Bills release OL Daryl Williams

[BillsFan4]

1 minute ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

Cutting all this dead weight to give us 30-40 million dollars to play with in free agency.

 

...oh wait, that's not what this is about.  We are just plain a cash strapped team and we are trying to clear space and make some difficult decisions to keep some of our own guys and maybe sign one or two free agents. 

 

I adore this team, but the Bills glasses some around here have been wearing have been a bit unreasonable...and blurry.

 

We are going to be fine, but again I'll state our 2021, especially as it got to the playoffs, was a great team, top to bottom, and a potential world championship roster, save for the fact (which was a big one and played a big part in our season) that one of the best DBs in the league was out.*

 

 

* Honestly, when he went down in New Orleans I thought that was going to be the thing that would stop this team from going all the way.  Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't, depending upon how you look at it, but it was so huge.

 

 

I think you have to remember that one of the reasons we are cap strapped this year is due to the pandemic.
 

2021 was the first time the salary cap ever went down since it was put in place in 1994. No team really planned for that.

 

Next year the Bills are set to have like $51M in cap space (as of now).

[Tanoros]

1 hour ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Link, please?  And maybe quote a para or 2 for those without subscriptions?

Don’t know how to copy a link from the Athletic App. below is the first part of the article about D. Williams
 

Now that the Bills have moved on from Feliciano, the biggest question mark remaining is starting right guard Daryl Williams. The Bills could save a lot of cap space by releasing him — $6.325 million to be exact, before factoring in the contract that would replace his deal in the top 51. Williams is the most fascinating decision remaining because if they cut him, it could signal the Bills’ commitment to a different type of offensive lineman. All of their potential starters for 2022 and a key reserve they drafted last year mostly have one thing in common. They’re superior athletes to most at their position. The exception is Williams. An excellent metric to use is Relative Athletic Score, which takes the size, speed and agility profile and compares it to historical data at the position to give an accurate depiction of the type of athlete a team would be getting. It’s out of 10, and Williams sticks out like a sore thumb.

After the above, he lists the RAS of some of our linemen and D. Williams is a 3.31 the lowest behind Dawkins at 7.90 the rest are all 8’s or 9’s, and one 10 (Brown). 

[Process]

No brainer

[billsbackto81]

1 hour ago, billsfan1959 said:

I heard Cody Ford went to Right Guard college this past month....

How appropriate he would attend a college named after a popular deodorant. Hopefully it neutralized the stench off his game.

[Milanos Milano]

1 hour ago, billsfan1959 said:

I heard Cody Ford went to Right Guard college this past month....

No sweating the competition this year. 

[bigK14094]

Bean is busy, busy , busy!

[Milanos Milano]

1 minute ago, billsbackto81 said:

How appropriate he would attend a college named after a popular deodorant. Hopefully it neutralized the stench off his game.

Lol great minds think alike. Literally posted at the same time. 

[BuffaloRebound]

So next up on OL is decision on Bates RFA tender by wednesday.  I assume we come to agreement with a free Agent Guard before then.  

[Shake_My_Head]

1 hour ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Link, please?  And maybe quote a para or 2 for those without subscriptions?

Relative Athletic Scores, Bills OL

 

Spencer Brown  Tackle   10.00

Tommy Doyle   Tackle       9.90

Ryan Bates    Guard          9.57

Mitch Morse      Center    9.54

Dion Dawkins     Tackle    7.90

Ike Boettger    Guard         7.18

Cody Ford        Guard       6.33

Daryl Williams    Guard      3.31

Jon Feliciano     Guard      3.20

[Hapless Bills Fan]

4 minutes ago, Shake_My_Head said:

Relative Athletic Scores, Bills OL

 

Spencer Brown  Tackle   10.00

Tommy Doyle   Tackle       9.90

Ryan Bates    Guard          9.57

Mitch Morse      Center    9.54

Dion Dawkins     Tackle    7.90

Ike Boettger    Guard         7.18

Cody Ford        Guard       6.33

Daryl Williams    Guard      3.31

Jon Feliciano     Guard      3.20

 

Interesting RAS info, Thanks. 

My "link please" request was to Coach Tuesday regarding his comments on what type of guard Kromer likes and he obliged.

 

So right off the bat, Bills have parted ways with the guys who had lowest RAS.  IMHO Feliciano's weight loss was part of a try on his part to increase his athleticism - didn't work is my assessment.  I'm a bit surprised by Dawkins.  I would say he's hella athletic when he doesn't come into camp looking like he needs a man-Bra.

 

5 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said:

So next up on OL is decision on Bates RFA tender by wednesday.  I assume we come to agreement with a free Agent Guard before then.  

 

Is that when the deadline for tenders is, Weds 1 pm?

[Captain Hindsight]

22 minutes ago, ChasBB said:

Mark this date in history - there are presently no players named "Williams" on the Bills roster!  haha

Days not over, give it time

[Logic]

I’m not sure why anyone is surprised by this.

 

He signed a tackle contract after a Pro Bowl caliber season at RT, then wound up at guard, where he was mediocre. I don’t think the Bills had any interest in paying him that money to be a mediocre guard.

 

Also, as the report says, it’s quite possible he returns at a lower pay rate. Honestly, though, if the Bills want to upgrade the o-line, RG is where to start.

[BuffaloRebound]

4 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Interesting RAS info, Thanks. 

My "link please" request was to Coach Tuesday regarding his comments on what type of guard Kromer likes and he obliged.

 

Is that when the deadline for tenders is, Weds 1 pm?

4pm wednesday for tenders. 

https://www.nfl.com/news/2022-nfl-free-agency-glossary-all-the-terms-you-need-to-know

[ArtVandalay]

Good. He's been absolutely horrible this past year. Some people have given me grief for pointing this out but this was a no brainer. He was horrible. 

 

His season should be defined by not knowing the snap count and never getting out of his stance on the final 3rd down vs Jacksonville giving a free unabated run at Allen to pretty much seal the game. 

Edited March 14, 2022 by ArtVandalay

[BrooklynBills]

Getting more athletic on OL.  I would think that they are going to go all in on a more zone-based blocking scheme, so maybe Ford is also going to go. He's cheap on a trade so they might actually be able to get a late round pick for him

[billsfan1959]

Just now, ArtVandalay said:

Good. He's been absolutely horrible this past year. Some people have given me grief for pointing this out but this was a no brainer. He was horrible. 

 

No, he wasn't horrible this past year. However, he is not a fit in Kromer's scheme.

[ArtVandalay]

1 minute ago, billsfan1959 said:

 

No, he wasn't horrible this past year. However, he is not a fit in Kromer's scheme.

Hot garbage.  Any scheme that required you to actually show up and block he would have been a poor fit. 

 

Maybe on some non-playoff junk teams he can start.  But for a playoff team with a high caliber offense he was an immense liability. 

 

Hence, unemployed.

[JGMcD2]

25 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

I think you have to remember that one of the reasons we are cap strapped this year is due to the pandemic.
 

2021 was the first time the salary cap ever went down since it was put in place in 1994. No team really planned for that.

 

Next year the Bills are set to have like $51M in cap space (as of now).

Really nice post…

 

Unfortunately, you are forgetting that people on this board believe Brandon Beane is a failure for not having the foresight to predict a worldwide pandemic that would prevent the salary cap from increasing. 
 

Those people believe they are reasonable and unbiased. They’re just speaking in facts! ☺️

[TheyCallMeAndy]

Richie Incognito 👀

 

[RyanC883]

1 hour ago, gobills404 said:

Good. $8 million per year made him the 12th highest paid guard in the league. He was decent down the stretch but no way is he worth that money.

 

I like this.  You come in, and don't' live up to the big paycheck, bye bye.

 

A lot of talent that is likely equal to Williams in Rd. 1 and 2 of most mock drafts.