UDFA's

[Novacane]

Who should the Bills go for assuming they don't go in the last 16 picks?

[Night Train]

This is where DB shines. We need a link to the UDFA's, when the draft concludes in a few minutes.

[YardRat]

WR Brandon Coleman, Rutgers.
C Tyler Larson, Utah St.
OLB Yawin Smallwood, UConn.
DT Bruce Gaston, Purdue.
S Dion Bailey, USC.

[X-Era]

Let the Twitter refresh begin!!!

[paladin warrior]

Dowling, Jonathan (http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/jonathan-dowling?id=2543685) SS

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Never mind

[Crisis]

Did Jeffcoat get drafted?

[Jan Reimers]

Bring in the UB guys (I don't think they've been drafted) - Neutz, Oliver and Johnson.

[DraftBoy]

Did Jeffcoat get drafted?

No.

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Bring in the UB guys (I don't think they've been drafted) - Neutz, Oliver and Johnson.

Nuetz has signed with Cincy.

[swiper]

WR Brandon Coleman, Rutgers.
C Tyler Larson, Utah St.
OLB Yawin Smallwood, UConn.
DT Bruce Gaston, Purdue.
S Dion Bailey, USC.

Keep banging this drum.

UConn's Smallwood "a longer, rangier Takeo Spikes" (http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2014/05/uconns-smallwood-longer-rangier-takeo.html)



Villani began working with Smallwood in January and to say he was impressed with UConn's leading tackler in the 2012 and 2013 would be an understatement.

"The linebacker I love a lot and worked with for 12 years was Takeo Spikes" Villani said. "He is like a longer, rangier Takeo Spikes. His strength, his movement, his attitude all of that reminds me of Takeo, he is more of a stretched out version of a Takeo Spikes."

Spikes was a first-round pick by Cincinnati in the 1998 NFL Draft. He has recorded more than 1,400 career tackles and earned All-Pro honors twice so that's pretty high praise.

[DraftBoy]

Here is your UDFA link, refresh constantly;
http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2014-nfl-undrafted-free-agents

[DraftBoy]

SAF Dion Bailey a Yardie favorite signed with Seattle per himself.

[Crisis]

DB's site shows us getting Neutz.

[DraftBoy]

DB's site shows us getting Neutz.

Jay Skurski put on Twitter he signed with the Bengals so I dunno.

[swiper]

Here is your UDFA link, refresh constantly;
http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2014-nfl-undrafted-free-agents

That's a great site. I forgot about. Thanks for posting it again.

[Crisis]

The one you linked above has him under us. Wonder which is right.

[The Popcorn]

Did Jeffcoat get drafted?

Nobody from Texas got drafted.

[DraftBoy]

The one you linked above has him under us. Wonder which is right.

They're correcting it now, just spoke with them.

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I'd like to sign Colt Lyerla and Christian Jones ideally.

[DraftBoy]

Here will be the Bills specific signing if you don't care about every other NFL team;
http://www.buffalobillsdraft.com/2014/05/2014-buffalo-bills-undrafted-free-agent-tracker/

[Novacane]

Did we have any udfa besides Robey make the team last year?

[ParanoidAndroid]

Wow. Shayne Skov is undrafted. Marcus Roberson is as well. Those guys are at least ST players and worth the chance. Colt Lyerla is AWOL.

[X-Era]

CB Darius Robinson, Clem

Skov and Bullough signed elsewhere

[X-Era]

CB Deion Belue- Bama, Great grab
LB Darin Kitchens- Fla
DL Damien Jacobs, Fla

[X-Era]

Deon Broomfield, S, Iowa State

[X-Era]

Antonio Richardson is a Vike

[X-Era]

Belue:

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/deion-belue?id=2543546

[DieHrdBillsFan23]

Jackson Jeffcoat to the Seahawks, per his own twitter

[GvilleBills]

Here is your UDFA link, refresh constantly;
http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2014-nfl-undrafted-free-agents

Yes! That's the one!

[YardRat]

Darrin Kitchens LB Florida
Deion Belue CB Alabama
Darius Robinson CB Clemson
Damien Jacobs DL Florida
Deon Broomfield S Iowa State
Kenny Ladler S Vanderbilt

[Homegrown]

Darrin Kitchens LB Florida
Deion Belue CB Alabama
Darius Robinson CB Clemson
Damien Jacobs DL Florida
Deon Broomfield S Iowa State
Kenny Ladler S Vanderbilt
Lots of guys with D's

[ServoBillieves]

Everything but the kitchens sink. Youre welcome Boom.

[psubills62]

Belue signed with Miami, not Buffalo.

[X-Era]

Belue signed with Miami, not Buffalo.His agent supposedly lied to the Bills and they were ticked. That's the rumor.

[YardRat]

Without Beleu the roster is at 86.

[stuckincincy]

Another UDFA link - Walter football:

http://walterfootball.com/draft2014udfa.php

[DraftBoy]

All has been quiet on the Lyerla front, he's the last big name UDFA.

Overall a really meh UDFA class, Ladler is probably the best player.

[X-Era]

Alex Neutz, WR Buffalo according to NFL.com

[DraftBoy]

Alex Neutz, WR Buffalo according to NFL.com

Unless he backed out of his deal with Cincy, they have it wrong.

[DraftBoy]

Some names to consider;
RB Branden Oliver - UBuffalo
WR Erik Lora - Montana St
WR Gerald Ford - Valdosta St
TE Joe Jon Duncan - Dixie State
TE Colt Lyerla - Oregon
LB Adrian Hubbard - Alabama
CB Louchiez Purifoy - Florida
CB Marcus Roberson - Florida

[DraftBoy]

Why is Lyerla still available/why wasn't he drafted, iyo?

He quit Oregon's football program last year and then got busted with Cocaine only a few days later. He plead guilty to the charges.

[ServoBillieves]

Joe Jon needs to get his tractor to Buffalo.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Is Lyerla going to be ignored by all 32 teams?

[The Jokeman]

Is Lyerla going to be ignored by all 32 teams?

For the time being but the minute a team needs a TE that will all change.

[more cowbell]

DT Damien Jacobs, Florida
DB Deon Broomfield, Iowa State
CB Darius Robinson, Clemson
LB Darrin Kitchens, Florida
S Kenny Ladler, Vanderbilt
OL Jimmy Gaines, Miami
CB Deion Blue, Alabama
WR Alex Neutz, Buffalo
DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe

[The Popcorn]

DT Damien Jacobs, Florida
DB Deon Broomfield, Iowa State
CB Darius Robinson, Clemson
LB Darrin Kitchens, Florida
S Kenny Ladler, Vanderbilt
OL Jimmy Gaines, Miami
CB Deion Blue, Alabama
WR Alex Neutz, Buffalo
DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe


Is this who the Bills signed?

[YardRat]

merged.

Beleu allegedly ditched the Bills in favor of Miami.

[stuckincincy]

Unless he backed out of his deal with Cincy, they have it wrong.

Reported but not confirmed as of yesterday 7 PM:

http://www.cincyjungle.com/nfldraft/2014/5/10/5704916/cincinnati-bengals-undrafted-free-agent-chart

[Woodman]

here's a Bills link.

http://www.buffalobillsdraft.com/2014/05/2014-buffalo-bills-undrafted-free-agent-tracker/

[cookie G]

Some names to consider;

TE Joe Jon Duncan - Dixie State


Could that be any more cliche?

Too bad we missed out on Gator Hoskins..he went to the Fins.

Would have been cool to have someone named Gator on your roster.

[Night Train]

Vandy FS Kenny Ladler 6 ft 207 4.6 looks the best of the Bills signings.

91 tackles. 5 Int's 5 FF- All-SEC - made lots of plays but his 40 time may have hurt him.

[Jan Reimers]

Vandy FS Kenny Ladler 6 ft 207 4.6 looks the best of the Bills signings.

91 tackles. 5 Int's 5 FF- All-SEC - made lots of plays but his 40 time may have hurt him.
Scout.com has him rated fairly highly as a 3-star safety.

For the most part, though, this is the most uninteresting Bills' UDFA group that I can ever remember.

[mysticsoto]

I see. I'd much rather have a cokehead than a pothead...you can be productive on blow and still have it out of your system in <48 hrs come piss-test time. Hope we scoop him up since I'm pretty sure there's no good cheddar in Buffalo anyways, so there's no risk.

Hmmm...I'm not sure I'd rather that. First, Coke stays longer in your system - although with drug test improvements, who knows if that's true anymore. But more importantly, Cocaine has a physiological effect that causes addiction. Marijuana does not. If this guy chooses to smoke regardless of the chance of a lifetime he's been given, it's b'cse he doesn't have his priorities straight. Not b'cse he has a physical compulsion to continue smoking.

I certainly hope he gets his head together. He can be a great asset to the team and his own future if he stays clean. Give yourself 10 yrs or so and then you can retire and smoke all the dope you want!!!

[GingerP]

He quit Oregon's football program last year and then got busted with Cocaine only a few days later. He plead guilty to the charges.

He has had other mis-steps as well. He is pretty much radioactive and I'm not sure any team takes him. He reportedly has anger issues from a rough childhood and had several fights with teammates. He also has tweeted extensively about how he believes the Sandy Hook school shooting was a government conspiracy/cover-up, going so far as to call the parents of the kids who died liars.

[GvilleBills]

Wouldn't be surprised if Ladler found his way onto the 53.

[mysticsoto]

:rofl:what?

Coke is short for cocaine...Would you prefer: blow? Nose Candy? Something else?

[mysticsoto]

I'm not disputing that, I just don't understand where you found that it stays in the system longer than weed. We could do a mountain of blow and have it out of our systems in 72 hours, while a couple bong rips of ganja will last a month

I guess it depends on body fat and quantity usage, but looks like they are closer than I had previously read...there's a chart that shows general timeframes...

http://www.old.detoxlabs.com/a2/How-Long-Does-Cocaine-Stay-In-Your-System%3F/article_info.html

[Woodman]

Colby Way, DL, Buffalo (https://twitter.com/UBFootball/status/465878673632288768)
The University at Buffalo announced Monday morning that another local product, Colby Way, had been signed by the Bills as an undrafted free agent. Way was a productive player for the Bulls’ defensive front, but as an undersized defensive tackle with limited athleticism, he’s an NFL long shot.

[swiper]

fodder

[DraftBoy]

Coke is short for cocaine...Would you prefer: blow? Nose Candy? Something else?

I prefer the term blow.

[THATHURMANATOR]

I prefer the term blow.

I prefer Booger sugar

[DraftBoy]

Should see a press release soon of the rookie mini-camp try-out players.

[swiper]

I see 2 guys went to Canisius High School (http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Scouts-take-Bills-undrafted-free-agents/f7ea0ec5-d347-4a4e-a39b-93c554002d14): James Gaines & Derek Brim.

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Scouts-take-Bills-undrafted-free-agents/f7ea0ec5-d347-4a4e-a39b-93c554002d14


S Derek Brim – 6-0, 199 - Buffalo

Brim, a Buffalo native, played in all 13 games during his senior campaign for the University at Buffalo. The Canisius High School alum had 58 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in 2013 while manning the Bulls defensive backfield.
“He’s a converted wide receiver who had a really good senior season and got better as the year progressed,” said Bills Coordinator of College Scouting Doug Majeski. “Solid tackler and had good movement in his workout at his pro day. He ran well with good jumping numbers.”

S Deon Broomfield – 6-0, 206 – Iowa State

Broomfield (pictured above) started all 12 games for the Cyclones in 2013, racking up 57 tackles, six pass breakups and two fumble recoveries. The Iowa State product finished his collegiate career starting 18 games while recording 133 tackles, 16 pass breakups, three interceptions and four forced fumbles.
“A solid athlete who is always around the ball,” said Bills area scout Shawn Heinlen. “Broomfield is just a feisty guy that is not afraid to mix it up even though he’s not the biggest. He gets his hands on a number of balls. He’s a tough, productive football player.”

LB James Gaines – 6-3, 240 - Miami

Gaines is a WNY native (Getzville, NY), who started 27 of 41 career games played at Miami and he finished his career with 199 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions. The linebacker is a Buffalo native and graduate of Canisius High School.
“A local kid so it’s good that he gets a chance to get back near home and try to carve out a career for himself,” said Bills area scout C.J. Leak. “Everybody at his school raved about his character and work ethic. He played at middle and outside linebacker for them. What he lacks in size and speed he makes up for in quickness and shows the ability to slip backs. He has some special teams experience as well.”

DT Damien Jacobs – 6-3, 290 - Florida

Jacobs played in 23 games with four starts at Florida after transferring in from East Mississippi Community College. The defensive lineman recorded 34 tackles, six tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks and one pass breakup in his two seasons as a Gator.
“He came in as more of a rotational guy for Florida, but had more of a starting role this year when Dominique Easley went down with a knee injury,” said Leak. “Not a massive body, but a bigger sized kid with growth potential. He’s very competitive with good length and the ability to get upfield. More of a two-gapper to hold off blocks. The coaches down there loved the way he worked and his whole makeup in general.”

LB Bryan Johnson – 6-4, 250 – West Texas A&M

Johnson played in 28 games with 10 starts while at West Texas A&M and he tallied 89 tackles, 16.5 tackles for a loss, eight sacks, eight QB hurries, two fumbles forced and two fumbles recovered. Johnson played at Nassau Community College (NY) before West Texas A&M and led the Lions to a 19-2 record while being named a two-time All-Conference selection.
“He’s a little bit older. Good size to him. He’s not the fastest guy, but he plays fast,” said Heinlen. “This guy finds the ball and he attacks everything. He’s a tough throwback type linebacker. He wants to finds the ball carrier and go hit him. They brought him off the edge some in their hybrid defense, but he was mostly an outside backer for them. He’s probably more of a strong side backer.”

LB Darrin Kitchens – 6-2, 230 – Florida

Played in 45 games with six starts at Florida and recorded 59 tackles, four tackles for a loss, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. The linebacker earned the team’s Fergie Ferguson Leadership Award and won the Gene Elleson Community Service Award.
“Darrin is an awesome kid. Hard working and very cerebral player,” said Leak. “He puts the time in in the film room and studies his craft. Made a name for himself as a special teams guy. Good athlete that has straight line speed. He started some games after some injuries and took advantage of it. He has great toughness and likes to step up and bang in the box even though he’s not the biggest guy. He’ll probably line up outside, but has the frame to put on 10-15 pounds.”

S Kenny Ladler – 6-1, 207 - Vanderbilt

Ladler started 39-of-50 games at Vanderbilt and finished his collegiate career with 291 tackles (202 solo), 11 stops for a loss and nine interceptions. The Stone Mountain, GA native became the first defensive back in school and Southeastern Conference history to lead a team in tackles in two consecutive years (90 in 2012 and 91 in 2013).
“The one thing that jumped out on film about him was he has a nose for the football. He led them in tackles, had five interceptions and I think five forced fumbles, so he was making big plays on the back end,” said Bills area scout Tom Roth. “He’s got average speed, but very good explosiveness. A very good tackler who can play deep third or in the box.”

CB Darius Robinson – 5-10, 175 – Clemson

Robinson compiled 70 tackles, six interceptions and five pass break-ups in 38 games (25 starts) in his Clemson tenure. The cornerback started all 13 games in 2013 and posted a career-high 37 tackles with three interceptions.
“He has enough size and speed where he can compete. He’s an intelligent guy who started a lot of games. The coaches loved his work ethic and leadership at his position,” said Leak. “Definitely going against a guy like Sammy (Watkins) and Martavis Bryant and having familiarity with them every day in practice made him better.”

DL Colby Way – 6-4, 293 - Buffalo

Way made 145 tackles (76 solo) with 26 stops for a loss and 15.0 sacks in his Buffalo career. The defensive lineman started all 11 games he appeared in during the 2013 campaign and was a third-team All-Mid-American Conference selection.
“His strong points were his awareness and his effort. He has the ability to take on blocks at the point and he has good instincts to find the ball,” said Majeski. “He’s a little bit of a tweener. His versatility because of his awareness and football intelligence gives him an opportunity to play a couple of different spots.”

[swiper]

Seems like The Bills signed notably fewer UFDAs than other team and than they have in the past.

[Jan Reimers]

Both fewer and less impressive than in the past.

[DraftBoy]

Try-out players announced:
QB Kenny Guiton - Ohio State
WR Fred Lee - Buffalo
WR Ivan McCartney - West Virginia
WR Caleb Holley - East Central

[The last buffalo fan]

Try-out players announced:
QB Kenny Guiton - Ohio State
WR Fred Lee - Buffalo
WR Ivan McCartney - West Virginia
WR Caleb Holley - East Central

I'm not gettig the WR part here, why that many, isn't bad for the QB-WR chemistry?

[swiper]

Both fewer and less impressive than in the past.

Wonder what's up with that.

[DraftBoy]

I'm not gettig the WR part here, why that many, isn't bad for the QB-WR chemistry?

Just bodies really...a lot of this camp will be routes, and reps. The roster is WR/DB dominant. Of the 30 participants 12 are WR or DB's (6 of each). The two I'm interested to hear anything about (outside of Watkins) is Chris Summers and Cordell Robertson, both tall big body WR's who dominated at the FCS level.

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Wonder what's up with that.

Bills signed a lot of futures contracts, roster was close to 90 pre-draft.

[swiper]

Bills signed a lot of futures contracts, roster was close to 90 pre-draft.

That's kind of what I figured. It seemed like they had. I hope that works for them. Going out and scouring the waiver wire to get some young guys from a bit of NFL experience may help them find a gem or 2 that other teams have given up on too early. The try-out guys they invited didn't look too good by reports, but 90 guys is plenty to go into camp with.

[DraftBoy]

That's kind of what I figured. It seemed like they had. I hope that works for them. Going out and scouring the waiver wire to get some young guys from a bit of NFL experience may help them find a gem or 2 that other teams have given up on too early. The try-out guys they invited didn't look too good by reports, but 90 guys is plenty to go into camp with.

90 is the max.

[X-Era]

Belue spurned us (allegedly) and now has been released.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/25/dolphins-waive-three-players/

[Meathead]

dont know how hes going to get that rotting fish smell out

[X-Era]

http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/oh_deion_belue_and_your_agent_are_you_glad_you_screwed_one_team_over_now/16535270

[DraftBoy]

The thing with Belue happens all the time every year, I'm not quite sure what the big deal is supposed to be. Remember two years ago when Dane Sanzenbacher had reportedly agreed to deals in principle with us, Cincinatti, and Chicago post-draft? I can't recall which team he went with but its the same situation.

[stuckincincy]

The thing with Belue happens all the time every year, I'm not quite sure what the big deal is supposed to be. Remember two years ago when Dane Sanzenbacher had reportedly agreed to deals in principle with us, Cincinatti, and Chicago post-draft? I can't recall which team he went with but its the same situation.

It was CHI. He inked with CIN in '12.

UDFA wr Neutz from UB seemed to bounce back and forth before signing with CIN.