Rumor- Harrison Phillips not coming back

[GunnerBill]

5 hours ago, BILLieve85 said:

No way Harry comes back to play reserve. He’s already proved to be starter material. I don’t want to get into wormholes, but the coaching and 13 seconds may drive youth away from this team, it’s soon to be creating randomness in special teams (minus bass).
 

Bringing specialists in that don’t play their side of the ball, a punter who didn’t execute late in the season, returners who they seem to view as “punt catchers” and overall teams that can’t run squib kicks. Idk, I get what your saying, but this is much deeper than we think in my opinion.
 

Also, this applies to both Zimmer and Harry. Go back to 2020, Zimmer was a steadying force. Once you make the 53 and start seeing regular playing time, it doesn’t matter if you’re ERFA, UDFA, RFA, 4-7th rounds. Play and go get paid. 

 

No he hasn't. He had a good end to last season but you need to play well for more than 5 or 6 weeks to prove you are a starting player.

[YoloinOhio]

6 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

I thought it was interesting Beane said Phillips will test free agency during his combine interview. No one really reacted to it. Sounds like Phillips wants more than the Bills are willing to offer. 

He said the same thing about Milano. “Earned the right to see what his market will be”. He could leave, and Bills will bring in a different guy to replace him. I like Harry, but he’s not a must-sign guy for me 

[Thurman#1]

Too early for anyone to know.

 

No way to have seen all the offers.

Edited March 6, 2022 by Thurman#1

[MasterStrategist]

Regardless if OP is believable or not, Harry has been a "fringe" starter for us.  He's also been a healthy scratch many times.  Yes, he finished out the final 6 games playing as our starter, with improved performance.  

 

But our goal should be to get better in the trenches.  Harry is not that, IMO, and not a physical type player either.  Not even sure he's a 1 DT, but not athletic enough for a 3 tech DT position on our line.

19 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

He said the same thing about Milano. “Earned the right to see what his market will be”. He could leave, and Bills will bring in a different guy to replace him. I like Harry, but he’s not a must-sign guy for me 

 

He did, but one player is a young, talented starter.  While the other, has been a healthy scratch and benched numerous times over the past 2 years.   

 

Agree, not a must re-sign, and money better spent elsewhere.

[FLFan]

Not giving credence to the sourcing here, but I certainly expect that the Bills offer will be below market, and I expect he will get better offers.  He is a decent role player but not worth overpaying.  I think Zimmer, assuming he recovers fully, is actually a better fit.

[Arkady Renko]

Would be a weird thing to make up, but I guess we’ll see.  If I were Harrison, I would not be in a rush to sign some place that kept on making me a healthy scratch during my contract year. 

[Sharky7337]

But overall if true this highlights the build through the draft strategy only works if your not doing their whole first 4 years training them to get paid somewhere else before they produce at a high level.

 

 

Edited March 6, 2022 by Sharky7337

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

8 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

expect his best friend learned this in a High Level Meeting

Dot … dot … dot

 

[JGMcD2]

9 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:

He's played 7 good games his entire career. He won't have much demand for his services. They will be drafting a DT early.

Star and a rookie will split time at NT. Hope they move on from Zimmer too. He was limited athletically even before he got hurt. 

 

Right… 

[Niagara Dude]

9 hours ago, wiseman3 said:

Met Harrison's best friend out in Buffalo tonight...showed texts to prove that he will not be coming back in free agency. I don't expect anyone to really believe this, but you'll just have to believe me haha. He will not be a Bill next year

Not surprised at all,  he is a mediocre player who wants big bucks and then Bills want to upgrade the position.  Our defence is already filled with players who are not great and making too much money. Other then White we have no play makers on that side of the balll and yet everyone wants to get paid 10 million plus a season

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

4 pages Did anyone actually look into what or why?

it’s from Rumblings so grain of salt 

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/platform/amp/2022/2/7/22917010/contract-projection-for-bills-free-agent-dt-harrison-phillips

 

We start with his linemate, Star Lotulelei. Phillips passed him on the depth chart this season—per general manager Brandon Beane it was for COVID-related problems. Either way, if the Bills are going to keep Phillips, it’s likely going to be at the expense of Lotulelei.

 

I’m sure losing Star won’t upset a lot of people 

[T master]

10 hours ago, Big C said:

OK but if this is real, what are his reasons?

 

 

[Solomon Grundy]

9 hours ago, Paul Costa said:

My first question is why is Harrison’s best friend out by himself in Buffalo 🦬?  Harrison is from Nebraska and went to Stanford. So is his best friend out in a Buffalo telling people Harrison isn’t coming back? Or is Harrison’s best friend somewhere else in the World 🌎 telling people Harrison’s intentions? This is totally made up. Pretty weird to say the least. 😂😂😂

Harrison’s best friend = his agent 😎

[BillsPride12]

I'm actually going to give the OP the benefit of the doubt on this one because I once met Kyle Williams best friend at Gabriel's Gate the night before a Bills game

(Being 100% serious even though this probably comes off as a Snarky post)

[Kwai San]

8 hours ago, ndirish1978 said:

 

Considering he is under contract until the beginning of the next league year which doesn't start til March 16 I would say you're accusing another team of tampering. It would also mean that Phillips dislikes this team so much that he isn't willing to entertain offers to match. This flies in the face of the type of person he is by all accounts, so yeah you either have very poor judgment and got "got" by a troll or you're a troll yourself. 

Agree - his post is nothing more than a LAMP.  A troll indeed......

[Solomon Grundy]

7 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

I'm actually going to give the OP the benefit of the doubt on this one because I once met Kyle Williams best friend at Gabriel's Gate the night before a Bills game

(Being 100% serious even though this probably comes off as a Snarky post)

Was he getting the wings??

[YoloinOhio]

44 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

4 pages Did anyone actually look into what or why?

it’s from Rumblings so grain of salt 

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/platform/amp/2022/2/7/22917010/contract-projection-for-bills-free-agent-dt-harrison-phillips

 

We start with his linemate, Star Lotulelei. Phillips passed him on the depth chart this season—per general manager Brandon Beane it was for COVID-related problems. Either way, if the Bills are going to keep Phillips, it’s likely going to be at the expense of Lotulelei.

 

I’m sure losing Star won’t upset a lot of people 

I thought they can’t cut Star  with that contract and the 7.7 dead cap. Since he opted out the covid year, the end of his deal did not coincide with Harry’s FA year the way Beane planned. He could retire though. Technically they could cut him but only save 1.5 on the cap, would be cheaper to keep him as a backup. 

Edited March 6, 2022 by YoloinOhio

[Rico]

I thought he was a beloved HM-LP scrub for 3.5 years, but I was very impressed with how he ended the season. I won’t miss him if his spot is upgraded, but I will be pissed if he leaves and it isn’t.

[BillsPride12]

1 minute ago, Solomon Grundy said:

Was he getting the wings??

Actually he was 

He loved em!

[ROCBillsBeliever]

10 hours ago, wiseman3 said:

Met Harrison's best friend out in Buffalo tonight...showed texts to prove that he will not be coming back in free agency. I don't expect anyone to really believe this, but you'll just have to believe me haha. He will not be a Bill next year