WhitewalkerInPhilly

Nice. I can live with that. I think he took a pay cut on there somewhere to make that work. It was already close to that before the restructure.

I think so? I don't see anything of that amount on SpotRac but his cap hit would be $16M and now it's under $9. He's taking a big salary cut for a signing bonus.

You know what, I can live with that. He was the best person we were going to get this year. If we are not happy, we go to the more QB heavy 2018 draft and pick up a guy like Aaron Rodgers and let him ride the pine for a year.

Well, I like picking up $6 mil. I'm curious to see how it affects next year, especially if he keeps the signing bonus.

And I think he can. In fact, I was ok with just picking up his option. I honestly think he gives us the best chance to win now, and you don't flush away the last year's with high cost free agents by dropping in someone from a dubious QB draft class. My worry is if we want to move on next year. It would have been pricy next year, but we could have done it. If we lock in, I am worried. On the other hand, the Rapp report makes me feel better. If his sources are saying that the new coaches wanted him all along but at a lower price tag, then they have a plan of what to do with him.

I think so too. From what I hear the draft is stacked with DB's this year. I think we can get someone quality in the 2nd round as long as we shore up safety.

Well he's not coming here! Not anymore. I honestly think it's to Denver. With their D and competent QB play they should be a powerhouse.

Yeah he is going to hit the roof. I still want to see how they did it. If they committed to three years on him to free up cap space I will be a little nervous. If it makes cutting or trading him next year easier, Whaley is a genius.

Damn. I guess we have to get one I'm the draft

We should probably merge the threads... But anyway, this is huge news one way or the other! I will reserve judgement until I see the actual numbers.

Ooof. On one hand, I wanted him. On the other, $9 mill a year is a loooooot of money for a RT.

I happen to agree with you. The Bills offense certainly has its flaws, but I truly believe that the defense cost us dearly. I still cringe thinking about that Miami game as Adayji just gashed us and ran through broken tackle after broken tackle.

Felton is a FA. Juice looks like he can fill that role and be more of a H-back as well.

I agree. Of course, to play devil's advocate, if you want to start a rookie, the best thing you can do is make sure the OL is rock solid and you have a strong running game. I like the moves I've heard about so far today. I have heard zilch about the O-line in the draft. I don't think I've seen a single mock with a tackle in the top 10. I'm ok with dropping some money to lock up RT.

It was pointed out to me in 2015 that when you looked at Bradford's career stats at that point and Fitz's stats they were virtually identical. At the time Bradford was coming off his best season up to that point. It has nothing to do with Mahomes, other than noting that nothing is a sure thing.

Well, good for the Giants. I'm actually a little surprised, it's setting the bar on salary low for probably the most proven guy to hit FA.

I love it. Felton was great blocking last season once we brought him back, but he couldn't catch fire if he was doused in gasoline. Dennison uses a lot of fullback play and he's a more versatile option to use in the short passing game.

If we are dead set on cutting Tyrod, Foles isn't the worst choice. I honestly think he's Tyrod lite: not as mobile, good accuracy on short throws, can stretch the field with deep bombs but has trouble throwing intermediate over the middle and doesn't turn the ball over a ton. If you want a vet backup, or you need a rookie QB to ride the bench for a year, I don't think he's the worst. But by no means is he a step up from Tyrod.

Dude, plenty of people use Buffalo Rumblings. I dislike his relying upon pay cuts and extensions to get cap space. I would prefer that we knuckle down and go crazy spending next year. Really I think we have to really stock up on UDFA's. Maybe we find one or two diamonds in the rough.

Chris Trapasso did a nice write up of it here: http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2017/1/20/14331974/rick-dennison-buffalo-bills-offensive-coordinator-tyrod-taylor-all-22 Highlights include Purely zone blocking as opposed to Roman's hybrid system and very little pulling A lot of stretch plays and fullback blocking A lot of bootleg plays plenty of trips formations focus on short passes with high YAC (ideally with Sammy and Shady) Honestly, I think Tyrod is well suited to the offense. I keep hearing things like "oh, he doesn't meet my eye test" and he certainly has flaws, but short passes have never been the problem, it's the intermediate ones he tends to leave on the table.

Look, I love Christie. There may never be a better kicker in my lifetime. But at the end of the day, Carp was getting a decent amount of money for the position he was in. And two years ago I cheered that deal. But that was before the XP changes, and that happened to be in his danger zone. He really regressed the last two years. In 2014 he was clutch. In 2016, he choked in the biggest moments. The Seahawks and Phins came come to mind immediately but there were a lot of missed kicks. Maybe the Bills could have gotten a way to work him through the funk, but for the cap space he was getting, we can get a 6th round pick and let the coaches work on that guy.

Yeah. He was rough in the Seahawks game and that was heartbreaking to lose. But other than that he did a good job. Having a capable backup guard/center is worth the tender.

Yes. I would go into it more, but I have a feeling this is going into PPP turf.

You know I've been seeing that around a lot and I don't get it. I mean, it's not the best journalism in the world (BBC, NPR & WSJ are some of the most universally trusted) but apart from a slight conservative bias they seemed balanced. Yet lately I've heard them described as of they were a homeless guy on the corner shreiking about our new lizard overlords. What gives?

Not for a third. I would want a sweetener if it was the 33rd pick, but might ultimately take it. A third is way too little. We should only take it if they have decided for sure to draft a QB at 10.