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Not sure but I thought we would have lost the tie breaker to the Ravens anyway but what a crushing loss at the time. Its fuzzy but your point stands so I'll amend it and say for the second time in 13 years.

Jeez. A few different links have a few different things. It looks like the majority have Cleveland, Giants, Colts, Browns, Niners. At this point it all depends on if the Giants are going for QB of the future now or waiting.

This is where I was all season I can't do it anymore. I'm pumped for Sunday. Agree that it just feels different. I can't quite put my finger on why but it does.

So nice I wish I could like it twice! Go Bills!

They aren't the link I looked at was wrong. It goes Browns, Colts, Giants, 49ers, Browns. Good catch!

Agreed. There have been some decisions that I didn't like (trading Sammy, starting Peterman, trading Dareus, punt in ot) but it is hard for me to argue results. McDermott has them in legitimate position to make the playoffs. Preseason I don't know that even the most hopeful of us thought that was possible. Especially after the horrible 3 game skid. They have draft capital and are in a good cap situation. The future is looking up for the Bills for once!

The draft order is actually playing out in the Bills favor right now. Currently it goes Browns, Colts, Giants, 49ers, Browns. Other than the Browns at 1 I could see all of those teams interested in trading out especially for a ransom. Best hope would be Colts keep that 2 and Rosen and Darnold both come out. It would be expensive but the pick could certainly be had and the Bills have the best ammo with 2 picks in the first THIS year.

we were but the Steelers and Ravens were leading the wild card at 9-5. Then there were the Chiefs and Chargers at 8-6. We had a shot but were at the bottom of "other contenders." I'll give it to you though. I blacked that year out. That loss to the Raiders was BRUTAL.

Agreed I was really impressed with the defensive game plan in the first go round. If the offense could have held up their end the Bills had a very good shot at winning. Brady has looked very human the last 3 games as well. It all comes down to shutting down gronk. Do that and Brady gets shut down. The bolded could have gone in my op. I know it doesn't make sense I just can't fight my hopefulness lol. It struck me last night while I was playing poker. The Bills will beat the Patriots this weekend! Ever since then I can't get it out of my head!

I tried to keep it cool. I tried not to get wrapped up in playoff hopefulness. I tried to remain a "realist." I tried to stay away from buying in. I can't. I'm a homer through and through. Sitting at work sipping kool-aid on this fine Friday before Christmas and it's delicious! Screw all the negative Nancies! For the first time in 13 years we have a legitimate shot at the playoffs in week 16. The Bills will beat the Patriots this Sunday. This is the game we will look back on as when the Bills finally overcame the patriot hump. This is the game where Brady's magic runs out. This is the game where we take control of our own destiny. This is the game where we all get back on board with the process. This is the game where the Bills finally win a game that matters. This is the game where we all get a Merry Christmas. This is the game. Go Bills! !@#$ the Patriots!

Why do you keep coming back to this thread? Seriously as much as Dunkirk Don can't stay away neither can you. We don't care that you think he is full of it. We got it the first 15 times you posted it. If he is trolling he has gotten you much more than anyone else throughout this thread

Trevor Simien?

Seriously. Anyone who despises Tyrod it will take you 1 week or maybe 2 before you have the same complaints with Smith. If they are going to do this I would rather they just kept TT. Smith has been my player comp for TT for the last couple of years. I know Smith is white and Tyrod is black so that might be difficult for some people but it is true

He certainly has but it is interesting to see the Patriots alter their mo. I completely buy that BB wanted to trade him and also that he was shot down. Any other player would have been sent packing 1 year to early like so many others. Wilfork and Seymour come to mind. I get why they didn't trade him and would agree as a fan that I didn't want to see him go it just isn't the patriot way if you will. One of the biggest reasons for Brady's success imo is his willingness to work out team friendly deals. I could see him sticking around and taking less and less money to allow the team to really be built up around him. There will be another young guy taken possibly even with the sf pick (my bet is it gets traded for a 2019 first) to groom behind Brady and take over after next year or the year after. That young guy would also have a low salary allowing the team to be good until he takes over again. Dammit I hate those bastards lol

Great post. As I have said we will know in short order whether any of this is correct or not. If nothing else it is interesting discussion. I think Cousins is a polarizing player so I'm surprised the mention of him isn't generating more discussion.

Here is a couple scenarios. Washington franchise tags cousins. They then allow him to seek a trade. Deion Branch and the patriots did something similar years ago. Bills and cousins agent work out a long term deal while the redskins and Bills work out a trade. Signing cousins outright if he were franchised is also possible and would cost 2 1st round picks.

Just from the board. Always had great info especially around draft time which due to the lack of team success lately has become one of my favorite parts of being a Bills fan lol

How about vindication from all of the pot shots in this thread? The repeated being called a fraud? As I said earlier if you think he is full of it no sweat. All of this will play out and we will know whether his info was good or not. No reason to rush to judgement on this. Enjoy the info, if it is wrong what harm was done? I enjoy getting inside info. Posts from Leroi and Nevergiveup are an awesome part of this board. Why are people in such a rush to push anyone with a source away? Which thread is better, this one or the one that says we are blowing this year by not tanking even though we currently sit in the 6th seed? There are many threads here. Those of you that don't think the info is legitimate post in those. Those of us that want to see if this is legit would prefer he not be chased away.

To the bolded, that sentence means you can't contact another player or speak publicly about wanting to acquire said player. Teams set up trades all the time right before the league year begins and then execute them the 1st day of the league year. LeSean McCoy was traded to the Bills a full week before the start of the league year but it wasn't executed until the start of the league year. Kirk Cousins could be tagged by the Redskins to attempt a trade and then rescind the tag if a trade doesn't materialize as happened with Josh Norman just a couple of years ago. What are you even doing in this thread? Some of us enjoy these types of threads and the potential off season we are looking at. If he is full of it who cares? You could end up like a long time poster that trashed news about Lawson's shoulder only to be proved wrong. If you don't like the thread keep it moving. By nature sources and inside info can't be verified. If you don't like that fine but nobody cares that you think it is wrong and you certainly shouldn't be attacking the poster. Personally I like seeing inside info and don't want people chased away that provide it. In 4 months we can verify what the poster is saying and gauge how legitimate his info is/was. By the way I got a goof laugh at you trotting this info out about tampering when you have been banging the drum that Tyrod, while under contract, talked with a bunch of teams to gauge interest and came back because there was none but the Bills could never be talking with the Redskins. Or this gem The Skins got rid of their RB and two 1000 yard receivers in this past offseason. That just may be why the Skins did so poorly. No targets for Kirk. just an observation Very similar to what the Bills did with trading Sammy, letting Woods, Goodwin, and Gillislee walk perhaps? Cousins is a much better passer than Tyrod but it is interesting to watch the double talk from you on this topic.

That's an interesting thought. That pick will still net a king's ransom. It is currently the 6th pick and Niners/Colts won't be going QB and possibly NYG. That would leave 6 as a spot teams could jump to and get the 3rd qb. 6th pick is worth less points by the old trade chart than the 2 #1s the Bills currently have. So trade would look something like this: Bills Give: 15 and 21 Bills Get: 6 and late 3rd/early 4th rounder. Bills made a deal with Dorsey last year too so hopefully they have that good working relationship!

Hmmm I thought the revenue sharing number was used to set the salary cap?

My understanding is that the salary cap is paid by the NFL to each team. There is a lot of revenue though that teams keep for themselves. I know sponsorships are one as Jerry Jones sued in the 90s. That's a good read for money that teams get to keep. So it would benefit Jones to have the Bills be more lucrative but he is also doing well on his own.

Here is a better explanation for you klos since my last post was confusing. The Cap is determined through a complicated calculation system, which has changed with the latest extension of the CBA. The Cap is based on income that the teams earn during a League Year. Originally that "pot" was limited to what was known as Defined Gross Revenues (DGR), which consisted of the money earned from the national televison contract, ticket sales, and NFL merchandise sales. In 2006 the CBA was modified, and the "pot" was expanded to include total revenue. Thus, other sources of revenue, including such other items as naming rights and local advertising, were added. As was the case with the original DGR, the expanded revenue is divided equally amongst all 32 teams for purposes of calculating the salary cap. The newest edition of the CBA has a term, "All Revenues" (AR), which pretty much includes all revenue streams. The CBA spells ou the particulars over the course of about 10 pages, but in a nutshell the AR includes ticket sales, revenue from luxury box suites and premium seating, local and national broadcasting (TV/radio/Internet) royalties, concessions, parking, local advertising, stadium leasing, and merchadising. The AR is then divided into 3 distinct brackets: League Media (essentially revue from regular-season games), NFL Ventures/Post Season (self-explanatory) and Local (more or less revenue generated from preseason games). Now, fo r the part that you have been waiting for, the distibution of these revenues: Projected AR x CBA Percentage = Players Share of AR. This is called the Player Cost Amount. For 2011, that amount was $4,556,800,000 (roughly $142.4 M per team). Player Cost Amount minus Projected League wide Benefits = Amount Available for Player Salaries. For 2011, that amount was $3,852,000,000. Amount Available for Player Salaries / Number of Teams = Unadjusted Salary Cap per Team. For 2011, that amount was (3,852,000,000/32 =) $120.375 M.

Bradford really appeared to turn a corner last year and played extremely well week 1. That said you can't rely on him to get through a full year as a starter. So maybe as a bridge to their drafted player but he's not the answer imo.

The salary cap is "paid" to each team or at least that is my understanding. Player salaries are paid by league revenue. All other costs associated with a team (travel, coaching, up front siging bonus money, etc...) are the responsibility of the team.