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Richie Incognito Retires Via Twitter - Now Confirmed


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3 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:

This hurts.

 

Staying put at 12 just became a bigger possibility.

 

I still hope we trade up, though.

I still think a trade up is coming, however I think it is less likely we trade up to 2 and more likely we wait and see what QB falls and snag them at 6-9 range. But we have to trade up and get a QB no matter how many holes we have.

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8 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

I don't think option D should be included, why would anyone think that an option. In terms of the other 3, i don't see that as Russian Roulette, I see it as the business in the NFL. Thought the Bills were smart to get a pay cut from Richie, he seemed happy about it, till he wasnt. Its bizarre

That’s the risk that you run though. No one is “happy” about a pay cut though. “Reluctantly accepted” is what happened. The Bills (and every team) realize that whenever a guy is asked to take a pay cut he isn’t going to be happy. You know that going in and you have to be able okay with whatever comes of it. The Bills clearly didn’t want Incognito to retire.

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5 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

No it’s just business. Richie is 35 with one year left on his deal. If they think they can replace him for cheaper they will. They think they can, given his age, regardless of what he’s done in the past. They were willing to keep him for less. They were going to draft a guy anyway. That guy could end up starting on either side. Groy may still start at C. Bodine is there in case he moves to G. Ducasse is the RG but Miller will compete. I think Connor McDermott will be the RT. Fans hate when teams replace with younger/cheaper but it’s the way it goes. He wasn’t part of the future, they are rebuilding the line. I do not think this changes their plans. 

 

If cheap is what they wanted, cheap is what they got.

The entire remaining Offensive Line (11 players signed) make less money than Nate Solder.

 

Bill's have enough FA money to sign one of the remaining guards in FA and they should look into it now.

Need at least 2 in the Draft.

The OL as it sits now has the potential to be the worse in the league.

 

Juan Castillo is going to earn his money this year!

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On the retire vs. take a pay cut topic, it's a little bit of a fallacy to try to compare Richie's situation to that of a "normal" worker.

 

For example, if I made $5 million last year and my job said "you can take 2.5 million or leave" I COULD just call it quits and never need to worry about money OR just come back for 1 more year and bank the 2.5 extra as a cushion. It would be totally about choice either way.

 

If I make $40,000 and my job says "take 20K or leave" I might be stuck, at least temporarily, because I probably don't have several lifetimes worth of $$ stashed away in a bank so I couldn't just walk.

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If it is health related like he says and his kidneys/liver are shutting down it makes me think of prescription pain pills. Guys in the NFL have eaten those things like candy for years and the side effects are well documented. 

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