Additional reasons for staying. People seem to overlook how much success the offense had while he was here. The offense was breaking Bills records for scoring and going into week 17 was like 6th in the NFL. Mostly without Sammy playing. TT knows hes got a good thing here on the offensive side. Hes still getting a crapload of guaranteed money.
1. Because maybe he and his agent realized it would pretty much be between the bears and the browns. And neither of those opportunities were attractive to him compared to buffalo.
2. The total amount of guaranteed money hes missing out on over the life of the contract isnt that substantial when you have to consider moving ur family again and going to unknowns with new teams one of which is a massive dumpster fire in the Browns. Maybe he feels pretty comfortable with an offensive coordinator he knows and the new HC? And that alone is worth staying bc he knows his career can still improve.
3. Ive never met the guy or know him in any way. But from everything ive read it seems like he kinda goes to the beat of his own drummer.
Just throwing some things out there to counter.
Im sorry. I dont buy the sending out feelers bit when:
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Mike Glennon's impending contract with the Bears is expected to be for three years at an average of $14.5 million per season.
In 5 of the 6 games vs the AFC EAST our defense averaged 33 godforesaken points a game. 33.
In the other game, they faced the Pats without Brady, or else we probably wouldve broken some NFL record for most points given up to divisional opponents.
Here's a better stat, and Ill quote myself again:
Since 2015, the Chiefs are 15 - 1 in games where they score 25 points or more.
Since 2015, the Bills are 9 - 8 in games where they score 25 points or more.
Fix the defense. Make the playoffs.
I would.
We also have Listenbee coming back to the WR mix.
Ideally with more cap space now id like to push to resign Woods.
Sammy. Woods. Hunter. Listenbee. Or Draft a WR first 3 rounds and let Woods walk
And focus 2 of the first 3 draft picks in our secondary.
What i find amusing is that people kept arguing how TT's salary was going to prevent us from being able to get players to win. Thats what we heard over and over and over again like a bat to the head from a select few.
Now his cap hit is going to be what? Like 25-28th in the League in 2017?
Named to the pro bowl back to back seasons. Almost a 3:1 Total Td/total turnover ratio (including fumbles and rushing tds) and we're getting him at a bottom of the barrel price tag.
Best move of the FA period so far right here.