Are The Bills Going To Trade Stevie Johnson?

[BillsImpossible]

Is the team better with him on the field in 2014, or are the Bills better off moving in a new direction?

SJ13 is not a prototypical number 1 receiver in terms of his size, but he's still the closest thing the Bills have to a #1 receiver on the roster.

He's never had a really good quarterback that can deliver the ball to him on a consistent basis.

Internally, what's really going on?

Does EJ get along with Stevie? Are they practicing together in the offseason, working out in the same gym, and hanging out as friends on occasion?

That matters, a lot.

What does the coaching staff think of Stevie Johnson's play in 2013?

52 catches out of 100 intended targets for 597 yards, 1 very costly fumble, and 3 TDs in 12 games.

Money shouldn't be an issue for the Bills, but is it wise to pay almost $9 million to Stevie Johnson next year?

Are the Bills better off spending that money on a player like J. Byrd?

The Bills can afford both.

Ultimately, I think it will boil down to a conversation between coach Marrone, Nathaniel Hackett and EJ Manuel.

If EJ3 is SJ13's homie, he's on the team in 2014.

Hope that is the case because I think EJ Manuel is going to have a very good year in 2014 and would very much like to see the Bills hang on to SJ13 to be apart of it.

But, if EJ Manuel thinks Stevie Johnson is a *****...can the Bills trade him?

What is Stevie Johnson worth in a trade?

I would trade SJ13 to any team other than the Patriots for 3rd round draft pick and nothing less.

What team's are desperate for wide receivers and would be willing to make this trade?

They could add an instant guaranteed starter on day 1 for a 3rd round draft choice.

What are the Bills going to do with Stevie Johnson?

[Oaf]

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Draft this Watkins fellow and put Stevie at #2?

[Skooby]

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Stevie is like a 2.5 being paid ~#1 money, never a good combo to keep.

[Mr. Miyagi]

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Woods will be our #1 guy. Stevie to the slot.

[Meathead]

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yep. woods is gonna be a monster next season. stevie will be an excellent compliment

[ICRockets]

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I am legitimately looking forward to Robert Woods and Marquise Goodwin next season. But I want a 3rd guy. I think Mike Evans could be our Demaryius Thomas. I think Sammy Watkins could be our Julio Jones. We have a strong pass blocking team. What we need is more weapons for EJ, and for EJ to stop being the bad version of EJ. Drafting one of those 2 elite receivers is my top priority. If we can get a pick for Stevie and grab a lineman with it, so much the better.

[OpIv37]

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This post just shows the utter delusion of Bills fans.

Look, I'm not a fan of Stevie. The guy has talent but lacks concentration and maturity and it routinely hurts the team. But we are stuck with him until we find a better option which the FO won't do because Stevie is their answer.

The delusional part is this: the original post trashes Stevie (deservedly so, IMO), but then goes on to ask about trading him. Given all his drawbacks, what possible trade value could he have, especially considering our weakness at the WR position? It doesn't make sense.

[BuffaloRedleg]

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I can't imagine anyone giving us enough for him to the point where this type of trade would possibly be worthwhile for the Bills.

[The King]

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This post just shows the utter delusion of Bills fans.

Look, I'm not a fan of Stevie. The guy has talent but lacks concentration and maturity and it routinely hurts the team. But we are stuck with him until we find a better option which the FO won't do because Stevie is their answer.

The delusional part is this: the original post trashes Stevie (deservedly so, IMO), but then goes on to ask about trading him. Given all his drawbacks, what possible trade value could he have, especially considering our weakness at the WR position? It doesn't make sense.

Right and who wants him at 9M?

With Stevie it comes down to one thing. Reps, he doesn't run clean routes and that's not his style, a QB needs to know his timing and his looks if they're going to get on the same page, with EJ and Stevie's injuries that never happened.

I'm not worried about Stevie right now, is he worth 8-9M no, but he doesn't make our team worse and he's not keeping anyone else from getting on the field, so I have no issue with it.

[gr8slayer]

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I don't think that he has as much value as some here might think. He's gone from being a guy who looks like he MIGHT have #1 WR potential, to a guy who's clearly not cut out for it, that has questionable hands at times.

[better days]

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I don't think that he has as much value as some here might think. He's gone from being a guy who looks like he MIGHT have #1 WR potential, to a guy who's clearly not cut out for it, that has questionable hands at times.

Well, I think Stevie's absence last year proved his value.

No question in my mind, a healthy Stevie last year would have meant better numbers for the QB's and probably a few more wins for the Bills.

[gr8slayer]

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On this team, he's a number one, no doubt. But that's not necessarily a ringing endorsement for the guy. We could put Lecter's skinny ass in shoulder pads, and he'd probably compete for #1 WR. That doesn't necessarily mean that he has much in the way of trade value around the league. Johnson is probably amongst the worst 2-3 #1 WR's in the league right now.

If you're a GM for another team, what kind of trade would you be offering the Bills for Stevie's services?

Well, I think Stevie's absence last year proved his value.

No question in my mind, a healthy Stevie last year would have meant better numbers for the QB's and probably a few more wins for the Bills.

[The King]

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To Johnsons credit, I do think he showed maturity this year.

[trapezeus]

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i think woods should be the #2, a #1 with size should be drafted. and stevie should be kept to teach him the ropes/compete with him.

goodwin is a kick returner in my eyes and a third down burner/depth. he's been hurt a couple times already and doesn't have the size.

if you go with woods being the inside guy and a big body receiver on the other side, then stevie can run his shelf life to next year and the bills will have a solid receiving corp.

if you don't want to do that, then keep stevie as 1 uncontested and find a high quality big body receiver in TE to replace chandler. he's the real weakness. he fumbled, he droppped passes, he took penalties. it was impressive that he got back to the field so quickly, but he wasn't the same guy he was the year prior.

[gr8slayer]

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He was probably humbled a bit with everything going on.

To Johnsons credit, I do think he showed maturity this year.