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WhitewalkerInPhilly

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  1. If he drops that far, Brian Thomas in a heartbeat. After that...I am making some calls to the teams at the top of the 2nd. Because it's looking like a glut with Franklin, McConkey, Worthy, and Adonai Mitchell. While I had had by doubts about McConkey, he was bigger, faster and stronger than Franklin even if I like Franklin's film better (from my very limited watching).
  2. I think the comment was "do right by him" By guess is that they went to him looking for a pay cut because the $5.5 M was a lot for a player who was a gadget two years ago but if his agent dug in it's a no brainer
  3. I am no longer so insistant upon WR in the 1st round. Granted if Thomas Jr slides fantastic you take him there, but at this moment I think there's not a terrible chance that there are 4-5 guys you rank closely as immediate #2 WR starters at the 28th pick and I can envision trading back.
  4. I mean I doubt that we get him, but soaking up other teams cap space helps our odds of a plan B (WR2 doesn't get the long term deal they want, takes a flyer with a contender)
  5. Pretty much. Unfortunately, there is a competitive disadvantage to releasing people early, especially cash strapped as the Bills are. Dumping new players into the marketplace right as legal tampering opens pushes greater supply into the market, meaning that there are more options for other teams to snap up.
  6. I mean, that's something that has bipartisan support
  7. Do you have a link to it? I'm at work so I can't listen on the radio. Agree on safety. I am not theoretically against taking a safety in the 1st round but none of the guys I've seen have moved the needle so far, and there is value to be had there in rounds 2-4. Receiver is a no duh. I think this encapsulates the situation for me. I am not saying that I was bowled away by Elam in the times that he made it to the field. He made mistakes and got beat. On the flip side, when pushed into the fire he made plays like his INT vs the Steelers. It mystified me that the team would rather grab guys off the street rather than see what their 1st round pick could do. That said, we are so incredibly thin at depth at CB that I would be mystified if we cut Douglas. I get not throwing money at an aging player, but does anyone think that he's going to command major free agent dollars on the open market?
  8. Disagree on Bates, mostly because I can't knock the team for taking an IOL insurance policy that's cheap but it's hard to argue that McGovern and Torrence weren't upgrades
  9. Greg Tompset at Cover One noted that the difference in the current NFLPA cap numbers was the number of Oliver and McGovern's potential base salary restructure, so I believe you are right. Honestly, I am ok with it. Oliver frankly outplayed his contract last year, and though quieter I think McGovern did too, and he can be an emergency center if necessary. I am ok with both of those. My only surprise is that I expected Dawkins, Johnson and Douglas to get deals done first, but in retrospect the restructures were probably quicker ones to bang out so Beane knows how to structure the extensions.
  10. I mean, the motive doesn't have to be complex here. The one they are explicitly saying out loud seems plausible. Eric Washington and John Butler are older than Babbich, and were heads of their position groups longer. Going a season with no DC and then being passed over is a common reason to move elsewhere in a lot of professions. God knows I've done it.
  11. I think the best analogy I've heard is effectively how property investors will take on debt. So long as the base income keeps growing, it is very possible to juggle debt sustainably. Sometimes your acquisitions have to slow as you pay out what is owed, or call some projects a wash and take a hit to get it off your spreadsheets. But careful management means sustainable growth and improvement. Alternately, you max out everything and pray it works out. The Saints did the latter. Oh I agree. Things were bad when Peyton left, but I hadn't realized that they had kept going.
  12. To make the post of Brees swan song years. If they had taken a second title, I don't think they would have regretted it. The Bills might do the same with Josh.
  13. My path did none on those things: Josh restructure: 22M Extensions for Dawkins, Taron and Rasul Douglas- ~6M in savings per by most estimates for ~18M Cut Harty- 4m Cut or pay it Hines -2-5 million Cut Siran Neal- 3 M There, even on conservative estimates that gets to my states amount without doing any of the stuff you were worried about. That means Von and Knox are cuttable or the Bills at least have leverage to redo the contract Diggs is the one I really scratch my head on that people are so terrified of. With his money he's already almost a lock for 2025 and in his worst year with us was still top 15 in receiving yards and yet it's become a personal crusade to show him the door
  14. Jesus I can't imagine what their cap looks like when they have to pay Chase as well.
  15. Possible...but stupid. I'll take it for the Phins I'm not going to object to the Dolphins shooting themselves in the foot
  16. Whoever did this is very much looking at numbers and not the team. Why would we deal Bates when we could paycut or release Morse who is older? Why would you restructure anything on Miller when his salary is ignored and guarantees are voided if suspended? Why on earth would we add 3 void years onto poyer when he's a legit cut candidate?
  17. I mean we say that like a bad thing. Realistically, how often do you look at a player contract 3-4 years later and go "oh boy THAT was worth it!" I think the best one in recent memory for the Bills (fortunately) was Josh Allen's. A lot of the time players can't play up to expectations because it was nearly statistically impossible to play up to that level. Hyde and Poyer were journeymen when the came here and turned into one of the best safety tandems in the league. Morse and Beasley weren't bank breakers. Taron Johnson, Dawkins, Milano and Ed Oliver all have played up to or exceeded their contracts so far. I would include Tre White as well, if not for the injuries.
  18. I mean, I am looking over some of the recommended cuts and it's incredibly east to shed $49M
  19. I mean how much can you advance to Shawn Hochuli?
  20. Very much. Also, the Bills were never going to be legal tampering and Day 1 bidders. More to the point, that's not how I personally view as the path to long term success. Our biggest free agent signing that wasn't a retention contract is Von Miller, and ask around here to see how popular that is. Let's not forget how the Bills slowly dragged themselves to playoff contention before Josh got here: journeymen FA to fill positions of need, draft BPA and do your best to retain your successes. Sure, we still needed a QB but that was the core that took the Bills as far as the did in 2020 and 2021.
  21. I mean, I won't say "everything". But that amount is the difference of renegotiating Diggs or not I am quoting myself, quoting @DrDawkinstein quoting an early Cover 1 installment but here are some very basic moves that I would say 99% of this board would agree with: That puts the Bills at $9-12 million over the cap without doing the classic "convert base salary to signing bonus" outside of Josh Allen (who is worth the money and we want here a long time). I honestly will be surprised if anyone here objects to these moves. After that...it gets harder, but I am no longer worried about having to gut the roster or make extreme long term restructures to field a competitive team. With that money, I can very much see the Bills swapping Poyer for a new pair of journeyman safeties and picking up 1-2 free agents on defense and then backfilling BPA defense and WR2 in the draft.
  22. It's sad to see the direction of the league has moved away from Best Wiliams Available
  23. No, but there are a few signs he wouldn't be coming back. For one, his contract is over. With our cap situation, throwing money at a skill position player in his mid-30s is typically not a great investment. Two, there are legitimate reasons to think that he's going to retire. His wife put out a message on social media thanking Bills mafia right around the end of the season. He took a bad injury that might seriously affect his long term health back in 2022, and he took a neck stinger at the end of the year that had a lot of fans holding his breath. I would not blame him in the slightest for setting a hard line in the sand on what he thinks is worth playing for and retiring for his health if he doesn't see it.
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