Edmunds to Bears

[Paup 1995MVP]

35 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:

Agreed. I figured the Bears would go after him. It's definitely a loss for the Bills; he had a very good season last year. They're going to have to replace him in FA. I've wanted Lavonte David for a while given that I figured Edmunds was gone.  

Dave I usually like your views.  But have to disagree about Edmunds.  He was overdrafted.  And now is getting overpaid.  

[colin]

i don't even think he's top 10 in performance at his position (and you could argue he and milano have interchangeable roles, and matt is better).  he has a ton of potential, and was the captain in a great (regular season, statistical) D.

 

he's just not a playmaker

[K D]

4 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

Did you have the Eagles wirh Hurts making the SB before the Bills with Allen?

Eagles won the super bowl like 5-6 years ago. They aren't the worst team in the NFL 

[newcam2012]

6 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

Did we have any close to a dominant DT for him to play behind? 
 

I agree TE has his issues but dude takes way too much blame on this board. We have undersized DTs who get blown up a lot. 

I suspect Edmunds will be average to good in Chicago. 

 

Edmunds gets a lot of crap on the board. Some is a little overboard indeed. He did a lot of subtle things on defense. 

 

In the end, I don't think he's worthy of an 18 million dollar contract for 5 years. That's overpaying by a lot imho. I'm happy he was able to get paid because he was a good team player. 

 

Now, the Bills have a pretty big hole to fill. Interesting to see their plans going forward. 

[GETTOTHE50]

I am relieved he’s gone. Never lived up to the hype. Never could hit the hole and stop the run or sack the qb. 0 instincts. All I wanted him to do was to lay out Julian edleman when he ran across the middle but he couldn’t even do that. 
 

Won’t miss him chasing down a player like Perriman. 
 

so what he could drop back in cover two zone and hold his spot. Whoop-dee-*****-do

[nucci]

43 minutes ago, KDIGGZ said:

Haha I called it, enjoy irrelevancy. Hope the $ was worth it 

why is he irrelevant and I'm sure he'll enjoy the money. What if the Bills never made an offer? 

[KOKBILLS]

4 minutes ago, Rico said:

Bottom line, his dad was a Dolphin, only goes to figure this wouldn't work out.

 

Great point Bro...

[4merper4mer]

4 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

I wanted him to be great but never was.

 

I would love Vander Esch but injuries are a concern with him.

 

 

The other concern with Vander Doodle is that he suck’s badly.

[Eastport bills]

3 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

I wanted him to be great but never was.

 

I would love Vander Esch but injuries are a concern with him.

 

 

Thankfully your not making personnel decisions. Vander Esch plays 5 games a year and is not pimple on Edmunds butt.

[Kiva]

6 minutes ago, LittleSammy said:

The biggest issue "that headache" will now have is how to spend the $72 million he has coming his way. Good for him.

Probably on hair products. Jokes on the Bears. 

[Kirby Jackson]

17 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

Liability in run game.  Great in pass coverage with that length 

But he Lacked instincts,  especially the killer instinct Milano played with 

Not a ra ra leader I'd like as the QB of the defense 

 

 

The Bills had the 4th best rushing defense in 2022. He wasn’t “a liability.” Edmunds is a very good player that will be tough to replace. I think that $18M AAV is too much for the Bills but I’m not going to pretend that this is a good development.

[MILFHUNTER#518]

41 minutes ago, LEBills said:

Goodbye Tremaine, you were good just not great

 

Poles is obv a Bills fan trying to take Bates last year and getting Tremaine this year. Hope they keeping adding OL for Fields beyond Nate Davis

I went to school with Poles, he was a HUGE Bills fan. I am happy and proud of him, he is a good dude I enjoy watching him succeed to theblevel he has.

[C.Biscuit97]

3 minutes ago, newcam2012 said:

I suspect Edmunds will be average to good in Chicago. 

 

Edmunds gets a lot of crap on the board. Some is a little overboard indeed. He did a lot of subtle things on defense. 

 

In the end, I don't think he's worthy of an 18 million dollar contract for 5 years. That's overpaying by a lot imho. I'm happy he was able to get paid because he was a good team player. 

 

Now, the Bills have a pretty big hole to fill. Interesting to see their plans going forward. 

Fair points. I will say their head coach make Leonard, an all pro with far less tools. Also, I bet he gets to blitz more where he can be an absolute menace.  It is a lot of money.

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

Thank goodness we drafted Terrell Bernard

[Nephilim17]

This is one of the few times I'm happy to lose a good player in FA. This means more available money for the O-line and weapons — this year and for years to come.

 

Theoretically.

[Rico]

Just now, Eastport bills said:

Thankfully your not making personnel decisions. Vander Esch plays 5 games a year and is not pimple on Edmunds butt.

smh.

 

[Eastport bills]

3 minutes ago, GETTOTHE50 said:

I am relieved he’s gone. Never lived up to the hype. Never could hit the hole and stop the run or sack the qb. 0 instincts. All I wanted him to do was to lay out Julian edleman when he ran across the middle but he couldn’t even do that. 
 

Won’t miss him chasing down a player like Perriman. 
 

so what he could drop back in cover two zone and hold his spot. Whoop-dee-*****-do

Sour grapes from someone who must have been in a coma when Edmunds had a great year and represented our most physical player. You think professional GMs give 72 million to a inside LB that is what you’ve describing. You’re talking about his first couple years. He was 24 last year.

[BillsShredder83]

1 minute ago, Rico said:

smh.

 

who dis?

[JMM]

43 minutes ago, Virgil said:

It’s just annoying to lose him for nothing.   Not even a transition tag 

We simply could not afford that with our cap.  Just not worth that money. 

[Rico]

Just now, BillsShredder83 said:

who dis?

Howdy Doody Esch.