Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

[BillsImpossible]

I'll bet every zone buck I have on it.

J. Byrd's plantar fasciitis, "injury," from last year left a rotten taste in my mouth.

He missed too many (questionable) games.

Was it a protest, or was his missed time legit?

Who cares, that's all in the past right?

When Marrone first took over last year, one of the first things he said was how he wanted to identify the players that really wanted to be here.

Does Jairus Byrd really want to play in Buffalo?

Byrd is an unrestricted free agent in 2014 and can sign wherever he wants to.

Will the Bills use the franchise tag on Byrd again?

Probably not, just a hunch.

What other teams out there would be willing to pay Byrd top money for his services?

Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder instantly came to mind.

Jairus Byrd is going to be 28 years old this October. He has 4 good years left if he's lucky.

I don't know about you guys, but investing a huge signing bonus and monster chunk of change in the J. Byrd just doesn't seem like the right thing to do with this YOUNG team.

If Byrd was turning 25 in October, this is an entirely different conversation!!!

But Byrd's not young in NFL terms. 28 years old this October playing safety in the NFL means his days are numbered, sadly, but that's life in professional football. He's got tender feet to begin with, so how is he going to hold up in 2014 playing a full season?

Notice the youth movement going on in the NFL? Seahawks were the 2nd youngest winning team in Super Bowl history.

How many juniors declared eligible for the draft? The most ever.

The 2014 draft is also very deep in safety talent.

Much younger guys like Haha Clinton-Dix, Calvin Pryor, Dion Bailey, Craig Loston, Deone Bucannon, Ed Reynolds and Jimmy Ward could spell Byrd's replacement.

Bye bye Byrdy.

[YardRat]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

Good. Give me Bailey from USC in the third.

[SquishDaFish]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

Ill take that bet. Im pretty positive he signs longterm

[feldspar]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

Byrd is just entering his prime. Dunno why you consider age an issue...Byrd will be around for a long time barring injury.

The Bills are stupid if they don't at least tag and trade him if they can't re-sign him.

He wants his money, and he'll get it, either in Buffalo or elsewhere. There isn't really much more to it than that.

[BertSquirtgum]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

I'll bet every zone buck I have on it.

J. Byrd's plantar fasciitis, "injury," from last year left a rotten taste in my mouth.

He missed too many (questionable) games.

Was it a protest, or was his missed time legit?

Who cares, that's all in the past right?

When Marrone first took over last year, one of the first things he said was how he wanted to identify the players that really wanted to be here.

Does Jairus Byrd really want to play in Buffalo?

Byrd is an unrestricted free agent in 2014 and can sign wherever he wants to.

Will the Bills use the franchise tag on Byrd again?

Probably not, just a hunch.

What other teams out there would be willing to pay Byrd top money for his services?

Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder instantly came to mind.

Jairus Byrd is going to be 28 years old this October. He has 4 good years left if he's lucky.

I don't know about you guys, but investing a huge signing bonus and monster chunk of change in the J. Byrd just doesn't seem like the right thing to do with this YOUNG team.

If Byrd was turning 25 in October, this is an entirely different conversation!!!

But Byrd's not young in NFL terms. 28 years old this October playing safety in the NFL means his days are numbered, sadly, but that's life in professional football. He's got tender feet to begin with, so how is he going to hold up in 2014 playing a full season?

Notice the youth movement going on in the NFL? Seahawks were the 2nd youngest winning team in Super Bowl history.

How many juniors declared eligible for the draft? The most ever.

The 2014 draft is also very deep in safety talent.

Much younger guys like Haha Clinton-Dix, Calvin Pryor, Dion Bailey, Craig Loston, Deone Bucannon, Ed Reynolds and Jimmy Ward could spell Byrd's replacement.

Bye bye Byrdy.

Cry me a river.

[BillsImpossible]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

Ill take that bet. Im pretty positive he signs longterm

Game on! I don't think the Bills are going to pay Byrd the kind of money some other team will fork out in free agency.

Jairus Byrd is as replaceable as Lawyer Milloy once was.

If I win the bet, you can keep all of your ZoneBux.

The only thing I want in return is a better football team.

[Skooby]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

I actually heard that Byrd is going to stay, after he gets tagged & settles on an amount that works based on his ongoing situation. Look for a huge guarantee but some just in-case money if things go bad, that way it's a 2-way street.

[kscdogbillsfan1221]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

I actually heard that Byrd is going to stay, after he gets tagged & settles on an amount that works based on his ongoing situation. Look for a huge guarantee but some just in-case money if things go bad, that way it's a 2-way street.

Is this kinda like you heard that wade Phillips was gonna be our next d coordinator?

[swiper]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

Byrd is just entering his prime. Dunno why you consider age an issue...Byrd will be around for a long time barring injury.

The Bills are stupid if they don't at least tag and trade him if they can't re-sign him.

He wants his money, and he'll get it, either in Buffalo or elsewhere. There isn't really much more to it than that.

I agree.

I think the money Levitre got was too much. It was terrible to lose him, but they shouldn't have paid that to a guard. The problem was the Bills could have done a better job filling that hole last year.

But Byrd? Pay him.

[Skooby]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

Is this kinda like you heard that wade Phillips was gonna be our next d coordinator?

Nope, different guy but I don't believe people until I see it done.

[Don't Panic]

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I agree with the logic here, but we have to get something for him. Hoping for a Peerless Price type departure where we get picks from someone desperate to lick him up.

[JohnnyGold]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

To be honest, since the start of the salary cap era, I have never had more confidence in one of our front offices than I do right now. The hirings that Buffalo made for coaching positions, on both sides of the ball, (in addition to the class that they handled the Pettine situation with) showed me that they're finally acting like a professional football organization--or better yet, just a successful business operation in general. In my opinion, Ralph Wilson is truly no longer involved in the day-to-day financial operations of this team.

Now, with that being said, all I can do is put my trust in Whaley and Marrone:

If they want Byrd and Byrd wants to be here--they'll sign him long term.
If they want Byrd and Byrd doesn't want to be here--they'll tag him and try to trade him.
If they don't want Byrd and Byrd wants to be here--they'll tag him and try to trade him.
If they don't want Byrd and Byrd doesn't want to be here--they'll tag him and trade him.

There's a small part of me though that thinks Whaley would be willing to overspend (with Brandon's blessing) just to erase the stigma associated with the Buffalo Bills around the league. It might speak volumes to that locker room, and to what Marrone is trying to build, if they lock Byrd up for slightly more than his market value, to show the young kids (Dareus, Spiller) that it's worth it to stay a Bill.

At the end of the day, we'll be better off as fans when at the end of the game players like Whitner and Peters stop coming up to our guys and saying "when are you getting out of buffalo?", and our guys start going up to players and saying "when are you coming back to buffalo?" It might not seem like much, but judging this front office on their actions and results so far, it seems to me as if that is what Brandon meant by fixing this brand. So far--that's what he's done. Why would it not continue with Byrd?

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

I've read a lot of reasons why we supposedly shouldn't, can't, or won't sign Byrd, but claiming he's too old at 27 is easily the dumbest one yet.

[tatersalad]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

i thought u couldn't trade a player that u franchise if he doesn't sign the offer (beecause he is still a FA ) am i wrong

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Re: Jairus Byrd Is Not On The Bills Roster In 2014

i thought u couldn't trade a player that u franchise if he doesn't sign the offer (beecause he is still a FA ) am i wrong

True, but if the player agrees then they sign and get dealt. New England did it with Cassel.