Patriots Waiving WR Tyquan Thornton

[Billsatlastin2018]

19 hours ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

There are tons of guys like this with crazy speed that just don’t translate well to the NFL game. 
Git er done Beane!!!

The Equation:

 

Speed

 

- Can’t run routes properly +

- Can’t catch a ***** football +

- can’t get open +

- can’t catch contested

 

= Don’t EVER git er done Beane! 

[Mr. WEO]

why doesn't Beane satisfy his penchant for re-signing aging former Bills throwaways and offer the 1 year special to...Marquise Goodwin??  He was fast!!

[Sierra Foothills]

23 hours ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

There are tons of guys like this with crazy speed that just don’t translate well to the NFL game. 
Git er done Beane!!!

 

20 hours ago, T master said:

It couldn't do any harm to bring him in for a try out and if he doesn't do it for the team then let him walk out the same door he came in .

 

I've heard of him!

 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

I’m sure “there’s a reason” he’s not playing….I get it. But in my eyes, the practice squad, 3rd string QB…7th round draft picks are for this. I want my extra auxiliary roster places, to be guys with an elite trait.
 

It drives me crazy to see just total pedestrian zero guys on the PS or at 3rd QB. The whole thing is you probably don’t need them. But if you do, I’d much rather take a chance in the development of a player that can matter. My PS WRs should all be guys with either elite speed or size. We have guys like Shavers on there…the guy is just a guy. Nothing is outstanding. Our 3rd string QB and our PS Qb have zero upside. No qualities that give you a chance to develop into mattering. I’d rather have a QB on there that can throw 80 yards but can’t hit a barn or a QB that can run like the wind but has to learn the position. I want my bottom end roster players to have natural ability. This kid has all this speed. Bring him in. If you get him to become a complete WR, he has a chance to be something.

[Returntoglory]

23 hours ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

There are tons of guys like this with crazy speed that just don’t translate well to the NFL game. 
Git er done Beane!!!

And how many of them are on the Bills ?

[FireChans]

6 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

I’m sure “there’s a reason” he’s not playing….I get it. But in my eyes, the practice squad, 3rd string QB…7th round draft picks are for this. I want my extra auxiliary roster places, to be guys with an elite trait.
 

It drives me crazy to see just total pedestrian zero guys on the PS or at 3rd QB. The whole thing is you probably don’t need them. But if you do, I’d much rather take a chance in the development of a player that can matter. My PS WRs should all be guys with either elite speed or size. We have guys like Shavers on there…the guy is just a guy. Nothing is outstanding. Our 3rd string QB and our PS Qb have zero upside. No qualities that give you a chance to develop into mattering. I’d rather have a QB on there that can throw 80 yards but can’t hit a barn or a QB that can run like the wind but has to learn the position. I want my bottom end roster players to have natural ability. This kid has all this speed. Bring him in. If you get him to become a complete WR, he has a chance to be something.

It’s not even about becoming a complete WR. It’s about ability to impact games.

 

It’s likely this dude just sucks. But can he run a couple go routes a game and maybe make a 60 yard TD pass? I think so. Can he draw a safeties attention and open up Shakir a bit? I think so. Is that worth not rostering a terrible player who does their 1/11th on ST? Absolutely.

[TheWeatherMan]

3 hours ago, Billsatlastin2018 said:

The Equation:

 

Speed

 

- Can’t run routes properly +

- Can’t catch a ***** football +

- can’t get open +

- can’t catch contested

 

= Don’t EVER git er done Beane! 

How’s this different than any other receiver on this roster not named Shakir? 

[GunnerBill]

4 hours ago, RangerDave said:

Just curious.... did any of them work out for the Bills?

 

So Jordan Phillips was one of those. But Beane was still Assistant GM in Carolina when he came out, but he brought him to Buffalo when Miami cut bait. That first spell did work out (spell 2 less so, let's see on spell 3). 

 

The other guys who are in my mind for that were on, or are still on, the Practice Squad. Which is what makes me think he'd have to make it through waivers for the Bills to make a move.

 

 

 

[Straight Hucklebuck]

4 hours ago, NewEra said:

Yeah, beane sucks, obv.  Next

I think it’s fair to say that lack of investment at WR is one of the main reasons this team has not advanced to the Super Bowl.

 

 

[Straight Hucklebuck]

4 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

They signed lottery tickets to low contract offers in the WR market. None paid off. They didn't burn a 2nd round pick on any of them. Huge difference.

No but they decided to do something equally as bad by keeping a 4th-Round black hole as their WR #2 for two seasons in Josh Allen’s prime. 

 

Thankfully Beane did not buy the “nobody outworks Gabe Davis” narrative in the off-season and got this WR group moving in the right direction. 

[NewEra]

1 hour ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

I think it’s fair to say that lack of investment at WR is one of the main reasons this team has not advanced to the Super Bowl.

 

 

I think it’s fair to say that the coaching, injuries and mainly the chiefs are the reason we haven’t advanced to the Super Bowl. 
 

regardless-  beane sucks, blah blah blah.  Like a broken record every post

[strive_for_five_guy]

 

Great.  Beane has one good day, and then just parties all night and falls asleep at the wheel.

[Blank Stare]

Just now, strive_for_five_guy said:

 

Great.  Beane has one good day, and then just parties all night and falls asleep at the wheel.

Of course. Felt like it was either going to be them or the dolphins. 

[BillsFanForever19]

1 hour ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

 

Great.  Beane has one good day, and then just parties all night and falls asleep at the wheel.

 

How do you know that? It doesn't say everyone who looked into it. Just that he signed with the Chiefs.

 

Thornton has free will and can sign to whichever Practice Squad he wants. Just him making the call doesn't guarantee we get him. And I can EASILY see a WR preferring to go to the 2 Time Super Bowl Defending Kansas City Chiefs, who have a pretty underwhelming WR core and as such has more of a chance to get playing time than he would than with our core.

Edited Monday at 11:13 PM by BillsFanForever19

[TheCockSportif]

On 11/17/2024 at 10:47 AM, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

I’m sure “there’s a reason” he’s not playing….I get it. But in my eyes, the practice squad, 3rd string QB…7th round draft picks are for this. I want my extra auxiliary roster places, to be guys with an elite trait.
 

It drives me crazy to see just total pedestrian zero guys on the PS or at 3rd QB. The whole thing is you probably don’t need them. But if you do, I’d much rather take a chance in the development of a player that can matter. My PS WRs should all be guys with either elite speed or size. We have guys like Shavers on there…the guy is just a guy. Nothing is outstanding. Our 3rd string QB and our PS Qb have zero upside. No qualities that give you a chance to develop into mattering. I’d rather have a QB on there that can throw 80 yards but can’t hit a barn or a QB that can run like the wind but has to learn the position. I want my bottom end roster players to have natural ability. This kid has all this speed. Bring him in. If you get him to become a complete WR, he has a chance to be something.

If he couldn't crack the Patriots roster...

 

There were days where we all hoped that players like Da'Rick Rogers would become something special.  Or Thad Lewis.  The good news is that those days are no longer.

 

It's not the NHL or MLB where farm systems might dictate future success for the organization.  Draft well, be smart with FA signings, manage the cap (2024, oops!), and don't worry so much about PS.  Outstanding players will practically never reside on a NFL PS.

 

[Warcodered]

50 minutes ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

 

Great.  Beane has one good day, and then just parties all night and falls asleep at the wheel.

I mean if it's between the Bills and Chiefs practice squads a WR would have to have brain damage to pick the Bills, we were thinking PS because there's no where to squeeze him in the WR room on the 53 the Chiefs honestly probably could have I mean who is not catching footballs for them that they needed to keep?

[strive_for_five_guy]

1 hour ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

How do you know that? It doesn't say everyone who looked into it. Just that he signed with the Chiefs.

 

Thornton has free will and can sign to whichever Practice Squad he wants. Just him making the call doesn't guarantee we get him. And I can EASILY see a WR preferring to go to the 2 Time Super Bowl Defending Kansas City Chiefs, who have a pretty underwhelming WR core and as such has more of a chance to get playing time than he would than with our core.

Photo evidence of Beane sleeping at the wheel:

 

[gonzo1105]

Reportedly he is signing with the Chiefs after passing through waivers.

[Saxum]

14 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

Reportedly he is signing with the Chiefs after passing through waivers.

 

Which means no team wanted to sign him to the 2nd round contract P*ts signed him to.

[boyst]

On 11/16/2024 at 11:17 AM, SoonerBillsFan said:

PS his ass.

He's a wr. We need his hands.