stevie has #1 receiver talent without the work effort to match.
this will be the kick in the ass he needs to turn his life around....in the same way marshawn lynch turned his around.
plus he won't have a mediocre QB throwing to him and he won't be double teamed in SF.
spiller will NOT be traded.
more than likely spiller will become a Free Agent after this season.
I do believe the Bills will offer CJ a contract extension at "fair" market price, before, during and after the season, which he will decline.
if Spiller becomes a Free Agent and he signs with another team, the Bills "may" receive a compensatory pick.
Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.
http://nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/03-24-14-compensatory-picks.pdf
boom, we got lucky.
actually, I think stevie will do very well in SF. stevie's has #1 receiver talent with mediocre QB's throwing to him for his entire career.
winning....
calvin Johnson, andre Johnson, Brandon marshall, Antonio brown, dez Bryant, larry fitgerald, josh Gordon.
what do all the pro bowl recievers have in common ?
none got their teams to the playoffs.
other than drafting Robert Woods, signing Mike Williams and drafting Sammy Watkins I agree with ya (laffin)
I do agree they will not "cut" stevie because of his dead money......but they would trade him for peanuts to dump his salary.
assuming the Bills make the playoffs
and assuming Watkins plays at a Pro Bowl level
and assuming EJ shows we don't need a first round QB next year
this was a good deal.....DOH !!
HOGWASH !!
if russ and doug knew for certain they would be retained by new ownership, they would have NEVER traded away next years #1.
this trade/pick was all about their selfish motives to keep their jobs.
I predict the bills will miss the playoffs and they both will be gone.
two #1's is the price you pay for signing a proven FRANCHISE TAGGED PLAYER.
they might as well have signed jimmy graham and given the two #1's to new Orleans.
the chance of Watkins becoming a franchise tagged WR is about 10%....and his agent is freakin EUGENE PARKER......laffin
this pick was about Russ and Doug mortgaging our future so they have a shot at keeping their jobs under new ownership.
Sammy Watkins is a nice player, but not worth two #1's and a 4th.
the bills got fleeced.
HOW AND THE HECK IS THIS A GOOD DEAL ?????
WE GOT FLEECED:
Draft Value Chart:
2014 #4 - 1800 POINTS
2014 #9 - 1350 POINTS
2015 #9 - 1350 POINTS
2015 4TH - 100 POINTS
total - 2800 POINTS
you could add Megatron to this team and we wouldn't improve by more than 1 game.
team gave up the 4th most sacks and we draft a WR and give away next years #1....brilliant