by Paul Wanecski
The jostling of AFC East rosters is almost comical this time of year. The Buffalo Bills have been trying to give the illusion that they will be sticking a contract on the Miami Dolphins with TE Charles Clay. In response, Miami signed another TE, Jordan Cameron and at this point has yet to remove the transition tag placed on Clay, knowing that any offer the Bills could make would place quite a bit of pressure on the 2015 salary cap and beyond. On top of that, the Jets overpay LB David Harris prior to the start of free agency to make sure he didn’t sign with the Bills. The Bills respond by picking up Percy Harvin who had just been released by the Jets, however, the Jets were able to lay down the trump card by grossly overpaying for CB Darrelle Revis. Meanwhile, the Patriots giggle and sign Scott Chandler. The games will continue.
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by Paul Wanecski
As Bills fans, it may be tough to believe what you are about to read. It just doesn’t seem like he has been around long enough, but, the time has finally come. The phenomenal steal of the 2nd round, Cordy Glenn, has finally reached his contract year. Entering what will be his 4th professional season, the Bills have been very quiet as to if extension discussions have been happening. Do they have the room to do it this year, or, will then need to wait until near the end of the season to ink the left tackle to additional years? by Paul Wanecski
The Buffalo Bills come into the 2015 season with a bit of a predicament. After an exciting start to the off-season, bringing in two quarterbacks, resigning part of the "Cold Front" defensive 4, trading way 2013's leading tackler, and also bring in the NFL 2013 leader in rushing, the team finds itself in a precarious situation. So what happens now? 2015 could be the year that propels the Bills to the first playoff berth in nearly two decades. No matter how you view the moves made in the 2015 off-season, you have to respect the aggressiveness the team has had. by Mario Granata and Paul Wanecski
Superstition is everywhere. Hotels are built without a 13th floor, players at a casino will ask for new dice if a someone rolls snake eyes, Turk Wendell would brush his teeth (among many other crazy things) between innings. But in sports, the most notable superstition lies in jersey numbers. This message is not really a warning but an advisement for Percy Harvin and his arrival to the Buffalo Bills. During this history lesson, the hope is to “inform” Mr. Harvin to decide against taking the #11 once he takes the field at One Bills Drive. Unless Buffalo is your final stop in your career, you might want to consider taking another number. As a personal message to you, Percy, class is in session. by Mario Granata
With the ever-changing NFL, there are always unique offenses that are designed to try and combat the complex defensive schemes. Defenses look to make teams one-dimensional and on the same token, offenses wish to do the same. As a wise man one said, “If the defense knows what you are doing, you better be good as what you do.” That philosophy might have worked about 15-20 years ago, but with the invention of the ‘wildcat’ and ‘pistol’, two examples that prove that if you give defensive coordinators an off-season of planning, they will wash out. Chip Kelly’s ego is such that he wants to have a long and ‘innovative’ career in the NFL. He took a player like Nick Foles, and in the first year of his high-octane offense, brought him to a 27-2 TD to Int ratio, but he was never “Chip’s Guy”. That man was still playing in college. So, Kelly has concocted a master plan to have the ultimate offense in the NFL and here is how he envisions it playing out. by Mario Granata
The start of free agency could be looked as the NFL version of Black Friday. Teams the first couple days were signing players to lucrative contracts, effectively setting the market value for players at their respective positions. The Buffalo Bills were no exception, as the possiblity of losing Jerry Hughes, a player who accumulated 20 sacks the past two seasons, was signed to a 5-year 45 million dollar deal. Hughes was “stolen” from the Indianapolis Colts for Kelvin Sheppard in 2013. However, there are two questions that have to be asked: Why were the Colts willing to get rid of him, and why did the Bills sign him? The question has varying degrees of answers. by Mario Granata
The Buffalo Bills have made some noise this off-season for two reasons: They had to, and they had to. The first “had to” was due to the fact that they had some trouble on the offensive line, and CJ Spiller’s return was in question. The second “had to” was the direct result of not having a first round draft pick. Although some Bills fans might enjoy the current receiving core that is on the team, it never hurts to look out there for some interesting prospects. Here are a list of receivers out there that the Bills might want to consider, or not consider: by Paul Wanecski
With the loss of safety Da’Norris Searcy via free agency yesterday, the Buffalo Bills now have a hole in one the most important positions within the division. The safety position in the AFC East crucial to the success of a defense, figuring you are facing TE Rob Gronkowski, TE Charles Clay, and TE Jace Amaro for a combined 6 games a year. It has become the one of the many responsibilities of a safety to have to account and cover the tight end position, an uphill battle considering a tight end will usually big significantly bigger than your average NFL safety. Even with as important as this position has become to the modern day defense, the average age of starting safeties is actually quite old. Here is your Buffalo Bills Free Agency Survival Guide to what is still available on the market: by Paul Wanecski
Not many teams can retain talent like the Seattle Seahawks have the last 3 seasons. They have been able to retain young talent through contract extensions and have had the luxury of paying pennies on the dollar for Russell Wilson at QB. That is about to change. by Paul Wanecski
The Miami Dolphins are betting on themselves this offseason with the anticipated signing of Ndamukong Suh’s NFL record setting contract for a defensive player along and the 5th year option they are expected to pick up on QB Ryan Tannehill, which will skyrocket his pay above $15 million next year (and will be the starting block for a contract extension), it was a bit of a surprise to see the team apply the Transition Tag on TE Charles Clay (See Article about Transition Tag Here for all the parameters on what that means).With lots of money tied up in other players in future years, the Buffalo Bills can play a game of chicken with the division rival Dolphins. |