Beasley’s future

[Virgil]

I was listening to WGR today and they talked about Beasley’s contract being free to void after this season and thinking McKenzie filling that role.  This got me thinking…..

 

To me, Beasley had proven to be incomparable when it comes to finding open spaces in the zone and when our offense if clicking, Allen’s best 3rd down option.  On broken plays, he also finds open space and has incredibly reliable hands.  When we brought Sanders in, many of these traits were supposedly the same for him, but I haven’t seen that so far.  Also, I haven’t seen anything from McKenzie to make me think he could fill that role if Beasley left.  
 

Now, I don’t know how much all of that Covid stuff bothered the front office or his relationships with the team, but he seems to be a staple to this offense and I would love to see him finish his career here.  Diggs, Beasley, and Davis is a solid starting 3 to me.  
 

However, this is my perception and I’m curious to hear others 

[DasNootz]

He's a great possession receiver, knows how to get open and knows where the yard to get is... that said, I think he's replaceable and will likely be a cap casualty.  With Diggs, Sanders, Gabe and Knox - another slot guy will be able to get open.

[SectionC3]

Sanders might take his spot next year.  More speed in the slot.  

[RoyBatty is alive]

I think Beasley has been a tremendous asset for the Bills.   i would like to see him retire as a Bill but this might be the year to do it.  He will be 33 next year and the hits are starting to take a toll, he seems to be frequently banged up and he does take some brutal shots in the slot.  To he credit, sans the Jax game, he has been money holding on the ball.

[Reader]

6 minutes ago, Virgil said:

I was listening to WGR today and they talked about Beasley’s contract being free to void after this season and thinking McKenzie filling that role.  This got me thinking…..

 

To me, Beasley had proven to be incomparable when it comes to finding open spaces in the zone and when our offense if clicking, Allen’s best 3rd down option.  On broken plays, he also finds open space and has incredibly reliable hands.  When we brought Sanders in, many of these traits were supposedly the same for him, but I haven’t seen that so far.  Also, I haven’t seen anything from McKenzie to make me think he could fill that role if Beasley left.  
 

Now, I don’t know how much all of that Covid stuff bothered the front office or his relationships with the team, but he seems to be a staple to this offense and I would love to see him finish his career here.  Diggs, Beasley, and Davis is a solid starting 3 to me.  
 

However, this is my perception and I’m curious to hear others 

 

Since McK is a free agent too, also possibly we find someone new.

[ngbills]

Sanders is a free agent too

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

5 minutes ago, Virgil said:

I was listening to WGR today and they talked about Beasley’s contract being free to void after this season and thinking McKenzie filling that role.  This got me thinking…..

 

To me, Beasley had proven to be incomparable when it comes to finding open spaces in the zone and when our offense if clicking, Allen’s best 3rd down option.  On broken plays, he also finds open space and has incredibly reliable hands.  When we brought Sanders in, many of these traits were supposedly the same for him, but I haven’t seen that so far.  Also, I haven’t seen anything from McKenzie to make me think he could fill that role if Beasley left.  
 

Now, I don’t know how much all of that Covid stuff bothered the front office or his relationships with the team, but he seems to be a staple to this offense and I would love to see him finish his career here.  Diggs, Beasley, and Davis is a solid starting 3 to me.  
 

However, this is my perception and I’m curious to hear others 

 

pn this you may be mistaken Virgil 

first I’d say keep it to football 

 

To the point 

Could you play with banged up ribs where 200 pounds is pounding on you?
 

2 weeks ago it was Diggs #’s were down 

and BAM he’s back. 

[ngbills]

2 minutes ago, Sugar High JA17 said:

Woaahh Future tripping bro I dont do that!

Oh no. How are we going to afford Spencer Brown, Rousseau, AJE, our 2022 picks and 2023 picks? Better start dumping salaries now. 

[Chicken Boo]

Should move Diggs around more.  He can play from any receiver spot.  With Sanders and Gabe, I don't see Beez as a priority.  

 

He's replaceable.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

I hope they bring him back on a reasonable deal. Sanders us fast but Beasley is quick. He is an incredible asset and doesn't show any signs of slowing down. 

I don't see McKenzie filling that role. He doesn't have the hands or the route running ability Beasley has. 

[Cash]

I’ll trust the FO on this one. From my amateur viewpoint, it seems like Beasley isn’t getting any younger. He’s never won with size, but has won with quickness (not speed) and knowing how to find the holes in the zone. 
 

He’s about at the age where the quickness is fading or about to fade. The savvyness to find open spots in zones should only get better with experience, but will it be enough to offset the fading physical abilities? I think probably not. Especially if other teams play man to man instead of zone. I think Beasley is probably Good at best against man coverage right now, but likely to only get worse. If he’s an asset against zone but a liability against man, that still could be a liability overall. 
 

If the Bills move on, I’m not sure that the replacement is currently on the roster. But I don’t think they’d move on unless either:

A. Beasley is cooked and they know it, even if no one else does yet (ex: John Brown)

B. They have a plan in place to replace him. Note that the plan still might fail, but I’m confident that there would at least BE a plan.)

[Brennan Huff]

Beasley will walk next year. Need that money elsewhere on the roster

[TN Bills Fan]

Easy transition.  Gabe Davis on the outside and Diggs and sanders alternating in the slot is much more explosive than Beasley's 8 yards per catch.  

[sherpa]

I don't want to speculate about what happens in the post season.

When Beasley is targeted often, he is an incredibly reliable chain mover who keeps performing on difficult third down plays.

I think he is extremely valuable to us if we are to be successful this post season.

 

More so than Knox, who is still growing, Beasley is an incredible positive, impactful component to this offense.

 

Worry about the rest of the stuff in Feb.

[Aussie Joe]

You make the call at the end of the season so let’s see how he goes down the stretch…

 

But what he brings to this team is going to be hard to replace with the dollars they save by releasing him…

[auburnbillsbacker]

He's a bargain, right?  Why not keep him? 

[Warcodered]

7 minutes ago, ngbills said:

Sanders is a free agent too

And if the season goes the way we want he's probably retiring. I mean Beasley is getting older it wouldn't be that crazy if they're looking to move on before he really falls off.

[machine gun kelly]

18 minutes ago, Virgil said:

I was listening to WGR today and they talked about Beasley’s contract being free to void after this season and thinking McKenzie filling that role.  This got me thinking…..

 

To me, Beasley had proven to be incomparable when it comes to finding open spaces in the zone and when our offense if clicking, Allen’s best 3rd down option.  On broken plays, he also finds open space and has incredibly reliable hands.  When we brought Sanders in, many of these traits were supposedly the same for him, but I haven’t seen that so far.  Also, I haven’t seen anything from McKenzie to make me think he could fill that role if Beasley left.  
 

Now, I don’t know how much all of that Covid stuff bothered the front office or his relationships with the team, but he seems to be a staple to this offense and I would love to see him finish his career here.  Diggs, Beasley, and Davis is a solid starting 3 to me.  
 

However, this is my perception and I’m curious to hear others 

Virg. I think it’s a mistake to leave him early.  I was hoping he could wrap up his contract.  We’ll see.

[GunnerBill]

I think he is at risk in the offseason. I don't know that they can cut him and get better immediately at slot, but old guys making a lot of money, with easy outs in their conctract on teams starting to pay their young guys... they are always at risk. 

[JGMcD2]

3 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:

You make the call at the end of the season so let’s see how he goes down the stretch…

 

But what he brings to this team is going to be hard to replace with the dollars they save by releasing him…

This!

 

I don’t think people get this… release Beasley to save ~$6M and then have to find his replacement for less than $6M to make it worthwhile.