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Someone should tell Joe B. to put down the tequila and step away from the bar.
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1 hour ago, Rc2catch said:
While I agree we need more firepower I think as fans we might be disappointed when it’s all said and done.
Of course I want to grab an elite veteran talent via free agency or trade, but we may end up with just another mid tier guy. I’m also not sold they will spend a first on a receiver if the top 2-3 guys are gone.
What we want them to do and what they may do could be entirely different. Which of course will be riot status after the draft on hereI couldn't agree with you more. I expect Beane to try to address DE and WR in the first two rounds. I think the order will depend on who he was able to sign in free agency. The wild card in all of this may be a talented guy slipping to them in another position of need. Regardless of who is selected, the "woe is me" crowd will appear to trash the selections. I find the rants entertaining.
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5 hours ago, Bleedbuffaloblue said:
Not really. Sounds like the 17th game has already been agreed to in principle as long as the Owners go along with a reduction preseason games and full contact practices during both training camp and regular season. Really doesn’t appear like there is the kind of opposition that would result in a strike or lockout. The players will probably push the owners for a couple last minute concessions that may or may not be agreed too, but that is probably it.
Really think both sides want to get this new CBA done ASAP. Nobody is interested in killing the golden goose.
You're exactly right. There is too much money at stake for the players and career time for them is a limited resource. The 17th game and extra playoff games boost league revenue and therefore the salary cap. The NFLPA may try to push an increase in roster size to increase the number of dues paying members (their revenue).
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1 hour ago, Buffalo86 said:
I think the Dolphins were trying to tank without being too obvious. Benching Rosen for Fitzpatrick seemed like a safe short-term plan, but then Fitz started playing well. At that point, having traded away most of their good players & turned Kalen Ballage into their 3-down back (?!?), the coaches may have feared a locker room revolt had they gone back to Rosen. Players generally don't buy into tanking, and if they did, you wouldn't want them on your team. Still, the fact that the 'phins pulled the plug on Rosen so quickly doesn't bode well for his future, at least in Miami's opinion. They'd either seen enough to know there wasn't a future there & didn't want his trade value further diminished by allowing the NFL to see more of him, or the Dolphins don't know what they're doing.
Rosen has every excuse in the book not to have found success to this point, as it's hard to think of another 1st round QB whose first 2 years were played under such adverse circumstances. I won't be shocked if someone takes that into heavy consideration & is willing to take another shot on him.
Good post. Rosen's best outcome is that some team misses out on the QB game of musical chairs and he becomes the consolation prize for a desperate team. He might also get a chance if a team loses a QB in preseason. As unlikely as any of this may be, such is the life of Josh Rosen. Personally, I wasn't high on him coming out of college and I'm not shocked by any of this.
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At the end of the day, the feeling of the fans is irrelevant. For owners, players, tv execs, and agents; it is all about increasing the revenue. We fans are a resilient breed. The wounds scab over and heal. We will continue our pilgrimage to the stadium, pay to park, drink ten dollar beers, complain about the officiating, whine about losing, and get ready to do it again the following week. Some will like the changes and some will hate them but very few will give up following their team because of them. That is the reality that the owners are banking on.........just sayin'
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1 hour ago, whatdrought said:
We've seen great prospects go high at RB lately, and I think Spiller was seen as a great prospect. He may not have been Barkley or Elliot, but I think he was considered near that level of a prospect.
Your memory is accurate. I remember people talking about him as a sub 4.4 forty version of Marshall Faulk. The hype train was definitely rolling for CJ. The Bills definitely did not need a running back at the time. His selection was a poor choice by a bad management group.
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1 hour ago, Doc Brown said:
Lions show "interest" in Tua. Miami hearing this and makes the Redskins an offer they can't refuse to move to #2 to pick Tua. Lions draft Chase Young at #3.
You make a great point and I think you are exactly correct. Detroit needs serious help on defense. They don't have a lot of picks to spend to move up. What better way to have the effect of moving up to get your guy without actually moving up? All they have to do is convince Steven Ross and his band of football idiots that they are serious about making this move. Then Miami needs to make Washington a crazy offer that they can't refuse. The result for the Bills would be positive. Burning up some extra draft picks to get a guy that would probably be there for Miami anyway. Tua appears to be an injury machine and it doesn't bother me if he ends up in Miami.
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4 hours ago, NewEra said:
I promise you that Sweeney will not be our #2 TE and that we will be upgrading the position. The two best TEs in the game played in the SB. The position does matter and Beane knows it must be upgraded if we want this offense it’s best chance to succeed.
Any other thought process is a failure imo. We need to upgrade that room
Based on your response, I suppose you are expecting a TE to be drafted in the first couple of rounds or obtained in a high profile trade. I don't see any difference makers being available in free agency. I guess we'll see if you are correct. I doubt it but we'll have to wait and see.
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3 hours ago, NewEra said:
Our tight ends aren’t that good. Why are there so many content with having 2 developmental tight ends as our 1 and 2, while Kroft, smith and croom are wasting roster spots
if we want to win a Sb, we need to upgrade the TE position imo
With the needs at WR, O-line, pass rusher, D-line, and CB; the need for TE falls down in the priority. That was the point of my previous post. After spending a third and seventh round pick last year on two guys that have shown pretty good potential, Beane won't be giving up on them to spend big bucks or more high round draft picks on more guys. He may replace Smith, Kroft, and Croom with better second tier veterans. This is what the whole Olsen thing is about.
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At this point in the off season, there is a lot of speculation and misinformation being tossed around. I don't believe that TE is a pressing need. When a guy like Olsen becomes available, it just makes good sense to kick the tires and see if you can make an incremental improvement in the roster. If they sign Olsen, one of the other guys will become expendable. In any event, this isn't going to be a big deal that alters the potential of the team to any great degree.
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2 hours ago, ALF said:
He was underpaid for 4 years this is where he makes up for that.
Unfortunately for him, that's not how owners look at it. Some would also argue that Dallas was carried by Zeke (pun intended) and Dak just managed the game. I think he was more than that but certainly not an elite player. I always enjoy seeing turmoil in big D.
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Dalton is likely to end up on a roster where a team is looking for average qb play or as a bridge to get a new draft choice ready to play. Don't forget about Hill either. He'll get a chance to compete for a starting job somewhere.
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Overall, Joe B.'s assessment seems fair. I put some of the blitz problem issue squarely on Daboll. He persisted in going empty backfield against teams that blitz with regularity. This put Allen in some bad spots on third down, unnecessarily. Better use of screens, draws, and receivers running hot read routes will curtail the use of the blitz against them. Daboll needs to improve on this as much as Allen; maybe even more.
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Sounds like something that a troll or agent would throw out there. I guess they're one in the same ....lol. IMHO fat chance anyone is going to pay Phillips $15m per year or risk being stuck with that sized contract to try to facilitate a trade.
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11 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:
Sorry dude, but a much more interesting thread would be if you could give reasons "Why Tre White should consider signing an Extension now".
Signing an extension now is pretty much 100% in the team's favor, and a major detriment to the player outside of a (unlikely) catastrophic career ending injury.
Besides the small possibility of such an injury, there is really no reason Tre's camp should consider. And THAT is the major factor into why it isn't happening.
So many posts and threads sounding like all that needs to happen is the Bills to make an offer. That's not the way it works. Two to tango and all that.
Good points! There are some reasons that players will want to be extended. Any contract that White signs will pay him significantly more than the fifth year option for that year. As others have pointed out, his new contract will have some significant upfront money and guaranteed money. Don't underestimate the value of having millions of dollars a year or two earlier. The reality of injuries is real. It does not have to be a career ending injury to have a major impact on the future value of a contract. Some players and agents do subscribe to the bird in the bush philosophy to take what is there when it is there. IMHO the chances of an early extension are a long shot, but not impossible.
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Unless Beane has a better player under contract to fill their roster spot, why would he cut any of these guys? $9 million more when you already have over $80 million in cap space doesn't make a compelling case to create a bunch of holes in your roster. With some better free agent signings, I can definitely see some of these guys being released. I doubt that they cut Sweeney in any of these scenarios. I say that because they didn't try to move him to the practice squad and risk losing him. He is a low cost player with some decent upside potential.
If Beane decides that he requires more cap room and lacks better roster options, he can also restructure some more contracts.
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8 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:
Beane signed an injured PED busted Murphy. Kroft had injury history and so did Morse. Spencer Long as well. There is nothing in Beane history to say he would avoid signing Green if he is cleared to play.
I would not call Murphy, Kroft, Morse or Long high risk. Other than Morse, the other three were not huge dollar signings and therefore not much risk involved. Guys like AJ Green aren't going to sign low cost contracts because some desperate GM will pay them.
10 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:They signed some injury risk players to decent money such as Trent Murphy and Kroft.
Not for big money. Risk was fairly low.
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I don't expect Beane to take on any high risk players. I can't think of one that is worth spending money to get. AJ Green is a decent guy but has developed an injury history that is typical for players his age. When you look back at the recent moves made by the Bills, they haven't signed any head cases or players with any red flag character issues. There are other low risk options available to address the Bill's roster issues.
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5 hours ago, Mountain Man said:
It won't be the Jags moving to London.
It'll be the Chargers. Its the obvious way out their LA mess
You could be right but the complex funding arrangements made to make the massive LA construction cost work, presumed two occupants. Someone would have to ante up some big money to move the Chargers. I find it unlikely but the NFL never ceases to amaze me with some of their decisions.
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2 minutes ago, aristocrat said:
beane has said it like 100 times he wants speed for allen. so expect whoever we sign or draft to have a fast 40
and some decent size to make plays in the red zone
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37 minutes ago, purple haze said:
You can make all the arguments and post all the articles you want to. A new stadium or a major renovation will happen; it will cost what it costs and public money, in some form, be it for the actual stadium or serious infrastructure improvements, will be a part of it. This Is pro sports in the modern era: generate "more" money or get out of the game.
The Pegula's aren't getting out of the game, and were aware of the stadium issue when they bought the team. They have helped build up parts of downtown, and have a lot of real estate holdings downtown. How many more dots do you need to connect what's going to happen?
Excellent post! The hard salary cap insures that the competitive aspects of teams on the field remain reasonably close. Revenue competitive differences come into the picture with what an owner is able or willing to spend for coaching staff, training facilities, medical staff, player support, etc. Some owners are also cash flow strapped so that they are unable to spend as much on signing bonuses and other up front payments. Fortunately, Pegulas are in the top one-third of owners in terms of personal wealth so some of these factors are less critical to them. They will most likely look at things in terms of their return on investment and growing the value of their franchise. They also have to endure the whining of fellow owners that complain about their smaller revenue take when they play on the road in Buffalo. Make no mistake, the Pegulas are in this to make money and will do what optimizes their opportunity to make money for the long term. Having not seen their economic analysis of the options to build new or renovate, I won't venture a guess. The only thing that is a given is that a bunch of money (private and public) is going to be spent to enhance the profit generated by the Bills.
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6 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:
This may not be the place but can we PLEASE stop with the whole “process guy” thing. We traded for Antonio Brown last year!! The Bills certainly value culture but they absolutely value talent.
You are correct that the Bills value talent but it will not be acquired without other considerations. They didn't make a trade for AB. It was reported that the Bills were involved in the discussions to acquire him. Whether they were serious about getting him or were just trying to drive up the price, is still not known for sure. I believe that Beane will avoid players that will be distractions, locker room problems, or not adhere to assignments within the scheme being played. I don't care what kind of label people put on this; culture, process, etc..
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1 hour ago, TigerJ said:
Now, let me get this straight. Adam Gase wants to get rid of Rick Dennison because he thinks Dennison is incompetent?
Gase does have some expertise regarding incompetence. In fact, he also has some considerable experience with incompetence. Just when Jests fans think they have seen it all, their team pulls something new and unique to confound everyone. You couldn't make this stuff up.
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17 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:
Not relevant to the question asked.
Ralph did some good things, but screwed the pooch the majority of the time. It was under his management that the team acquired the bad reputation that the current team is still trying to shed.
I agree with you. Ralph had three good years in the mid-sixties and the Kelly years. There were a couple of other decent years sprinkled in but other than that he was a dumpster fire. Current ownership is off to a good start but needs to put together a sustained level of performance to prove that recent improvements are not an aberration.
When it comes to the Sabres, Pegula is very Ralph like. It has been pathetic.
Go after Amari Cooper?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I see your point. I think most people would say that they want a very good free agent that isn't over-priced and over-hyped ( Cooper ) to improve the team in 2020. They would also say the they want to draft a really good wide receiver with a pick that provides good value for the longer term (not over-drafting a guy ). In summary, most want a free agent that can play immediately and a draftee that will become the #1 guy sooner rather than later. The problem as I see it is that too may people latch on to the hype and those are the only players that they want the Bills to get. Fortunately, Beane and company won't be impressed by the hype and will improve the team without a journey back into cap hell.