Yasgur's Farm
04-30-2012, 06:47 PM
Every season is different... There is no magic formula year in and year out as to how many players we can keep on the roster for each position... Or category of position. That said, let's have a look at the CB/DB category for the 2012 Bills.
1) McKelvin can do it all until he has to turn his back to the QB... At that point he strongly resembles me out there (I'm 54 BTW). That said, I think he makes an excellent nickle/dime guy... Or even free safety. In both cases, everything is in front of him where he can see the whole field. For this reason, I want to see him finish the last year of his contract as a Bill. But I don't want him on the edge.
2) McGee is still quality when healthy. If he's used wisely (split time with Williams), he'll be an asset to the team on the field as well as in the locker room mentoring our young DB's. I want to keep his leadership and high skill level.
3) Florence may very well be declining rapidly. This coupled with his tendency to take penalties I believe makes him the most vulnerable. But, like McGee, I believe there's some value in his leadership and skill level. I wouldn't mind seeing him split time with Gilmore... With Gilmore's game minutes increasing as the season progresses. Florence can then add his talents to nickle/dime as well as strong safety.
4) Rogers and Brooks are 2 promising kids that we need to hang onto and groom and see what we have in them. They'll both get spot duty and provide depth for our secondary.
It obviously looks like I'm nuts to want to keep 7 CB's. But what I'm really advocating is keeping 11 DB's total on the 53. We have 4 older guys in Florence, McGee, Wilson and Scott that bring enough to the table to really benefit with leadership and skill. We have 1 talented dummy in McKelvin that can help us this year before he moves on (and possibly yields a compensatory pick in 2013). And we have 6 young guys in Byrd, Searcy, Williams, Rogers, Gilmore and Brooks that need to mentored to some degree or another.
I believe this is best for not only the 2012 Bills (they can compete for playoffs)... But also for the 2013 and beyond Bills who will be forced to do without some of this leadership.
But how can we possibly make 11 guys fit in the 53? At the risk of this becoming a "My Final 53" thread...
11 DB's
5 LB's
4 DE's
4 DT's
D=24
3 QB's
7 WR's
3 RB's
9 OL's
2 TE's
1 FB
O=25
2 K's (Potter included)
1 P
1 LS
ST's=4
Total=53
And finally... There are always injuries that occur before and during the season which change the roster dynamics on a weekly basis.
For the record... I've stated my case to the best of my ability. I have nothing more to add... So, I will not be arguing nor defending this. It's simply here for discussion.
1) McKelvin can do it all until he has to turn his back to the QB... At that point he strongly resembles me out there (I'm 54 BTW). That said, I think he makes an excellent nickle/dime guy... Or even free safety. In both cases, everything is in front of him where he can see the whole field. For this reason, I want to see him finish the last year of his contract as a Bill. But I don't want him on the edge.
2) McGee is still quality when healthy. If he's used wisely (split time with Williams), he'll be an asset to the team on the field as well as in the locker room mentoring our young DB's. I want to keep his leadership and high skill level.
3) Florence may very well be declining rapidly. This coupled with his tendency to take penalties I believe makes him the most vulnerable. But, like McGee, I believe there's some value in his leadership and skill level. I wouldn't mind seeing him split time with Gilmore... With Gilmore's game minutes increasing as the season progresses. Florence can then add his talents to nickle/dime as well as strong safety.
4) Rogers and Brooks are 2 promising kids that we need to hang onto and groom and see what we have in them. They'll both get spot duty and provide depth for our secondary.
It obviously looks like I'm nuts to want to keep 7 CB's. But what I'm really advocating is keeping 11 DB's total on the 53. We have 4 older guys in Florence, McGee, Wilson and Scott that bring enough to the table to really benefit with leadership and skill. We have 1 talented dummy in McKelvin that can help us this year before he moves on (and possibly yields a compensatory pick in 2013). And we have 6 young guys in Byrd, Searcy, Williams, Rogers, Gilmore and Brooks that need to mentored to some degree or another.
I believe this is best for not only the 2012 Bills (they can compete for playoffs)... But also for the 2013 and beyond Bills who will be forced to do without some of this leadership.
But how can we possibly make 11 guys fit in the 53? At the risk of this becoming a "My Final 53" thread...
11 DB's
5 LB's
4 DE's
4 DT's
D=24
3 QB's
7 WR's
3 RB's
9 OL's
2 TE's
1 FB
O=25
2 K's (Potter included)
1 P
1 LS
ST's=4
Total=53
And finally... There are always injuries that occur before and during the season which change the roster dynamics on a weekly basis.
For the record... I've stated my case to the best of my ability. I have nothing more to add... So, I will not be arguing nor defending this. It's simply here for discussion.