Former Bill Alex Carrington in town for FA visit

[BillsFanCupp38]

Per Buffalo Bills app

[emoulds80]

ya, we needed another legit starter type dlineman. always like carrington and though he was underrated...

[Ed]

He seemed like a popular choice for potential break-out player a couple years ago before getting hurt and going on IR. I'd definitely be interested in seeing him return to provide some DL depth. It doesn't look like he did much in St. Louis, but they have a pretty strong DL too so he may not have gotten a lot of opportunities, or got hurt again.

[MillsapsBillsFan]

He was a solid player here, never really had the success anywhere else. He'll probably be back on the cheap and he'll be another good rotational lineman

[emoulds80]

i think he will start at the 5 tech, dareus nt... wynn, charles, bryant as backups

[Meathead]

kick blocking machine

[emoulds80]

they signed him to a 1 yr deal

[MillsapsBillsFan]

NFL Network says he was signed to a one year deal

[Skooby]

Glad he's back, good rotational player.

[Ed]

kick blocking machine
I forgot about that. Megahand!

[Mr. Pink]

Nice depth pick up.

[emoulds80]

Nice depth pick up.

he will start imo

[Ed]

I thought the Bills were going to use a pick for DL depth, but I like this better. Good solid vet that might be better than any of our other rotation guys. Welcome back Alex!

[Later]

Was surprised he's still only 27. Good rotational guy at least, in his athletic prime, still with some upside. A solid move all around.

[ghz in pittsburgh]

Classic 3-4 ends that tie up blockers. When Wanny took over, his days at the Bills was over. Steelers looked at him for vet minimum, he decided to go to the Rams fro more money, a complete wrong move. Hope he can spell Kyle Williams when the games are out of reach.

[Meathead]

whaley sucks

[Later]

whaley sucks

Carrington's only flaw is that he didn't go to Florida State.

[Homegrown]

Bring back Troup

[swiper]

Good news. Always liked him. Can contribute to this scheme.

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Bring back Troup

Stop it.

[/noting you didn't throw out the "bring back McCargo" though]

[better days]

He seemed like a popular choice for potential break-out player a couple years ago before getting hurt and going on IR. I'd definitely be interested in seeing him return to provide some DL depth. It doesn't look like he did much in St. Louis, but they have a pretty strong DL too so he may not have gotten a lot of opportunities, or got hurt again.

Or maybe he was not fully recovered from his injury last year in addition to the Rams having a good DL.

[GvilleBills]

Cool. Count me as a Carrington fan, nice to see him back!

[YardRat]

Very nice...I hope he can bring to the table what he did prior to his injury...very good signing, and I also could see him starting opposite Dareus as the other DE.

[DraftBoy]

I was upset when he left, so it's good to have him back.

[psubills62]

Nice.

[Meathead]

was he injured most of the season in stl? musta, he had something like one tackle

but as long as hes healed it could definitely work in our favor. or not

[BillsImpossible]

kick blocking machine

Carrington could be considered as a, "Kick blocking specialist."

When he was with the Bills they called him, "Megahand."

One blocked kick can make the biggest difference.

Fred Smerlas agrees.

[Jan Reimers]

Good depth, great special teams. I love having him back.

[Mace]

Very nice...I hope he can bring to the table what he did prior to his injury...very good signing, and I also could see him starting opposite Dareus as the other DE.

Pettine's Ryan used Dareus more over the center, your NT who isn't an NT in a 4-3 under though. The ends are still Mario and Lawson/Hughes, called linebackers. Carrington will get his reps as LB/end for looks, but some of the "LB's" are always ends, they only use 2 real lb's as lb's.

For the heck of it, here's another breakdown : http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2014/2/20/5428416/mike-pettines-2013-buffalo-bills-defense

[Buffalogic]

We keep getting better. Our team is going to be a monster no matter who plays qb.

[GingerP]

Carrington's only flaw is that he didn't go to Florida State.

Word is he is changing his name to Alex Williams.

[ghz in pittsburgh]

Carrington's only flaw is that he didn't go to Florida State.

Carrington's problem is that he could not crack the Florida State lineup.

[emoulds80]

was he injured most of the season in stl? musta, he had something like one tackle

but as long as hes healed it could definitely work in our favor. or not

i know this is off topic, but your profile pic is so creeepppyy. lol fr

[justasportsfan]

i know this is off topic, but your profile pic is so creeepppyy. lol fr

wait til' you meet him in person.