Dr. Lecter
08-26-2013, 07:14 AM
This is quickly turning into a pet peeve of mine amongst Bills fans. There seems to be a mindset with fans that the Bills are set at WR and have an over abundance of talent and ability. However, if one stops for a few minutes and actually thinks about it they have a stunning lack of proven ability at the position.
Right now, the Bills have one WR that has shown he can play at the NFL level in Stevie Johnson. TJ Graham did OK for a rookie last year, but has hardly shown that he can be a reliable player. Brad Smith is what he is - a guy who really does not have the talent to be a WR alone and gets by in the NFL based off his versatility and special teams ability, which is fine but he is not really a NFL caliber WR. Robert Woods sounds good and looks good but has yet to play a NFL game. Marques Goodwin is a rookie 3rd pick who is fast but never really did much in college. Marcus Easley? Really? How long has he been around? He was free to be signed by any NFL team last year and nobody wanted him, even after teams had injuries and it was late in the season. Da'Rick Rogers is an undrafted rookie who had a good year at Tennessee and then when he stepped down in competition he did not dominate. Chris Hogan is with his 3rd team and has nver played in a NFL game. Brandon Kauffman is another UDRFA. DeMarco Sampson? Bleh.
People seem worried about who will be cut and that they will cut a guy who will go elsewhere and be productive. I am a hell of a lot more worried that this position will be another position that is a very deep hole on the team.
Frankly, unless they cut Johnson or Woods, does it matter? I question if most of the rest of the guys even make most NFL rosters.
So when Rogers, Easley, Hogan and/or Kauffman gets cut, who cares? Guys like them are a dime a dozen.
This is not a position of depth and strength. It is another position of weakness.
Right now, the Bills have one WR that has shown he can play at the NFL level in Stevie Johnson. TJ Graham did OK for a rookie last year, but has hardly shown that he can be a reliable player. Brad Smith is what he is - a guy who really does not have the talent to be a WR alone and gets by in the NFL based off his versatility and special teams ability, which is fine but he is not really a NFL caliber WR. Robert Woods sounds good and looks good but has yet to play a NFL game. Marques Goodwin is a rookie 3rd pick who is fast but never really did much in college. Marcus Easley? Really? How long has he been around? He was free to be signed by any NFL team last year and nobody wanted him, even after teams had injuries and it was late in the season. Da'Rick Rogers is an undrafted rookie who had a good year at Tennessee and then when he stepped down in competition he did not dominate. Chris Hogan is with his 3rd team and has nver played in a NFL game. Brandon Kauffman is another UDRFA. DeMarco Sampson? Bleh.
People seem worried about who will be cut and that they will cut a guy who will go elsewhere and be productive. I am a hell of a lot more worried that this position will be another position that is a very deep hole on the team.
Frankly, unless they cut Johnson or Woods, does it matter? I question if most of the rest of the guys even make most NFL rosters.
So when Rogers, Easley, Hogan and/or Kauffman gets cut, who cares? Guys like them are a dime a dozen.
This is not a position of depth and strength. It is another position of weakness.