Rich Stadium Original Posted July 13 Posted July 13 What position do you think the Bills need to upgrade the talent level the most to help the team succeed? Samples: Shut down corner? Monster DT that OWNS the middle of the line? True #1 receiver? Dependable/accurate kicker with monster leg? Ball hawk safety? I'm personally going with that dominating edge/ DE that can take over a game. One or more of these folks may appear on the roster as time goes on but dont think they are there yet.. 1 Quote
nedboy7 Posted July 13 Posted July 13 Edge and WR. Perhaps it's already there. We shall see. 3 3 Quote
SoonerBillsFan Posted July 13 Posted July 13 None. Go to camp and let it play out. We need to go with what we have and let them develop. 1 2 1 Quote
NewEra Posted July 13 Posted July 13 Pass rusher that can cause a ruckus in the playoffs- WRs that can make plays in the playoffs Play callers that can confuse their opposition in the playoffs 2 3 3 Quote
BillsFanForever19 Posted July 13 Posted July 13 We've got 7.5m to our name and it's mid-July. Pretty much all of that is going to the Practice Squad and In Season Spending. It's possible there's a smaller level signing or two. But I wouldn't be expecting "top level talent" at this point. 3 Quote
stuvian Posted July 14 Posted July 14 We had a respectable pass rush in the first few years of the Clappy - Beane regime. There were no stars. Just a bunch of lunch pail guys getting 9-11 sacks a year. After we brought in Von it seemed like the rest of the team stepped back waiting for him to do something. Miller's best years came alongside Bradley Chubb and Aaron Donald. As a lone sack threat Miller is pedestrian. So we need to do something at pass rush until Rousseau and Epenesa find their game. That said, I don't like the idea of chasing vets on the downside. 1 Quote
Rich Stadium Original Posted July 14 Author Posted July 14 3 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said: We've got 7.5m to our name and it's mid-July. Pretty much all of that is going to the Practice Squad and In Season Spending. It's possible there's a smaller level signing or two. But I wouldn't be expecting "top level talent" at this point. Sorry, guess I wasn't clear. This was sort of a "what if" question regardless of cap situation..just purely what position needs to be upgraded the most to help ensure success...not that it's going to happen..especially with how little they have to spend. Quote
Rampant Buffalo Posted July 14 Posted July 14 I don't necessarily see the Bills adding a game changer type player between now and opening day. But going into next year's off-season, at which position would I most want to see the Bills add a top talent? 1st choice: WR 2nd choice: DE 3rd choice: OL 4th choice: DT For now we'll see how it all plays out. Maybe a guy we're counting on lets us down. Maybe another guy, from whom we don't expect much, turns out to be the real deal. 3 Quote
billsbackto81 Posted July 14 Posted July 14 Really surprised no one is talking about our LB situation. After Milano and Bernard there's really not that much to get excited about. 3 Quote
Dablitzkrieg Posted July 14 Posted July 14 WR and edge. The 2 things that have killed this team in the playoffs outside of Gabe Davis in 1 game Quote
LABILLBACKER Posted July 14 Posted July 14 9 hours ago, NewEra said: Pass rusher that can cause a ruckus in the playoffs- WRs that can make plays in the playoffs Play callers that can confuse their opposition in the playoffs Took the exact words out of my mouth. Who knows who emerges as our #1 WR, if anyone? I have very little faith in our pass rushers as Groot & AJE have underwhelmed. And then there will always be McD getting undressed by Reid or Taylor. In the short term these are the 3 biggest areas of concern. Quote
Billl Posted July 14 Posted July 14 4 hours ago, Dablitzkrieg said: WR and edge. The 2 things that have killed this team in the playoffs outside of Gabe Davis in 1 game Before the draft, I thought the team’s biggest needs were WR and Edge in that order. After the draft, their biggest needs were Edge and WR in that order. 1 1 Quote
Ethan in Cleveland Posted July 14 Posted July 14 Pass rusher. Has to be. Miller probably is gone after this season and Rousseau has been very good but not great. Great QBs should elevate good WRs. Much harder to generate pass rush without winning 1:1 matchups. An elite pass rusher transforms this defense. 1 2 Quote
Ethan in Cleveland Posted July 14 Posted July 14 8 hours ago, billsbackto81 said: Really surprised no one is talking about our LB situation. After Milano and Bernard there's really not that much to get excited about. Bills play only two linebackers more than any team in the league. Dorian Williams has crazy good speed. If he can learn to play under control he can be a very good starter at either OLB or MLB. I was a massive skeptic of Bernard but he made more plays in half a season than Edmunds did in 5 years. Can he keep it up? We will see. At this point we can only hope about Milano. 10 days to camp and we haven't heard much of an update. I'm starting to worry this guy's injury was catastrophic and we might not see him play again. 1 Quote
HaldimandBills Posted July 14 Posted July 14 DEnd. Terrible defensive line has literally sank this team every playoffs. If we had just one stud Dend it would pay immediate dividends for Oliver and Groot. It would elevate our entire defense to heights that it hasn't seen. Sure I'd love a true # 1 but Allen has shown hes gonna score regardless. Have Bills fan not watched the Ravens, Niners, and Bengals slow down Mahomes and wonder why the Bills cannot? Basically if given the option between an All Pro Dend and 15 million $ receiver vs. a All Pro receiver and 15 million $ Dend I am taking the All Pro Dend everyday of the week. 1 3 Quote
Alphadawg7 Posted July 14 Posted July 14 18 hours ago, Rich Stadium Original said: What position do you think the Bills need to upgrade the talent level the most to help the team succeed? Samples: Shut down corner? Monster DT that OWNS the middle of the line? True #1 receiver? Dependable/accurate kicker with monster leg? Ball hawk safety? I'm personally going with that dominating edge/ DE that can take over a game. One or more of these folks may appear on the roster as time goes on but dont think they are there yet.. For me it’s an easy answer. Bills NEED their Chris Jones. We need a game wrecker on the DL that can close out games rather than give up easy game ending drives and even lose a lead in 13 seconds. Bengals got past KC because their defense held KC to 3 points second half. Brady and Bucs dominated KC by dominating the LOS in the Super Bowl. Every Bills playoff loss has had one clear theme…losing in the trenches, especially our defense where they fail to get to Mahomes and Burrow the last 3 exits. 1 1 Quote
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