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And spoil the surprise? I'd never do that😂😂

I'm sorry. Who are you to say what "everyone" would think. Let's make this crystal clear. This happened to Von Miller. Had it been someone else....EVEN JOSH ALLEN that allegedly did what Von did, I would feel the same way. And I'm willing to bet more people than not would feel the same, however I won't speak for them. Just a hunch. Most of the people here have daughters, wives, sisters and everyone has a mother. I have all of the above. It's easy to look through that window and ask "what if it was one of mine, would I care what the alleged perpetrator's stats were". I'm betting I'm far from the only one that has empathy here.

I know I'm in the vast minority here, but I'm actually looking forward to it. We need some youth and speed on that side of the ball. We've "run it back" far too many times. Look at what a bit of new blood has brought to the MLB position.

The Pegulas are no different then the majority of the other 31 owners. They are committed to making a profit. Winning a Super Bowl is a bonus.

Let me start by saying I fully expect him to be back. He ain't going anywhere I agree. But just to put a spin on what you said because a message board is a place for debate... 1. I'll agree that's a good point. But twice we've been bounced by the QB Pegula allegedly wanted (Mahomes) and McDermott talked him out of and another we laid an egg at home. Both those facts have to burn. 2. This to me is even more reason he should be fired. No, he cannot control injuries. However, 2 of those 3 major injuries were replaced. Lost Jones, got Joseph. Lost Tre, got Rasul. Now, granted All-Pro LBers aren't grown on trees. But when you hire a coach that specializes in one side on the ball, you should count on him being able to do more with less. He hasn't. And even with what he does have there is still more talent on this defense than on many others that play better. I feel he's actually UNDERACHIEVING with what's left. 3 & 4. I tie these two together. Both Dorsey being on the Bills, being promoted to OC and McDermott taking over at DC are choices that Sean made and/or signed off on. Neither worked. And those 2 choices basically cost the Bills games this year. And those games will ultimately cost the season in all likelihood. This after 3 years of regression. Those are all VALID reasons that the fans want him gone. We can see the writing on the wall. I've noticed that when it comes to HCs fans usually have the right view point about a season earlier than the owners. For Pegula, there's more than just "Bye Sean". A choice to fire him basically fires about 50 other people. Coaches, trainers, scouts. And that does, I'm sure play into it for a guy like Terry. He'll bring Sean back feeling he and his people deserve the right to get it right because they did it in 2017. And we will likely be in the market for a new coaching staff next season.

That is exceptionally well stated. Thank you for this.

The photographer and Hill are actually good friends. They have worked and collaborated before in the past. Long relationship there. It's still nice. Don't get me wrong. He didn't have to, of course. But a bit different when it's a buddy as opposed to some random person IMO.

He's a major piece of the salary cap. That's more of the issue from a football standpoint IMO

That's some really good information. Thank you for sharing that. Of course that sounds pretty locked. However, Von has the money for a locksmith. The right political "donation" is all it takes.

This was almost a third of what the NFL fined Allen for his finger point of doom.

Totally get what you're saying. I try and separate the human side from the Football side. From the human side I hope the best for all involved. I wasn't there so🤷🏼‍♂️ From the football side, I root for the Buffalo Bills and not the Von Allen's. So if he's innocent, I hope he's exonerated, back on the field and production increases. If he's guilty of something, I hope the Bills find a way to keep every penny away from a domestic abuser and have that money to restock the Buffalo Bills.

Not necessarily true.

Ok. Then I'll answer both of ya...lol. While correct having the victim back out and not testify can usually lead to the case not moving forward, there are also many cases where it has. Some states do have different laws regarding it, but in some places if the police find the evidence and the DA wishes to proceed it's because there is enough evidence to convict without a witness. Would hardly be unprecedented is my point. Now do they have that? That I don't know. Would the DA prosecute a famous athlete without a witness? Again, not known. But it is plausible that Texas of all places would move forward with it.

Dalton Kincaid is only 9 receptions away from breaking Sammy Watkins's team record for catches in a rookie season.

With the evidence they found they may not even need her to testify.

Really, there is no best case scenario for him if all that is accurate. Maybe best case for him is he avoids doing any time in jail?

I mean, if you're drafting a guy that's ready to play day 1 of camp and get him for 4 years on a rookie deal VS waiting a couple of rounds to draft a guy that spend his entire rookie deal getting up to the speed of the guy from Alabama....who got the better value? I don't think there's a right/wrong in that conversation by the way. Difference in prerogative for sure. But I know which I would want.

That's been one of my major complaints about his drafting. Seems like most of the guys he takes pan out right about late year 3/year 4 when they're due a new deal. Wastes so much time getting production from guys on cheap deals.

My plan at CB would be this. Offer Tre a pay cut to stay. Why would he be open to that? A guy his age coming off 2 serious injuries isn't going to command much on the open market. May be worth it to him to stay. He would be CB2 with Rasul taking over CB1. I would definitely bring Dane Jackson back. He's not a super star but is experienced depth that knows the system. So boundary CB depth for me would look like this: CB1: Douglas CB2: White CB3:Jackson/Day 2 rookie Anything Elam can add would be gravy. Maybe it clicks for him being out and studying all this season. Stranger things can happen. I then do what I think Beane's plan has been all along and slide Benford to Safety. I think he's a good CB, but would do even better back there.

Agree and that's the way they have approached it in the past. However, I think it's fair to wonder if Beane and McDermott are retained for next year the pressure is cranked way up and we see more aggressive behavior concerning the cap and trades. In short they may look at it as "We don't win this year we won't be here in 2 years to care about the cap". Maybe we see Beane go truly "all in" next year and take it to the LA Rams extreme. I know not likely, but it's gotta be something to consider at this point for them.

Agree, have to make a ton of moves. And a ton of moves can be made. I did a check through about a week ago and there is about $75M total that can be cleared in restructuring. Now, I am NOT advocating they should do all of them or implying that they will...just what's open and available. Then as you touched with some likely cap cuts (Morse, Harty, Nyheim all jump off the page) as well as somebody like Tre that may be back under a slashed contract agreement...it's bleak but not as bleak as it seems. However, the monkey wrench will be how much Miller is going to cost. Be it dead cap, accelerated cap cost or restructure (if cleared and retained).

A Dawkins extension if done right would actually lower his cap hit next year. And again, restructuring is a thing. I believe $23M cap space can be gained just from Allen alone.

"Miller has a salary of $17.145 million for 2024. Currently, all of it is guaranteed for injury. Of that amount, $10.71 million is fully guaranteed. The rest of it becomes fully guaranteed in March 2024. Miller’s contract, a copy of which PFT has obtained, allows the Bills to void the guarantees if he is suspended under the Personal Conduct Policy. From the team’s standpoint, time will be of the essence. The Bills need a suspension to be imposed before the 2024 season begins, so that the guarantees could be voided and, at the right time, Miller can be released."

There's still a ton of work to be done, for sure. Lots that you or I aren't knowing what happens or what the plan is. Instead of a Dawkins cut, there may be a Dawkins extension. Instead of Tre being cut chances is he may end up back on a straight up pay cut like Mitch Morse did a couple years back. And you haven't even factored in the restructuring of contracts that will surely come as well. And every calculation done now even factoring all possible things into it possibly becomes a moot point depending on what happens with Miller and his issues.

He does mention that it's just his guess. The issues come when guys like him both give opinions based on what they think and claim to give information based on what he's hearing from insider information. It often gets twisted as everything he says is coming from a place of knowledge rather than opinion.