[What five teams do you think took a step backwards?]

Denver

San Fran

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[Chris Williams also not attending workouts at OBD]

I get the impression the new coaching staff was not sold on Williams. Richie was penciled in as a starter immediately over Chris. He is scheduled to make $3.35 mil this year which is twice as much as Incognito and Jon Miller put together. Would it make sense to keep him on roster if he is not going to start, or release him and free up $2mil.

[Fred Jackson & Manny Lawson Accompany Honor Flight Buffalo]

This is awesome from 2 of the classiest players on the team.

[Bills Teammates Rave about Tyrod Taylor]

I would love to see Taylor win the competition. I think this was just positive reinforcement by teammates

[The press speculates on EJ's future]

I'm sorry... But if these playoff teams that you list would want him enough to trade for him... Why would we trade him

This here!

Does not mean I am sold on him either though, I could still see any of the 3 starting.

[NFL gives Brady/Pats an asterisk*]

Thank you Yolo is a pleasure to be here. I am sure many are leary when a newbie comes along but I am definitely not a troll.

[Fallout from possible Dareus extension]

First of all... I am all for the Dareus extension.. .let's get it done.

 

Secondly.. there will be costs ( not just financial) associated with this extension due to salary cap ramifications... particularly in 2016.

 

What are you willing to give up in future years in order lock up Dareus long term? Are you willing to give up Percy Harvin? Leodis McKelvin? Chris Williams ( ok.. CW is kind of a no brainer)? What if a high quality FA QB pops up on the market in 2016( Phillip Rivers/ Brees???) and we don't have the cap space to sign them due to the Dareus extension?

 

Also.. Mario Williams will certainly need to restructure his deal to give the Bills some breathing room in 2016 and beyond if Dareus extends. Do you think Mario will restructure?

 

According to http://overthecap.com/calculator/buffalo-bills/ here's what the Bills situation looks like now...( pre Dareus restructure)

 

2015 - $6.5 mil in cap space

2016 - $1.5 mil in cap space

 

We certainly have room in 2015 to restructure Dareus .. however.. after plugging in a reasonable contract for Dareus into this tool... the Bills will certainly go over the cap substantially in 2016.. and that is after assuming the Bills cut Williams, Harvin and McKelvin in 2016 to get under the cap. The only way we can get this done and make it work long term is to have Super Mario restructure.. and even if he does that .. we will only have ~ $5 mil or so to spend for FA and rookies in 2016.

 

So here's the hypothetical.... would you be willing to let Dareus go in order to free up money in 2016 for the cap room to sign/ trade for the best FA vet QB on the market in 2016?

 

 

 

 

I would rather see us keep the defense together and hope for growth at the quarterback position. If Cassel does not end up the starter I would hope they get rid of him next year as over $5 mil is too much for a backup qb.

[NFL gives Brady/Pats an asterisk*]

Roethlisberger #2, really?!? What do you folks think about that?

 

(I'll never forget that draft and how I was absolutely sold he would become a Buffalo Bill.)

We were only 2 picks away from having him, wish we traded up. Wish the brass listened to the scouting department when they told them to take Russell Wilson and not TJ Graham. That list is certainly not my opinion. I would have Ben either below or tied with Romo and Brees and Rivers above him. I am almost shocked they gave the Pats an asterisk but it is about time the did! I should have started off this post differently since it was my first. Hi everyone am new here, 45 in Lockport and a die hard Bills/Sabres fan my whole life. Have creeped the board before but just signed up.