Virgil

Coming off a season where we had the #1 defense and scoring points wasn't a reason for us losing to the Chiefs, I'm curious to know what everyone's ideal plan for these next few weeks and draft are, that you believe will get us over the hump. I have more of a general idea, but can't get into the cap stuff as who knows what will happen. Offense: QB - I'm good RB - I'm good (Motor earned the right to be the guy) WR - Diggs (New Deal, even though the Mike Williams contract scares me) Davis (let him be our number 2) Beasley/Sanders (Gone), Slot/Speed (Draft or FA) #4 (combination of current remaining players TE - I'm good (Hell no to Gronk) O-Line - Morse (Re-Work deal, 3 years), Dawkins, Bates, Williams, Ford (Good). Mongo can go D-Line - Reduce the rotation and sleep in the bed we made with all our recent picks. DT (Oliver, Re-sign Phillips, Draft). DE (Groot, Basham, AJ, FA DE). I don't want to see more than 8 active D-Lineman on gamedays. We just can't keep dumping into this position. People need to step up. Add two performers in FA or Draft, but anything else is mid-tier/Post June 1st) LB - Milano (Good) Dodson (I'm good for as little as he'll see the field in our nickel set). Edmunds (Please do not extend. I hope to MLB is a top 3 pick that can actually make play behind the line of scrimmage) DB - Tre is not back until November and Wallace is FA. Wallace (Re-sign if below 10 mil). Jackson and Johnson (Good). Draft DB in first 2 rounds. S - Good K - Good P - FA or Draft (Cut Haack Overall FA: DE (Find the money for a known difference maker) DB (#2 quality at best) WR #3 OLB (Hybrid that can play inside or out) Draft: DB (1st three rounds) DT (1st three rounds) WR (1st three rounds Rounds 4-7 (Punter, OLB, IOL, RB)

Am I wrong? I had him in fantasy the past two seasons and it was a roller coaster of performance. I feel like he had some huge games, but was questionable and gap games.

For 20 mil, I should be able to build my offense around you. He’s just not reliable enough

I love Lockett, but he can’t stay healthy and really fell off. Yes, so did DK and now Russ is being traded. Regardless, something was very off and I don’t know who was to blame. There’s enough unknown to where I don’t know how much I’d give up for a question mark

I feel like there has to be more to this. That’s a huge punishment

This should spark a great conversation. Stafford, who never won anything before this year vs Cousins who hasn't won anything and many believe is a 1st/2nd round playoff QB at best. But the reality of it is, there are plenty of teams out there that would pay them 40 mil and not blink. Imagine Cousins on the 49ers? They are possibly in the Super Bowl with him. We knew Josh would be a bargain sooner rather than later Yeah, but think about inflation. He's got to be able to feed his wife and kids

Yes, ***** him. I hate the idea of him being part of us getting over the hump. Same as I never wanted Brady or Hoodie here

Absolutely ***** not

He hasn’t been MVP 50 mil caliber full in the playoffs for a few years. Not worth it

What about a player who has one year left on his deal for 20 mil? If he restructures to a 18 mil signing bonus, does it all hit the same year or is it 9 this year and 9 next (even though he isn’t on the team or under contract anymore) Also, when do performance incentives hit the cap? Do they hit for full value? Great answers btw, I appreciate it. I don’t get lost in the contract weeds often

One thing I've always been confused about it is the different ways current contract players can adjust their contract to help the team or themselves. In what situation is a team/player allowed to rip up the old contract and make a new one? Are their any restrictions to this? Is this in the same fold as players taking a pay cut? I would also think the NFLPA would intervene if players were taking less to help the team, as they need to protect all players at the position by establishing consistent market value salaries. When a player converts their salary into bonus for the year, I'm pretty sure that total amount becomes prorated over the remainder of their contract. It frees up money in the moment, but it kicks the can down the road and makes is a guaranteed dead money contract hit. However, what if a player only has one year left on their deal, can this still be done? Can you have dead money from a player who's contract is now expired? I feel like my questions got lost in all of that, so let me put it like this: 1 - If Josh wanted to rip up his contract and sign a new, one year deal for 5 million dollars, is that even possible? 2 - When a player takes a pay cut, is that essentially a new contract from scratch that doesn't have any penalties?

I don’t think the NFLPA would let Sam do that. The connection is a small part of it. We will need a backup and Darnold was the 3rd overall pick. I didn’t realize his option was picked up and guaranteed, so this year is out

For clarity, this is based off absolutely nothing besides their known relationship and assumed cuts. If Sam Darnold gets cut by the Panthers and Fitz doesn't want to come back (my personal hope), how would you feel about the Bills bringing in Darnold as Josh's back-up. They are known to be great friends and train together with Palmer. I can't imagine that anyone is going to pay Darnold much of anything on his next contract after being given the keys to the kingdom twice. Now, I haven't really seen anything of Darnold to believe he can turn his career around, but he does have the proper tools. He was mentally broken for the Jets and a few years of building his confidence back up could be helpful. Also, in spot Duty, maybe he could put some games together. On a side note, think of the fact that we could have Rosen, Josh, and Darnold all on this roster together if we really wanted to. Hell, even Baker after this season. It's crazy how that all turned out. **Edit - His contract is guaranteed this season. So this wouldn't be until 2023, which makes it all very doubtful

I don't think that's the case. Kelce even said after the game that we ran the same coverage on back to back plays, so he just took advantage of the zone they were giving him.

Just because you can post doesn’t mean you should post

I expect them to roll some cash over as they have some big contracts coming up. If they can front load Burrow, that’ll help them down the road.

When they see the fallout, I don’t think teams will copy. They might not even be able to keep Stafford after next season.

I’d love to see the overall success rate of players selected from those two schools in the first 4 rounds. There will always be a Diamond in the rough, but I’m assuming most wash out and never live up to their potential. However, I’m happy to be proven wrong

Does he come with a MLB that takes Edmunds off the field?

Please no Penn St or Notre Dame players

Only 7 more months….7 more months

I hate to say it, but pay him. With Tre out through October, we need some consistency moreso than just Jackson. However I think he’ll get more than 9 mil from somewhere else

As much as I love draft talk, I think it's virtually impossible to project what we might do until Free Agency starts. With so many players on the defensive and offensive lines being in flux and Wallace being an UFA, our needs could change drastically. My biggest concern is McD's commitment to a rotating defensive line and needing to keep those roster numbers up. I would hate to see us waste another draft in the trenches, rather than focusing on more full time contributors that can make an impact. If we lose Harrison, Hughes, Addison, and Star, I expect a very line heavy draft

So you're saying it's still not safe to come back to this board for a while, got it

Probably not. This board was so flooded with posts for the weeks after, it just felt like overkill.