Shaq Lawson tweet

[DCofNC]

21 hours ago, RyanC883 said:

a 2 year prove-it deal seems fair to both sides.  He was just cut by a bad team, he comes here and performs well and we get a great player, he increases his value when our young guys are hopefully ready to take over (hopefully before 2 years for Groot and Basham).  

 

21 hours ago, FilthyBeast said:

 

This is my concern as well, 2019 looked to be the peak for him which isn't saying much to begin with.

 

But if he did regain that form in Buffalo again he's at worse a solid rotational piece which this team seems to love.

I would like him on a prove it deal, no guarantees but a ton of incentive money.  He seems like he has a bad case of the “play when I want money”.

[BarleyNY]

16 hours ago, Fan in Chicago said:

If Lawson signs, it will point to a shake up in the DE room. I have theorized that Hughes, Obada and Epenesa won't be on the team next season 

I don’t think a signing like Lawson points to anything other than that the Bills are addressing DE depth. 

16 hours ago, Augie said:

 

Imagine Jerry wondering if he would “bother” playing for “only” $3 million a year. Don’t get me wrong, I do NOT begrudge any of them the money, it’s just such a different world and mindset. Good for them, especially the ones that are truly good people. 

13 seasons and over $79M in earnings.  If he plays another year for $3M or so it will be because he wants a ring and/or still loves playing.  At some point it becomes about how your body is holding up and how far you want to push that though.  He will be 34 for next season.

[nucci]

he was just ok when he was here...I doubt he's gotten much better the last few seasons

[BarleyNY]

14 hours ago, Paul Costa said:

Shaq would be a solid pick as he and Rousseau are both solid at setting the edge and playing against RPO’s. It would be nice to have a solid run stopping unit on early downs. The go get after the QB. This coming year we play the AFC & NFC North. A bunch of run first teams and some great RB’s. Plus we play Tennessee. And all the division teams are run first teams. We have to be much more stout against the run than the last couple of years. If we want to reach our goals. 

Something to consider for all of the “we need run stoppers on first and second down” folks:

https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/passing-first-down-pct

Only two teams in the league ran more than they passed on first down last season.  Stopping the run when you need to do that is important (obviously).  Cheap depth guys like Lawson are a good way to address that.  I’m not enthusiastic about using first round picks or spending large on players who primarily do that however.  

 

[DapperCam]

6 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

Something to consider for all of the “we need run stoppers on first and second down” folks:

https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/passing-first-down-pct

Only two teams in the league ran more than they passed on first down last season.  Stopping the run when you need to do that is important (obviously).  Cheap depth guys like Lawson are a good way to address that.  I’m not enthusiastic about using first round picks or spending large on players who primarily do that however.  

 

Setting the edge is also about keeping the QB in the pocket. I still have nightmares about Addison and Hughes running right past Mahomes while he runs outside and gains 15 yards.

 

I’m sure they got credited with a “QB Pressure” though…

[CheshireCT]

How it all went for Shaq was a bit of a shame. It took him a long time to get over his injury and develop. He was on an upward slope in his last year and the Bills said publicly they would welcome him back at the right price. Of course he got an over-inflated deal that he couldn't live up to on an inferior team and it all went south from there. In the long run, a lower payday on the team where he was improving would have served him better.

 

Whether or not he would play well for us at this point is anybody's guess. What I appreciate is the level-headed approach from Beane. He doesn't try hold guys down, and he doesn't seem to hold grudges either. He says this is what we're willing to pay you, if you can get more, I understand and we wish you well. If they evaluate Shaq and like what they see, I can imagine they'll offer him a deal to come back (at likely a pretty reasonable price).

Edited March 10, 2022 by CheshireCT

[Fan in Chicago]

26 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

I don’t think a signing like Lawson points to anything other than that the Bills are addressing DE depth. 

 

DE depth was not a problem. We have bodies but we need more impact

[BarleyNY]

10 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

Setting the edge is also about keeping the QB in the pocket. I still have nightmares about Addison and Hughes running right past Mahomes while he runs outside and gains 15 yards.

 

I’m sure they got credited with a “QB Pressure” though…

Absolutely.  But a lot of DEs can set the edge but can’t get to the QB.  The edge setting kind is about all the Bills have right now anyway.

[BarleyNY]

9 minutes ago, Fan in Chicago said:

DE depth was not a problem. We have bodies but we need more impact

I’m honestly not sure what you’re saying.  DE depth “was not a problem”?  Last year?  Or this year prior to any signings?  Because we have 3 Edge player that have any value at all under contract for 2022 right now: Rousseau, Epenesa and Basham.  That’s it, unless you’re counting free agents or players that we already know won’t make our 53 (Bryan Cox & Mike Love).  I don’t know about you, but that group is extremely underwhelming to me and I see almost no depth as Basham is still a big question mark. 

Edited March 10, 2022 by BarleyNY

[Fan in Chicago]

7 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

I’m honestly not sure what you’re saying.  DE depth “was not a problem”?  Last year?  Or this year prior to any signings?  Because we have 3 Edge player that have any value at all under contract for 2022 right now: Rousseau, Epenesa and Basham.  That’s it, unless you’re counting free agents or players that we already know won’t make our 53 (Bryan Cox & Mike Love).  I don’t know about you, but that group is extremely underwhelming to me and I see almost no depth as Basham is still a big question mark. 

We are both saying the same thing. I was saying that we did not have a problem with number of DEs on the roster. Hence, technically "depth" was not an issue for the DE role. 

[BuffaloBillsGospel]

We need a pass rusher, Shaq Lawson isn't that guy imo.

[bmur66]

Slowest DE off the snap that I ever noticed. I don't know why but it was very noticeable to me when he was here. I liked his attitude and he was solid otherwise.

Edited March 10, 2022 by bmur66

[FilthyBeast]

2 hours ago, DCofNC said:

 

I would like him on a prove it deal, no guarantees but a ton of incentive money.  He seems like he has a bad case of the “play when I want money”.

 

I would suspect that's all he's going to get for the Bills or any other team at this point and I'd 100% fine with that.

[Jay_Fixit]

2 hours ago, nucci said:

he was just ok when he was here...I doubt he's gotten much better the last few seasons

This is putting it nicely.

 

Lawson is a JAG.

[nucci]

3 hours ago, DCofNC said:

 

I would like him on a prove it deal, no guarantees but a ton of incentive money.  He seems like he has a bad case of the “play when I want money”.

what's a "prove it deal" ? He's been in the league a few years. We know how he plays

[billsfan89]

I would like it as a one year prove it Deal for Shaq. Shaq is a good early down edge setter. If they can sign him I would like it.

[Maine-iac]

4 hours ago, nucci said:

he was just ok when he was here...I doubt he's gotten much better the last few seasons

Lawson's last season here he had more tackles, almost as many sacks, and more than double the tackles for loss than any DE currently on our roster had last year and we paid him half over 4 years what we paid Addison over 2.

[Motor26]

How about they try and sign an impact edge rusher instead of another JAG. They have enough to those already.

[Maine-iac]

9 minutes ago, Motor26 said:

How about they try and sign an impact edge rusher instead of another JAG. They have enough to those already.

If we somehow clear some cap space and magically sign Clowney I'll be cheering as loud as anyone.

[nucci]

18 minutes ago, Maine-iac said:

Lawson's last season here he had more tackles, almost as many sacks, and more than double the tackles for loss than any DE currently on our roster had last year and we paid him half over 4 years what we paid Addison over 2.

so is Lawson good or rest of our DL bad?