MattM

Ever wonder if some of those guys may work for the team--as in trying to plant "rah, rah" ideas among the fans for an amazingly unpopular move? I wouldn't put it past them personally....

It will be no better than a 4th, if that. No intention to cherry pick--I simply picked the first year where I thought you could make a judgment on the players chosen (i.e., more than 1-2 years out.) While 2006 may have been a decent year (more so than avg I'd wager), other years are nearly a complete wasteland. So we're going to get rid of someone who's played at a Pro Bowl level who has at least 2-3 good years left in him for someone who more likely than not is not going to make anywhere near his impact, and who probably has at least a 50% chance of never even starting in this League? That sounds like a real brilliant plan....

So, you'd take 4th round pick (that's the best we'll get) for Evans? Just to get this straight. Did you peruse the list of 4th round picks from 2008 I posted? Maybe 2-3 out of about 40 picks were any good. I suspect that fully 30% are no longer in the League 4 years later..... Many thanks. Sometimes a player's impact doesn't show up in the stats. I think that this is such a case. For those who say this isn't about salary, I'd estimate that moving Evans will save the Bills at least $4m over two years, since he's due at least $5m over that time and we'll be filling his roster spot (don't even think that they will use this money on other FA's--they've shown us this year that that is not how they do) with a $500k per year player.....

I agree with the first part of your post. Not so sure about the second...

Not if they give us a 5th, like I suspect they will, since this may be more about money than the benefit of the team, I suspect....

Much appreciated. This is my first year without visiting TC (sniff).....

Nice to see that wasn't lost on everyone. We signed effectively no one. RT need--nope. TE need--nope. Depth--nope. Zero, zip, zilch, nada, in what was the biggest offseason in years due to the logjam last offseason because of the uncapped year's rules. What a joke....

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2008/tracker#dt-tab-set-1:dt-by-round/round-4:round-4 Here you go--knock yourself out. Josh Siton's about the only guy on that list worth a darn.....

You do realize that two years of Lee Evans' production is, statistically speaking, much more valuable than the career production of the average 4th round pick? Great--we can pick another Shawn Nelson perhaps?

Yup--remember who he's had throwing him the ball the last few years when you consider his numbers. I've heard several GM-types (including Mike Lombardi) say that Lee is the "real deal" and draws lots of coverage that opens up everyone else. Looks like we'll find out the hard way. My prediction--if he goes to a team with a good O, he'll catch 60-70 balls, 7-8 TDs and about 1000 yards. Stevie J, meanwhile, will see his numbers drop 20-30%......

Like who? There's no one left on the open market. I might have agreed with you if they'd made this move 2 weeks ago, but now it just looks like a salary dump to me. How are you supposed to keep fans engaged if you dump your better players? By the team this team is ready to win, they'll be in LA.....

Russ, is that you? Saving Ralphie some cash?

Can you say "salary dump" or how about "two steps forward, three steps back".....

Pats* also interested as per news reports. He'll be a Pat* or Raven by the end of the week....

Just went to Fin Heaven to see what the deal is and the site's down from too much traffic. Before that I did see the beginning of a long Carey thread, however. Let's keep our fingers crossed that they're dumb enough to cut him....

Wow--that would be sweet if we could nab him. A good football player who knows the division and no doubt will have a huge chip in his shoulder at least twice a year....

If this is true, he'll be a Pat* before the end of the week. They desperately need a pass rush, are converting to the 4-3 and have an extra #1 (Saints) to burn.....

Fins just released Crowder, probably to make room for Burnett, who they're meeting with tonight. If the Fins sign him as we sat (allegedly "needed" to sign our rookies today) all day on him, I won't be a happy camper....

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/29/raiders-land-jared-gaither/

We are rapidly running out of options at RT.....

I've also noticed the NFL try to pump up Albert Breer, who seems to be Schefter's replacement at NFLN and who I'm sure, like Shefter before him, benefits from getting early word on things from the League. Nothing like promoting one's own brand.....

Oddly, I find myself agreeing with Mr. WEO on this one. The Pats* locker room and BB's discipline/rep allows them to draft guys like Mallett and get guys like Moss and Haynesworth with less risk than most teams of those guys stepping out of line and becoming a distraction. Must be nice....

If they can sign Tulloch (preferable) or Barnett, then I'm not as concerned about this loss. If not, well, then.....

I posted a NYT link a couple of weeks ago that proved the opposite point over the last 16 years at least--basically teams in the top 3 of payroll for the year in question won the WS 8 out of 16 times, while teams in the bottom half in spending won it twice in that span (and one of those was tied at 15th, as I was being generous in my counting it). If you're a Royals fan for ex. you might win it once every 240 years or so. Have fun with that....

Actually it's the opposite. The new CBA has a higher floor (90%) than the prior deal....