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he has a clause in his contract where he can "opt out" after this season. which is likely. http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/5566/cj-spiller

I would say Erik Pears is most at risk. based on who they drafted (two OT's)and the fact that only $550,000 would count as Dead Money of his $3.5 mil cap hit.

Donald Trump as Bills owner is outlandish idea, says USFL expert "Good people of Buffalo, take up a collection, pass the hat, start a fund, anything you can do to keep this away from him, anything to outbid him,'' said Mike Tollin, the movie and television producer and director who created "Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?" for ESPN's "30 For 30" documentary series in 2009. "Who are we kidding,'' Tollin told Sporting News. "He can't afford it. That Forbes report that he's worth $3 billion, that's a greater mythology than the one that the USFL won the lawsuit, which he continues to propagate.'' http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2014-05-13/buffalo-bills-donald-trump-ownership-mistake-usfl-mike-tollin-espn

Browns GM Farmer had Watkins name on card http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2014/05/12/browns-gm-farmer-had-watkins-name-on-card/

haden gets $45 mil guaranteed ( 5 YR/ $68 MIL) jairus only got $28 mil guaranteed......

http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/167653-watkins-trade-compared-to-julio-jones-trade/

of course it is fair game to have an "initial" judgement/reaction to this trade. just realize it is NOT the "final" judgement which won't be known for years. take the Julio jones trade, the initial judgement was each team did well. the current judgement is that it is totally lopsided in Atlanta's favor as Julio became a pro bowler and Cleveland whiffed on their draft picks. Buffalo got fleeced when looking solely at the draft value chart. Watkins must become a pro bowler for it to be worth the extra 1st & 4th round picks they gave up irregardless if Cleveland hits or misses on the draft picks they got.

Batavia will NEVER happen. can't blame them for trying.

Brett Hundley, QB , UCLA

if the Bills miss the playoffs this year.....whaley won't be around to give EJ a third year.

except USA Today ranked Buffalo's draft 7th best out of 32 teams http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2014/05/11/rankings-impressions-johnny-manziel-jadeveon-clowney/8967627/

USA Today says buffalo's first round pick next year will be 4th overall in their 2015 mock draft http://q.usatoday.com/2014/05/11/2015-nfl-mock-draft-florida-state-qb-jameis-winston-slips-out-of-top-5/

I bet Washington never thought one of their 1st's would be second overall either.

pegula.... he is the only one NOT talking....

that Watkins jersey will only be good for 5 years. his agent is Eugene Parker. to me it's always better to buy a jersey of a player on the Wall of Fame.

this guy says the Bills were of his 5 Winners: http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap2000000349298/article/best-and-most-worrisome-picks-in-2014-nfl-draft

by strength as a unit and rank in league #1- DL (Top 3) #2- RB (Top 5) #3- DB (Top 15) #4- WR (Top 20) #5- LB (Top 20) #6- OL (Top 20) gave up 4th most sacks and ranked 14th in ave yards per rush. #7- TE (Top 25) #8- QB (Top 25) Bills without QB (Top 15) Bills with QB ( Top 20)

in Order of Weakness by unit position #1- QB #2- TE #3- OL #4- LB #5- WR #6- DB #7- RB #8- DL

another aspect to this trade that folks are overlooking: #9 overall first round draft picks make about $3 mil/year against the cap. the bills didn't lose the money. the bills in 2015 can use all or part of that $3 mil for an Unrestricted Free Agent instead of using it on a rookie draft choice. so technically the bills got Sammy Watkins ($5 mil/yr) and a yet to be determined $3 mil Free Agent for those three draft choices (two 1sts and a 4th). that softens the blow a little for those in favor of this deal. having said that, most #9 first round picks are better than a $3 mil UFA (spare me the bills draft history rebuttal).

the used 3 draft choices to acquire Sammy ( two 1st's and a 4th) most players drafted only use 1 draft choice.

the Bills will be hit with $10.2 million in DEAD MONEY http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/cap/2014/ (scroll all the way to the bottom) also: http://overthecap.com/teamcap.php?Team=Bills&Year=2014

Data show inverse relationship between drafting receivers and wins When Tom Brady won Super Bowls, it was not with Randy Moss or Wes Welker. It was when the team invested money in its defense instead. When Eli Manning won his two Super Bowls, remember who his WRs were? Two over-the-hill guys (Plaxico Burress and Amani Toomer) in 2007, and undrafted rookie Victor Cruz playing in his first full season in 2011. And the biggest knock on the Seahwaks heading into their Super Bowl with the Broncos was that they didn’t have enough receiver talent to keep up with Peyton’s loaded corps. How did that work out? http://linemakers.sportingnews.com/nfl/2014-05-07/nfl-draft-2014-wide-receivers-sammy-watkins-rams-wr-analysis

that's funny....I thought one 2014 first round pick and one 2015 first round pick equals TWO first round picks.

the ONLY way Watkins will be worth two #1's is if he makes the Pro Bowl within three years.