Jesse James drawing interest from Bills

[whorlnut]

We were linked to him a few years back. Seems the Bills usually get their guy even if it’s not the first attempt. I actually expect this to happen. 

[TPS]

Sign him! What's the hold up?

(Yes, it's a bad pun.)

[Doc]

Give him a vet minimum one year offer.

[HOUSE]

6 minutes ago, TPS said:

Sign him! What's the hold up?

(Yes, it's a bad pun.)

He is holding out for more money

 

 

 

[Milanos Milano]

Uhhuhuhuuhuhhh  wahhh wahh Wahhh 

Edited April 10, 2021 by IronMaidenBills

[Bangarang]

41 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Lee Smith catches footballs?!  Since when?

Betcha wouldn’t say that to his face

[Kelly the Dog]

His lesser known brother Frank is actually better. 

[RyanC883]

would love this.  wanted him before det got him.  I think James would help bring this offense to next level with blocking and catching ability.  he is a total TE. 

[JohnBonhamRocks]

Could do a heck of a lot worse than Knox/Hollister/James

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

22 minutes ago, Bangarang said:

Betcha wouldn’t say that to his face

Betcher right! 😁

[I'm Spartacus]

If he's part of the James Gang, can we get Joe Walsh too?

[Hapless Bills Fan]

1 hour ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Lee Smith catches footballs?!  Since when?

 

Lee Smith has a career catch rate of 83.1%. 

 

He says himself that he's never had any trouble catching the football, and most of the "targets" he doesn't catch are balls thrown at his feet to avoid a sack.

 

He also says that his problem as a receiver isn't catching the football, it's that he can't separate. 

 

[maddenboy]

1 hour ago, billieve420 said:

Post draft pickup if they don’t end up picking anyone else before then makes sense.

Since nobody expects us to take a TE in any round, JJ is likely better than nothing, since he is likely already better than anybody in this draft. 

 

And especially since we (the TBD draft room) are only interested in drafting players who will contribute THIS YEAR.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

57 minutes ago, Logic said:

Ball security seems questionable. Pass.

 

Facetious?

If his ball security is questionable, wouldn't you want to ...not pass?

 

Factual: 0 career fumbles.  2 drops on 49 targets in 2 years with Detroit.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

2 hours ago, jeremy2020 said:

Does he come with Meowth though?

As a parent of some big time Pokémon fans, This is awesome! 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

28 minutes ago, Bangarang said:

Betcha wouldn’t say that to his face

 

3 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Lee Smith has a career catch rate of 83.1%. 

 

He says himself that he's never had any trouble catching the football, and most of the "targets" he doesn't catch are balls thrown at his feet to avoid a sack.

 

He also says that his problem as a receiver isn't catching the football, it's that he can't separate. 

 

I think a lot of my bias is based upon my perception that when Smith is on the field, the odds of him being an actual target are small.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

Just now, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

I think a lot of my bias is based upon my perception that when Smith is on the field, the odds of him being an actual target are small.

 

He'd tell you that himself.  It's because while he can run routes, his style would be best described as "lumbering" and he can't separate.  He gets to be a target when the other team forgets to cover him, then as he said in an interview, after he catches one they tend to put those plays in the back of the playbook until they fall out of the recent film.

 

 

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

3 hours ago, Frat-Train said:

Could be the sneaky best pickup of the offseason for us.  Anyone who watched this kid in college knows he’s been grossly underutilized.  6’7, 255, with 4.8 speed and a tremendous blocker.  Sign me up!

I wish 4.8 and speed were used to describe me in my heyday. 

[CommonCents]

Smith is an easy target for fans because he doesn’t make many eye opening plays, those same fans keeping harping on how important Star is. 

 

Smith played a similar role on offense for the Bills as Star does on D.

 

 I think he is easily replaceable but he had a did have a good season. The only time he bothered me was when he was getting flags. I’d like to see some 2020 stats with Smith on the field vs. Smith off the field. 

[billybrew1]

After the draft is also when we will know if we acquired Zach Ertz or not. I want Ertz a lot, but at least James would make our TE room a viable unit.