Captain Caveman

Why do people insist on responding to topics without even reading the first post?

Talley

Cash to cap has nothing at all to do with the cap hit when someone is cut. What cash to cap means, is that in any given year, the Bills don't spend more money than is allowed by the salary cap, but there aren't any special rules for teams that follow cash to cap. For the purposes of the cap, signing bonuses are still spread out over the length of the contract, and cutting a player with a big signing bonus with several years left on his deal will result in a big cap hit.

i'm not crazy, you're crazy.

Well, first, the Bills did not spend their cap allowance last year. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-u...o&type=lgns Second, it's going up by around 10 mil$ this year. http://www.askthecommish.com/salarycap/faq.asp Third, I don't have a problem with what they're spending if that's what it takes to keep them viable in Buffalo.

I'm sure that a lot more steals turn out to be busts than HOFers. Stop saying stupid things.

If Jones was even halfway decent, Cinci would have kept him. He's not making all that much in salary right now. I think it was scheduled to be 3-4 mil, which is nothing if they thought he was good enough even compete for the starting rt job.

BTW, I was being sarcastic.

I'm glad you posted this. After spending all weekend watching in TV, I admit I'm a bit fried, and was trying to remember this trade until I saw your post. Great reporting USA Today.

I wouldn't mind seeing Cadogan.

Yeah, god forbid we hire someone who cares about what he does, and works his ass off, rather than has a job handed to him 'cause he used to coach / play at such and such football school.

I know we have more pressing needs than RB (it's probably our deepest position), but it's nice to read about this guy. He seems to be the anti-Marshawn in terms of character, and is also a heckuva player, as anyone who watched him run all over UB in the International Bowl would tell you. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/sports/n...all/20brown.htm

Did it come across like I was trying to argue that JJ being placed on IR year after year was a good thing? Because I wasn't.

He'll be 32 this season, and has been put on IR in 3 of the last 4 seasons, missing major time in each of those. I have no problem with giving him a shot at veteran minimum, but I wouldn't expect much to come out of it.

I just laughed milk through my nose.

I agree that Parrish has been a top return man for us, but it's also worth mentioning that pretty much all of our returners since 2004 have done very well. For example, last year, Fred Jackson's avg gain per punt return was 1 yard better than Parrish. I think it's a credit to our Special Teams coaching / blocking, and I'd be surprised if you see a big drop off with McKelvin or someone else back there this year. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/teams/stats?team=buf#return As a WR, for whatever reason, they just don't seem to be getting him the ball enough for him to really make a difference on offense, whether that's coaching, or his inability to get open I don't know. Also, remember he had a DUI last year, maybe the Bills are concerned that he hasn't made enough of a lifestyle change and are worried about losing him to a suspension. (Pure speculation on my part, but given the current environment, it wouldn't surprise me.)

that. I started working for my present company in 2004 as a temp, just helping out wherever they needed it. Within 6 months, they saw something in me and gave me a promotion / raise. They then trained me on the job for bigger and better things. Since then, I've had one more raise, but I did some research and found that someone else in my position could be making a hell of a lot more (hmm, this starting to sound like someone else.) The differences are 1. I'm not making millions (although I make more than a decent living) and 2. I'm grateful for the opportunities I've been given, and am not planning on holding them to the fire for another 30% raise, though I could easily get it if I went to another company.

I'm not sure that's accurate. 1.5 million is listed as the prorated portion of his signing bonus. 1 mil in salary, and 500,000 for a roster bonus. So we save 1.5 mil if we trade him in actual cash.

The only ticket holders in NYC are season ticket holders. There are no individual game tickets available, except for buying from a broker or individual season ticket holder. Still I think it's kind of stupid to be complaining about it. If you're truly devoted to your religion, you shouldn't be concerned with a religious holiday coinciding with a football game. If you're not devoted to your religion, put a sock in it.

Yeah, but most people who reach this level of success also fly, which reduces the strain on family life. Madden doesn't fly, and having to travel by bus each week to every game means that he wasn't home for pretty much 17 straight weeks every year.

I think you were being sarcastic, but how exactly do you include a free agent in a trade?

I'm pretty sure it also started before voluntary workouts.

Peters was on the practice squad in his first year and took over the RT spot in his second.

I wonder if he's counting last year's debacle where he single-handedly robbed us of any momentum in the New England game as a victory, since we had a chance to win it if he hadn't been around? Actually we probably would have found a way to lose it anyway, but I'm not sure where else he's getting that NE victory from. I don't have a problem with guys who leave the Bills telling it like it is (I happen to be a big fan of Ross Tucker's column, and on a few occasions he's shared some dirt on the Bills.) But to criticize your former team for their lack of competiveness when it took you four years to crack the starting lineup, and then only due to complete incompetence by the incumbent starter? That's just ridiculous. I also realize that this is mostly just a PR move by Preston, guys always spout this kind of stuff about how they're happy to join their new team, about how much more competitve they're going to be, etc....

Like the kind of idiot that leaves College early for the draft, then goes undrafted? Sounds about right if you ask me.