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Don’t piss off the crew in the drive thru … yikes

The following seem to be consensus needs or holes on the Bills roster. Here are players still available and where $$$ are trending(they are not listed in any order of priority): 2/19/2022- revised: removed Backup QB following Keenum trade Guard Wide Receiver Corner Given the cap situation the Bills will need to leverage the draft to fill some of these holes. Personally, I believe the following will play out: Bates will be back at guard - market numbers are trending to his current tender WR - Bills comfortable with their current experienced players and will not seek a FA - likely to draft between rounds 2-5 QB#2 - No way do the Bills trust this situation to the draft - while I hate the reality of it - would not shock me to see Cam Newton brought in due to familiarity and he may be willing to come cheap Corner - Bills will target in round 1 or 2 of the draft and bring in a value FA - hard to say who it will be at this point

^^^^ winner / thread

R.I.P. - he was funny in the commercial

True, but it will get very ugly if they start losing, Watson does not play up to the numbers in his contract and they look at the bankrupting of their future due to lost draft picks.

The Board is creative enough to come up with more.

I think Star stays because he is liked by the staff and there is not a ton of cap value to be had with his release. I think if the Bills had no intention f keeping him, like Beasley they would be letting him explore trade value. Update: As I was typing this the Bills released him - guess I was wrong.

Unless Rex returns and he drops into pass coverage ….

“We get Ty Montgomery!!!!! Are you kidding me? Bellicheat you are out of here!!!!!!” (double because my spellchecker actually inserted “Bellicheat” instead of his given name )

I have no idea because I’ve never found it.

The wrinkle is that the Bills also need a o-guard. I highly doubt they take a g in rd 1 but anywhere thereafter is a possibility. At this point in time I would say g is higher than WR in priority.

That was awesome

How do they get these contracts under the cap? They still need a QB#2 and a CB#2. Maybe they get the CB through the draft but not the QB.

It’s a secret.

I just hope all of these moves the Bills are making don’t put them in the salary cap jail.

$7.6 MM which is probably the number the Bills will want to have going into the draft and season.

Link to sportrac Current Bills salary cap situation - 3/22/2022 12:55 PM $4.1MM - available for “Top 51” - Estimate is that Bills are under by $1.6MM for all - Still missing #’s for Barkley, Crowder, Lawson, Lee, Phillips - Link to Sportrac in 1st post Looks like the Bills will sneak into camp under or at the “top 51” and then let camp competition and possible other restructurings take place to get down to the final #. For example, if Bates is resigned, they likely keep either Ford or Manchester but not both (will also probably draft a G and may carry him on p-squad). Beane is playing for real with what he is doing. Current Bills salary cap situation 3/20/2022 7:20 PM $4.6MM - Keenum contract rework - still missing #’s for Lawson, Lee, Phillips Current Bills salary cap situation - 3/20/2022 5:45 AM $2.1MM - Keenum bonus out - Still missing #’s for Lawson, Lee, Phillips - Link to Sportrac in 1st post My guess is that the Bills have to make about $8MM - $10MM in more room to sign final three FA’s currently on the roster, sign a “value” CB, sign draft choices and to make room for the inevitable in-season signing need(s) Bills cap as of 3/19/2022 5:30 PM - $2.5MM - Keenum In - Jones, Lawson, Lee, Phillips not in yet The Bills have some work to do as the other variable is leaving enough cap for draft choices and in-season signings Bills cap as of 3/19/2022 12:15 PM - $8.9MM - Miller in - Jones, Lawson, Lee, Phillips not in yet Bills cap as of 3/19/2022 - 7:00 AM $13.4MM Now includes Saffold’s #’s - still missing Jones, Lawson and Miller Bills Cap as of 3/18/2022 - 2:00 PM $16.9MM following release of Star and inclusion of Howard & Settle Still missing: Jones, Lawson, Miller and Saffold Bills Cap As of 3/17/2022 - 3:16 PM $17.5MM following release of Beasley Bills Cap As of 3/17/2022 - 10:45 AM (Allegedly $11.4MM available) Thought it might be helpful to have one thread where the Bills current cap status is tracked. According to Sportrac, the Bills have about $11.4 MM in space right now. However, their number does not include new contracts for Howard, Jones, Miller and Saffold. The Bills obviously have more work to do to be under the cap and leave themselves room for draft signings and in-season signings.

But …. He already did …..

You’ll become blind from that…..

That is shocking - I liked the signing.

Thank God we selected Josh Allen.

No….

Did the Cheats* make splash free agency moves year after year during the Brady Era? A couple or times but generally, no. The idea that big time signings = success has proven to fail more often than it works. Your analysis and statements show a complete lack of understanding of both cap dynamics and free agency.

I very much agree with this analysis. The Bills are looking smart so far in what they are doing. Scaffold appears to be a huge upgrade.

Great signing.