Buffalo Bills Season's End: The Off-Seasons Starts Now

[ValJamesDuex]

Schoen going to be back with the Bill's scouting soon

 

[ValJamesDuex]

SalC says the 49ers were interested in Douglas but Green Bay did not want him in the NFC, also mentioned Bill's offer came in with better deal at the last minute and sniped them.

Rasul Douglas:
6 INTs in the 4th quarter or OT since 2021
Most among all CBs

@PFF
Rasul Douglas has the highest coverage grade amongst corners in the NFL. Min 75 snaps.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

I assume we are done? Has that been confirmed?

Beane press conference 10am est.

 

[Selanne00008]

SalC says the 49ers were interested in Douglas but Green Bay did not want him in the NFC, also mentioned Bill's offer came in with better deal at the last minute and sniped them.

Rasul Douglas:
6 INTs in the 4th quarter or OT since 2021
Most among all CBs

@PFF
Rasul Douglas has the highest coverage grade amongst corners in the NFL. Min 75 snaps.

Love it. The D has always had that 'bend not break' mantra which I don't really like. We are in need of game changers. Strip sacks/timely INT's, etc.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

5 thoughts and a grade on Bills trade for CB Rasul Douglas

Douglas had 10 interceptions in 28 starts with the Packers since 2021.

www.newyorkupstate.com

 

[Dirty Dog]

My friends feedback was:

good on the outside, bad playing nickel or covering the slot

He was locker room guy and fan favorite

Big play potential and is aggressive jumping routes. He likes his safeties to cover for him

Can be very physical in the run game when he wants to be.

Overall is streaky

 

[Dubi Doo]

My friends feedback was:

good on the outside, bad playing nickel or covering the slot

He was locker room guy and fan favorite

Big play potential and is aggressive jumping routes. He likes his safeties to cover for him

Can be very physical in the run game when he wants to be.

Overall is streaky

Reading replies from Packers fans on Reddit Ive seen posters say he's almost elite while others have said a solid #2. Sounds like we got a good player regardless.

Still wish we got a big body on he D line, but this move fills a BIG need both this year and next year.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Reading replies from Packers fans on Reddit Ive seen posters say he's almost elite while others have said a solid #2. Sounds like we got a good player regardless.

Still wish we got a big body on he D line, but this move fills a BIG need both this year and next year.

Yea him and benford should be a really good pairing. Agreed on D line

 

[Selanne00008]

My friends feedback was:

good on the outside, bad playing nickel or covering the slot

He was locker room guy and fan favorite

Big play potential and is aggressive jumping routes. He likes his safeties to cover for him

Can be very physical in the run game when he wants to be.

Overall is streaky

Pretty sweet move by GMBB.

I'd love to have my safeties cover for me too! Jump routes and hep me get paid with a couple extra INTs, maybe a pick 6!

 

[Dirty Dog]

Pretty sweet move by GMBB.

I'd love to have my safeties cover for me too! Jump routes and hep me get paid with a couple extra INTs, maybe a pick 6!

Aggressiveness is all the rage!

 

[ValJamesDuex]

From the Athletic.

The Bills acquired cornerback Rasul Douglas and a fifth-round pick from the Packers for a third-round pick.

Why they made the move

The Bills are thin in the secondary with Tre’Davious White out for the season with a torn Achilles, while 2022 first-round pick Kaiir Elam hasn’t developed according to plan. Douglas is good enough to start immediately.

The Packers are shedding salary in the post-Aaron Rodgers era and are gearing up for a roster restart in 2024. They’re 2-5 and in current possession of the No. 6 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Trade grade (Bills): A

They’re still in a win-now mode, and they’re going to have to get through a gauntlet of high-powered AFC offenses if they’re going to reach the Super Bowl. Douglas has some versatility and should fit nicely into Sean McDermott’s defense.

The 29-year-old is a playmaker who has 10 interceptions and 32 pass breakups over the last three seasons. Again, with the pass-heavy nature of the AFC, the Bills were proactive about adding talent to their secondary rather than standing pat.

Trade grade (Packers): B-minus

It’s nice to add a third-round pick, but they weakened their secondary and surrendered a fifth-rounder to do it. It’ll help the rebuild, especially once they get Rodgers’ dead money off the books, but the Packers essentially traded Douglas to move up about 60 picks in the draft.

The situation in Green Bay has deteriorated this season, but that should be expected. The Packers were realistic in knowing they couldn’t build a contending roster with $60 million in dead cap space.

However, the rocky development of quarterback Jordan Love for an offensive-minded head coach in Matt LaFleur is the more troubling aspect of a season that has slipped away quicker than most probably expected. By moving Douglas, the Packers have admitted they recognize the playoffs aren’t

LInky: NFL trade grades: Commanders commit to rebuild, deal Chase Young, Montez Sweat for Day 2 picks

 

[rtfirefly]

From the Athletic: The 29-year-old is a playmaker who has 10 interceptions and 32 pass breakups over the last three seasons.


He's 28 (8/29/95).

 

[TehDoak]

I like the move. I think there was room to be a bit more aggressive, but if the thought process is Jones/Milano will both be back and White WON'T be, then just getting a CB makes a ton of sense. Flexing Poyer down on passing downs has worked. Douglas/Benford/Jones is much better than any version with Norman/Elam in it.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

12 things to know about new Bills CB Rasul Douglas

From meals at McDonald’s to trash talking some #Bills to now being teammates with those guys, here are 12 things to know about new BUF CB Rasul Douglas:

billswire.usatoday.com

 

[SabresFan26]

Not sure why they kept Elam. With Norman as depth now and this new trade with Douglas, would’ve been nice to flip him for an asset or something to fill in the DT/WR/LB.

Love the trade for a DB tho.

 

[Kupo]

Not sure why they kept Elam. With Norman as depth now and this new trade with Douglas, would’ve been nice to flip him for an asset or something to fill in the DT/WR/LB.

Love the trade for a DB tho.

The value of Elam’s untapped potential is probably higher here than in a trade. And that’s assuming there was even a market for him. And that’s assuming Beane was actually shopping him, considering how thin we already are at CB.

 

[TehDoak]

View attachment 760905 Schoen going to be back with the Bill's scouting soon

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"Yeah man, go nuts"

 

[zenthusiast]

The value of Elam’s untapped potential is probably higher here than in a trade. And that’s assuming there was even a market for him. And that’s assuming Beane was actually shopping him, considering how thin we already are at CB.

Chiefs and Fins put in calls on Elam in the offseason and Bills shut them down. They aren’t going to get a price that matches what they think he might be worth.

 

[Mike McDermott]

McDaniels and GM out in Vegas.

 

[Jim Bob]

12 things to know about new Bills CB Rasul Douglas

From meals at McDonald’s to trash talking some #Bills to now being teammates with those guys, here are 12 things to know about new BUF CB Rasul Douglas:

billswire.usatoday.com

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Jim Bob]

Josh on yesterday's trade:

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Raiders are hiring...

 

[Jim Bob]