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This is a trade that should show Bills fans that the Bills have more than enough money to sign their guys-maybe not all of them, but they will be able to sign the guys they really want to keep. Seattle is paying Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagner, etc and will have to pay Adams very soon-and we are worried about if the Bills will be able to sign Milano and Dawkins! Yes Tre is going to cost a lot of money, but if you look at what the other teams around the league do, his contract won’t be a problem

Where Drew is making his mistake is that he misunderstands WHY people are taking a knee. I know that people think it is disrespecting the flag and all of that, but if you listen to why they are doing it, it has nothing to do with the flag. At first I was like a lot of people and didn't like that Kaepernick was kneeling until I found out why. I work in the inner city and the kids have always told me that it was never about the flag. It is done at that time because then attention gets paid to an issue that is important to them. The flag is a symbol, and that symbol means different things to different people. I think we need to get to a point where we aren't offended by a person's choice of what they do for the anthem. In most situations, kneeling is a sign of respect

You beat me to it....give it time, I have faith it will devolve into that!

Of course they all love playing the game, they don't get to that level if they don't. By your logic, should Mahomes not get the money that is coming his way? Should Tre White just be happy to get any offer from the Bills? Judging by your user name, you think that the highest paid guys in the league are making $2-$3 million a year. Do you really think that if the money that's out there now was available back for those guys that they wouldn't be going for the highest amount possible? You think Wayne Gretzky would've take less "for the love of the game?" Just like now, those guys back then weren't just "noble warriors" who would've played the game for free. Yes they love the game, but they also want to get paid. You can be passionate about something AND get paid top dollar of what the market dictates, those things aren't mutually exclusive They all want to win, but they all also want to get paid, bottom line. The best GMs know how to work the cap so their best players get paid and the team can still be competitive. Buffalo isn't used to having superstar contracts so we aren't used to having to pay multiple guys large contracts.

I think this is where the fans have huge misconceptions, especially Bills fans. The teams can always get creative with the cap, they can always create enough room if they really want to sign a guy long term. The problem with us as Bills fans is we haven't really had anyone worth paying a lot of money for. The ones we have paid end up feeling like we overspent (Dareus, Mario Williams as examples). It's not a zero sum game for them - it's a business plain and simple. Might some of them take small hometown discounts, sure, but most of them are trying to maximize their money. Put yourself in their shoes, ignore completely that you're a Bills fan - even if you're making 50 million, are you really willing to make 5-10 million less? I'll be perfectly honest, I wouldn't. It's not my job to figure out the cap. That's what the GM is for, and the good ones know how to manipulate the cap. It's my job to play the best football I possibly can, make the most money I can possibly make because I don't get a lot of time to make that kind of money. If someone says they wouldn't take the max amount of money they could possibly make they are kidding themselves

I have heard players in the past and former players say it all the time - they never hold it against their teammates when they hold out for more money. They all know it's a business and they are all trying to maximize the amount of money they can make in a short window of time. As fans we all get offended when a player holds out, but the players all understand the reasons why someone would hold out.

It just seems to be another one of those discussions where the narrative was already set on Josh before he was even drafted and people don't want to change their minds about it. They used a bunch of stats (which can be manipulated however you want them to look) and then said he won't change at any point going forward.The thing about that statement is that the other narrative about Allen coming out of college was that he was going to be a project and definitely needed a couple of years to develop, but none of these guys ever bring that up any more. It's just a reminder that these guys are here more for entertainment than analysis

This is way off, you have 1 red dot in the wrong place

Especially after they end up paying Dak....but you know, America's team and stuff

Ohhhhhh I thought that was just the next part of the conspiracy since the first part had already been proven wrong. I really hope there’s no part 3 to all of this-when we find out he likes ranch with his wings

Wait hold on, I thought the narrative on here was that we needed to get rid of him right away because he wasn't happy he got drafted here! This video must be doctored because he looks pretty happy/relieved to me I can't wait to watch what him and Singletary do this season!

If there's truth to this, there has to (or I guess should) be punishment for it. The league has shown they don't mind going back several years to make their point, and they CERTAINLY don't mind being judge, jury, executioner

Apparently for some, street cred is more important than a multi-million dollar job. At least they look super tough to their boys now

It will be interesting to see the effect the lack of crowds will have on the teams. For the away teams that's obviously one less thing they have to game plan for. For home teams defenses especially lose a good chunk of energy that they feed off of.

So first off the previous thread was pretty poorly written. It was really hard to follow what you were saying. Second, instead of playing hide and go seek with who the topic was about, why not just come out and say it?

Unless there is an injury Fromm won’t see the field. So are you saying he will be starting because Allen is injured or you feel Allen will play that badly?

Why not exactly?

I don't understand the apparent genuine shock that Brady and the Bucs will be on prime time so often. He's a big story and he went to a team that is going to be fun to watch. He's not in the division any more, like it or not he IS a story and people want to watch him, so I think we all need to stop being so butt hurt and enjoy our 4 prime time games and our AFCE title!

Pittsburgh will be coming off a little bit of a brutal stretch too. If you check their three games before the Bills game, they play 2 games in 4 days! Yes they then have 10 days until their next game but the second of those 2 games in 4 days is against Baltimore! Again while not ideal, it’s not terrible. Plus the fact that we can talk about 2 straight prime time games means the league thinks the Bills will be pretty good!

I get what you’re trying to say but I think you are sensationalizing it. It’s not like they get back at 5am and then have to play that night then get a plane and play in Denver the night after that. While not ideal it’s not that terrible either

Well didn’t you see their reaction on draft night? They clearly hate it here and are pushing for a trade...think John Skelton is available?

Good point-I guess I’m just hoping we are past the point of NEEDING to put Andre Holmes on the field as a receiver

^this-if one of those guys goes down the Bills could be in trouble. Hopefully Knox and Singletary improve significantly which would lessen that blow, but past the first 3 receivers they’re still lacking

So what would you pay (presumably as a free agent) to get him? Has he shown anything at this point that’s different than what Goodwin did here? Literally the only difference between the two is that Ross got drafted in the first round. Neither guy can stay healthy, so you can’t count on them to contribute

what has Stidham shown at any point that should make people think this highly of him? Was it his underwhelming career at Auburn? He was a late round pick for a reason. The Bills won’t take him lightly, but let’s not anoint him the next Brady yet