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59 minutes ago, SCBills said:
Michael Lombardi on McAfee just casually talking about how Diggs is available for the right price.
Mentions it in passing like it’s just common knowledge.
I heard this just after the SB from a reporter for an NFL team not in the AFCE and think I can share it now. The reporter said that the big rumor among NFL teams in Las Vegas during the week leading up to the SB was that the Bills would be trying to trade Diggs this off-season. The team he reports for would not be a logical trade destination. He wouldn’t give any additional info.
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53 minutes ago, Punching Bag said:
All he needs to do is unretire after money is committed like others do.
A really douche bag type of thing but many players have used it.
We got a QB for a year from Dallass that way.
Why wouldn’t he just play for the Eagles? He’s only set to get $6.5M in cash this season. That seems doable for the Bills, but again, why?Why would he choose to change teams and learn a new system for one season rather than stay where he is beloved and knows the players and system? It really makes no sense.
Also his retirement paperwork has not been processed yet. That tells me that they’ll do it post 6/1 to push some cap hit into next season. That’s possible because he has void years on his contract.
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13 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said:
Eagles would still own his rights i believe
Yes, he is still under contract with Philly for one more season.
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13 hours ago, Turbo44 said:
Clowney??
I don’t think Clowney is the right fit as his role is a lot like Rousseau’s. Neither wins quickly with bend, speed and agility. Clowney wins with power and Rousseau more with his length, but it amounts to a similar result. Both are better complimentary pieces to a speed rusher with bend.
So I agree that DE is a huge need as we lack that edge that can get pressure quickly. I don’t see much pressure coming from the players currently on the roster. The good news is that a bunch of DEs signed after 6/1 last season. Hoping we can grab a good one this year even if he is just a quality pass rush specialist.
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12 hours ago, Bob Jones said:
Not using the Oil Derrick on the side of the helmet was the biggest slap in the face to Joe Blue Collar Oiler, EVER!
That’s the property of the Titans. The slap in the face was last season when they wore their Oiler throwback uniforms when they played the Texans.
Even put the oil derrick on the 50.
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https://overthecap.com/evaluation-of-the-2024-compensatory-picks-projection
For anyone interested, linked is Over The Cap’s self-evaluation of their Compensatory Draft Pick projections.
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18 hours ago, BuffaninSarasota said:
Samuel does not fill the X (boundary) role - at all. Still need that in this draft, preferably in the first round. Getting the role filled with a cost-controlled rookie contract at a premium position is an imperative and makes too much sense - especially with this top end WR draft talent.
The AFC is an arms race (esp. with KC in our way) and we cannot afford to not give Allen every weapon possible.
I agree. I think that’s the smart play. However I can see the Bills going DE in round 1 and WR in round 2. Right now this team has virtually no pass rush juice. None of our DEs can pressure the QB with any reliability and at DT it’s pretty much just Oliver. Admittedly, there are a lot less quality DE prospects than quality WR prospects this draft so there is certainly a defensible logic to going DE first. But the risk of undermining the offense isn’t worth it IMO. That’s what I’m concerned about. I don’t know that McDermott will be able to help himself. He’s always prioritized his defense.
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54 minutes ago, PBF81 said:
Again, Cook had six total touches on 3rd downs all season. Dorsey v. Brady doesn't even come into play there. He had two total rushing TDs, one vs. Miami in garbage time.
All that I'm positing is that this is the their design for the team.
Cook isn’t a good pass blocker so he’s tough to put in on a lot of third downs. Presumably that would be within the skill set of a complimentary back.
At this point I have no idea what your point is. You seem to be arguing against the assertion that it would be good to bring in some help for Cook. A RB who can take some of the load off of him - especially with the increased workload under Brady - as well as complement his skill set. If so, then I disagree and I’ll leave it there. If not, then what’s your point?
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13 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
Didn’t Dallas and Cleveland do a trade with Cooper that involved a partial dead cap hit transfer or am I recalling that wrong?
Or maybe a deal could involve a reworked contract to lessen the hits?
No idea how that works
There is no possible way to trade away dead cap from money that has already been paid to a player. If a player with future guaranteed salary or bonuses is cut, then that amount becomes dead cap. So trading away a player with future guaranteed money is a way to avoid taking that as dead cap. Take the situation with Diggs and his now guaranteed salary as a good example. If we were to cut him, that adds to the dead cap. If we were to trade him, it would not
As for the Amari Cooper trade, he didn't have any guaranteed money left on his deal when Dallas traded him to Cleveland.
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1 hour ago, PBF81 said:
How do you come to this conclusion?
First half he had 102 carries for 486 yards and 1 rushing TD.
Second half he had 135 carries for 636 yards and 1 rushing TD.
If there's a criticism, it should be regarding his utilization, which is coaching.
He had only four 3rd-down carries and six 3rd-down touches all season. That's ridiculous.
I can’t take credit for that. It was from Joe Marino on his Locked On Bills podcast. I think it was his RB review one. I’ll try to re-create what he did.
Under Dorsey in 10 games Cook had 120 carries and 24 receptions. Extrapolate those 144 touches to a full 17 game season and you get 245 regular season touches.
Under Brady in 9 games (including 2 playoff games) Cook had 153 carries and 28 receptions. Extrapolate those 171 touches to a full 17 game season and you get 323 regular season touches.
Marino went on to talk about the relatively light workload Cook had in college and that in his rookie season he only had 110 regular season touches. So his usage even under Dorsey would have been the heaviest of his career. Under Brady is an even bigger step up than that. So if we want him to be able to perform in the playoffs we should get him some help.
Cook didn’t look the same to me (or Marino) at season’s end or in the playoffs. I think the workload was the main reason for the fall off of his play mainly because I can’t think of any other explanation (other than unreported injury).
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16 hours ago, PauleeeWalnuts said:
Probably 28 plus Diggs (never happening) is the only thing that could move them up that far. Not enough high picks
Any team in the top 10 that wants a WR is just going to take one of the top 3 there. Also Diggs has much less trade value than people think. He’s a one year rental type of player now. Big contract, 31 this season, already showing a decline to his skill set and he’s been a bit of a PITA. That last one is particularly important since teams picking top 10 aren’t exactly SB contenders and we know how Diggs feels about that. That all doesn’t scream “big trade value”. Nor does it give the Bills a lot of options as far as teams to trade him to. Diggs likely is a Bill this season, but that will be it.
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On 3/11/2024 at 10:56 AM, DapperCam said:
I don’t really understand Von and Knox taking pay cuts. What leverage do the Bills have in this scenarios? They can’t really cut these guys due to the dead cap. Why do the players say yes?
In Knox’s case he’s getting an additional $17M in guaranteed money to take a pay cut of $4.5M over the 3 years left on his deal. Most players will trade off guaranteed money for some salary they might never see. This reminds me of what Beane worked out with Star on his horrible contract.
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On 3/15/2024 at 8:10 PM, LABILLBACKER said:
I think both Von and Knox will be post June 1st cuts next year.
I think Von and Diggs will be our two 6/1 cuts next year. Due to a partially guaranteed salary in 2025 it would be too costly to cut Knox then. But the reworked contract wouldn’t impact the Bills ability to trade him then if they decide to go that route.
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1 hour ago, SoonerBillsFan said:
He is waiting to hear if he is traded before his guaranteed money kicks in tomorrow.
He does not have a cash outlay due, the only thing that happens is that the unguaranteed portion of his salary this season guarantees. That really won’t impact a trade. It would impact a release though.
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On 3/15/2024 at 9:33 PM, SoonerBillsFan said:
We have to trade Diggs before his guaranteed money kicks in Sunday so...
No we don’t. His salary guarantees on 3/17, but that wouldn’t have any impact on a trade. It’s not like a team trading for him wouldn’t expect him to play for them this season. The only thing it impacts is releasing him - which I don’t think is happening until next offseason. I think the Bills would be happy to trade Diggs (especially after 6/1), but I don’t think it happens either.
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On 3/13/2024 at 5:38 PM, PBF81 said:
He'll be 24 on draft day, most draftees will be 22 or 23. You raise a great point however, if You're going to draft younger than average players, it has risks.
Rousseau isn't even sniffing his prime yet. He definitely has a higher ceiling. If he doesn't reach it, maybe people should be asking why not.
Dunno about that. I don’t think GR has the athletic traits to become a particularly good pass rusher. His lack of bend and flexibility really limits him. He can be a good compliment to a player like Von was expected to be here, but he’s not ever going to be a guy who puts quick pressure on QBs. Not with any consistency at least.
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On 3/13/2024 at 5:40 PM, Fan in Chicago said:
If picking up the option costs $13mm, I am in favor of doing it. He had a down year but he has potential, plays steadily and is still young. His best may be in front of him
Yup. OTC has it at about $13.4M. I am fine with the Bills picking that up and then either signing him to a reasonable extension or letting him walk. And I’m okay with them not picking it up. It depends on what they want out of the LDE spot. If they want a DE to play the run and contain the QB, then GR is fine. If they want something more out of that spot in the way of pass rush, then they should decline the option and use the money for a replacement that can.
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3 hours ago, Gugny said:
He didn’t wear down; they stopped giving him the ball.
He only had over 20 carries in one game all season (25 for 179 yards).
It’s amazing what running backs can do when they get a chance.
Disagree. It was by far his biggest workload for a season, including college. His touches increased when Brady took over. He looked spent by the playoffs. He wasn’t running the same and he wasn’t catching the ball the same. You can’t give him the kind of workload Brady did for a whole season.
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Guessing the Vikings are looking to extend a particular WR who might be concerned about QB play there. This might be creating some urgency for Kwesi and the Vikes.
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39 minutes ago, Big Turk said:
Think the narrative would have changed quite a bit if Allen didn't constantly overthrow him while he was wide open just about every game.
Constantly? I seem to remember a dime bouncing off of his hands in our 3 point playoff loss to KC.
Reasonably, I think Diggs is still a #1 WR on this team and in this league. But I don’t think he’s quite what he was at his peak and he’ll be 31 this November. That’s been the about the time WRs hit their productivity cliffs. The Samuel signing is as much about having a Diggs replacement on the roster as it is filling out the WR corps.
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13 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:
Dillion re-signed with the Packers yesterday, I believe.
Right now we have 3 RBs rostered. Cook, Johnson and Evans. I would add 2 more. One, a vet that can do the things Cook struggles with (pass blocking, ball security and sure hands out of the backfield with some short yardage push) and one in the late rounds of the draft. As good as Cook was last year, the fumbles and lack of pass blocking will have him off the field a bit if he doesn't improve. Plus, Id like to limit his touches a tad so he's not approaching 275-300 touches as the playoffs roll around.
Wait a bit and see how the FA RB market pans out. See what's left and sign the best one remaining to a minimum deal.
Agree 100%. Cook wore down last season. We absolutely need a complimentary RB who can take a good bit of the load off of him.
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3 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:
Solid move. But Hollywood's ability to stay healthy is always a concern and they're out MVS and Hardman, while still carrying Toney and bust Skyy Moore. Also lost Willie Gay and are probably going to lose L'Jarious Sneed. So I don't necessarily look at it being a situation of improvement, even with Hollywood coming in.
I just didn’t want him to go there. Didn’t really care where else he went.
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On 3/13/2024 at 5:26 PM, YoloinOhio said:
I know it’s a business and all it just sucks, hate it, I get it but I hate it.
Yeah. This one hurts.
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15 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said:
Diggs, Shakir, Hollins, Samuel, Shorter…even Kincaid (WR/TE). Nice WR room.
Face it…we need an interior O lineman or a safety.
Deal with it.
Still need an X. Also DE is a huge need unless you think Epenesa is a quality starter. I sure don’t. Guessing those are our first two picks, in either order.
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Allen vs Poyer
in The Stadium Wall
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Truck. Poyer is likely semi-retired now so he will probably try to avoid any real contact.