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And Josh allen never running is the right answer

Not for me. My family being comfortable is the most important thing in my life. I turn down more lucrative jobs on the reg. Probably 2-3 jobs a year on average.

Ok. if making the most money is his desire, Brandon Beane should be out. If giving him a fair deal that will benefit us and give him his best chance at a ring, I’m all for it. I’m not really cool with with extending Dawkins long term. Same with Tre. Dawkins has been slipping. He was awful vs Cinci. Tre…. I won’t be ok extending him until I see him play at a somewhat high level. We haven’t seen that since thanksgiving 2021. If this is true about his agent, the chances are slim. Slim to none imo

Thanks for sharing this. I didn’t realize til now. Looks like game over from our perspective

Lol. I think the jets have a shot. Baltimore, Dallas, chargers, Jags and Philly all have over 11M in room right now (from the site I saw anyway). Detroit has 24m+ but then again, we don’t know what matters most to hopkins. To date, he’s shown that money matters most

I saw it. That’s kicking every possible penny down the road with 5 restructures (dion, Tre, Taron, daquan and Hyde). I don’t see any chance of that happening. You don’t either Edit: apparently, my information is incorrect and we can guarantee him 25m by restructuring Dawkins and Tre.

I agree with everything you said. Problem for Beane, if we don’t have a Lombardi in 2-3 years there’s a very good chance he won’t be here. If he wins one in the next 2-3 years, he won’t have to worry about long term. He’ll be here for another 5-6 minimum (if he wants to be here).

I think it’s likely someone offers him a lot more than we do. We aren’t in position to be the highest bidder.

What’s a fair amount more than that? 18-20 mill? Obj got 15-18. other teams may be inclined to guarantee him 25-30M I could see the jets- already seeing this as all in for 2 years- guarantees him 20-25M over 2 seasons- they can cut Corey Davis on the spot and save around 11M.

Got it. I think there’s a very good chance that he ends up somewhere else. If playing for a Super Bowl and with an elite QB is his only agenda, I think we have a good chance. After some thought, I believe that he had that opportunity already- Buffalo and KC were rumored to be the only 2 two teams that seriously inquired about trading for him. It’s my belief, that a trade could have and likely would have happened…. If he was willing to negotiate a new contract and give up some money. But he didn’t. The money absolutely matters to him. I think he signs with whichever team offers him the most guaranteed money. I don’t think that’s going to be us. That said- there’s a good chance that I have no idea what I’m talking about and the bills could be the front runner because playing with Josh allen and competing for a SB is his preference. 🤣

People are saying that he doesn’t give us a better chance to win?

Too late. Diggs has been dating since January. If that wasn’t obvious on the sideline of the bengals playoff game, I don’t know what is.

18 more. 18 more 18 more @4merper4mer This thread has your name all over it. I hear can hear it summoning you. Get over here and continue to enlighten us in this thread!

They’re sooooo bad. I took yesterday off and I’m catching up with this thread now. I should thank him for the amount of laughs I’ve had. Epically terrible takes

Yes. That’s precisely what he’s doing

We didn’t come up smaller and smaller 2020 we got wrecked. In 2021 we improved. We didn’t come up smaller. In 2022, we were decimated by injuries. I don’t see how that’s coming up smaller and smaller. prior to winning the Super Bowl last season, the chiefs had previously come up smaller and smaller 2020- lost in the Super Bowl. 2021 lost in the AFCCG. They were coming up smaller and smaller in the playoffs. 2022 lost their 2nd best player to salary cap demands. Their division got better and then won the Super Bowl. the bengals- 2021 made the Super Bowl. 2022 - lost in the AFCCG game. Smaller and smaller. Their division is getting more difficult. Smaller and smaller in the playoffs. By this theory, every past contender in the afc is further and further away because the afc is more difficult that ever. I think the window with this current roster is wide open, but I agree that this particular window won’t be open very long. Then the next one will open. Like Joe Burrow said- the window will be open as long as I’m playing. I like my chances with 17

I think it’s interesting that you think we’re further way. 2020, the chiefs massacred us in the playoffs 2021 we’re 1 historically bad coaching anomaly away from besting the chiefs in the playoffs and the regular season while our QB played at a historical level. 2022- we beat KC in KC for the 2nd time in 3 games. we went 13-3 and our 3 losses were decided by 8 points. Injuries ravaged our roster. No team would’ve won the SB if they had suffered those massive losses. Injuries eliminate many teams from SB contention on a yearly basis. They eliminated us last season. Teams with zero pass rush don’t win super bowls. we’ve added some substantial talent to the team while only losing Edmunds. Maybe this year we’ll have a healthy Von, Hyde, Poyer, Tre White and daquan in the playoffs. Maybe the bengals lose some great players to injury this year. Maybe KC will lose some great players this year. Name some good players that KC and Cinci lose last year? I’ll wait. Our roster lost all pros, pro bowlers and difference makers. Cinci lost some butt average to below average lineman and KC lost no one. Yet we’re further away and our season will bear that burden? You’re certainly entitled to feel as you do, but the reality is, our team is stacked and we have as good a chance as any to win the SB. Some luck and good fortune usually accompanies the Lombardi winner.

This is stupid. “No reason for him to run”. It’s crazy that you think this is the best response. As if Andy Reid and Nick sirianni failed too…. As if Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts didn’t run en route to the Super Bowl. If you have a QB that can run, your QB should run when he has to. “There’s no reason to run” is 💩 there’s reason. The correct response should be what mcdermott and Beane have been saying all along. They need to protect him better, they need to give him more playmakers and they need to alleviate some of the pressure while Josh has to make better decisions and slide more. There’s nothing wrong what they are saying. What’s been wrong is the acquisitions along the OL and lack of investment in WRs in past seasons.

We’ve had some 20-50 page discussions on topics that didn’t deserve to be discussed

Same here. I underestimated his size and chance to start/play mlb for us this year. I’m not sure if he’ll start off rip (like the kids say) , but I’m gaining hole that he can take the job by the end of the season and take over in the future.

Easy answer imo. Offensive line play

Starting lineup doesn’t mean anything to me. Snap count and 3rd down usage > starting lineup I think we’d see a lot of Digg, Hopkins, Kincaid, Knox and Cook/Harris

No one thought Jefferson would’ve been there. We needed a WR …. BADLY. Minny was extremely lucky that Howie made the biggest blunder of his career. Our franchise has been turned around by the addition of Diggs. Minnesota is right where it was…. they’re about to rebuild.

I blame @HappyDaysfor not just posting it in here first! 😤 SHAME!

For sure. This is a no brainer for Beane. Just have to hope another team isn’t willing to pay big bucks. I could see Detroit bucking up for him