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I hope she goes to jail. On the other hand, I hope the White House doesn’t get in trouble for insider trading.

One could say he knew so much about the US, he left..

Because when the season starts the 279 mill cap hit applies to the 53 players that make the roster, the players on IR and the PS. So I am trying to see after the 53 players how much room Beane actually has to play with to accommodate the IR, the PS and in season changes. A team needs about $4,000,000 just to accommodate a 16 player practice squad. The more vets on the PS, the bigger that number grows. The 51 contracts is only relevant for the offseason.

Yesswir, I could talk eunuchs all day. But I'm just not interested. Nope, not a biblical scholar. More of a comparative religion type guy, meaning I took I course in it. We did some adult education bible courses through our church. It didn't really light my fire but the other people were/are nice. My wife always made a dessert. now indulgences, there's an issue I could sink my teeth into

You must be stalking me.

The non exclusive franchise tag should be on the table if he has the same impact this season that he had last season. No way I'd extend him though.

Seen multiple posts on X this morning about how people think Dorian Strong is looking good.

Tiny nit to pick but Hairston is 5'11.25". And I looked at the Pro Bowl CBs from last year and 5'11" was the median height.

That...or just wait 3 weeks. And his dead cap next is just $3.724M.

Way to go! That’s my kind of American - standing up in the face of tyranny! If it’s pissing you off, it’s in the best interest.

Exactly, 🤣

We'll see. Beane knows what Cook is after and has already mentioned a few times that they can still get a deal done during the season/before next offseason. I have some previous posts where I stated being against using the Tag because it usually makes the relationship even worse. However, in the meantime, someone somewhere made a good point that changed my perspective a bit and especially in this case. That point being, for a talent like Cook who ended up being a 2nd rounder, the tag can be used to essentially recreate the "5th year option" we would have got by picking him in the 1st. If it can be leveraged that way, and as long as it doesnt completely burn the bridge, then I'm on board tagging him in a worst case scenario. Of course, the funniest part there is the RB tag number will be around $14M+, so we might as well just get him on a real deal.

He will be 26 in September. The last year of his contract and a franchise year gets him to the age of 28 as an NFL RB. I’m not sure how many more years I want to commit to for now, but I do love the threat he brings on every play. This may be a good compromise.

That's if you designate him for a post 6/1 cut. However, that would increase his dead cap in 2026 and 2027. Not sure that's something Beane wants to go. Nor do I think they are cutting Jones. Behind on the roster are Carter and a few rookies.

I think you will see that this is also the opinion of Beane. But at least the odds are we get Cook this year - and if Cook hasn't peaked- maybe franchise tag him the year after.

Appreciate your work on this. Just one question, why are we looking at it through the lens of 53 instead of 51? I am a little confused. Is it in case guys come in and out of the top 51? Just wondering and appreciate your work!!

Homer Take and Long Take Offense - Josh Allen mental game is catching up to his physical traits. We have a few years of peak Josh Allen before physical traits slowly come down. So best QB we have had? - Top 5 OL - RB room is top 10 but can go south if Cook isn't invested. - TE room is top 10. - 2021 with peak Diggs was our best receiving group with Allen. This group is much deeper 2 through 5. Remember when Davis and Mckenzie were options 2 and 3? ugh. Defense. - DL on paper is easily the best group. People forget the years of aging Jerry Hughes, Trent Murphy, Mario Addison, burnt out Floyd, and injured Von Miller as our DE in the playoffs. Buffalo has always had horrible DT depth. At least this year you can see a clear path to a productive interior pass rushing group. Run stuffing DT remains a issue but I imagine this will be mostly left to Daquan Jones who will no longer be relied upon on 3rd downs. - LB avg Unit but no reason to believe that both Bernard and Williams don't continue to improve. Milano is no longer an all Pro but is still good. 3rd year Dorian Williams and Hoecht (Yes I know considered a DE but will be playing LB snaps particularly against the Ravens and other power offenses) are easily the best immediate LB depth we have had. - Corners a lot rides on Maxwell Hairston development but do people really think this years version is worse than Levi Wallace, Elam, Dane Jackson, and aging Douglas? Would be nice to see Benford actually play a full game in the playoffs against the Chiefs (T White and Benford in their primes seem to always be injured late in the playoffs. This needs to change) - Safety Easily our 2nd worst safety room the Bills have had in the Josh Allen era outside last season. A LOT rides on Cole Bishops development. Nickle players with Hancock and Forrest could absolutely upgrade that unit just by actually being much more physical and athletic. All depends how long McDermott gets this group up to speed. I can deal with Raap for another season if we have actual athletes around him. All that is to say. I've seen better Chiefs and Ravens teams than their 2025 versions. I have never seen the AFC this loaded with above avg. teams in the Texans, Chargers, Broncos, Bengals, and possibly Steelers if Rogers goes there. Patriots and Raiders will not make the playoffs but will make every game difficult for their opponents. Bills need to finish 1st in the AFC because the stage is set up for them to go to the Superbowl. All comes down to the Bills 3rd down defense. If it goes to top 10 from 29 than good luck rest of the NFL not named Ravens, Chiefs, Lions, Rams, or Eagles.

While QB hand size is important there is also a massive step up from college to the NFL And the little things make more of a difference The college ball also has larger laces making it easier to grip than the Duke Mike Vick had the same sized hands as Pickett and he had lighting in his arm

Says you building your team.

It does matter, 2 down backs who cant block and aren't the best 3rd down back on the team, don't get 15 mill.

How are these people working in the best interest of the overall American public?

McD was wrong. Again. That doesnt reflect well on McD.

I have the Bills currently spending 267,830,925 so far. This figure included the value of the cap hit for 50 players, the projected cost of the 3 unsigned draft picks ($5,805,358), and dead cap of $30,755,741. The dead cap figure includes $29,421,258 for void years and dead cap hits for players previously cut plus $1,334,483 for guys who will be cut. In the last category, the biggest hits come from Dane Jackson, Cam Lewis and Prather. We can save about $300K in cap by keeping Prather and cutting Shenault. The biggest question is how do the Bills and handle the cap associated with idiots Hoecht and Ogunjobi. My understanding is that their signing bonuses hit the cap immediately, but not their base salary until they return. What I don't know is how things like a roster bonus or workout bonus affect the cap now. Hoecht ($4,488,000) and Ogunjobi ($4,106,684) each have $3 mill base salaries. Hoecht's roster bonus is 510K and Ogunjobi's is 150K. If add in the entire cap hit to the Bills current expenditures, I have the Bills at $276,425,609 on a cap of 279 mill. However, the Bills gain $2,117,647 in savings from the games checks forfeited by Hoecht and Ogunjobi. All in all the Bills seem to have about 4.6 mill to play with. I know there are other adjustments, such as carryover from last year, but the information on those adjustments isn't clear. I went through this exercise because the two websites, spotrac.com and overthecap.com, only calculate the cap based on the top 51 largest contracts. I wanted to see what the team actually looks like based on the 53 players who will most likely make the roster and have a spreadsheet I could utilize to determine what if scenarios such as Ingram vs Lewis for the final DB slot or Codrington vs Shenault for the KR slot. Right now I have Ingram and Shenault on the roster.