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I’m thinking along these lines. New HC in town who already might have something in the works for a different QB. Now they are trying to pump up his value. I feel about Carr a lot like I felt about Stafford. What would he look like in the right situation? In Tennessee, for example. Lots of fans dramatically underestimate how much working with Daboll impacted Allen’s development. He had a stable, consistent environment and a scheme that was tailored to his strengths and minimized his weaknesses. There are a number of QBs we can look at as failures or under-performers that did not have that.

He’d be a hell of a book end with their Josh Allen. They might go OT, but I think Hutch. Thibodeaux has not been impressing in interviews FWIH so I think he will fall a bit.

That’s who I picked. Burks would be my first choice of the players I think might be available at 25. The other is Williams due to his injury, but I still think he’ll be gone along with Olave and Wilson. Sky will probably be there in round two as he is a slot only WR - and we need that. Seems like a really nice fit.

IIRC as the season progressed Beasley wasn’t seeing the field much against man heavy teams. He was on it and still effective against zone heavy defenses, but that isn’t enough. That’s when I knew they wouldn’t bring him back in 2022 (unless it was due to him playing with an injury).

Sure you can. Some people don’t even like ME. But that’s not what we’re talking about. Accountability is. Specifically the contention that McDermott preaches it, but does not personally take it. I’m not taking this accusation as gospel, I’m just saying that it bears watching. Seems reasonable to me.

Agreed. It’s really their only choice. And, honestly, IF they were planning on drafting a QB they’d say the same thing. No need to telegraph your intentions and risk getting jumped for your guy.

If true, this is about the most damning thing you can say about a leader other than incompetency. A normal and healthy amount of friction is expected in a high pressure organization like the Bills. But it bears watching to see if a lack of accountability is really an issue. I thought that the logical point of friction between Daboll and McDermott/Beane was the allocation of resources. Premium draft picks and higher priced FAs flowed far more freely to the defensive side of the ball (which is McDermott’s) than the offensive side (Daboll’s).

It is awkward Wonder if the team floated this to the media to make sure there wouldn’t be a big backlash?

That’s a good thought. That really didn’t happen nationally. I guess people were just enamored by how fantastic a game it was. And they probably chalked it up to Mahomes playoff magic.

It’s reasonable that both are correct. Yes, the Bills should’ve played better defense those last 13 seconds and, yes, the postseason OT rules should be improved.

I think that it is more a result of Nagy’s further indictment. Some GM is going to talk himself into believing that Mitch was a victim in Chicago and all he needs is a good coach and solid team around him. And who knows? Maybe they’d be right. I wouldn’t stake my career on it, but they probably won’t have to either. He’s a perfect candidate for a 3 or 4 year deal that is really a reasonable (by NFL QB standards) one year deal with performance bonuses and an option for the rest at starting QB rates.

Was a decent listen. Interestingly his comment on Edmunds was that he was the best option at MLB for the Bills in 2022. Under the current circumstances - with his guaranteed $12.7M contract - I think that’s correct. Not much to be done except draft a developmental backup/replacement.

$275K roster bonus due 3/18 for Haack. $1.2M cap savings if released before then. Tick tock. Edited to add: It’s worth noting that the rule of 51 applies this time of year. Salary cap is calculated using the top 51 hits. When players are released the next one on the list rolls up. So if Haack were to be released his $1.2M would come off the books and would be replaced with (in this case) a player making $700k. Net savings is only $500k.

I didn’t read the article. I would bet that Tom Brady is not going to play behind that Dolphins offensive line though. He gets rid of the ball quickly but that line would still get him maimed. I don’t think he’s coming back, but if we’re to then he’d have better choices than the dolphins.

I think they can create that kind of space, but there will be some pain and/or it’ll include some you mention. My rough savings estimates of possible moves: - Diggs extension $7M est - White restructure $7M est - Beasley release $6.1M - Klein release $5.1M - Ford release $1.5M Beasley and Klein are probably necessary, but aren’t painless. Something has to give with the trio of Feliciano, Morse and Williams too. That could go a lot of different ways though. I just don’t see that IOL staying fully intact at their current cap hits.

Yes, that is correct. Existing players have cap hits that exceed those of players that will no longer be here. I found $30M in increases & dead cap pretty quickly when I was asked this before.* There is some dead cap from players who had voidable years. Many teams utilized that technique to help defer cap hits in 2021 when we saw the cap decrease. *Some cap increases/dead money - Diggs +$11.5M, which is largely due to him restructuring last season to give the Bills more cap space. - White +$9.6M - Edmunds +$8.7M - Allen +$6.3M - Sanders and Addison dead cap $3.4M total That is $39.5M in cap increases and dead cap from voidable years right there.

Meh. Let him stay retired. He’s kicked our ass so many times that one back to him at the end of his ridiculously long career means nothing. There’s simply nothing we can do to even the score at this point. Let it be over and let it go.

Sure, it probably would go that way - except for the August part. I think he’d want to be on a team for the full offseason if he’s going to play. If Brady wants to play for Miami, Tampa probably takes a low or mid round pick from them and it’s done. My main point was that this isn’t a case where Brady can just sign as a FA though. There is a process that has to be followed and it could derail things. For example, Tampa would be unlikely to let him play in their division or even the NFC without major compensation. It is just something that has to be worked out.

Arby’s lured me back with their spicy chicken diablo sandwich. Between my disappointment in that and them dumping their potato cakes for (of all things!) crinkle fries, I won’t be back anytime soon. Diablo had more spice than other fast food sandwiches, but it was not flavored well, it was cooked poorly (not crispy at all) and the protein portion was small. If they dump their Jamocia shake they will have nothing worth stopping for.

Sitting out a year does not change the fact that he has a year left on his contract with TB. The contract “tolls” so TB retains his rights until they relinquish them. They’d have to do that or trade his contract to another team for Brady to play elsewhere.

Agents and players often go public after they fail to get what they want privately. I would bet that’s what happened here.

Yup. Some people get bent out of shape every time an agent floats a high salary in the media. It’s negotiation.

Thanks. I agree with most of your assessment. Rousseau has to win with his length. That’s pretty much all he has at this point. He doesn’t have flexibility to bend the edge and he’s not very twitchy anyway. He’s got good strength but hasn’t figured out how to convert it to power yet. Improvement there is probably his best chance at improving. He also can’t let offensive linemen get into his body. He’s done when they do. But when he uses his arms to keep them off of him he can shed well. The Josh Allen comp is interesting because Rousseau is raw and has a lot of room for improvement with coaching, NFL conditioning and experience. He may surprise like #17 did, but I expect more of a Shaq Lawson experience (though he is a different kind of DE). I see a guy that’ll probably be here through his rookie deal and maybe a 5th year option, but then heads elsewhere because we won’t pay him.

No nerve struck here, Polly. Just thought your post was hilarious in its absurdity.

Now Polly, you dropped Nick Bosa. He was voted to the Pro Bowl his rookie season. Also Young and both Bosas were named DROY. Got some DPOY winners too in the Watt bros (4 times) too. Why do you even bring up players who were NOT voted to the Pro Bowl as rookies anyway? Rousseau wasn’t either, but it’s not like that is a good thing. Lotta bad, average and slightly above average players don’t get voted to the Pro Bowl. As for reps, those tend to be earned. Oliver earned more reps this season and he got them. Now Rousseau did play solidly this season and he may very well improve. But he didn’t really distinguish himself on a DL with many solid players, much less in a league with some pretty great ones. And he didn’t earn more reps. So you’re still thinking All Pro, huh? You see a top 2 DE (or 4 if you include second team) in the NFL? Cool.