Ok so this will clear up the Star stuff. If he is cut with Post June 1. Bills will carry his cap hit until then and frees up 4.1M on June 1. That will help with Draft Picks and in season management. So Star JUST might be your allocation for the draft picks.
Because they would not have done it if they didnt need to fit these players. I fully think that they will fit. within the 8.M
Like Settle for example. his cap is 2.6M this year. and that is on a 4.5AAV they were able to structure for roughly 2M lower than AAV this year. so that mind set with the others they can get them fit in 8.M IMO
Sorry meant extension there. will fix it
Cap moves Bills still have left pretty easily with little impact to talent level.
Beasley - cut/trade/paycut
Diggs - Extension
White - Restructure
Edmunds - Extension
Dawkins - Restructure
Poyer - Extension
Milano - Restructure
Star - Cut (Post June 1 Designation)
There is now Roughly 8.3M in space. That will be enough to sign the (Jones, McKissic, and Saffold contract) with some to spare.
Milano has NOT been officially restructured yet. from what I can tell.
Maybe he did get production from the slug John Miller. but I would not count on a revival of Ford, he is on the outside looking in IMO.
Right now your two OGs are Saffold and Bates
Also still alot of DEs out there, and the longer Chandler Jones goes unsigned the better it is for the Bills and the future contract Bills hand out to any DE
It hasnt been official. Reports are they were working on it. Only restructure that has been released since that Milano report is this Hyde contract. Never know maybe Sal got wires crossed and it was Hyde not Milano they were working to re-do.
Anything is a pick they didnt have. if you look at Atlantas WRs (when they are trying to get Watson reportedly) something needs to be done within that WR group. A 5th is fine, point remains getting an asset and losing the cap hit. it better than just losing the cap hit