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He would be employed in some capacity in the NFL, but the Bills would’ve cleaned house long ago if Allen and Mayfield went top 3 in that draft.

Yep. Never, ever, ever draft a CB who has to grab WRs at the top of their routes. Never. Getting grabby running side by side on go routes? Fine. You can work with that. But grabbing at the top of routes just means you can’t stick with the WR when they make a move. That never works in the NFL.

Bosa is going to have to do a lot of heavy lifting on the pass rush for this to be a noticeable upgrade. That would make life a lot easier on Oliver, Roussea & Co. This group plus some draft help should not be bad, but it’s not where I’d want it to be in a scheme that relies on pressure from the front 4. In a more blitz heave defense I’d be a lot happier with it. Hopefully we nail some draft picks on the DL next month and things click.

But when Cook had a heavier workload in 2023 he broke down by the end of the season. Thats why the Bills reduced his snaps to 45-50%. Barkley and Henry play 90%+ of snaps in close games. One of those 3 RBs is not like the others. Again, I’d like to keep Cook, but he warrants a contract around $10M AAV - not $15M.

It’s not a valid excuse because Beane put himself into that position. He should have addressed CB prior to the draft. It didn’t have to be an All Pro addition, just a competent CB. He chose not to do that. That mistake was an advertisement to everyone that he had to take a CB in round 1. My prediction was not only that he’d do that, but that he’d trade up in the round to do it, which happened. KC knew what was going to happen, so they jumped up to get McDuffie before we could slide up a couple spots to get him ourselves.

1st and 4th. We traded a fourth to move up to draft him.

One hopes

O-Gun is a solid addition. Good rotational DT

Obviously significant injury risk, but his ceiling is high. I can’t hate on this. Gotta take some risks. Might as well do it on someone who can be a difference maker.

I just rewatched the all-22 of the playoff game against the Ravens. Oliver was a freaking beast in that game. He’s no Aaron Donald, but he’s our best DL. He just needs some real help. If he was on the Iggles he’d be tearing it up.

Crap. That’s correct. Missed it because he had 4 years left on his last contract and I thought it was filled in with the new one. Well, that’s going to make an enormous difference so never mind on the numbers above.

Let’s see. Palmer will replace the cap hit from #51, which is $844k. Bernard will likely have his $3.406M salary replaced by $1.125M vet min. Palmer likely will also have a $1.125M salary. So only cap hits from their signing and w/o bonuses to add to that. That puts them at a gain of $312k of space minus the bonuses. So it will be a net loss of space, but I’m unsure if it’ll be more than the $3M we’d have otherwise. Really depends on structure. Even if they can squeeze it, it’ll be razor thin so they’ll want to create a little space to have ready for their next signing. Also I’m not sure if all of the cap adjustments (performance bonuses, insurance, etc.) are through yet. If not, that will change things a bit too. Edit: OTC doesn’t have a line item for adjustments (which is frustrating) but Spotrac does and has zeros. So they’re still not out to the public yet. Teams have had them though.

OTC has a calculator that allows you to play around with restructures, etc. to get an idea of what’s possible. Obviously we have to wait and see what the Bills are willing to do there though.

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/buffalo-bills OTC has Bills at $2.7M in cap space but does not include Palmer deal or Bernard extension. I expect restructures to start soon. Edit: Major mistake caught by @Kirby Jackson. Allen’s new contract isn’t there yet. My bad.

I laughed when he listed his goals for his rookie season.

Yeah. I’m surprised too. Was told both sides are not happy with the other. No details beyond that though.

It’ll be interesting to see what he has left in the tank. Excellent DT, but is 32 and coming off a triceps injury. Early in season so he is probably healthy. Can’t disclose that or I might not hear about stuff like this in the future. Sorry.

That’s a great question about whether they will cut him if they can’t deal him. Hadn’t looked at that. Checked on that. Highly doubtful as he had over $20M of this season’s compensation guaranteed at signing. Spotrac has the notes written confusingly so I didn’t see that at first. I bet some teams are looking for SF to take some of the bonus/cap hit.

It was a choice. Same role so both weren’t going to be on the team. Palmer’s job is to provide a floor for our X in case Coleman doesn’t develop in that role. That was Mack’s job last season.

The knee injury last season (torn ACL and MCL IIRC) was the big issue. He’s not Jefferson or Chase, but he’s comfortably in the next tier. He’d far and away be the best WR on the Bills if he came here. I don’t think he will fetch much in trade due to coming off that injury and his contract. A team has to be willing to pay him though: 2025: $25M (guarantees on 4/1/25) 2026: $27M (guarantees on 4/1/25) 2027: $28M (no guarantee) 2028: $30M (no guarantee)

Doubt he’s on the Bills radar due to salary, but SF is aggressively trying to move Aiyuk. Both sides want to part ways. $22M+ option bonus due on 4/1 so before then.

Appreciate the reply. They may do that, but they can’t only be out there together on plays where we’re in a 4x1. Assuming Palmer starts and is primarily playing X, then you’ve got Samuel playing Y and Shakir/Kincaid playing Z depending on if it’s 11 or 12 personnel. Knox at TE and a RB. That doesn’t leave much more than rotational duties for Coleman. Except you’ve got me thinking that a nice package for a 4x1 might be to put Samuel at RB (like he played at Ohio State) and get Coleman on the field.

Why?

Competent NFL WR, but not special. He looks to be in the same mold as Coleman and obviously he’s going to primarily play X. So he’s the guy Keon is going to have to beat out if he wants to get reps. It’s up to him to take a step (or more) forward.

Always is on Day 1 of FA. The less you do, the better