Most underrated off-season acquisition could be Daquan Jones

[YoloinOhio]

 

[Rico]

In general, I have very little respect for the Titans and their players, so his performance has been quite the revelation to me, GO DAQUAN!!!

 

Quiz has been decent at OT too.

[mushypeaches]

I'll buy into that take - the guy has simply been money all year long.  

 

The number of runs that even get to the second level is the lowest we've seen since the Ted Washington era. 

 

It's amazing how much of an upgrade he's been over frigging overpaid Star.  

I get it - he's getting lots of help and he's not the only one on the line doing a great job.

 

But the difference that he's making to our defense while relatively under the radar has been amazing

[hemma]

78% double team rate is just brutal.

He has to be one tough sob just to get out of bed the next day.

[CNYfan]

Not underrated to me.  I was never a Star basher, but DJ is performing at a level or 2 above what Star gave us.

 

I have been digging it and appreciative thereof.

 

[MarlinTheMagician]

Couldn't agree more.  The beef in the middle - both Daquan and Jordan Phillips -- makes a huge difference.  And Shaq was a sneaky-good signing as he is very stout at end.

[DollaBills]

Bills D line is championship tier. The depth is insane

[CSBill]

Agree

[hondo in seattle]

DaQuan was a great signing.

 

Tim Settle, on the other hand, is in the wrong quadrant of this chart.  

[Don Otreply]

Jones has been stalwart, and that is putting it mildly, an understated acquisition by Beane,

 

Go Bills!!!

[JoPoy88]

Unreal stat. What a stud.

[MarlinTheMagician]

Makes a huge difference that Jones and Phillips are stout against the run AND push the pocket.

 

[hondo in seattle]

We signed DQJ for two years but for how much?

[atlbillsfan1975]

Jones is the most underrated signing in the entire NFL not just the Bills.

[John from Riverside]

I called that at the beginning of the season that guy in there that frees up our linebackers even when Tremaine Edmunds was not playing in one of the games the linebacker still worked outstanding

[RocCityRoller]

Said it in the run game defense thread and I'll repeat it. Most underrated Bill this year.

[H2o]

Everyone understand why Star was a whipping boy now?

[First Round Bust]

19 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

We signed DQJ for two years but for how much?

currently ranks 12th on team payroll - $3,583,333 this season - jumps 5M next (2023) season to 8.583,333  - is 31 in two months - dead cap of 1.83M in 2024 season as well...championships cost money nowadays beyond an all-worldly QB...

 

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/daquan-jones-14523/ ir 

Edited October 18, 2022 by First Round Bust

[Milanos Milano]

DJ has been phenomenal. I had high hopes for Settle, what happened to him? 

[Saxum]

30 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

We signed DQJ for two years but for how much?

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https://billswire.usatoday.com/2022/03/24/contract-details-for-buffalo-bills-dt-daquan-jones/

 

According to Spotrac, Jones’ deal carries a low base salary in 2022, $1.75 million, fully guaranteed. However, $5.5M will go to him via signing bonus as well.

Then in the second year, Jones’ base salary jumps to $6.75M. Of that, $3.375M is guaranteed, bringing the total guaranteed figure to $10.625M.

Combined over the two seasons, Jones essentially has a two-year, $14M contract locked in.