Trentwannabe Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 (edited) So much can change at training camp and even in OTA's but I am curious to see everyone's projection of the 53 roster as it currently stands. Mine: QB: Allen, Barkley, Anderson RB: McCoy, Gore, Yeldon, Singletary, Perry H-B: Knox TE: Kroft, Croom, Fisher X: Brown, D. Williams, Roberts Slot: Beasley Z: Jones, Foster LT: Nsehke, Waddle LG: Dawkins C: Morse, Long RG: Spain, Feliciano RT: Ford (26) DE: Hughes, Harold 3T: Oliver, J. Phillips 1T: Lotulelei, H. Phillips DE: Lawson, Murphy WLB: Milano, M. Alexander MLB: Edmunds, Stanford SLB: L. Alexander, Joseph CB: White, Gaines, T. Johnson, K. Johnson, Wallace FS: Poyer, J. Johnson SS: Hyde, Bush, Neal (24) K: Hauschka P: Bojorquez LS: Reid Some Notes: * Senorise Perry and Andre Roberts are special team aces and make Isiah McKenzie and Patrick DiMarco expendable * Dawson Knox is a "project" TE who IMO could excel in year one in a strict H-Back role. * Brandon Beane and Dawkins have both publicly talked about him playing at Guard. Nsehke was dominate at LT in a reserve role. I think he has a chance to be a veteran stop gap while Dawkins gets unleashed at LG. * I wouldn't be surprised to see the loser of Murphy vs Lawson released at summers end. Especially if Daryl Johnson proves his worth for a spot. * I have EJ Gaines winning the number 2 battle with Wallace as his backup. Gaines has the most experience with White and the safeties as well as this defense. Kevin Johnson moves inside to work behind Taron. * Final roster spot came down to Siran Neal vs Deon Lacey. Edited August 30, 2019 by Trentwannabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmart128 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 (edited) QB- Allen, Barkley, Jackson (3) RB- McCoy, Yeldon, Singletary, Perry (4) FB- Dimarco (1) TE- Kroft, Knox, Croom (3) OT- Dawkins, Ford, Neskhe, Waddle (4) OG- Spain, Long, Felciano, Tellar (4) C- Morse (1) WR- Jones, Foster, Brown, Beasley, Sills V, Roberts (6) 26 DE- Hughes, Murphy, Lawson, Harold (4) DT- Oliver, Lotueleli, H Phillips, J Phillips (4) OLB- Milano, L Alexander, M Alexander, V Joseph (4) MLB- Edmunds, Stanford (2) CB- White, Wallace, Gaines, T Johnson, K Johnson, Lewis (6) S- Hyde, Poyer, Bush, J Johnson (4) 24 K- Hauschka P- Borjorquez LS- Ferguson 3 Edited May 6, 2019 by marshawn lynch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DER10N92 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 QB: Allen, Barkley RB: McCoy, Gore, Yeldon, Singletary TE: Kroft, Croom, Fisher, Knox WR1: Brown, D. Williams, Phillips WR Slot: Beasley WR2: Jones, Foster LT: Dawkins, Waddle LG: Long, Teller C: Morse RG: Spain, Feliciano RT: Ford, Nsekhe (25) DE: Hughes, Harold, Yarbrough 3T: Oliver, J. Phillips 1T: Lotulelei, H. Phillips DE: Lawson, Murphy WLB: Milano, Joseph MLB: Edmunds, Stanford SLB: L. Alexander, M. Alexander CB: White, Gaines, T. Johnson, K. Johnson, Wallace FS: Poyer, J. Johnson SS: Hyde, Bush, (24) K: Hauschka P: Bojorquez LS: Reid KR: Roberts (4) * Jake Fisher will be viewed as a TE/OL hybrid **Won't keep 3 QB's active as Tyree will be on the PS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 @marshawn lynch I think yours is closest to mine. Maybe one or two differences. RB will be the most interesting position battle, followed by WR. I think we'll end up keeping both Shady and Gore. Singletary will absolutely stay. I think it comes down to Yeldon or Perry.. which depends upon which other ST players we keep. I feel like we'll have to keep Tyree Jackson and David Sills, I don't think either guy will last on the practice squad, someone will pick them up. Plus, I think Jackson is a quality #3 development QB who could be an above average backup long-term. He probably won't be active most game days though. David Sills must be kept because I think he's too talented and offers a skillset we don't have. I think he's a lot of us can agree he's most likely to surprise us and make an impact, much like Robert Foster did last year. We seem to find one or two of these guys every year. Defense is pretty straight forward. It looks really good too. So excited to see how the DL plays with Oliver there and how the secondary improves with some anticipated improvements opposite Tre White. The DBs always get mixed throughout the season so I imagine we'll have an extra corner and safety in and out depending on the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentwannabe Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 I would agree @NickChowaniec that the defense is pretty straight forward. I would say we could all accurately guess at least 20 of the players on that side of the ball. I would be shocked and pretty disappointed if we cut Gore. Certainly wouldn't help the "culture" that they push so much. I also think Perry sticks because he will be a special teams captain and will be a player Farewell bangs the table for. It already appears Sills has become the new Brandon Reilly, Dez Lewis, Landon Cohen, James Wilder Jr. Erik Striker ect ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmart128 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 5 hours ago, Trentwannabe said: I would agree @NickChowaniec that the defense is pretty straight forward. I would say we could all accurately guess at least 20 of the players on that side of the ball. I would be shocked and pretty disappointed if we cut Gore. Certainly wouldn't help the "culture" that they push so much. I also think Perry sticks because he will be a special teams captain and will be a player Farewell bangs the table for. It already appears Sills has become the new Brandon Reilly, Dez Lewis, Landon Cohen, James Wilder Jr. Erik Striker ect ect. Only difference between Sills and them is that Sills was highly productive and should have been drafted. It is inconceivable why he wasn't. I have him rated as a 4th round guy. Like Singletary Sills was an endzone monster. Even if he struggles at the next level he will have a niche as a redzone threat. He reminds me of Chris Hogan and David Nelson... Except he is faster and can play outside the numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentwannabe Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, marshawn lynch said: Only difference between Sills and them is that Sills was highly productive and should have been drafted. It is inconceivable why he wasn't. I have him rated as a 4th round guy. Like Singletary Sills was an endzone monster. Even if he struggles at the next level he will have a niche as a redzone threat. He reminds me of Chris Hogan and David Nelson... Except he is faster and can play outside the numbers Yeah Reilly had a pretty solid career at Nebraska considering their offense and Dez Lewis "dominated" for his competition. The fact that he was highly productive and still not drafted hurts him in my eyes. Everything I have read about him suggest he can't get off coverage and his ceiling is being useful as a redzone guy if he can get better at tracking the ball and able to separate. 32 teams passed on him over and over again and 28 wideouts, including no names like Scott Miller and Travis Fulgham were drafted should tell you what NFL teams think of him as a pro prospect. Your comparison don't add much intrigue for me either seeing as Nelson was out of the league in 5 years (missing one with an ACL) and Hogan is on his 4th team and is only even a known name because of Hard Knocks and the Patriots. Neither is a pillar of success. Edited May 7, 2019 by Trentwannabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentwannabe Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Updated at Week 1 of Pre-season QB: Allen, Barkley RB: McCoy, Gore, Singletary, Perry FB: DiMarco WR: Brown, Jones, Beasley, Foster, Roberts, Mckenzie TE: Kroft, Smith, Knox, Sweeney LT: Dawkins LG: Spain, Teller C: Morse, Feliciano RG: Ford, Long RT: Nsekhe DE: Hughes, Love, DT: Oliver, J. Phillips DT: Lotulelei, H. Phillips DE: Murphy, Lawson, D. Johnson WLB: L. Alexander, Thompson MLB: Edmunds, Stanford SLB: Milano, M. Alexander, CB: White, Wallace, K. Johnson, Pitts Nickel: T. Johnson, Neal SS: Poyer, Marlowe, FS: Hyde, Coleman P: Carter K: Hauschka LS: Reid Practice Squad: S Jaquan Johnson DT: LT Walton LB Tyrell Dodson LB Vosean Joseph CB Cam Lewis QB Tyree Jackson WR Ray Ray McLoud OT Garrett McGhin RB Christian Wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soflbillsfan Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 QB: Allen, Barkley RB: McCoy, Gore, Singletary, Perry, Dimarco TE: Croom, Knox, Sweeney WR Brown, Beasley, Zay, Foster, Roberts, Mckenzie LT: Dawkins LG: Spain, Teller C: Morse RG: Feliciano, Long RT: Ford, Nsekhe DE: Hughes, Johnson, Love Dt Oliver, J. Phillips, Lotulelei, H. Phillips DE: Lawson, Murphy WLB: Milano, Joseph MLB: Edmunds, Stanford SLB: L. Alexander, M. Alexander CB: White, Gaines, T. Johnson, K. Johnson, Wallace, Pitts S: Poyer, Hyde, Johnson, Marlowe, Coleman K: Hauschka This is still questionable as McLaughlin is catching on and Haush money blew a simple kick last night P: Carter LS: Reid Kroft on IR designated to come back week 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentwannabe Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 One thing I forgot to add: The Bills official depth chart list Milano at SLB and Alexander at WLB (not that there is much difference in todays NFL) which I found interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yibbyl Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) Preseason Stats through 2 games... https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/stats?type=pre Sills with just 2 targets and nothing to how for them. Shady averaging 1.5 ypc , with a long of 3 yards. Honestly, this is feeling like last year all over again. Really want him to show some real sign of productivity before the games get real. Three targets and 2 receptions in the passing game and one popped for 9 yards. This part of his game still looks effective. As others have pointed out, Housemoney hasn't been on. Hope he gets out of the funk quick. I like that Markus Murphy is still getting touches and delivering solid production. He did that last preseason, though, and I never felt like we utilized him enough last year. I don't have him on the 53 because Perry gets ST tackles, even though I like Murphy in the back field better than Perry. Honestly, I wouldn't even be upset if we put either Shady (if he doesn't show some burst in the preseason) or Yeldon on the trading block. Singletary has been doing a good job imitating Shady from years past. He was such a smart pick up in the draft, but is still being out-performed by Murphy in the run game! To be safe, I'd like to see Beasley's workload decreased by 25%. I get that he and Allen need to get comfortable with each other, but I think Allen is already showing he's comfortable with Beasley as a safety net. I hate that I have to put Jones in the 53, but we need size somewhere and Williams is just not quite ready to bump him at this point and Foster has seemed like he took a step backwards so far this year. At the end of last season, I had Foster ahead of Jones. TE battle is so unsettled IMO and we really need players returning from injury and learning quick. The D, though? Well our pass D is still top notch, but it feels like we still need to tighten up that run D. Still, some quality depth players are going to fall to other teams this year. Hopefully, we can stay healthy enough not to regret some of these inevitable moves. Leaving Dodson off the 53 is bothering me. I almost bumped Stanford for him. I, too, think we end up with just 2 QB's on the 53. Been there, done that in the past, so the organization is obviously not too uncomfortable with that idea. On top of that, Allen and Barkley have delivered pretty much when needed. Lastly, the right side + depth of the OL is a total mystery to me. I guess I'll start Nsekhe at RT and Ford at RG and expect to blow up the OL with Ford moving outside if we have a T get injured? Not very comfortable with that side this year...especially without penciling in a swing tackle! Frankly, I think Nsekhe is our swing tackle, but our G play is so substandard without Ford that we have to start Nsekhe. My 53: QB: Allen, Barkley RB: McCoy, Singletary, Gore, Yeldon, Perry H-B: Knox WR: Brown, Jones, Beasley, McKenzie, Foster, Roberts TE: Kroft, Smith, Sweeney LT: Dawkins LG: Spain, Teller C: Morse, Feliciano RG: Ford, Long RT: Nsekhe DE: Hughes, Love DT: Oliver, J. Phillips DT: Lotulelei, H. Phillips DE: Murphy, Lawson, D. Johnson WLB: L. Alexander, Thompson MLB: Edmunds, Stanford SLB: Milano, M. Alexander CB: White, Wallace, K. Johnson, Pitts Nickel: T. Johnson, Neal SS: Poyer, Marlowe FS: Hyde, Coleman P: Carter K: Hauschka LS: Reid Edited August 18, 2019 by Yibbyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentwannabe Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 58 minutes ago, Yibbyl said: Lastly, the right side + depth of the OL is a total mystery to me. I guess I'll start Nsekhe at RT and Ford at RG and expect to blow up the OL with Ford moving outside if we have a T get injured? Not very comfortable with that side this year...especially without penciling in a swing tackle! Frankly, I think Nsekhe is our swing tackle, but our G play is so substandard without Ford that we have to start Nsekhe. I believe outside of a few plays where he was injured, De'Ondre Wesley played the whole game at LT. Will be interesting to see how the staff feels about him. This is why losing Waddle hurt so much because now our Tackle depth is a huge question mark. I do wonder if Feliciano could start at RG for us but I am not comfortable with Ford at RT right now. He just isn't quick enough for these speed guys. I also wouldn't be surprised if we cut Spencer Long in favour of Ryan Bates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yibbyl Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 With the Texans Miller just being injured, I wonder if we would float Yeldon? They are absolutely going to need another body back there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentwannabe Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Yibbyl said: With the Texans Miller just being injured, I wonder if we would float Yeldon? They are absolutely going to need another body back there. Definitely think we'd be shopping Yeldon or Murphy to them at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbuff Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 What’s it take to trade for TY Hilton now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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