DE unlikely on the Bills radar in FA

[patmoran2006]

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Chris Kelsay ($600K) and Aaron Schobel ($3.5 million) are both due roster bonus’ tomorrow and neither were released today. That means both will be sticking around. The Bills aren’t going to pay them a roster bonus to just to cut them a short time later.<o:p></o:p>
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Coupled with Ryan Denney being an effective and relatively cheap backup ($2.4 million) in the final year of his contract, and the team using an early third rounder last year in Chris Ellis. It appears the team won’t be making any major moves at the position in free agency.<o:p></o:p>
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While it’s still no given, the Bills may wait until the draft to address defensive end<o:p></o:p>

[Raptor]

Good theres no DE's in FA'cy worth looking at

[patmoran2006]

Sure there are.
I'd love to have Antonio Smith.

Or Bertrand Berry as a stop gap to a young DE.

[madness]

I kind of expected this. A true pass rusher may still be an option in the draft but I really feel they want to upgrade KW and put another dominate force next to Stroud. If the two can get a consistant push up the middle, it will free up our ends big time.

[patmoran2006]

I think they're depending an awful lot on SChobel being the SChobel of pre 2007

[mysticsoto]

I kind of expected this. A true pass rusher may still be an option in the draft but I really feel they want to upgrade KW and put another dominate force next to Stroud. If the two can get a consistant push up the middle, it will free up our ends big time.

Free up our ends? Free them up from what? The only person that needs freeing up is Stroud who can get double and sometimes triple teamed. Other than that, everyone else is generally one on one...

[DraftBoy]

I'd take Montgomery in a second.

[Raptor]

Sure there are.
I'd love to have Antonio Smith.

Or Bertrand Berry as a stop gap to a young DE.


eehh, My statement stands

Berry is on the wrong side of 30 and hasnt played a full season since 04 and Smith has been pretty underwhelming except for a small run in the playoffs

[bigbub2352]

i had my hopes on antiono smith, same regime= same ****

[madness]

Free up our ends? Free them up from what? The only person that needs freeing up is Stroud who can get double and sometimes triple teamed. Other than that, everyone else is generally one on one...

We had no true #1 DE last year and an avg. #2 and #3 on the field in his place. If we get a monster next to Stroud, all of a sudden TE's are staying in to help block which could mean less WR's on the field and our DT's are still getting penetration up the middle. The pocket starts to collapse from all sides and chaos ensues.

[Nighthawk]

I'd cut Kelsay anyways, just because he's not good. He truly is one of the worst DE's I've ever seen play. He does nothing well and yet he stole a boat load of money from this organization.

[mysticsoto]

We had no true #1 DE last year and an avg. #2 and #3 on the field in his place. If we get a monster next to Stroud, all of a sudden TE's are staying in to help block which could mean less WR's on the field and our DT's are still getting penetration up the middle. The pocket starts to collapse from all sides and chaos ensues.

Or they just run to the sides where our inept DEs are and just avoid the middle altogether.

Don't get me wrong, a better DT next to Stroud will improve things. I just had my hopes set on Kelsay being gone and having someone else better to replace him.

[madness]

Or they just run to the sides where our inept DEs are and just avoid the middle altogether.

Don't get me wrong, a better DT next to Stroud will improve things. I just had my hopes set on Kelsay being gone and having someone else better to replace him.

Unfortunately I doubt it will happen with Schobel's health questionable for next year.

[Thurmal]

They could cut Schobel now and I would not care one bit. That guy has always been overrated.

[SeatownBillsFan21]

I like AS i think your right tho were gonna stay put in FA on count on the draft

[Mahdi]

Don’t expect the Bills to target any of the more known defensive ends in free agency.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
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Chris Kelsay ($600K) and Aaron Schobel ($3.5 million) are both due roster bonus’ tomorrow and neither were released today. That means both will be sticking around. The Bills aren’t going to pay them a roster bonus to just to cut them a short time later.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
Coupled with Ryan Denney being an effective and relatively cheap backup ($2.4 million) in the final year of his contract, and the team using an early third rounder last year in Chris Ellis. It appears the team won’t be making any major moves at the position in free agency.<o:p></o:p>
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While it’s still no given, the Bills may wait until the draft to address defensive end<o:p></o:p>
Didn't expect it and glad they aren't.

[Michael82]

Son of a *****! Why couldn't they cut Kelsay and get rid of his roster bonus? He's useless! :mad: