Thurman#1 Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 Seems like Dodson is playing up a storm. He stands a good chance of being a very good backup. Matakevich too. Not that we're a powerhouse here at LB, especially with depth, but you can't have starting caliber guys at depth positions all over the team. It's not sustainable. IMO not a major concern, but maybe you're right. 1 1
White Linen Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 I'm glad they're wanting to dominate on special teams. 1
Rocky Landing Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 On 8/31/2020 at 8:11 PM, BillsMafi$ said: Must not be happy with the LB group Expand Beyond Edmunds, and Milano, there's not much to get excited about.
BobbyC81 Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 On 8/31/2020 at 9:15 PM, Logic said: I see people saying he’ll take Taiwan Jones’ spot, but I highly doubt that. Jones is a gunner. Smith is not. More likely, it means the possible end for Vosesn Joseph. Corey Thompson and Tyrel Dodson seem locked in as the top two backup LBs on defense. They likely figure that if they keep a sixth LB, he needs to be a special teams asset, and a Joseph is not. Maybe Joseph makes the practice squad. Expand Yep, the last training camp report said Joseph has been too slow to react on plays
TBBills Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 ST player, this is the last spots I think the team is trying to fill.
eball Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 On 8/31/2020 at 9:47 PM, GunnerBill said: A conditional 7th rounder on 2023....... is that more or less than a bag of deflated footballs? Expand Ha. It’s so smart of Beane and shows the value of relationships with other front offices. Get a guy you want to bring in without having to hope he clears waivers for next to nothing.
Walking Tall Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 On 8/31/2020 at 8:27 PM, MAJBobby said: And with the obligatory BillsMafia tweet Expand Someone needs to tell him Bills Mafia is in jail this season.
GunnerBill Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 10:04 AM, eball said: Ha. It’s so smart of Beane and shows the value of relationships with other front offices. Get a guy you want to bring in without having to hope he clears waivers for next to nothing. Expand And my guess is if he doesn't make the roster the compensation is zilch. 1
DJB Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 I dont recall ever either the Bills or any other team investing so much into ST. Going to be very interesting how it all works out.
GunnerBill Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 1:08 PM, DJB said: I dont recall ever either the Bills or any other team investing so much into ST. Going to be very interesting how it all works out. Expand Marrone's 2nd year we had about 8 guys on the roster purely for teams.
DJB Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) On 9/1/2020 at 1:14 PM, GunnerBill said: Marrone's 2nd year we had about 8 guys on the roster purely for teams. Expand Hmm. I don't recall that. Regardless his coaching ruined anything good we had anyways Edited September 1, 2020 by DJB
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 I have never been a fan of the Carolina connection signings. Maybe this one will pan out.
GunnerBill Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 2:16 PM, DJB said: Hmm. I don't recall that. Regardless his coaching ruined anything good we had anyways Expand Two kickers, a punter, a long snapper, Easley as a gunner (he played only 3 snaps on offense all year), Thigpen as a return specialist (0 snaps on offense all year), Larry Dean (8 snaps all year on defense) and Ty Powell (40 snaps on defense but our most used non specialist on teams). 1
eball Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 2:20 PM, Call_Of_Ktulu said: I have never been a fan of the Carolina connection signings. Maybe this one will pan out. Expand I'm curious...have you not liked the specific players they acquired, or not liked the "Carolina connection?" It's just an odd statement because the connection itself shouldn't be viewed as a negative thing. I mean, Beane just traded less than a bag of footballs to get a guy who might be able to contribute on ST because he obviously has a relationship with the Carolina GM.
Alphadawg7 Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 On 8/31/2020 at 8:53 PM, NewEra said: Could this put Taiwan in jeopardy? Maybe he takes his spot on ST which allows us to keep a different rb3? I had Taiwan as a virtual lock but he hasn’t been healthy and his camp and has been injury prone throughout his career Expand I have been saying that I think Yeldon has the lead on Taiwan both because of his familiarity with Dabolls system and the fact Taiwan is not healthy and been plagued by injuries in his career. This trade for me immediately made me think Taiwan just got on even shakier ground given his big edge of Yeldon would be ST contributions. I think Taiwan is in serious jeopardy of not making this team now. I prefer Taiwan myself if he was healthy, but I think his window to earn a roster spot is starting to close unfortunately. 1
GunnerBill Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 2:50 PM, Alphadawg7 said: I have been saying that I think Yeldon has the lead on Taiwan both because of his familiarity with Dabolls system and the fact Taiwan is not healthy and been plagued by injuries in his career. This trade for me immediately made me think Taiwan just got on even shakier ground given his big edge of Yeldon would be ST contributions. I think Taiwan is in serious jeopardy of not making this team now. I prefer Taiwan myself if he was healthy, but I think his window to earn a roster spot is starting to close unfortunately. Expand Different positions. Taiwan is a gunner. If he doesn't make the team because of injuries or just because they prefer Yeldon it favour Robert Foster in the battle for WR#6. Smith plays inside on kickoff and as a 'wedge' blocker on kick return.
Alphadawg7 Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 Different positions yes, but they are only going to keep so many players whose only real value is ST. So if Andre takes one of those spots, it still lowers the chances for Taiwan. Especially in a COVID year where they need to balance depth across the roster.
GunnerBill Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 3:09 PM, Alphadawg7 said: Different positions yes, but they are only going to keep so many players whose only real value is ST. So if Andre takes one of those spots, it still lowers the chances for Taiwan. Especially in a COVID year where they need to balance depth across the roster. Expand I don't think the two are linked at all. Taiwan is linked to who stays as the last corner and the last receiver. Smith is linked to the other backup linebackers, the backup safeties and the DiMarco / backup tight end decisions.
Kwai San Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 WOW....ST will be in BEAST MODE! On 9/1/2020 at 3:03 PM, GunnerBill said: Different positions. Taiwan is a gunner. If he doesn't make the team because of injuries or just because they prefer Yeldon it favour Robert Foster in the battle for WR#6. Smith plays inside on kickoff and as a 'wedge' blocker on kick return. Expand GunnerBill KNOWS gunners 1
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