Free agency tracker

[Mat68]

4 minutes ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

The top end was tagged a year ago with jacobs, barkley, and pollard all getting it.  Factoring in what they all received last year - all are basically getting a similar number AAV.  Swift, Henry, Jones, Ekeler all available this year too.  It was a pretty loaded market.  Looking at this list - i don't see anyone who i'd pay left.  Let someone else overpay.  

 

Patterson - Old and a KR only guy

Mattison - Bad

Elliott - bursts of good, but he was always a big hitter and now he's hitting singles instead of homers

CEH - still young, coming off a terrible season

Akers - still young, coming off a terrible season

Foreman - big fast dude in the murray mold 

Scott - Put him next to damien harris

Harris - See scott, plus an injury

Dobbins - Can't see much of a market with all the injuries

Hunt - Didn't even lead his team in carries after chubb was hurt so... i'd assume hes trending down

Dillon - Big.. fast... not sure he's very dynamic though.  

Mckinnon - pretty much 3rd down only, would take away some cook snaps in those situations.  Not an upgrade over cook, but an upgrade over murray playing on third downs blocking.  

Dillon than Foreman.  Dillon on a modest deal imo pairs well with Cook.  Do the short yardage stuff plus can function as a back up.  Foreman can offer the same just a notch below imo. 

[Bruffalo]

4 minutes ago, Mat68 said:

Dillon than Foreman.  Dillon on a modest deal imo pairs well with Cook.  Do the short yardage stuff plus can function as a back up.  Foreman can offer the same just a notch below imo. 

Dillon just had one of the worst seasons you can have as a RB. I wouldn't want him on the team at all, or pay him more than vet. minimum.  

I'd rather stick with Ty Johnson then even take a flier on AJ Dillon. 

[st pete gogolak]

1 hour ago, TheWeatherMan said:

Did you watch the last 8 games of the season?  

Someone pointed out that Diggs’ 2023 was a rerun of his 2022. Fantastic first half and miserable second half.  No idea what to make of this other than it’s going to be interesting watching him in 2024.

[BBFL]

1 minute ago, st pete gogolak said:

Someone pointed out that Diggs’ 2023 was a rerun of his 2022. Fantastic first half and miserable second half.  No idea what to make of this other than it’s going to be interesting watching him in 2024.

Sit him the first half and save it all for the second… 

 

🤔😂

[TheyCallMeAndy]

19 minutes ago, st pete gogolak said:

Someone pointed out that Diggs’ 2023 was a rerun of his 2022. Fantastic first half and miserable second half.  No idea what to make of this other than it’s going to be interesting watching him in 2024.

I think it’s too much wear and tear on him. His 2022 final 8 games were slightly more productive than his 2023, but that is a great observation. 
 

He can still be a 85-90 catch guy, a true #1, but also not have 160 targets anymore. Get this man on a pitch count. 

[Draconator]

 

[Albany,n.y.]

Drew Lock to the Giants to replace Tyrod. 

 

[JohnBonhamRocks]

10 minutes ago, Draconator said:

 

Wasn’t he reportedly signing with Seattle as of yesterday?

[DJB]

 

[TheyCallMeAndy]

I don’t think he had the coverage IQ that McBeane likes 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Hmm. Let’s see if this moves the safety market some. After the initial rush it’s been quiet.

[BrainwashedBillsFan]

6 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

I don’t think he had the coverage IQ that McBeane likes 

And Rapp does?

[TheyCallMeAndy]

Just now, BrainwashedBillsFan said:

And Rapp does?

Rapp is aggressive, but his football IQ has always been in high regard, dating back to even his pre-draft scouting. He knows angles and where to be, he just kills anyone who is there. 

[Logic]

Bums me out.

He and Geno Stone were my favorite safety targets, and both are off the market.

The Cover 1 guys liked Alohi Gilman, but he's off the market, too.

I still expect the Bills to sign a safety, but the longer they go without doing so, the more I begin to suspect that a high draft pick may be used on one, and that Rapp may actually start at SS.

Huh.

[CNYfan]

4 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

Rapp is aggressive, but his football IQ has always been in high regard, dating back to even his pre-draft scouting. He knows angles and where to be, he just kills anyone who is there. 

Including his own teammates. 

[Turbo44]

7 minutes ago, Logic said:

Bums me out.

He and Geno Stone were my favorite safety targets, and both are off the market.

The Cover 1 guys liked Alohi Gilman, but he's off the market, too.

I still expect the Bills to sign a safety, but the longer they go without doing so, the more I begin to suspect that a high draft pick may be used on one, and that Rapp may actually start at SS.

Huh.

Good safeties can be found late in the draft. Hyde and poyer, for instance, were both late rd picks I believe

[Aussie Joe]

8 minutes ago, Logic said:

Bums me out.

He and Geno Stone were my favorite safety targets, and both are off the market.

The Cover 1 guys liked Alohi Gilman, but he's off the market, too.

I still expect the Bills to sign a safety, but the longer they go without doing so, the more I begin to suspect that a high draft pick may be used on one, and that Rapp may actually start at SS.

Huh.

I still expect them to sign a safety in FA …whom will be the expected starter … it’s a little risky to be going into the draft with this as a need ..

 

Appears the Safety market is a bit hotter  then what was anticipated by most 

 

The Bills will probably be signing one of the guys still on the shelf in a couple of weeks 

[MrEpsYtown]

Well hopefully this means Curl is signing with the Bills

[Aussie Joe]

1 minute ago, Turbo44 said:

Good safeties can be found late in the draft. Hyde and poyer, for instance, were both late rd picks I believe

 and they weren’t immeadiate starters … they still have a hole to fill …

[Logic]

Just now, Aussie Joe said:

I still expect them to sign a safety in FA …whom will be the expected starter … it’s a little risky to be going into the draft with this as a need ..

 

Appears the Safety market is a bit hotter  then what was anticipated by most 

 

The Bills will probably be signing one of the guys still on the shelf in a couple of weeks 

I agree, I just think that the quality of guys left at safety leaves a bit to be desired, and will soon get to the point that it's no more desirable than starting a rookie.

That said, I fully acknowledge that I had never heard of Jordan Poyer prior to the Bills signing him, and I likely considered him a "special teams and depth guy that a rookie will push to the bench" when he signed here. McDermott and Beane obviously know better than I do.

Still, I liked Chinn, and he didn't sign for much, and it's a deal I would have been happy for the Bills to have done. Alas, they must've either not liked the player, not liked the price, or both.