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1 hour ago, thurst44 said:
(1) The Rams, Saints, etc., never seem to really have to "pay the piper" The Rams have been in supposed cap hell for years yet they just keep signing players. When the Rams signed Leonard Floyd, I didn't see a single pundit point out they were waaaaay over the
(2) This is an unusual year and it's pretty well known that the salary cap is about to balloon in the next few years, so they probably will be able to sign Josh and Tremaine and Ed Oliver if he takes a leap the next few years.
(3) I'm not saying we should, just saying there clearly are ways to do this. Honestly, as long as this team just keeps doing better every year, I'm gonna trust the process. This team has enough young talent with upside at key positions that I can't help but feel they are a better team even now just by the likelihood Oliver, Edmunds, Milano, Allen, Dawkins, Epenesa, and many others will be better players. I suspect the defense will rebound in a more normal year. They are one of the top Super Bowl contenders just as they are (and isn't that fun to say without feeling delusional).
It's just that I'm tired of people saying there is no way to do this. Teams always seem to find a way.
I get what you're saying. But when someone says "how do you want to spend the money" - that would imply we have it to spend. And the fact remains until he does free up more, which there's no guarantee he will, we just don't atm. Keep in mind, Beane himself said he wasn't going to be a player in FA bc of the cap and that he'd be focused on re-signing our own. That doesn't jive with doing more restructures to go on a spending spree. Especially since he hasn't yet while everyone's being scooped up.
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Just now, thurst44 said:
There's always cap money somewhere. There's still a bunch of players who they could restructure. Hughes could be extended a year and money moved. Somehow teams like the Rams who were 36m over a couple days ago find ways to sign players to 20m contracts.
You have to pay the piper at some point. Keep in mind we have to re-up Josh and Edmunds soon too. Logic would also dictate that if Beane wanted to free up money to go ham - he would have by now while everyone's being gobbled up.
It's possible we make *a* move or two and work some stuff around. Ertz being the most likely IMO.
We've spent a fair amount of money already. It's just mostly been our own guys. Not every offseason is going to be crazy exciting. And when you have the type of winning team we have, it usually isn't. That's a good thing btw.
But to say "where are we spending the money" - the fact is it's not there atm.
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2 minutes ago, IronMaidenBills said:
Where do you want to spend the money. Ertz, #2 CB, or DE/LB.
What money? Buscaglia tweeted last night Sanders took us close to zero. We moved Smith for a couple mil. Then we tendered Ike Boettger and re-signed Levi Wallace.
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2 hours ago, BuffaloBills1998 said:
I’m following Cynthia Frelund on Twitter and it sounds more and more likely we’re getting someone via trade. I hope it’s Mack but I would settle for Fuller. I just don’t want Ertz, TE is a position we can get in the draft.
Have you clicked on that link of the Pegula jet or looked at it's flight history? Even if you believed that it was to visit someone from the Bears (which given COVID protocols, our cap space, and a million other reasons, doesn't make sense in the first place) - there's nothing about a flight to Chicago anywhere anymore.
Even if you believe it's a trade and it's not Zach Ertz - I just don't get why you're completely focused on Khalil Mack and Kyle Fuller when it could be a move for literally anyone in the league.
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6 minutes ago, BuffaloBills1998 said:
He wasn’t he wanted off the raiders, everyone knew that. He was just acting up until the FO caved in and traded him.
Again you want to trade for an aging TE with injury issues?? I’m not saying he blows or anything but it’s obvious he might be at the end of his career. the only way the trade will work is if Philly eats majority if not all of his contract and they give us a 3rd round pick in compensation. If Philly won’t eat majority of his contract then let someone else deal with him.
Tbh - I'm not convinced we'll be trading for him. I think Beane's waiting it out knowing that they'll probably end up releasing him. He turned 30 just over 4 months ago. He's not that old. Especially for a Tight End where guys like Gronk, Olsen, Witten, and others go until they're truly ancient. I'd rather have Ertz than Rudolph or Cook.
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2 hours ago, 4merper4mer said:
He also blows.
Dude....
He had injury issues and bad QB play on a bad team last season. Even taking last year into account, we're talking about a guy who just turned 30, was a Pro Bowler from 2017-2019, a First Team All Pro in 2018, and averages 760 yards and 8 TD's a season.
You might not be a fan and he might not be Travis Kelce. But saying he "blows" is *way* off.
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Wow. I didn't see any possible way we'd be able to retain an, at least, adequate young CB for under 2.13 million. Beane never ceases to surprise me.
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40 minutes ago, ndirish1978 said:
I'm going to let you think this through for a second...
Gotcha. Though I don't think even in the days of poison pills that would have been okay.
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1 minute ago, ndirish1978 said:
I wish poison pills were still a thing and we could sign him to a contract that escalates to $40M per year if he plays more than 2 games a year in New England.
... but then why would New England match it? We'd be stuck with the guy on that contract we signed and then *we'd* have to pay 40 million if he played more than 2 games.
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Trading for Khalil Mack definitely doesn't fall in line with Beane saying we won't be players in the off-season bc we don't have the space and that we'd be lucky to be able to keep our big FA's (which we did). Also, if this was a possibility - we'd have outright released Addison to save money. Not restructure him to stay. Probably would have been in on Yannick Ngakoue, Carl Lawson, and/or Matt Judon because it wouldn't cost us multiple firsts. Mack would be a bigger trade than Diggs.
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12 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said:
Trade went through, they came up with $34m the space
Waiting to hear they released or traded Ertz before the deadline and that we've agreed to terms.
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Everybody talking about Khalil Mack
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7 minutes ago, dorquemada said:
def more interested in the BIRD LAW thing than the rest.
Forgot to mention - he lists his website as d-cktowel.com 😆
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3 minutes ago, jlgarsh said:
Just had this conversation on twitter. We'll see if legit
Follows 1,380 has 623 followers. Bio reads Amateur Movie Reviewer and Master of Bird Law. Seems legit 😆
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4 minutes ago, IronMaidenBills said:
Well if the Bills a serious about the super bowl, they will make a serious push to get there. There are two players right now that I can think of (Fuller, Mack) that makes all of this make sense.
Except:
a.) https://bearswire.usatoday.com/2021/03/15/bears-khalil-mack-contract-restructure-2021/ They massively restructured him yesterday to create cap space. If they were to trade him - they'd have let us do that legwork. Can't remember a time someone restructured someone one day and then traded them the next.
b.) Both Mack and Fuller would take trading a 1st, which I can't see Beane doing two years in a row. And a stupid amount of cuts and restructures. Even with Mack's restructure - we'd have to find 14 million in cap space for this season. And his hit goes up to *30.3* next season.
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5 minutes ago, IronMaidenBills said:
Which is fine, but how does that inspire a team change? Ertz doesn’t make me want to buy season tickets, let alone switch team allegiance.
It might not to you. And in a vacuum - Ertz alone might not inspire a team change. But adding him to what we already have could be the tipping point for her. Especially since she said she's in the market for a new team anyways. He is a popular player. Maybe she really likes him. I think if you're hoping for something bigger than Zach Ertz - you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.
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Just now, IronMaidenBills said:
With the pegs jet making a run at Chicago. Which makes me believe its either Ertz, Fuller, or Mack we are targeting.
I really don't believe the Pegula jet means anything. Pretty sure nothing's changed on COVID protocols and everything needs to be done virtually. Could be Sabres related. Or business related. Or personal. Either way, the jet meant nothing last season and I don't think it does this year either.
I'm pretty convinced it's signing Ertz after the Eagles release him bc no one's willing to trade for a guy they know is going to get cut anyways. This falls in line with:
- Emmanuel Sanders is Part 1: Part 1 as in Ertz will be acquired the same way. We have a deal in place but are waiting on the release at 4 PM.
- 4 PM is not the deadline: Because 4 PM is the deadline for the Eagles. Our move will come after.
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20 minutes ago, Virgil said:
That would indicate it’s a free agent signing or a trade that doesn’t provide cap relief for the other team.
That would remove Ertz from this conversation.
Not necessarily. She could be saying that the Eagles will be releasing Ertz by 4 PM and then the Bills will be signing him after - much like we did with Emmanuel Sanders. Always hard to trade players that teams know you're probably just going to release anyways.
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7 minutes ago, BillsSbSoon said:
Mack just restructured yesterday
This https://bearswire.usatoday.com/2021/03/15/bears-khalil-mack-contract-restructure-2021/
It doesn't make any sense for them to massively restructure his deal to create cap space for them - just to trade him.
Also, much like last season - I don't think the league is cool with flying and meeting players face to face when you can zoom and do things electronically.
Other years the Pegula jet watch meant something. Last season, not so much. And I don't think protocols have changed.
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Just now, Nelius said:
Yeah, it's rare. Can only remember really old dudes being exchanged within the division, not really anybody like Mosley. I like the idea but can't see it happening.
It happens. But only when the offer from the division rival is far and away better than anyone else's. And I doubt Beane's offering a pick high enough to be far and away better than anyone else. Pats traded us Bledsoe - but we were the only one offering a 1st.
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1 minute ago, Big Blitz said:
Elite TE in this offense should get Allen to 4500 plus yards passing.
He had that this season. Ertz should get him to 5k.
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8 minutes ago, whatdrought said:
I would imagine this comes in at maybe 3m for a one year? Can’t see much else.
Either way, as it’s not Curtis Samuel, I hate it.
From what I've been reading, Samuel's gonna come in out of our price range.
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Imagine your QB room being Nick Foles and Andy Dalton in 2021. Yikes.
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2 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
There's an Ertz trade thread that is open.
That's totally fine. I feel I should specify that I wasn't saying a trade for him is a total impossibility and shouldn't be talked about. Just that the Twitter nobody's being taken as credible was getting out of hand. But I'll leave this thread and others like it alone going forward. Thank you for the work you do.
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