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I can agree with everything you said. If not Araiza then go after Stout with a 6th. The main point we agree on, these later picks have almost zero chance of cracking the roster so go after "special teams" type players or use those picks to move up.

CB, IOL and WR in the first 3 picks. The punter if he is available with the first 6th. The rest will be BPAs with an eye on DB and OL and RB. It's going to be hard for any rookie after the 4th making the 53 so that punter pick is probably OK to do. Heck, I would even use the 2 - 6th rounders to go get Araiza if they like him a lot.

Bills have only 64 currently on the roster after Beane did his last few signings. 8 rookies added takes it to 72. He is not going to sign 18 UDFAs. I expect more "just above vet minimum" signings like Johnson and Mancz. Might see a vet CB a little higher than that. IMO I think everything is going pretty good so far!

My god, Atlanta has no WRs! Am I missing something? Good luck Marcus, you got Kyle Pitt at TE and Mike Davis at RB.

I'm pretty sure that the yearly signing bonus for the rookies count against the Top 51 even if they end up under the Top 51. The Bills 4th Round pick has a $195k signing bonus so one-fourth would be counted against cap plus your $5k estimate. It's still way under what most fans think the rookie class costs. Good job with your OP!

I'm hoping on a "dark horse" small school/sleeper rookie QB. Late Day 3 or UDFA. If he has something he could be on PS for a year. Not a backup for this year but wouldn't it be great to have a 'Josh clone" as backup for years to come. Cole Kelley WE Louisiana. 6'7" 245#. Has the same "weaknesses" that Josh had coming out. I laugh at the similarities in his highlights. https://nflsapient.com/2022/02/15/nfl-draft-sleeper-small-school-prospects-qb-cole-kelley/

He'd be sculking around and known as "The Phantom of the First Energy".

Great presser. Bills fans are lucky to have Brandon Beane at the wheel.

yep. BB also should call himself into his office and fire himself as GM.

Pats* can't even sign their own FAs. I'm starting to think they may be tanking.

So, if Spotrac is correct the Texans only take a $16.2M dead cap hit for this year. They got out pretty easy. I got a brother living outside of Houston and he says fans are happy he is gone!

Got to rest the starters for the last game of the season.

Sounds like Browns fans finally got a reason to go to the airport! Could be a hell of a "meet and greet".

Well, where does Baker end up?

Is Von Miller taking the Bills to the Superbowl? Here you go @muppy.

Panthers exercising his 5th year option was a big mistake.

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Just for fun, what if Aaron knew nothing about this and after this signing he decides to re-retire?

Prickly Pete say Hi.

I just said what I think. I'm getting a lot of flack for it and I'm only replying to you but also for anyone else. Here it goes. This board is all over the place from cutting him to having him play out the rest of his contract. For years I defended Star (and got the business from a lot of posters), then after he took off in 2020, I was neutral on his future. After last year I thought he should be done with and end his career in Buffalo. Situations changed and my thoughts changed with them. If OBD is of the opinion that they are done with him then I see no reason to keep him on the roster. Use the $1.5M to help sign the rookies and get the rest in June. Also, I said if OBD wants to keep him through the summer I can live with that. My final replies were to the effect that if he does go to camp, he shouldn't get special treatment. He would have to put in the effort just like anyone else of get moved down to the 3rd string. I do believe keeping him as a rotational DT for what will in essence be $12M is my least favorite choice. That's about all I got to say. I probably should've kept my thoughts to myself.

Bills have 9 locked D-Lineman NOT counting Star. I think Beane is done with the DL other than fringe depth.

All your counterpoints have merit. Looks like Phillips has signed so that does change Star's position. I can (and did last year) feel the same as you do about Star. I'm just to the point where I feel it needs to end. If OBD feels the way you do I will accept it and understand their reasoning. But that being said, if there is a good chance they will cut him after camp I surely wouldn't let him skate through the summer. If he wants to keep playing he has to show that. His effort needs to be what any other DL player is showing. If he can't keep up he takes snaps with the 3rd team. My only other point is this. It is well proven that single year cap numbers can be moved around. His $1.5 and next years $2.6 can be worked out to a replacement worth $4.1. I think that is what Phillips is here for. It may not be a total wash but it's close enough. I want to spread it over 2 years and for him to be gone. Cut him now and move the 2.6 in June.

I seriously doubt a trade could happen. My thinking is why keep him around eating reps in camp that another player could get the experience from. For all those who say he is worth the money this year I look at is this way. He has a $9.23M hit this year. If he plays out the year the Bills owe him $2.6M next year in signing bonus. That's in essence about $12M in cost for his part time play this year. Sometimes you buy stock in a company that turned bad. Just cut your losses.

Team and players come to retirement agreements. My point is Star doesn't have to give money back. An agreement would be he keeps his $5.2M he already got in signing bonus. He would just retire and not show up to camp and give up his 2022 Base Salary guarantee of $2.5M. As far as the $2.5M he could ask the Bills to split it with him. Well paid team players have done things like this in the past. Of course he can say no. My real point is if they are going to cut him after camp just cut him now.