Dane Jackson signs with the Bills

[BananaB]

1 hour ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

It's hard to be angry about picking up a guy you know can hold it down at CB2. I expect one of our top 3 picks to be CB but now it's no longer *such* a glaring position of need.

 

Pick up a double gapping 1 tech and we are ready for the draft

If he could hold down the job why did we trade for Douglas when we did? To me we picked up a guy who couldn’t get the job done when he was here the first time. A guy who let us down in big moments. A guy who play in the playoffs was worse then regular season. 
 

This doesn’t improve our team because he’s a solid player, it improves right now because we have low numbers at CB. Play wise we are screwed

[Aussie Joe]

13 minutes ago, BananaB said:

If he could hold down the job why did we trade for Douglas when we did? 

Because they wanted to get better ? Douglas was very good in 2023… fell off the proverbial cliff in 2024 though ..

[Einstein]

23 minutes ago, BananaB said:

If he could hold down the job why did we trade for Douglas when we did?

 

People have short memories.

Dane was not good.

 

[Simon]

49 minutes ago, Einstein said:

 

People have short memories.

Dane was not good.

 

 

He wasn't bad either.

Like any corner, there are going to be things he does well and things he struggles with.

If the Bills recognize the need to get their corners up and play physically to force QB's to hold the ball for more than two seconds, he'll probably be OK.

If they ask him to play on his heels against bigger, faster players he's probably going to struggle.

Whichever the case, I am doubtful whether he is actually going to be the starter in Week 1.

[Success]

Personally, I always liked Dane.  Great tackler.

 

I'm sure we'll draft someone in the 1st couple of rounds too.

 

[Einstein]

9 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

He wasn't bad either.

Like any corner, there are going to be things he does well and things he struggles with.

 

That’s fair.

 

9 minutes ago, Simon said:

If the Bills recognize the need to get their corners up and play physically to force QB's to hold the ball for more than two seconds, he'll probably be OK.

 

I think that’s exactly what they’re going for (based on the coaching hires this offseason). 

[FireChans]

1 hour ago, Einstein said:

 

People have short memories.

Dane was not good.

 

He was better than Elam!

[streetkings01]

4 hours ago, BillsFan130 said:

I would respectfully disagree.

He did "fine".  But we know who he is.

 

If somehow he starts,  Or he has to play because of injury which is very probable at some point, We are getting a mediocre player inserted in the lineup 

I would rather someone with some upside/traits personally. (Not Elam though lol)

Yea because the draft already happened and free agency is over…..relax bruh! 🙄

[BigAl2526]

I view him as a depth signing.  The Bills really need to hope they can find a starter in the draft.

[TheBeaneBandit]

Did Dane play special teams? If he does that alone makes him much more valuable than Elam in itself. 

[Mister Defense]

Good, a good guy to have as a backup and such.

 

Likely still knows this defense as well as any DB on the team.

 

Now, hopefully they get a starting caliber CB in a trade or free agency, as they don't want to go into the draft with the CBs they have now, especially if Douglas leaves.

 

Seems Douglas may be the best option out there now actually. But maybe it's Gilmore instead, a homecoming?

 

 

Edited March 14 by Mister Defense

[Simon]

10 minutes ago, TheBeaneBandit said:

Did Dane play special teams?

 

He did when he wasn't starting. As a starter they mostly took him off Teams.

I don't know about Carolina.

[TheBeaneBandit]

7 minutes ago, Mister Defense said:

Good, a good guy to have as a backup and such.

 

Likely still knows this defense as well as any DB on the team.

 

Now, hopefully they get a starting caliber CB in a trade or free agency, as they don't want to go into the draft with the CBs they have now, especially if Douglas leaves.

 

Seems Douglas may be the best option out there now actually. But maybe it's Gilmore instead, a homecoming?

 

 

I'd love Gilmore on a one year deal. That way we could use one of our 2nds on a CB. I'm dead set on a defensive lineman with the 1st. If we go CB there, BillFromNYC and myself are gonna blow this entire place up😂😆🤣

[TheBrownBear]

Good player.  Knows the system.  I like it.

 

Now, let's just hope he doesn't get popped for PEDs.

[NewEra]

20 minutes ago, BigAl2526 said:

I view him as a depth signing.  The Bills really need to hope they can find a starter in the draft.

That’s what he is.  Idiots will be idiots.

[SoCal Deek]

When does his suspension start? 😂

[BillsFan130]

39 minutes ago, streetkings01 said:

Yea because the draft already happened and free agency is over…..relax bruh! 🙄

I'm 100 percent relaxed bud lol.

 

Dane will most likely be in competition for a starting role with a corner they draft in one of their first 3 picks.

 

You're in disagreement with that?

Edited March 14 by BillsFan130

[BADOLBILZ]

1 hour ago, Simon said:

 

He wasn't bad either.

 

 

To clarify, he was really bad last year though.    123.9 passer rating?  Yikes.  And  I can't remember seeing a 33 pff rating for a CB before.   Seems purdy washed.

[VW82]

Assantane SamJackson? 

[streetkings01]

21 minutes ago, BillsFan130 said:

I'm 100 percent relaxed bud lol.

 

Dane will most likely be in competition for a starting role with a corner they draft in one of their first 3 picks.

 

You're in disagreement with that?

I’m not as down on Dane as you are. He was a serviceable starting corner here and he parlayed it into a nice payday for himself. You act as if his tenure here he was a below average cornerback which he wasn’t!