UDFA signings 2023

[Beck Water]

3 hours ago, chongli said:

 

Yeah, you think the Bils would announce each signing on Twitter, knowing how ravished their fan base is for info. Right now, it's hit or miss scouring the web for info.

 

The Bills will report them when they're signed

 

The agents like to report them when the team calls up and says "we'd like to offer your guy a contract, is he interested?" and the agents says "sure, Thanks".

But until it's inked, the deal isn't done and the Bills won't report it.

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

2 hours ago, Saint Doug said:

As a physician, I have no idea what a pain tolerance test is. 

[Beck Water]

2 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Florida LT Richard Gouraige should be given a look at RT next to his buddy O’Cyrus. The two could anchor the right side for a long time. 
 

 

https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/florida-gators-buffalo-bills-signing-richard-gouraige-udfa-nfl-draft
 

In Gouraige, Buffalo receives a versatile and uber-experienced offensive lineman who could reasonably offer depth at several positions if he makes the team this fall. 

Gouraige, 24, made 42 starts during his college career — 25 at left tackle and 17 at left guard — and allowed just five career sacks across 1,678 pass-blocking snaps with no more than two given up in a single season, according to Pro Football Focus.

 

The near-6-foot-5, 306-pound Gouraige also produced the best single-season run-blocking grade of his career in 2022 at 65.7 out of 100, per PFF. He earned an invitation to the Senior Bowl and NFL Combine as a result of his solid play and longevity in the SEC. 
 

A product of Tampa (Fla.) Cambridge Christian, Gouraige opted for Florida over offers from Ole Miss, Clemson, North Carolina, FSU and Alabama, among others, in the recruiting class of 2018. 
 

 

 

 

I suspect he would have been drafted if this wasn’t put out….

 

 

 

Apparently the Pain Tolerance Test, if there is one, is like "fight club": "Don't talk about Fight Club"

 

https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/pain-tolerance-test-nfl-draft-combine-ian-rapoport-tweet-01gtt5ja8y9h

 

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I'm sorry, why did he wake up with a swollen ankle? Pain tolerance test is not listed on the broadcast schedule, and I don't believe anyone has ever mentioned this part of the Combine before. So where did it come from? And how can fans watch?

That all remains unclear. Three hours later Rapoport tweeted a clarification from the NFL saying, "There is no pain tolerance test. The player underwent a typical physical exam."

An NFL spokesman is clarifying my use of the term “pain tolerance test,” saying: “There is no pain tolerance test. The player underwent a typical physical exam.” https://t.co/8O31ovspK4

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 5, 2023

Sorry, but Rapoport's "there is no pain tolerance test" tweet has people asking a lot of questions already answered by his tweet. Why would "sources" tell him there was a pain tolerance test? Is pain tolerance part of the typical physical exam? Seems like there should have been some follow up questions asked before the original tweet was sent out because it certainly deserved some clarification and simply saying "there is no pain tolerance test" sounds a lot more like a Jedi mind trick than an explanation.

 

[MrEpsYtown]

46 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

I'm sure they'll bring in a camp arm if nothing else.

 

Anyone know if they are allowed to bring in a vet without a job, like a Kurt Benkert or one of the XFL guys like Cole McDonald? Rookies are super dried up. I’d rather a guy who can actually throw maybe work with those rookie guys. 
 

Edited April 30, 2023 by MrEpsYtown

[Beck Water]

26 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Apparently the Pain Tolerance Test, if there is one, is like "fight club": "Don't talk about Fight Club"

 

https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/pain-tolerance-test-nfl-draft-combine-ian-rapoport-tweet-01gtt5ja8y9h

 

 

 

More on this from "ProFootballDoc" David Chao, who speaks about how there is "tolerance testing" in the sense of moving joints through a range of motion and asking if the athlete is experiencing pain, tingling, or numbness, but not "pain tolerance", more "is the joint able to move normally through a full ROM?"

 

 

Chao does point out that Tyler Kroft came into the combine 6 weeks out from a high ankle sprain and evidently, too many doctors from too many teams examined it so he complained of soreness and swelling the next day....but this was a player with an "underlying pre-existing issue".

 

He says he finds it hard to understand how a player with no underlying or pre-existing issue would experience soreness from the physical exam.

 

Now personally, if I had 32 or 64 physicians examining any joint on my body I think I'd be hella sore the next day - I think the NFL should limit it to, say, 3 physicians who share results - but then I'm not a fit dude in my early 20s trying to win a $1M/yr job.

[Warriorspikes51]

Gouraige played over 1,600 snaps at left tackle for Florida over the past three seasons and served as the team’s everyday starter for the past two years. Pro Football Focus gave him an offensive grade of 70.8 in 2022, which ranks 34th overall in the country among draft-eligible tackles that played in over 500 snaps. Gouraige ranked 22nd in the nation with a 78.3 pass-blocking grade.

 

He shined during Senior Bowl practices as the highest-grade tackle (83.9) of the entire event. His run-blocking grade was particularly high for a player who had never truly excelled in that area while at Florida.

[eball]

21 hours ago, IronMaidenBills said:

Rick Flair

Woo Governor

 

 

Edited April 30, 2023 by eball

[Beck Water]

3 hours ago, Saint Doug said:

As a physician, I have no idea what a pain tolerance test is. 

 

Neither, apparently, does "ProFootballDoc" David Chao, though he did shed some light on the examination process and why soreness or swelling might be a result (spoiler: too many doctors examining a preexisting injury)

[Solomon Grundy]

21 hours ago, LEBills said:

I had to check and it is a real person

 

[Bill from NYC]

I have watched every game of DJ Dale's college career.

 

Sorry to report that he was part of the reason for Alabama's not so great (by Bama standards) season in 2022. Dale is a stocky DT but he often got shoved around at will by offensive linemen. He provides little pass pressure and when he did record a sack, it was generally becaused Will Anderson was double or triple teamed, or the QB was chased into him. 

 

Look, I hope that he comes to Buffalo and tears the NFL apart. That said, my expectations are low, sorry.

 

As always, jmo.

[chongli]

 

[CaptnCoke11]

2 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said:

I have watched every game of DJ Dale's college career.

 

Sorry to report that he was part of the reason for Alabama's not so great (by Bama standards) season in 2022. Dale is a stocky DT but he often got shoved around at will by offensive linemen. He provides little pass pressure and when he did record a sack, it was generally becaused Will Anderson was double or triple teamed, or the QB was chased into him. 

 

Look, I hope that he comes to Buffalo and tears the NFL apart. That said, my expectations are low, sorry.

 

As always, jmo.

I always love the “i watched this team play” or “I’m a fan of this team so I know” posts.  

[Bill from NYC]

2 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said:

I always love the “i watched this team play” or “I’m a fan of this team so I know” posts.  

Great. My goal on TSW is for you to be thrilled by my posts. 

Edited April 30, 2023 by Bill from NYC

[Dr. Who]

1 minute ago, CaptnCoke11 said:

I always love the “i watched this team play” or “I’m a fan of this team so I know” posts.  

Why the gratuitous need to cast shade? Not very sporting. Bill from NYC is a keen observer of Bama. I think his opinion is valuable. If you're not interested, why don't you just decently remain silent. It's not hard.

[Milanos Milano]

3 hours ago, SCBills said:

What on earth is a “pain tolerance test”?

 

Just casually mentioned that like we’re all supposed to be oh, ok.. sure, makes sense. 

Reading every single post generated in BBMB existence. 

3 hours ago, LEBills said:

 

[CorkScrewHill]

Per Chris Murray's twitter page .. he is going to the Bucs. He is dead to me.

 

Edited April 30, 2023 by CorkScrewHill

[ExWNYer]

22 hours ago, LEBills said:

I had to check and it is a real person

 

 

[ColoradoBills]

I like keeping up with who the UDFAs are (especially what positions) but in all reality they are camp fodder.

 

This doesn't mean they are "unimportant" the better the camp guys perform the better they compete against the lower tiered guys

that will make the team.  I hope some perform well enough to be decent PS guys who might get a couple of call ups.

 

Then again, and this is the fun part, every once in a while, a true "diamond in the rough" is found!  For anyone who does like to root for the

underdog, it almost always becomes a great story.

[Matt_In_NH]

23 hours ago, Bigvinny said:

Fresno State RB Jordan Mims is signing a UDFA deal with the #BuffaloBills

This years guy we “have to keep” cause he looks so good in pre season games 

[MrEpsYtown]

23 minutes ago, CorkScrewHill said:

Per Chris Murray's twitter page .. he is going to the Bucs. He is dead to me.

 

Oklahoma O linemen are not welcome here anyways.