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Yeah the Chargers appear to be re-setting their cap for year 2 or 3 of Harbaugh so he can load up with his own guys. Similar to what McBeane did in 2017 except McBeane moved on from all the Bills young "core" players in Gimore, Woods, Watkins and Dareus. But, unlike LA they didn't have aging superstars with $20M aav contracts to move on from. The Bills vets were just *good* players like Hughes, Wood and Incognito.

If there is a Gabe replacement I think that comes much later. 28 should be a WR with a lot more juice/talent than the not-quick, unagile and hard-handed Gabe Davis. I could see a guy like Cornelius Johnson from Michigan being a more direct "Gabe replacement" type later. Gabe might be a bit better deep threat but Johnson is faster and better in many regards as a receiver than both Gabe and Mack Hollins. I think Johnson could actually be used on routes over the middle of the field where they didn't trust Gabe's hands and he can make contested catches downfield even if he doesn't get as open as Gabe did with those long strides. Was hoping he'd be a late round guy but probably more 4th/5th after running in the 4.4's at combine.

The Bills haven't released any players of the stature of Bosa, Mack or Allen. I know Bills fans think Poyer was great but the rest of the league saw a good player at a devalued position when he it UFA. If he were that stature he'd have made $18M per year at some point in his career.

The Bills don't need a Gabe replacement. They need a better player than Gabe and that's what the draft should provide. But I think Mack Hollins is very Gabe-like in many regards. Including being a bit of a weirdo.

Important to note that the Chargers are in this situation because they are choosing not to kick debt into the future caps. The Bills are the second worst cap positioned team in the NFL and that will likely be the case again next season.

Yep. And Harty to an extent. His closer comp is Andre Holmes who was the first WR add of the McD regime in 2017.........but just like Sharty and Sherfield, Hollins has only one season of production in a long career.........but some fans will hang their hat on that.

Yeah the improved strength from weight training and PED's helped make players more powerful but taking them away has turned MLB rosters into injured lists.

Judge went with the 6 minute version. You can't do nothin' in 6 minutes! You get what you pay for 99.

I gotta' say that stressing about what the Bills exact cap number is at this moment is the definition of OCD. They've made most of the moves. Getting well past cap compliant was never going to be THAT difficult.

I think we know that short of getting a big difference maker in the TJ Watt or Chris Jones category they aren't really making a big difference against Mahomes come playoff time regardless of who they add from the available free agents. This offseason should be about elevating the passing offense.

They are tight with Jones and Gabe Davis so they had a lot of immediate details on how Davis' deal went down.

Glad he's back. Hope the deal is "up to" $16M with incentives based on staying on the field.

It's like Warrior thinks dinosaurs might still be alive and Forever thinks they never existed. It's a comical pairing for sure.

He told Beane he doesn't take haircuts he gives them.

I just remember being shocked when the Bills were on the clock. I had thought all along that maybe the Bills understood that Aaron Donald was the best defensive player in that draft and would just wait for him to fall into their lap. Everybody that passed on Aaron Donald looks like an idiot now. He dominated college football..........so clearly better than Khalil Mack..........and has become the best defensive player regardless of position of the first quarter of the 21st century NFL. Mack was a stud years 2-4 in Oakland but had largely been unimpactful, overpaid and overrated for the next 5 years until he blew up last season again.

I know run defense makes a lot of people emotional every time the Bills give up more than 3 yards on a given run...........but I just don't see teams deciding to go against what they do best to run to the weak side of the formation to take advantage of AJE. And on the strong side Rousseau is maybe the NFL's best run defender on the edge. I agree that Epenesa is a work in progress and that this contract is basically presuming to some extent that he will improve his entire game.........but the run defense aspect doesn't concern me all that much.

Agree. It's such a mediocre edge draft class though. They might not even be able to get a decent developmental one in the draft this year..........especially after losing that 3rd round comp pick.........so getting AJE for 2 years makes a lot of sense.

Beane used to spend this kind of money on Josh Norman and AJ Klein to be backups.

Just youth getting served so far.

Production from the position is what matters. You add up Barkley and Jacobs careers and they have produced a very league-average 4.2 yards per carry. I know people think that the running game is coming back..........but in reality yards per rush were down across the league last year(from 4.5 in 2022 down to 4.2 in 2023)..........and Barkley and Jacobs were both under 4.0 yards per carry. Paying those guys that money is just stupid..........but it is common for teams to make stupid mistakes in the first days of free agent.

Yeah @HappyDays posted this in the free agency tracker last night. I don't think the timing is right for the Bills because he and his agent obviously think they will get a big deal and I suspect the Bills are shopping more in the $5M-$10M aav range for a 1 tech. But his wife's large, close-knit family are local to the southern tier area. He met her after a Bills game in Buffalo. Wouldn't be surprised if he finishes his career with Bills.

He was doing dumb sh!t with contracts when he was over the pump. It's just who he is.

Yeah Wood had an assortment of injuries which caused him to alter his game. The torn ACL was another play where he chased a play downfield trying to get a shot on DeMarcus Ware when the play had gone away from him. He had to become a smarter and more finesse and careful player to stay healthy and he adapted. Morse did as well. I think you mean McGovern but anchoring in pass pro is actually one of the strengths of McGovern's game. He's exceptional at it.