The Bills waived 24 players yesterday & none were claimed. They could waive another 24 who wouldn't be claimed either.
Looking at the roster, if it weren't for the Jets, this roster would guarantee a last place finish.
By position:
Offense
O-Line: Less than 100% healthy LT; if Mills starts, an inferior RT; 1 guard who is either Ducasse or a guy who barely beat out Ducasse Grade C-
QB: Mediocre starter in Taylor, rookie backup, 3rd stringer likely to get cut soon Grade C
RB/FB: Shady & a bunch of veterans who aren't much Grade C (drops to D if Shady misses any significant time)
WR: Outside of Zay Jones & his potential a bunch of guys who on many other teams would have been cut yesterday Grade D
TE: Bum knee Clay & 3 guys who could be on waivers at any time Grade C-
Defense
D-Line: The strength of the team Grade A-
LB: Who knows ? Brown Alexander & a bunch of guys Grade C
DBs: Rookie 1st rounder, Hyde and a bunch of sandlot guys Grade D
Special Teams:
LS: 1st year unproven guy Grade C
K: Decent kicker who had problems with blocked extra points last year but won't have to worry about kicking too many extra points this year & should be well rested with a minimal number of kickoffs Grade B
P: Schmidt comes off a bad 2016 & is on a short leash this year Grade C-
Looking at the roster, if it weren't for the Jets, this roster would guarantee a last place finish.
By position:
Offense
O-Line: Less than 100% healthy LT; if Mills starts, an inferior RT; 1 guard who is either Ducasse or a guy who barely beat out Ducasse Grade C-
QB: Mediocre starter in Taylor, rookie backup, 3rd stringer likely to get cut soon Grade C
RB/FB: Shady & a bunch of veterans who aren't much Grade C (drops to D if Shady misses any significant time)
WR: Outside of Zay Jones & his potential a bunch of guys who on many other teams would have been cut yesterday Grade D
TE: Bum knee Clay & 3 guys who could be on waivers at any time Grade C-
Defense
D-Line: The strength of the team Grade A-
LB: Who knows ? Brown Alexander & a bunch of guys Grade C
DBs: Rookie 1st rounder, Hyde and a bunch of sandlot guys Grade D
Special Teams:
LS: 1st year unproven guy Grade C
K: Decent kicker who had problems with blocked extra points last year but won't have to worry about kicking too many extra points this year & should be well rested with a minimal number of kickoffs Grade B
P: Schmidt comes off a bad 2016 & is on a short leash this year Grade C-
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