Rasul Douglas Wants to Stay in Buffalo

[Evansfan322]

12 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:

Anyone else notice that Benford says  “you know what I’m saying “ a lot … ? 

That and the throat clearing. His interview on Two Bills Live was hard to listen to. Love him as a player though and happy for him 

[Conlan58]

Can he play safety? 

[Mr. WEO]

big pass

 

[Simon]

10 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

big pass

 

 

This is the perfect response, whether you were trying to be funny or not 

[boyst]

10 hours ago, Simon said:

 

You don't know enough about corner play to know how gawdawful his technique was last year (and frankly, has always been).

He was barely a good enough athlete before to flip his hips or stay low on his slide step and the calculated gambles he used to take have devolved into nothing more than guesses that he can no longer recover from.

Everybody that knows what to look for can see it, which is why nobody in the NFL has offered him a contract and he's currently begging for the Bills to resign him.

You can pretend you know what you're looking at and that everybody else doesn't, but you don't.

Douglas is 6'2, 210.

If we can get him the IV we have Poyer to get that dawg blood in him than it could be amazing.

With his size he can still offer something in the big dime corner for certain downs in specific schemes.

At 30 it'd be hard pressed to talk him into that or get him willing to sacrifice his body.

 

But, if he could, he could surely play the small field in the middle to cover the 2TE or others.

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

Look if he wants to come back on the cheap I will happily have him back to compete with a rookie, Jackson and Ingram

[JP51]

17 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

Look if he wants to come back on the cheap I will happily have him back to compete with a rookie, Jackson and Ingram

I am with you, his play last year was beyond regrettable...  we need to upgrade... there is no way I am paying him CB2 low end money... now you want him on the cheap to compete for CB4, depth etc... I know he wasnt worse than Elam in his short body of work...  then fine do it... but they need to find an upgrade to CB2 and he isnt it IMO...  with his size could he back up TJ in nickle etc... I just dont know enough to speculate... but if they have some alternative use for him past CB2 I am open to that as well...  but no dont pay him... 

[ProcessTruster]

he may be washed in the context of the coming increasing incidence of man coverage league wide (to force QB to hold the ball longer..) but: 

 

My guess is that Beane (like every other interested GM) will wait to see how the draft shakes out b4 coming to a conclusion on Douglas

[HOUSE]

People who really love Buffalo should work for free 

[Einstein's Dog]

2 minutes ago, ProcessTruster said:

he may be washed in the context of the coming increasing incidence of man coverage league wide (to force QB to hold the ball longer..) but: 

 

My guess is that Beane (like every other interested GM) will wait to see how the draft shakes out b4 coming to a conclusion on Douglas

It's my hope the Bills can come up with some formation of the CB room that does not bring back Douglas, something better.

[SoTier]

13 hours ago, H2o said:

McDermott isn't a big fan of rookies either. 

 

The claim that McDermott doesn't "like" to play rookies simply isn't true.

 

These players all played at least 8 games as rookies:

• Tre White, 1st rounder, started all 16 games
• Greg Rousseau, 1st rounder, started all 17 games
• O'Cyrus Torrence, 2nd rounder, started all 17 games
• Tremaine Edmunds, 1st rounder, started 15 games
• Cody Ford, 2nd rounder, started 15 games
• Keon Coleman, 2nd rounder, started 12 games
• Dion Dawkins, 2nd rounder, started 11 games
• Josh Allen, 1st rounder, started 11 games
• Matt Milano, 5th rounder, started 5 games
• Dawson Knox, 3rd rounder, started 11 games
• Gabe Davis, 4th rounder, started 11 games
• Dalton Kincaid, 1st rounder, started 11 games
• Zay Jones, 2nd rounder, started 10 games
• Spencer Brown, 3rd rounder, started 10 games
• Devin Singletary, 3rd rounder, started 8 games

Damar Hamlin and James Cook are the only Bills current starters drafted by the Bills who did not start as rookies.

 

 

 

 

 

[bigK14094]

Some of this is about money.  Douglas had a bigger contract, and he is a vet min guy now, but not wanting that to be the case.  He would love to be back at his prior pay level.  Not so much at vet min.....

[zow2]

Im ok with Rasul at the right price, but man I need this guy to stick his nose in there and be physical once in a while.

[H2o]

25 minutes ago, SoTier said:

 

The claim that McDermott doesn't "like" to play rookies simply isn't true.

 

These players all played at least 8 games as rookies:

• Tre White, 1st rounder, started all 16 games
• Greg Rousseau, 1st rounder, started all 17 games
• O'Cyrus Torrence, 2nd rounder, started all 17 games
• Tremaine Edmunds, 1st rounder, started 15 games
• Cody Ford, 2nd rounder, started 15 games
• Keon Coleman, 2nd rounder, started 12 games
• Dion Dawkins, 2nd rounder, started 11 games
• Josh Allen, 1st rounder, started 11 games
• Matt Milano, 5th rounder, started 5 games
• Dawson Knox, 3rd rounder, started 11 games
• Gabe Davis, 4th rounder, started 11 games
• Dalton Kincaid, 1st rounder, started 11 games
• Zay Jones, 2nd rounder, started 10 games
• Spencer Brown, 3rd rounder, started 10 games
• Devin Singletary, 3rd rounder, started 8 games

Damar Hamlin and James Cook are the only Bills current starters drafted by the Bills who did not start as rookies.

So, out of 61 picks since 2017, 13 have started more than half of the games in a season. Out of those 13, 5 of them are from the 2017 and 2018 drafts. That means only 8 players since the 2019 draft have stared more than half of the games in a season. That's basically an average of one player per year. You can spin that one of three ways. You can say we drafted guys who weren't ready to play, you can say it's because we were already good at those positions and there was no need for a rookie to start, or it can be that McDermott will always lean on the guy with seniority for the sake of seniority over the guy just drafted. In varying instances, each of them has been true. 

[DapperCam]

I do not want Douglas back because I feel like somehow he will end up as CB2. Because this coaching staff can’t help but lean on what is familiar to them. It’s the same reason I didn’t want Hamlin back. He’s a reasonable backup, but I just know he’s going to somehow be the starting free safety the majority of the season.

 

If you could guarantee Douglas would only be depth/backup I would be okay with it.

[TBBills Fan]

I'd like a 3 way with ex wives #2 and #5, but we can't all get what we want

[bigduke6]

zero issue with Douglas as a depth CB.  if theres a right price,  do it.  knows the system,  wants to be here,  not always ez to replace.

[Bob Chandler's Hands]

It would be nice if he stayed in Buffalo. Housing market has heated up some but I am sure he can find a nice place. 

But he should not be playing for the Bills. 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

15 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

His people would be able to see him on TV every week though now 

Multigenerational petty

 

I'm here for it

 

Edited 18 hours ago by Pine Barrens Mafia

[Mat68]

Imo Douglas comes back if Buffalo doesnt draft a cb early. He is waiting to see how it goes. Insurance for Buffalo to avoid another Elam pick.