Bills Sign WR Josh Palmer 3-$36M

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

27 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Feels like a decent signing. That’s a big number for him but he can hopefully help stretch the field. He has averaged over 15 YPC each of the last 2 years. 

 

Every year it's the same thing, the number comes out, then 3 days later when the details are released usually easily reduced.

[stlbills13]

Just now, Warriorspikes51 said:

Shakir
Palmer

Coleman

Samuel

Hollins?  Cooper?  Another player whose unexpected?   

 

Chase and Hendrickson for a 1st and AJE

[ExWNYer]

3 minutes ago, Magox said:

I think it was a little bit of an overpay but to secure your guy on the first day of FA that’s what needed to be done.

 

He fills a need which is a guy who can serve as a pressure valve and win his one on one match when teams blitz.

 

 

 

I agree that all day one signings are usually an overpay by teams but I was really talking to the overreactions in here. You'd think the Bills had given Palmer Ja'Marr Chase money by the way some people are complaining. Palmer is a solid WR and they didn't break the bank to get him.

[BuffaloBillyG]

Not excited. Not upset. Yet another Beane "Meh" WR to me until he proves otherwise. Hope he does.

[bearstobills]

6 minutes ago, DJB said:

If we had just selected Ladd McConkey at the draft last year when I said to do so we wouldn’t be in this position to overpay and have Coleman who is still

a huge ?

If only you were the GM of the Bills, we'd be in so much better shape.

[MasterStrategist]

8 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

I am really interested to see where Darius Slayton goes and for how much.  I figured they wouldn't want him but I was hoping.

Same...he was my top guy and thought he was a real possibility for us. 

 

Palmer was high on my list though, due to his separation skills/route running.  And mostly just the lack of options that I thought could be sure things in FA for us.

 

He's got some untapped potential, but he's a clear WR3.  Slayton would have been a WR2 type.

 

I'm just not a fan of having what looks like 3 WRs right now....between Palmer, Samuel, Coleman.  Too early on Keon and Samuel was banged up, but I'd have rather gone bigger than Palmer.  Palmer at least gives us a steady #3, he'll be alot more consistent.

 

Shakir (a #2 type IMO), and a bunch of 3s.  Plus Kincaid/Knox and Cook/Ty/Ray.  For a team that has kept just 5 WRs on roster in recent years, I question if we draft another WR early (Rd1 or 2).  Mack has to be signed back, unless he's demanding too much...he's a perfect fit for us in that 4/5 role.

 

 

[90sBills]

9 minutes ago, jaybeezee said:

We were all expecting Beane to get an elite guy for Josh, kinda like expecting a Mercedes and given a Kia.

Allen is the Lambo. When there’s a Lambo in the household the other car has to be a Kia. 

[Warriorspikes51]

1 minute ago, stlbills13 said:

 

Chase and Hendrickson for a 1st and AJE

 

try adding Two 1sts & Two 2nds & + 

[MikePJ76]

Just now, MasterStrategist said:

Same...he was my top guy and thought he was a real possibility for us. 

 

Palmer was high on my list though, due to his separation skills/route running.  And mostly just the lack of options that I thought could be sure things in FA for us.

 

He's got some untapped potential, but he's a clear WR3.  Slayton would have been a WR2 type.

 

I'm just not a fan of having what looks like 3 WRs right now....between Palmer, Samuel, Coleman.  Too early on Keon and Samuel was banged up, but I'd have rather gone bigger than Palmer.  Palmer at least gives us a steady #3, he'll be alot more consistent.

 

Shakir (a #2 type IMO), and a bunch of 3s.  Plus Kincaid/Knox and Cook/Ty/Ray.  For a team that has kept just 5 WRs on roster in recent years, I question if we draft another WR early (Rd1 or 2).  Mack has to be signed back, unless he's demanding too much...he's a perfect fit for us in that 4/5 role.

 

 

I imagine slayton wants a lot of money.

[klos63]

Beane wasn't going to spend big on a WR, we need to focus the money on defense. 

 

[Big Blitz]

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[LEBills]

5 minutes ago, DJB said:

If we had just selected Ladd McConkey at the draft last year when I said to do so we wouldn’t be in this position to overpay and have Coleman who is still

a huge ?

It would have helped to improve the talent level but we would still need an actually good boundary receiver. Ladd played from the slot a lot this year.

[DrDawkinstein]

5 minutes ago, jaybeezee said:

Got the reigning MVP at qb and still can't get a top tier WR for the man. Everyone eats has ruined our reputation for stud WRs wanting to come here.

 

There's a reason that LA didn't resign this dude for 13 per year, especially when they have no real studs at the position.  This to me equals the Samuel signing.

 

Which lambo UFA WRs are available that we missed on? Real question because I haven't check any lists.

[GASabresIUFan]

Solid depth receiver with some size and ok speed.  He does find away to get open, but only catches about 55% of his targets. 

[stlbills13]

1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

 

try adding Two 1sts & Two 2nds & + 

I don't think they'd give us those picks and Chase and Hendrickson 

[Cray51]

12 minutes ago, jaybeezee said:

We were all expecting Beane to get an elite guy for Josh, kinda like expecting a Mercedes and given a Kia.

Someone hasn't driven the Kia Telluride or Stinger and it shows.... haha

[MrEpsYtown]

2 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

I imagine slayton wants a lot of money.

I just think he’s not their flavor of receiver. He doesn’t catch the football

[purple haze]

22 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:

Oh man, I was going to post this is who the Bills would target yesterday! I would have looked like a fortune teller 😅

Except that I figured they'd target him because he would be a cheap option. I thought an offer would be 3 years for $12M total. Right now this looks like a crazy overpay unless they know something he hasn't put up ont he stat sheet.

It probably won’t equal out to 12 million a year when all the details are reported.  But in a league where the salary cap goes up exponentially most years, and the top wideout (JaMarr Chase) is going to get nearly 40 million per year, 12 million is not an overpay.  It’s just the cost of business for a professional wr of a certain age, with a certain skill set.  Does not preclude Beane from spending big on Benford or a different player.  

[Doc Brown]

11 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said:

I like this signing.  Young.  Decent size.  Good separator.  Not sure what happened last season in San Diego, but he has the potential to break out here (I hope).

Not much happened in San Diego last season.

[Chicken Boo]

Typical.  

 

MVS part deux.