2017 Roster Analysis

[YardRat]

CURRENT ROSTER-

QB-Tyrod Taylor,Cardale Jones
RB-LeSean McCoy, Jonathon Williams
FB-
WR-Sammy Watkins, Walter Powell, Marcus Easley, Kolby Listenbee
TE-Charles Clay, Nick O'Leary, Gerald Christian, Blake Annan
C-Eric Wood
G-Ritchie Incognito, John Miller, Patrick Lewis
OT-Cordy Glenn, Cyrus Kouandijo
DT-Marcel Dareus, Kyle Williams, Adolphus Washington, Jerel Worthy
DE-Jerry Hughes, Shaq Lawson
OLB-Preston Brown
ILB-Reggie Ragland
CB-Ronald Darby, Kevon Seymour, Nickell Robey-Coleman
SS-Corey Graham
FS-Aaron Williams
PK-Dan Carpenter
KOS-
LS-Garrison Sanborn
P-
KRPR-

RESERVE/FUTURES CONTRACTS-

QB Josh Woodrum....RB Cedric O'Neal....LS Reid Ferguson....LB Max Valles....CB Charles Gaines....S Joe Powell

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS-

WR Dezmin Lewis....S Shamiel Gray

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS-

RB Mike Gillislee, Dri Archer....TE Logan Thomas....OL Ryan Groy, Michael Ola....DT Deandre Coleman....CB Marcus Roberson....P Colton Schmitt

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS-

QB EJ Manuel....RB Reggie Bush....FB Jerome Felton....TE Chriss Gragg....WR Robert Woods, Marquis Goodwin, Percy Harvin, Justin Hunter....OT Jordan Mills
DL Corbin Bryant, Leger Douzable....LB Lorenzo Alexander, Zach Brown, Ramon Humber, Lerentee McCray, Brandon Spikes....CB Stephon Gilmore, Corey White....S Colt Anderson, Sergio Brown, Robert Blanton, James Idhedigbo, Jonathon Meeks
KR/PR Brandon Tate

DRAFT PICKS-

1-(10)-
2-(43)-
3-(76)-
5a-(139)-
5b-(156)-
6-(172)-

FREE AGENCY-

[YardRat]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

http://overthecap.com/salary-cap/buffalo-bills/

Over the Cap has the cap room at $23,125,000 if Tyrod's option is picked up by the team, $36,598,344 if it isn't.

[sudzy]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

33 players? (not counting the future contracts, players that shouldn't make the team.) $23 million for 20 players? On a 7-9 roster. And they retained all their front office? Your a moron if you think this was ALL Rex's fault (Terry Pegula). The media is right... this team is a dumpster fire.

[Night Train]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

Kyle Williams retire ? He's a 6.8 Mil Savings. Corey Graham and Eric Wood could be cut. Those 2 together save another 7 Mil. Carpenter saves 2.4 Mil

The team has work to do, like every team. It's the off-season.

[swiper]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

Geez. I know his age, but Kyle Williams is playing in the Pro Bowl. If I wished anybody to come back for one last year, it would be him. At almost any cost. Maybe he would agree to a pay shaving.

[YardRat]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

There are going to be two, maybe three, major paths the team will follow this off season IMO...1)Sign Tyrod and Woods, let Gilmore walk...2)Sign Gilmore, let Taylor and Woods walk...3)Let all three walk and go cheap on beginning a rebuild.

One advantage (if you want to call it that) to having only 32-33 players signed is it gives the new staff plenty of room to bring in 'their guys' without having to cut current players and eat dead cap money.

[YardRat]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

Allegedly (according to BillsDaily front office page) the team is already working on bringing back LorAx.

[YardRat]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

I'm going to start down the path that indicates the team will either pick up Tyrod's option or renegotiate the deal with different terms and bring him back. Taking care of our own first...

RESERVE/FUTURES CONTRACTS-

QB Josh Woodrum....RB Cedric O'Neal....LS Reid Ferguson....LB Max Valles....CB Charles Gaines....S Joe Powell

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS-

WR Dezmin Lewis....S Shamiel Gray

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS-

RB Mike Gillislee, Dri Archer....TE Logan Thomas....OL Ryan Groy, Michael Ola....DT Deandre Coleman....CB Marcus Roberson....P Colton Schmitt

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS-

QB EJ Manuel....RB Reggie Bush....FB Jerome Felton....TE Chriss Gragg....WR Robert Woods, Marquis Goodwin, Percy Harvin, WR Justin Hunter....OT Jordan Mills
DL Corbin Bryant, Leger Douzable....LB Lorenzo Alexander, Zach Brown, Ramon Humber, Lerentee McCray, Brandon Spikes....CB Stephon Gilmore, CB Corey White....S Colt Anderson, Sergio Brown, Robert Blanton, James Idhedigbo, S Jonathon Meeks
KR/PR Brandon Tate

Some of these guys atm are just bodies (Ola, Meeks, White). Brown and Alexander are going to cost a little bit, but the rest should come reasonably cheaply. That brings the roster to...
CURRENT ROSTER- (46 players)

QB-Tyrod Taylor,Cardale Jones
RB-LeSean McCoy, Jonathon Williams, Mike Gillislee
FB-Jerome Felton
WR-Sammy Watkins, Walter Powell, Marcus Easley, Kolby Listenbee, Dez Lewis, Justin Hunter
TE-Charles Clay, Nick O'Leary, Gerald Christian, Blake Annan, Chris Gragg
C-Eric Wood, Ryan Groy
G-Ritchie Incognito, John Miller, Patrick Lewis
OT-Cordy Glenn, Cyrus Kouandijo, Jordan Mills, Michael Ola
DT-Marcel Dareus, Kyle Williams, Adolphus Washington, Jerel Worthy
DE-Jerry Hughes, Shaq Lawson, Lorenzo Alexander
OLB-Preston Brown, Zach Brown
ILB-Reggie Ragland
CB-Ronald Darby, Kevon Seymour, Nickell Robey-Coleman, Corey White
SS-Corey Graham, Jonathon Meeks
FS-Aaron Williams
PK-Dan Carpenter
KOS-
LS-Garrison Sanborn
P-Colton Schmitt
KRPR-

[Buffalogic]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

I'd like to keep woods, hunter and felton from the ufas. Maybe zach brown too. The rest can walk.

[YardRat]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

I'd like to keep woods, hunter and felton from the ufas. Maybe zach brown too. The rest can walk.

There isn't a lot of 'wow' with the UFA's, but IMO Gillislee and Groy are keepers also. Plus, a team has to have young guys for depth and development.

[YardRat]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

DRAFT PICKS-

1-(10)-Jamal Adams, SS, LSU (or Jabril Peppers, SS, Michigan...Mike Williams, WR, Clemson)
2-(43)-Pat Elflein, C, Ohio State or Ethan Pocic, C, LSU
3-(76)-Chad Kelly, QB, Mississippi or Patrick Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech
5a-(139)-Des Lawrence, CB, North Carolina
5b-(156)-Tashawn Bower, OLB, LSU
6-(172)-Jamari Staples, WR, Louisville

CURRENT ROSTER- (52 players)

QB-Tyrod Taylor,Cardale Jones, Chad Kelly
RB-LeSean McCoy, Jonathon Williams, Mike Gillislee
FB-Jerome Felton
WR-Sammy Watkins, Walter Powell, Marcus Easley, Kolby Listenbee, Dez Lewis, Justin Hunter, Jamari Staples
TE-Charles Clay, Nick O'Leary, Gerald Christian, Blake Annan, Chris Gragg
C-Eric Wood, Ryan Groy, Pat Elflein
G-Ritchie Incognito, John Miller, Patrick Lewis
OT-Cordy Glenn, Cyrus Kouandijo, Jordan Mills, Michael Ola
DT-Marcel Dareus, Kyle Williams, Adolphus Washington, Jerel Worthy
DE-Jerry Hughes, Shaq Lawson, Lorenzo Alexander
OLB-Preston Brown, Zach Brown, Tashawn Bower
ILB-Reggie Ragland
CB-Ronald Darby, Kevon Seymour, Nickell Robey-Coleman, Corey White, Des Lawrence
SS-Corey Graham, Jonathon Meeks, Jamal Adams
FS-Aaron Williams
PK-Dan Carpenter
KOS-
LS-Garrison Sanborn
P-Colton Schmitt
KRPR-

[Buffalogic]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

There isn't a lot of 'wow' with the UFA's, but IMO Gillislee and Groy are keepers also. Plus, a team has to have young guys for depth and development.

Those guys are must keeps but they are RFA's

[YardRat]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

Those guys are must keeps but they are RFA's

Good point.

[YardRat]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

Potential Free Agent targets--defense-

ILB-AJ Klein, Carolina
OLB-Gerald Hodges, San Fran...Sio Moore, Arizona
S-Micah Hyde, Green Bay...Nate Allen, Oakland
CB-Captain Munnerlyn, Minnesota...Logan Ryan, New England
Dline-Bennie Logan, Philadelphia...Kyle Love, Carolina...Jarvis Jenkins, Kansas City...Justin Trattou, Minnesota

[YardRat]

Re: 2017 Roster Analysis

Potential free agent targets - offense

OT - Earl Watford, Arizona...Nick Becton, Chicago
OG - Larry Warford, Detroit...Vlad Ducasse, Baltimore
WR - Aldrick Robinson, Atlanta...Jordan Norwood, Denver...Jeremy Ross, Arizona