Stevie Johnson Acknowledges Progress, Hopes For Contract Soon
by Brian Galliford on Feb 26, 2012 9:36 AM EST
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PrintA reporter for FOXSports.com spoke with Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson on Saturday; Johnson, a University of Kentucky alumnus, was approached at halftime of the Wildcats' win over Vanderbilt. Johnson confirmed reports of progress during ongoing negotiations between agent C.J. LaBoy and the Bills, and even gave us the first official timeline of the negotiation process.
"Progress was made," Johnson told Zac Jackson. "Hopefully, everything comes together within a week or so."
The week time frame may be encouraging to some, but it's also possible Johnson was speaking with a March 5 deadline for having the franchise tag applied to him in mind. That's a week from this Tuesday, giving the two sides roughly a week to finish an agreement before the Bills must act on that option.
Still, both agent and player have conveyed optimism regarding recent negotiations. (Those negotiations continued Saturday night, by the way.) A deal does not yet appear imminent, but after months of dormancy, these talks finally appear to be going somewhere.
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Git R Done!
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by bflo on Feb 26, 2012 9:49 AM EST via Android app reply actions 1 recs
franchise tag will be $9 mill+ rumors are stevie is willing to sign long term for less than $9/. i think that is a good sign this will happen .
Especially considering that Nix has openly said that the franchise tag hasn’t been ruled out, I see Stevie staying with the bills.
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by CanadianBillsFan on Feb 26, 2012 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
awww...
Git R Done!
i was gonna post that. hahaha
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by ThaRealTruth on Feb 26, 2012 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
This picture...
…should always be shown with the picture of Aaron Hernandez goosestepping while pointing at George Wilson mocking him because he can’t catch him with the captions “Taunting….Not taunting (NFL definition).”
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by Calvert on Feb 26, 2012 10:39 AM EST reply actions 9 recs
Franchise Tag
If you look at the quotes in the context of the entire article, I think it’s clear he’s not referring to the franchise tag. He expressed mix feelings on being tagged and a desire for a long-term deal, so I think the overwhelming odds are he’s referring to a long-term deal “hopefully” being completed within a week. This is great news for the Bills. They’ve typically (for no apparent reason) had a policy of dealing with one player at a time, so this should allow them to shift their focus to other teams free agents or re-signing Chandler, Bell, et. al.
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I don’t know that we can say that they only deal with one player at a time. Gailey and Nix have both commented about talks that will be going on or that have gone on with Kirk Morrison’s agent, Scott Chandlers’ agent, and Demetrius Bell’s agent.
I agree
that they’ve said they’ve had discussions with lots of agents, etc., but I don’t think its s secret that they’ve typically focused their attention on one free agent agent and then moved to the next. Perhaps things will be different this offseason.
but I don’t think its s secret that they’ve typically focused their attention on one free agent agent and then moved to the next.
That does seem to be the case.
Or at least how it appears from the outside looking in.
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by matthew62 on Feb 26, 2012 2:42 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
right @matthew62
they are likely negotiating deals with all of them, but it isn’t like all the deals are going to be done on the same day, same hour, same minute. They all have different agents, and verbiage, and escalators, and etc etc etc…. (call it terms i guess) and so our perception is affected by the fact that certain guys take more precedent and focus, and any or all of these deals are likely being addressed, and have been being addressed, since the offseason began.
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by ThaRealTruth on Feb 26, 2012 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
There was a post yesterday.....
Stating the Bills are currently in contact with the agents for Demitri, Scott Chandler, Captain Kirk, Mr. Scott and, of couse, Stevie TD…..and talks are ongoing.
Good news!
Just sayin’
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by podunkowego on Feb 26, 2012 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
is it possible to conclude at this point Brian
based on the lovey-dovey rhetoric of both sides and that Nix has said that they are willing to use the tag, that Stevie is going to be a Bill next year? Sounds like at this point the tag will be applied to give us more time to get a deal done even if no contract is reached by March 5.
Just was curious as to your take on whether or not its wise for me to start celebrating?
This even grates my passive cheese - LeClaire Bill
I am not Brian
But I personally approve all celebrations. hahaha
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by ThaRealTruth on Feb 26, 2012 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
How great would WR look if......
If they signed Stevie and a guy to start at WR2?
I think awesome….
Stevie and new guy starting.
Nelson locked in at slot wr.
Brad Smith counting as one of the six.
Then you have Naaman Roosevelt, Sam Aiken, Donald Jones, David Clowney and everybody’s favorite, Marcus Easley fighting for two spots! Behind them we already have about three guys.
To me, that sounds like a very strong, deep and competitive postion.
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It would be a great competition. But it all depends on the Bills getting a legit number2 guy opposite Stevie. Without that, the entire competition becomes a lot less impressive.
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by CanadianBillsFan on Feb 26, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Sam Aiken?
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by billsoferie on Feb 26, 2012 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
you meant Clay right?
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by billsoferie on Feb 26, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
isn’t he a Patriot? Oh wait- no, he was a Brown… Oh wait… that was two years ago. hahaha.
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by ThaRealTruth on Feb 26, 2012 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
SAM Aiken had a “career year” as Patriot 2 seasons ago. But then he was released in the off season and I don’t think he played in 2011.
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by CanadianBillsFan on Feb 26, 2012 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
he was a Bengal in 2010. He was a Patriot THREE years ago, for his "career year".
he caught one ball for 7 yards.
http://www.nfl.com/player/samaiken/2505442/profile
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by ThaRealTruth on Feb 26, 2012 6:32 PM EST up reply actions
and his "career year"
he managed a whopping 2 TDs.
Basically… he was Donald Jones.
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by ThaRealTruth on Feb 26, 2012 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, I though it was 2 years ago. Either way Aiken was really just a really good special teamer that occasionally saw the field as a receiver.
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by CanadianBillsFan on Feb 26, 2012 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
agreed.
i am not saying i hate the guy or anything. I just found him fairly insignificant in terms of football productivity. He hung around, so he was probably a good locker room guy, and hard working.
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by ThaRealTruth on Feb 26, 2012 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
just like Donald.
hahaahha….
Donald is best as a slot receiver (4th) in my opinion. I believe i have said this to you before, but in case I hadn’t. That is how I see him. A strong blocker, which is nice in our spread where we want a “hat on a hat” but injury prone, slow, and not a good player on the outside means he doesn’t stand out when compared to the rest of the roster, for me.
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by ThaRealTruth on Feb 26, 2012 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
That is how I see him. A strong blocker, which is nice in our spread where we want a "hat on a hat" but injury prone, slow, and not a good player on the outside means he doesn’t stand out when compared to the rest of the roster, for me.
I totally disagree with you calling Donald Jones slow and saying that he doesn’t stand out. From the 1:00 mark to the 1:43 mark, Gailey sets up the play and you can see how fast Donald Jones is. If that isn’t fast, I don’t know what is. I counted off the seconds and he was covering about 10 yards per second.
I counted off the seconds and he was covering about 10 yards per second.
oh really? you know, the give or take average of every single player in the NFL? Intriguing. (sarcasm obviously)
Clearly, with a 4.5 40 yard dash (at his pro day) he isn’t slow. But he doesn’t play with field stretching speed, in my opinion. So, i could have chosen my words more accurately.
If that isn’t fast, I don’t know what is.
Clearly. By NFL standards (the only ones here relevant) a 40 yard dash time that is sub-4.4 is fast. sub 4.3 is REALLY fast. Sub 4.2 is UNBELIEVABLY fast.
4.5 is around above average to average, depending on what side of 4.55 you are on.
For Wide recievers, rbs, and corners of course. you can’t expect all the OL and QBs and DL and such to be running those times. but for skill players.
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by ThaRealTruth on Feb 26, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
ouch!!
Basically… he was Donald Jones
Optimistic??? Of course I am!! I'm a Bills fan, and as of right now, we are undefeated on the regular season!!!
Things are truly looking up!!!
; )
from a production standpoint… they are not that dissimilar.
I think Donald clearly has more upside still… but it wouldn’t surprise me if he is never more than a special-teamer, like Sam Aiken.
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by ThaRealTruth on Feb 26, 2012 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
Basically… he was Donald Jones.
Jones gets the ball, just a tad more than Aiken did.
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by buffalojackson on Feb 26, 2012 12:29 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Lets not forget the Derek Hagan character.
Hagan, Clowney rounding out this years camp will make it very competitive.
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Once Stevie is re-signed
And they sign a #2 WR in FA, I would like to see them add a quick slot WR (the role Parrish was originally drafted for) to round out the WR corps. I like Ryan Broyles with one of the Round 4 picks.
Great
Buffalo making the signing of SJ something “big” wow!! Were going to Disney next!
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by buffalobacker on Feb 28, 2012 2:21 AM EST up reply actions
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