RuntheDamnBall Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 More dead cap $ sucks for the Bills. It does suck but I guess at least it's all absorbed this season before the great El Pegual spend-a-thon of 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 More dead cap $ sucks for the Bills. I hear ya. My point was that is the kind of guy he always was. He signed with the Seahawks for two years at $8m. He signed with the bills last year for one year at 3m. It wasn't like this was the first time he had money. He didn't look all that great from what I remember at Seattle until game time in the regular season and playoffs and then he turned it on. He didn't wow anyone last year in preseason and then in the regular season was a solid contributor, enough to re-sign him as a backup for over 3m again. I'm not sure anyone could have predicted this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 More dead cap $ sucks for the Bills. Were #1 now I believe a tad over 25 million. Now that is good front office caponomics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Were #1 now I believe a tad over 25 million. Now that is good front office caponomics. Still don't understand why Fitz's money still counts on this year. Stevie's money… that sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 @mikerodak The Bills will save $1.9M against their cap by releasing Alan Branch, and will have $1.55M in dead money in 2015: http://es.pn/1AuTmD7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Still don't understand why Fitz's money still counts on this year. Stevie's money… that sucks. I thought for some reason known only to them. they forwarded Fitz's hit to this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I thought for some reason known only to them. they forwarded Fitz's hit to this year? Yeah. It's that "reason" that I am looking for. Seems… asinine? Near-sighted? Crippling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Yeah. It's that "reason" that I am looking for. Seems… asinine? Near-sighted? Crippling? IIRC, there was no good reason to do that as we had the space to absorb it all at once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshawn's 20 bucks Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Did Fitz's deal not have offsets so that the Tenn and Houston deals come off of what the Bills are paying him? I hope that Branch's deal does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Yeah. It's that "reason" that I am looking for. Seems… asinine? Near-sighted? Crippling? The Bills are not going to be in danger of going over the cap. The dead money really has no effect on anything this year. You could say it could open up money to re-sign some players but there really aren't any that I think the team wants to do now. Spiller doesn't have an agent and you want to see what he does this year. Dareus you need to know if he can stay out of trouble. Hughes is really hard to do now because of money tied up on DL and he has had one good year. Cordy still has two years left. And if they wanted to sign one of them they easily could right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiostyle Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 What do you suppose we could have got for him prior to camp? A fifth or sixth? He more than serviceable last year, and a lot of teams need that at DT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 What do you suppose we could have got for him prior to camp? A fifth or sixth? He more than serviceable last year, and a lot of teams need that at DT. You don't trade a guy you just gave $3m signing bonus to before he plays. You gave him that money to play for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefan66 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) Tired if these guys who act like this. They are given free transportation by the team if they need it. Probably past his curfew anyway. Came into camp out of shape and was probably in trouble of making the team anyway. Someone will give him a shot at some point. Edited August 24, 2014 by davefan66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiostyle Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 You don't trade a guy you just gave $3m signing bonus to before he plays. You gave him that money to play for you. Purely hindsight speculation on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 That only leaves Mrs. Wilson with 895 million now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) Man, Cheektowaga has the worlds most expensive drinks Probably $3.3 million per bucket of beer. I hope it was worth it Edited August 24, 2014 by HOUSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 blownut! Branch that is . and a black eye for whaley really. Boo! Boo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Wonder if Pettine makes a play for Branch. He was pretty effective last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET1062 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Puking with a .14 BAC, what a lightweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l< j Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Puking with a .14 BAC, what a lightweight. I think you got it backwards. Dude emptied his guts of alcohol and still blew a .14. kj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Well he walks away $3.1 to the good but he's walking away from $9 mil for playing a game for a couple more years. Sh#t for brains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) This is gold...I am going to assume that he knew he was going to get cut and was drowing his sorrow out... Retweeted by Tim Graham Mike Rodak @mikerodak 2m The AP reports that NY State Police arrested Alan Branch for DUI around 2AM Saturday after he was vomiting out the side door of his car. With that kind of behavior he'll fit right in with fans at the Ralph Edited August 24, 2014 by Joe_the_6_pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Well he walks away $3.1 to the good but he's walking away from $9 mil for playing a game for a couple more years. Sh#t for brains. He surely won't get the same contract but he will be playing the next 3 years. Probably on a 1 year deal this year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 With that kind of behavior he'll fit right in with fans at the Ralph :lol: Oh man that is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Wonder if they go after any of the signing bonus? He missed all of the off season workouts and was arrested. They might have a case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Wonder if they go after any of the signing bonus? He missed all of the off season workouts and was arrested. They might have a case... It's a dick move but it might be warranted in this instance. Depends on how the team feels it would affect morale. There are more players than Branch on this team making mistakes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 It's a dick move but it might be warranted in this instance. Depends on how the team feels it would affect morale. There are more players than Branch on this team making mistakes... not at all, look what he did. gets a sign on bonus, doesn't show up for camp, is out of shape, and then cruises around town drunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swnybillsfan Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Wonder if they go after any of the signing bonus? He missed all of the off season workouts and was arrested. They might have a case... i really hope they do. i know it's a business and that everyone is out for their own, and that you can't really translate football "what if's" to daily life for the working class. but alan branch did everything he possibly could to get himself fired short of p!$$ing on the coaches shoes. this dude did not "earn" a damn nickel of that contract extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The AP reports that NY State Police arrested Alan Branch for DUI around 2AM Saturday after he was vomiting out the side door of his car. Wow... If one is going draw attention to yourself on the side of the road... @ least hide the keys so the police can't find them. Which leads me to ask... Where was the car? In a parking spot or along a road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLynchTrain Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Wonder if they go after any of the signing bonus? He missed all of the off season workouts and was arrested. They might have a case... not at all, look what he did. gets a sign on bonus, doesn't show up for camp, is out of shape, and then cruises around town drunk Seriously, he missed VOLUNTARY offseason workouts. He showed up to camp (albeit arbitrarily out of shape in the eyes of the coaches), but he did show up to camp. i really hope they do. i know it's a business and that everyone is out for their own, and that you can't really translate football "what if's" to daily life for the working class. but alan branch did everything he possibly could to get himself fired short of p!$$ing on the coaches shoes. this dude did not "earn" a damn nickel of that contract extension. It's called guaranteed money for a reason. Branch received his penalty; he was fired. I would be more interested at this time in looking at Doug Whaley and his scouts - how the hell did they misjudge this situation so poorly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Seriously, he missed VOLUNTARY offseason workouts. He showed up to camp (albeit arbitrarily out of shape in the eyes of the coaches), but he did show up to camp. It's called guaranteed money for a reason. Branch received his penalty; he was fired. I would be more interested at this time in looking at Doug Whaley and his scouts - how the hell did they misjudge this situation so poorly? Ummmm... because he played more than three straight years of good solid football when the games counted? The contract was four years at a little under 3 million a year. he made 4 million per year at Seattle and 3m last year with the Bills. So it is not an outrageous contract by any measure. Just under 4m is guaranteed, so of course, without him playing this year at all, it is bad deal in retrospect. But saying they should have known, when he played well and made more or as much in the last few years, is unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Wonder if they go after any of the signing bonus? He missed all of the off season workouts and was arrested. They might have a case... Only if there is language in his contract that allows them too, I would guess. Wow... If one is going draw attention to yourself on the side of the road... @ least hide the keys so the police can't find them. Which leads me to ask... Where was the car? In a parking spot or along a road? He should keep a heads up for the #13 car...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....lybob Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 It's too bad, he was an anchor type guy which we don't have a lot of, on the other hand if there was one place we have nice depth it's DT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 i really hope they do. i know it's a business and that everyone is out for their own, and that you can't really translate football "what if's" to daily life for the working class. but alan branch did everything he possibly could to get himself fired short of p!$$ing on the coaches shoes. this dude did not "earn" a damn nickel of that contract extension. I don't. I think the team should be penalized for misreading a player's character so badly. By way of comparison, I'm a Yankees fan, and I don't want them to get off the hook for the horrible A-Rod deal they committed to in late 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Wonder if they go after any of the signing bonus? He missed all of the off season workouts and was arrested. They might have a case... It would be pretty difficult. The Patriots are fighting tooth and nail to block payment of Hernandez's remaining signing bonus, and that's a much more severe case. The NFLPA is vehemently against these attempts - they don't want to start a precedent of teams suing to recoup "guaranteed" money. But saying they should have known, when he played well and made more or as much in the last few years, is unfair. This issue I have is not the amount, but the timing of the deal. Looking back, there was no immediate need to resign him at the end of December. His place on the field became an immediate question mark as soon as Pettine left, and if Whaley had waited until the NFL season ended, he could have better assessed the situation. Maybe that's hindsight though, but I don't think there was that much urgency to sign a situational lineman. Look for him to sign with the Jets/Browns/Saints on a 1yr prove-it deal after this arrest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Sure. Give him a chance to hook up with another team. Then we can complain about letting all our good players walk away. except that he sucked this year. I really think he was just trying to get out of Buffalo, maybe go back to a contender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Why they didn't trade Branch to the Packers for Aaron Rodgers is puzzling. I know right!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 He should keep a heads up for the #13 car...... Freakin' aye Skippy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Landon Cohen ! Come on down ! 5 beers in one hour. 5 shots . five glasses of wine pick the poison. any of those. in one hour. or ten beers over 5 hours. etc etc. like i said . he is weak . weight has little to do with how the kidneys process alcohol who is raji playing for again ? we need a fat kid ! Well, just in case it hasn't already been posted, body weight does indeed play a part in this. A 100 pound woman will register a higher alcohol % than a 300 pound man, when consuming the same amount of alcohol. 5 beers (at 5% alcohol) in one hour probably would register about a .06 on a 300 lb man, according to the converters online. On a 100 lb person you would be completely trashed, .21. http://www.onlinecon...ion.com/bac.htm It's just one of the reasons I like to keep a on few extra pounds. Edited August 25, 2014 by The Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Well, just in case it hasn't already been posted, body weight does indeed play a part in this. A 100 pound woman will register a higher alcohol % than a 300 pound man, when consuming the same amount of alcohol. 5 beers (at 5% alcohol) in one hour probably would register about a .06 on a 300 lb man, according to the converters online. On a 100 lb person you would be completely trashed, .21. http://www.onlinecon...ion.com/bac.htm It's just one of the reasons I like to keep a on few extra pounds. Thank you for explaining this. It all books down to a bigger person having more blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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