papazoid Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Steve Johnson $10,225,000 Ryan Fitzpatrick $7,000,000 Mark Anderson $3,000,000 Rian Lindell $1,375,000 Alan Branch $875,000 Kevin Kolb $500,000 Brad Smith $500,000 Zebrie Sanders $99,250 Chris White $30,150 Justin Rogers $16,875 Colin Brown $12,500 Da’Rick Rogers $6,667 Keith Pough $5,334 Jumal Rolle $3,667 Kendall Gaskins $2,667 Jordan Dangerfield $2,334 Darrin Kitchens $2,000 Kip Edwards $2,000 Brandon Kaufman $1,667 Colby Way $666 Darius Robinson $666 http://overthecap.com/salary-cap/buffalo-bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Wonderful roster management by our front office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrod's Tailor Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) So? Also, way to trump up the stats by posting all 21 names, regardless of whether the last 13 combined don't even add up to 100K. But back to the original point, explain why this is bad. And what the Bills would do with this money if they had it. Edited August 25, 2014 by The Big Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 In all fairness $20 of the $23 million went to 3 players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 When does SJ's, Fitz's and Anderson's contract come off the books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnbillsbacker Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 It looks like we should have some serious cap room once the dead money goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Steve Johnson $10,225,000 - he was traded, as many wanted Ryan Fitzpatrick $7,000,000 - bad contract Mark Anderson $3,000,000 - got hurt and never recovered Rian Lindell $1,375,000 - never understood why he was re-signed Alan Branch $875,000 - right move Kevin Kolb $500,000 - peanuts Brad Smith $500,000 - peanuts *****everyone from here down is either a late-round pick or UDFA, so who cares?***** Zebrie Sanders $99,250 Chris White $30,150 Justin Rogers $16,875 Colin Brown $12,500 Da'Rick Rogers $6,667 Keith Pough $5,334 Jumal Rolle $3,667 Kendall Gaskins $2,667 Jordan Dangerfield $2,334 Darrin Kitchens $2,000 Kip Edwards $2,000 Brandon Kaufman $1,667 Colby Way $666 Darius Robinson $666 http://overthecap.co...p/buffalo-bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Does anyone know what the league average is for dead money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) But, but we have to pay the man. Ralph was cheap. We have so much cap room! Edited August 25, 2014 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnearlysghost88 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Colby Way is dragging down our ability to procure an ELITE quarterback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazed and Amuzed Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 This board is so maddening! I'm guessing the same posters who are upset by our dead money are the ones who always want to trade or cut players. Just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 But back to the original point, explain why this is bad. And what the Bills would do with this money if they had it. Resign Dareus, Spiller, Cordy, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Does anyone know what the league average is for dead money? The quick eyeball test looked to be somewhere around $10, maybe. Only two teams are close to the Bills number. Dallas is actually higher (before Branch) and Carolina. Suggests poor money management, but as was already noted, most of this is in 2-3 players. But as I posted in another thread, at least the management doesn't hang onto player simply because they are owned money. That would be disastrous,. The Bills are in the middle of the pack in salary cap available, with about $9. So all in all, I don't see this as a major issue for us fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchmurraydowntown Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Whaley inherited this mess, except for Branch who flew off the handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 When does SJ's, Fitz's and Anderson's contract come off the books? Next year.....as in this is the final dead money year for all three. What all of this dead money means is that we will have a larger amount of money under the cap next year(and following years).....just in time to re-sign our budding young stars. I personally would rather see the Bills pay top dollar to probowl level players(overpaying if necessary a la Mario) than to overpay mediocre/decent/good players(which is what we have consistently done in the past, hence the dead money now). Though the large dead money amount can be looked at as mistakes made in the past....it is a good thing for the present and future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Resign Dareus, Spiller, Cordy, etc. This money has nothing to do with them. It will be off the books next season and we will be able to resign them all without having to deal with any of this money. The only thing it would affect would be money for this season if they re-signed during the season and received significant salary increases for this season but most deals are extensions rather than re-negotiating current salaries especially in last year of deals. Edited August 25, 2014 by Mark80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Can someone explain why there is dead $ for Stevie? He was traded, not cut, so wouldn't his contract go on SF's books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 They totally mis-managed Kip Edwards, just as I predicted last August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Can someone explain why there is dead $ for Stevie? He was traded, not cut, so wouldn't his contract go on SF's books? When a player is traded, the new team is responsible for their salary and future bonuses. The old team has to account for any previous monies paid. In SJ's case(and most cases) the monies remaining unaccounted from the signing bonus fall immediately into the dead money category(usually SB money is spread evenly throughout each year of a player's contract). From memory, SJ had 3 years of around $3M/year in signing bonuses due to be accounted for over the next three years.....and there was a bonus he recieved from us(around $1M?) before he was traded......hence the $10M dead hit. Edited August 25, 2014 by Dibs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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