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    Any interest in Saquon Barkley?

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    7 hours ago, Victory Formation said:

    He’s missed 17 games over 2 seasons and is coming off a torn ACL. The Giants are debating on whether to pick up his 5th year option or not or whether to extend him to a long term deal. Would you guys inquire about him if you were Brandon Beane? Think a 2nd would get it done?

    You answered your own question by noting his injury and games missed. I really don't think Bills make a significant move at RB.

    Addison takes pay cut

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    48 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said:

    Wow, that is great.  My guess is now we’re not going for a big FA Edge Rusher.  Maybe now in the draft #30 is compiled with other pics to get a partner to get Hughes for an excellent prospect.  BillsMafi, you’ve been on it lately.  Good job bud.  I think Yolo is a little jealous. 😂

     

    we still have Epenesa and now Addison on one side. 
     

    Beane, please, please please, lock up Jonnu Smith next.  If we lose a speed WR, let’s at least get a top level TE.  We can always draft a speed WR in a mid draft pick.  Even just a one trick pony like Ginn years ago, or Deshaun Jackson in the day.

    If you can draft a "speed wr" why can't you draft a "top level TE"?

    Joe Buscaglia's Mock Offseason

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    After the Milano signing,they have about enough to sign their rookies. I think Matt could inspire the 3 I want to return; Williams,Feliciano McKenzie, to consider a creative deal with low cap hit for 2021. Milano supposedly just a 7 million cap hit this season. To add DE or TE will require more restructures or wait until the draft.

    Beane's salary cap management

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    3 hours ago, Inigo Montoya said:

    I was looking at Sportrac to see where the Bills cap situation was after releasing Brown and Jefferson and restructuring Butler and Morse.   We currently have $25m in cap space which is 13th best in the NFL.

     

    Just as interesting I thought was the numbers for each team's dead cap space.   The Bills are 13th best in the league with just $4.1m of dead cap on the books as of today.  The league average for dead space is $9.3m.   The Chargers are in the best shape with only $58,000 in dead cap space, and the Eagles are worst with $40.1m 

     

    It's nice to see that Beane has made contracts over the last four years with an eye towards maximizing salary cap flexibility and minimizing dead cap space.  The Eagles are in the same situation the Bills were in during year two of the Beane regime when he deliberately ate all of the dead cap off of the Bills' books in one year.  It is going to be hard to field a competitive roster in Philly this year with 25% less salary available to build their roster. 

     

    Beane has said repeatedly that this low dead cap hit is not an accident.   He knows that to field a competitive lineup you can't handicap your roster with a big dead cap hit.   It's because of this that  I don't expect to see Beane making a lot of moves that push the cost of contracts down the road.   I think he will do his best to structure contracts that will not put the franchise back in cap trouble.  It's what a responsible GM should do.

     

    Some people are saying Beane should restructure a bunch of current contracts to free up money now and utilize signing bonuses and other tricks that push the cap hit into future years because the cap will go up 20% next year.  What they aren't considering is that the cost of player contracts will go up 20% next year as well.   Player salaries are going to keep pace with the cap.  Every team will have an extra 20% to spend on their roster, not just the Bills.   Bad contracts and dead cap space will hurt just as much then as they do now.

     

    Beane has spoken frequently about "sustained success".  I don't think he is going to change how he operates and mortgage the team's future like the Saints did to try and win now.

     

    https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/

     

    Are you sure its 25 million? I thought I saw it at 15.2,before taking into account t Butler's reworked contract.

    Cuts around the league..

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    On 3/3/2021 at 1:11 PM, Buffalo_Stampede said:

    Bills can create a lot of room with a team option restructure of Dawkins and White

    I think I heard $14 million. So technically they're not really in trouble. With the return of Star they can create another $6-7 million by releasing 1 DT, Jefferson or Butler. 

     

    So they're actually pretty good. That doesn't even include other vets like John Brown. Mitch Morse, and Lee Smith possibly released. 

    If I got this rignt: Star didn't count ( much,if anything)against the 2020 cap. His cap hit returns in 2021 for 7.6 million 

    Free Agents We Should Be Looking At

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    On 3/1/2021 at 9:48 PM, wagne591 said:

    These are free agents I think the Bills would go after in the open market. The Bills and their front office doesn't over spend on anyone (not even their own) and they seem to find players who have to prove something or if they don't they can go find another job. The Bills are also an organization that most players want to come play for. So here are my thoughts on some free agents we should be looking for and not the high priced guys that you would get into a bidding war with. My list is in no particular order.

     

    Jadeveon Clowney (DE) Sportrac has his value at 6.5M a year. We could sign him to a 1 year prove it deal like we did with Jordan Philips after we got him from Miami. Clowney would replace Murphy who would cost a little more then Murph but is 2 years younger and has a lot more talent he just needs a kick in the butt and with our Defensive Coaching staff they just might be able to do it. 

     

    Ndamukong Suh (DT) Sportrac has his value at 6.8M a year. I would cut Jefferson and Butler and sign this guy for a couple years. I know he is at the end of his career but can you imagine Suh and Star in the middle of our D-line. Them two alone would clog up four O-linemen and leave our ends and LB's room to roam and make plays. If I did this I would also draft a big bodied DT for a space eater to learn how to maneuver and handle double teams in the NFL behind those two. Plus he would bring some attitude to our line which needs it.

     

    Solomon Thomas (DE) Sportrac has his value at 5.6M a year. This guy reminds me of Jerry Hughes coming over from Indy when we got him. A new environment might be good for this dude and he is young 25 years old. Affordable, and he was a round 1 # 3 overall pick in 17'. I just think he played at Stanford then drafted by SF....same area maybe a change of scenery might help him focus. 

     

    I would also try to sign our own like D Williams and Flaciano for our O-line; and I would love to get Milano back but I don't see that happening. 

    I doubt ANY of these guys interest the Bills. Clooney under-performs and isn't a great pass rusher. You aren't going to sign Suh when you have Star. Thomas hasn't done much and is coming off ACL injury.

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