Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora Don't have official numbers on Mario Williams in BUF yet, but been hearing $16M a year with $50M guaranteed not out of the question
Yeah, they were selling it hard in Buffalo this week to him. They've been waiting for a guy like this since Bruce Smith left.
Makes their defense better to be sure. Overall, I'm not worried about him making that team better in terms of wins / losses if the "Amish Rifle" plays like he did at the end of the season. A great player for sure, but a luxury a team without a QB cannot afford, IMHO.
Best place he could go if it wasn't us and had to be in the AFC East. Great signing for them but I'd be more concerned if they had more around him.
Mario Williams will not win a Super Bowl in Buffalo. He would have had a better chance if he stayed in Houston or went somewhere else.
My thoughts exactly. Now, we really need to see if we can get (pardon the interruption, brief case of mental flatulence!) Eric Winston...
They already had a nasty d-line with guys like Kyle Williams and Marcel Dareus and now they're only getting stronger. Excellent acquisition.
But Rexy says you guys are the bestest and will win the Super Bowl for the next 500 years. Why worry about one guy?
Buffalo is quietly building a solid team with a lot of young talent. They're one quality draft away from becoming the most talented team in the AFCE. Miami should be a little worried.
With the Mario Williams signing, I think it's imperative that Miami sign Eric Winston. The Bills DL is pretty animalistic at this point. If Miami sits on its hands and does nothing; then drafts an O-linemen (as many mocks have them doing) it would be a killer. One has to wonder - as was the case last season - if Mr. Ross has some limitations. I have yet to see that he is really confident in spending money or has the money to do this. I have no confidence in the integrity of Ross. Yes, people can say the Dolphins don't have massive space under the cap. But, that is a misnomer. The reality is, caps can be heavily manipulated if an owner is willing to pay a bit of a price down the road for a player. In fact, the Lions freed cap space with the new contract for Megatron. And, I don't think Williams is a bad signing for the Bills. All it will do is up the ante for other teams signing top defensive players. And, some feel the cap #'s will go up dramatically in the next two years. So, they may actually be getting in on the ground floor in that respect. The bottom line is, every free agent signing is only good or bad based on how the player performs on the field. Williams is arguably as good a DE/OLB as there is in the league. And, if he stays healthy he could have another 5-6 really solid years.
In all reality you're right. I think both the Dolphins and Bills are about even talent wise. Also, both have some of the same holes that need to be filled. I can see them returning the '90's Bills if they keep trending the way they are. However, like some haev mentioned, Mario better work out because he's eating up a lot of their cap and if he doesn't this deal will set them back.
Great signing for Buffalo, but again without a QB, Williams become a luxury signing, nothing more, frankly I cant see this making a difference in the W column for the Bills. JMHO However at this point we need to sign Winston more then ever.
Absolutely a sink or swim move for the entire franchise. If he bottoms out for whatever reason it's off to Canada for the Argo-Bills.
When do signings like this ever work out for a franchise? In order for this to be successful, Williams needs to be a 15+ sack guy for the next 5 years. Its not happening.
Mario has already been "passed over" in Houston b/c new talent emerged that made him expendable. Being the competitor he is, I don't think he'll want to see that happen again. He was already given a massive contract as the #1 pick by Houston, and that didn't leave him complacent, so I don't think this one from Buffalo will either. If anything, having Dareus & Williams next to him pushes him to keep his game elevated b/c of the internal competition involving the trio. This is a great signing by Buffalo, terrible one for Miami.
2nd rounder Aaron Williams is quite talented. Byrd is a stud. With a beefed up & healthy Dline, he can spend less time in run support and more time in coverage. Justin Rogers is a late round find who has some nice upside. DaNorris Searcy looks to have a future at safety. That's 4 quality young guys in the secondary. Kelvin Sheppard looks to be the real deal at ILB. Barnett is an OLB you win with. The Dline just became the most dominant in the NFL.... or very close to it. There's some young talent developing at WR that could emerge, and Johnson is nothing to sneeze at. If they acquire a solid vertical threat opposite Johnson, things will open up for them. Their Oline was one of the best in the NFL prior to injury. It tapered off when guys had to be shuffled around. Unfortunately for us that unit will only continue to get better.
Good signing for the Bills, I agree. However, I'm, not worried about them right now. And mother****ing Buddwalk in the house!
that's not true actually, Stringer. In order for this to be successful Buffalo's Dline needs to become the imposing, dominant force it now has the potential to become. Buffalo didn't pay for "Mario". They paid for an elite Dline capable of changing games.
Except for the reality that the Bills are actually doing something to improve their team. The Dolphins on the other hand are trading away their only quality receiver and doing absolutely nothing at this time to show their fan base they have any clue how to build a winning organization. I see the Bills being better than the Dolphins next season and the Dolphins once again finishing below 500 and probably last in the AFC East.
Whatever they paid for, it was a boatload of money. Enough money to prevent them from re-signing guys already on their roster when the time comes. Mario Williams now needs to play up to his compensation. If he plays like a $30M guy, then he's overpaid, and a net-negative for the team. When has a move like this ever worked out for a team?
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The Cowboys & Niners with Deion Sanders? The Packers made Reggie White the NFL's highest paid defensive player. That worked out well for them.
Guys, Jake Long's ENTIRE contract was just over $50 million, Williams signed for that guaranteed. You really think that's a great investment?
