Gabe Davis- Do you want him back and for how much $

[L Ron Burgundy]

On 12/13/2023 at 6:57 PM, NewEra said:

The current Gabe thread has me wondering what everyone else thinks.  So, what do you guys think?  
 

@Mr. WEO I’m interested in your thoughts.  You’re very animated in the other thread but I can’t tell where you really stand.  Go on record. If there is another voting option that would better suit your feelings, say the word and I’ll add it.  
 

I went with option 2-  I genuinely like Gabe and I think he has very good value as a WR4 and is an ok 3rd WR option (I don’t want him in the slot).  I feel he is lacking in speed/athleticism, route running/ separation, rac and contested catches.  He’s capable but just too inconsistent due to all of the above.

 

I appreciate his work ethic and I think his parents did a wonderful job raising him to be a great humans. 

Whoa its like you said you like him but he's lacking in every single attribute that's required for a receiver to be good.

 

I'd think there's gotta be low cost option that can catch and separate better than Gabe.   I would not mind your scenario but we can do better. 

Edited December 15, 2023 by L Ron Burgundy

[Kwai San]

Nope - let him walk.  Take the comp pick.

[NewEra]

1 hour ago, L Ron Burgundy said:

Whoa its like you said you like him but he's lacking in every single attribute that's required for a receiver to be good.

 

I'd think there's gotta be low cost option that can catch and separate better than Gabe.   I would not mind your scenario but we can do better. 

I like the person and the hard worker.  I think he will continue to improve in many aspects of playing the position- I’m just not a fan of his athletic ability 

[Scott7975]

13 hours ago, MarkyMannn said:

This is where exactly I'm at.  As this season has worn on, I'm one of the last off the Davis bandwagon

 

Now watch him have a HUGE game on Dallas LOL

 

Thats actually possible.  Thats what Davis does... he has a big game here and there and then disappears.  I head on some video, don't remember which that Dallas likes to run a lot of Cover 1 and that Diggs isn't so good against cover 1 but Davis is really good against it.  I dunno if any of that is true or not but I remember hearing it.

[M. Wrotto]

I voted to keep him as a 3-5 receiver, but after thinking about it, I’d let him walk. What expectations do we have for Shorter? Any idea, I know he has been injured.

[Solomon Grundy]

3 hours ago, LabattBlue said:

A WR2, in the 6-9mil range, and better than Gabe? Names please?

Xavier Legette

[Bills!Win!]

Keep him as the 4th wide receiver 

[NeverOutNick]

Seems like a good guy and team player but he’s not an NFL WR. Spend the money on Courtland Sutton and/or draft Odunze

[LabattBlue]

17 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said:

Xavier Legette

I assumed he meant an NFL UFA.  

[Behindenemylines]

I voted no because I dont think he has the football IQ for that position.

[Magox]

Gabe produced lots of good moments for the Bills but Josh has lost confidence in him and has been too inconsistent.

 

He will get $13M + a year contract with some team and it won’t be the Bills.    We need to draft a WR in the 1st round.

[Bill from NYC]

20 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Yeah if he doesn't get AT LEAST $10M aav over 3 years then the league is saying they think he REALLY sucks.

 

Alan Lazard got 4 years $44M in a deeper free agent class last year and I can't imagine he was seen as a better option than Gabe will be this year.

 

If anything,  I think the demand for WR talent has only grown.    Offensive numbers may be down but WR have never been bigger difference makers than this season. 

 

I don't want Gabe back for anywhere near what he is going to get but they are going to have a hard time filling his role as a WR3-4 type with as good or better of a veteran UFA because there aren't nearly enough to go around.

i wonder what it would be like if the Bills dedicated the 24 draft primarily to blockers and wide receivers. 

[dgrochester55]

I would say to move on.   The three or four big games a year are not enough to offset the other games where he is a complete non-factor.  

 

He is going to look for starting WR money, and the Bills are going to be in cap trouble.   With the way that Davis is playing, production from a young player like Shakir or a veteran on a small contract would most likely be better or equal at worse.  

 

I have nothing against Gabe.   He had a great start to his career and showed enough for Buffalo to give him a look at a #2 option.  He was not quite at that level and it didn't work out.   If he doesn't get hurt, he still has a few years  ahead of him as a #3 or #4 option with potential for a handful of big plays a year.   Not a bad career for a 4th round pick.

Edited December 15, 2023 by dgrochester55

[Bruffalo]

13 hours ago, LabattBlue said:

A WR2, in the 6-9mil range, and better than Gabe? Names please?

Kendrick Bourne and Tyler Boyd are the first two that come to mind.  I'd rather replace him with a R1 WR though regardless. 

[Irv]

Buh Bye.  We've let way better players go and not missed them - Woods, Zay are a couple examples.  

 

 

Edited December 15, 2023 by Irv

[Bruffalo]

23 minutes ago, Irv said:

Buh Bye.  We've let way better players go and not missed them - Woods, Zay are a couple examples.  

 

 

I don't think we should hold onto Gabe Davis but saying Zay Jones is better than Davis is a hell of a statement. Given the choice I'd take Davis every time. 

[Irv]

Just now, Bruffalo said:

I don't think we should hold onto Gabe Davis but saying Zay Jones is better than Davis is a hell of a statement. Given the choice I'd take Davis every time. 

It’s close.  What has Gabe done the last couple of games?  He could be replaced by a broom. 

[Bruffalo]

1 minute ago, Irv said:

It’s close.  What has Gabe done the last couple of games?  He could be replaced by a broom. 

Career wise though it's not.  Gabe has less receptions but around the same yards, and way more touchdowns. Davis is also praised as a great blocker and Jones is not. 

 

 

[BADOLBILZ]

2 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:

i wonder what it would be like if the Bills dedicated the 24 draft primarily to blockers and wide receivers. 

 

 

Yeah those appear to be positions of strength.    A lot of OT's considered draft-able and a ton of WR's.   But I suspect the WR's will go faster than people expect because now everyone knows you need 3-4 very good receiving targets/offensive weapons to expect to win.    Teams with a high volume of playmakers are making modestly talented QB's look like guys who you can win a SB with.

[LabattBlue]

47 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:

Kendrick Bourne and Tyler Boyd are the first two that come to mind.

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