Bills Sign CB to PS

[BuffaloBillyG]

That uniform looks... suspiciously familiar...

[FireChans]

Bring back Reggie Corner. The man was built to be a DB.

[mrags]

[SCBills]

I don’t feel good about myself that I can’t believe this man is any good at football due to his name.  

[wjag]

Marcell we hardly knew ya

[Starr Almighty]

Can't believe he is wearing a Panthers jersey,  pretty surprising 

[Warcodered]

I mean I know it's not really a thing, but this practically feels like it's on purpose at this point.

[Goin Breakdown]

3 minutes ago, SCBills said:

I don’t feel good about myself that I can’t believe this man is any good at football due to his name.  

Maybe it's short for Herbert. We know a pretty good Herbert that plays for LA. Does that help any? Hmmmm, does it?

[Big Blitz]

1 minute ago, Warcodered said:

I mean I know it's not really a thing, but this practically feels like it's on purpose at this point.

 

I feel like I’m noticing it more around the league. 
 

McD in Miami brought Mostart and then Wilson Jr in. 
 

Just today Sean Payton brought in Tre’quan Smith - drafted him in NO

[NewEra]

4 minutes ago, SCBills said:

I don’t feel good about myself that I can’t believe this man is any good at football due to his name.  

His name is money imo

 

Welcome to the Mafia King Herb!

[DrDawkinstein]

1 minute ago, Big Blitz said:

 

I feel like I’m noticing it more around the league. 
 

McD in Miami brought Mostart and then Wilson Jr in. 
 

Just today Sean Payton brought in Tre’quan Smith - drafted him in NO

 

Look at all the guys from Buffalo Schein/Dabol brought in.

 

The first year or two, it makes sense. And I think it's a major part of what is hampering Payton with having been out of the league for a couple years.

 

New coaches bringing in players that are already familiar with the new coach and can set the tone in the new locker room of "Hey, give this guy a shot, I worked with him in the past and he knows his stuff" is invaluable when trying to change culture.

 

But at THIS POINT, with McD being one of the longest tenured active coaches, and the Bills already established culture and winning, the pipeline from Carolina is just a joke. Crazy we seemingly cant/wont elsewhere.

[Warcodered]

1 minute ago, Big Blitz said:

 

I feel like I’m noticing it more around the league. 
 

McD in Miami brought Mostart and then Wilson Jr in. 
 

Just today Sean Payton brought in Tre’quan Smith - drafted him in NO

No I'm sure there is a bit of that early on with guys you have familiarity with/have scouted when you just become the new HC/GM of a team. But there was never the amount that was complained about and this far out it wouldn't even make sense.

[DCofNC]

3 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

 

I feel like I’m noticing it more around the league. 
 

McD in Miami brought Mostart and then Wilson Jr in. 
 

Just today Sean Payton brought in Tre’quan Smith - drafted him in NO

It’s common everywhere, familiarity play a large part in all decisions.  “It’s about who you know, not what you know” is the way it goes in corporate America and it’s no different in the NFL.

[NewEra]

6’2, has a Lombardi and probably hates the chiefs.  
 

https://www.wpbf.com/amp/article/faus-herb-miller-takes-inspiring-route-to-the-super-bowl/35441060

[Low Positive]

People, this guy was only on the Panthers as a futures/camp body FOR THIS OFFSEASON. NO ONE WHO MCDERMOTT AND BEANE WORKED WITH IS STILL IN CAROLINA. AND YES I'M YELLING BECAUSE THIS DISCUSSION IS RIDICULOUS.

[Prospector]

11 minutes ago, FrenchConnection said:

People, this guy was only on the Panthers as a futures/camp body FOR THIS OFFSEASON. NO ONE WHO MCDERMOTT AND BEANE WORKED WITH IS STILL IN CAROLINA. AND YES I'M YELLING BECAUSE THIS DISCUSSION IS RIDICULOUS.

But that still is probably the only reason we picked him up

[Beck Water]

43 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

That uniform looks... suspiciously familiar...

 

Calm down, Peeps. 

 

Guy has been in the league 3 years (this is his 4th).  He's been on rosters for a few games for Tampa Bay and Cleveland (2 years) but mostly on practice squad.  Panthers picked him up as a futures signing in January and waived him at the end of camp.

 

28 minutes ago, DCofNC said:

It’s common everywhere, familiarity play a large part in all decisions.  “It’s about who you know, not what you know” is the way it goes in corporate America and it’s no different in the NFL.

 

There is really no coaching familiarity with this player. 

 

He was not in Carolina when anyone now with the Bills was. 

 

This is purely about Beane's pro-personnel guys hunting the league looking for the best unsigned guy they can put on the practice squad, with PS backup Ja'Marcus Ingram suffering a leg injury during practice (he walked off); Tre' White on IR, and Benford day-to-day with a shoulder.

 

29 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

But at THIS POINT, with McD being one of the longest tenured active coaches, and the Bills already established culture and winning, the pipeline from Carolina is just a joke. Crazy we seemingly cant/wont elsewhere.

 

Jeesh, crazy the Bills signed a PS DB who played for Tampa and the Browns, and was only on the Panthers roster during the off-season?

 

C'Mon Man.  People are looking overtime for Carolina Connections they can froth about

 

I'm more worried he was in the Browns locker room for 2 years.  I don't think that's a winning environment.

Edited October 3, 2023 by Beck Water

[RobbRiddicksTDLeap]

38 minutes ago, SCBills said:

I don’t feel good about myself that I can’t believe this man is any good at football due to his name.  

Many moons ago, we played the game of picking Training Camp Cuts by last name alone. 
 

It’s a surprisingly accurate metric. 

[Beck Water]

38 minutes ago, wjag said:

Marcell we hardly knew ya

 

So we went through camp with 4 6'4" wide receivers - Shorter (IR), Shavers (PS), Dezmon Patmon (signed to PS at the end of the season), and Marcell Ateman.

Now there is one (Shavers)

 

Though we do have Shorter on IR.

[Maynard]

Oh Herb!!!