With the ridiculous amount of dead money, I really think the Bills are in a category of their own, so the circumstances are a little different IMO. Beane's plan appears to be trying to correct the cap issue by unloading high priced players, acquiring draft picks to build a base of young players, and once the cap is corrected, then adding key FA's. Last years Bills were a mediocre team with a lot of holes that somehow made the playoffs. I think this years "suffering", with $50 million dead space, is not a surprise to the Bills brass and shouldn't be to Bills fans. Next season might look more like the 5-11 Bears, who were competitive for the most part, but still a ways away from contending. The year after that should be the year they really start to compete, that's if Beane's plan works. A big if, but let's hope so...