Bills to visit with Jones, June, Peterson

I posted this on another thread on Jones. But this is a more appropriate thread.

I remember laughing when Seau went to New England because he was washed up and on the back end of his career just as I snickered when Brian Cox was hired by New England because he was on the back end of his career in Miami. Well we know how that story ended . . . with rings for both.

I totally like the interest in June. I think smarts and experience at the LB position can make up for a multitude of sins. I think he still has some very starter skills. I hope we get him because he then buys us time to develop Bowen and others. And with Ellison and DiGorgio backing up, he doesn’t have to be overburdened snap-wise.

Coles, Waters, and Greer.

I’m iffy about acquiring Cato June. Yes, he makes some plays in pass defense, but I think he plays soft in a big man’s game.

Kevin Jones? Can’t Fred Jackson handle the load for a game or two?

Washington, Winborn, Florece, and Simmons? Nah…maybe on special teams. Something tells me there’s a reason why Jacksonville cut Jerry Porter and Drayton Florence, and I don’t think it was just about money. Greer>>Florence.

Make up your mind, Coles, and sign with the Bills!
Why no interest in Sean Jones? I remember last year not hearing anything about Lance Briggs for 1 week into free agency until he signed a new contract with Chicago.

Why was he dumped in Tampa? Are they to change the defense down there? Or is he bad now? I remember him being good in Indy

Bills sign CB Florence. Up on the front page.

had issues with Del Rio this year and likely will come cheap. I wonder if he’ll be asked to play OLB or ask Poz to move. Either way, it will give us some negotiating power or more options by bringing in both him and June.

Pat Thomas to Visit the Bills

I think we might just have a battle royale and whoever comes out alive we’llsign. Give this team some toughness.

I’d love for us to sign Peterson, he’s a great MLB and it would allow us to put Puz where he belongs on the the strong side LB. Would be a great signing for the Bills.

know how Mike Peterson has been performing lately? I usually catch a lot of Jags games down here in Florida but that wasn’t the case this year. I don’t really like the idea of signing 30+ LBs but Mike Peterson is a warrior and a leader… he could bring a lot to the locker room and to the field. I’d just hate to be relying on him to perform and find out his career is falling out. 32 is not ancient, but I wouldn’t expect more than 2-3 years of productivity out of him. That would be a pretty nasty linebacking corps… I just want to know if they sign Peterson that he’s still athletic enough to get the job done in our scheme. Plus with a vet signing the Bills won’t be afraid to pull the trigger on a Maualuga or Cushing if they’re the best available.

June is intriguing also, but he is at an age where he is going to want a long-term deal. I don’t think he’s the long-term solution, however. And he also recycles the old problem of size at the position.

Lastly, Kevin Jones could be a steal. I just don’t know if it’s a necessary deal. I like Xavier Omon still, but perhaps the Bills don’t like what they saw from him practice.

we really need to focus on coles. yes i like the rest the FA’s but our defense can keep us in games our offense cant. hoosh got a 5 yr 40 mil deal and he will def get more money than coles. i think you could get coles for 3 or 4 years at 6-7 per year. i think you have to do this to have an offense that can actually win a game for you, not just try not to lose it. GO AFTER COLES!!!

Cato June is meh to me. Nothing special, just your typical undersized cover 2 LB. He’s an improvement over Ellison, but I’m not sure by much. I just hate having undersized LB’s, so I’d hope we could get someone else, but he isn’t a terrible option.

Pat Thomas, no thank you. Marginal player at best. I like this description from Arrowhead Pride:

I hope Thomas is a starter when we play the Bills this year…all we have to do is keep running the ball at him. He will either miss the tackle or he won’t make it until we have a 7 yard gain

I think we can do MUCH better than this guy.

Peterson would be a solid veteran addition, though I’m kind of confused how OBD is addressing the OLB deficiency. Are we just taking whatever LB will sign with us and plug him in, whether it’s signing an OLB, or signing a MLB and moving Poz to the outside? Shouldn’t we have a plan for Poz, and get another starter based on that instead of just going after a bunch of different guys and basing the decision on the one we get??

I’d really like a Kevin Jones signing. That’s a quality 3rd RB right there.

Glad to see they are getting busy with some of these 2nd and 3rd tier FA’s, though I’m not sure how much better any of these guys would make our team….

I still think we need to get Coles back in again and SIGN him already! We HAVE to have that #2 to help Lee out (that’s breaking news – I know), and we all know it’s NOT going to be James Hardy this season. I say that more due to his rehab & loss of very valuable time prior to the regular season. He NEEDS that mentor to guide him and TEACH him how to use that frame of his. I love ALL that I’ve seen out of Stevie Johnson & still believe he’ll work out in our WR corp, but is he READY and capable of handling the #2 for us? Sign Coles for a 2 – 3 year deal while we get the guys on our roster ready to START at his level. IMO.