Aussie Joe

They will actually “save” money under the 2024 cap by paying Tua… His number at the moment under the 5th year option is $23m… they will get this down by signing him to a deal and kicking it down the road …

McDermott never changes his expression though …

Let’s check in again on the D Line situation after FA ….its going to have to be better than what it is now… I see some people making excuses for Oliver wearing a cloak of invisibility in the Chiefs game because he had no DE help… so the Bills better have some plan to upgrade the position beyond not cutting Miller, and a third round pick,,,

Are they really in “cap hell” though? Things might be a bit tight this year … and even in 2025 if they have to move on from both Miller and possibly Diggs .. But come 2026 and the Cap north of $300m they should be fine after a couple of years of belt tightening…

I have only noticed “ void years “ on the Bills salary cap the last 3 years or so.. although it may have been used elsewhere in the League before that ..of course the signing bonus being spread out over the term of the contract has always been around … which is a similar way of spreading out money already paid to the player to future years Im sure the players association loves it , as it’s a way to have the teams spend more money on players than the Salary Cap should allow … In these days when the cap is going up 15 percent a year , I expect it to be a tool used more often…

The dead cap money in 2024 for Floyd is money they paid him last year that they pushed out ( included under their salary cap) to this year … i assume you understand that right? If you look at his figure on the cap in 2023 it is only about $2.5m we know his deal was $7m …so the difference got pushed out to this year … it’s not going to mean anything in respect of his new contract moving forward … It’s just another way to push money ( in accountiing terms) down the road …

I think it’s a gamble they can’t rely on …even if he is back and playing Week 1 … it might take him several weeks to get back to top form…

Is Tre even going to be ready to play Week 1?

We have no idea what Shorter brings to the table … can he be an upgrade on Sherfield’s 11 catches ? it’s not outrageous to suggest he can I think between the high draft pick ( Rounds 1-2) and the FA they can improve on Davis and Harty’s production…this would be the hope anyway … I also want Shakir to get more opportunities and I’m sure they are going to play Knox and Kincaid plenty as well … Room for a guy in the 3rd Round guy as well?

I think Diggs is 99 percent here in 2024…not even worth considering otherwise as they are handcuffed to him … I was referring to you wanting two WR in the top 3 picks … seems a bit of a waste with them wanting to play more 12 and with Shakir and I think they get a cheap guy in FA as well… Take another guy Day 3 sure …

You might want that .. but it’s unlikely to happen…( 2 before end of Round 3)

In respect of Morse … I think they would have already cut him by now if they were going to move on from him … so I suspect he will be back … I really don’t understand what their plan was for Bates … they have paid starter money for him… but don’t value him as one … even when up against a 32 yr old guy … they would rather pay the older guy twice as much money to play.. It’s not even worth trading Bates or cutting him as you couldn’t replace him for the money you save … Maybe they will trade him next year ..unless of course they restructure him again this season…

The difference is that Metcalf has already done it in the NFL … he also went about 40-50 spots lower than what BTJ is expected to go…

Some comments on Douglas age… He is only five months older than Tre with a lot less serious injury baggage He doesnt turn 30 until the Eve of the season …so if he has another two years here then we are talking about his age 30 and 31 years …

Regarding Douglas … perhaps his agent is asking too much money for the extension, and Beane coming across a little lukewarn yesterday could be a bit of a signal to the agent to pull his head in… Based on the way he played last year, and with question marks over Tre and Elam, I expect him to be back … if he signs an extension, I doubt he has any guaranteed money past the end of 2025 … I think it’s likely he has two more years left in him based on what we saw in 23 and then they cut bait …

I was watching this guy (Helmkamp) yesterday on Cover 1 talking about the WR class.. he wasn’t a big fan of BTJ ( one trick pony) … but loved Franklin and Worthy at 28 .. Was talking about Corley in the second if they go DL in the first … raved about the guy but seemed to be more referencing his toughness and blocking and how he was a “Buffalo guy the fans would love “ but didn’t discuss his WR skills all that much…

Nothing would surprise me about Gase.. Hardman was permitted to hang around the joint another two weeks ..even though he was self admittedly “checked out “… They ended up trading him for a bag of footballs … should have cut him on the spot instead

Not heard the MRI story ….and who it involves… But Saleh should have got rid of Hardman immediately if he doesnt want to help the team out by filling in for an injured teammate… i think Saleh is a terrible head coach …and seems to have very little respect from the players …

Just don’t ask him to play special teams if he don’t like the coach …

Not much justice in this world is there ?

The tampering is one thing .. but that attitude is ridiculous..

Belichick playing solitaire

Not a bad outcome for a 4th Round pick … even if they lose him, they get a big return and he has already done a job for them …

So who you got at 60 if they go DL Round 1 ?

Not at 28 though right? He might be an option at 60 if they go D line in the first ..as he is likely to still be there