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Red flag? Not to me. He only played that many snaps in 2020 because of injury to Matt Ionaidis. The WFT D-line is STACKED. Chase Young, DaRon Payne, Matt Ionaidis, Montez Sweat. Whole lotta talent in front of Settle, and not every team rotates their d-line as heavily as McDermott does.

I'm reading through all the comments on Adam Schefter's Tweet announcing this signing, and it's a whole lot of WFT/Commanders fans saying how good he is, how they wanted him back, how Buffalo got a real gem. Usually, when a free agent leaves a team to sign elsewhere, fans of his former team defensively say that he's overrated, overpriced, they aren't sorry to see him go, whatever. Not the case here. Every WFT/Commanders fan that responds in the comment -- every single one -- has nothing but good things to say about Tim Settle.

https://washingtonfootballwire.usatoday.com/lists/washington-commanders-2022-free-agency-preview-tim-settle-will-have-options-nfl-free-agent/ The above link states that in 2020, despite only playing 33% of the defensive snaps on the season, Settle had five sacks and ten pressures. Sounds to me like he just needs some opportunity, which he should get in Buffalo

God I hate when I agree with you. He's Jordan Phillips-esque. His body type and weight suggests he should be a run-stopping 1T, but he's been much more effective as a pass rusher in his career.

Really glad they tendered him. $2.4M, if that's what he ends up playing for, is peanuts for a player of his talent level. I don't think that a starting guard job will be handed to him, however. I believe that, all things being equal, the coaching staff liked having Bates as a primary backup for all three interior positions, and that they'd rather he return to that role. I expect them to draft a guard or to sign another one in free agency, and for Bates to have to compete to start. That said, if Bates is clearly one of the two best guards no the roster, I hope they do the right thing and start him -- versatility as a backup be damned.

This isn’t quite “day 1 of free agency”, though. It’s PRE free agency with a player that was cut. We have to hope the lure of Kromer and chasing a ring is what brought him here, not a mega bucks contract. I have faith it will be a reasonable deal, but time will tell.

Yeah, $18M is still a lot. The cost for good WRs has certainly ballooned in recent years. It’s rise has coincided with the devaluation of running backs.

Saffold couldn’t stop talking about the training facility. The training facility continues to be one of the very best and smartest things the Pegulas have done since becoming owners. It cannot be overstated how big a role it plays in luring quality players here, getting players to re-sign here, and keeping players healthy.

The first number released is always by the player/agent, and it’s never accurate. The devil is in the details, but “up to”. 84M is not 84M. I think that, as with all free agency deals, if we wait to see the actual numbers, they’ll be quite different and will make much more sense.

“Up to” $84M. The first number you hear is always released by the player/agent, and it’s always overly generous. His real numbers will not touch $21M per year. The devil is in the details. Wash, rinse, repeat.

No doubt about it. We’ve also seen multiple Bills players over the past couple seasons leave money on the table to re-sign here. If the reports are to be believed, two big time free agents this year reached out to the Bills at the combine to let them know they’d like to play here. That is definitely a first for this organization. As you said, there are a myriad of reasons. I really think, though, that the biggest reason is Josh Allen. Players know heart. They recognize and respect will. They want to play with Josh Allen. Huge deal. Sea change. New era.

I'm not disputing the notion that he is declining, BUT.....he did make his first Pro Bowl ever last season. I know, I know...Pro Bowl voting is a joke. Anyway....I'd say this makes it quite likely that the Bills draft a guard no earlier than round 3, with an eye on developing him for a year and having him take over for Saffold next season. I didn't necessarily view guard as a likely 1st or 2nd round pick anyway, but it was at least a reasonable possibility. I don't think it is any more. You can lecture me all you want about how Beane will take BPA no matter what, but based on how this regime seems to value (or NOT value) interior linemen in the draft, I predict it'll be a mid-round selection, nothing earlier. CB, WR, DT still the round 1 and 2 favorites, IMO.

If we're paying 12M for a 34 year-old-guard...yeesh. I hope it's less than that.

I know he's a "name" and that he's worked with Kromer before, but he's aging and declining. I'll wait to see the contract numbers before I form an opinion. I doubt he'll be worse than Williams. He also doesn't count against the compensatory pick formula because he was a cut player, so there's that.

I’m not sure why anyone is surprised by this. He signed a tackle contract after a Pro Bowl caliber season at RT, then wound up at guard, where he was mediocre. I don’t think the Bills had any interest in paying him that money to be a mediocre guard. Also, as the report says, it’s quite possible he returns at a lower pay rate. Honestly, though, if the Bills want to upgrade the o-line, RG is where to start.

What Hapless said. There is no faster way to get Bills signings and news than Twitter. It’s faster even than the mighty YOLO. Just follow exactly who Hapless said. If you do that, your Twitter feed will just be one big NFL/Bills instant news feed.

Now that the true details of the contract are known, are you still grumpy about it, @BADOLBILZ? 😆

Sounds like a fever dream to me.

It’s generally wise to wait and see what the actual terms of the contract are — cap hits, signing bonuses, guaranteed money, incentives — before declaring it a “good” or “bad” signing. Then again, look who I’m talking to here.

Yep. Zeke isn’t even the best running back on their roster, and his ridiculous contract just cost them a top 20 WR. DON’T. PAY TOP DOLLAR. TO RUNNING BACkS.

I’m not so sure. He lives in Jersey City, for one thing.

Money wise, Gallup + Zeke instead of Cooper seems….less than ideal. Not how I’d have done it. Then again, I’m just a fool on a sofa. On the other hand, Jerry Jones and I have won the same amount of Super Bowl championships in the last quarter century.

I'd bet almost anything that the contract terms as announced are misleading. When the contract details come out, they will likely reveal a very team and cap friendly contract laden with incentives and an out after one year. That said, I'm glad lil dirty is back. Hopefully they're not done adding at WR.

I have nothing against any of them. Just making the point that I think Buffalo will do its usual free agency thing: low priced and second/third tier guys that fill holes but don't excite the fan base. I won't believe it untilI see it that Beane is gonna be in on the Chandler Joneses and Rob Gronkowskis of the world.