Hopkins released by Arizona (7/16: signed by Titans)

[BananaB]

8 minutes ago, Pete said:

The Pats are the only team stupid enough to consider paying DH.  They are desperate at WR, have lots of cap space, fans pressuring for signing, but no other team is willing to pay that amount.

 

DH don’t like to practice, he does not have Bills DNA imo.  No thank you to DH.  I like our WR group now, and I don’t think DH adds much we don’t already have

He catches the ball. That was a problem last year and everyone we brought in has not proved they can consistently do that on Sundays. We took the same gamble last year and it hurt us late in the season

[Pete]

On 6/28/2023 at 9:14 PM, Augie said:

 

The tires are getting angry, at this point. 

 

 

And the price becomes more reasonable…..

😋

I think Beane has a standard $2million offer(approximately).

 
You want to play with Josh, and play for the Bills?  We offer $2million, and our offer stands.

 

It was good enough for Poona.  Poona wants to win the Super Bowl.  Same with Damian Harris.  Floyd and Rapp took less money to play for Buffalo.  They all want to be a Buffalo Bill, and they want to win a Superbowl, it’s not about $.

 

Hopkins seems obvious to me solely motivated by money.  Why else would he even consider signing with New England?

 

 

My guess is Beane pitched “do you wish to be a Buffalo Bill?  Here is a one year, $2million offer.  Sign it now, sign it later.  Buffalo Bills Super Bowl train is boarding soon”

 

I dig Beanes patient style and acumen.  Hopkins bargaining position is not good, weakening every day

 

 

20 minutes ago, BananaB said:

He catches the ball. That was a problem last year and everyone we brought in has not proved they can consistently do that on Sundays. We took the same gamble last year and it hurt us late in the season

So does Dalton Kincaid.

 

Bills will play 12 personnel often.

Josh, Diggs, 2 TE, 5 OL, RB__x

who is 2nd WR in this package?  Are you going to sub out Gabe for Hopkins(who can’t block)?

 

so in essence, DH would be a role player( DHdoesn’t play special teams either- stealing a roster spot of good NFL player, lower costs, more versatile, hungrier and younger)

 

 

Edited July 5, 2023 by Pete

[Gregg]

The Bills chase for D-Hop.

 

[BananaB]

2 hours ago, Pete said:

I think Beane has a standard $2million offer(approximately).

 
You want to play with Josh, and play for the Bills?  We offer $2million, and our offer stands.

 

It was good enough for Poona.  Poona wants to win the Super Bowl.  Same with Damian Harris.  Floyd and Rapp took less money to play for Buffalo.  They all want to be a Buffalo Bill, and they want to win a Superbowl, it’s not about $.

 

Hopkins seems obvious to me solely motivated by money.  Why else would he even consider signing with New England?

 

 

My guess is Beane pitched “do you wish to be a Buffalo Bill?  Here is a one year, $2million offer.  Sign it now, sign it later.  Buffalo Bills Super Bowl train is boarding soon”

 

I dig Beanes patient style and acumen.  Hopkins bargaining position is not good, weakening every day

 

 

So does Dalton Kincaid.

 

Bills will play 12 personnel often.

Josh, Diggs, 2 TE, 5 OL, RB__x

who is 2nd WR in this package?  Are you going to sub out Gabe for Hopkins(who can’t block)?

 

so in essence, DH would be a role player( DHdoesn’t play special teams either- stealing a roster spot of good NFL player, lower costs, more versatile, hungrier and younger)

 

 

Dalton hasn’t proved anything on Sunday. Zay Jones had great college hands, how’d it pan out on Sunday. You don’t know until they prove it. 
Gabe can sit on the bench behind Dhop the whole season. Loyalty only goes so far if your doing your job and Gabe has been very inconsistent 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

3 hours ago, Pete said:

I think Beane has a standard $2million offer(approximately).

 
You want to play with Josh, and play for the Bills?  We offer $2million, and our offer stands.

 

It was good enough for Poona.  Poona wants to win the Super Bowl.  Same with Damian Harris.  Floyd and Rapp took less money to play for Buffalo.  They all want to be a Buffalo Bill, and they want to win a Superbowl, it’s not about $.

 

Hopkins seems obvious to me solely motivated by money.  Why else would he even consider signing with New England?

 

 

My guess is Beane pitched “do you wish to be a Buffalo Bill?  Here is a one year, $2million offer.  Sign it now, sign it later.  Buffalo Bills Super Bowl train is boarding soon”

 

I dig Beanes patient style and acumen.  Hopkins bargaining position is not good, weakening every day

 

 

So does Dalton Kincaid.

 

Bills will play 12 personnel often.

Josh, Diggs, 2 TE, 5 OL, RB__x

who is 2nd WR in this package?  Are you going to sub out Gabe for Hopkins(who can’t block)?

 

so in essence, DH would be a role player( DHdoesn’t play special teams either- stealing a roster spot of good NFL player, lower costs, more versatile, hungrier and younger)

 

 

 

I suspect the offer may be better than $2 mil, but agree with the premise Beane has made an offer and willing to wait him out.  Will that work out, we shall see.

 

If Hopkins were all about the money, he'd likely have already signed someplace, so do think he want's to go to a team like the Bills and both sides are playing a waiting game, maybe to meet in the middle, though likely much further from what Hop wanted and hoped to get.  Maybe ends up being a contract with a bunch of incentives thrown in.

 

Been talk too that Hopkins may wait out through training camp see if some team has a WR who gets hurt, then team may bump up offer.  I do think though in the case of Bills, if he's not signed by the 1st week of training camp, he's not coming here.  Doubt the Bills would sign him in late August barring a major injury.

 

Kincaid caught balls very well in college. The Bills hope that translates well to the NFL, but we don't know yet.  Stranger things have happened.  Overall the Bills would be a much stronger offense with Hopkins than without.  Your 12 personal description is great, as long as no one gets hurt or needs to sit out a play or two.  That's where Hopkins makes the team much stronger.

[Fleezoid]

4 hours ago, boyst said:

Deandre Hopkins does not belong on page 2 people.

 

Get it together!

 

 

Edited July 5, 2023 by Fleezoid

[Irv]

Hopkins got released?  What?

[snamsnoops]

1 hour ago, Irv said:

Hopkins got released?  What?

We should try and sign him.....

[Irv]

10 minutes ago, snamsnoops said:

We should try and sign him.....

 

I think so too.  I wonder if he is still available.  

[Ga boy]

10 minutes ago, snamsnoops said:

We should try and sign him.....

Dad - are we there yet 😩

[Irv]

Just now, Ga boy said:

Dad - are we there yet 😩

 

He probably wants a large salary.  

[snamsnoops]

7 hours ago, Irv said:

 

He probably wants a large salary.  

We should know in about 3 weeks!

[Bills!Win!]

Any news on John Hopkins university? 

[Matt_In_NH]

16 minutes ago, Bills!Win! said:

Any news on John Hopkins university? 

They were released. 

[DapperCam]

Is this guy just trying to skip training camp? Wouldn’t be the first time…

Edited July 6, 2023 by DapperCam

[Irv]

23 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

They were released. 

John Hopkins got released too?  What’s going on here?

[Behindenemylines]

35 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

They were released. 

So the Pegulas bought John’s Hopkins University?  Did I hear that right?  Wow and now free tuition for Bills fans. Sweet 

[John from Riverside]

8 hours ago, Irv said:

 

He probably wants a large salary.  

But I heard he wants to play for us

[Irv]

Just now, John from Riverside said:

But I heard he wants to play for us

Maybe chicken wings in lieu of cash side deal?

[John from Riverside]

17 minutes ago, Irv said:

Maybe chicken wings in lieu of cash side deal?

Only if he eats them with blue cheese