YoloinOhio Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Of 4.5 mill/yr @NBCdianna: League sources tell me CJ Spiller turned down 4.5 million per year from Bills hence the reason for the trade of McCoy. #Bills #eagles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Of 4.5 mill/yr @NBCdianna: League sources tell me CJ Spiller turned down 4.5 million per year from Bills hence the reason for the trade of McCoy. #Bills #eagles Big surprise there- I had him pegged around 4m. We will see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Of 4.5 mill/yr @NBCdianna: League sources tell me CJ Spiller turned down 4.5 million per year from Bills hence the reason for the trade of McCoy. #Bills #eagles Wow. Not surprised by the offer but a little surprised by the fact he turned it down. Will he get 5m a year on another team? Maybe. Probably not though. 4-5m i guess is his range. I suspect what could have happened was, his agent advised "Let's hold out a little longer and see if we can get 5 or 5.5" and then the Bills got the call from Philly and pulled the trigger on Shady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Very interesting. Hope it works out for CJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 if true why me LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Wagon Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 People know Spiller is a year older than McCoy, right? If we renegotiate Shady's deal and lower his cap number to ~$8 mil while CJ signs with someone for ~$5.5, I think it puts a pin in a lot of the detractors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Good. He is not worth $5+M a year CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Wow. Not surprised by the offer but a little surprised by the fact he turned it down. Will he get 5m a year on another team? Maybe. Probably not though. 4-5m i guess is his range. I suspect what could have happened was, his agent advised "Let's hold out a little longer and see if we can get 5 or 5.5" and then the Bills got the call from Philly and pulled the trigger on Shady. Reggie bush got 4 flat from Detroit after 2 seasons proving he could be a primary in Miami. Outside the standard nfl inflation I struggle to see how spiller tops that. Might just be a case of hardball gone bad thinking they had a few days to push without competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Big surprise there- I had him pegged around 4m. We will see! Yeah, I agree. I like CJ and was hoping to see what he could do with a run game guru for an OC. But given his production, 4.5 mil seems like a strong offer. CJ and his agent overplayed their hand. It makes me feel better to know we offered him a fair contract and only pursued Shady when we were spurned. I'm no expert in NFL finance but I don't think CJ will get much more than 4.5 on the open market. There are too many backs in free agency, too many good ones in the draft, and too many people like Chip Kelly who think 'backs are a dime a dozen' in this pass-happy league. Edited March 4, 2015 by hondo in seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Wow, talk about overplaying your card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 CJ isnt an every down back. To expect more than that is crazy. But good luck to him. He can be successful in the right system as a change of pace guy. But he's not an every down back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Wow. Not surprised by the offer but a little surprised by the fact he turned it down. Will he get 5m a year on another team? Maybe. Probably not though. 4-5m i guess is his range. I suspect what could have happened was, his agent advised "Let's hold out a little longer and see if we can get 5 or 5.5" and then the Bills got the call from Philly and pulled the trigger on Shady. Given this scenario...would you rather have McCoy only, or Spiller + Kiko? If we were balking at an extra .5 mill, seems silly to me given the following event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 He is perfect for Philly. I wish him nothing but the best. Was always a class act in Buffalo CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Given this scenario...would you rather have McCoy only, or Spiller + Kiko? If we were balking at an extra .5 mill, seems silly to me given the following event. I believe they think McCoy is the better player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I seriously doubt this report. I doubt the Bills would offer him that much, and I doubt he'd turn it down if they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Given this scenario...would you rather have McCoy only, or Spiller + Kiko? If we were balking at an extra .5 mill, seems silly to me given the following event. I like Spiller. I love Kiko. That is a good question and a hard one to answer. But McCoy is a star player, and I'm a firm believer in you cannot win anything in any sport without star players. Without Bradham and Brown, I would say Spiller and Kiko. But Bradham is almost as good as Kiko. He could be a pro bowler in a couple years in this defense. I'm not sure where Kiko plays (although Kiko is excellent in pass coverage). Bradham is better in some ways, not as good in others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cincinnati Kid Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Cj said it was all about the money... if 4.5 wasn't high enough from Buffalo... not sure he is getting a better offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Of 4.5 mill/yr @NBCdianna: League sources tell me CJ Spiller turned down 4.5 million per year from Bills hence the reason for the trade of McCoy. #Bills #eagles Well... Philly can certainly afford to pay him more...But will anyone? TBH I did not think he was worth more than about $3.5-$4 mil per year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 wow. his agent is crazy. Unless he is expecting a crazy offer from Indy, Jets, or Washington, or Oakland. Clearly he didn't want to be here if he turned it down. Hats off to the FO for not waiting around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I believe they think McCoy is the better player. As well they should... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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