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https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2026/07/23/buffalo-bills-training-camp-young-cornerback-depth/91008048007/

Secondary Depth Chart LCB - Benford - Pride (R) ? RCB - Hairston - Igbinosun (R)? Nickel - Alford - Hancock SS - Gardner-Johnson - Kilgore (R) (?) - Hamlin FS - Bishop - Stone Benford and Bishop are high end players. Alford and Garner-Johnson are solid experienced vets. Stone may compete with Gardner-Johnson. Hairston is a talented raw young CB and we have to hope he steps up like Bishop did. After that 3 rookies and a 2nd year player as depth. Could be great is Hairston steps up and the starters stay healthy.

https://www.wgrz.com/article/sports/nfl/bills/buffalo-bills-hit-summer-break-end-mandatory-minicamp/71-c73a7ed4-a6f8-4d8e-af4a-946223b56292

Good, getting Cook more involved but with less rushing attempts is fine by me.

Oh Danna, Oh Oh Danna, looking at Mike Danna.

I pounded the numbers using Spotrac and @Kirby Jackson is right. Here is the math. Current cap space 12.75 - subtract 2.15 for spots 52 & 53 (Andressen and Vansumeren) - 4 for the PS. That leaves 6.6. Spotrac has the draft picks at 12.1 mill, but now you have to dump 10 current players in the top 51 whose jobs the draft picks are “taking.” I have those 10 guys as Shavers and Strong to IR, and Wisnowsky, SVPG, Mathias, Logue, Broecker, Hamlin, Solomon & Buchele being cut/waived. These 10 contract save a net 9.80 (contract amount less dead cap cost). The net cap hit of the draftees is only 2.3 mill. 6.6 - 2.3 leaves 4.3 to spend. I round down to 4+ mill to reflect other dead cap hits for guys signed for camp. Use a void year and we could easily spend $5 on a new contract or two.

I pounded the numbers and agree there is about 5 mill they can spend. However, I’m not sure they’ll spend it Here is what I think the full 53 player roster looks like heading into camp. Offense (24) QB - Allen & Allen RB - Cook, Davis, Johnson WR - Moore, Coleman, Shakir, Palmer, Bell (r) TE - Kincaid, Knox, Hawes FB - Acker/VanSumeren OT - Brown, Dawkins, Grable & Bowry (r) IOL - McGovern, Anderson, Torrence, Corbett, Cushenberry, Reed-Adams(r) Defense (24) DT - Walker, Oliver, Sanders, Carter, Durant (r) DE/Edge/OLB - Rousseau, Chubb, Hoecht, Jackson, Parker (r) ILB - Bernard, Williams, Andressen, Orr (r) CB - Benford, Hairston, Alford, Hancock (s), IGB (r) & Pride (r) S - Bishop, Gardner-Johnson, Stone & Kilgore (r) Specialists (5) P - Wisnowsky/Doman(r) PK - Bass LS - Ferguson Gunner - Franklin (s) Returner - Hardman (wr) Right now Hamlin, Mathias, Solomon, Lundt, and SVPG are all on the cut list. ILB is the most obvious need, but I think they believe that Orr can win the starters job as a rookie. I think the most vulnerable players on the above roster are one of Cushenberry, Corbett or Reed-Adams on the OL, Carter and Jackson on the DL, Pride at CB and Hardman at KR/WR. Carter and Jackson’s vulnerability stems from injury concerns. One of Corbett or Cushenberry look like trade candidates.

Spotrac has us at 12.7 with a draft pick estimate of 7.5. We need to keep at lease 4 mill for the practice squad and injuries.

Do we have any cap space to bring in anyone substantial?

I’ll let you know after the Sabres win another 12 games in this playoff.

And playing out of position.

Bishop, Jackson, Carter, Hairston, and Sanders all have in common? These are top 100 picks who all spent significant part (or most) of their rookie years injured. We need to be more patient. I really like Sanders. I’m looking for him to step up this coming season.

And now staring in a new ad for Geritol Geno Smith and Russell Wilson.

Had he kept his emotions in check, maybe he wouldn't try to have forced the play before the half against Denver and maybe he wouldn't have made 5 turnovers.

I disagree, we need people who can control their emotions in critical situations. I want them to be happy and excited but focused.