BuffaloRebound

Yes, but then you gotta pay him the $250k roster bonus coming up. But probably worth it to get an extra $3.9m in cap space this year.

https://www.catscratchreader.com/2020/1/15/21066845/nfl-carolina-panthers-luke-kuechly-retirement-cap-space-2020-what-does-it-mean looks like it’s same as a trade. Don’t have to pay any guaranteed money that hasn’t already been paid. Dead cap from bonus amortization hits in year of retirement. so if Star retired, he’d forfeit his $5m in guaranteed salary, but $5.2m of future bonus amortization would hit this year. So basically a wash cap wise if he retires, but clears cap space in future years.

It’s not rocket science. Much more important to sign the right guys. Structure of the contract is the easy part. Unlike the real world, when it comes to the cap the bill almost never comes due. If you still want the player, there’s always a way to keep pushing the cap hit to future years. Take Mahomes or Josh for example. They’re gonna be your QB for the next 12-15 years. There’s no reason to not push the cap hit way out into the future. Half of us will be dead before the bill comes due.

Those guys will be lucky if they sign for much more than the vet minimum. Sucks for them that their contracts expired in a down 8% cap year. They’re all pretty replaceable.

I think a little more balance on offense is what we’re all looking for. When a team sells out to stop your passing game like KC did, you gotta be able to take the 5-6 yard gains on the ground they were basically gift wrapping to us. I still think Moss will be a solid RB that can do what we need. Comes down to the amount of resources you wanna devote to it. Giving Gronk a 2 year $20m deal and drafting Etienne at pick 30 would certainly make our running game dynamic.

I’m sure Roseman doesn’t want Ertz going to the Colts for no compensation and you gotta think that’s where Ertz ends up.

Well, for those who want Etienne or Harris at pick 30, nobody’s taking a RB from picks 26 through 29. And I doubt 2 go before pick 25 but you never know.

There’s definitely a risk in signing him but for 1 year $7-8m, at best you unlock his potential and get the difference maker this D Line needs, at worst it’s like having Murphy for another year. There’s also a big risk chasing one of the higher priced free agent pass rushers.

I’d take a chance on Clowney. We got a plethora of JAG’s on the D Line. Dude possesses elite talent. As McDermott says, come here and be the best version of yourself. He needs us as much as we need him and he’d come cheap.

Interesting thought. They could spend some money at Tight End and Right Guard in Free Agency and take a Etienne at pick 30. That would be a tough offense to stop.

Perhaps there’s restructures/extensions that have yet to be announced but are official. Pretty sure the Bills announced all their moves so far.

I hear you but none of those guys move the needle much and most/all are replaceable with vet minimum guys or draft picks.

Geez. Y’all make Beane’s job easy with these low expectations. We ain’t broke. Far from it. We are $10m under the cap and could easily free up another $15-20m with Hughes, White, Dawkins and Diggs re-structures/extensions. We need an upper-tier pass rusher and an in-line Tight End who isn’t just a 6th Offensive Lineman. Get it done Beane.

At this point I’d be surprised if pick 30 isn’t a DB of some kind... a CB or big nickel.

When’s Tampa gonna release OJ Howard or Brate? If I were Beane, I’d offer a nice contract to Gronk. When he inevitably re-signs with Tampa at least you might drive up his price. Then I’d sign whoever they cut from Brate or Howard.

I don’t see it. We have a lot of youth on the D-Line. Oliver was a 1st rounder in 2019 and Epenesa was a 2nd rounder last year. We need youth in the secondary. A Defensive Back is my guess at pick 30. At pick 61 my guess is a Guard/Center.

It’s fine if Star, Butler, Addison and Hughes are making around $5m per year. I fully expect Beane to bring in an impact pass rusher in free agency. Those 4 at $20m total. Oliver, Epenesa, Zimmer, Phillips, and the other depth guys are on rookie deals. If Beane can flip Murphy and Jefferson’s money into a stud, the D Line should be improved. And the pay-cuts of Butler, Addison and hopefully a restructure of Hughes paid for Milano.

No, I’m assuming around a $3m pay cut for each and Williams first year cap number will be around $6-7m.

I think it’s a really bad year to be a free agent Guard. So many available

I’d guess we got around $11m now after Addison pay cut and Williams signing. Hughes extension/re-structure would give us another $3-4m.

Hope this doesn’t mean Hughes is gone.

He was willing to be Josh’s #1 WR when Josh was coming off a pretty ugly passing year as a rookie. I assume a bad team will give him a decent contract to help a young QB.

I’m assuming Bills have a little over $20m in Cap room right now. There’s probably another $10m out there in a Hughes extension, Addison pay cut, Lee Smith retirement. That’s enough to re-sign D Williams, get a good pass rusher, and improve the Tight End position. The rest of the needs can be filled with draft picks and bargain hunting for vets.

There’s something to be said for a little continuity and 2020 was a crazy year for everyone. Could’ve been a case of Butler was willing to take pay cut and Jefferson wasn’t. I got no problem keeping him at a reduced number.

WR’s want to play with good QB’s. We had to pay top dollar for Brown when Josh was coming off a 50% completion year. Now I bet plenty of WR’s would come here for a cheap 1 year deal for the chance to play in a high octane offense.