BuffaloRebound

Here’s another name if Milano breaks the bank... Zack Cunningham. If Texans are in tank mode, I’d be willing to give up at least a 2nd rounder for him. His contract is very reasonable the next 3 years ($8-10m per year over 3 years).

I think Moss gives us what we need at RB next year. He’s not gonna break any long runs, but he can catch, block, and get you tough yards. Maybe take a chance on a guy like Marlin Mack who’s coming back from an injury. I don’t think drafting Dobbins would’ve moved the needle very much and I still think Epenesa could blossom.

I think Epenesa surprises this year. He was starting to flash at end of year. No real offseason program and the weight thing was a little bizarre but he did what they asked him to do. I could see him being a good rotational guy in 2021. Good enough to drop a higher priced vet and use the money elsewhere.

Welcome to the NFL Urban where you can’t do whatever the hell you want and you’re sometimes actually held accountable.

Can’t see Pittsburgh unless he only cares about playing with his brothers. The Big Ben situation looks like a mess and it’s hard to see them as a legit title contender with him under center. Cleveland’s a possibility but I can’t see him picking Lil Baker if he wants to win a title. Tennessee is legit. I’d worry most about them.

A lot easier to ask guys to take pay cuts (morse), restructures (hughes) and maybe not their max market value (milano, Feliciano, Williams) if they see the organization is going for it.

If Rivers wasn’t dangerous, not sure what that means about Bills defense. I think Indy will be hard pressed to upgrade Rivers unless they land Wilson or Watson.

Watt made more impact plays in 2 minutes of his 2020 highlight video than our entire defensive line did last year.

Green Bay makes sense but they have some issues of their own. They are worse off cap wise and Rodgers doesn’t seem very happy there. The hometown angle is an X factor, but Bills make more sense if like Gronk that’s not important to him.

Unless the guy has been terrible with his money, I highly doubt money will be the over-riding factor in choosing his next location.

I’m not sure how that helps the Jets. He plays well then your stuck with investing a lot of money in him after 1 good year. Let’s be honest, he’d have to have a 2019 Tannehill turnaround year to erase the past 3. He plays bad and then you wasted a year and passed on a QB at pick 2. You take what you get for him and move on. Sucks if you’re a Jets fan but that’s the best thing for their future.

I think he’s definitely an upgrade. Probably more than his on-field play though would be the message to rest of League that Bills are legit and going all in.

Tampa?

Morse is a prime restructure candidate. With his concussion history, he’s not getting a lot of guaranteed money on open market if he were cut. He’d probably take a pay cut in exchange for guaranteed money like Star did.

Colts probably bidding against themselves. Eagles would be wise to pounce on that.

They could certainly do worse than spending $14m on Milano, but I think they’d replace Hilton at WR, could see them go after Ertz at TE, they need CB’s and could use an edge rusher. They also need a LT too. I think they attack those positions first before loading up at LB.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/02/11/shaq-barrett-is-ready-to-break-the-bank-now/ Tampa has a lot of guys to sign... David, Godwin, Barrett, Gronk, Suh. Whitehead the Safety is a Restricted Free Agent. I’d go after all of their defenders and Gronk.

They have the cap space for now but hard to see Indy giving Milano $12-14m per year when they’re gonna have to pay D Leonard close to $20m per year at the other LB spot.

Im sure some guys will get tagged but it’s a lot harder to tag guys if the cap is going down $15-20m. Does look like there’s gonna be more edge rushers available than usual. Ngakoue, Dupree, Judon, Barrett look like they’re gonna hit the market.

I’d like to re-sign D. Williams too but the guy is 1 year removed from being worth $2.5m on a 1 year deal. And I think teams are gonna be very cautious giving him a big deal. Milano has been a good player his whole career.

Milano ain’t perfect but he’s a good player that helps a team win. Somebody will pay him. Bills were a noticeably better team with Milano on the field. I hope Beane finds a way to bring him back. He’s easily our hardest to replace Free Agent.

If there’s the slightest opening to get a deal done, Gruden will make this happen. He didn’t come out of retirement to go 8-8 with Derek Carr forever. You know that Chucky is dying to get Wilson or Watson.

If Hughes could grab and hold on, he’d be a double digit sack guy every year.

Just a hunch on my part, but I have a hard time seeing the NFL lopping off $15-20m from the salary cap in 2021. Yes it’s a possibility, but if all their TV contracts are extended for 10 years like is being reported, I can’t see them punishing the current players that much so the guys playing 5-10 years down the road benefit. Especially when the current guys are the ones who kept the League going during a pandemic.

In the spring/summer of 2019 right or wrong Wentz was viewed as a top 5 QB. Their contracts were signed 2 months apart and almost identical in new money. https://seahawkswire.usatoday.com/2019/06/07/eagles-qb-carson-wentz-gets-more-guaranteed-money-than-russell-wilson/