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Which is the whole point of this thread, 8 Million per season for 2 relatively unknown players. The money is just out of hand. But in this league, if you want to keep your young talent, you have to overpay at times. Just the nature of the beast...
Supply and demand. Demand for quality young veteran players is high, but because teams are flush with cap room, supply is short in free agency. The Bills have a rich history of letting good players leave in FA because they felt comfortable with their other players at those positions, only to find themselves using high draft picks to replenish those positions only a year or two later. For once I'd like to see them be pro-active.
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Agreed. Because the second greer signs the tag, he's guaranteed his 9 million from either us or someone else. You can't tag him and simply expect to get someone who will give up picks for him. Its akin to trading down. Too many people think its as simple as blinking your eyes. You franchise greer and some team will magically trade something for him. And what about the contract demands. The new team is going to sign him to a long term deal. Greer can then play hard ball with potential trade partners because he knows he's got a guaranteed 9 mil.
Tagging and trading may be a good idea for players that want to leave, but only if they are worth the tag value. If you dont think Jabari Greer is worth 10 million per season, then you can't tag him and *expect* someone to trade for him.
I don't believe for a minute the Bills will franchise Greer, but as fans we should hope so. Whether they keep him or trade him. I'm not sure why everyone is so concerned about saving Ralph's money for him. The team is around $25M under the cap going into free agency, they'll never spend to the limit, and they won't even think about trying to carry it over. Greer is not great, but this is the economics of NFL at the moment. He's a good player, and their roster is weakened by his absence. The sticker shock some fans are feeling is only there because top salaries for free agent position players have not moved proportionately with the cap over the last decade. Now they are catching up quickly as teams are no longer in cap crisis and are spending money trying to compete just as they did back in the late 1990's.
Last offseason, people flipped out about Tommy Kelly's deal in Oakland, when in fact it didn't average much if any more than the extension Ted Washington signed with Buffalo in 1998($6.5M per). And today, the $8M for Greer would be quite commensurate to the contract a lesser cornerback by the name of Ken Irvin once signed with the Bills that averaged just over $3M per when the cap was only about $50M. Difference being that franchising Greer is a one year committment with no ramifications for next offseason, while the Irvin deal ended up having to be extended at significant cap cost to the team.
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Did DJ miss a field goal against the Browns after their counterpart nailed a 50 yarder? Did DJ fumble in a close game against Miami trying to stretch for a first down? Did DJ fumbled against the Jets?
No, and he didn't catch the game winning TD at the end of the Jacksonville game, or break up that 4th down pass into the endzone to seal the victory against Denver, etc.. Like I've said before, you always come up one painful step short of having a point. Try some ginko or something.
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Graham is merely reporting what the cops told him so I have no qualms with him. But alleging that Lynch was smoking marijuana is a huge charge to level against an NFL player. And they reportedly knew he was an NFL player. Why not get him with a double whammy of felony gun and marijuana possession, and really make up for him "getting away it" with last summer? Here's the cops' chances to put away America's Most Wanted.
Well, when you put the dick to the cops, that is a risk you run. He played the system to his advantage last spring, but he did so by making a mockery of the police department by avoiding them like they were a bunch of pee-ons. That sh*t comes back on you.
I run a couple of businesses, and inevitably the police come around for something. There are ways of achieving your objective without disrespecting authority. Marshawn and his attorney treated the accident last year like he was defending himself against a triple homicide instead of a relatively minor traffic violation. It worked, but it was wrong and it is/was bound to lead to a zero tolerance relationship between him and law enforcement. And it was INCREDIBLY stupid to go that far to avoid prosecution if he wasn't going to make a 180 degree change in his behavior with respect to the law.
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Dillon had some incredible years running for the Bungals. He was such a fantastic RB in his hey-day.
Dillon was clearly the better player on the field, but he was a very high character risk coming out of college. Smith was a relative choir boy which allowed him to move way up and eventually jump Dillon in the offseason pre-draft process.
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Don't hate the player, hate the system.
Hate? Frankly, the shelf life on a RB is too short to care all that much about "the player". All you jock sniffers need to keep that in mind when you are rationalizing ways to defend idiotic behavior on the part of the renter in jersey #23. What matters here is how it affects the success of the team, and it looks like #23 ain't going to be paying his first months rent next fall.
That said, he hasn't had a 100 yard game before November in either of his first two years, so maybe a suspension wouldn't be the undoing of his 2000 yard season afterall. Hell, maybe the top RB's in the AFC will have other things to do again in February next year and Lynch may even still get another invite to the Pro Bowl.
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Poz isn't really good enough to play any of the three linebacker positions.
Poz is the anti-Chuck Norris. His tears CAUSE cancer and he cries a lot.
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This is precisely the reason why you should not mix family and business.
Finally, I am in complete agreement with something you've posted. And as usual, C.Biscuit falls one painfully short step from the point. Knowing why you should not mix family and business to start with makes it easier to deal with such conflict when it inevitably happens(family and business will mix). It was Ralph's job to be above that nonsense, resolve the matter and let time heal the wound before he lost the incredibly valuable, respected leader of his business. A 70 year old businessman who had seen so little on field success in this particular business prior to hiring Polian should have known better.
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It sounds like you don't entirely understand what civil rights are. Civil rights are not just about the 1960's & African Americans. You have civil rights & I as well. One of which is freedom of privacy & protection against unreasonable warrantless searches. As it stands now there has not been any official explanation of probable cause. If that stands, then Lynch & his buddies had their civil rights violated. Sitting in a vehicle is not a crime. They are also called civil liberties or Constitutional rights. This is what is supposed to make us the most free country in history & what is supposed to seperate us from China or Russia. When people say "America is the best country in the world" it is because of our Constitutional civil rights but sadly most Americans have no idea how much our government violates the Constitution.
Lynch played the system like a violin last spring and got away with a cruel, careless act of negligence against another human being. I somehow find it hard to sympathize with him in this unfortunate, yet infinitely avoidable circumstance. Perhaps if he were serving a reasonable punishment for the first crime he wouldn't have been in position to commit the other.
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He'd be a nice fit for sure, but I think utlimately the money prevents him from getting traded here. First and foremost I can't see the Bills paying a WR $10M per year when they already have one at $7M. I could see them signing Haynesworth for $12M plus per year before I see them trading for Boldin.
As for the compensation, IMO, it's not a certainty that it would take a first round pick or more to acquire him. If the Cards deem that he must be traded and the offers aren't there he could certainly be had for less. The requirement of a new contract, his age and his injury history don't make it a slam dunk that someone will cough up a first rounder for him. Not sure you guys realize that Boldin has had two torn ACL's, among other injuries. He also makes his living in traffic and has paid for it.
I'd love to see him opposite Evans. I admire his competitive nature. The guy is a gamer. I followed him closely at Florida State where he was fun to watch as a QB/WR when he wasn't rehabbing. For what it's worth, he does have extended family here that enjoy living in WNY/CNY area(uncles/aunts and cousins) so it's not likely to be viewed as a siberian destination.
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When is anyone going to understand we are not the "Bills" our logo has nothing to do with the Bills we are the "Buffalo" bills
Our logo is the charging buffalo so if you want to go with Niagra Buffaloes or NY Buffaloes but anything outside of NY get your own name for your team!!!!
The area was originally named "beautiful river", by some french guy, not a reference to an animal. Something like "Beau Flo" which was englished up to Buffalo. Pretty sure the animal that was once prevalent in WNY was a bison, not a buffalo anyway.
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O what if you born in Congo?
In Congo, Bills won 4 consecutive SB's!
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...belong in the HOF along with Len Dawson. He stated Phil Simms was a better QB and should be in.
I know Mike is a Giant homer, but he is one of the more knowledgable sports radio hosts across the country.
I was a little dissappointed by that statement.
If Kelly were in the NFL now and lost 4 straight SB's, I'd agree with Francesa. But the NFL prior to free agency was very top heavy with DOMINANT teams that would toy with the flawed champions of more recent past. As a result, QB's were less able to take over games than they are today. Especially in a Super Bowl, where there was virtually no room for error. It's much easier nowadays for great players to get to and win a Super Bowl and subsequently get their due. In today's game, Kelly would have been somewhere between Roethlisberger and Manning in terms of QB performance, and like them, he'd very likely have a ring even though he didn't play as well as usual in his SB appearances.
As for Simms, I think he has rightfully not been inducted. I always felt he was a game managing, system QB and truth be told, it is forgotten that aside from their first SB season, they underachieved quite a bit in the 1980's and Simms play was a good deal to do with that. The 1990 season was vindication of sorts for Simms, but still, he didn't finish it. Had he finished it and the Giants lost to the Bills in the SB(as they had in the Meadowlands earlier in the season with Simms at the helm) then I don't think there would be much argument for him as a HOF QB. I think he gets credit for that win, which he does not deserve.
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that SB run was a result of tony dungys work not chuckies
No, Dungy simply couldn't get the Bucs over the hump even with a load of talent in it's prime. His canning was a work of brilliance by an owner that could understand Dungy's limitations as a coach. Peyton Manning wasn't going to fall into Tampa's lap, so they sprung for a coach who could make Rich Gannon into a league MVP, win a SB with Brad Johnson and so on. Dungy would never have gotten it done in Tampa. They were over the hill when Gruden took over and he proved his worth by getting them to do all the things Dungy could not, specifically winning on the road and playing good offensive football.
Dungy did a good job getting Tampa off the mat, but he's never been a finisher and his teams routinely disappointed in the playoffs. People forget, they damn near blew that one AFC Championship they did win against a flu stricken Pats team. Their subsequent SB win was an uninspiring effort against a very inferior NFC opponent. Dungy is decent, but very overrated. Gruden has had some down seasons in Tampa, but the guy squeezed a lot of wins out of a roster that rarely impressed anyone. He is a great coach. Wherever he goes, the QB position will be a strength and that's half the battle.
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With the Cardinals a sneeze away from the Superbowl, I wonder where all the stories are about how Bill Bidwell is responsible for the Cardinals woes.
In truth, Michael Bidwell, Bill's son has done everything right. The old man still has to say yes and he's still cheap but they got it done.
Michael signed big names (coaches and players), got rid of jerk off players. And he got the stadium done when the polls showed 2 to 1 against it.
I went to almost every Cardinal game between 1995 to 2004 and it was the QB, not the owner.
They've had one home playoff game in 61 years. They never even had a home playoff game the entire time they were in St. Louis. Their incompetence has been astounding. What's next? Calling out Donald Sterling's detractors?
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Backward.
RB's = Dime a Dozen
Using two #1 picks in 4 years on McGahee and Lynch are two reasons why Wilson, Jauron and their apologists can call the waahmbulance about not having enough talent elsewhere. Instead of spending THOSE millions on lineman and dimes on RB's, they did the opposite. Bravo!
And yeah, I know a number of successful teams have used #1 picks on RB's in recent years, but they had coaches who didn't need a waahmbulance to save their jobs.
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How do you explain the Bills having a better record (despite very poor coaching) and better defensive rankings in most every defensive category, if the FO decimated this team, from where they took it over?
Regarding those DB's, they've regressed in pass defense since ranking 7th in 2006. If you're arguing based on defensive rankings this is the end of the argument. Finito.
You see, the team that Levy inherited wasn't as bad as many of you make it out to be. They were certainly NOT 4 years away from being a winning team. The reason why their roster is still short is because the FO chose to rebuild things that weren't broken in a failed attempt to create a situation where team success would exceed the level of talent. Synergy!
Releasing Milloy and then using a #1 pick to replace him. Using another #1 pick on a RB the following year. Letting Fletcher walk and using two first day picks to draft Poz who is not as good a fit in cover 2 as Fletcher, who is still playing good football. Letting Clements walk and having to use their NEXT #1 on McKelvin. Sheesh.
THEY HAVEN'T ADDRESSED A SINGLE POSITION WITH THEIR FIRST PICK, IN THREE FULL YEARS, THAT WAS A WEAKNESS WHEN LEVY TOOK OVER.
That's why THEY have a shortage of personnel. They have been treading water.
The problem I have with Jauron is that the reason these vets were let leave was to presumably create some kind of addition by subtraction. Which never frickin' happened, which means they F'd the hell up! And now they can use their own failures to greatly improve the roster as a defense to save their jobs.
It's a crazy clusterf*ck of bad decisions that beget more bad decisions. And the sad thing is, it really wouldn't be that hard to right this thing because they may now very well have a capable NFL QB by virtue of hitting on a late 3rd round pick. A great coach and just one offseason worth of personnel improvement and this team could be a serious contender for a number of years.
But to me, the worst part of it all is that if the Bills somehow manage to go 8-8 or 9-7 next year it would be near impossible to justify firing Jauron yet AGAIN after investing 4 seasons in his system. It made no sense to want continuity when there was no reason to EXPECT that it would yield results. He's a loser 7 times out of 8. An overeducated slow blinker who makes too many bad decisions to win big playing conservative football and not sharp enough to win AT ALL playing any other way. All giving him more talent will do is give him a chance to do less with more.
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Have you seen Mack play?
Absolutely. The question is, have you seen the Bills? How does he not fit in their style? The Bills have a large, zone blocking line and he is a large, powerful blocker who is well suited to match up against guys like Vince Wilfork and Kris Jenkins. He would also fit in a scheme that relies more on movement and even a cut blocking attack like Denver or Houston. He's a rare player that should work well regardless of the scheme his team runs. By the same token, Caldwell is more of a "move" center who is not well suited to having a 350 lb. nose tackle right over him and Unger is a lesser athlete who doesn't have the power or balance of Mack.
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I think Mack, Caldwell and Unger can step in right away and be pretty solid. This year's crop of centers are unusual. I just don't like Mack for our style.
Mack fits all styles of OL play. He's big and stout, but also light on his feet and an excellent cut blocker. He's also among the smarter athletes in all of NCAA football. Contrast that with the unathletic, soft and painfully stupid Duke Preston.
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Center is nowhere NEAR our biggest problem.
You so crazy!
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TE is an "F". Schouman or Fine may develop, but so might Chris Ellis or James Hardy or whoever. Right now, the TE's plain suck and there is no reason to truly expect better. The Bills have long been the last one's in the NFL to get the memo that you beat cover 2 by attacking the middle of the field with a seam stretching TE. Edwards badly needs big targets to help him shake his fear of throwing the ball intermediate and deep. Johnson and Hardy may help, but a gamebreaking TE would be huge.
DE is not as bad as you list IF Schobel comes back near top form, and he should. They need some athletes for this position if they intend to keep playing this style of defense, but as bad as it is watching the opposing QB calmly stand tall in the pocket against us, the key for this team is doing whatever it can to make their own QB position most effective.
The Bills do not have SB talent, but the talent thing is a cop out on the Bills part. Good coaching gets the Bills to the playoffs this past season considering how weak the schedule was. It's going to take absolutely SUPERIOR talent to transform Jauron from a loser to a consistent winner, and the truth is, it's easier and cheaper to be well coached than to outmaneuver 31 other personnel departments.
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Yeah, you're right about "glove wearing" QB's. Warner wears gloves on both hands when playing in a dome and he sucks big time, right?
Don't worry, after Trent wins his second NFL MVP award and a Super Bowl, like Warner has, people will forget all about his perceived softness.
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1. Why the "gloved one" reference? It seems to me that TE will never get a fair shake in this town
Fair shake? Every time Edwards gets ANY kind of shake he ends up on the injury report. I like Edwards talent, but you can't put all your eggs in the basket of a guy who has missed so many games, to so many injuries in so many seasons dating back 6 years now. It's troublesome and naturally the perception is that he is fragile, therefore soft, therefore needs to wear gloves in the cold, etc..
Some teams need a good backup in case their QB misses a game or two, the Bills really need a guy who can start 4-6 games.....which essentially calls for a true starting quality backup. Jeff Garcia?
What's more, I think people need to wise up to the changing NFL. Four years ago, the Bills traded Travis Henry for a pick they later threw in the garbage because they were working under the archaic notion that you can't have two top backs splitting carries. Now the league is owned by teams who share carries. I think that nowadays, if your QB is too fragile mentally to handle competition for his job, then he's not cut out for the job. Keep that QB position stocked as well as possible.
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If we are going to throw a curveball, I'd rather it be a QB. If Stafford doesn't go in the top 3 picks, there's a chance he could fall to us.
Your opinion may not be that well received here, but if you don't have a QB in this league you can't have sustained success. For a team like Buffalo that doesn't otherwise do a very good job of drafting, utilizing or keeping key personnel, having top notch QB play is ESSENTIAL and can cover up a lot of weaknesses elsewhere. Even if they don't draft a QB early, they should draft one later to develop behind the durably suspect Edwards.
Stafford is a great prospect, he has a cannon for an arm, accuracy, touch...for fans of the passing game he is a treat to watch throw the ball...the only question is does he have that special ability to make good, quick decisions at the NFL level.
Why haven't we tagged Greer?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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And rather than overpay a good player like Greer $9.8M for one season, they will go out and sign 7 guys who can't play at all to the tune of about $20M cash to the cap only to cut them all before they reach season 2 in Buffalo. This team doesn't know the value of a cap dollar, and fortunately for them, most of their fans don't either. Nobody steps over a dollar to save a dime like the Buffalo Bills.