Levi Wallace gone to the Steelers on 2-year deal

[Lagoon Blues]

Guess we will see what Dane makes of his opportunity.  

[NewEra]

Backup plan no more.

 

shows how little McB truly thought of him.  Tired of playing prevent….time to get a CB with more speed.

[HOUSE]

bummer

[Lagoon Blues]

8 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

....Tre is likely not going to be ready to start the season.

Is that most likely?  I haven't kept up on his timeline.

[bigduke6]

gl Levi,  u werent as terrible as some here made u out 2 be.    sure hope theres a plan to replace him.   Levi had a tough job as the opposite CB to Tre,  he got alot of work thrown at him just because nobody really wanted to throw at Tre.   Levi was a flag magnet,  some his fault,  most not.   alot of phantom calls against him.   he was a fine #2 for us.

[wppete]

That’s too bad, good luck to Levi… definitely we draft a CB in round 1 or 2 this year.

[SCBills]

GOOD

 

This clearly shows that the FO did not truly want to retain Levi or Harry.  

 

Levi and Harry are great guys and were decent players for us. 
 

That’s it.. decent.  
 

Time to move on and get better.  

[Paup 1995MVP]

13 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

The Plan B is to sign another Cornerback who's better or to draft one in the first or second round. 

Agreed.  I am amazed at the love for a guy who looks like he runs in mud.  He hasn't sucked.  But any decent quick receiver has his way w Levi.

[Alphadawg7]

Levi is a lot better than a lot of the foolish takes on this board.  He won’t be easy to just replace with a rookie.  
 

Id much rather sign a vet and then draft a guy early as well.  

[MPL]

I thought Dane Jackson played well when White went down. That late 1st round draft spot is typically a great place to find a plug and play CB at a great value and with more speed than Wallace has. 

[Turbo44]

I wasn’t a fan of his (look at the games at the end of the season - teams were targeting him and not Dane) BUT for an UFA he’s been a huge overachiever. $4m per is really low if true.

 

pick 25 CB

pick 57 WR

[Virgil]

Great, so we have Jackson and TJ.  That's it.  I don't like letting him go if it's for 4 mil per.  I don't like it at all.  He knows our system and played well last season. 

[Paup 1995MVP]

2 minutes ago, bigduke6 said:

gl Levi,  u werent as terrible as some here made u out 2 be.    sure hope theres a plan to replace him.   Levi had a tough job as the opposite CB to Tre,  he got alot of work thrown at him just because nobody really wanted to throw at Tre.   Levi was a flag magnet,  some his fault,  most not.   alot of phantom calls against him.   he was a fine #2 for us.

With no upside, and a low ceiling.  You want to win championships, we need a more athletic CB then Levi Wallace.  

[Ralonzo]

4 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said:

Wow that is really low money. Bills must have been ready to move on no matter the cost.

At this point not much in comp pick compensation for Wallace or Trubisky.

CB in first round is a near certainty now.

Per Spotrac 2 years $4m per season for Wallace (2 years $7.1m per season for Trubisky)

[Solomon Grundy]

5 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said:

Agreed.  Could see Bradberry trade coming shortly.  

There’s a gang of vets in FA that are upgrades to Levi

[YoloinOhio]

7 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:

And the Bills COULD easily have done this deal, tells me they decided enough was enough with Levi

I think we’ve seen what his $ value is to the Bills. It is what they paid him the last time he was a FA and likely hasn’t changed. 

[John Adams]

Levi was always fighting for that starting job at CB2. Solid player but benefitted from Poyer, Hyde, Tre, Taron, Milano, Edmunds...a LOT of coverage help. 

 

He's replaceable but it's annoying to have a hole to fill. 

[Realist]

Seems like front office thinks there is no drop off from Wallace to Dane. I'm sure there will be a free agent signing plus round 1 or 2 in the draft.

[billsbackto81]

Obviously they had no intention of keeping him unless it was for league minimum. How they let him walk for that contract is confusing. They really must of insulted him during negotiations if they made an offer at all. I wasn't his biggest supporter but would have gladly paid that for a scheme familiar team player.

 

Good luck Levi. 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

That is right where I thought he'd be..........never bought the $8M aav talk........he's not that kind of athlete.

 

I was hoping for Sidney Jones......a better athlete with more risk but more upside............ but he signed back with Seattle for 1 year $3.6M.

 

Going back to Levi would have been the safe choice.........I think if it had been 1 year $4M they might have...........but they probably like Dane Jacksons' potential more and if Tre comes back their top 3 CB positions are manned.

 

Then in the likely event that another higher RAS type CB lands with them in the draft then it's not inconceivable that Levi could have been a spare part.

 

I expect they will still add a veteran but probably just a 1 year deal.

 

CB and S are the two positions I trust them to develop.