you were referencing Bryce Paup. I kept saying, “Who in the hell did we sign named Paul.” ? Edited March 13, 2019 by ChevyVanMiller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said: Took me a solid minute to figure out you were referencing Bryce Paup. I kept saying, “Whom in the hell did we sign named Paul.” ? Gosh dang autocorrect! Haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo2218 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Mark Vader said: The biggest one I remember was when we signed Jeff Posey, Sam Adams & Takeo Spikes. Wasn’t Lawyer Milloy signed with that bunch as well? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Marv and DJ's first go-round in 2006 UFA was about the same quantity of UFAs: DT Larry Tripplett TE Robert Royal C Melvin Fowler WR Peerless Price G Tutan Reyes S Matt Bowen CB Kiwaukee Thomas QB Craig Nall RB Anthony Thomas WR/KR Andre Davis But that wasn't the same in terms of quality. At least on the surface it wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 I haven’t t see this much action in Free Agency in years and I don’t think Bean is done yet. I’m sure he has something brewing a trade or another big name in FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: If not it has to be right up there. Anyone remember? Active,yes.Productive,outside of Morse...No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said: The volume has been about the same as last year.........but last year none of them ended up playing particularly well and 1/3 of them didn't even make it out of TC: Vontae Lotulelei Murphy McCarron Bodine Newhouse Ivory Kerley Phil Gaines Paid a lot more for this years group and got some better player IMO.......... but activity-wise they expected all of last years signings to compete for starting gigs too and it didn't work out well at all. Wow that is a horrible list of signings. I guess the only one that really contributed was star. The rest all busts. I really hope this years FA class is not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bills Fan Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Whats nice about it they didn't over pay for one player. Next year cap shape is amazing. Beane and McDermott guys with a plan lol I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Albany,n.y. said: Up to 7 new starters on offense so far this off-season. Nobody can complain when we get no compensatory picks in 2020. Do we have to give up draft picks now because too many FAs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 30 minutes ago, Misterbluesky said: Active,yes.Productive,outside of Morse...No. Based on what? Name recognition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 15 minutes ago, wppete said: Wow that is a horrible list of signings. I guess the only one that really contributed was star. The rest all busts. I really hope this years FA class is not the same. Yeah the REALITY is that Brandon Beane has been terrible wrt pro personnel acquisitions. TERRIBLE. Murphy is the only player with any upside left from that 2018 UFA list of dead-money walkin'. I think this class is WAY better. And I like filling needs with vets so they don't have to draft for need.........and hopefully drafting and UDFA'ing BPA they find replacements for the inevitable busts from this class the way Wallace replaced Vontae. But the GM is the same guy that acquired KB and all those turds so I think it's fair to trust but verify Beane's process. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said: Based on what? Name recognition? Playmakers,instead, we picked up some older fellas with injury histories and arena football careers.I hope we do very,very well in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Xwnyer said: But not a single big name guy Since you, by nature, overpay in FA we fill holes (Poyer and Hype was classic) and draft our future big names. Jets took the opposite approach. Hope it burns them! Spent a fortune on a few guys, but still have a ton of holes to fill, and those guys need to be able to play too! I like it, but I’m sure some won’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, GimmeSomeProcess said: Are you seriously comparing those guys to the talent we’ve brought in this year No I think he was comparing the activity. Which is pretty obvious given the thread it is posted in. The activity is about the same in terms of numbers signed, the quality seems better, but the overspending is in line with last year as well. However who cares if they overspend if they produce? They will still have enough cap room next year, Shady will be off the books, and I think only Dawkins will be on a rookie contract that needs to be renegotiated. Now if they produce as poorly as Murphy, Bodine, Ivory, and McCarron did then we are screwed for 2019 and probably 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: The volume has been about the same as last year.........but last year none of them ended up playing particularly well and 1/3 of them didn't even make it out of TC: Vontae Lotulelei Murphy McCarron Bodine Newhouse Ivory Kerley Phil Gaines Paid a lot more for this years group and got some better player IMO.......... but activity-wise they expected all of last years signings to compete for starting gigs too and it didn't work out well at all. Dude, keep banging that drum. Last year they had NO MONEY and these were stopgap signings to get them through the year. Comparing the quality (and intent) of the signings this year to last is pure folly and makes it seem as though you don’t understand basic finance. Beane had a plan. You didn’t see it. It’s ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 47 minutes ago, buffalo2218 said: Wasn’t Lawyer Milloy signed with that bunch as well? Yes, he was! I knew I was forgetting someone. Tom Donahoe was odd when it came to the draft, but he nailed it for us in free agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 This Year and Last Shows How Beane Really Trust The Process Lets Go Buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderingsquid Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 This year has been huge. Trenches. Depth. Surrounding Allen with protection and tools. I'm excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland-bills-fan Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Notice this about most of these players. They are young veterans, who have made the grade in making a NFL roster, have a good bit of game experience, and were close to growing into a starting position. Let the other teams do the development work to shift thu all the rookies. We can sift thu all these young players and grab ones that look like they have a lot of upside. Combine that with some good older players, who can fill holes for a year or two and we have a roster. Those older players are on short term contracts and will be replaced by our own draft picks or next year's low cost, young veterans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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