Ok Brian. Don’t leave us hanging. Some info on your two keep your eyes on, PLEASE

noel devine is staying at west virginia next year so that’s not possible

TOBY TOBY TOBY

Dexter McCluster from Ole Miss. Hes small… but damn is he fast. The kid can scoot and has breakaway speed. Durability could come into question, but if no one can catch you, youre not gettin hit ;-)

Some of the moves this kid has done are unreal. He had a spin move in the season opener vs Memphis that left me in aww. I think he could be a steal for Buffalo.

Devine is one that I wouldnt mind Buffalo going after, Ive seen him play as I see quite a few WVU games. He is lightning fast… very Sproles like.

We might have four running backs on the roster with one full back, but we and I hate to say this, are an injury away from being in a critical state at that position. That injury is going to force someone to handle the ball more than originally planned and those 16 game schedules are brutal on running backs.

My prediction going into the draft will be similiar to the Shawn Nelson pick or even the Trent Edwards pick and include Jarius Byrd. We will draft someone when none of us expect it and the guy will show huge upside in camp. The downside is we don’t need a roster full of rookie runningbacks. We need a FA that can still play as well.

how about anthony dixon in the 4th or 5th? 6’1 235.

About Drafting a QB vs Signing one in Free Agency?

I know that it is off topic for this post, but I would like your input because:

1.) It is pretty relevant to yesterday’s article on the state of the Bills QBs.
2.) It is relevant to the situation the Bills are in, as they will most likely need to get a QB this offseason.
3.) Based on the data that I chose to analyze, I feel like I have come to some type of solid conclusion. I would like to know if you agree with the approach I took in getting to that conclusion and if you agree with the conclusion.
4.) And last, but not least, I spent 2-3 hours researching/writing it yesterday….I don’t want to think that I just wasted my time! haha

Thanks in advance!

Most of me agrees with where you’re going here Brian. But I don’t think finding a change of pace back is much more important than the addition of any type of 3rd RB. I don’t think Buffalo is good enough to be building a roster for this upcoming season and I think Buffalo needs to go out and find the best RB that they can and not the guy who could contribute the most this season.

Fred Jackson is a pretty good between the tackles runner, but he’s not really a power runner. He breaks tackles, but does it in a slippery way. So, I think a good receiving back like Jackson could still pair up with a bigger back like Anthony Dixon or LaGarrette Blunt. Gerhart is going to go too early for Buffalo to consider, even if Lynch is traded or suspended. Although I think Jackson has some good years left, he is 29 years old. He’s not a guy who is still going to be the starter here in 4 or 5 years.

Lynch is one dumb move away from a year long suspension and has two years left on his contract. Is Marhsawn really a guy who is going to be resigned after his contract is up? He’s been fairly durable during his career, but tends to miss a game here or game there. I know Buffalo looks really solid on paper at this position, but the best move might be to draft a wel rounded RB in the middle rounds and let them ride the bench for the year. Keep the mileage off for a season and see what you’ve got. Maybe Buffalo could grab a guy like Ben Tate, Andre Anderson, Stafon Johnson, Joique Bell or some other small school guy and find their 2012-2014 starter. I know that’s really thinking ahead, but I don’t think that’s a worse strategy than trying to find a complimentary player for a team that isn’t going anywhere.

Another thing that Buffalo could do is find a change of pace guy who can also fill a role as a returner. I’m not sure if there is anybody in this draft who could do that though. But it would definitely add value to a later round pick.

whether you like him or not and his off field antics the guy has proven he can run hard and finish plays strong in this league. He’s also shown he can catch well.

I love me some Fred but don’t be surprised if these two continue to swap status as the number 1 guy on the depth chart for a few seasons. Both are great running backs to have. We are very lucky.

I know a lot of ppl want Lynch gone, but the kid has a lot of talent. And he has shown an ability to break threw tackles that Jackson simply does not have.

As for Freddy, he is definatly this year’s MVP for the Bills. He’s a very good back that can make plays for you, but I sincerily think that he belongs in a two back system, which is exactly why we should keep Lynch and hope that he can finaly clean up his act (although I’m not holding my breath).

As for the draft. If we could find a Scat-Back it would deffinatly be a bonus, but as you said, we shouldn’t look at it as a priority.

For me an ideal istuation for the Bills next year would be having Freddy take 15 carries per game, having Marshawn take about 10 and having a scat back take take 5 or less. I know that adds up to 30 run plays per game, but by what we know about Gailey, thats right up his alley.

I’ve been dying for a speed back for so long. For a team with a poor OL, that struggles to score and is desperate for big plays offensively, a speedy) that can take it to the house would be a lovely and welcome addition.

I like Michael Smith too. Nice player and could be a steal, with return ability to boot. That’s a midrounder worth picking, especially with any extra picks we might acquire.

I like McCluster as well, but he will probably go earlier in the draft.

My personal favorite sleeper is LaMarcus Coker. He was a bigtime recruit at Tennessee before getting into weed. If that’s no longer a concern, he could be a huge pickup later in the draft. He supposedly recently ran a sub 4.3 40 and has good size around 205 lbs. We should be looking for high reward players and this guy could be one.

big mean blocking fullback is a must!!!

i’d definitely like to see a speedster on our squad as rb. as for lynch, i lost faith in him. if nix is as talented at identifying good rb’s then hopefully he’ll snatch one in the later rounds that could see some time with jackson.

lynch is the best RB on the team. who gains more yards, scores more td’s if given the SAME AMOUNT OF TOUCHES? the answer is lynch. jackson is great as a returner and back-up RB, but as far as an every down back, lynch is far and away the better player.

Lynch was an idiot, got suspended, and when he came back, he lost his job……… and his desire.
Eat some humble pie buddy. Time to suck it up and be a man.
Freddy was the man this year, but Lynch (I HOPE) will be motivated by his off-season failures and this years on-season lack of production. Actually, pathetic.
Freddy is older and one OTA knee blow-out from ending his season. We need them both next year. No trading Lynch.
Stupid move because we will get zero value for him.
And right now we have nothing behind the two of them if they both go down.

What about sending linch to San Diego for the rights to Marcus Mcniell and maybe even Lights out….
I doubt the team is planning to bring lights out back, and trading a very good RB for a very good Tackle makes sense.. though I am not sure for San Diego… though to be fair, they need to replace LT and Lynch would actually be a good fit there. salves two big problems for both teams?
an idea anyways….

until he started hitting Canadians with his car, smoking weed with a gun in California, stealing $20 bills from people at the Galleria, and acting like a general jackass in the city of Buffalo while hammered. I say cut your losses, pick up a RB in FA and pick up another in the draft. I get what Michael Vick did was bad, but dude people complain about giving him a second chance when we’re giving Marshawn a third and fourth. Some people don’t get it and he clearly does not get it, a definition knuckle dragger. We have a solid back in Freddy Jack, I say wash our hands of Lynch and grab a rookie and a FA.

What does anyone think about Brandon James from UF?