Bills sign a safety!!!! Mike Edwards a Bill

[Goin Breakdown]

I trust McD and Co to take guys like this and allow them to excel. Poyer comes to mind. 

[NoSaint]

10 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:

We dont know the money yet?  
 

 

you don’t know the exact but I know you know it isn’t a lot 

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, DJB said:

Wasting valuable cap space on high end safeties doesn’t seem like a prudent idea . 
 

I get that you are all excited but McDermott gets the most out of the secondary and we need help elsewhere 

 

besides DT, there is really no where else on the roster where we would be investing any kind of significant money 

And there are no DT's available who will cost a lot 

[BruceVilanch]

8 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

8 ints and 5 Fumble recoveries in 28 starts is actually very impressive. 

 

Remember Poyer before coming here was considered depth n turned into an all pro. McD is a DB whisperer and he clearly has some potential to work with

I was just thinking the same thing, poyer wasn't close to the player he is now until he got to Buffalo. I have all the faith in the world with this staff developing DBs.

 

 

 

Would have preferred Julian blackmon

Edited March 20 by BruceVilanch

[Bill from NYC]

13 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Looks like a nice player to me.  Appears to have played SS, General DB and FS

Has a knack for taking it to the house when he gets the ball.

 

4 Defensive TDs in the last 4 years  + Championships with TB and KC

 

Stats are pretty good. I like it. Maybe this will make McDermott hesitate to draft a first round safety.

Fingers crossed. 

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

13 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

His 48% completion percentage (15-31) is outstanding. 
 

I think this signals the Bills will draft a safety. 

That's really what I was looking at. Rapp is a bruiser, we needed a center fielder.

 

I agree that I think safety is on the docket to draft. The Bills had combine visits from DeJean, Bullock and Bullard, and any of those three sound like they could compete for a starting job and it's not crazy to think they would be available into round 3. I know the Bills don't have a pick there, but with all their 5th rounders, I think they could package one of those 4ths to move it.

[Prospector]

4 minutes ago, 90sBills said:

Everywhere he goes a ring follows. 

Amen, that's the positivity this threads needs!

[Fleezoid]

Why do we always get the knock-offs...

 

 

 

[ColoradoBills]

He signed a one-year $3M contract with the Chiefs last year.

Seems he started after Bryan Cook got hurt.

 

KC let him walk so I think it's around a $2M+ contract, but hopefully less.

He does seem like a ball hawk.  Hope McDermott can get him playing well for the D.

 

I think this makes a Safety in Day 1 or 2 less important.

[gonzo1105]

Rapp and Edwards will be our starters this year with Lewis and a drafted safety as our backups. I highly doubt we’re adding another guy in FA. 

[JerseyBills]

4 minutes ago, BruceVilanch said:

I was just thinking the same thing, poyer wasn't close to the player he is now until he got to Buffalo. I have all the faith in the world with this staff developing DBs.

 

 

 

Would have preferred Julian blackmon

I feel the exact same

 

Even Hyde when coming was way more of a household name but not close to all pro or pro bowl level and mainly acted as a nickel cb, pretty much whoever they bring in at S I have total faith McD sees traits that he can expand on and make them elite

[Aussie Joe]

3 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

Rapp and Edwards will be our starters this year with Lewis and a drafted safety as our backups. I highly doubt we’re adding another guy in FA. 

Seems likely … the drafted safety will be given a chance to compete as well …Im sure they will identify a good prospect in Rounds 4-5

 

Would have preferred a better option over Edwards .. they had their chance to get a guy around $5m

 

Edited March 20 by Aussie Joe

[Kirby Jackson]

Another box checked for team, “wr at all costs.”

[Aussie Joe]

11 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said:

Stats are pretty good. I like it. Maybe this will make McDermott hesitate to draft a first round safety.

Fingers crossed. 

Looking at CB in the first now to replace Tre 

[BuffaloBillyG]

Doesn't really move the needle for me. I don't dislike the signing but not over the moon. He seems to check the box as a back up/spot starter. Maybe fills Rapp's role from last year. 

 

One thing I do like is he has playoff/Super Bowl experience. 

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

8 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

He signed a one-year $3M contract with the Chiefs last year.

Seems he started after Bryan Cook got hurt.

 

KC let him walk so I think it's around a $2M+ contract, but hopefully less.

He does seem like a ball hawk.  Hope McDermott can get him playing well for the D.

 

I think this makes a Safety in Day 1 or 2 less important.

I wouldn't hate it, but I think now the Bills are truly in position to take BPA and worry about backfilling the bandaids in the later rounds.

[Johnnycage46]

I'm just going to go ahead and trust this staff with the defensive secondary.  They have a pretty good track record.

[GETTOTHE50]

McD is a defensive back whisperer. He could probably make one of us decent. If he thinks he can work with Mike, I believe him.

[MiltonWaddams]

35 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

Great. Now we have three backup safeties. When do we get a starter?

As per usual, I will go with what @GunnerBillsays. Mainly because few of us know and analyze the game as well as he does.

[BuffaloMatt]

It's a big puzzel. I like the pieces we are collecting.