Free Agents we like for the 2025 Bills?

[oldmanfan]

Wouldn’t surprise me if Mack comes back to his college town

[3rdand12]

11 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:

Just give me Cosby & DJ Reed and we can go DT/WR in the draft.

I am beginning to like the Reed idea.

[3rdand12]

5 hours ago, NastyNateSoldiers said:

I can see the Bills 

#1 - Players that will either be cut, traded or not resigned Milano, Elam, Jones, Cooper , Rapp and possibly Cook depending on how things go this off-season. 

 

#2-Trade for Myles Garrett giving up 2 firsts 25&26 and 2nd 25. 

 

#3- Signing a pure run stuffer maybe Bj Hill or T Slayton from Packers 

 

#4- Adding a Speedster at Wr Dyami Brown or Marquis Brown . 

 

#5 - Sign  SS Jeremy Chinn 

 

#6 Draft a outside corner with 2nd Rd pk and the rest of the draft go bpa . 

 

Not a bad fantasy in theory and the details sell it

5 hours ago, CSBill said:

 

Of these three, Slaton would make the most difference for us. Beef on the D-line is a huge need (and the price is right).

Another D linemen in FA that is starting to make sense to me.

[reddogblitz]

12 hours ago, BobbyC81 said:

Well, there are things like the salary cap and being able to put together a 53 man roster.  

 

Yeah well I don't know how the salary cap works and don't want to know and don't think many people do. But I do see teams that are cap strapped somehow able to sign big money players.

 

A few years ago I said I wanted Von Miller and got several responses such as yours and we all saw what happened.

 

I want Tee. We'll see what happens.

 

Go BILLS

[TheBeaneBandit]

5 hours ago, 3rdand12 said:

Not a bad fantasy in theory and the details sell it

Another D linemen in FA that is starting to make sense to me.

I remember some here liking Slaton a good bit during the draft process that year. This in the past is where the Bills would lose a guy ready to come into their own. Maybe now is where the Bills can flip the script. Some of those NT types who are labeled "run stuffing only" add some complimentary pass rush juice when they keep working at it. Could be a sneaky good target.

[HamptonBillsfan]

On 2/14/2025 at 8:35 PM, ghostwriter said:

Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

If we truly want to swing for the fences this Free Agency and really pay someone. Pay Tee Higgins NOT Khalil Shakir. Maybe $20M/year would get it done? 

 

Tedarrell Slaton, NT, Green Bay Packers

6’4 330lbs run stopping behemoth, brings size, youth and physicality to our DL. Will most likely get about $4M/year.

 

Marcus Maye, S, Chargers

Experienced veteran, adds depth to safety, will probably get around the veteran minimum.

 

Shakir is the best slot receiver in football with incredible YAC yardage and he gets open consistently. He’s a drafted star that must be paid. He’s going to b a on a different price level than Higgins. Josh loves him and he always produces. What message would it send to let Shakir walk?

[BillytheKid]

Fix the defense first. You can sign all the best WR’s you want and the Bills still won’t win a Super Bowl until the defense is fixed. 
 

No matter what WR they bring in they aren’t going to score more than they did this last year. So stop with the WR crap and bring in defensive players.

 

Not sure how some of you are so ignorant and haven’t figured this out yet but still are screaming for a WR. Good thing you don’t run the team. 

[bobobonators]

3 minutes ago, BillytheKid said:

Fix the defense first. You can sign all the best WR’s you want and the Bills still won’t win a Super Bowl until the defense is fixed. 
 

No matter what WR they bring in they aren’t going to score more than they did this last year. So stop with the WR crap and bring in defensive players.

 

Not sure how some of you are so ignorant and haven’t figured this out yet but still are screaming for a WR. Good thing you don’t run the team. 

Our offense stayed mostly healthy last season - especially the OL. I don’t expect the offense to repeat this level of production next season, though they’ll still be great. 
 

I agree we need to focus on defense, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take a shot on a 3rd round speedster at WR. Or address it elsewhere in FA or via trade. 

[reddogblitz]

55 minutes ago, BillytheKid said:

Fix the defense first. You can sign all the best WR’s you want and the Bills still won’t win a Super Bowl until the defense is fixed. 
 

No matter what WR they bring in they aren’t going to score more than they did this last year. So stop with the WR crap and bring in defensive players.

 

Not sure how some of you are so ignorant and haven’t figured this out yet but still are screaming for a WR. Good thing you don’t run the team. 

 

In principle I agree with you, but do we trust Beane to get star quality defensive players which is what we are and have been missing?

Edited Monday at 01:16 AM by reddogblitz

[boyst]

12 hours ago, oldmanfan said:

Wouldn’t surprise me if Mack comes back to his college town

He's had several chances and chased money. He's one of a million examples of guys looking for money over championships.

 

Few players care about a ring.

 

Put yourself in their shoes. You can go be an executive at Amazon making $250k or go work for Temu for $450k?

[GolfandBills]

2 hours ago, HamptonBillsfan said:

Shakir is the best slot receiver in football with incredible YAC yardage and he gets open consistently. He’s a drafted star that must be paid. He’s going to b a on a different price level than Higgins. Josh loves him and he always produces. What message would it send to let Shakir walk?

Amon-Ra St Brown says hello 

[T master]

On 2/14/2025 at 7:35 PM, ghostwriter said:

Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

If we truly want to swing for the fences this Free Agency and really pay someone. Pay Tee Higgins NOT Khalil Shakir. Maybe $20M/year would get it done? 

 

Tedarrell Slaton, NT, Green Bay Packers

6’4 330lbs run stopping behemoth, brings size, youth and physicality to our DL. Will most likely get about $4M/year.

 

Marcus Maye, S, Chargers

Experienced veteran, adds depth to safety, will probably get around the veteran minimum.

 

 

Definitely the last 2 but T will be expecting BIG money so i think we can all just get over that quickly . 

[GunnerBill]

On 2/16/2025 at 11:34 AM, NastyNateSoldiers said:

That was Buddy Nix pick . 

 

Buddy was GM in name only in 2013, the power had already passed to Whaley and Buddy was allowed to retire gracefully a few weeks later. But to be fair to Monos he didn't arrive until after Doug took over formally so he had no hand in Manuel. 

[MikePJ76]

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/top-100-2025-nfl-free-agents-tee-higgins-sam-darnold-lead-way

 

in this list the two guys I would like to see the bills sign are ranked at 77 and not on the list...

 

so if this ranking is even fairly accurate the two players I like should not be huge cap problems.

 

There are a number of safeties on the list.

[harmonkillebrew]

14 hours ago, BillytheKid said:

Fix the defense first. You can sign all the best WR’s you want and the Bills still won’t win a Super Bowl until the defense is fixed. 
 

No matter what WR they bring in they aren’t going to score more than they did this last year. So stop with the WR crap and bring in defensive players.

 

Not sure how some of you are so ignorant and haven’t figured this out yet but still are screaming for a WR. Good thing you don’t run the team. 

More explosive WR than Amari and we get that first down instead of it being 4th and 5. 

The Bills O is good but is missing a playmaker on the outside still. I'd say stay pat if Amari wasn't a FA, but he is, so we'll need to either re-sign him (and Hollins) or go bolder.

 

BUT that shouldn't stop us from also overhauling the D.  We need new DT, DE, CB and S. D is definitely the bigger problem.

[SectionC3]

Let's start with Mack Hollins and Ty Johnson and go from there.  

On 2/16/2025 at 7:55 AM, oldmanfan said:

Wouldn’t surprise me if Mack comes back to his college town

Me neither.  As of a couple of years ago, it's my understanding that he worked out here in the off season.  And that he likes Elmo's, for what it's worth.  Ying and yang of presence in Buffalo for health purposes, I guess.  

[MikePJ76]

1 hour ago, harmonkillebrew said:

More explosive WR than Amari and we get that first down instead of it being 4th and 5. 

The Bills O is good but is missing a playmaker on the outside still. I'd say stay pat if Amari wasn't a FA, but he is, so we'll need to either re-sign him (and Hollins) or go bolder.

 

BUT that shouldn't stop us from also overhauling the D.  We need new DT, DE, CB and S. D is definitely the bigger problem.

Im not a fan of cooper's honestly but to be fair he just slipped.  If he hadn't he might still be running like forrest gump.

 

instead we all ended up shrimp boat captains.

[glazeduck]

17 hours ago, TheBeaneBandit said:

I remember some here liking Slaton a good bit during the draft process that year. This in the past is where the Bills would lose a guy ready to come into their own. Maybe now is where the Bills can flip the script. Some of those NT types who are labeled "run stuffing only" add some complimentary pass rush juice when they keep working at it. Could be a sneaky good target.

Those people were geniuses 😉

[TheBeaneBandit]

Just now, glazeduck said:

Those people were geniuses 😉

Real men of genius???😂😆🤣

[Chaos]

Is the DL really the biggest problem on defense. Benford is the only player on defense who could possibly Garner a first round or second round pick.   Linebackers are either frequently injured or not very good.  Tauron Johnson is a solid enough nickle back, but zero offenses are actually worried about him.  personally I feel like the best defensive players available as free agents should be our targets. Sam for the draft.  offense will be fine.