Bills sign Josh Norman

[Clemfield2622]

1 yr 6 mil per Mike Garafolo

 

 

 

Edited March 9, 2020 by Clemfield2622

[ehfeuh57]

very nice, thin at the position

[BigdaddyinOrlando]

Like it, was best in zone coverage and is very familiar with the system. Nothing lost if it doesn’t work out. 

[BuffAlone]

Hopefully returning to a zone scheme will improve his play some. He's been dreadful as a man cover corner

[ExWNYer]

Did any of you who like this watch him last year? He was awful.

[zow2]

Absurd.  Hope the current Bills DBs get used to Norman getting toasted and then blaming the other DB’s for the blown coverage. 

[machine gun kelly]

I know he didn’t do well in Washington, but I believe Washington was a man coverage team, and it is a 1 year prove it deal for around $6 mil.  He did do well in Carolina under McD in a zone coverage scheme.  Given this is a low risk deal and we already have White, Poyer, Hyde, and now Norman, could be good.  Now, I wonder if they sign Kevin Johnson which I hope they do, will Wallace stick around?

 

Thoughts by my TBD colleagues?

[BeastMaster]

1 minute ago, ExWNYer said:

Did any of you who like this watch him last year? He was awful.

I'll reserve judgement until I see him back under McDermott and this scheme.

 

There's a good chance he can still be very effective, and clearly this coaching staff believes it with the signing.

[FeelingOnYouboty]

Yuck

[aristocrat]

guy has been healthy for his career so we're not signing a guy who we pray will be healthy next year. we have a lot more talent on our d and better coaching and scheme fitted for him. this could be a very nice signing. 

[Clemfield2622]

3 minutes ago, ExWNYer said:

Did any of you who like this watch him last year? He was awful.

 

i'm not saying he is going to come to Buffalo and have it be 2015 all over again, but it is pretty widely known that moving to a man to man system was the biggest factor in his drop off. he isn't going to be asked to do that any more. low risk move IMO. 

[Gugny]

Why didn't Beane and McDermott just stay in North Carolina?  

[BringBackFergy]

Prediction: Josh Norman beats Vontae’s record and retires at the 8:42 mark of the 1st quarter, Game 2. 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

This signing should satisfy the ‘pitchfork, tar, and feathers crowd’.  Played in Carolina, and level of play being questioned by many.  Time will tell.

[JMF2006]

Well no need to worry about a corner at 22

 

Should  be a Safety Rush or WR

[Beast]

Yeah, I'm going to lean on the side of Beane and McDermott....you know, two guys that know Norman's game inside and out and how he will fit into the Bills scheme.

 

 

[Clemfield2622]

3 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said:

I know he didn’t do well in Washington, but I believe Washington was a man coverage team, and it is a 1 year prove it deal for around $6 mil.  He did do well in Carolina under McD in a zone coverage scheme.  Given this is a low risk deal and we already have White, Poyer, Hyde, and now Norman, could be good.  Now, I wonder if they sign Kevin Johnson which I hope they do, will Wallace stick around?

 

Thoughts by my TBD colleagues?

Wallace will cost the Bills virtually 0 to bring back as a ERFA. He will be a Bill this year.  

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 minute ago, Gugny said:

Why didn't Beane and McDermott just stay in North Carolina?  

Snow skiing not close to the team facilities.

[JMF2006]

He will be CB2 here not CB1 like Washington tried to make him.

[ExWNYer]

1 minute ago, BeastMaster said:

I'll reserve judgement until I see him back under McDermott and this scheme.

 

There's a good chance he can still be very effective, and clearly this coaching staff believes it with the signing.

 

Fair enough. Just don't get your hopes up for Norman or you will be sorely disappointed. I'm not questioning McDermott's defensive prowess but he's not a miracle worker. That's an expensive signing just to get a vet in the DB room. Color me extremely skeptical on this one.