Bills sign OJ Howard to 1-year deal

[ColoradoBills]

Just now, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

They can use Doyle in that role.  As long as both tackles stay healthy and likely will add a 4th tackle anyway, can use Doyle for blocking.    May even told him, catch 200 passes a day from JUGS machine so you're not just an obvious running play threat.  But also could see them drafting a TE late and move to PS for this season.

 

That's a good point.  I forgot about his dual role.

[muppy]

2 hours ago, Charles Romes said:

Total steal!!   He’s a freak in hiding under Brady who can’t see past Gronk. 

the 2 TE sets will be a thing to behold. I love this signing!~!~!!!

[The Firebaugh Kid]

2 hours ago, The Wiz said:

Apparently NFL GMs can still get the old school 4locos.

My buddy had an episode that involved the police after the Colts playoff win, he drank several of those during the game. No charges but close call, those things are not good 

[smuvtalker]

It's getting so hard it's starting to hurt actually.

[HurlyBurly51]

41 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Did he actually put pen to paper yet? 😉

Good question with that guy!

[BillsSbSoon]

Really loved howard in that draft. Thought he played like gronk. Great low risk signing

[ndirish1978]

Great depth signing. Hope it works out and we can play more 12 personnel.

[buffblue]

2 hours ago, GolfandBills said:

Didn’t he torch us a couple years ago?

Yeah he had a couple of big catches against us from Jameis in his rookie year. Week 6 2017

[Hapless Bills Fan]

3 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

I love this singing, been wanting to get him to B-Lo to play with Josh for 3 years

 

I'm unfamiliar.  Tell me why please?

 

His stats don't look good for a guy who was on the field 48% and 33% of the snaps last 2 years.  Is he out there blocking his ass off or ??

 

[LABILLBACKER]

3 hours ago, Steptide said:

This is awesome. We got alot of veterans to help push this team over the edge 

Yup but I'm greedy. Draft Jameson in the 1st and the best available CB in the 2nd.  No excuses boys and girls. The Pegulas have set everything up.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

4 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I'm unfamiliar.  Tell me why please?

 

His stats don't look good for a guy who was on the field 48% and 33% of the snaps last 2 years.  Is he out there blocking his ass off or ??

 

They had Gronk and Brate. He was off to a great start with Brady before the injury in 2020. He was mostly a blocking TE last year.

Edited March 17, 2022 by Buffalo_Stampede

[PrimeTime101]

Strong Double TE Sets... Great for Screens... 

[NewEra]

23 minutes ago, PrimeTime101 said:

Strong Double TE Sets... Great for Screens... 

I’m in heaven!!! Finally some 2TE sets!!

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Here's 2020 highlights before the injury. He was going to have a huge year.

 

 

[without a drought]

43 minutes ago, buffblue said:

Yeah he had a couple of big catches against us from Jameis in his rookie year. Week 6 2017

He was a rookie and it was his best game as a pro, 6 for 98 and 2TD's. It looked like he was going to be a game changer for years. Hard to believe he's never had more than 34 catches in a season and only 15 career TD's

[Malazan]

Has he taken all this time to heal? 

[BigAl2526]

Runs a 4.5 40 at 6'6".  I read something that suggested there were some questions about his willingness to work hard, but if he can work hard and focus, the Bills are going to be unstoppable on offense.  

[Bookie Man]

1 hour ago, BillsSbSoon said:

Really loved howard in that draft. Thought he played like gronk. Great low risk signing

He's got good size, speed and pretty good hands. But Gronk is a tackle breaking maniac. Howard seems to go down rather easily from all the highlights I've watched. 

[Alphadawg7]

52 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I'm unfamiliar.  Tell me why please?

 

His stats don't look good for a guy who was on the field 48% and 33% of the snaps last 2 years.  Is he out there blocking his ass off or ??

 

He’s an athletic freak, but grossly under used in TB.  He had Cameron Brate there who is also a very good TE and also Gronk the last 2 years.  Then you have all the receivers and RBs catching passes.  Just not enough balls to go around.  
 

He is big and very fast, he will be a matchup nightmare with Knox and him running the seams 

[Bookie Man]

I think we'll be seeing a lot of 12 and 13 personnel. I could see Dorsey running a more balanced scheme, with a lot of play action concepts. I'm all for it. Buffalo started playing their best ball when they committed to a running game in the 2nd half of the Tampa Bay game.