QCity Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Goldson's deal is worth $41.25 million over 5 years and includes $22 million in guaranteed money. Grrrr you suck Tampa, a gazillion in cap space and they're handing out blank checks. This is not going to help us negotiate with Byrd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-E-T-S-L-O-L Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Byrd will be looking for a similar deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 He and Mark Barron will be a great tandem back there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-E-T-S-L-O-L Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 He and Mark Barron will be a great tandem back there. Along with Revis and Millner, they will have a great secondary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Along with Revis and Millner, they will have a great secondary. Would be something, but no way Milliner lasts until their pick...They'd be giddy if it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills1960 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Landry is still available right? (Laron that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Fu*k. Byrd is the man, but that is a TON of money for a safety. Not sure if I'd do it. Perhaps some way to structure it so it's back-loaded. But keeping Byrd and Wood next year will be difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchmurraydowntown Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Byrd's so gone next year, this just spelled it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Goldson's deal is worth $41.25 million over 5 years and includes $22 million in guaranteed money. Grrrr you suck Tampa, a gazillion in cap space and they're handing out blank checks. This is not going to help us negotiate with Byrd... Actually, Polamalu retains top spot with a contract that has on average 9.87m/year. Bell comes 2nd with 8.34m/year. Goldson is 3rd(assuming the numbers quoted are correct) with 8.25m/year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Title should say highest paid FREE safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Unless we start turning things around Byrd will have no incentive to stay other than $$. That will be so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 So Mike Wallace, Kruger, Goldson and Levitre are the big winners in free agency so far? I would say from a performance standpoint that Goldson is the one most deserving of his contract. The others were overpaid, IMO. But whatever the market will bear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara Bill Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Based on Brandons logic ( he is in charge not Nix) we need to cut Byrd....you cannot pay a safety that much just like Levitre, you cannot pay a guard that much...CRAPPOLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Based on Brandons logic ( he is in charge not Nix) we need to cut Byrd....you cannot pay a safety that much just like Levitre, you cannot pay a guard that much...CRAPPOLA It's not based on "Brandon's logic" it's based simply on logic. You can't pay every position top 5 in the NFL super-star money. You have to pick and choose where (and who) you're going to pay. So if a team decides to use that much cash on a S or G it means they can't pay that much at another, perhaps more important, position. So you pay the "difference makers." I loved Levitre but he simply isn't a difference maker on the field. Byrd, on the other hand, has proven to be that on quite a few occasions. He's made big plays at crunch time to seal up wins - those are the guys you pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Eugene Parker wouldn't take advantage of the Bills, now, would he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny33 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Actually, Polamalu retains top spot with a contract that has on average 9.87m/year. Bell comes 2nd with 8.34m/year. Goldson is 3rd(assuming the numbers quoted are correct) with 8.25m/year. By Bell, I believe you mean "Berry," as in Eric Berry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Start negotiating with Byrd now. I can't believe how much space tampa has. I read that they plan on giving revis 16 mil a year as well. Holy crap do will they have a ton of money in their secondary. In the NFC south you need it thought with Brees, Ryan and Newton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 By Bell, I believe you mean "Berry," as in Eric Berry. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Based on Brandons logic ( he is in charge not Nix) we need to cut Byrd....you cannot pay a safety that much just like Levitre, you cannot pay a guard that much...CRAPPOLA CRAPPOLA assumption on Brandon's logic since he obviously agreed to tag Byrd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog69 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 somebody posted on twitter yesterday that Bryan Scott has almost identical stats to Goldson (actually slightly better) with half of the snaps. Yet he makes $750k and is disliked by many fans and Goldson makes $8m per yr. Crazy how perception is more important than reality. I would not want the Bills to pay Byrd anywhere close to what Goldson just got. Plenty of good safeties available at far more reasonable prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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