ExWNYer

Put me in this camp, as well. Gimme the savvy Jones and a speed WR at #25 (got the rosary out for Jameson Wiliams).

Good get. Nice fit for this offense with Motor.

Nice!

Marcia announces her triumphant return to Tampa and the 'Three Stooges' of the NFC South are gouging and punching each other to get to Watson.

There is a ton of speedy WR talent to be had in this draft at a much cheaper cost. No doubt in my mind that the Bills will be adding one in the top 3 rounds. At this early point in free agency, I'd say they go WR/CB or CB/WR in the first two rounds.

From Williamsville to Jones Point.

J-E-S-T...Jest, Jest, Jest!

So Jerruh spent for a Hooker? What a shock...

Yeah, I was just having a little fun with word play. I think most (all?) want Haack gone. He is/was here to hold for Bass but he's a brutal punter.

Hawking to have Haack hacked from the roster?

Depends on the cost (cap & capital) but I would explore it.

The Cheats love to ship their LBs to Cleveland. 😁

Noted. The other post quoted above yours was specifically referring to receiving a comp pick. I don't believe I misinterpreted that as well but, if so, mea culpa. My point about compensation is correct.

Option 1 makes no sense when releasing him represents a cap savings of approximately $6 million. I don't see any way he stays 'as is'.

Only players whose contracts have expired qualify for the compensatory formula. Players who are cut by the team are ineligible in this calculation.

A compensatory pick is not automatically awarded to the team just because a UFA signed elsewhere. Comp picks are calculated based on a net loss formula. Players cut by a team who sign elsewhere do not count towards this formula: "Clubs that lose to other Clubs a greater number of CFAs than they sign or acquire from other Clubs shall be eligible to receive a Compensatory Draft Selection in the College Draft to be held in the following League Year subject to the provisions set forth below." https://overthecap.com/the-basics-and-methodology-of-projecting-the-nfls-compensatory-draft-picks/

Some might even say he was...horrible.

So these people are literally keeping up with the Joneses. 🤔

No matter how much 'extensive research' Beane did, there was still an element of luck involved. The Browns took Mayfield first overall and, whether or not it was a smokescreen, there were some reports floating at the time that they might be interested in making Allen their pick. Then the boneheaded Neanderthal, Dave Gettleman, inexplicably decided that it was somehow prudent to take "eventual Hall of Fame RB" Saquon Barkley over a QB at 2 and the Jest decided to take Sam Darnold at 3. At that point two QBs were already off the board and a 3rd (Allen?) should have been. Despite all of his research and wheeling and dealing, Beane could only manage to get to the 7th spot. He's on record as saying he wanted to get up to 5th where the Broncos were but the Broncos told him they would only move out of 5 if "their guy" was gone. Once the Browns took Denzel Ward at 4, Denver's guy was still there (Bradley Chubb) and they weren't moving. Had he been gone and they decided to swap with the Bills, it would have cost Beane another #1. I think he's a good GM overall but he also got a little lucky. As with any deal that works out, there is always luck involved.

Sounds like he's trying to play without the cheat codes...