Treehugger Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Adam Schefter Filed to ESPN: Bills have notified LB Kiko Alonso he is going to be traded to Philadelphia for RB LeSean McCoy. Trade official next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Both McCoy and Murray out of the division makes out DLine look better without even getting off the couch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstarjim Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Yeah but Alonso is a damn good linebacker. I think Philly won this trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Yeah but Alonso is a damn good linebacker. I think Philly won this trade. Yeah, the Bills letting another good young player go is the reason why they won't return to the playoffs for the foreseeable future. This time for a running back...a special running back, but still, an aging player coming off a down year...granted, is was down because they brought in Sproles and actively took goalline carries away from him and reduced his role throughout the course of the season. Alonso is coming off a major ACL injury, though, and it will be interesting to see how he does one year removed from surgery. The jury's out on this one, to me, it comes out pretty even as the BIlls will have a solid running back for a couple years and the Eagles get a stud linebacker who may or may not return to form. Still, the Bills eat the cost of McCoy's contract when they could have kept a similar player (Spiller) for a fraction of the cost. If they actually had featured Spiller, he had the potential to produce similar numbers to McCoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Someone on the Bills FO staff must be a huge Eagle's fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Trading a running back who's peaked for a third year pro bowl caliber linebacker. Nice move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmenroc Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Watch the Eagles pick up Murray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Watch the Eagles pick up Murray. What's their cap situation... and why would they let go with their very good RB who already knows the system just to acquire another very good running back who may cost the same amount and will have to learn a new system? It's a move to clear some cap room and if I'm a bills' fan I'd be very upset.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Either Chip Kelly is going to look like a genius or he's going to be out of the league in two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmenroc Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 What's their cap situation... and why would they let go with their very good RB who already knows the system just to acquire another very good running back who may cost the same amount and will have to learn a new system? It's a move to clear some cap room and if I'm a bills' fan I'd be very upset.... Eagles are close to 40 million under the cap. Doubt very much that McCoy was a cap casualty...rather it was trade an aging, but not done, star for a rising star, who had an injury year. I still can't believe the Eagles didn't have to give up a 5th rounder or something in addition to McCoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarence the Blue Puppet Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Somehow, this move will bite the Giants in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Somehow, this move will bite the Giants in the ass. Could... but it's not like the Giants had any control over this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osi724dasack Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Alonso has had 2 ACL surgerys and a hip surgery all in the past 4 years! The guy is injury prone no doubt. However getting rid of McCoy and his $9 mill cap number may end up proving wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 They will look to pick up Spiller, write that down. Speaking of Spiller, the guy is a class act. Love how he handled being on live tv when he found out he was going to be released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 They will look to pick up Spiller, write that down. Speaking of Spiller, the guy is a class act. Love how he handled being on live tv when he found out he was going to be released. I've liked Spiller since that draft, I'd love him on the giants. I though David Wilson was similar to Spiller when we drafted him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman329 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I've liked Spiller since that draft, I'd love him on the giants. I though David Wilson was similar to Spiller when we drafted him. Agreed! Spiller was misused and all but buried in Buffalo but make no mistake - the guy is GOOD! Love to see him in Blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Yeah Buffalo was intent on running Fred Jackson into the ground rather than featuring Spiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTW Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Either Chip Kelly is going to look like a genius or he's going to be out of the league in two years. But at least it won't be boring, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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