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Probably would be hard to do because they would see stock as a circumvention of the salary cap. But I suspect that QB's who collect many big contracts probably would buy into the team after they retire.

It's a toss up game probably slightly favoring Baltimore because they are the home team. Both the Bills and Ravens seem to be middle class teams in the NFL that could finish anywhere between 6-10 to 10-6.

Lawson didn't seem to fit Rex's scheme or maybe he lost a step. So I think they cut him because of performance as opposed to how much they loved the other players on the depth chart. That being said I obviously am not on the coaching staff so I don't know how much they love the other younger players. But from the outside looking in I could see how they could be looking for an upgrade esp a guy like Coples who Rex drafted high and coached for a few seasons.

Possibly good news hopefully it results in more pocket time for Tyrod.

The Saints will give him that deal and to be honest if they didn't some other team would justifiably so. Peyton Manning at age 36 got a pretty comparable deal and Manning was coming off of a season that he missed due to injury. Brees threw for 4800+ yards, 32 TD's to 11 INT's last year on 68% completion percentage. The Saints finished 7-9 the past couple of years because their defense is horrendous not because they tied too many resources into the QB position. I suspect that Brees has a couple of good years left in the tank and the time to have traded him for a uber haul of picks would have been 2 years ago. So you have to hold onto such a premium player at such a premium position and try to win in a small window (Most windows in the league are only as good as the QB anyway).

Any player that helps the team be more flexible on offense is usually a good thing. Personally I think someone high up on the staff liked Vitale (Most likely Roman or someone who reports directly to Roman) and then sold the rest of the staff on what he could possibly bring to the table.

Bears could have gotten a very useful pickup, team needs O-line help bad.

Wouldn't be surprised at Coples, team is desperate at OLB and Rex drafted him in the 1st round (Rex had to like something about him and he is familiar with Rex Ryan's scheme).

Miller isn't a bad option but you can't fault any team looking to upgrade. Still I think he would want to go to a contender. Reminds me of when Evan Mathis was cut last year, he took a deal to go to a contender. Wouldn't be surprised if the Colts take a hard look at him, need offensive line help badly only issue is are they really a top contender?

I haven't been watching too much this pre-season but I thought Miller was going to be a stud contributor last season as he looked good in per-season and solid to start the year. But then the injury hit and even though a high ankle sprain isn't a major injury its a nagging one that lingers for a long time. So it sounds encouraging that Miller has looked good year two. Hopefully Mills can be an adequate RT and then the O-line could easily push to be a top 5 unit in the league.

Wouldn't those players be assured a practice squad spot if they weren't able to catch on with another team?

Why do teams keep giving up high draft picks for Sam Bradford?

I wouldn't mind the Bills taking a shot here. Exceptional physical tools and certainly showed flashes his first two years in the league. Certainly fallen off recently but at age 25 he still should have most of the physical tools he entered the league with. Maybe a chance of scenery and a new sense of desperation after being cut and on a new one year prove it deal could turn him around. Right now the Bills don't have a lot to inspire you at receiver. Why not try Hunter at WR#2 and move Woods to the slot? It certainly won't be worse than what we have.

No need to force a guy into action because you spent a lot to get him. The Goff trade needs to be something that pans out over the course of 10-15 years, you shouldn't risk your possibly bright future for short term gains. Let him get acclimated to being a pro from the bench, if the Rams are really out of it the towards the end of the season throw him in for a few starts to get his feet wet. QB is the only position on a football team where you can truly play for the long term in the NFL. Your team can have a decade plus chance at success with a legit franchise QB, so bring along your possible franchise QB slowly.

It's the NFL weird things happen. So the fact that all 4 teams are underdogs is meaningless to me. I feel like you don't really get a feel for the season until after 4 weeks in. By then you can see the patterns forming and get a feel for which teams are at what point. I feel as though the crapshoot that is the NFL makes it an insane proposition to bet on games early in the season let alone at all.

The only question with McCoy is that can he stay healthy, last year when healthy he played like a stud RB, he got off to a slow start due to injury, then killed it in the middle to back end of the season still he got cut short with injury the last few games. If he can stay healthy he is a all purpose RB, can catch, block, run in open space, and run between the tackles (Running between the tackles probably his weakest but he is still effective there).

I always wounder if fans value other teams players simply because they don't watch the other teams as much? You tend to only pay attention to other teams players if they are doing well, some bad stands out but when you only watch a team fully once or twice a year the good plays stand out in your memory more. That being said is Randle this late into the pre-season going to come in and master the system under a new coach and get chemistry with new teammates more so than the players who have been working since the Spring? Probably not, at least in the short term. If the management wanted to kick the tires on Randle as a longer term project, there is a case for that. But more than likely the Bills will go with the Devil they know and hope one lands. If Randle got booted from Philly, a not so strong WR core. I think he won't be getting serious calls until injuries hit. Hopefully he makes the most of what could be his last significant playing opportunity it could be his last legit chance to play some more years in the league.

As much as I feel that the NFL still drug testing and suspending people for weed is stupid (Considering that Weed is legal in 4 states and will be in many more in the upcoming years) I don't feel bad for the players who do get suspended, If Aaron Hernandez never got caught then it isn't that hard to beat the drug testing. Tough blow to a defense that has suffered a lot of them in the off-season. Not season ending catastrophic but another bitter pill to swallow.

That's true but some are bigger than others. This one is obviously a big gamble. It could hamper their cap in the future if it ends up being a Ftiz situation. But be bold be aggressive and hope it all pans out. I also like the deal as it leaves the franchise tag open to use on Gilmore. I know Gilimore isn't going to sign a tag but if you tag him you give yourselves a chance to trade him.

The contract is obviously a gamble but it's one that you almost kind of have to take. It's a QB driven league and if you think Tyrod is the guy then you have to take that chance. The deal is also fairly reasonable if the Bills have to swallow it similar to the Fitz deal. 15 million per year is fairly lower mid level for a starting QB and still allows the team to build the rest of the team fairly well around him (Most upper level starters make well over 20 million, that 5 plus million saved is a huge advantage). Overall it's a deal that can backfire but if it does pay off it could be hitting a jackpot. Fortune favors the bold so I would rather make mistakes being aggressive with talent than being too cautious.

Goodwin always showed flashes hopefully he stays healthy and gets to contribute on the field.

Ragland's injury was just a fluke and Lawson was known before the organization pulled the trigger. I find it hard to believe that this is a credible report.

I am glad RGIII will get a shot to resurrect his career. He was so good and dynamic his rookie year but he just seemed to get !@#$ed over by the Redskins handling of his initial major injury that it just ruined the next 3 years of his career. With the Browns RGIII will actually have a chance to make a comeback esp if Josh Gordon comes back anywhere close to the way he was. I am not saying RGIII will ever be the player he was but he at least will have a chance to. It's a win win. You scratch the lottery ticket on RGIII, take a shot that he maybe regains his rookie year form (He is only 26). If he is good you have a franchise QB, if he gets hurt or is just ineffective you get the tank you wanted and get a shot at a good QB coming out of the draft.

Spikes got snapped up by the Pats* last year and he probably would have gotten a contract this season if it wasn't for his off-season issue last year. I think that what made Ragland stand out from your typical MLB "Thumper" was his ability to play in coverage and his blitzing ability. Ragland's coverage ability isn't great but he showed flashes to be able to do decently in coverage and he was an effective blitzer which means there were a lot of ways to keep him on the field on third down. Spikes who is a good run defender isn't valued because he is susceptible to no huddle offenses and one third of the time he isn't effective. Ragland has a lot of ability to stay on the field.

I think a fully healthy Ragland would have been better than Spikes since Ragland would be better on third down. But Spikes if healthy and able to grasp the system of Rex Spikes should be as good if not better than Ragland on the first two downs. A good move to make in the wake of an injury. They also have Zack Brown to be a capable third down coverage LB.