Kaspers Korner

John Clayton of ESPN reported earlier this week in his blog on ESPN.com that the Buffalo Bills are still in the market for a veteran outside linebacker.  With linebacker Derrick Brooks still on the market the news does not make any sense.

Peter King of SI.com reported in his Monday Morning Quarterback column that Brooks wants to play one more year and that teams have not expressed a great interest in him.

The Bills linebacker core outside of outside of linebacker Kawika Mitchell has only three years of experience or less.

Bringing on Brooks just from the mental aspects of  the game would be a huge boost to the team as he is one of the best prepared linebackers in the league, which means he could teach the young linebackers how to prepare for each game.

“I always wonder during games, ‘How Derrick get there so fast?’ ” middle linebacker Barrett Ruud said. “Then I’d watch the tape, and I’d see he started running to the spot before I would have, because he just knew his keys and he knew the tendencies of the offense better than anybody else.”

With the better preparation the Bills would have a better chance at defending New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady who is also prepared very well.

The news from Clayton does not make sense as the Bills earlier this offseason looked into signing linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa, who was cut by the Saint Louis Rams, but did not sign him to a contract.

In the end the Bills are using the media to motivate the linebackers into playing better, because if the Bills were that desperate they would have signed someone already.