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If Doug Whaley were to call me today and ask for my course of action for the Buffalo Bills off season this is my plan.
Make an aggressive offer to John Kuhn. Kuhn is 31, but he's an aggressive run blocker, and he's very effective in short yardage. Regardless of how EJ does next season we're committed to running the football and we need a nasty FB paving the way.
See what market value is on Garrett Graham and Andrew Quarless before extending and offer to Chandler. You know what you're getting with Chandler there's not going to be any dramatic improvement, there's not ever going to be any YAC, Graham and Quarless can bring the same production with upside. If the market is inflated for TE, we can look to the draft.
Sit out the first wave on Guard signings, let the big contracts settle down and go out and acquire some depth on the Oline.
Resign Carpenter. I full confidence in him. I don't care what we do with Hopkins, Carpentner has earned the gig.
Resign Moorman. Moorman had some ups and downs this season, but I want him as an insurance policy, bring in someone to compete with him for the job. But let's not get caught with our pants down at punter.
Negotiate with Byrd. If Byrd is willing to negotiate do it. If Byrd is holding the team at ransom, you need to tag and trade. I am willing to pay Byrd close to the 9M he wants, if he's willing to negotiate. If it doesn't work out with Byrd take a long hard look at Duke Ihenacho.
McKelvin needs to focus on corner full-time. He's had ball security issues as long as he's been around. His negatives now outweigh the positives at PR.
Only FA WR's I am interested in is Andrew Hawkins and Golden Tate both can contribute at WR but are also very good on Special Teams (Hawkins as a gunner, Tate as a Returner).
Resign Jim Leonard. Solid depth a locker room leader, knows the system and doesn't make mistakes.
No changes with Darues and Johnson. Marrone made an example of Dareus. The season was over and he didn't want his players losing focus I agree with that 100% but Dareus showed huge improvement this year. The veterans will rub off on him and he will be fine. Stevie showed a great deal of maturity this year, he didn't show a ton on the field however, but I believe the way Stevie plays this game relies on chemistry and getting reps. He needs to be on the same page with the QB and that obviously was a challenge this year. He gets a pass and a chance to prove himself next year.
Potential depth moves at LBer, Pat Angerer, Donald Butler, Jamari Lattimore. I also have no objection to resigning Moats.
In the draft we take BPA every single pick. With a focus on WR, OL, LB:
Players I like in round 1 (not necessarily at 9). CJ Mosley, ILB (Bama), Sammy Watkins, WR (Clemson), Eric Ebron, TE (NC), Kelvin Benjamin, WR (FSU), Ryan Shazier, OLB (Ohio), Zach Martin, OG (ND)
Make an aggressive offer to John Kuhn. Kuhn is 31, but he's an aggressive run blocker, and he's very effective in short yardage. Regardless of how EJ does next season we're committed to running the football and we need a nasty FB paving the way.
See what market value is on Garrett Graham and Andrew Quarless before extending and offer to Chandler. You know what you're getting with Chandler there's not going to be any dramatic improvement, there's not ever going to be any YAC, Graham and Quarless can bring the same production with upside. If the market is inflated for TE, we can look to the draft.
Sit out the first wave on Guard signings, let the big contracts settle down and go out and acquire some depth on the Oline.
Resign Carpenter. I full confidence in him. I don't care what we do with Hopkins, Carpentner has earned the gig.
Resign Moorman. Moorman had some ups and downs this season, but I want him as an insurance policy, bring in someone to compete with him for the job. But let's not get caught with our pants down at punter.
Negotiate with Byrd. If Byrd is willing to negotiate do it. If Byrd is holding the team at ransom, you need to tag and trade. I am willing to pay Byrd close to the 9M he wants, if he's willing to negotiate. If it doesn't work out with Byrd take a long hard look at Duke Ihenacho.
McKelvin needs to focus on corner full-time. He's had ball security issues as long as he's been around. His negatives now outweigh the positives at PR.
Only FA WR's I am interested in is Andrew Hawkins and Golden Tate both can contribute at WR but are also very good on Special Teams (Hawkins as a gunner, Tate as a Returner).
Resign Jim Leonard. Solid depth a locker room leader, knows the system and doesn't make mistakes.
No changes with Darues and Johnson. Marrone made an example of Dareus. The season was over and he didn't want his players losing focus I agree with that 100% but Dareus showed huge improvement this year. The veterans will rub off on him and he will be fine. Stevie showed a great deal of maturity this year, he didn't show a ton on the field however, but I believe the way Stevie plays this game relies on chemistry and getting reps. He needs to be on the same page with the QB and that obviously was a challenge this year. He gets a pass and a chance to prove himself next year.
Potential depth moves at LBer, Pat Angerer, Donald Butler, Jamari Lattimore. I also have no objection to resigning Moats.
In the draft we take BPA every single pick. With a focus on WR, OL, LB:
Players I like in round 1 (not necessarily at 9). CJ Mosley, ILB (Bama), Sammy Watkins, WR (Clemson), Eric Ebron, TE (NC), Kelvin Benjamin, WR (FSU), Ryan Shazier, OLB (Ohio), Zach Martin, OG (ND)
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