gonzo1105 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The Bills are setting themselves up nicely for compensatory picks for 2016. As of this moment the Bills have added 2 people who can be counted against the Bills Tyrod Taylor 2 years 7 Million Jerome Felton 4 years 9.3 million Percy Harvin will not be counted because he was released by the Jets. At the current moment, The Bills have lost 4 Free Agents: RB C.J Spiller 4 years 18 Million S D'Norris Searcy 4 years 22 Million OG Erik Pears 2 years TE Lee Smith 3 years 9 Million Scott Chandler, who signed with the Pats, will not count against the formula either. The Bills are rumored to be interested in Charles Clay which would add another player making 3 but we still also have Brandon Spikes as a possibility to be signed by another team bringing our total loss to 5. Depending on the situation at this current time, I see the Bills receiving either 2 or 3 compensatory picks next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedyardCTbillsfan Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The Bills are setting themselves up nicely for compensatory picks for 2016. As of this moment the Bills have added 2 people who can be counted against the Bills Tyrod Taylor 2 years 7 Million Jerome Felton 4 years 9.3 million Percy Harvin will not be counted because he was released by the Jets. At the current moment, The Bills have lost 4 Free Agents: RB C.J Spiller 4 years 18 Million S D'Norris Searcy 4 years 22 Million OG Erik Pears 2 years TE Lee Smith 3 years 9 Million Scott Chandler, who signed with the Pats, will not count against the formula either. The Bills are rumored to be interested in Charles Clay which would add another player making 3 but we still also have Brandon Spikes as a possibility to be signed by another team bringing our total loss to 5. Depending on the situation at this current time, I see the Bills receiving either 2 or 3 compensatory picks next year. One can only hope. That would all change if we bring Clay in though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 As nice as it is to receive the compensatory picks, I doubt it's an intention of the FO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Do they count as losses if you wanted them to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Clay as a restricted player shouldn't count And I disagree with the poster who said they aren't considering it. The pats and Baltimore get a long way in the AFC watching this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 The Bills are setting themselves up nicely for compensatory picks for 2016. As of this moment the Bills have added 2 people who can be counted against the Bills Tyrod Taylor 2 years 7 Million Jerome Felton 4 years 9.3 million Percy Harvin will not be counted because he was released by the Jets. At the current moment, The Bills have lost 4 Free Agents: RB C.J Spiller 4 years 18 Million S D'Norris Searcy 4 years 22 Million OG Erik Pears 2 years TE Lee Smith 3 years 9 Million Scott Chandler, who signed with the Pats, will not count against the formula either. The Bills are rumored to be interested in Charles Clay which would add another player making 3 but we still also have Brandon Spikes as a possibility to be signed by another team bringing our total loss to 5. Depending on the situation at this current time, I see the Bills receiving either 2 or 3 compensatory picks next year. Don't worry we wont get any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Wagon Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 2 or 3 is highly unlikely, maybe we get one lower pick, but the guys who are walking out aren't moving the needle. I'd be relatively surprised to see Lee Smith and Pears count in the formula and Clay & Felton will cancel Spiller & Searcy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) This link is a great resource to better understand how compensatory picks are awarded: http://overthecap.com/projecting-the-compensatory-draft-picks-for-2015/ Based on the link above the contracts received by our own FA's that have signed elsewhere will likely result in the following draft pick: DaNorris Searcy: 5th Round Pick CJ Spiller: 5th/6th Round Pick Lee Smith: 6th Round Pick Erik Pears: 7th Round Pick. Possibly nothing only if his contract is for the league minimum and he barely plays next year. As of now I think the signing of Tyrod Taylor and Jerome Felton will cancel out the losses of Lee Smith and Erik Pears. So my best guess as of now is that we have 2 comp picks in 2016, a 5th rounder and a 5th/6th rounder. I am not sure if Charles Clay counts as a FA signed due to his transition tag situation. I believe he will, but I'm not sure, if anyone knows please let us know. Brandon Spikes and Chris Hairston are still on the market and if they are signed by other teams could add to the Bills comp. pick for 2016. I do hope the Bills have a net loos of FA's this year so that we can at least cash in on one of those 5th round picks. As much as I liked the signing of Brandon Spikes last year, it cost us a 3rd round compensatory pick this year. Jairus Byrd would've qualified us for a 3rd rounder, but the Spikes signing didn't allow for the Bills to have a net loss of FA's last year, thus no comp. pick. Big picure, that's a pick I really wish the Bills had in this years draft. Let's hope they smarten up. Lastly, another reason I like 1 year "prove it" deals in FA (see: Percy Harvin) is because if you lose the player the following year you get a comp. pick for them. There is a reason the Patriots and Ravens do a lot of 1 year deals with FA's. Those 2 teams are the smartest when it comes to understanding acquiring "free" draft picks, many of which end up being 3rd and 4th rounders. Edited March 15, 2015 by Estro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1105 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Chris Hairston wont count towards the formula. He was an RFA who was non tendered. Essentially he was released by the Bills. Even if he signs he wont count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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