Free Agency - 2023

[Foxx]

PFF has their list of the top 50 available Free Agents

 

The top three are QB's and in the #3rd position is a QB who will be 46 before next year's season begins. He certainly looks to have slowed at times this past year but does he still have it?

 

The Bills have two of the top 25, will they resign one or both for the next campaign? Who might they be in the market for? Somebody(s) outside of the list here would be the most likely scenario if we go by the tenure of the current regime. 

 

Who do you want?

 

Top 50:

1. QB LAMAR JACKSON, BALTIMORE RAVENS

2. QB GENO SMITH, SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

3. QB TOM BRADY, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

4. DI JAVON HARGRAVE, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

5. S JESSIE BATES III, CINCINNATI BENGALS

6. CB JAMEL DEAN, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

7. LB LAVONTE DAVID, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

8. WR JAKOBI MEYERS, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

9. OT MIKE MCGLINCHEY, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

10. OT ORLANDO BROWN JR., KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

11. DI DARON PAYNE, WASHINGTON COMMANDERS

12. LB DAVID LONG, TENNESSEE TITANS

13. RB JOSH JACOBS, LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

14. RB SAQUON BARKLEY, NEW YORK GIANTS

15. DI DALVIN TOMLINSON, MINNESOTA VIKINGS

16. CB JAMES BRADBERRY, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

17. CB CAM SUTTON, PITTSBURGH STEELERS

18. CB PATRICK PETERSON, MINNESOTA VIKINGS

19. S JORDAN POYER, BUFFALO BILLS

20. DI DRE'MONT JONES, DENVER BRONCOS

21. TE DALTON SCHULTZ, DALLAS COWBOYS

22. EDGE MARCUS DAVENPORT, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

23. DI ZACH ALLEN, ARIZONA CARDINALS

24. LB T.J. EDWARDS, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

25. LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS, BUFFALO BILLS

26. EDGE JADEVEON CLOWNEY, CLEVELAND BROWNS

27. CB JONATHAN JONES, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

28. S CHAUNCEY GARDNER-JOHNSON, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

29. OT KALEB MCGARY, ATLANTA FALCONS

30. LB GERMAINE PRATT, CINCINNATI BENGALS

31. OG BEN POWERS, BALTIMORE RAVENS

32. OG ISAAC SEUMALO, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

33. WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

34. TE MIKE GESICKI, MIAMI DOLPHINS
35. OT JAWAAN TAYLOR, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

36. LB BOBBY OKEREKE, INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

37. EDGE MELVIN INGRAM III, MIAMI DOLPHINS

38. EDGE JUSTIN HOUSTON, BALTIMORE RAVENS
39. EDGE BRANDON GRAHAM, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
40. LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH, DALLAS COWBOYS

41. EDGE CHARLES OMENIHU, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

42. OT KELVIN BEACHUM, ARIZONA CARDINALS

43. DI SHELDON RANKINS, NEW YORK JETS
44. C ETHAN POCIC, CLEVELAND BROWNS

45. RB TONY POLLARD, DALLAS COWBOYS

46. S VONN BELL, CINCINNATI BENGALS

47. DI DAVID ONYEMATA, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
48. OG DALTON RISNER, DENVER BRONCOS

49. CB MARCUS PETERS, BALTIMORE RAVENS

50. TE EVAN ENGRAM, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

[Jabba The Hutt]

35 minutes ago, Foxx said:

PFF has their list of the top 50 available Free Agents

 

The top three are QB's and in the #3rd position is a QB who will be 46 before next year's season begins. He certainly looks to have slowed at times this past year but does he still have it?

 

The Bills have two of the top 25, will they resign one or both for the next campaign? Who might they be in the market for? Somebody(s) outside of the list here would be the most likely scenario if we go by the tenure of the current regime. 

 

Who do you want?

 

Top 50:

1. QB LAMAR JACKSON, BALTIMORE RAVENS

2. QB GENO SMITH, SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

3. QB TOM BRADY, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

4. DI JAVON HARGRAVE, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

5. S JESSIE BATES III, CINCINNATI BENGALS

6. CB JAMEL DEAN, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

7. LB LAVONTE DAVID, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

8. WR JAKOBI MEYERS, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

9. OT MIKE MCGLINCHEY, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

10. OT ORLANDO BROWN JR., KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

11. DI DARON PAYNE, WASHINGTON COMMANDERS

12. LB DAVID LONG, TENNESSEE TITANS

13. RB JOSH JACOBS, LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

14. RB SAQUON BARKLEY, NEW YORK GIANTS

15. DI DALVIN TOMLINSON, MINNESOTA VIKINGS

16. CB JAMES BRADBERRY, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

17. CB CAM SUTTON, PITTSBURGH STEELERS

18. CB PATRICK PETERSON, MINNESOTA VIKINGS

19. S JORDAN POYER, BUFFALO BILLS

20. DI DRE'MONT JONES, DENVER BRONCOS

21. TE DALTON SCHULTZ, DALLAS COWBOYS

22. EDGE MARCUS DAVENPORT, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

23. DI ZACH ALLEN, ARIZONA CARDINALS

24. LB T.J. EDWARDS, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

25. LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS, BUFFALO BILLS

26. EDGE JADEVEON CLOWNEY, CLEVELAND BROWNS

27. CB JONATHAN JONES, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

28. S CHAUNCEY GARDNER-JOHNSON, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

29. OT KALEB MCGARY, ATLANTA FALCONS

30. LB GERMAINE PRATT, CINCINNATI BENGALS

31. OG BEN POWERS, BALTIMORE RAVENS

32. OG ISAAC SEUMALO, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

33. WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

34. TE MIKE GESICKI, MIAMI DOLPHINS
35. OT JAWAAN TAYLOR, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

36. LB BOBBY OKEREKE, INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

37. EDGE MELVIN INGRAM III, MIAMI DOLPHINS

38. EDGE JUSTIN HOUSTON, BALTIMORE RAVENS
39. EDGE BRANDON GRAHAM, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
40. LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH, DALLAS COWBOYS

41. EDGE CHARLES OMENIHU, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

42. OT KELVIN BEACHUM, ARIZONA CARDINALS

43. DI SHELDON RANKINS, NEW YORK JETS
44. C ETHAN POCIC, CLEVELAND BROWNS

45. RB TONY POLLARD, DALLAS COWBOYS

46. S VONN BELL, CINCINNATI BENGALS

47. DI DAVID ONYEMATA, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
48. OG DALTON RISNER, DENVER BRONCOS

49. CB MARCUS PETERS, BALTIMORE RAVENS

50. TE EVAN ENGRAM, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

40. LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH, DALLAS COWBOYS

9. OT MIKE MCGLINCHEY, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

23. DI ZACH ALLEN, ARIZONA CARDINALS

31. OG BEN POWERS, BALTIMORE RAVENS

34. TE MIKE GESICKI, MIAMI DOLPHINS

48. OG DALTON RISNER, DENVER BRONCOS

7. LB LAVONTE DAVID, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

[Ann]

WR looks a bit sparse, and it is a definite need. 😞

[Alaska Darin]

1 hour ago, Ann said:

WR looks a bit sparse, and it is a definite need. 😞

Rashee Rice and Jalen Hyatt should be available at 27.

[Billsandhorns]

3 hours ago, Jabba The Hutt said:

40. LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH, DALLAS COWBOYS

9. OT MIKE MCGLINCHEY, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

23. DI ZACH ALLEN, ARIZONA CARDINALS

31. OG BEN POWERS, BALTIMORE RAVENS

34. TE MIKE GESICKI, MIAMI DOLPHINS

48. OG DALTON RISNER, DENVER BRONCOS

7. LB LAVONTE DAVID, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Unless something has changed I believe Vander Esch is injury prone. 

[Jabba The Hutt]

20 minutes ago, Billsandhorns said:

Unless something has changed I believe Vander Esch is injury prone. 

We need to do something at LB and probably need to add a third at the very least for a scheme change. Hopefully with his injuries and down years from it he'll take a prove it deal for a couple years. I would love to see Lavonte David and Vander Esch with Milano.

[4merper4mer]

30 minutes ago, Billsandhorns said:

Unless something has changed I believe Vander Esch is injury prone. 

Another factor is that he sucks.  

[Alaska Darin]

9 minutes ago, Jabba The Hutt said:

We need to do something at LB and probably need to add a third at the very least for a scheme change. Hopefully with his injuries and down years from it he'll take a prove it deal for a couple years. I would love to see Lavonte David and Vander Esch with Milano.

LVE is a pretty good player but he's almost never healthy which has limited his effectiveness when he is on the field.  Davis is 33, so I don't see him being an option.

[4merper4mer]

Just now, Alaska Darin said:

LVE is a very good player but he's almost never healthy.  Davis is 33, so I don't see him being an option.

He’s not that good. If he were on Buffalo he’d be as much of a lightning rod as Edmunds.  Different players for sure but Vander Doodle can’t keep up at times, I’ve seen him take bad penalties as well.  If we’re looking to replace 49…….he might solve two problems and creat 5.

[Alaska Darin]

1 minute ago, 4merper4mer said:

He’s not that good. If he were on Buffalo he’d be as much of a lightning rod as Edmunds.  Different players for sure but Vander Doodle can’t keep up at times, I’ve seen him take bad penalties as well.  If we’re looking to replace 49…….he might solve two problems and creat 5.

I don't think we're going to pay a FA LBer, regardless but if we did it would be someone from the middle tier.  This is a decent LBer draft, so I won't be surprised if we take a couple.

[4merper4mer]

2 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said:

I don't think we're going to pay a FA LBer, regardless but if we did it would be someone from the middle tier.  This is a decent LBer draft, so I won't be surprised if we take a couple.

I guess the third rounder from last year could be in play too but he just seems so small….and crappy.

Edited January 23, 2023 by 4merper4mer

[Jabba The Hutt]

12 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said:

LVE is a pretty good player but he's almost never healthy which has limited his effectiveness when he is on the field.  Davis is 33, so I don't see him being an option.

Didn't realize Labonte was that old... Pass. 

[Alaska Darin]

2 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

I guess the third rounder from last year could be in play too but he just seems so small….and crappy.

I don't know how you can tell anything when they're playing this defense...it's not super LBer friendly.  Milano looks incredible because he can cover so much ground so quickly and is instinctive but there were people talking plenty of smack about him his first two years.

 

I hate small LBers unless they have elite speed (like the Cowboys had in the 1990s).  You're not going to get guys like that in the 3rd round...they're all going to have something that works against them in the short term.  It's always about how they develop - which means they have to actually get on the field at some point.

 

 

 

 

[Jabba The Hutt]

9 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said:

I don't think we're going to pay a FA LBer, regardless but if we did it would be someone from the middle tier.  This is a decent LBer draft, so I won't be surprised if we take a couple.

 

7 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

I guess the third rounder from last year could be in play too but he just seems so small….and crappy.

Want to see Spector!

[4merper4mer]

1 minute ago, Jabba The Hutt said:

Didn't realize Labonte was that old... Pass. 

But isn’t getting 1-3 years out of a guy a viable option given where we are at?  It’s not my favorite….. it I’d consider it.

[Alaska Darin]

Just now, 4merper4mer said:

But isn’t getting 1-3 years out of a guy a viable option given where we are at?  It’s not my favorite….. it I’d consider it.

I think the ceiling might be 2 but it would 100% depend on money.  I didn't watch enough of Tampa this year but their defense looked like it fell of the cliff.  The concern being that he's a big part of the reason but that's 100% supposition on my part.

[B-Man]

 

 

7. LB LAVONTE DAVID, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

 

24. LB T.J. EDWARDS, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

 

 S CHAUNCEY GARDNER-JOHNSON, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

 

36. LB BOBBY OKEREKE, INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

 

Use draft/trades for offense.

 

 

 

[Ann]

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[Rochesterny]

6 hours ago, Ann said:

WR looks a bit sparse, and it is a definite need. 😞

Was looking more for offensive line truth be told. I’d be looking at OT MIKE MCGLINCHEY, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS see if that is a possibility 

Edited January 23, 2023 by Rochesterny

[4merper4mer]

1 hour ago, Ann said:

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Poyer and Matakevitch seem high to me. Crowder and Singletary seem low, even though I wouldn’t pay Crowder at all.