maryland-bills-fan Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 We have TT under contract for one more year. His cost is somewhere around $18 million. There are many FA QB's available in 2018. Most Bills fans think the TT days are over and we will be moving on in some fashion. What could we get in a trade for TT? My guess is a 3rd round pick in 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Arnold Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Anything less than a 3rd round pick and they should just keep him for 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, maryland-bills-fan said: We have TT under contract for one more year. His cost is somewhere around $18 million. There are many FA QB's available in 2018. Most Bills fans think the TT days are over and we will be moving on in some fashion. What could we get in a trade for TT? My guess is a 3rd round pick in 2019. First they have to pay him a 6 million dollar roster bonus then trade him. Not happening. I’d imagine they will not pick up that bonus voiding the final year of his deal. Edited January 4, 2018 by CaptnCoke11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 No way someone trades us anything especially since everyone knows we will probably let him walk. I thought this was an option year and the Bills could let him walk after this season Am I wrong? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Just now, Canadian Bills Fan said: No way someone trades us anything especially since everyone knows we will probably let him walk. I thought this was an option year and the Bills could let him walk after this season Am I wrong? No option, just a much reduced salary from where the previous contract had him. WRT trading him, I always thought we could get a 3rd for him. However, it looks like there will be a good number of "middle-road" QBs available in free agency this year. That will drive his value down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: No way someone trades us anything especially since everyone knows we will probably let him walk. I thought this was an option year and the Bills could let him walk after this season Am I wrong? No option. They will need either cut him or trade him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Is there a big cap hit if we cut him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatszel Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Or rework his contract again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Is there a big cap hit if we cut him? Good explanation here - http://www.espn.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/27642/tyrod-taylors-pay-cut-gives-bills-chance-to-cut-ties-after-2017 Edited January 4, 2018 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Saves $10M against the cap...that's all I needed to read. Thanks Yolo! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zqueezr Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 If TT has a good game Sunday and Bills get the W, I’d say he stays for 2018, stand pat and draft the best prospect Qb that falls and let him compete with Nate for back up..kick the can down the road kinda thing..imo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Wouldn't a more appropriate title be Tyrod Taylor trade value? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 can the kid get through a playoff game before these discussions are needed? this place is ridiculous. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakin Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 My question is: does McD want a QB like Tyrod? A scrambling athlete gamer with limited passing skills... or a pocket statue who can sling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland-bills-fan Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 26 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said: First they have to pay him a 6 million dollar roster bonus then trade him. Not happening. I’d imagine they will not pick up that bonus voiding the final year of his deal. I'm not sure about that. I though the roster bonus was paid IF he makes the roster. Wikpedia says: Quote A roster bonus is a feature that may be included in a professional sports player contract. A roster bonus is conditional, unlike a signing bonus. The latter is received upon the initial signing of the contract and is generally the player's regardless of future events. The roster bonus, however, is paid only if a player is still on the active roster of the team at a specific future date. This feature is mostly used in North America in National Football League contracts. Most NFL roster bonuses have trigger dates of either March 1 or June 1 of a specific future year. If the player is on the team's roster as of that date, the entire amount of the bonus must be paid, even if he is released the next day. The roster bonus has a very specific effect on a team's "salary cap," the amount of its payroll that counts toward the money permitted by league agreement. The fact that it postpones much of the salary cap impact of a new player is one of the reasons it has become a popular contract feature, especially in the contract of highly compensated star players, but also as a way of recognizing and incentivizing mid- and lower-salaried players as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said: First they have to pay him a 6 million dollar roster bonus then trade him. Not happening. I’d imagine they will not pick up that bonus voiding the final year of his deal. No they have a 2 or 3 day window when new league yr starts to trade him before that bonus is due. Not clear if they have to end of 2nd league yr date or end of 3rd league yr date. If Bills think they are getting a high return they could pay the 6 mill bonus and then trade him later as he would be more tradable with a 12 mill salary instead of other team on hook for 18 mill. EX: I would pay 6 mill cap space for a 2nd round pick. Maybe even for a 3rd round pick if high enough. Edited January 4, 2018 by cba fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuvtalker Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) As elated as i am to be back in the playoffs, and as I'm happy to give Tyrod credit in helping us to get there, I really feel it's time to part ways with #5. I appreciate all he's done here, but we know what we get with him, and it simply isn't enough at the quarterback position. Whether it's finding our guy via the draft (cough, Mayfield, cough), or taking a chance in free agency, this is the year to start fresh at QB. Unless Tyrod morphs into some All-World qb, and takes, no excuse me, LEADS us to the AFC Championship or the Super Bowl, then I don't see them paying him that roster bonus. Even a win in Jacksonville on Sunday I don't see being enough to bring him back next year. Edited January 4, 2018 by smuvtalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, maryland-bills-fan said: I'm not sure about that. I though the roster bonus was paid IF he makes the roster. Wikpedia says: If TT is on Bills roster on 3rd day of league year he gets the 6 mill roster bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K-GunJimKelly12 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 How do you trade a QB coming off a Super Bowl Championship victory? Please explain that to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 27 minutes ago, Wayne Arnold said: Anything less than a 3rd round pick and they should just keep him for 2018. I don't think we will get more than a 5th rd pick in my opinion. Why would we want to keep a QB that the rest of the NFL values at a 5th rd pick. My next question would be does 2,799 and 14 TD's even justify a 5th rd pick. I would rather just relese him and have that extra 10 mil to spend in FA. I'm still pissed we are taking a cap hit on his ass, we should've signed him to 1 year deals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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