Virgil

Is it really that straight forward? I thought there was more to it. Either way, I'm going to update the original thread.

Pats are a bad example. They excel at making something out of nothing at the position and have Brady. Panthers, with how they are doing this year and 2 years ago, you have to wonder if that was a flash in a pan

Zach was signed to a one year deal for a reason. I think he gets re-signed for 7-8 mil a year and he'd be worth it. I don't know why you don't think Darby can be a #1 though?

Where are you getting the roll-over from? I want to update the main page if you are correct I found one site that mentioned a slight cap increase, and then one sight the estimated 166 mil.

How did you get from 15m to 30m? If true about not including the 10 mil, that's 25. However, I saw on a few sites that 15 mil is the right number with adjustment. I'm happy to be wrong. If it is 25 mil, then I would still use it for a FA WR and draft one as well

I'm honestly comfortable with Darby as our #1, then a combination of White, Robey-Coleman, #1-3 pick on DB in our backfield. I think we would be more than fine That's included in the projection...unfortunately

In looking at Spotrac, we are projecting to have 15 million in cap space next season. That includes picking up Tyrod's option. Now, the cap is projected to go up 10 mil and we have around 5 mil in roll-over from this year. IF the Bills tag Gilmore, that 13.7 million (based upon the 2016 tag). The only glaring need that I can see is WR since only Watkins is under contract at that position next season and we know his reliability. Rookie WR's are cheap, but we can't rely soley on that to fill the position. In MY opinion, other needs are depth/replacement options for players declining in age (DT, S). In any case, we would have about 16 million to sign FA's and we would hopefully want to bring back Zach Brown and Lorax. Lorax, even though he is leading the league in sacks right now might be easy to bring back because of his age, but Zach is going to want to get paid. To me, I'm more willing to pay him than Gilmore. His production has been huge and we have Darby. I'm more comfortable drafting a WR/DB in rounds 1/2 and letting the DB play opposite of Darby than I am letting Zach go, but that's a different conversation I'm sure. As for players we could restructure: (I don't know if there is dead money in restructures, but this is their total cap hit number) Kyle Williams (8.3 Mil cap hit) Eric Wood (7.5 Mil cap hit) Aaron Williams (6.6 Mil cap hit) Corey Graham (5.3 Mil cap hit) No matter what, we are going to have to make some tough decisions. I know we have Ragland and Shaq coming back, but it's hard to just let Zach and Lorax go. Good news about them is, they weren't in high demand before the season. We also NEED WR help. I could see Zach getting 7-8 mil a year and Lorax getting 3-4 mil. That gives us 7-9 mil for a FA WR, which is about the going rate for a #2 WR. To me, we need to either let Gilmore go and use that money to re-sign R. Woods, Zach, and Lorax, then draft a WR and DB, or we will need to get some serious restructures. And NO, TRADING DAREUS isn't an option. Cap hit would be brutal. For the record, I'm not a Gilmore hater. But he's not a top 5 corner and he'll want that money. Darby is better already in my opinion, and we could sign 3-4 need positions in his place. What I would like to see: 8 Mil Zach Brown 4 Mil Lorax 8 Mil FA WR 5 Mil Draft Picks 5 Mil (Re-signing Bills depth players) 30 Mil total

We haven't tagged Gilmore yet. I mean, we will see but I was under the impression it was going to be tight if we re-sign/Tag Gilmore.

With tagging Gilmore, resigning Lorax and Zach Brown, I just don't see where we will have the money. This is why I'm okay trading Gilmore if we can, drafting a DB opposite of Darby, signing a WR and drafting one. No matter what, TT is going to have to establish rapport with a whole new receiving core.

I'd be all for it, but Ashlon is a FA at the end of the season. No guarantee we could re-sign him and he's going to want big money. Between him and Pryor, it's a good offseason for WR's FA's. Unfortunately, we won't have enough money to get one, especially if we tag Gilmore and re-sign Lorax and Brown

"303 rushing yards. What's wrong with you Lynn?" Best part

If we can't beat the Dolphins without him, we weren't going far anyways. Him not being here against the Pats and Seahawks possibly, that one hurts.

I'm not defending those teams either. I think Denver might be on the verge of falling apart and Oakland takes that division. Oaklands loss to KC worries me for them, but division games are always a little weird. We can't control our schedule and 5-2 would be great. But we just can't say that we know what kind of team we have our if the playoffs are a real thing for probably 5 more games. Call it BBFS, but I need to see more. If we go 4-3 over the next 7 weeks, I'll be on board.

Are we going somewhere?

I have found them to be very erratic in the past, but fingers crossed they are right and it doesn't put him at further risk

1-5 over that stretch isn't unimaginable.

No to Palmer. I think he's been done since the playoff game last year. He's lost his arm strength and he's trying to force it. He's reached his Peyton wall. I've said that since before the season began. If the Bills don't make the playoffs this year, regardless of reason, I think Rex owns it. I'm not saying the team hasn't played well. I'm not saying he's the worst coach of all time. I'm saying that he still will not have proved himself as the head coach who is going to fix this franchise. Other coaches have gotten us to this point before and failed. We aren't in new waters here. The ONLY thing I will concede is if they miss the playoff with a 9-7 record or better, that he'd earn himself another year. But that also depends on circumstances. If he gets blown out by the winning teams we face and barely beats the losers, I will be all for him getting fired. End of the day, we were a joke last year. We looked like the worst team in football through 2 weeks. We have won 4 in a row, maybe 5 this Sunday, but who have we beat? The only playoff team we beat didn't have their HOF quarterback. Are their positive signs? Yes. Have we seen them before? Definitely yes? If you want to sign off as Rex as our savior, go for it. I need to see substance first. Been burned too many times.

We simply have no business talking about playoffs. Especially as a Bills franchise. We've had better records and in better positions in the past. We are the losingest franchise in all of sports. Can you feel the BBFS? This week has proven how close we can get to losing it all. Shady goes down, we go down. With that, I've already stated when I will change my screen name. As of right now, Rex is 12-10 as our head coach. He's shown improvement these past few weeks, but so have other coaches who didn't make it. We've also just come off a streak where we haven't played a legit quarterback. That's not our fault, but it just means we haven't been fully tested yet. Again, happy to be wrong. But this team does not deserve the benefit of the doubt. They don't get to fall into statistics showing that we have a good chance at the playoffs. Until we have actually clinched a playoff spot, I will not change my tone on this. And there is absolutely no excuse that will serve as acceptable to bail out Rex. I don't care who gets hurt, what game we almost won, this is his team, his roster, and his result. But RexOverLips does have a nice ring to is 😀

We've had higher percentage chances in the past and blew it. I feel like we will be referencing this thread in a month...

What's it take to get a WR who doesn't get injured or play at less than 100%? Watkins, Woods, Easley, Harvin, Goodwin. Seriously, do we have the worst WR luck in the NFL?

It's hard to sit this guy as these games are so crucial and he IS our offense. However, we need to worry about he long game. If we are to be contenders, we need to be able to beat the Dolphins on the road without him. So bench him, rotate Gillisle and Williams (not bush), run some WR screens and direct snaps, and lets see if the Hunter show is ready.

My BBFS Is my roller coaster Happy to be wrong

At least this thread has a relevant title and not click bait

Bills 31 Dolphins 33 Because reasons and everyone assumes 5-2

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