Report: Bills Sign FB McIntyre To Two-Year Extension
by Brian Galliford on Sep 6, 2010 11:50 AM EDT
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PrintMike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that the Buffalo Bills have "quietly" extended the contract of starting fullback Corey McIntyre by two years. Florio also reports that the extension makes McIntyre "among the highest-paid fullbacks in the NFL."
McIntyre, 31, is the only fullback on Buffalo's roster, though the team did retain preseason backup Rodney Ferguson on its practice squad. He signed a two-year extension back in February of 2009, and was entering a contract year in 2010. The extension adds two years to that existing year, meaning that McIntyre is now under contract for three more years with reported base salaries totaling $2.48 million.
It appears Buffalo is satisfied with its starting fullback, and that McIntyre will be Buffalo's lead blocker for the foreseeable future.
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I guess it really depends on the money, but I’m not sure he’s at the level to be one of the highest-paid at his position.
by Dr. Brackish Okun on Sep 6, 2010 11:52 AM EDT reply actions
How many fullbacks are there in the NFL that play regularly?
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by MattRichWarren on Sep 6, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah really. could could just BE a fullback and be listed in the top ten…
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That’s true. I could probably only name about 12 FB’s off the top of my head.
by Dr. Brackish Okun on Sep 6, 2010 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Great!
He’s a lot of fun to watch. Every time he gets the ball he surprises. Has he hit his ceiling as a blocker, or are the whiffs something that can be coached?
He's no Lousaka Polite.
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Curious
If CHIX likes McIntyre I can see signing him to an extension but why go for anything much over the vet minimum? He doesn’t seem to do anything spectacularly well so it’s hard to imagine a bidding war erupting for his services….
It can always get worse. Let me tell you how.
Agreed. Good FB to have around, but the highest-paid FB??
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The article says
“Among the highest paid fullbacks” not to be confused with “the highest paid FB.” Big difference. Revis is not among the highest paid CBs in the league, but he is not the highest.
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Among the highest paid could mean
Not much above the vet minimum….what do the top FB’s make??
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by Kurupt on Sep 6, 2010 1:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
McIntyre will make $2.48M in base salaries over the next three years.
by Brian Galliford on Sep 6, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
So that averages out to just over 862K per year. I’d say that’s a fair price for a player that figures to have a prominent role in our run first offense.
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by CanadianBillsFan on Sep 6, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
He makes more than Tony Richardson was going to make before getting cut and rehired
And about $300K more than the AFC Pro Bowl FB, LeRon McClain….
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I like the heck
out of this guy.
He has soft hands and usually gives us nice positive plays when he is screened to or dumped of to. I can’t assess his blocking but I think he is an offensive asset.
Well so much for me wanting Tony Richardson.
Or even Owen Marecic.
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by CanadianBillsFan on Sep 6, 2010 12:27 PM EDT reply actions
Not a chance my friend
Stanford moved Marecic to ILB. My signature still stands. : )
Starting the official Buffalo "Draft Owen Marecic in 2011" campaign.
he's still the starting FB too.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Sep 6, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
He's playing iron man?
That makes it even better…..
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I like that mentality. If he can plow over LB’s then he can also plow over FB’s and RB’s. I’d love to pick him up in the third next year.
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by CanadianBillsFan on Sep 6, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
people say he will go that early?
Im a Pac 10 guy and I know he is the top FB in the conference, but he is that good (3 rnder)?
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by NorCal BillsFan on Sep 7, 2010 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Last time I checked he was ranked anywhere from the late 3rd to the mid 5th. But that was before he also became an ILB. If he’s successful at ILB then 3rd sounds about right to me.
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by CanadianBillsFan on Sep 7, 2010 5:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm curious what "highest paid fullback" actually means
Because my gut instinct still tells me that he still probably only makes a fraction what an average running back makes.
Did I mention the tank is a tank?
The average RB is likely near league minimum. The average starting RB probably does better and, of course, a few RBs can leave the league minimum as a tip.
It can always get worse. Let me tell you how.
So the "league leading" nature of McIntyre's contract
is essentially meaningless?
(Per NFLPA records, his base salaries under the new deal are $630,000 in 2010, $950,000 in 2011, and $900,000 in 2012. Information as to bonuses and guarantees is not yet available.)
by twoeightnine on Sep 6, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s in the PFT article.
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by MattRichWarren on Sep 6, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
When I looked again the first time, that paragraph totally wasn’t there. Damn refresh button.
by Brian Galliford on Sep 6, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
just glad they didn't "expose" him to the waiver wire
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by JTM1023 on Sep 6, 2010 12:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
brilliant!
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the CMFB train is back in action for the foreseeable future! awesome! let’s all go stand in the bushes outside his house late at night and stare at him through the window to congratulate him!
NOW we get ready for the Next game and in LESS then a month ALL of you my friends BUFFALO NATION WILL see your BUFFALO BILLS KICK THE soul out of the TUNA FISH FLIPPER ACE VENTURA OILY FLAUNDER NO TAIL SHAMUU WHANA BE .
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fine, but im bringing my bike so i can ride away if he notices..
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by JPH on Sep 6, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
My theory
He’s become a ST leader, and this team has lost so many of those over the years that when they saw the opportunity to lock one up at a very affordable rate, they did it.
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Your probably right, he might have an ST C with Moorman.
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by CanadianBillsFan on Sep 6, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I recall how I have stated on several occasions quite impetuous that McIntyre is completely useless etc. Still don’t believe he’s a particularly good FB, but he’s a solid ST’er for sure and considering the distateful performance our ST put on this preseason we sure could use his efforts there.
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by BillsfanfromDenmark on Sep 6, 2010 1:48 PM EDT reply actions
For all the jokes and crap he takes
McIntyre is a good fullback. He’s an above average blocker at the position, he’s run the ball inside at the end of games well, and he doesn’t look out of place when he catches the ball.
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by Dyl on Sep 6, 2010 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
No offense meant...
but I disagree with everything you said. IMO, McIntyre is NOT a good FB. He’s below average as lead blocker, he’s got good pop but zero technique to keep and the block. He was given the chance to tote the rock at the end of preseason game and everyone came away impressed when he was running against 2nd-3rd teamers. He looks really uncomfortable when running routes and afraid to fumble when he has the ball in hands. He hardly takes two hands off the ball the entire time he has it, that is not just being careful, he doesn’t even trust himself not to fumble.
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by NorCal BillsFan on Sep 6, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, we completely disagree about this.
i like the way he runs with two hands on the ball. I don’t want the fullback making stiff arms or holding his other arm out there for balance in order to juke. Knowing that the majority of the time he has the ball, he’ll be going straight ahead, that can only be a positive. I wouldn’t mind having McIntyre as a goal line back. With the passing game, they threw a few screens his way in the preseason and, while he didn’t look like a Larry Centers, he didn’t really look a lot like a typical fullback either. As a receiver his only job really is to provide a safety valve and pick up a few yards, not make plays down the field. And in that regard, he checks out great.
And lastly as the blocking back, I’m willing to live with a little bit of a weakness in exchange for a little bit of strength. It’s about 50/50. When McIntyre does block well, it’s extremely effective towards the play’s progress. The word that sticks about about CM’s inadequate cases of blocking is Incomplete. When he fails, it isn’t because he doesn’t arrive with solid footing and power. He just doesn’t complete the block all the way. That is a Very coachable area of improvement, and considering he was just extended, that means he’ll likely get some priority with the coaching staff.
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by Dyl on Sep 6, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I see where you are coming from, and there are several starting FBs in the NFL that CM is better than. The lack of finishing his blocks really eats at me though, and unless he improves, I will be continue to be unimpressed.
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by NorCal BillsFan on Sep 7, 2010 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions
For a FB
Who seems to do better with the ball in his hands than as a lead blocker, it’s kind of odd to award him an extension. He is a below average blocker who’s biggest impact has come in the few times he’s touched the ball and on ST’s. Still very odd that they didn’t bring in any competition for him. As a team that will likely lean heavily on the run, you’d have thought they’d have tried to upgrade the lead blocker position that’s been a weakness here….
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by Kurupt on Sep 6, 2010 3:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Agreed it’s odd. But when you actually look at his extension and find out that he’ll average just over 860K per season and that he’s essentially become a ST captain (I wouldn’t be surprised to see him with an C for the ST’s this year) then it’s really not a bad idea either.
I’d be surprised and maybe even disappointed if it was for 1.5 to 2M per season, but at 860K per season, why the heck not?
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by CanadianBillsFan on Sep 6, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
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Totally agree K.
I was disappointed that we didnt draft a FB or bring in more UDFA FBs to offer some competition. I was okay with him making the team, but now Im really sad to see he’ll be around for a while. I’ll still root for him from here on out, but I will be ready to move on when the opportunity presents itself. I would have rather had M. Robinson or T. Richardson but its time for me to move on and roll with CM
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by NorCal BillsFan on Sep 6, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd rather have McIntyre over Robinson, that's fore sure
He’s not a FB. At least McIntyre “is”.
I don’t like the idea of a 39 year old like Richardson who probably is done either now, or at the end of the season. Sure, he’d be a good mentor, but he’s lost a step and I’m not a huge fan of such short term fixes….
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"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
Robinson is beast...
sure, he was QB turned RB turned FB. The guy has athletic ability, doesn’t complain and was a team leader, he kept getting bigger every year, and just does his job every time he is in the game.
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by NorCal BillsFan on Sep 6, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
And maybe they'll add Owen Schmitt to the PS
He still has eligibility apparently
Probably a better choice than Ferguson….
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"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
No kidding...
did he get hurt last year or was he inactive for several games?
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by NorCal BillsFan on Sep 6, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
No clue
His NFL.com profile lists 15 games played each of the past 2 years, so I don’t know how he’s still eligible. That might be a mistake for all I know!
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"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
Any chance we see a Leonard Weaver type player for us? Thats how Im speculating it as… that we’ll use McIntyre like Philly uses Weaver.
Where else would you rather be?
i dont think he's that kind of talent.
he has had a little success with the ball in his hands, but I think that’s almost entirely the element of surprise.
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