Darren Waller available?

[White Linen]

I don't see it.  To me if you did add Waller, you'd have to trade Knox and sign Waller to an extension.   

 

The only way you'd even come close to entertaining this, is if you project out Knox's potential contract and you're unwilling to pay it.  

[BillsShredder83]

1 hour ago, Buffalo03 said:

It would certainly be interesting. Defenses would be all messed up. Knox, Howard and Waller all on the field at the same time. There might just be something there

Would make for some fun mismatches. Would take some weird personnel to try and stop it

[Buffalo03]

6 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said:

Would make for some fun mismatches. Would take some weird personnel to try and stop it

Could you imagine having all 3 of them in for goal line offense? 

[nucci]

6 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:

Slot WR?  He’s a pass catching TE.  He’s fantastic, but not practical.

 

The draft is TR.  We’ll know a lot

more by Sunday.

who lines up as WR...just like Pitts from Atlanta. These guys aren't TEs

[machine gun kelly]

They are still TE’s just as Pitts, Gronk, Brate, Waller and Knox.  If they were WR’s they would paid as such.  They are not.  Jimmy Graham and others have appealed to the NFL several times to pay them on the tag as WR’s, and the NFL has responded with a hard no.

 

What Knox does for us vs. Diggs is different.  Different skill sets, speed, adept at route running, etc.

 

So Waller will end up wherever he goes to the Raiders or somewhere else a top TE income, not WR $.

[H2o]

Just because the Packers tried doesn't mean that he is available in any way. Waller is Carr's favorite target and the type of TE McDaniels needs for his offense. The guy isn't going anywhere. 

[nucci]

1 hour ago, machine gun kelly said:

They are still TE’s just as Pitts, Gronk, Brate, Waller and Knox.  If they were WR’s they would paid as such.  They are not.  Jimmy Graham and others have appealed to the NFL several times to pay them on the tag as WR’s, and the NFL has responded with a hard no.

 

What Knox does for us vs. Diggs is different.  Different skill sets, speed, adept at route running, etc.

 

So Waller will end up wherever he goes to the Raiders or somewhere else a top TE income, not WR $.

Just because NFL won't pay them doesn't mean they are right. Pitts and Waller usually line up as WRs. Others not as much

[Coach Tuesday]

11 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

You aren't getting Darren Waller for the 57th pick in the Draft. The Tight End market has gotten out of hand and Waller will command the highest contract, sooner rather than later, I'm sure.

 

We have Knox and just gave 3.2 million guaranteed to O.J. Howard. Neither are going anywhere this season. I can't help but laugh when we address a position and then something shinier comes along and people just want to pretend like the move never happened and disregard it. 

 

Teams don't hand millions guaranteed to a player and then replace them weeks later before they've even hit on the field. And we're not going to have 3 TE's active on Game Day or pay millions to someone who won't be active. Hell, we didn't even carry 3 TE's on the 53 man roster last season.

Its not nearly as outlandish as you’re making it seem.  The Bills have ZERO tight ends under contract beyond 2022.  ZERO.  They have met with all the top TE draft prospects - they clearly view it as a position of need.  Waller is more of a “big slot” (ahem) than a true TE; they also don’t have a slot WR on the roster beyond 2022.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

12 hours ago, SCBills said:

It’s all over Twitter. 
 

Takes some of the shine out of the Adams move if they immediately move Waller. 

 

Renfrow Adams and Waller all sort of patrol the same portions of the field.  Waller is also not a particularly notable red zone threat - which is I think what buffalo needs more than a Waller type.  

[machine gun kelly]

3 hours ago, nucci said:

Just because NFL won't pay them doesn't mean they are right. Pitts and Waller usually line up as WRs. Others not as much

Nuccman, lots of TE’s are in this decade of TE’s lined up outside to spread out defenses.  They do that to Kelce all the time as well as others, but they still are TE’s.

 

WR’s have a different skill sets, than pass catching TE’s.  There’s just no way around that point.  It was the old days where TE’s were in line blockers.  Now they have to do it all.  If the team designates them as a TE, they are a TE.