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I would think so. It seems Beane is being honest, upfront and fair with Phillips. He's kind of a hard guy to judge his worth. I'm sure Beane has a limit to what he is worth to the team but if Phillips can command a lot more from someone else then good for him. I'm still hopeful that in the end he stays a Bill.

Yes, he is on the current roster.

Thanks Mike, that's a big deal in my book! Will definitely help in rotation and player development. Side note: I've been to Horseheads a number of times for work (Synthes) in the past. Always had fun there.

I use an old Windows 8 laptop (HDMI cable to TV) separate from my network. That way i don't even use a VPN and I have had no problems. Just another option some might want to consider.

I'll say it again, more money from league, owners and players should go into funding their workplace (stadiums).

LOL, sorry but I have to post this. One of the funniest Richard Pryor movie clips!

Yes, in the last CBA there are provisions called "Final Season". It's essentially rules for what happens if a new CBA is not agreed upon before the start of the last season of the contract. That is coming soon. Hopefully they get it worked out in the next couple of weeks!

Part of his tweet. Seems the owners have voted. Up to the NFLPA now.

Team roster sizes and player time on the field/court make the comparison apples and oranges. But the long term guaranteed contracts in the NHL is having a negative effect on the game IMO.

I'm more of the type that believes on having 3 active RBs on game day each with different skill set. It's all the better if RB2 and RB3 can play some special teams.

agree, but.........................

I bit of justice. Wish we could get the yardage back! Anyone got a Delorean?

I was looking for it for you but couldn't find it. Thanks, and you were right, the guy set it up for military overseas. Good job @jasman, I did get you mixed up with the OP. LOL I accidentally deleted the bookmark like he did.

IMO it will ruin the league if that happens.

Yes. Also a lot of other things kick in such as no cap carry over into 2021 and no June 1st designations.

The issue with this is it adds 3 weeks to the season. It's too much for the players as @Chicken Boo has stated earlier. Rookies can barely get through an NFL season now compared to college and teams IR lists will just get longer. I agree with the fans that think this is just a money grab. For my two cents it dilutes the product. Question for anyone who knows. Has there been any talk about increasing roster size (lets say up to 55 from 53) in these talks. I haven't heard anything about that.

All good points to a good question by @matter2003. I'm sure the lawyers from both sides are making money going over every detail that these proposed changes unearth. Personally I'm not a fan of a lot of these changes but I don't think there is anything that both sides can't work out. They all would be fools to strike or have a lock out.

Croom only has 1 accrued season. He has spent a lot of time on IR and practice squad. I think the 1 year accrued season nets him around 600k this coming year.

IR designations are over with. Croom is an ERFA and not signed yet with the Bills. He's in the same boat as Waddle.

Typically you "restructure" on;y players you want to keep long time by giving them more guaranteed money in order to reduce their current year cap. I'm guessing you mean you want these 2 to take a pay cut. As others have said you can just as easily cut them from the team. I have no idea why thread after thread posters keep talking about Croom. He is not even on the team and I doubt he is being considered as anything more than a camp body IF they do sign him.

1st bold: Bills need to look for 2 WRs. They also need to stagger their ages. Right now Beasley is 30, Brown is 29, Diggs is 26, and the ROOKIE that they need to draft will be about 22. 2nd bold: IF and I will emphasize IF they Bills traded for Diggs they will still have over 70 million in cap for a pass rusher and a REAL TE. It's apparent you personally don't want the Beane looking into the "possibility" of a Diggs deal but you must at least agree that it could be a rational avenue to pursue.

Would the Vikes sending back their 4th round comp pick help? Lots of ways to get things done.

OK, I see your point and that could be an option.

Bryan Edwards is the "body type" WR that would be desirable but I'm not sure what round he goes in or what other big guys are out there. I'm not a huge college football fan and I leave that up to Beane (and you guys). Being the draft is deep another WR picked is a must. Diggs, Brown and Beasley as starters with a big bodied rookie in the wings sounds really good to me! McKenzie (RFA) is an after thought to me once Diggs would be on the team. Diggs in the run game is pretty good too. Roberts is 32 and in the last year of his contract so they could start looking for a punt returner soon to replace him. Duke will have to fight to make the team once the top 4 are locked. Diggs last year was on the first year of his contract extension. He got his guaranteed money and is not a UFA until the 2024 season. Having to redo his contract is an option but I see no need to "have to do it" immediately. The beauty of this is Diggs is playing on the contract he just signed with 0 dead money to the Bills. Unless OBD has a real reason not to look at Diggs I see no reason not to get in the mix of the talks. Cap strapped teams are the ones Beane has to look at for these kind of deals.