State of the Bills Roster: The Conclusion

Stevie Styles, or Steve Johnson himself are all better options than Hardy. And agree w/ QB cuts as well. and…….. i was like um, i like um, was like, i um was like um, um, i was like um… I disagree w/ Lankster over Youboty. I’m just playing. I think he is entirely bright enough on field and off. But my feeling is that an experienced 4th year guy (though with little game play time i realize) with horrible luck is still better than an undersized 7th round pick w/ less experience. I don’t believe he is even a lock to make the practice squad over Sargeant or Virgil.

the reason behind it is
is there another team interested enough in brown to save a spot for him after all he is a project
the answer is NO

i also think buffalo will keep at least 6 receivers especially with our injury problems

think we wont keep a fullback and have a extra TE to block in those situations

sorry, I didn’t mean to write “I take it” twice

Meredith, Chambers and Calloway can all play guard. The center depth is where things get tricky; Wood would obviously be the primary backup. Buffalo’s in a position where they almost have to take the nine best linemen on the team, regardless of position, and I happen to think that’ll put a little pressure on Mr. Hangartner to keep up his durable ways.

Nic Harris was the very last guy on the roster, and he’s there purely as a specialist. He’d have a very hard time seeing the field as a defender.

The reason I got such a kick out of the ridiculous outcry about that article over the weekend was because I had already written this. Like I said – in the summer of 2006, Kelly Holcomb had a very slim lead on J.P. Losman. It didn’t mean crap in the end.

I think Nix will use any excuse he can to get Fitzpatrick’s millions off the roster, whether they like him or not. All it’ll take are strong pre-season flashes from Edwards and Brohm. Those guys can flash, right?

That’s pretty much what I thought, too.

Actually, Chambers’ roster spot last year was pretty much guaranteed, as the team knew that they’d be releasing Langston Walker.

Yes, I think Chambers is mile better than Gaddis, which is saying quite a lot. Honestly, of all the people on this roster, Gaddis was one of the last I’d expect to see in this comments section.

I like Stupar better than Schouman, but Schouman’s a better receiving threat, and I don’t think Gailey will want to cut a guy that has that capability, plus a good rapport with one of his QBs.

Fitz has to look significantly better than the other options at QB because he makes so much more than they do. If you can get 95% of the production from another QB at 10% of the price, that’s almost a no-brainer. There’s a very real chance he gets cut.

I don’t like the idea of either going through this season without Fitz as a fall back option.

that was in ref to Jeff Winters above.

Rarely are my thoughts original.

Lynch wasn’t that tricky. I think they’ll have a hard time moving him at this point, and I have a hard time believing they’d cut him. Ergo, third running back.

without some serious injury to another teams starter. and even then, we won’t get what we want so why get rid of him? HBs get hurt. i will take the proven 1000 yard rusher (in always less than 16 games because of injury actually) over the college kid who has never ever played. All day in fact.

I love Bell as much as the next guy, but unless a star running back goes down and Lynch’s value skyrockets to that team, I don’t see how Bell makes the team. Bell has a very good shot at the practice squad though, and that’s nothing to be ashamed of since we know those practice squaders can turn into solid pros.

and i am a youboty fan, but it’s close. Harvey would be a requirement as i believe you have to carry 3 DTs. and would want to anyway running a 3-4 for injury and/or player development.

Re: Harvey, they need a true backup nose guard with a wide body, even if he doesn’t play all that much. Nic Harris sticks because of his special teams prowess.

Youboty really, really fell out of favor with last year’s coaching staff, and he doesn’t have the new lease on life that a lot of the offensive players do, because he’s still working with the same position coach. Lankster, Sargeant, even Virgil – all are guys I believe have a better shot at the final roster than Youboty.

There is a certain expectation of playing through pain and injury and he seemed to let anything stop him last season.

If Schobel retires, Kelsay becomes the de facto sack artist on the team. There’s no one else even close to his scant production. Kelsay isn’t getting cut, imo.

None of these upsets will probably happen

I’d take all three of your upsets. I like those three players as well… Really a fan of Meredith and Lankster.

I like Stupar. They’ll have a hard time getting rid of him.

I also really like Sargeant, and think he could stick as a fifth or sixth CB.

I still think there’s a really good chance Chris Ellis makes the team, particularly if Schobel doesn’t retire.

I’ve got two eyes on Sean Allen and Jason Watkins along the O-Line as well.

The common misconception about the 3-4 is that both inside linebacker positions are the same. They aren’t (similar yes, but different). That spot is the Mike in our 3-4, which requires that linebacker to take on blockers (guards usually). Davis excels at this, Mitchell sucks at it. Mitchell’s skill set fits nicely with the Will inside linebacker; however, Mitchell is an inferior Will inside linebacker to Poz, so Mitchell will back up Poz there. We didn’t really have a Mike inside linebacker on our roster before the acquisition of Davis. For a longer explanation, go here.

Absolutely. Mitchell is actually competing with Poz for playing time, as both are far better fits on the weak side of the alignment.

If people keep betting against Florence, he’ll keep surprising them.

Your proposal regarding McIntyre and Bell wouldn’t necessarily shock me, but McIntyre’s skill set is completely unique to everyone else on the roster. I think he stays.

This may be nitpicking, but hasn’t Batten been playing at LOLB, behind Kelsay? To me, I’ve always viewed Batten as a strongside guy. I have no idea which side Torbor would line up though, so you might be correct.