Examining A Buffalo Bills Secondary With Stanford Routt

I have a feeling he’d lean towards KC because of a familiarity with the division.

that the Bills are still pursuing this guy. We need a CB upgrade.

I am not certain Routt is an upgrade. I know there are health issues with McGee and inconsistency issues with McKelvin, but there are issues with Routt as well…mainly penalties!

I almost hope this deal doesn’t get done. I’d prefer they address WR, DE or OLB in FA and look for a good CB prospect in the first 2 or 3 rounds of the draft.

If you can rush the passer, you will get more off-balance throws, inconsistent quarterbacking and less abuse on our current corners. This may be a stretch, but do you think McKelvin would look a little better is QBs didn;t have all game to target him? Put some pressure on and allow guys like McKelvin and Williams to make a play on a pass thrown under said pressure.

From what I can tell, there’s not much of a difference between Routt and McKelvin. Guys w/ a lot of promise who haven’t consistently put it all together. Sticking w/ McKelvin is a cheaper option. Take that money and spend it on Stevie, Chandler, Jackson, an SLB.

Might as well go with Finnegan. It would be worth it to see him get in fistfights with Welker and Brandon Marshall.

This guy’s bio doesn’t do anything for me. He’s 29 and he’s only been a starter for 3 out of the 7 years he’s been in the league. One of those years was last year when he allowed eight touchdown passes (the second-most in the NFL) and led the league with 17 penalties.

I don’t think the Bills will sign him. He has a lot of visits lined up and Buffalo doesn’t strike me as a franchise that is going to win any bidding wars. All things being equal, they are probably the last franchise a player would sign with due to their unparalleled track record of losing and their having the lowest profile in the league. Simply put, they are #32 of 32 all things considered. The only way Buffalo gets a player with multiple suitors is by paying the most and they are not likely to do that considering their track record. In this case, that might not be a bad thing.

I don’t ever want to see McKelvin play cornerback again (he is that bad), I don’t think I ever will see McGee play cornerback regularly again (he is that brittle), and I see Drayton Florence as trending towards being as bad as McKelvin as his age advances (if he’s not there already). As much as I hate Buffalo’s corners, I’m not crossing my fingers for Routt. I’m no expert on Routt, but something doesn’t add up on paper. If Buffalo lands him, I won’t rip it, but I’ll be skeptical given his bio. If they miss out on him, I won’t be disappointed whatsoever. I’d rather look elsewhere.

for a three year starter; Plus our history of signing former Raider players has not worked out well (see the Langston Walker experiment).

What are the chances we could restructure McGee’s contract instead of cutting him? That would be ideal.

He might be an okay pickup, but to be honest, I think people are underestimating what Terrence McGee brings to the team. He’s STILL the most consistent corner that the Bills have, and when he’s healthy, he’s our best option against No. 1s. The best Routt seems to be is the next Drayton Florence. While that level of acquisition could help the secondary, I’d rather try the draft than tie up the kind of money that seems to be being thrown around here.

Routt is Florence 2.0 having the same size and build as Flo and also the same amount of penalties. Routt is better in coverage but having both players on the team in my opinion is a mistake. If the Bills do sign Routt, Florence is the first to go as the Bills don’t want to risk 2 times the amount of penalties. Additionally McGee would do better as a nickel back and easily rotate in and out with the likes of Williams and Rogers. McKelvin stays by virtue of only earning a million in 2012 and being a ST standout.

If the team see’s Rout as our top CB over Florence if he was signed, then I have no issue with a deal in that 5-7mil price range.

If the team doesn’t see him as our #1 CB heading into the season (yes, things can change in season), then I’d be hesitant to pay a CB who would likely jump between boundry and slot corner.

I’m assuming that Williams would still see time as the #2 boundry CB. If Rout is viewed as the #1 then Drayton would be a natural choice inside since he’s so aggresive.

Bottom line, if the team thinks he’s better than any CB on the roster now then make it happen. Otherwise, no thanks.

I’d rather keep McGee and sign a cheaper FA and draft a CB in the first 4 rounds. I really don’t see Routt being worth the money and all he seems like at this point is a faster Florence with more penalties. Maybe, if Aaron Williams turned out to be a very very good CB this year, Routt would be a good #2

Why we are even looking at him…..

I going by last year’s stats and what is said on this board……

It seems crazy to talk two days…..

I can see bringing him in…..to cross the Ts etc.

Man, he is a player when healthy….one of my top 20 bills….

When he played his first game last year, I didn’t see it initially and went to read about the game and he got mixed reviews…..
Then I watched the game and he was destroying people, and he was all over the place…..
We haven’t had corner play like that since the last time he played…..

What a player, just one heck of a football player….by some miracle he does come back this year, we are in for a treat and our defense noticeably gets better….

Go bills!

Draft a couple in the mid to late rounds. CBs are not nearly as important as Pass rushers. We have a couple good corners if we add a couple more we will have a pretty good group. But Clearly we need to address the DE position first.