billsfan89

Goodbye sweet prince, you played well and got your cash.

Is he open?

Palmer seems like a starter at WR Mack is/was a role player mainly a WR 4/5 just two different roles.

Seems like a DE 3/4 type player, very versatile and physical. Not too familiar with him but kind of a mid tier move at a position that needs multiple moves so if this is a complementary move and not the big major piece then I like it.

Always produced fairly well and is the type of boundary WR the team needs. Nice signing bit of an overpay but that’s free agency. Hoping the Bills still draft a WR in round 2 to add depth and development to the position

The number is large for a role player, but the Bills certainly will miss his vibe. Sigh it’s a business and the Bills will have to cast a new search for a whacky WR5 whose a good ST player.

They wouldn't be able to use the 15.5 million they would get in 2025 from Post June 1st cutting Von until AFTER June 1st and considering the Bills only need about 10 million for draft pool, practice squad, and emergency funds in season the Bills would be locking about 5 million in cap space away at a time (after June 1st) when it's use would be a lot less useful. And that's also pushing off 7.5 million onto 2026's cap.

Quarter of a billion guaranteed largest ever, well deserved.

30 million a season seems accurate for a WR1, Beane made the assessment that a 2nd plus a massive cap charge was not worth it for DK. You can argue it either way but it's not a bad non-move in my opinion

It's a business above all else.

They could have taken his dead cap and spread it over 2 seasons thus adding an additional 7.5 million this season but they wouldn't have access to the money until June 1st. The reason it made sense to do it for Tre last season was that knowing Tre's 10ish million was going to hit was going to allow the Bills to operate right up to the cap during the off-season and then after June 1st they could sign their picks and have the money for the practice squad (which yes counts against the salary cap) and the in season reserve money open up. With Von the money freeing up after June 1st would basically would be too large a number to be effective and it would push a dead cap hit to 2026. Better to just eat the dead cap and get the relief you can get now.

I would imagine a team would be willing to give him the money or close it. But the draft pick is likely to not be that amazing maybe a 3rd round pick or a 2nd swapped for a 4th or so.

Diggs was also still elite the first 6 games of 2023.

I would imagine the release hasn't been officially cleared yet so it is possible they can rework the deal. Similar to how the Jaguars released Kirk but then ended up trading him to the Texans.

When I heard Von was trying to work out a reworking of his contract I figured he would stay, but I guess it just wasn't going a way that made sense for both side. I thought Von had a nice 2024, he was far from dynamic player he was in 2022 prior to the injury but he was still a very good rotational DE.

Doesn't Groot's extension lower his cap number?

Locking up Benford would be a very prudent move he’s too valuable to the defense. Always good to lock up your own before they hit the market esp for a guy who’s been a starter for 3 seasons. Take care of Benford and then find some resolution with Cook and then if BBB has got some time McGovern would be a good veteran extension option The concussions are less of a concern because he’s not had a history of them and he’s getting an offseason’s worth of rest immediately after the second concussion happening. That’s a major positive because concussions like many injuries benefit with rest

He's always been banged up so not really stressing about the Bills not getting him or KC signing him. Makes sense for KC to keep him opposite Rice whose coming off a major injury and to have a stable vet with Worthy being in legal trouble.

Good teams retain their own because you get a better deal negotiating against a player whose still under contract for another year (thus you are likely to take a lower deal to avoid getting hurt and tanking your value). The Bills are also not only getting these guys long term locked up on good value but they are also sending a positive message to the locker room that if you produce you will get taken care of.

This was the number I pegged for Groot that was fair to me. He’s not an elite DE but he’s very good and this pays his in that range. I hope he has that Ed Oliver 2023 season where maybe getting the contract eases his mind and he just can ball out. Either way 3 out of 5 drafted 2026 free agents taken care of on reasonable deals. Love to see it, take care of Benford next

Have teams done many restructures and major roster moves? I have seen a few like Devante Adams being released but I haven't seen much news about teams doing restructures and such. But maybe it's being reported and I am just focused on the Bills.

I'm assuming my invitation is in the mail...

Seems like a workable solution to me. The Bills by cutting Von only save 8 million and they probably have to add another 1-2 million added for a additional roster spot Von is no longer occupying. By doing something similar to this type of deal The Bills gain an extra 3 million off the bat and have one more roster spot filled. Von to me last season was still a productive player, he wasn't the elite one sack a game player he was in 2022 prior to the injury (a sack a game playing 55% of snaps is elite, Garrett that year was at the same pack sack wise playing 74% of snaps for reference, of course Garrett is a much better run defender) but Von in 2024 was still producing as a high level rotational DE. If you gain some cap relief by keeping him and you still have a productive DE3 who is a former Super Bowl MVP with 2 rings I don't see the issue with brining him back for one more season. Von's dead cap in 2026 is 9 million a much easier amount to just eat. I'm not too worried about Von eating into Solomon and other DE's snaps. There will be injuries and the Bills play a heavy D-line rotation. Assuming Von is willing to work out a pay cut that saves the Bills 11ish million in cap space (an extra 3 million plus filling one more roster spot could be something like 4-5 million in total savings) he's more than worth being the DE 3/4.

Wonder if this is a sign that Seattle is getting Darnold? Geno's not a franchise guy but he's a "starting" caliber QB. Carroll has a lot of familiarity with him so it makes sense for the Raiders who have nothing at QB to at least get competent QB play esp for a fairly modest price. It kind of allows the Raiders to "punt" on this years QB class which isn't the best and then when they make a move for a QB in 2026 they still have a veteran option in there in Geno to be a stop gap.