UDFA signings 2023

[DrDawkinstein]

I would love to have a prime Brandon Spikes on this team.

[RyanC883]

  On 4/29/2023 at 11:07 PM, BillsFanForever19 said:

https://dknation.draftkings.com/2023/4/29/23674250/undrafted-free-agents-2023-best-players-available-from-nfl-draft-udfa-addname-addname

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decent amount of good safeties on there. 

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

  On 4/29/2023 at 11:34 PM, LEBills said:

I had to check and it is a real person

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Have to think Woo is a nickname.

 

Who would name their kid Woo ?

 

"Hey Woo clean your room !"

"Hey Woo do your homework!"

[NewEra]

  On 4/30/2023 at 3:11 AM, DrDawkinstein said:

I would love to have a prime Brandon Spikes on this team.

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The opposition would just audible and throw right at him if he were on the field nowadays

[JohnBonhamRocks]

Most excited about Gouraige.

Draft profile:

 

- 42 career starts splitting time between tackle and guard

 

- started all 13 games on the blindside his senior season, allowing one sack in 343 pass-blocking snaps, per PFF

Edited April 30, 2023 by JohnBonhamRocks

[Buffalo716]

  On 4/30/2023 at 3:22 AM, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

Have to think Woo is a nickname.

 

Who would name their kid Woo ?

 

"Hey Woo clean your room !"

"Hey Woo do your homework!"

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I know someone who named there kid no‘Andre 

 

because she said she knew he would be bad and saying no all the time … so she called him No, Andre!

[BillsFanForever19]

  On 4/30/2023 at 3:45 AM, NewEra said:

The opposition would just audible and throw right at him if he were on the field nowadays

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Just like the guy who posted he's been dying for Beane to Draft a "big tub of goo" DT for years - positions like these are a thing of the past. The game has gotten much more complex and the players are much more athletic.

[Breakout Squad]

  On 4/30/2023 at 5:01 AM, Buffalo716 said:

I know someone who named there kid no‘Andre 

 

because she said she knew he would be bad and saying no all the time … so she called him No, Andre!

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Sounds like great parenting 

[NewEra]

  On 4/30/2023 at 5:03 AM, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Just like the guy who posted he's been dying for Beane to Draft a "big tub of goo" DT for years - positions like these are a thing of the past. The game has gotten much more complex and the players are much more athletic.

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Yeah- that’s my boy dareustein-  we had some fun Von Miller Vs Marcel Dareus debates draft debates. 
 

@DrDawkinstein what’s was your name before dareaustein?  dankenstein?

[Thurman#1]

  On 4/29/2023 at 11:05 PM, Aussie Joe said:

One UFDA makes it every 3 years or so… might be due

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Used to be a lot more than that before our roster was so good.

 

And it's worth remembering that an awful lot of NFL players are UDFAs. It changes year to year but here are a couple of articles about it from different years (2019 and 2022) and I threw in the All-UDFA historical team for good measure:

 

https://nfldraftdiamonds.com/2019/09/undrafted-2/#:~:text=The NFL has always been,called in the NFL Draft.

 

https://nfldraftdiamonds.com/2022/09/undrafted-free-agents-2/#:~:text=23 percent of the NFL are Undrafted Free Agents | It keeps growing

 

https://www.nfl.com/photos/nfl-s-all-time-undrafted-team-0ap3000000567319#:~:text=There are nearly 500 undrafted,Fame who also went undrafted.

 

 

 

Most of these guys don't amount to anything.

 

Sometimes, though, they do.

 

 

  On 4/30/2023 at 5:03 AM, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Just like the guy who posted he's been dying for Beane to Draft a "big tub of goo" DT for years - positions like these are a thing of the past. The game has gotten much more complex and the players are much more athletic.

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Not at all. 

 

Unlike giant MLBs who can't defend the pass, big tub of goo DTs are alive and well and common in the NFL these days. They aren't paid as much as they used to be, and they're often drafted in the 5th or later, but there are plenty of them getting a bunch of snaps every year.

 

Look at Siaki Ika. Brodric Martin. Keondre Coburn, who went to the Chiefs.

 

The Bills wanted one this year, to platoon behind big Da'Quan. But Beane said things didn't fall right.

 

 

Edited April 30, 2023 by Thurman#1

[BobbyC81]

  On 4/30/2023 at 1:33 AM, Maine-iac said:

Garner is going to end up at safety.  He's a big DB.

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Folsom High!

[BobbyC81]

  On 4/30/2023 at 1:44 AM, Warriorspikes51 said:

that seems uncommon. Many teams must have wanted him. Apparently that elite ST post was legit. Bills suddenly going massive with 6’4 & 6’6 WRs

 

can this guy replace Taiwan Jones and Siran Neal on ST + bring value as a redzone option?

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Yeah, block some kicks!  You fellow old-timers should remember 6-10 Morris Stroud of the Kansas City Chiefs, who would stand in front of the goal posts to block kicks.   Because of him, they don’t allow it anymore.

[Milanos Milano]

Jalen Wayne actually had a good senior bowl, good chance he can make our PS. 

Edited April 30, 2023 by IronMaidenBills

[Buffalo716]

  On 4/30/2023 at 5:13 AM, Breakout Squad said:

Sounds like great parenting 

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True story 

[John from Riverside]

  On 4/30/2023 at 6:01 AM, Thurman#1 said:

 

 

Used to be a lot more than that before our roster was so good.

 

And it's worth remembering that an awful lot of NFL players are UDFAs. It changes year to year but here are a couple of articles about it from different years (2019 and 2022) and I threw in the All-UDFA historical team for good measure:

 

https://nfldraftdiamonds.com/2019/09/undrafted-2/#:~:text=The NFL has always been,called in the NFL Draft.

 

https://nfldraftdiamonds.com/2022/09/undrafted-free-agents-2/#:~:text=23 percent of the NFL are Undrafted Free Agents | It keeps growing

 

https://www.nfl.com/photos/nfl-s-all-time-undrafted-team-0ap3000000567319#:~:text=There are nearly 500 undrafted,Fame who also went undrafted.

 

 

 

Most of these guys don't amount to anything.

 

Sometimes, though, they do.

 

 

 

 

Not at all. 

 

Unlike giant MLBs who can't defend the pass, big tub of goo DTs are alive and well and common in the NFL these days. They aren't paid as much as they used to be, and they're often drafted in the 5th or later, but there are plenty of them getting a bunch of snaps every year.

 

Look at Siaki Ika. Brodric Martin. Keondre Coburn, who went to the Chiefs.

 

The Bills wanted one this year, to platoon behind big Da'Quan. But Beane said things didn't fall right.

 

 

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He also said that he was working the phones for a vet

 

I’m not sure if that meant at edge or dt

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

Taking bets on which one will be this season’s TCH (training camp hero) … I say Mims 😂

[MrEpsYtown]

  On 4/30/2023 at 1:08 AM, SoCal Deek said:

Is there a site where you can see where all of the players are being signed as UDFAs?

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I found this: 

https://sportsnaut.com/2023-undrafted-nfl-free-agent-tracker/amp/

 

Looks pretty good

[LabattBlue]

I am surprised the Bills did not draft a late round safety.  Maybe a couple will be signed as UDFA’s?

[MrEpsYtown]

Anyone know what happened to Brenton Cox? He’r fit in with the other Gators.

 

I know he is off the field red flag guy, but worth a shot as a rookie camp invite

Edited April 30, 2023 by MrEpsYtown

[BRH]

  On 4/30/2023 at 11:22 AM, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

Taking bets on which one will be this season’s TCH (training camp hero) … I say Mims 😂

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There's always going to be that one RB who looks like a 1,000-yard rusher but won't make a team because he can't block and might get his QB killed.  I know nothing about Mims, but we're gonna have at least one of those guys in camp every year.