Nix: Add TE to the list

[justasportsfan]

“We need a young one at that position,” said Nix.

Nix also said they intend to target two or three players in free agency, and that’ll determine where they go in the draft.

http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2013/02/12/nix-add-te-to-the-list/

Chandler is entering a contract season while coming off a torn ACL. Do you think we go FA or draft? QB,WR,OLB and TE as our 4 biggest need.

[OpIv37]

Is it just me, or have those 4 positions been holes for Nix's entire tenure? Granted, we had some bigger holes that were filled and he can't do it all at once, but it just seems like we've been complaining about these positions since the Jauron days with no results.

[ThunderGun]

I would think that we'd go TE in Free Agency. These guys should all be available:

Fred Davis
Dustin Keller
Jared Cook
Martellus Bennett
Brandon Myers
James Casey
Ben Watson
Anthony Fasano
Delanie Walker
Kellen Winslow
Todd Heap
Jeremy Shockey
Visanthe Shiancoe
Chris Cooley
Dante Rosario
Travis Beckum

I'd love Bennett, but he says he wants to stay in NY, and would give them a discount. And they want to keep him, so I doubt he hits free agency. I'd be happy with Delanie Walker.

[OpIv37]

I'll be surprised if the Skins let Davis go.

But I wouldn't give him big money. He's one joint away from a year suspension.

[dannyek71]

I always liked Fasano

[Pinkerton Security]

I would think that we'd go TE in Free Agency. These guys should all be available:

Fred Davis
Dustin Keller
Jared Cook
Martellus Bennett
Brandon Myers
James Casey
Ben Watson
Anthony Fasano
Delanie Walker
Kellen Winslow
Todd Heap
Jeremy Shockey
Visanthe Shiancoe
Chris Cooley
Dante Rosario
Travis Beckum

I'd love Bennett, but he says he wants to stay in NY, and would give them a discount. And they want to keep him, so I doubt he hits free agency. I'd be happy with Delanie Walker.

Id like Cook, Davis, Bennett, Myers, or Casey. theres actually a surprising number of decent TE's available.

[The King]

Good Chandler sucks.

[The King]

I love James Casey.

[THRILLHO]

It's not like we could have drafted Gronkowski or Hernandez...

[The Jokeman]

I would think that we'd go TE in Free Agency. These guys should all be available:

Fred Davis
Dustin Keller
Jared Cook
Martellus Bennett
Brandon Myers
James Casey
Ben Watson
Anthony Fasano
Delanie Walker
Kellen Winslow
Todd Heap
Jeremy Shockey
Visanthe Shiancoe
Chris Cooley
Dante Rosario
Travis Beckum

I'd love Bennett, but he says he wants to stay in NY, and would give them a discount. And they want to keep him, so I doubt he hits free agency. I'd be happy with Delanie Walker.

Walker is a role player and I don't know if he'd be a starter here. I mean he was a backup/spot starter for the 49ers. Personally I would go after a guy like Dustin Keller as an UFA as he offers up some things that Chandler doesn't offer and might be affordable since coming off injury. Another guy that might be available is Jermichael Finley who I've been talking about since last offseason. If there was a position of strength in UFA it is TE and would be happy adding either Keller, Finley, Bennett, Davis, Cook. I'd also consider Ben Watson as a one or two year option.

[Bert102176]

I love James Casey.

I prefer cook, or keller, or davis, or pitta, or bennett, or even winslow jr, casey is more a fb/ get, but after the other guys get woulb get next and last on my list pitta is a rfa which I think was drafted in the 3rd round and yeah I would give a 3rd for him even a 2nd if that is what we had to give up heck the Ravens are strapped by the cap so maybe get becomes a ufa but pitta, cook, and keller are my top 3 followed very closely by davis and bennett.

[Mr. Miyagi]

Chandler tore his ACL?

[The King]

I prefer cook, or keller, or davis, or pitta, or bennett, or even winslow jr, casey is more a fb/ get, but after the other guys get woulb get next and last on my list pitta is a rfa which I think was drafted in the 3rd round and yeah I would give a 3rd for him even a 2nd if that is what we had to give up heck the Ravens are strapped by the cap so maybe get becomes a ufa but pitta, cook, and keller are my top 3 followed very closely by davis and bennett.


At no point during this ramble did I understand one thing you're saying.

[OpIv37]

Chandler tore his ACL?

Yeah I think it was in the 2nd to last game of the year against Miami. He had a couple of big catches before getting hurt. It was clear Gailey saw a flaw in the D that he could exploit with Chandler. Unfortunately, he decided to force the ball to he smaller, less experienced Dorin Dickenson when Chandler got hurt, rather than, you know, adjust the plan mid-game. And that's one of many reasons why he's now unemployed.

But I digress- chandler may not make it back for the start of the 2013 season.

[Ginger Vitis]

if Tyler Eifert could just drop to t he 41st pick

[bf1]

Is it just me, or have those 4 positions been holes for Nix's entire tenure? Granted, we had some bigger holes that were filled and he can't do it all at once, but it just seems like we've been complaining about these positions since the Jauron days with no results.

It's not just you.

[Mski]

Winslow is an intreguing option.. the guy is definately physically gifted

[justasportsfan]

IMO, Nelson going down allowed teams to cover Chandler which hurt his nos. He's not very athletic but he's been a good target in the endzone. Not that what he did in the past matters now that there's a new HC/OC.

[coastal]

The kid from Cincinatti or U of Florida in the 3rd or 4th... or both in this rounds.

[justasportsfan]

looking at our needs , which positions in this years draft are considered deep which allows the bills to wait in the later rounds to draft at that position?

from what people are saying DL , lber and wr are deep in this years draft.

[The King]

Winslow is an intreguing option.. the guy is definately physically gifted
did he even play last year?

[The King]

IMO, Nelson going down allowed teams to cover Chandler which hurt his nos. He's not very athletic but he's been a good target in the endzone. Not that what he did in the past matters now that there's a new HC/OC.
He dropped a lot of passes.

[Mski]

did he even play last year?
to be honest, i really dont know... if he didnt it probably wouldnt cost much to bring him in on a deal similar to what young got last year

[The King]

to be honest, i really dont know... if he didnt it probably wouldnt cost much to bring him in on a deal similar to what young got last year
Pats signed him and cut him 2 weeks later I think.

[justasportsfan]

He dropped a lot of passes.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/01/22/signature-stats-drop-rate-tight-ends/

[IlluminatusUIUC]

to be honest, i really dont know... if he didnt it probably wouldnt cost much to bring him in on a deal similar to what young got last year

I thought he retired because his knees were bone on bone. I don't think he has anything left.

[YardRat]

Oh, good. So that brings the list of needs up to only QB, RB, WR, TE, OT, G, C, DT, DE, OLB, ILB, SS, CB, PK and P.

Piece of cake.

[Bert102176]

did he even play last year?

The first couple of games then was cut, picked up by the pats I believe then was cut again.

[fluteflakes]

Oh, good. So that brings the list of needs up to only QB, RB, WR, TE, OT, G, C, DT, DE, OLB, ILB, SS, CB, PK and P.

Piece of cake.

Well you know to be fair, it's not like there's anything NEW about this scenario.

[Meathead]

Oh, good. So that brings the list of needs up to only QB, RB, WR, TE, OT, G, C, DT, DE, OLB, ILB, SS, CB, PK and P.

Piece of cake.

stop exaggerating. we dont need a punter

[Mski]

stop exaggerating. we dont need a punterno i think he's right... only position on the team safe is Long Snapper

[fluteflakes]

stop exaggerating. we dont need a punter

Well to be fair.

Shawn Powell is terrible.

[The Jokeman]

Oh, good. So that brings the list of needs up to only QB, RB, WR, TE, OT, G, C, DT, DE, OLB, ILB, SS, CB, PK and P.

Piece of cake.

You forgot the most important position, team owner!

[kscdogbillsfan1221]

Winslow is an intreguing option.. the guy is definately physically gifted

He is intriguing. He is also a f****** moron

[Mouldsie]

Sign Jared Cook

[Oaf]

Is it just me, or have those 4 positions been holes for Nix's entire tenure? Granted, we had some bigger holes that were filled and he can't do it all at once, but it just seems like we've been complaining about these positions since the Jauron days with no results.

No, hence why I posted the "CB 'suspects' S" thread.

Digging a hole, filling it back in, then calling it a day's good work.

[fluteflakes]

Sign Jared Cook

This a million times.

Cook has the sheer physical ability to be one of the best TE's in the NFL, he's just never used in Tenn for whatever reason (stupidity mostly). I'd sign him in a heartbeat.

[better days]

No, hence why I posted the "CB 'suspects' S" thread.

Digging a hole, filling it back in, then calling it a day's good work.

The irony is in life it is much harder to dig the hole & easy to fill it back in, in the NFL it is just the opposite.

[psubills62]

Bills have needed a good TE for a while. I've never been that impressed with Chandler, personally. Would much prefer it if he were a 3rd TE.