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I could see a trade back if you want him, but I doubt it.

Willing to bet it’s much like I purposed, sure sounds like it, 70 M lower base rates and a big signing bonus, effectively a void last year.

The contract is the key.

I think the most obvious thing to keep in mind is Dawkins is good, not great, but good is valuable in the NFL. He could be a trade target or just looking to shed big salaries as the Allen deal kicks in.

I’d hate to see him go, but I won’t be shocked if they move on. He is 30 and abused his body, we may have seen his best years already. I would not be opposed to a 3 year extension, moving a lot of his salary to a bonus this year, and adding more in signing bonus to it and trimming his cap hit down to call it 7M a year for the next 3 years if he would go for it, still gets paid and we keep a high performer on a reasonable deal.

7 years ago, yep! Honestly, have to wonder if that hit didn’t really knock a screw loose. He was known for being a hard worker, not a diva, after Burfict knocked his head off, all sort of stuff came out shortly there after. Who knows if it was all just building or that was what did it. What a career he was in pace for, now I don’t think there’s anybody that will touch him. It’s a shame honestly.

Edmonds will likely be part of the trade if they do or traded in a subsequent move. His $12+M in cap would be nice to move on from.

Beane is perfect with every decision, you blasphemous fool!

If it means getting a new defensive backfield, I suppose it’s ok.

No thanks, I’ll draft my own.

I’m excited about Groot, Miller should be able to teach him some tricks and his presence will make Groots job easier.

I hope he stays out this year and goes there next year, they’ll ditch Tua, Brady will finally get hurt and they will have nothing again for years to come.

Guy was awful last year and he’s the “Break Out Star” this year huh? This better be a sad attempt at an April Fools post.

I brought up the idea of trading Edmunds and our first to go up for on of the LBs in the first. It’s a good salary cap move both short and long term. Could see WR or CB as a target too both high dollar positions we could use upgrades at.

You are right on that, the question is, do you have to pay a QB or can you find a reasonable fit and keep rolling. Tannehill got paid for executing what Tenn wanted. Would Fitz have taken them just as far for 1/2, I would argue, yes. Could they have gone to a Ryan this year? Probably. The counter point is the Colts who keep searching for a guy to get it done. Anybody dumb enough to go w Wentz deserves the problems they had.

For me Parsons is the most valuable Non-QB in trade. He’s on another level and did it as a rookie, this is the first guy to be an honest to goodness comparison to LT since LT left the game and I dare say he might be better. On a rookie deal, that’s unrivaled. Chase and Jefferson are extremely valuable because of the insane contracts given to WR this year.

Was worth a top 5 pick a year ago and put up massive numbers as a rookie, he’s got the credentials.

I have been calling for the Bills to do it for 10 years, then they landed Allen and I still think it’s the way to go. Build the Rex Ryan “Bully”. Go Big on O, take advantage of the teams that got small and fast to counter the passing teams. Pound them into submission and torch them over the top. There’s never been a time that it made more sense. To an extent, that’s what Tenn and Indy have done, now imagine them with Josh at QB, good gawd. It’s what Carolina did when they went 15-1 with Tess Ginn as their best WR. NE is trying to do it, but they don’t have the deep threat. Side watch out for the Raiders if they get their run game rolling, they are built to beat pretty much anyone with that O. They should have great balance.

Simple solution, score more than the other team in regulation. And don’t let them move all the way down the field in 13 seconds.

Statistically speaking, women are far less likely to reach the top of a company than males. There’s any number of reasons that may be, but I’d say it’s fair to suggest there is a underlying bias in the world that plays out negatively for both women and minorities.

All very fair. Not trying to be a wise guy, but in today’s climate, couldn’t one simply “identify” as a minority and it would stand?

If you take it for exactly what it is, I think this is a valid point of view that many have. There have been many scholars who have made the same argument from the minority population. They want equal opportunity, not bogus mandates to force people to take them.

I think THIS right here is very true. People like to surround themselves with people like themselves. If all things were equal (they never are), I think you would be correct. Women face the same battle in the work place.

Well stated, I have one nitpick, all of this is assuming the quality of the candidates is equal. To arbitrarily force a hire based on skin tone is racism at its core. If a white man is best qualified for the position available, why should they be dismissed, based solely on not being a minority? To take this to another extreme, Cooper Kupp has shown that white men can be top flight WRs, yet he is in the vast minority, would the NFL ever institute a rule to force teams to take a white WR regardless of skill set? It’s effectively the same rule. Furthermore, the unintended effect of this will be check box hirings where people are hired to roles simply to meet the requirement. Those individuals are going to miss out on legitimate opportunities because they are locked to a contract that was a forced mandate. Thus, the advancement they deserve will likely be inhibited.

If and it’s a big IF he is a good starter, this was great, if he’s not, the Bears got us. I always worry about handing a big deal to a guy who was buried on the depth chart, then suddenly looks good for a short stretch. If he plays as well as he did down the stretch it’s a great deal for the Bills.