Bills sign Taron Johnson to 3 year extension

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

I love the timing of this because I fully expect to see Taron be on Kelce tomorrow And shut him down!! 

[DJB]

14 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

Just curious, which are the two you're referring to??  The only ones I can think of are Ford and Joseph the LB?

 

Edmunds and Oliver 😉

[NewEra]

1 minute ago, HappyDays said:

 

They do when they play almost 100% of defensive snaps.

Looks like it-  good kid-  I’m happy he’s a bill for the next 2 years at least.  I just didn’t think we would pay him that much.  

[Coach Tuesday]

It helps that Levi is on a severely below-market contract.

[billsfan89]

Love it, he is an underrated part of the defense.

[Scott7975]

Good signing. This kid makes plays every game. 

[GunnerBill]

32 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said:

As much as some people here behave like we don’t draft well, even though I’ve proved otherwise, the fact we keep extending our own because they’re contributing proves it as well. 
 

3 guys from the 2017 draft. 2 from the 2018 draft, with Tremaine Edmunds coming eventually. It’ll keep happening. 
 

Great move, Bills. 

 

The Bills are very good at finding contributors in the draft. Their bust rate is very low - Zay Jones and Cody Ford probably the only two (Harrison Phillips you could argue for) and their record with day 3 guys - Milano, Taron, Gabe, Teller (even though his success came elsewhere) - and that is without mentioning core ST and depth guys like Jaquan Johnson, Siran Neal, Tommy Sweeney, Tyler Bass, Dane Jackson etc. 

 

They have definitely outperformed the league in that regard and that is why they for the past couple of years have been consistently talked about as one of the deepest rosters in the league - they will have to keep that going as they start to pay their guys and have less room for those solid middle range free agent types.

 

Where there are teams that have still outperformed them is in finding those real top end elite guys. You'd still like to see Tremaine, Ed, Dawson, maybe Greg get there to balance that out. But we are excellent at finding guys who range from "solid, cheap depth" right through to "very good starter".  

5 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

Just curious, which are the two you're referring to??  The only ones I can think of are Ford and Joseph the LB?

 

Zay. 

[YoloinOhio]

 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

3 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

The Bills are very good at finding contributors in the draft. Their bust rate is very low - Zay Jones and Cody Ford probably the only two (Harrison Phillips you could argue for) and their record with day 3 guys - Milano, Taron, Gabe, Teller (even though his success came elsewhere) - and that is without mentioning core ST and depth guys like Jaquan Johnson, Siran Neal, Tommy Sweeney, Tyler Bass, Dane Jackson etc. 

 

They have definitely outperformed the league in that regard and that is why they for the past couple of years have been consistently talked about as one of the deepest rosters in the league - they will have to keep that going as they start to pay their guys and have less room for those solid middle range free agent types.

 

Where there are teams that have still outperformed them is in finding those real top end elite guys. You'd still like to see Tremaine, Ed, Dawson, maybe Greg get there to balance that out. But we are excellent at finding guys who range from "solid, cheap depth" right through to "very good starter".  

 

Zay. 

 

Yes but wasn't Jones drafted prior to McD and Beane??

 

OK never mind, see McD was here when drafted, no Beane yet though.

 

No wait, Beane was calling McD  from Carolina and telling who to pick.  I recall reading it hear.

Edited October 9, 2021 by Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

[GunnerBill]

Just now, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

Yes but wasn't Jones drafted prior to McD and Beane??

 

No. He was pre-Beane but he was the McDermott draft. They got Tre, Dion and Matt out of that draft, but they did whiff on Zay.

[Coach Tuesday]

2 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

This, he’s part of their base defense.  Basically the third linebacker.

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

1 minute ago, GunnerBill said:

 

No. He was pre-Beane but he was the McDermott draft. They got Tre, Dion and Matt out of that draft, but they did whiff on Zay.

 

Seemed like ages ago he was drafted!

[WMDman]

9 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

Purchased or how? 

purchased! 

[loveorhatembillsfan4life]

2 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

I’m surprised there are some who think we overpaid? I wanted to keep Taron here at all costs. 

[cwater10]

This has become such an impressive, well run organization.  I love the consistency in making the right moves at the right times.  Can Beane moonlight for a few months at the foot of Washington Street?

[Kelly the Dog]

Just now, Coach Tuesday said:

This, he’s part of their base defense.  Basically the third linebacker.

That’s exactly the way to look at it. It’s even more correct to say they play a 4-2-5 defense and he’s just a starter. 

[Dan]

1 hour ago, Don Otreply said:

It’s nice having a pro-active GM, isn’t it, 

 

Go Bills!!!

Yes it is!   We finally have a GM and entire organization that understands the proper way to build a team. 
 

Its why this team is good and should remain good for years to come.  

[BigAl2526]

Another young player the Bills don't have to replace at the end of their rookie deal..

[GunnerBill]

5 minutes ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said:

I’m surprised there are some who think we overpaid? I wanted to keep Taron here at all costs. 

 

I think it pretty much guarantees they are drafting an outside corner early next April. Paying Tre, Taron, Jordan and Micah you are gonna need some cheap labour somewhere.

Edited October 9, 2021 by GunnerBill

[JoPoy88]

47 minutes ago, BillsFan130 said:

No I'm not saying that.

 

But I don't think Edmunds is a hit of a draft pick.

 

If he was a good player I would say it was.

 

But my opinion on Edmunds isn't that high, and I think they missed by trading up to get an average player. (in my mind)

 

Passing on Leonard was just the cherry on top for me

Time for a nap.