Aireskoi Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 This was obvious, unless you didn't want to see it. 3
YoloinOhio Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 Rodak arises from the depths of bama to comment! 1
Mister Defense Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) A good thing probably, as this means Marcus Murphy will be on the roster, a player with a lot more juice and one just getting started. So, it looks like this is how things break down in this order: Singletary as the main back, Gore/Murphy, Yeldon, third down back. With it unlikely that either McCoy and Gore as Bills next year, the Bills are doing the right thing. But this is not a move just for the future, but this year. If the Bills thought that McCoy would be more productive than Murphy than this would not have been done. But very surprising that there was NO interest in McCoy! So much for Beane the magician on this one. Maybe his personal conduct the last few years has raised too many questions? Edited August 31, 2019 by Mister Defense
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 Just now, YoloinOhio said: Well said by one of my favorite former bills 1
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 10 minutes ago, HappyDays said: There must have been no trade market for him at all because there's no way they would have released him without looking into that. I'm honestly shocked. Or sometimes with a established vet, if there was fairly low trade value to begin with, i.e. a 6th rounder, they give him a release to allow him to go wherever he wants. He's "earned that" 2
Elite Poster Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 If Sanoris freaking Perry makes the team, they truly are the "we started Peterman and still think it was correct" guys. 1
YoloinOhio Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 Just now, Mister Defense said: A good thing probably, as this means Marcus Murphy will be on the roster, a player with a lot more juice and one just getting started. So, it looks like this is how things break down in this order: Singletary as the main back, Gore/Murphy, Yeldon, third down back. With it unlikely that either McCoy and Gore as Bills next year, the Bills are doing the right thing. But this is not a move just for the future, but this year. If the Bills thought that McCoy would more productive than Murphy than this would not have been done. Murphy was already cut earlier this morning
4merper4mer Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 I'm very upbeat on th Bills but to my eyes he seemed to be the best back on the team. We aren't cap strapped. I don't understand it. 1
fansince88 Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, Gugny said: Is it possible that McCoy requested to be cut rather than traded and the Bills honored his request? My initial thought was "why didn't we get something for him? We got a 6th round pick for Bodine." It had to have been a mutually agreed upon decision, no? My thoughts exactly. Astro and I were talking Thursday and he said Bill's were in talks with Dallas and he thought Shady trade. They probably honored him as a player. His best were behind him 2 years ago.
The Frankish Reich Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 McCoy's longest run last year: 28 yards. Longest catch/run: 24. He's a breakaway runner who just doesn't breakaway anymore. He'll still be a useful player, but in a more limited role on some other team. This was the right move for the Bills. 5
eanyills Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 Is this really shocking? All signs have pointed to this for months, although I thought he would be traded. Serious LOL at people taking an NFL GM’s words at face value.
fansince88 Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 Just now, 4merper4mer said: I'm very upbeat on th Bills but to my eyes he seemed to be the best back on the team. We aren't cap strapped. I don't understand it. Did you watch the games the last 12 months? 1
ChattanoogaBills Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 What in the world .... McBeane is savage... Man i really liked shady... Guess we are following New England's model which is cutthroat. 1
eball Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 Like I posted in the other cuts thread, I've always been a huge Shady fan but don't have a problem with this. Shady might have sulked with a reduced workload and now this gives the youngster Singletary a chance to shine. Gore will be a great locker room presence (along with another vet like Yeldon). 4
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 On 8/25/2019 at 9:14 AM, hemma said: Look at the play by play. https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay?gameId=401126627 You get a zero on your report card. So guess I actually got the A, you got the zero!
BarleyNY Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, scribo said: Cutting him means the no contract following him. Likely no team was willing to accept the contract he had. Yes. His contract was a big why some posters thought he could be on the chopping block. Too many other factors too: his down year last season, the free agents brought in and the ages of him an Gore. It all pointed this way.
Beast Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 I’ll miss McCoy but the Bills are more than fine at RB. 2
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