Aussie Joe
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2 hours ago, Augie said:
Sounds like he’s running for office somewhere…..
Dion is a good Company man-
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7 minutes ago, Einstein's Dog said:
The Bucs might get a comp pick for Godwin in 2026 if they meet the vague, confusing guidelines. Small consideration.
I am not sure what it would take but what I am confident in is that it would be considerably less than the draft capital and money for Aiyuk. Aiyuk is making waves, Diggs style, to get money. And SF is reluctantly investigating. On the other hand, Godwin is already under contract and Tampa would be considering moving him to due Godwin not being in their future plans.
I like the idea of trading for a vet on a contract to a short term deal. That is less risky way to replace Diggs. I thought a 4th for DHop and his reasonable salary might be a good option. Seems like Godwin would require more, maybe the 2nd next year that we got for Diggs.
I would even suggest like a 3rd plus like a sixth might get it done …But then you gotta still pay him $20m plus a year ..based on what Ridley just got paid ..
If the Bucs are happy to wait until after the draft so we can accomodate him on a post June deal… ok … I think they might prefer picks in this years draft though..
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20 minutes ago, Einstein's Dog said:
The dead money is a timing issue, it will go against Tampa at some time. Tampa has a hard decision coming up with C Godwin. Since Tampa just paid M Evans it probably is not in their plans to pay Godwin. Moving Godwin now they could get something for him.
Getting Godwin is not a miss, it is a distinct strategy on how to replace the Diggs hole. It is an alternative to spending huge draft capital to get into the top 10 for one of the big 3 (which is still risky to hope they replace Diggs production in their rookie season).. It is an alternative to the give big draft capital and pay big amounts to the Aiyuk/Jefferson scenarios. Many, including myself, were hoping the original use of the draft was to replace G Davis.
The dead money angle is a reasonable take … but what do you expect to pay as draft compensation and to re-sign him ? they won’t give him away … and he won’t be cheap for the Bills to re- sign …Bucs can also could get a 3rd/4th comp pick for him ….
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41 minutes ago, Logic said:
I first saw the notion of Godwin being moved mentioned recently. Makes sense, now that they've paid Evans a big pile of money.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2024-nfl-trade-rumors-zach-wilson-chris-godwin-among-players-who-could-still-be-moved-before-or-during-draft/
Granted, with a $20million+ cap number himself this year, the deal might need to be done post June 1st, and Beane would have to be ready with an extension/restructure of some sort. That said, it's hard to imagine Godwin commanding the same type of money as Aiyuk or Higgins going forward.
From a Bills cap perspective, I'm not sure how feasible it is. From a pure football standpoint, he'd be a quality addition, and likely wouldn't command nearly the capital or money that Aiyuk/Higgins would.
Bills would need to totally miss in the draft to consider this … and if the Bucs want to move on from him they may as well get a pick in this years draft IMO.. which the Bills can’t really accomodate to pick him up now and get his $20 mil salary on the books ,,,looks like the Bucs got a lot of dead money to eat up so likely a Diggs like situation for them ..which doesn’t make a lot of sense for a guy that seems happy enough to be there ..
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28 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said:
Swap 1st rounders this year (which amounts to a 4th) plus next years 1st. Bills can attack draft same way as if they had Diggs.
Problem is they don’t have the cap space to get him on the team ($14m) and then redo his deal… they gunna end up having to pay him $24m + a year then …Think it’s just too hard …
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1 hour ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
the only WR’s I’d really like in a trade are DK Metcalf (almost certainly not happening) or Courtland Sutton for a 4th. The other players IMO aren’t worth the capital + costIt makes way more sense to me to spend a bit more draft capital for one of the top 3 or BTJ. We then have them for 5 years at a far lower $ cost
Sutton would be ok if they make a trade up and can only get one WR in the draft ….he might only cost a fifth too..But I don’t know how they do it … He has a cost of $13m and they don’t have that space … And Denver ain’t going to eat any of his salary for a Day 3 pick …
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If they didn’t have to pay him so much money …
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I personally prefer the rumour of the Chargers trading Herbert to the Vikings and taking JJ … maybe Florio needs to combine the two for a bit more extra drama … “Chargers tell Vikings to move into Top 10 for Herbert “
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1 hour ago, Virgil said:
That's what I'm thinking too. I think the GM's talk on some level and Beane knows the big 3 won't make it to 9, and we don't have the ammo to go up higher. I also think Beane believes in our spread it out offensive philosophy, and that these Tier 2 receivers might be just as good for us and allow us to retain picks
it’s also possible that none of the teams in that 6-10 range want to trade down to 28… takes 2 to tango1 hour ago, Virgil said:I think teams knowing the Bills need a WR might make the Bills need to be erratic and trade up just to catch people off guard. Right now, the Bills have a bright neon sign over them that screams "drafting a receiver"
Im not too concerned about this .. there are just so many options for WRs this time that teams might be trying to jump them and end up taking a different guy to the one the Bills like … it’s a different situation to Elam when options were a lot more limited-
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19 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:
Stay at 28 or make a modest trade up to get your guy. Those are the two realistic options. They'll be fine.
Yeah … this has been a crazy offseason to date …. But I’ll be very surprised if Beane pays the price to move up into the Top 10-
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54 minutes ago, zevo said:
Shouldn’t he be in the film room?
He is .. checking out his swing .. -
When he was completely healthy he was a reasonable level rotational DT..
Unfortunately that only happens 2-3 weeks of any year ..
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16 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:
If your main criteria is a rookie who can come in and immediately handle a lot of targets, that's McConkey, imo, but he's not a classic X. He takes the Diggs' role.
I’m thinking that McConkeys high floor Year 1 contribution , combined with the high ceiling and athleticism of Legette could be the way to go ….Beane needs to pull off the double somehow … take one at 28 and move up to the top of the second for the other one …
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11 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
IMO Legette has a good shot to make an immediate impact. He’s a little older than the others and has been through a lot in his life (lost both parents in high school) his work ethic seems to have gotten him along.
even if parts of his game take a bit to develop…he can take a slant to the house or take a screen for 25
He is older but inexperienced at the position..
If he comes here …He will likely be looking across at the other teams No 1 CB most weeks … work ethic alone won’t prepare him for that immediately…He might need someone else to help him…
But of course I will hope for the best …
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2 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
I mean…anyone can absolutely come in and be good immediately regardless of where drafted. It’s just much more likely % wise to be a higher round pick.
This staff has somewhat moved away from their hesistant approach toward putting rookies in the gameplan….but it’s still annoying that Kincaid was an afterthought until what, Week 6-7? Cook and Shakir also were not used enough as rookies
Yeah … of course it’s possible … but regardless of how much they want to use him … I’m not seeing a guy like Legette doing it Year 1…. Not trying to be critical of the guy … as he does have a high ceiling and might be a beast in a couple of years .. -
Joe Marino was saying today that if the Bills aren’t trading up for one of the Top 3 ( which is unlikely )… and they don’t make a splashy trade for a Higgins or Aiyuk…then whoever else they end up drafting will not be the leading receiver in 2024… so in other words, the leading receiver is already on the team out of say Kincaid, Shakir or Samuel….
Do people agree with this ? Can one of the other guys come in and get say over 1,000 yards in Year 1?
I think a lot of guys that seem the most likely candidates to draft - BTJ. Legette, Mitchell … might take a year to find their feet in the NFL…
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1 hour ago, Charles Romes said:
Fromm what I remember wasting a draft pick on a backup QB is dumb
Certainly is … even more so in a year when the back up QBs salary is guaranteed -
Thought Josh was going to come out at the end and throw him some fastballs …
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6 hours ago, Victory Formation said:
Marino was talking about this on his show today. I love him, great guy, but I could not disagree more. He says we may not go WR in RD1 and he was making a case that we don’t go WR until RD 2-4.
You have my word, if we take Cooper DeJean or some other position that is not WR I will lose it.
No to DeJean over WR … I agree …If Latu was there at 28…. That would make me think though …
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8 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:
Polk is nothing to scoff at. To me, he's right there with most of the high 2nd Round talents. Would actually prefer him over some guys that most posters like more.
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14 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said:
Move up what 2 spots?
2 spots in the fourth4 minutes ago, Victory Formation said:Me too. I wonder if we could get a 3rd for him.
I would be thinking 5th tops-
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19 minutes ago, wppete said:
$1.29 million???? What did bBeane give him last year? $7million for 15 catches and a punt return TD? Embarrassing.
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1 hour ago, HOUSE said:
I dropped my coffee pot reading this
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5 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
depends what else we do at the position.
Maybe if they got him after a trade down …and they still got a bigger body later in the second…Still not my preferred option with what they end up with
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Josh works out tomorrow
in The Stadium Wall
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Can’t believe Josh is still on a 9 handicap … when is he going to start getting serious about his golf game ?
Mahomes just wants to get away from his wife