Joey Bosa signs with Buffalo. 1 year, $12.6 million

[davefan66]

38 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

Get as many dogs on defense as humanly possible. Our offense has been elite for 6 years. Load up any playmakers you can find on defense. Enough of this bull####. Make the other team punt

Loaded dline makes the linebackers better.

 

loaded dline and better linebackers makes better defensive backs.

 

It all adds up to a great offense and a defense that needs to be reckoned with.

[Scott7975]

1 year deal. Worth the risk. Lets hope he stays healthy and helps get us where we want to go.

[Beck Water]

15 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

We’ll see what happens. I’m certainly not going to make the assumption right now. It’s a 1 year deal. Can’t be afraid of injuries. It’s a violent game it can happen to anyone anytime. I like the move

 

It can happen to anyone anytime, but it tends to be more likely to happen to 30+ year old players.

[Joe Marino]

Love the big swing.

 

And ya, I hated the VM big swing - at the time. 

 

You can tilt a Super Bowl game with J Bosa ---   Leonard Floyd, not as much.

Edited 9 hours ago by Joe Marino

[Dr. Who]

18 minutes ago, Donuts and Doritos said:

True. But we have 10 draft picks & can't roster 10 rookies. We have the draft capital to trade & we can afford the extension. Buying a Walmart discount for a broken down player won't get it done. Tune to spend more at Tiffany's for a difference maker. I worry that bc of what happened w/ Von, Beane's afraid to make that kind of investment. But being timid won't get us a Lombardi. He needs to be bold. Josh is in his prime & times ticking. Hopefully Bosa outperforms my expectations.

There's zero indication that Hendrickson would be available to the Bills. You sound like we are actively refusing a deal that isn't there.

[Warriorspikes51]

Calais Campbell + Monster DT in draft

 

please? 

[Doc Brown]

I'd just keep him in a plastic bubble until the playoffs.

[biggerdaddynj]

I step away to take a break and lo and behold Mr. Brandon Beane has taken a  nice swing in free agency that I never expected!  It’s a considerable gamble for sure but I think it’s one we can afford to take, there are very slim pickings available for teams in need of a “closer”.  
 

It’s not Garrett or Crosby and Cincy won’t trade Hendrickson to us, so it’s either this or overpay a younger guy you hope has legit upside to a 3-4 year deal (I assume they think Bosa will contribute more than Miller would have in a team friendly deal).  At least it’s a potential shot at a game changer as opposed to a deal for a JAG.  A little excitement. This is one and done. And, I’m sure Beane will keep his eyes open.  The draft will weigh heavily on how our DL does this year. 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

This isn’t getting universal praise? Lol

[Doc Brown]

Just now, Dr. Who said:

There's zero indication that Hendrickson would be available to the Bills. You sound like we are actively refusing a deal that isn't there.

If he writes a goodbye letter to fans the Bengals would give him $41m/year.

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

This isn’t getting universal praise? Lol

misery loves company and lots of low Vitamin D levels in Buffalo winter! 

[pennstate10]

I cant remember.  Is he the one whos always injured, or is he the one whos always on X?

[JohnNord]

So many fans are whining about this deal.  I love it.  You want Beane to take chances and when they do, you complain.  Come on man

[Billl]

10 minutes ago, Aaronthebaron said:

Bosa was the 19th ranked edge against the run last year, in pretty limited snaps. I believe Hoecht was up there too. I think Beane’s had enough of teams gashing us like they did late last year. 

I don’t think this was a move made to shore up the run D.  He’s in OP to pass rush.

[jlgarsh]

Bring Von back for the vet minimum and you can rotate Bosa, Groot, Von, Epenesa. Keep them all healthy hopefully too by limiting snap counts.

[Doc Brown]

Just now, Billl said:

I don’t think this was a move made to shore up the run D.  He’s in OP to pass rush.

Correct but he's not a liability on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd/4th and short downs.

[BillsFanForever19]

8 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

There's zero indication that Hendrickson would be available to the Bills. You sound like we are actively refusing a deal that isn't there.

 

There's a lot of teams with heavy Defensive End needs just signing people. Us included. Which says to me that either a.) Bengals are turning away phone calls or b.) The price tag is so high from the Bengals teams aren't interested.

 

I'm guessing the former. They've got a ton of money. Mostly from not paying anyone. So if they wanted to pay Hendrickson, Higgins, and Chase - they probably could. And it's likely that even if they feel they could only do two, they'd probably do Hendrickson before Higgins.

Edited 8 hours ago by BillsFanForever19

[oldmanfan]

Interesting move.  Comes down to him staying healthy or not.

[Richard Noggin]

41 minutes ago, BillsFan130 said:

True- But where does he fit in?
 

I can't see the bills dressing 6 DEs on game day very often. (If at all)

 

I would bet he's DE6 who makes the team, but is inactive on game days unless someone gets hurt 

 

Solomon experienced some rookie growing pains (not uncommon for McD's defensive rookies) and had a rough 2nd third of the season stretch of low snap counts plus a game where he didn't dress, but saw a lot of work the last two weeks of season. He wasn't inactive for any of the playoff games, that I could find, but I'm also not finding ANY stats for him those 3 games on PFR. 

 

I think he's got potential to at least be a DPR who flashes this season, and possibly a more balanced #3 or #4 EDGE guy longer term. Loved the pick. I don't think Epenesa offers more on obvious passing downs at this point. Hoecht I have no idea tbh. Rousseau should reduce inside on some passing downs with Solomon one of the guys subbing in. 

[wppete]