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  • X-Era
    What this generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace
    • Feb 2005
    • 27670
    #1

    Free agency is fluid... OL

    All the following signed with other teams:

    Bulaga
    Iupati
    Franklin
    Carpenter
    Boling-reportedly close with the Bengals

    And yet we signed 1 in FA last year and drafted 3.

    Thats the status of the top OL 5 hours into FA. At this point, outside of Jahri Evans who may or may not be released, I'd rather go the draft route.

    Free agency is fluid and we can't control where these players go.
    Last edited by X-Era; 03-10-2015, 07:12 PM.

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  • coastal
    Legendary Zoner
    • Mar 2005
    • 15513
    #2
    Re: Free agency is fluid... OL

    Typical

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    • YardRat
      Well, lookie here...
      • Dec 2004
      • 86151
      #3
      Re: Free agency is fluid... OL

      Oh good. The top four are gone, Boling is a pipe dream, and we get a less experienced Chris Williams. Thank the football gods for a draft.
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      • X-Era
        What this generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace
        • Feb 2005
        • 27670
        #4
        Re: Free agency is fluid... OL

        Originally posted by YardRat View Post
        Oh good. The top four are gone, Boling is a pipe dream, and we get a less experienced Chris Williams. Thank the football gods for a draft.
        2 of the 4 or more never hit free agency

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        • SpikedLemonade
          • Jun 2024
          #5
          Re: Free agency is fluid... OL

          Originally posted by X-Era View Post
          All the following signed with other teams:

          Bulaga
          Iupati
          Franklin
          Carpenter
          Boling-reportedly close with the Bengals

          And yet we signed 1 in FA last year and drafted 3.

          Thats the status of the top OL 5 hours into FA. At this point, outside of Jahri Evans who may or may not be released, I'd rather go the draft route.

          Free agency is fluid and we can't control where these players go.
          And how did that turn out?

          It is bullcrap that we can't control where these players go. You offer them more money and more opportunity and they will come. You show them that you are heavily interested in them early in the process with money and they will come.

          The Bills once again do not properly value OL. Simply not a priority.

          Let's practice once again blaming our OC, QB and RB when our offense sputters and fails.

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          • SpikedLemonade
            • Jun 2024
            #6
            Re: Free agency is fluid... OL

            Originally posted by X-Era View Post
            2 of the 4 or more never hit free agency
            We could speak with those 2 on Saturday and Sunday right?

            No amount of money would have got them listening?

            Instead we are about to blow our brains out on a TE when we have a poor QB and poor OL just like we blew out brains out last year on a WR in the draft when we had a poor QB and poor OL.

            What is the definition of insanity again?

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            • X-Era
              What this generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace
              • Feb 2005
              • 27670
              #7
              Re: Free agency is fluid... OL

              Originally posted by SpikedLemonade View Post
              And how did that turn out?

              It is bullcrap that we can't control where these players go. You offer them more money and more opportunity and they will come. You show them that you are heavily interested in them early in the process with money and they will come.

              The Bills once again do not properly value OL. Simply not a priority.

              Let's practice once again blaming our OC, QB and RB when our offense sputters and fails.
              Hillarious. Apparently money is the only thing that drives a player to sign.

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              • Mace
                Haha...yeah you think so ?
                • Mar 2013
                • 20315
                #8
                Re: Free agency is fluid... OL

                Originally posted by SpikedLemonade View Post
                Let's practice once again blaming our OC, QB and RB when our offense sputters and fails.
                Nah, I'll blame Pegula, Whaley and Ryan in that order. Live by the sword, die by the sword.

                Ballsy team construction, will pay off in 5 years like the Sabres, sort of, maybe.

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                • SpikedLemonade
                  • Jun 2024
                  #9
                  Re: Free agency is fluid... OL

                  Originally posted by X-Era View Post
                  Hillarious. Apparently money is the only thing that drives a player to sign.
                  Mostly.

                  Money and opportunity.

                  A WR may take a little less money to have an elite QB throw to him eg. Cobb.

                  A DE may take a little less money to be part of an elite DL eg. Hughes.

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                  • MikeInRoch
                    Registered User
                    • Sep 2003
                    • 10446
                    #10
                    Re: Free agency is fluid... OL

                    Know a lot of players to know that, do ya?
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                    • OpIv37
                      Acid Douching Asswipe
                      • Sep 2002
                      • 101230
                      #11
                      Re: Free agency is fluid... OL

                      Originally posted by Mace View Post
                      Nah, I'll blame Pegula, Whaley and Ryan in that order. Live by the sword, die by the sword.

                      Ballsy team construction, will pay off in 5 years like the Sabres, sort of, maybe.
                      No. It won't.

                      In the NHL, you draft a guy knowing he's going to be in juniors/AHL for 2 or so years and take another 2 or so years to develop. He's just going to be starting to peak in 5 years.

                      In the NFL, in 5 years the guy's an FA and there's no guarantee you can keep him.
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                      • jpdex12
                        Registered User
                        • Jan 2005
                        • 2670
                        #12
                        Re: Free agency is fluid... OL

                        Originally posted by OpIv37 View Post
                        No. It won't.

                        In the NHL, you draft a guy knowing he's going to be in juniors/AHL for 2 or so years and take another 2 or so years to develop. He's just going to be starting to peak in 5 years.

                        In the NFL, in 5 years the guy's an FA and there's no guarantee you can keep him.
                        How come the Pats don't have to make big splashed on linemen in FA to win if that is what it takes in your opinion?
                        Where else would you rather be than right here right now?

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